Genre: short story Setting: Southeast Asia (maybe Malaysia) Meaning of title: expresses the incapacity of finding out the truth Point of view: third-person omniscient Characters: – Aiya, the main character,…
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In his poem, As a African, the Jamaican-British Rastafarian poet, Benjamin Zephaniah, describes a journey in search of his identity. 1. From the very first line, the author starts his…
When it comes to studying for your exams, digesting entire novels can be overwhelming. Reading the book a few times can help, but sometimes all you need is a little…
Abstract This paper is a comparative study of two picture books which demonstrate postmodern tendencies. The paper is structured into three parts. I will begin with a presentation of the…
Daniel Defoe was an English writer, journalist and pamphleteer who was born in c. 1659. He died on April 24, 1731. He authored more than 500 books, pamphlets and journals…
There are a great deal of instances of violence in Rober Cormier’s The Chocolate War. Below you will find examples of most (if not all) of them, classified according to…
The Runaway by Morley Callaghan is the story of Michael, a boy whose life is divided between the pleasures of childhood, the pangs of love and the problems at home….
The Licence by Frank Tuohy is the story of Peter, a teenager who has to cope with the recent death of his mother, a fussing aunt, an insecure father, and,…
Secrets by Bernard MacLaverty is the story of a great-nephew and his great-aunt Mary who “had been dying for some days now and the house was full of relatives.” The…
Next Term, We’ll Mash You by Penelope Lively is the story of Charles Manders who “had black hair, slicked down smooth to his head. His ears, too large, jutted out,…
