… in which the citizens gather for a yearly lottery. Unlike the "typical" lottery, this is not one you would want to win. Throughout "The Lottery," Jackson focuses on families from the village in order to demonstrate the role of separation of genders.…

… drive to congregate and form relationships with others. From these relationships societies have evolved, and from the evolution characteristics of humankind have been brought forward. Certain characteristics have been cultivated as acceptable, while…

… that deal with the myriad of possibilities involving the technology of the future. John Brunner’s book, “Shockwave Rider,” is one of the most popular, as well as one of the most famous, books dealing with this issue. Brunner presents many different…

… describes an internal conflict between his personal morals and his duty to his country—moreover, his duty to the white man’s reputation. Orwell’s decision to kill the elephant is a direct result of oppression. Oppression perhaps goes deeper than the…

… the off switch and got out of bed. The scrawny boy walked over to the window in his old spider-man pajamas and looked outside. Everything was white as far as the eyes could see. The ground was covered with a silky smooth blanket of fresh new snow,…

… history of African integration into American society has been Permeated with human tragedy. Ever since the first slave boat reached the shore’s of America, a deep affliction to the African race transpired. Generations upon generations were ravished…

… persecuted. The English are not an exception, since their history shows that the general English attitude towards Jews during the Elizabethan Era is anti-Semitic. This negative bias towards Jews is apparently clear in Elizabethan literature,…

… Yellow Wallpaper is a story, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Although the work is short, it is one of the most interesting works in existence. Gilman uses literary techniques very well. The symbolism of The Yellow Wall-Paper, can be seen and employed…

… many important themes are presented. It deals with things such as greed, prejudice, superstition, love, isolation and others. All the characters have different traits and all fit in to these themes. Prejudice is the most prevalent theme, in this book.…

… to-breke” quickly reveal that the verbal game of “quite” involves much more than a free meal to the Reeve in “The Canterbury Tales” (I 3918). This overreaction, which grabs the attention of the audience and gives it pause, is …