According to the novel Awakening the Heroes Within we are all on a journey in life and through that journey To prepare for the journey we are guided by inner guides or archetypes that help us by teaching us to become successful members of society The twelve archetypes teach us lessons and each presides over a stage of the journey Through the book we all live heroically by activating and applying the twelve archetypes in our lives The heros journey includes three major stages preparation the jou
Khaled Hosseinis quietly powerful debut novelThe Kite Runnerfulfills the promise of fiction awakening curiosity about the world around us speaking truth as the lessons of history echo down the years The themes are universal familial relationships particularly father and son the price of disloyalty the inhumanity of a rigid class system and the horrific realities of war In Afghanistan young Amirs earliest memories of life in Kabul are blessed with a cultural heritage that values tradition blood
For some individuals life is seemingly static and unchanging Marilynne Robinsons 1980 novel Housekeeping heartily challenges this belief portraying the fragility and impermanence of each passing moment The books theme of transience is clearly realized in many characters and in some passages that initially do not appear notable The world and its inhabitants are constantly in a state of flux Robinson understands this and imparts the theme to the observant reader At a very simple level the novel i
The Dead Father Jerome Klinkowitzs remarkably insightful review of Donald Barthelmes work begins with an anecdote about an evening they spent together in Greenwich Village Barthelmes home for most of his life as a writer and how a perfectly Freudian remark by Barthelmes wife put a stop to the writers boorish mood Why Donald she said your fathers is bigger than yours She was referring to their respective biosin Whos Who in America It is Klinkowitzs well argued contention that Barthelmes mid care
Growing up is often a drawn out process Although in some cases blossoming into a knowledgeable and self sufficient person may only take on experience maybe even a sentence or a glace of something different and your whole life and perspective will adjust The short story Where Are You Going Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates demonstrates the struggle of life and the decisions people are faced with everyday We learn early in the story that Connie does not appreciate nor does Connie like or h
The Yellow Wallpaper The story The Yellow Wallpaper was written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in 1892 The narrator of the story suffers from depression or an over active imagination which leads itself to schizophrenia She is motivated to keep a secret journal of her encounters at a summer rental because her tyrannical husband disapproves of her of worrying or speaking about her condition because he has brought her here to rest and relax with the hopes that her condition will improve He means well
A journey is considered to be a period of travel from one place to another The embarkment of a literary journey can consume most of the work starting from the beginning and usually ending when the work becomes resolute Flannery OConnor uses journeys in many of her works these journeys correlate with the symbols used to portray what the character s faces through his or her expedition In The Violent Bear It Away Flannery OConnor writes of how Francis Marion Tarwater experiences a spiritual religi
Hemingways TheSun Also Risesskillfully details the pertinent 1920s issues of the Lost Generation expatriates prohibition and effects of WWI Most significantly it depicts the physical and psychological wounds Jake Barns suffered from the war his failed relationship with Brett and ultimately his psychic awakening and coming to terms with himself Jake Barnes a wounded WWI veteran suffers the long term effects of war through the physical and mental torment of being sexually impotent and being unabl
Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter would be a great asset to the American Literature syllabus The Scarlet Letter is by many people considered to be a classic novel The story deals with spiritual as well as moral concerns that consume us all as Americans The story is full of symbolism and allegory Hawthorne also uses many literary elements in The Scarlet Letter such as symbolism and irony The novel explores sin individuality and our moral turpitude Th
Chekhov author of the short story The Lady with the Pet Dog presents an accurate rationale of the protagonist Dimitri Gurhovs adulterous affair The story lacks an proper evidence for the character of Anna Joyce Carol Oates version of the story contributes insight into Annas viewpoint The point of view of the characters in these stories reveals much about their personalities and actions Chekhovs Gurhov was no stranger to adultery insert pg 205 1 It seems ironic that he considered women the infer