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Literary Analysis: Gulliverโs Travels, a wild, satirical ride replete with social commentary
I love me some Jonathan Swift, so the last few posts have been focused on his life and writings, and…
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Literary Analysis: “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift
A Modest Proposal is worth addressing on its own because itโs a funny, shocking piece that was my first experience…
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Literary Bios: Jonathan Swift: An expert satirist
I remember reading A Modest Proposal at a young age and finding it funnyโbecause our class had the background on…
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Literary Biois: F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby
Weโve been looking at a lot of the modernists lately (Iโm in a bit of a mood) and so thought…
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Literary Bios: Ernest Hemingway: modernist, realist, storyteller
I read The Old Man and the Sea before I read anything else by Ernest Hemingway, and I really fell…
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Literary Bios: Maya Angelou and โI Know Why the Caged Bird Singsโ
Maya Angelou is an extremely well known and successful writer (even if critics slam her poetry for being โsameyโ), and…
Book Reviews
- Mark Twain’s ‘A Connecticut Yankee’: Parental Love
- Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Halloween Tree’: A History of Death
- Book List: World War Z by Max Brooks
- Stephen King’s ‘Fairy Tale’: Book Review and Bildungsroman