Roughly over one hundred and fifty years ago the United States of America fought a civil war to abolish slavery in this country. ... In the time of the Civil War the south prided itself in being the richest and the most beautiful people in the country. ... The town itself is stereotyped by using nicknames to refer to someone " "You tell Looney I"m S"ry. ... " () But it always had some form of heart and true emotion driving the story " "I ask you what would you have done if this was your daughter? ... It tells others that you are shallow and rude and downright unaware of the pain you may be cau...

• Word Count: 750
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In his short story, "The Things They Carried," O"Brien wrote a sort of autofiction about some of his accounts in the war. This is referred to as an autofiction because it is a story about true occurrences in his life with some fictional incidents intertwined into the story, hence an autobiographical fiction. In order to understand his story, we are going to learn some things about his background and his experiences in the war that influenced his literary style and also try to figure out how we, the readers, are supposed to read this particular text. ... We will dive much deeper than this an...

• Word Count: 1072
• Approx Pages: 4

Lion (1987) is a novel which takes place in Toronto in the years following the First World War. ... They also help build up his identity and true self. ... It reveals Patrick's true character. In the beginning of the story, it does not mention how he felt about the society he is living in. ... As the story progresses, his true character divulges and the readers learn more about him. ...

• Word Count: 3985
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

"Don't ever tell anybody anything. ... In 1942 Salinger was drafted into the army in which he served through World War II. In the war he served as an interrogator in the Counter-Intelligence Corps and a participant in the D-Day offensive and the campaign to liberate France. ... Salinger focused on this so much is because it was very true in his own life. ... Even from reading just the first couple chapters, I began to get sick of how much Holden complained and just viewing everything from the same way he saw life. ...

• Word Count: 1119
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Whitney tells Rainsford that, "the place has a reputation---a bad one" (Connell, 10). ... The physical setting of "The Child by Tiger" is America's deep south following World War I. ... Wolfe's story presented both a probable physical and social setting which makes the story literary fiction. ... Each page of the story in a way to keep you flipping and wondering what will happen next from the story's title to its' final sentence. ... In the literary fiction story, "The Child by Tiger", Wolfe lays out a plot for the readers to feel like the stor...

• Word Count: 2328
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School