As I read chapter after chapter, I started to not pay attention to the wonderful descriptions of indian culture, a just started really paying attention to the hidden meanings in certain sections and trying to keep up with the flip flopping it did alot at the end of the novel. ...
Since the beginning of time, there has always been a tenacious struggle between good and evil. In a particular famous book, The Bible, the continuous clash between good and evil remains evident throughout the work. In Herman Melville's novel, Billy Budd, symbolism, characterization, and irony are ...
Critics revere Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as one of the literary classics. Not just a science fiction novel about a mad scientist and his creature, Shelley's Frankenstein is a commentary on society, on fundamental human truths, and on humanity, itself. To those unfamiliar with the story,...
Think about your family and dear friends. Think of all the memories you have had with those loved ones. What would you do if everything familiar, people included, were gone? That is what Robert Neville goes through everyday ever since a drastic plague wiped out all of humanity - except for him. Robe...
The first publication of the short story "Cathedral" was in the March, 1981, issue of Atlantic Monthly. It was selected to appear in "The Best American Short Stories, 1982," and became the title story in the 1983 collection, Cathedral. This volume was very well-received by critics and readers alike, receiving nominations for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Many critics note a shift in Carver's work between the publication of What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Cathedral, and many believe that Carver reached the zenith of his career with this co...
