In "Her," a film by Spike Jonez, the main character, Theodore, finds himself in a tough situation when he falls in love with his new operating system (OS), Samantha. ... The constant belief that every couple in the universe is happy and perfect, which accompanies writing love letters for strangers, ends up taking a toll on Theodore's original views of a typical relationship, transmogrifying them. ...

• Word Count: 1310
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Bechdel explores a different way of an autobiography by focusing on the examination of gender characters entailed by her and her father's homosexuality. ... Therefore, they prefer to talk with strangers than with their own parents, simply because they are afraid of being rejected during their adjustment period. ...

• Word Count: 1020
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After the titular character imbues his gargantuan experiment with life, he is overcome with the repulsiveness of his creature and flees, rejecting it as a demon. ... " (Shelley 73) In saying the stranger's flight surprised him, the creature demonstrates he had not yet realized what he was, nor what that made him in relation to other people. ...

• Word Count: 1509
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

John Green is the author of a popular novel The Fault in Our Stars, in which it is perceived that one of the main characters has terminal cancer. ... The students assigned to wardens became ruthless towards their classmates and treated them as prisoners even though in reality they were probably just classmates or even strangers. ...

• Word Count: 1466
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate