The phenomenon of Death of a Salesman has been the same all over the world. ... In real life Miller had an Uncle Manny who had two sons ho were in competition with Miller and his brother. ... Miller's personal history is demonstrated in his sensitive and passionate writing in Death of a Salesman (Griffin 41). ... If a person sinned they had to confess it, regret it, a perform some act of penance. ... It is a complex story b Miller makes it easier because he starts each new act telling us of the dreadful possibilities and ending each act with the possibilities happening. ...

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• Approx Pages: 44
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• Grade Level: High School

Vonnegut focuses on the death of a nation and its dream, a similar theme to that of another celebrated American author - Joseph Heller. ... Although a journalistic piece, Fear And Loathing was published in book form after appearing, in two instalments, in Rolling Stone in November of 1971. ... Gonzo is a kind of "grass-roots" journalism, unedited and written as though the journalist themselves is a key character in the events unfolding. ... However, unlike Vonnegut and Heller's existential critique, Thompson's Stanislavskian reportage (that is, a kind of "method writing" conducive...

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In "Hills Like White Elephants" there is a commonplace opinion that the implied meaning of the two characters' discussion is about whether the girl should go through with getting an abortion (Link 4). ... Scholars have suggested the white elephant may be the man himself, or the couple's relationship or the costly act of getting an abortion (Link 4). ... The short story introduces the two people as "The American and the girl with him," which leaves a very vague understanding of how they know each other or why they are together (Hemingway 1). ... To explain the fac...

• Word Count: 3072
• Approx Pages: 12
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate