by Dr Durkheim J | May 18, 2024 | Literature
In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Fall of The House of Usher”, the character Madeline is subjected to sexist treatment by her brother, Roderick as well as his friend, who is the unnamed narrator. As Madeline falls ill, the men fear her because she does not embody...
by Dr Durkheim J | May 18, 2024 | Literature
It is a sentimental account of energetic love that arrives at the heights of poetry. The novel is packed with the emanation of wild enthusiasm and high-pitched feelings. The impractically idyllic rendering of rudimentary interests, especially of Heathcliff and...
by Dr Durkheim J | May 18, 2024 | Literature
An expression that comes from the Bible reads, “Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” This expression illustrates the idea that when people possess too much pride and stubbornness, they will eventually make mistakes that can lead to...
by Dr Durkheim J | May 18, 2024 | Literature
Activity 1: Timeline 1. Normal Day for the Clutter Family and the Killers – Nov 14, 1959 Truman Capote doesn’t waste anytime revealing the details of the story, giving it away by saying, “At the time, not a soul in sleeping Holcomb heard them—four shotgun blasts that,...
by Dr Durkheim J | May 18, 2024 | Literature
Truman Capote had a very good reputation, as he was an established actor, screenwriter, novelist, and various other titles. This reputation gave him the publicity and credibility needed to make a book that the general public would actually care about. “In Cold Blood”...
