by Alexis Jennings | Jan 18, 2024 | Literature
A proverb is an originally popular phrase, which has been repeated among people in a society to express a moral thought, advice, or lesson. In Achbe’s novel, there are numerous proverbs that reveal the cultural values of the Igbo people, proverbs that represent...
by Alexis Jennings | Jan 18, 2024 | Literature
The book I chose and read throughout the duration of this quarter was Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, an incredible story of the chronicles of pre-life colonization of Nigeria and the arrival of Europeans, that would change Nigeria for years to come. It can’t...
by Alexis Jennings | Jan 18, 2024 | Literature
In the play, “Death of a Salesman,” Arthur Miller uses a number of literary devices to convey his overarching messages to the audience. His symbolism in particular allows him to shape the themes of this story by repeatedly emphasizing their importance throughout the...
by Alexis Jennings | Jan 18, 2024 | Literature
The Death of a Salesman interweaves past and present action. Willy Loman, the play’s protagonist, repeatedly revisits recent reminiscences, typically even conflating them with the current moment. However, these reminiscences aren’t the sentimental, slightly...
by Alexis Jennings | Jan 18, 2024 | Literature
From the Seven Commandments, the best phrase that explains these commandments is ‘Four legs good, two legs bad.’ However, as time passed by, the commandments were badly influenced by the resources of the rulers of the farm. Napoleon very cleverly broke the...
