Essays on Book Review

Sex is a major theme in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer approaches the subject by vividly explaining who has sex, who does not, how people continue to get it, and the consequences. Given the age gap between Alison and John, the story implies that a young person is an...

"Priscilla and the Wimps" is a story about bullying. A student with an abnormality sneaks into school, only to be slammed into lockers by the bully. Luckily, a savior appears and saves the frail victim. In the end, the savior ends up in the principal's office, where the victim's parents...

The Distorted View of "Pink Think" The term pink think is sometimes used to describe a group of ideas or attitudes that women should have. The author of Pink Think, Lynn Peril, believes that these ideas and attitudes were common among mid-century women. These ideas were embraced by advice writers, toy...

Writing a Review of "The Cay" Writing a review of a book that focuses on survival is tough, but it's possible to write an enthralling one with The Cay. This book follows the story of a young girl who gets trapped on an island for ten years, but she survives. It's...

The Black Walnut Tree: An Important Commercial Crop The black walnut tree is an important and valuable commercial crop in North America. Native to Eastern United States, it thrives in riparian areas and also holds a special place in the culture of the Apache people. The raw nuts of the black...

An Analysis of My Antonia by Janet Cardiff The protagonist Antonia gives birth to a child that she does not consider to be legitimate. However, she does not hide this fact from society and does not fulfill the expectations of her peers. Instead, she openly displays her illegitimate child in front...

Obasan by Joy Kogawa Obasan by Japanese-Canadian author Joy Kogawa was first published in 1981 by Lester and Orpen Dennys. It recounts the internment and persecution of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. In 2005, it was chosen as a One Book, One Vancouver selection. While it may not be...

The term "Harry Potter" refers to a series of fictional books that portray the life and experiences of a young wizard named Harry Potter, especially his friendships with Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley (Vezzali, Loris, et al. 105). The three are pupils at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry....

Jane Tompkins and Edward Hallett Ted Carr: A Comparison of Views on History Introduction Jane Tompkins is a well-known English professor at Duke University. She has written several books and served as an excellent autobiographer for many publications, including Indians, Textualism, Morality, and the Problem of History. Edward Hallett...

The Giver: A Dystopian Novel for Young Adults The Giver is a 1993 dystopian novel for young adults, written by American author Lois Lowry. Although the story begins with a utopian society, it quickly becomes clear that it's actually dystopian as the plot progresses. Jonas, a twelve-year-old boy, is the protagonist...

The Most Dangerous Game "The Most Dangerous Game" (also known as "The Hounds of Zaroff") is a novel by Richard Connell, originally published in Collier's on January 19, 1924. It was also the first novel to feature illustrations by Wilmot Emerton Heitland. Today, it remains one of the most popular and...

The book 'On the World of Literature' by Norman Spencer contextualizes Clarice of The Body (Geok-Lin 786). This narrative, explored by Spencer between pages 776 and 790 of the book, employs an allegory of past divine practice, as recorded in most biblical early writings, to portray concepts and attitudes as...