Tom Wingfield's 'The Glass Menagerie' is a memory plan in which his decisions are taken from his previous feelings. Tom is the main character who claims to be a young author who is now working in a shoe factory to support his mother and sister. The topics explored in the...
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Postmodernism in Literature Postmodernism in literature includes, among other aspects, the use of inconsistency, ambiguity, and the difference in the development of narratives. Obviously, Paul Auster's "City of Glass" rebuffs and courtesy the realism and builds itself around coincidences, doubles, and superimpositions. It also combines the postmodern themes of intertextuality, metaphysical...
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Characters from both "The Glass Menagerie" and "A Doll's House" can be used to contrast and compare the two plays. Amanda Winfield and Nora Helmer are characters from "A Doll's House" and "The Glass Menagerie," respectively. While Amanda and Nora come from separate plays, when their characteristics are compared, they...
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Jeannette Walls' memoir The Glass Castle elaborates on her childhood, especially her experiences with her sisters, boyfriend, and parents. Walls shows her parents' irresponsibility and selfishness in a sincere yet caring way, which culminated in Walls and her siblings suffering a lot and defying all obstacles to achieve their ambitions...
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