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Quilts and Quilting tools- Everyday Use Symbolism
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Symbolism and Symbolic Objects in “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker

The short story Everyday Use by lauded author Alice Walker was published in Harper's Magazine’s April 1973 issue. It also appeared in her short story collection In Love and Trouble:…
Posted by The Literary Girl March 12, 2025
13 Literary Analysis Questions and Answers on “The Knowers” by Helen Phillips
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13 Literary Analysis Questions and Answers on “The Knowers” by Helen Phillips

A few years ago, I wrote an essay here on Helen Phillips' short story The Knowers and how, among other things, it advocates for soaking in the small joys of…
Posted by The Literary Girl December 23, 2024
The Displaced non-fiction essay review
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What’s in a Name? ‘Last, First, Middle’ by Joseph Azam in “The Displaced”

In The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives (2018), Viet Thanh Nguyen writes in the introduction: “To become a refugee is to know, inevitably, that the past is not only…
Posted by The Literary Girl October 11, 2024
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini front book cover
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19 of the Best “The Kite Runner” Quotes by Khaled Hosseini (With Theme Analysis & Page Numbers)

The Kite Runner (2003) by Khaled Hosseini is a raw and deeply affecting book that will stay with me for a long time.  The novel follows the life of Amir,…
Posted by The Literary Girl June 13, 2024
the yellow wallpaper short story cover
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Mental Health and Self-Agency: Themes In ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Yellow Wallpaper (1892) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a short story about a woman's descent into madness because her doctor husband downplays her mental illness. The story is also…
Posted by The Literary Girl March 11, 2024
a jury of her peers feminist short story
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“A Jury of her Peers” by Susan Glaspell Feminist Analysis

In A Jury of Her Peers (1917) by Susan Glaspell, two women find crucial evidence that could convict a fellow woman for murder but choose to conceal it from the…
Posted by The Literary Girl December 16, 2023
“Good Bones” by Maggie Smith Poem Analysis: Exploring the Theme of Realism
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“Good Bones” by Maggie Smith Poem Analysis: Exploring the Theme of Realism

How do you tell your children about life and all its realities? How do you explain the fact that life is as evil as it is good? In Maggie Smith’s…
Posted by The Literary Girl September 3, 2023
“Work Without Hope” Poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Using Contrast to Emphasize Lack of Hope
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“Work Without Hope” Poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Using Contrast to Emphasize Lack of Hope

The 1825 Romantic era poem "Work Without Hope" by Samuel Taylor is a lamentation of a man who lacks an object to place his hope and thus, wonders aimlessly and…
Posted by The Literary Girl August 22, 2023
“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin Literary Analysis: Plot, Themes, Characters, Setting, and Symbolism
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“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin Literary Analysis: Plot, Themes, Characters, Setting, and Symbolism

Kate Chopin’s (1850-1904) short story “The Story of an Hour” narrates events that happen within an hour.  Louise Mallard is a young, calm, and frail woman who suffers from a…
Posted by The Literary Girl April 18, 2023
theme of irrationality of war in the man he killed by thomas hardy
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War and its Irrationality as Themes in Thomas Hardy’s Poem“The Man He Killed”

Thomas Hardy’s (1840-1928) poem The Man He Killed is a lyrical monologue of a soldier who has returned from war. He’s speaking about the war to his friends and native…
Posted by The Literary Girl March 22, 2023

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