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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
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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
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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

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