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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
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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
“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
Symbolism of the audiotapes in Cathedral by Raymond Carver
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 “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver: Symbolism in the Audio Tapes and What they Reveal about each Character

Raymond Carver’s 1983 short story Cathedral is about awakening and eye-opening experiences that go beyond the physical world. It vividly illustrates the difference between merely looking and seeing; hearing and…
Posted by The Literary Girl March 1, 2023
Stone Mattress
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Layers and Layers of Experience: “Stone Mattress” by Margaret Atwood

Our life experiences eventually shape who we become. As it is with human nature, some of these experiences we can control, while others we can’t. So we react. But the…
Posted by The Literary Girl December 5, 2020
The Theme of Regret in ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost
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The Theme of Regret in ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost

Robert Frost's famous poem 'The Road Not Taken' has been anthologized in plentiful collections and quoted in a multitude of settings, some without even knowing it. Motivational speakers, pastors, promotion,…
Posted by The Literary Girl May 25, 2020

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