Essays on Character

When Conan Doyle was writing about the Sherlock Holmes novels, he decided to be an objective writer. I firmly believe that this is because of the strict lifestyle and social order that existed during the Victorian era in New England. For Doyle to represent his…

It is the late 1800s, and Clara Foltz is the first woman to become a lawyer. As a member of the suffragist movement, this accolade gives her very favourable repute amongst her peers. One night, upon leaving a suffrage meeting, she comes across a young…

A private detective named Lenny Samuel got a job from a woman to find her sister whom has disappeared a week ago. The woman was Helen Garfield and her sister was Elaine Garfield. She was paying him 50 dollars per day and asked him not…

Schools and the media tend to inculcate traditional notions of leadership. Children grow up thinking that chiefs are supposed to be obeyed and listened to regardless of the message they convey and the goal they strive for. Unfortunately, the same traditional idea is true for…

In Samuel’ short story, there are four boys jiggling on the swaying platform of moving subway cars in New York. Their names are; Samuel.Alfredo, Tom and lastly Calvin. The men and women in the cars on either side of the cars watch them Samuel and…

All highly respected and powerful wizards we encounter in reading any fantasy book usually have one feature that immediately stands out as a powerful sorcerer to the reader: a long beard. A wizard can’t be very powerful if he isn’t depicted as an elderly man,…

In Greek Mythology, heroes play a vital role to give significance and purpose to a myth. Numerous heroes are still remembered for willingly helping the civilization or fulfilling their goal through the distinctive characteristics they obtain, making them appealing from other heroes. However, out of…

Shylock’s character in William Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice is essentially evil; he is meant to be hated by the reader. He is portrayed as a devil-like being throughout the entire play, someone purely just evil. However, it can be argued that maybe Shylock’s…

Jenna Evans Welch’s book Love & Gelato is a lighthearted summer read about a girl named Lina who is sent to Italy in order to fulfill her mom’s dying wish that she get to know her father who she has never met. Lina doesn’t really…

It was not possible to determine the exact composition of the Greek comedy-drama ‘Lysistrata’. However, the stage of the drama began 411 years before the birth of Jesus Christ. Traditional literary works were dramatic and poetry. Some features of fiction were in the dormant state…