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Dance of the Happy Shades by Alice Munro Short Story Analysis
“Dance of the Happy Shades” is the titular short story of Alice Munro’s first collection, first published in 1968.
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What is an example of matriarchy?
The word matriarchy does not mean what you think it means. You probably mean ‘matrilineal’ or ‘matricentric’.
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Children’s Fiction Based On The Odyssey
There are three main types of modern myth, and by ‘modern’ I mean ‘3000 years old’. In one type the main character hangs around home base (e.g. an island). This type of myth is known as a Robinsonnade. Another much newer type is the so-called Female Myth, in which the main character (of any gender) […]
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The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg Analysis
The Stranger (1986) is the seventh picture book written and illustrated by popular American storyteller Chris Van Allsburg.
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Beauty And The Beast Fairy Tale Analysis
Beauty and the Beast is a strongly mythic tale: A girl goes on a journey and ultimately finds her true self. PARATEXT “The Beauty and the Beast” is a tale featuring multiple levels of misogyny and much has already been said about that. For example, Was Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Re-Tooled Because Belle Wasn’t Enough Of A […]