— Anonymous Societal beauty standards is a topic that is still very much alive to this day. In “Odour”, Saadat Hasan Manto deconstructs what we think are the laws of attraction. I believe this makes the story a great work. The story details an event in which the character, Randhir, sleeps with a girl from […]
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The writer wants to teach the readers
— Sumi Paul When I think about what makes a work of literature great I think about what I am gaining from reading it. I think about what it is that the writer wants to teach the readers. I believe the story “Bewitched” by Ueda Akinari is a great work of literature because it is […]
More complex than the naked eye showed
— Anonymous After reading “Good Country People” written by Flannery O’Connor, there were many things that I found to be interesting, appealing, and comparable to things we spoke about within the classroom. The protagonist of the story Hulga was an interesting character, who was more complex than the naked eye showed. She was a character […]
The Battle of Truth
—Anonymous I think that “Tartuffe” by Moliere and “Life of a Sensuous Woman” are both great examples of great works. These stories both portray great messages about the time period they are both written from. Tartuffe describes a life during the reformation period in our history. Tartuffe is really about religion and how people in […]
Is beauty eternal or short-lived? Can beauty remain forever?
—Lin Xi Is beauty eternal or short-lived? Can beauty remain forever? In my country, the five thousand years of history is no match for modernization. The beauty of history gradually diminishes in the passage of time, and eventually disappears. In “The Cherry Orchard”, Chekhov wanted to express his attitude towards the demise of the feudal […]
