In the novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole, the author uses both low and high comedy. The effect of using both in this novel is that it makes it accessible to an audience who may not understand all of the literary allusions. It also serves to make...

The character of Harry Houdini, based upon the famous magician and escape artist of the early 20th century, is introduced early in the novel when his car breaks down near Mother and Father’s home, and he has lemonade in their parlor while it is being repaired. Although Houdini is extremely...

Playwright Theater in its depiction of the In the Time of the Butterflies depicts the occurrences in Julia Alavarez’s popular novel with a similar name. In the play, as first shown by Video 1, the characters provide a fictionalized account of the courage shown by Mirabal sisters. The audience in...

In many works of literature, the setting, or “place” provides an important aesthetic. In many of the works assigned and discussed in this module, place has been crucial in the various stories and works. However, it appears to offer a great importance in the novel Fair and Tender Ladies by...

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, is a classic Gothic romance, focusing on Jane, the young governess, and Rochester, her employer and eventual husband. While the character of Rochester’s first wife is important in the novel, she’s not a main character. Jean Rhys changed that in Wide Sargasso Sea, a novel...