Books

Many authors believe it is clever and insightful to utilize personal experiences to highlight real-life societal problems in order to elicit a sense of change in their readers. Trevor Noah, the author…

Wayne Gerard Trotman once said "instead of loving people and using money, people often love money and use people". This statement presents one of the main themes in "The Book of Negros" by Lawrence Hi…

In life, people strive for wealth, popularity, and "success," holding on to values they think will bring them closer to happiness, only to realize that those materialistic standards brought them close…

Does someone's culture affect how they present themselves? In the book When the Legends Die by Hal Borland, Tom is split between the white people and the Utes. He has to adapt at a young age after los…

Trauma is an emotional response to any frightful event a person can go through and there are many forms. Trauma can be caused by accidents, losing loved ones, rape, etc. Most of these are the cause of…

Changing and adapting to the world is needed to survive. If someone cannot change with the times, they will be left behind. Chinua Achebe, who wrote Things Fall Apart, and Katey Schultz, who wrote "De…

In the world of Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go the overall public does not really care about the donors. There are only a few people, who actually (actively) think about how cruel the whole clone-donating…

Sniffling through the dark and quiet night, Steve Harmon began reflecting on how he ended up in his jail cell. The 16-year-old African American had been charged with felony murder for his involvement …

Women empowerment highlights a major topic of society dating back to 1848. Alice Walker's published 1982 novel, "The Color Purple", explores the true meaning of women's empowerment and the strength of…

Change is something inevitable; it affects everyone and is a permanent part of the lives of every single person. In the book Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka explores the various ways a character can experi…