Writing Overload

Maus was one of the best books I've ever read. The story was so compelling and well-written. It is about the experience of Vladek Spiegelman as a Jew in Poland during WWII. Vladek's son Art Spiegelman wrote the novel from his lens, juxtaposing the events of WWII and Vladek's life after the war. The novel portrays humans as animals: specifically, just the heads and faces, the rest of the body is drawn as human. Although the story is sorrowful, the narrative's juxtaposition of past and present instills hope in the reader's minds, by showing a brighter future. Maus is very different from all the other Holocaust stories. Mainly because of the unexpected perspective of Art Spiegelman, and his increasing struggle with intergenerational trauma as he becomes more intertwined with his father's story. At the start of Maus V II, he worries that he has portrayed Vladek negatively to show a truthful account of what happened before, during, and after the war. Even though Vlad...

Maus: A Survivor's Tale is a graphic novel by Art Spiegelman, set from 1980 to 1991. It shows Spiegelman interviewing his father about his experiences as a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor. Although survival is a key theme, the graphic novel focuses on how Holocaust survivors deal with their psychological trauma. Using images in Maus adds a layer that provides meaning in addition to words. On page 58, Spiegelman uses shading to portray the loss of identity the Jews felt during the war. He uses the pattern of stripes on the faces of the mice to portray a sense of loss of individuality. It is normal for prisoners' clothes to have stripes, but the stripes on the full bodies of the prisoners have a completely different meaning. The pattern makes the reader understand the loss of individuality the Jews felt since the reader cannot tell them apart. Even Vladek, who is very easy to recognize, cannot be told apart. This is a recurring idea in Maus. All Jews, no matter where they came ...

4. How do the characters' relationships impact their ability to fulfill their dreams and reach their goals? When do the characters support one another and when do they obstruct one another? When friends and family members become barriers to achieving goals, why do you think this happens?  The play 'Sweat' focuses on the changing lives of factory workers in Reading, Pennsylvania, between 2000 and 2008. The characters in the play are Cynthia, Tracey, Jessie, Cynthia's son Chris, Tracey's son Jason, Stan, and Oscar. Cynthia is described as a middle-aged African-American woman who is determined to not only do well for herself but to also see her son Chris do well.  However, Cynthia's best friend Tracy is described as a middle-aged white woman who loves to hang out at the bar with her friends and cannot stand the way Reading has been changing over the years. Cynthia was so tired of waiting for an opportunity, that she was thinking of applying to a higher position. Wh...

  The poem 'Harlem is about the possible negative outcomes that could occur when a person's dream doesn't work out.   The poem is about the frustration and hardships experienced by African Americans during the early 20th century. The anticipatory tone in this poem reveals the theme of deferred dreams and the resulting sadness that arises from unfulfilled wishes. In the first line of the poem, Langston Hughes refers to dreams as "deferred". From this, we know that the poem is about something that is delayed or postponed. When he uses similes like "festers like a sore" and "sags like a heavy load", he thinks of dreams being burdensome, and not something that makes a person happy. The imagery of the "raisin in the sun" also reveals the theme of unfulfilled dreams. It implies that when dreams are left unattended, they wither and shrink like a raisin, losing their growth potential. His constant use of words like deferred also shows his dis...

"Your wife doesn't love you," said Gatsby. "She's never loved you. She loves me." "You must be crazy!" exclaimed Tom automatically. Gatsby sprang to his feet, vivid with excitement. "She never loved you, do you hear?" he cried. "She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart, she never loved anyone except me!" "She does, though. The problem is that sometimes she gets foolish ideas in her head and doesn't know what she's doing. And what's more, I love Daisy too." Gatsby walked over and stood beside her. "Daisy, just tell him the truth - that you never loved him - and it's all wiped out forever," he said earnestly. "I never loved him," she said without hesitation. The words seemed to bite physically into Tom. "I want to speak to Daisy alone," he insisted. "She's all excited now -" "Ev...

If Daisy Buchanan had an Instagram account, I would follow it immediately. Although she is selfish and shallow, she appears to be sophisticated and charming. Thanks to her family and Tom, she enjoys a luxurious lifestyle. It would make sense for her to post at least once, if not twice every day. Daisy is described as wearing clothes that reflect her wealth, and going after guys that are wealthy. Since Daisy loved money and material luxuries, she would have kept up with the latest trends and conformed to societal expectations. She knows how to act in public and gets uncomfortable when things are not perfect. This indicates that she would would have had a high-quality Instagram, that is worth following. Daisy's life is visually perfect. Her hair is always perfect, her jewelry is amazing, and her clothes are fashionable, and her house is beautiful. Her Instagram would likely show all these lavish things in her life. I also searched for Daisy's name on the app to see if there were ...

 In Great Gatsby, there is an interesting symbol that is located in the Valley of Ashes. It is the billboard of the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg. It is seemingly looking down on the people who live there. This symbol is described by saying that it has giant blue eyes, lying beneath an enormous pair of yellow glasses passing over a nonexistent nose. The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are really an advertisement for an eye doctor, but they represent so much more in the story. To Nick, it appears that they represent the waste of the past, similar to the abandoned medical practice of Dr. Eckleburg. Throughout the years, the eyes have faded by the sun and rain. This could represent the fact that since the eyes are becoming less noticeable, so is the crime and fraud that is taking place there. We know that the Valley of Ashes is located between East and West Egg. It is almost as if both of these wonderful places are hiding this terrible valley from view. As for the eyes, it looks like t...