Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature
634 Joyce, James For the reader, Stephen’s account of his alien- ation starts at school. The other boys often seem to be in on a ...
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 635 clearly the comfort and safety Stephen associates with his infancy resonates as he b ...
636 Kafka, Franz priests will have in Stephen’s life. He fears them, and instinctively knows that many of the teachings to which ...
The Metamorphosis 637 the confines of his previous life and allows Gregor to achieve salvation in death. Sumeeta Patnaik Family ...
638 Kafka, Franz financial situation, but they also actually had a small savings from Herr Samsa’s failed business. Neverthe- le ...
The Metamorphosis 639 about a year. While Gregor is relieved to learn that his family will not starve, he is also hurt to learn ...
640 Keats, John to become financially independent and move on. Gregor’s sister, Grete, achieves what her brother was unable to a ...
poems 641 (l.1–3). He wishes he could follow the nightingale’s song out of the world, leaving behind his misery and pain. He doe ...
642 Keats, John praises “One-thoughted, never wand’ring, guileless love, / Unmask’d, and being seen—without a blot!” (l. 2–3). K ...
On the Road 643 In “Ode on a Grecian Urn,” Keats contrasts the world of nature with the world of art. Examining the illustration ...
644 Kerouac, Jack success. In the 19th century it became associated with immigrants coming to America, looking for “the land of ...
On the Road 645 wherever you go (as our heroes find out numerous times). But the vast landmass that is America holds the promise ...
646 Kesey, Ken in his personal growth, and happens to meet Dean Moriarty at a time when he is looking for something “more” out o ...
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 647 subtle but in-depth exploration of how we construct our heroes, what it means to be “heroic, ...
648 Kesey, Ken a small part of a much larger organization called “The Combine” that is trying to make everyone and everything in ...
Annie John 649 are mocking him. We soon learn that this abuse is not particular to the Chief and that the staff at one time or a ...
650 Kincaid, Jamaica The following themes—coming of age, identity, innocence and experience—all offer perspectives from which to ...
Annie John 651 between a childish attachment to the past and the prospect of an independent life on the old continent, the life ...
652 Kincaid, Jamaica family’s envisioning of her future, of her identity— her sexual identity, among other things. Sophie Croisy ...
A Small Place 653 kinCaiD, jamaiCa A Small Place (1988) Kincaid was born and raised in Antigua while it was still a British colo ...
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