Lit Guides
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To Learn How to Speak | Summary and Analysis
South African activist and writer Jeremy Cronin’s powerful composition “To learn how to speak” was first published in his collection Inside in…
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Hunger | Movie Analysis
Hunger, a 2008 historical drama film based on the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike focuses on the hunger strikes by the…
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Kindertransport | Analysis
This analysis of the play Kindertransport by Daniel Samuels is a follow-up to the summary of the same. To get a…
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Kindertransport | Play Summary and Analysis
Kindertransport by Daniel Samuels is a gripping play that focuses on the psyche of children who were separated from their…
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The Shrinking Shoe | Summary and Analysis
The short story “The Shrinking Shoe” was published in 1895 in the monthly edition of The Pall Mall Magazine revolving around the…
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My Oedipus Complex | Summary and Analysis
Frank O’Connor’s “My Oedipus Complex” is one of his most notable works for its resonance with the author’s own life…
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Poppies | Summary and Analysis
Poppies by Jane Weir is a take on the conception and event of wars from a mother’s perspective who is…
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Raymond’s Run | Summary and Analysis
Raymond’s Run explores a black neighborhood of Harlem in New York City through the lens of a child narrator who…
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South of the Border by Mbulelo Vizikhungo | Summary and Analysis
South of the Border by Mbulelo Vizikhungo Mzamane is a touching poem that deals with themes of forced migration, racial…
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The Girl Who Can | Summary and Analysis
Ama Ata Aidoo’s The Girl Who Can and Other Stories (1997) is a short story collection centred on female empowerment. Here, she…
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