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Arts & Crafts Literary Analyses

Post #68: Deceptive Figures

Posted on by Ishita Jain

Seeing people solely as how they present themselves is a common lapse in human judgement. William Shakespeare plays with this notion of deceitful appearances in his The Taming of the Shrew, a play in which several of the characters take on disguises in order to achieve their goals. By using clothing as a prominent symbol for deception, and by slowly revealing character, Shakespeare demonstrates that outer appearances are not indicative of a person’s social role or actual characteristics.

Arts & Crafts Literary Analyses

Post #65: The Right to Make a Choice

Posted on by Ishita Jain

Something as simple as a choice can mark the difference between one person’s life and another’s. Jillian Horton explores this idea of choices and their consequences with “The Bicycle,” a short story about the coming of age of Hannah Golandsky. The story conveys that a person must accept the responsibility of making their own choices in order to attain true fulfillment.

Arts & Crafts Inspirational Short Stories

Post #64: Inner Demons

Posted on by Ishita Jain

As the sun sets in the first hour of evening, it bathes the clearing in an orange glow. Somewhere in the distance, the birds are humming and the chipmunks are chattering away. The trees stand at the edges like mighty guardians, their flowers glimmering in peak bloom. It is the perfect place to have a picnic, or to have a tranquil nap. And there you are, standing right in the midst of it. Right there, to take in the sweet scents and the warmth on your back. But you feel cold.