Recently updated study guides

The events presented in the short story “Amnesty” by Nadine Gordimer are told by a first-person narrator who is also one of the story’s main characters. The first-person perspective helps readers have (…)

The language used in the short story “Amnesty” by Nadine Gordimer mainly illustrates the narrator’s simplicity and ignorance when it comes to her fiancé’s involvement in the anti-apartheid movement. T (…)

The short story “Amnesty” by Nadine Gordimer explores the theme of racism. Here, racism is strongly connected with the apartheid regime in South Africa, which kept black people socially, economically, (…)

The short story “Amnesty” by Nadine Gordimer is a modernist work of fiction. In general, modernist fiction relies heavily on symbols. This also happens in Gordimer’s story, where the name Inkululeko a (…)

This study guide will help you analyze the text “Reunion” by John Cheever. We will show you examples of elements in the text that will be relevant for your analysis. In these notes, we will focus on p (…)

This study guide will help you analyze the novel The Wave by Morton Rhue. You can also find a summary of the text, full characterizations, as well as inspiration for interpreting the novel and putting (…)

The main themes of the novel The Wave by Morton Rhue offer an insight into the meaning of the text and why it is relevant even today. Our section will have a look at some of these themes and how they (…)

Ideology and how it can influence people plays a special role in Morton Rhue’s novel The Wave. The special salute, the Wave symbol, and the membership cards are meant to highlight the fascist characte (…)

The Wave is a novel by American writer Morton Rhue published in 1981. The plot is divided into 17 chapters and takes place at Gordon High School in a small American town. The novel is largely based on (…)

Ben Ross is the main character in Morton Rhue’s novel The Wave. He is a young, ambitious history teacher with wavy brown hair who has only been teaching at Gordon High School for two years. He is rega (…)