Literary Analysis Guides

How does a woman’s heart bloom amid life’s storms? Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God follows Janie Crawford, a resilient, fair-skinned Black woman in the American South, as she navigates love, loss, and self-discovery. From stifling marriages to the vibrant Everglades with Tea Cake, Janie’s quest for autonomy defies societal judgment, weaving a

In a world consumed by ash and silence, what does it mean to survive, and what fire must be carried against the encroaching dark? Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road, strips existence down to its bare essentials. The father and son navigate a bare landscape, their bond the only bulwark against the void. Following

How does a silenced voice find the strength to speak? Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak traces Melinda Sordino’s raw battle with the aftermath of a summer assault in Syracuse, New York, forging her path from silence to defiant voice through art and courage. A ninth-grader ostracized for calling the police at a party, Melinda grapples with

How much can one man endure against the vast indifference of the sea? Ernest Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novella, The Old Man and the Sea, plunges readers into the weathered world of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman battling fate, nature, and the tides of his own existence. After eighty-four days without a catch, his solitary pursuit

What if choosing kindness wasn’t just a precept, but a way of seeing? Step into the world of R.J. Palacio’s extraordinary novel, Wonder, through the eyes of August “Auggie” Pullman. He’s a ten-year-old navigating fifth grade, dealing with friendships, challenges, and the reality of a significant facial difference. Auggie’s journey is more than just starting