Neil Gaiman prefaces his novella’s title page, Coraline, with a quote from author G. K. Chesterton, reminding the reader that “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” Clearly, Gaiman hopes that the story that follows this quote will instill the same sense of strength into his audience as…
Alexander Pope is the rape apologist of the eighteenth century. In his mock-epic poem, The Rape of the Lock, Pope intends to use his personal idea of a light-hearted satire to reunite two families. Through the story of Belinda and The Baron, Pope presents an overdramatized account of…
During Holodomor, Stalinist authorities often used psychological tactics of warfare against peasant communities to weaken their bonds with others, therefore making it easier for the government to control individuals. One such tactic was that of forcing atheism upon these often religious peasants…