PURPLE HIBISCUS---SUMMARY

Purple Hibiscus takes place in Enugu, a city in post-colonial Nigeria, and is narrated by the maincharacter, Kambili Achike. Kambili lives with herolder brother Jaja (Chukwuku Achike), a teenagerwho, like his sister, excels at school but is withdrawnand sullen. Kambili's father, Papa (Eugene Achike) isa strict authoritarian whose strict adherence toCatholicism overshadows his paternal love. Hepunishes his wife, Mama (Beatrice Achike), and hischildren...

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SUMMARY OF ARMS AND THE MAN

The play begins in the bedroom of Raina Petkoff in aBulgarian town in 1885, during the Serbo-BulgarianWar. As the play opens, Catherine Petkoff and herdaughter, Raina, have just heard that the Bulgarianshave scored a tremendous victory in a cavalry chargeled by Raina's fiancé, Major Sergius Saranoff, who isin the same regiment as Raina's father, Major PaulPetkoff. Raina is so impressed with the noble deedsof her fiancé that she fears that she might...

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THE TEMPEST---SUMMARY

The Tempest opens in the midst of a storm, as a shipcontaining the king of Naples and his party strugglesto stay afloat. On land, Prospero and his daughter,Miranda, watch the storm envelop the ship. Prosperohas created the storm with magic, and he explainsthat his enemies are on board the ship.The story Prospero relates is that he is the rightfulDuke of Milan and that his younger brother, Antonio,betrayed him, seizing his title and property. Twelveyears...

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Genres of LiteratureGenres of literature are important to learn about. Thetwo main categories separating the different genresof literature are fiction and nonfiction. There areseveral genres of literature that fall under thenonfiction category. Nonfiction sits in directopposition to fiction. Examples from both the fictionand nonfiction genres of literature are explained indetail below. This detailed genres of literature list is agreat resource to...

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