Themes and Characters
The role of storytelling in Native American culture is a theme central to all of Silko’s work. “Lullaby” appears in a collection that is especially […]
Month: December 2008
Literary Qualities
“Lullaby” is told from the third-person-restricted point of view. That means that, although the narrator is not a character in the story, the perspective of […]
Social Sensitivity
Silko was part of a new generation of Native American writers who emerged in the 1970s in what has been termed the Native American Renaissance […]
Ideas and Topics for Papers
VII TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 1. The 1970s, during which Silko’s short story “Lullaby” was first written, were a significant time in the history of Native […]
Related Titles and Adaptations
Ceremony (1977), also by Silko, interweaves free verse poetry with narrative prose. The novel tells the story of Tayo, a World War II veteran of […]
About the Author
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, where his father was a bank manager. After his father’s death, four-year-old […]
Themes and Characters
The enduring conflict between good and evil is the underlying theme of the trilogy, but Tolkien develops others in connection with it. He explores the […]
Literary Qualities
At the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring, Tolkien deliberately links the trilogy to its predecessor, The Hobbit. He describes the return of Bilbo, […]