Construction
A Setting As I Lay Dying takes place in the northern part of Mississippi in 1928. The Bundrens must travel forty miles to bury Addie […]
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Historical Perspective
A Farm Life in the South Despite efforts to improve technology and farming methods, a farmer’s life during the 1920s involved a constant struggle for […]
Questions
Examine and discuss the possible meanings of Faulkner’s title. How do you interpret it? Research economic conditions for Southern farmers during the early decades of […]
Compare and Contrast
1920s: The Democratic party dominates Southern politics. Women are granted voting rights in 1920, but African Americans are disenfranchised and discouraged from participating in the […]
About the Author
Anne Frank was born into a Jewish family in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on June 12, 1929. When she was four years old, the Nazis […]
Setting
Anne Frank’s diary begins on Sunday, June 14, 1942, during World War II. At this time, thirteen-year-old Anne and her family live in Amsterdam, where […]
Themes and Characters
Mr. and Mrs. Frank and their teen-age daughters Anne and Margot, Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan and their teen-age son Peter, and Mr. Dussel all […]
Literary Qualities
Anne records her personal actions and feelings in warm, simple conversational language. Her images are vivid; her writing is sincere. She addresses Kitty, the diary, […]
Social Sensitivity
The primary social issue addressed in Anne Frank is obviously the persecution of Jews. A familiarity with the history of anti-Semitism may help the reader […]