J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye: a literary analysis and criticism The Catcher in the Rye has been one of the most celebrated American classics since its publication in 1951. This work has also been the magnum opus of J.D Salinger as a writer. Narrated in the perspective of…

Going home, coming home City lights and busy streets And the smallest glimpse from the lives of people you once meet Opportunities and the loud thudding of your heart, The screams of getting out of your comfort zone, of finally taking control The continuous cycle and buzzing clockwork of life…

Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being under a feminist perspective: a literary analysis and criticism Milan Kundera opens The Unbearable Lightness of Being by explaining the concept of eternal return as well as introducing his two most important characters in the novel- Tomas and Tereza. Since the novel is…

Celebrating women authors: a friendly guide on Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 longlist Let’s talk about some of 2021 longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. We have been presented sixteen (16) marvelous titles this year and I’m lucky enough to be able to get hold of and read nine…

A LIFE WITH FAITH AS OUR ARMOR When all else fails, look around and there will be faith. The past year startled the world as it hit us with implausible and absurd news about back-to-back natural and man-made disasters, and of course, the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. We are all forced…

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird under the Formalism Approach: a literary analysis and criticism There are numerous things inside the novel which correspond to a much deeper meaning than what the literal word/s suggest/s. Even though the word/s (which suggest/s inner meaning) is vague in the first part of…

Chinua Achebe’s debut novel ‘Things Fall Apart:’ a sociological literary analysis and criticism approach Things Fall Apart, being one of the earliest and most acclaimed African works written in English after World War II, has brought a great impact not only on the African community but on the whole world…

HOME They say that words can describe the best of all things. It can heal, it can advise, it can give signs. But for whatever reason today, my mind refuses to pump the best of words I needed to say. I’ll try, but words, as much as they heal, advice…

Waiting for a lost love I have been in this tavern five years now— Wondering with the skies until they bow. Enlightening myself that I can be; That I can remain in love, you will see. I am not in the least bit tired, really Going for nostalgia is what keeps me Still waiting although it doesn’t make sense With cries from my heart, I’ll find you I pledge, I learned some tricks on how to rethink things: Hardly notice it, better than nothing’s I have always been here waiting, my love —  Waiting for you to be back, for me to have If only I didn’t lose my chance to, I’ll bid you goodbye, and oh, I love you too.