Giovanni’s Room: Challenging Racial and Sexual Norms in the 1950s
Salman Al Farisi Giovanni's Room challenges the idea that race and sexuality are separate categories.
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Dune Messiah: Deconstructing Heroism and Nietzschean Philosophy
Through the protagonist Paul Atreides' story, Dune Messiah delves into the interwoven themes of heroism, Nietzschean philosophy, and…
Dune: Religion, Power, and Ecology
Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece Dune, published in 1965, delves deeply into a medieval society's politics, religion, and…
The Adventures of Pinocchio: Moral Reflection of Human Transformation
Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio is a timeless classic of Italian literature that has a profound and enduring impact on…
The Kite Runner: Stories That Soar
The Kite Runner skillfully weaves together themes of friendship, betrayal, and redemption against the backdrop of a transformed…
Scent of Evil and Süskind’s Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer delves into the dualities within societal structures, challenging conventional assumptions about qualifications…
Notes from Underground: Free Will vs. Freefall
Fyodor Dostoevsky critiques the limitations of a deterministic worldview, emphasizing the Herculean effort required to calculate an entire…
Frankenstein: on Social Discrimination and the Search for Compassion
The narrative of Frankenstein serves as a cautionary tale about the perils of unbridled scientific inquiry, highlighting the…