Impossible creatures, such as fairies, must be made acceptable by incorporating fantasy into the ideas of the time. ... For this reason I will discuss certain magical characters of A Midsummer Night's Dream in separate chapters. ... The fairies interact with each other, but also with other characters in the play. ... Miller, author of the critical essay, "A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Fairies, Bottom, and the Mystery of Things," also allegorises the fairies, but relates them to humans; "When the fairies come on stage [] their status is immediately called into question. ......

• Word Count: 9832
• Approx Pages: 39
• Grade Level: High School

The late 1800's and the early 1900's was a difficult time to live because of immigrants coming to America for a better way of life and also the Great Depression. ... He finally found work on a tabloid called The Day Book. ... Realizing his heart was not into this job, he returned to The Day Book (Hacker 56-57). ... This marked the end of a long journey that had begun since he stepped off the train when he was thirteen; it also established him as a poet and set him on the brink of a long, creative career (Hacker 62-63). ... This book is divided into 107 sections full of folk sayin...

• Word Count: 2533
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The move from industrial England to rural America was for the family a journey to the green, natural world that would become a central theme in many of Burnett's later works, including The Secret Garden. ... CHARACTERS Mary Lennox - Once of the novel's two protagonists, Mary Lennox is a ten-year-old girl who, after the death of her parents in India, is sent to live with her uncle in Yorkshire, England. ... She begins the book as its central characters, but is later displaced by Colin. ... Although he is rather rough, Ben's essential kindness is fundamenta...

• Word Count: 5922
• Approx Pages: 24
• Grade Level: High School