... masterful and adds poignancy and depth to the narrative." (Another characteristic of Walker is the inclusion of highly controversial and unique circumstances in her novel. For example, many authors of the time, black or white, would address the idea of either inter-racial or same-sex relations. Walker was an active feminist and her voice and opinions show ... Current Biographical Yearbook. (1984) Current Biographical Yearbook 1984: Walker, Alice. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company. pg. 430 - 433. ?h Hite, Molly. The Other Side of the Story: Structures and Strategies of Contemporary Femini...

• Word Count: 1803
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• Grade Level: High School

A Soldier's Play: A Survey of Literary Criticism Charles Fuller is, according to Walter Kerr of the New York Times, one of the contemporary American theater's most forceful and original voices- (Malinowski 207). Fuller has written several plays such as Zooman and the Sign, Brownsville Raid, The Village Party and an award winning A Soldier's ... that, for all his achievements, they still hate you- (Stine 182). The last literary criticism that will be discussed is from Amiri Baraka "a major figure in the development of contemporary black literature. In an essay, he claims that Fuller's work ca...

• Word Count: 1951
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Shirley Hardie Jackson was one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century who wrote over one hundred short stories, novels, plays, and articles. Through the years Shirley's writing habit's progressed. In college she began writing articles for ... that the best female writers were Katherine Ann Porter and Elizabeth Bowen. Shirley also liked witchcraft. Hyman wrote about his wife and her unusual hobby: "she us perhaps the only contemporary writer who is a practicing amateur witch, specializing in small-scale black magic and fortune-telling with a tarot deck." She also owned a private lib...

• Word Count: 1916
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School