Social Realism/Commentary

Hell on Earth: Why MacKinlay Kantor’s ‘Andersonville’ is a Brilliant Struggle

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The Ferocious Angst of Survival: Why ‘Another Country’ is a Masterpiece

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‘Iron In The Soul’ Review: Does Sartre’s WWII Epic Live Up to the Hype?

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Confused by Sartre’s ‘The Reprieve’? Understanding the Narrative Chaos

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Sartre the Artist: The Poetic Beauty of ‘The Age of Reason’

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Chaos to Hope: Understanding the Struggle for Identity in Dostoevsky’s ‘The Adolescent’

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Taboos & The Plague: Why ‘The Decameron’ is Still Shocking

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‘Keep the Aspidistra Flying’: Why Gordon Comstock is Orwell’s Most Unbearable Lead

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Forget the Symbolism: Why the Characters Drive Steinbeck’s ‘The Wayward Bus’

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Telling vs. Showing: Why ‘The Man Who Laughs’ is Hugo’s Heaviest Lecture

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