In his influential text The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell proposes the modern mythos of the hero’s journey, an archetypal structure that Campbell finds to be common to many literary narratives, dating back to the classics of western civilization and ancient oral traditions. Essentially, Campbell finds certain defining...

The Little Prince, by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry, is a classic book which explores how the magic of childhood fades as people grow older and become focused on gaining material wealth and status. As children grow into adults, they forget to examine the world with their hearts. They forget to pretend....

Kipling has always been one of the most prolific writers who managed to capture the essence of a big country being under the imperial foot of a major European power. In Kipling's case it was India within the English Victorian Empire. The collection of works titled "The Gate of the...

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants has become one of the most celebrated works of young adult fiction targeted at girls. The four characters who serve as the novel’s protagonists are united in their affection for the titular pants, as well as in their quest for love. Indeed, romance and...

Written by Ann Brashares and published in 200l, the novel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants has managed to capture the attention of the audience. The novel is based on the adventure of Tibby Rollins, Lena Kaligaris, Carmen Lowell, and Bridget Vreeland, who are best friends. Ann Brashares adopts a...