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The novel Misery is about a novelist, Paul Sheldon, that undergoes a car accident and is rescued by nurse Annie Wilkes who turns out to be his biggest fan. As the story continues we learn that she isn't just his biggest fan but is actually obsessed with Paul. We aren't the only ones reading, so is Annie. However as she continues reading one of Paul's novels she does not like how it ends up. Due to this sense of disappointment Annie decides to take matters into her own hands and keep Paul around a bit longer (this includes a little torture) until he rewrites the novel her way. The theme of this novel is very apparent. It is the one thing that Paul is working towards, survival. Due to the author's suspenseful and negative tone with a little bit of hope I can imagine his morning routine starting out late as he stumbles out of bed and grumpily begins his day only looking forward to his first few sips of coffee. For example King states "She reached in and took out a h...

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of tales created by Geoffrey Chaucer sometimes between the time period of 1387 and 1400. These tales didn’t focus on one social group of people but instead gave  an outlook into the historical and sociogical lives of different social classes in the late Middle Ages. Author, Chaucer was born in London England and became a servant to Countess Elizabeth of Utsler. However, he is mainly known today for his work “The Canterbury Tales”. During the era this was created in the Great Schism was also occurring since the stories do take place in the late Middle Ages leading to the renaissance era becoming more developed.   Sources: https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/c/the-canterbury-tales/about-the-canterbury-tales https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.biography.com/.amp/people/geoffrey-chaucer-9245691 http://www.thefinertimes.com/Middle-Ages/events-in-the-middle-ages.html

This blog will track the my senior year and exhibit my growth not only in English but in general throughout this school year. With that being said I welcome you to follow along the course of this exhilarating year!