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Utopias Becoming Dystopias

This video defines utopias and dystopias, and investigates how a utopia might become a dystopia. Can a seemingly perfect world actually be a dystopia in disguise?


Admiration Videos 9 videos

Catching Fire (Part 2)
6719 Views

“Happy Hunger Games!” Or not. Katniss’s Hunger Games experiences left a not-so-happy effect on her. This video will prompt you to ponder if...

Invisible Man
41452 Views

You’re one in a million, buddy. Er...actually, more like one meaningless speck in a sea of billions. Makes you feel kind of insignificant, right?...

Julie of the Wolves
1732 Views

In Julie of the Wolves, a girl is thrown into the wild, far away from civilization. Find out how she fares by watching this video.

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Ambition Videos 5 videos

Macbeth
133660 Views

This video summarizes the Shakespearean play Macbeth. Two major forces are at play in the story: witches’ prophecies and Macbeth’s demanding wi...

Macbeth Summary
89859 Views

Prepare for total tragedy.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
1631 Views

Maybe it's just us, but we don't like to put off our dreams. After all, who knows? Tomorrow night, we might not want to have hands that are giant m...

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Appearances Videos 30 videos

A&P (John Updike)
19315 Views

Three scantily clad young girls enter a store. No, this isn’t your grandfather about to tell an inappropriate joke. And no, you’re not watching...

Africa (Angelou)
1375 Views

In Maya Angelou's poem "Africa," she compares Africa's pain and struggles to a woman being brutalized. Why does she do this? Is it to draw sympathy...

Catching Fire (Part 2)
6719 Views

“Happy Hunger Games!” Or not. Katniss’s Hunger Games experiences left a not-so-happy effect on her. This video will prompt you to ponder if...

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Art and Culture Videos 17 videos

A Hunger Artist (Kafka)
4687 Views

Guy in a black leotard. In a cage. Not eating. Weird? Yes. Popular? Absolutely. Kafka's short story includes iconic artist-figures: a mouse singer...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
32884 Views

Aren't midsummer night dreams the worst? You wake up all sweaty and gross, and for a minute there, you can't even remember where you are. And also,...

As You Like It
10350 Views

We're not sure if good ol' Shakespeare would endorse The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, but that's not going to stop us from hosting themed viewing...

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Betrayal Videos 10 videos

Death of a Salesman
26699 Views

What is the American Dream? Is it popularity? Or is it being content with what you have? In Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, the American...

The Grapes of Wrath
71053 Views

The Grapes of Wrath is one of the longest—ahem, most important books in American literary history. But what's with the title?

Wuthering Heights
62860 Views

Check out this video to find out why Wuthering Heights should never be considered #relationshipgoals.

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Choices Videos 14 videos

A Raisin in the Sun
18501 Views

This video summarizes the play A Raisin in the Sun. It discusses the Youngers, members of an African-American family trying to better themselves wh...

Atlas Shrugged
2485 Views

Ayn (rhymes with "mine," ironically enough) Rand penned this cult classic over 50 years ago, but it still resonates with today's audiences. Our que...

Dream Deferred (Hughes)
23155 Views

Imagine if dreams really could come true. This is the question that Langston Hughes ponders in his poem "Dream Deferred."

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Civilization Videos 3 videos

Lord of the Flies
103793 Views

Are humans civilized, or are we just savages waiting to come out? William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies tackles that question.

Lord of the Flies Summary
121255 Views

Having a fancy title has always been on our to-do list, but somehow being Lord of the Flies doesn't sound all that glamorous.

Utopias Becoming Dystopias
29763 Views

This video defines utopias and dystopias, and investigates how a utopia might become a dystopia. Can a seemingly perfect world actually be a dystop...

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Coming of Age Videos 5 videos

The Picture of Dorian Gray
43828 Views

Look, we get that you really like that one selfie with the makeup filter, but don't get this carried away about it, okay? Also, put your tongue bac...

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
34712 Views

What are the perks of being a wallflower? Shmoop amongst yourselves.

The Fault in Our Stars
13586 Views

Have you ever read a book and thought, "Whoa, this sounds like my life"? If you feel that way about The Fault in Our Stars, you're in for some majo...

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Compassion and Forgiveness Videos 26 videos

A Rose for Emily
20515 Views

What? She gets a rose and we don’t? Who is this Emily person anyway? What’s she done to deserve such a delightful, aromatic gift?

Frankenstein
112303 Views

No HBO? Well then, how does a horror short story writing contest sound? And the winner is...drum roll, please...Mary Shelley. You go, girl. And tha...

Frankenstein Summary
125770 Views

This story goes as you might expect—a sprinkling of science, endless amounts of death and despair, and a whole lot of ugly monster. Oh joyous day!

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Contrasting Regions Videos 4 videos

As You Like It
10350 Views

We're not sure if good ol' Shakespeare would endorse The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, but that's not going to stop us from hosting themed viewing...

Hatchet
5856 Views

The ultimate young-kid-lost-in-the-wilderness book. And yes, there are a lot of them.

Uncle Tom's Cabin
62671 Views

Could one of America’s most famous anti-slavery books be racist? Well, the book’s offensive caricatures combined with today’s perspective on...

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Courage Videos 9 videos

A Farewell to Arms
20536 Views

You might be hearing a chorus of farewells if you recommend A Farewell to Arms as the next read for your Fabulously Feisty Feminist Book Club.

Beowulf
113086 Views

Written in Anglo-Saxon, or Old English, sometime between the 8th and 11th centuries, Beowulf is an epic poem that reflects the early medieval warri...

The Book Thief
79471 Views

In Markus Zusak's The Book Thief, Death narrates the story of one girl who lived during the Holocaust. Not surprisingly, it's kind of a downer—bu...

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Criminality Videos 10 videos

The Book Thief
79471 Views

In Markus Zusak's The Book Thief, Death narrates the story of one girl who lived during the Holocaust. Not surprisingly, it's kind of a downer—bu...

Crime and Punishment
30970 Views

Crime and Punishment is all about a boy killing for money, literally, and then spending the rest of the book trying to hide it. Although the book c...

The Grapes of Wrath
71053 Views

The Grapes of Wrath is one of the longest—ahem, most important books in American literary history. But what's with the title?

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Death Videos 3 videos

Catch-22
11167 Views

This video discusses the major ideas of the satirical American war novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. The horror of war meets…absurdity and humor?...

One Hundred Years of Solitude
8117 Views

One of the bestselling books of all time? Yes, please.

Reading the Psalms
293 Views

Shmoop is our shepherd.

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Defeat Videos 2 videos

The Call of the Wild
9786 Views

A cheap shot at a bestseller or a deeper book with connections relevant to the human race? In The Call of the Wild, the protagonist is a dog named...

Old Man and the Sea
22542 Views

The Old Man and the Sea was actually Hemingway's second title. His editor wouldn't let him use The Middle Aged Man and the Stubborn Fish.

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Determination Videos 2 videos

Oedipus the King
37935 Views

Whenever you start regretting the choices you've made in your life, just review Oedipus' story, and you'll start feeling a heck of a lot better.

Oedipus the King Summary
130101 Views

Did you hear the one about the guy who killed his dad and married his mom? Yeah, that’s not a joke, it’s Oedipus’ life. This video summarizes...

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Dissatisfaction Videos 10 videos

A Raisin in the Sun
18501 Views

This video summarizes the play A Raisin in the Sun. It discusses the Youngers, members of an African-American family trying to better themselves wh...

Brave New World
79220 Views

Brave New World is supposed be an exciting book about a negative utopia and the corrupt powers of authority. So where’s the big car chase? What's...

Fahrenheit 451
84285 Views

Would would the world be like without books? Ray Bradbury tackles that question—and many more— in Fahrenheit 451. Go ahead; read it on your Kin...

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Dreams, Hopes, and Plans Videos 18 videos

A Raisin in the Sun
18501 Views

This video summarizes the play A Raisin in the Sun. It discusses the Youngers, members of an African-American family trying to better themselves wh...

Animal Farm
80294 Views

How do you insult the Soviet Union and get away with it? Make them animals. (No one will ever know.) That was George Orwell's plan, and it worked....

Death of a Salesman
26699 Views

What is the American Dream? Is it popularity? Or is it being content with what you have? In Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, the American...

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Drugs and Alcohol Videos 24 videos

A Farewell to Arms
20536 Views

You might be hearing a chorus of farewells if you recommend A Farewell to Arms as the next read for your Fabulously Feisty Feminist Book Club.

Brave New World
79220 Views

Brave New World is supposed be an exciting book about a negative utopia and the corrupt powers of authority. So where’s the big car chase? What's...

Crime and Punishment
30970 Views

Crime and Punishment is all about a boy killing for money, literally, and then spending the rest of the book trying to hide it. Although the book c...

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Duty Videos 3 videos

The Red Badge of Courage
9070 Views

Stephen Crane wrote The Red Badge of Courage about the Civil War not long after the war had ended. And get this: he didn't even fight in the war. W...

The Aeneid
8308 Views

Pious Aeneas goes from minor character in the Trojan War to founder of Rome, the city that conquered the world, meetin' ladies and experiencing maj...

The Aeneid 2
10024 Views

Pious Aeneas strikes again. This time, with more destiny and hand-to-hand combat! (Of course, since we're talking about Aeneas, he's still harping...

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Education Videos 11 videos

Jane Eyre
72986 Views

This video covers the plot of Jane Eyre, a novel by Charlotte Brontë. In it, Jane Eyre, an orphan-turned-governess with a miserable childhood fall...

Gatsby's New York
97413 Views

The Great Gatsby is set in and around New York City and Long Island. On the big L.I., there are two areas known as "West Egg" and "East Egg." East...

The Great Gatsby Summary
172599 Views

This video summarizes F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby goes from a rich party guy in love with a married woman to dead. W...

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Exile Videos 4 videos

The Sun Also Rises
32295 Views

This video discusses the important ladies of The Sun Also Rises…make that the one important lady. Brett is the only major female character in the...

Romeo and Juliet
81537 Views

But soft! What Shmoop through yonder window breaks?

Romeo and Juliet Summary
65691 Views

Boy and girl meet, fall in love, and commit suicide in a tomb. You know, your average love story.

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Exploration Videos 10 videos

Frankenstein: Enlightenment Vs. Romanticism
14359 Views

Imagine Frankenstein characters as zombie/werewolf hybrids: one side wants brains, the other hearts. How to choose? Also, what to name them? Zomwol...

Frankenstein: Getting to Know Mary Shelley
2595 Views

We’ll preface this video about Frankenstein’s preface by saying that Mary Shelley is an awesome woman, and she wants everybody to be aware. Che...

Frankenstein: Getting to Know Victor
17656 Views

Is Victor Frankenstein a: Romantic Hero? b: Byronic Hero? c: Satanic Hero? d: Guitar Hero? All of the above (but maybe not D…) We don...

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Family Videos 62 videos

A Raisin in the Sun
18501 Views

This video summarizes the play A Raisin in the Sun. It discusses the Youngers, members of an African-American family trying to better themselves wh...

A Tale of Two Cities
53956 Views

It may be the best of times for Chuck Darnay, but it's pretty much constantly the worst of times for Sydney. Poor guy.

As I Lay Dying
20954 Views

A family goes on a quest to bury their family member. Yeah, sounds simple...except it never is. ‘Cause mom’s dead, and people have issues which...

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Fate and Free Will Videos 42 videos

The Call of the Wild
9786 Views

A cheap shot at a bestseller or a deeper book with connections relevant to the human race? In The Call of the Wild, the protagonist is a dog named...

A Clockwork Orange
11511 Views

Why did the editor give Chapter 21 of A Clockwork Orange the axe? Was it because he wanted to leave the reader hanging? Or did he realize Americans...

Frankenstein
112303 Views

No HBO? Well then, how does a horror short story writing contest sound? And the winner is...drum roll, please...Mary Shelley. You go, girl. And tha...

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Fear Videos 20 videos

A Separate Peace
27813 Views

Have you ever pretended to be super happy for your BFF when they win an award when, really, you just wanted to rip it out of their undeserving, ung...

Atlas Shrugged
2485 Views

Ayn (rhymes with "mine," ironically enough) Rand penned this cult classic over 50 years ago, but it still resonates with today's audiences. Our que...

Catch-22
11167 Views

This video discusses the major ideas of the satirical American war novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. The horror of war meets…absurdity and humor?...

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Foolishness and Folly Videos 17 videos

A Midsummer Night's Dream
32884 Views

Aren't midsummer night dreams the worst? You wake up all sweaty and gross, and for a minute there, you can't even remember where you are. And also,...

Animal Farm
80294 Views

How do you insult the Soviet Union and get away with it? Make them animals. (No one will ever know.) That was George Orwell's plan, and it worked....

As You Like It
10350 Views

We're not sure if good ol' Shakespeare would endorse The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, but that's not going to stop us from hosting themed viewing...

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Foreignness and 'The Other' Videos 20 videos

A Farewell to Arms
20536 Views

You might be hearing a chorus of farewells if you recommend A Farewell to Arms as the next read for your Fabulously Feisty Feminist Book Club.

A Modest Proposal...in 21st Century Media
74726 Views

We were so moved by Angelina Jolie's overseas adoptions that we created a proposal to bring foreign-born children over by the thousands! Think abou...

Dracula
27346 Views

What is Dracula really about? Just Count Dracula? Or is there more to it than vampires? This video addresses some major ideas in Bram Stoker’s cl...

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Freedom and Confinement Videos 14 videos

Brave New World
79220 Views

Brave New World is supposed be an exciting book about a negative utopia and the corrupt powers of authority. So where’s the big car chase? What's...

Death of a Salesman
26699 Views

What is the American Dream? Is it popularity? Or is it being content with what you have? In Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, the American...

Their Eyes Were Watching God
39381 Views

Their eyes may have been watching God, but we think we know who won that staring contest.

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Friendship Videos 27 videos

A Separate Peace
27813 Views

Have you ever pretended to be super happy for your BFF when they win an award when, really, you just wanted to rip it out of their undeserving, ung...

The Call of the Wild
9786 Views

A cheap shot at a bestseller or a deeper book with connections relevant to the human race? In The Call of the Wild, the protagonist is a dog named...

Great Expectations
42876 Views

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is about a young blacksmith boy (Pip) and his two dreams: becoming a gentleman and marrying the beautiful Est...

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Gender Videos 50 videos

A Midsummer Night's Dream
32884 Views

Aren't midsummer night dreams the worst? You wake up all sweaty and gross, and for a minute there, you can't even remember where you are. And also,...

A Raisin in the Sun
18501 Views

This video summarizes the play A Raisin in the Sun. It discusses the Youngers, members of an African-American family trying to better themselves wh...

A&P (John Updike)
19315 Views

Three scantily clad young girls enter a store. No, this isn’t your grandfather about to tell an inappropriate joke. And no, you’re not watching...

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Good vs. Evil Videos 12 videos

The Crucible
79839 Views

The Salem Witch Trials in the 17th century. The Red Scare in the 1950s. Little to no evidence that witches/communists were anywhere close to taking...

The Crucible Summary
69523 Views

The broken-hearted Abigail takes her revenge. You might never want to break-up with someone again after this video, so make sure the next person is...

The Lord of the Rings
8315 Views

One video to rule them all. One video to find them. One video to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. Or something like that. The Lord of...

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Greed and Gluttony Videos 2 videos

A Modest Proposal...in 21st Century Media
74726 Views

We were so moved by Angelina Jolie's overseas adoptions that we created a proposal to bring foreign-born children over by the thousands! Think abou...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
6709 Views

The title is pretty ironic when you consider how little sleep you'd be getting if you had a headless horseman chasing you.

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Guilt and Blame Videos 3 videos

A Christmas Carol
33103 Views

How did Scrooge go from being naughty to nice so quickly, and why? (Hint: contrary to popular belief, it has nothing to do with the ghost of Santa...

The Scarlet Letter Summary
68010 Views

Puritan adultery=big scarlet “A.” Puritan's know how to keep it simple. What’s not so simple? Hester Prynne’s adamant refusal to reveal who...

Divergent (Summary)
29315 Views

This video provides a summary of the dystopian novel Divergent. It covers Beatrice Prior’s path from discovering she is Divergent (doesn’t fit...

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Happiness Videos 3 videos

Atlas Shrugged
2485 Views

Ayn (rhymes with "mine," ironically enough) Rand penned this cult classic over 50 years ago, but it still resonates with today's audiences. Our que...

Fern Hill
2285 Views

"Nothing cared I that time would take me": the famous words of Dylan Thomas in his poem "Fern Hill." In this poem, the speaker fights age and aims...

Walden
6872 Views

Can you really learn about human nature by removing yourself from the company of other humans? Henry David Thoreau thought it was a possibility and...

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Hate Videos 7 videos

Kaffir Boy
5290 Views

Kaffir Boy is the story of a young South African tennis player living under the restrictions of apartheid. He ends up going the self-preservation r...

Othello
94897 Views

Why did Iago want to destroy Othello? Shmoop amongst yourselves.

Othello Summary
69607 Views

A word to the wise: secret marriages don't work out well in Shakespeare plays. Just ask Othello and Desdemona.

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Hunger Videos 1 videos

Old Man and the Sea
22542 Views

The Old Man and the Sea was actually Hemingway's second title. His editor wouldn't let him use The Middle Aged Man and the Stubborn Fish.

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Identity Videos 37 videos

A Separate Peace
27813 Views

Have you ever pretended to be super happy for your BFF when they win an award when, really, you just wanted to rip it out of their undeserving, ung...

Beowulf
113086 Views

Written in Anglo-Saxon, or Old English, sometime between the 8th and 11th centuries, Beowulf is an epic poem that reflects the early medieval warri...

The Book Thief
79471 Views

In Markus Zusak's The Book Thief, Death narrates the story of one girl who lived during the Holocaust. Not surprisingly, it's kind of a downer—bu...

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Innocence Videos 14 videos

The Catcher in the Rye
114659 Views

Welcome to the first world problem pity parade. Strap in.

Great Expectations
42876 Views

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is about a young blacksmith boy (Pip) and his two dreams: becoming a gentleman and marrying the beautiful Est...

The House on Mango Street
24199 Views

Do we need creative arts to survive, or is logic enough? And how can The House on Mango Street help us decide? Check out this video to find out.

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Intelligence Videos 1 videos

One Hundred Years of Solitude
8117 Views

One of the bestselling books of all time? Yes, please.

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Isolation Videos 32 videos

A Hunger Artist (Kafka)
4687 Views

Guy in a black leotard. In a cage. Not eating. Weird? Yes. Popular? Absolutely. Kafka's short story includes iconic artist-figures: a mouse singer...

A Rose for Emily
20515 Views

What? She gets a rose and we don’t? Who is this Emily person anyway? What’s she done to deserve such a delightful, aromatic gift?

Brave New World
79220 Views

Brave New World is supposed be an exciting book about a negative utopia and the corrupt powers of authority. So where’s the big car chase? What's...

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Jealousy Videos 8 videos

A Separate Peace
27813 Views

Have you ever pretended to be super happy for your BFF when they win an award when, really, you just wanted to rip it out of their undeserving, ung...

My Last Duchess
35641 Views

It can never hurt to have a few spare duchesses lying around the house.

Their Eyes Were Watching God
39381 Views

Their eyes may have been watching God, but we think we know who won that staring contest.

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Justice and Judgement Videos 20 videos

A Tale of Two Cities
53956 Views

It may be the best of times for Chuck Darnay, but it's pretty much constantly the worst of times for Sydney. Poor guy.

Bestsellers: The Help
9593 Views

Historical fiction novels like The Help can whisk you back to a place and time that you may have only read about in history books. Or... a place an...

Crime and Punishment
30970 Views

Crime and Punishment is all about a boy killing for money, literally, and then spending the rest of the book trying to hide it. Although the book c...

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Language and Communication Videos 38 videos

1984
135136 Views

Well, if this book doesn't make you want to tape over your laptop camera, we don't know what will.

1984 Summary
136164 Views

By the end of this video, you will be brainwashed. There's nothing you can do about it; we just wanted to let you know. We like to think we're bigg...

A Farewell to Arms
20536 Views

You might be hearing a chorus of farewells if you recommend A Farewell to Arms as the next read for your Fabulously Feisty Feminist Book Club.

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Lies and Deceit Videos 48 videos

Animal Farm
80294 Views

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The Catcher in the Rye
114659 Views

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Death of a Salesman
26699 Views

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Life, Consciousness, and Existence Videos 22 videos

A Hunger Artist (Kafka)
4687 Views

Guy in a black leotard. In a cage. Not eating. Weird? Yes. Popular? Absolutely. Kafka's short story includes iconic artist-figures: a mouse singer...

A Tale of Two Cities
53956 Views

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Frankenstein
112303 Views

No HBO? Well then, how does a horror short story writing contest sound? And the winner is...drum roll, please...Mary Shelley. You go, girl. And tha...

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Literature and Writing Videos 23 videos

Bestsellers: The Help
9593 Views

Historical fiction novels like The Help can whisk you back to a place and time that you may have only read about in history books. Or... a place an...

The Book Thief
79471 Views

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Brave New World
79220 Views

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Love Videos 61 videos

A Farewell to Arms
20536 Views

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A Midsummer Night's Dream
32884 Views

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As You Like It
10350 Views

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Loyalty Videos 13 videos

1984 Summary
136164 Views

By the end of this video, you will be brainwashed. There's nothing you can do about it; we just wanted to let you know. We like to think we're bigg...

1984
135136 Views

Well, if this book doesn't make you want to tape over your laptop camera, we don't know what will.

A Tale of Two Cities
53956 Views

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Luck Videos 1 videos

Old Man and the Sea
22542 Views

The Old Man and the Sea was actually Hemingway's second title. His editor wouldn't let him use The Middle Aged Man and the Stubborn Fish.

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Madness Videos 16 videos

The Catcher in the Rye
114659 Views

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Hamlet
104291 Views

In the world of Shakespeare, pretty much everyone either dies or gets married. Hamlet and co. got the short end of that stick.

Hamlet Ghost Dad
47881 Views

Talk about an absent parent.

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Man and the Natural World Videos 35 videos

A Midsummer Night's Dream
32884 Views

Aren't midsummer night dreams the worst? You wake up all sweaty and gross, and for a minute there, you can't even remember where you are. And also,...

The Call of the Wild
9786 Views

A cheap shot at a bestseller or a deeper book with connections relevant to the human race? In The Call of the Wild, the protagonist is a dog named...

Fahrenheit 451
84285 Views

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Manipulation Videos 15 videos

1984
135136 Views

Well, if this book doesn't make you want to tape over your laptop camera, we don't know what will.

1984 Summary
136164 Views

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Catching Fire (Part 2)
6719 Views

“Happy Hunger Games!” Or not. Katniss’s Hunger Games experiences left a not-so-happy effect on her. This video will prompt you to ponder if...

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Marriage Videos 32 videos

The Color Purple
1322 Views

In The Color Purple, Celie is abused by her father and husband. She leaves her father by marrying Mr. ________, and then leaves Mr. ______, too. Bu...

Dracula
27346 Views

What is Dracula really about? Just Count Dracula? Or is there more to it than vampires? This video addresses some major ideas in Bram Stoker’s cl...

Emma
6945 Views

Meet Emma Woodhouse of Jane Austen's Emma. She’s a rich young woman with a good social life living in 18th-century England. We bet she has an aw...

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Memory and the Past Videos 26 videos

1984 Summary
136164 Views

By the end of this video, you will be brainwashed. There's nothing you can do about it; we just wanted to let you know. We like to think we're bigg...

1984
135136 Views

Well, if this book doesn't make you want to tape over your laptop camera, we don't know what will.

A Rose for Emily
20515 Views

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Men and Masculinity Videos 7 videos

A Farewell to Arms
20536 Views

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The Sun Also Rises
32295 Views

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The Red Badge of Courage
9070 Views

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Morality and Ethics Videos 26 videos

A Modest Proposal...in 21st Century Media
74726 Views

We were so moved by Angelina Jolie's overseas adoptions that we created a proposal to bring foreign-born children over by the thousands! Think abou...

A Tale of Two Cities
53956 Views

It may be the best of times for Chuck Darnay, but it's pretty much constantly the worst of times for Sydney. Poor guy.

Beowulf
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