![]() ![]() Foremost is the fact that Montresor has never let Fortunato know of his hatred. The remainder of the story deals with Montresor's methods of entrapping Fortunato and effecting his revenge upon the unfortunate Fortunato. ![]() Montresor can stand no more he vows revenge upon Fortunato. The first-person narrator, whom we later discover to be named Montresor, announces immediately that someone named Fortunato has injured him repeatedly and has recently insulted him. Finally, every line and comment contributes to the totality or unity of effect that Poe sought to achieve. Furthermore, it conforms to and illustrates perfectly many of Poe's literary theories about the nature of the short story: that is, it is short and can be read at one sitting, it is a mood piece with every sentence contributing to the total effect, it is a completely unified work and while it is seemingly simple, it abounds in ironies of many kinds. ![]() "The Cask of Amontillado" has been almost universally referred to as Poe's most perfect short story in fact, it has often been considered to be one of the world's most perfect short stories. ![]()
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![]() ![]() They work on matters many of us don’t follow daily-from making government run better to civil-rights reform. And yes, they’re all wonks in one way or another. They comprehend policy’s nuances and complexities. They have deep subject-matter expertise and significant understanding of how DC works, with the goal of getting action. We sought out smart, innovative people who care about issues and spend a lot of time thinking about them. This year, we expanded the roster from 250. What follows is a list of 500 of those stalwarts. ![]() Well, there’s good news for them (and us): The nation’s capital is full of people who aren’t elected but who shape the laws that govern the country and ultimately affect the course of history. Unfortunately, polls have shown that many of those young advocates have little desire to serve in elected office. Now more than ever, young people are eager to see improvements to our country, our climate, and our justice system. ![]() Want to Nominate A Policy Influencer for the 2023 List? Email Usįor a long time, people have moved to Washington to change the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This incisive reassessment of colonialism exposes to devastating effect the inglorious reality of Britain's stained Indian legacy. Tharoor takes on and demolishes the arguments for the Empire, demonstrating how every supposed imperial 'gift', from the railways to the rule of law, was designed in Britain's interests alone. British imperialism justified itself as enlightened despotism for the benefit of the governed. Beyond conquest and deception, the Empire blew rebels from cannons, massacred unarmed protesters and entrenched institutionalised racism. Under the British, millions died from starvation-including 4 million in 1943 alone, after national hero Churchill diverted Bengal's food stocks to the war effort. Britain's Industrial Revolution was founded on India's deindustrialisation, and the destruction of its textile industry. India was Britain's biggest cash cow, and Indians literally paid for their own oppression. In Inglorious Empire, Shashi Tharoor tells the real story of the British in India, from the arrival of the East India Company in 1757 to the end of the Raj, and reveals how Britain's rise was built upon its depredations in India. In the eighteenth century, India's share of the world economy was as large as Europe's. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Seeing Ghosts,” by Kat Chow (Grand Central, nonfiction) The buzz: Kirkus Reviews calls it “A captivating journey to find a sense of place.”Ĥ. What it’s about: This third and final installment in the Booker Prize-nominated author’s Living Autobiography series is an intimate meditation on home, writing and womanhood. “Real Estate: A Living Autobiography,” by Deborah Levy (Bloomsbury, fiction) But if you’re of a darker, more contemplative frame of mind, there’s something cathartic about Peter Heller’s latest novel," says a ★★★ (out of four) review for USA TODAY.ģ. The buzz: "A COVID-era thriller will sound like either the best or worst thing to read right now, depending on your disposition. ![]() What it’s about: Jack arrives at Colorado’s fancy, five-star Kingfisher Lodge to help posh clientele find the biggest fish along a stretch of river known as Billionaire’s Mile and quickly senses something awry. “The Guide,” by Peter Heller (Knopf, fiction) ![]() ![]() ![]() The strength of this novel is its examination of the characters and their relationships to nature. ![]() Powers uses these competing visions to create an intricate and philosophical, albeit sometimes uneven, look at the relationships we develop with each other and the greater world. Others, like several of the characters in this book, see deeper meaning in the towering trees and the forest’s undergrowth teeming with unnoticed life. Many look at a forest and see the countless resources that can come from it on a surface level: the houses that will be built from lumber the crops that will be grown on the cleared land and minerals underneath the ground that will be refined. However, there is an artistry in the natural world, something not everyone sees. ![]() At times, the book reads like a work of scientific study, with countless species of trees described in tireless detail by the author. Everything in it, including a large cast of main characters, is linked by interactions with trees. ‘The Overstory’ by Richard Powers, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, is a novel of conflict, both quiet and deafeningly loud. ![]() |