Essays on comparative literature are very popular among educators in English and liberal arts courses. You were likely asked to write a comparison that features Hamlet at some point, or will be in the future.
However, the breadth and variety of the topics tends to be overwhelming. It can be challenging to summarize the various national and periodic traditions concisely and similarly.
In many cases, you will be unable to do so, as literature can vary widely, particularly across genres. However, you can improve your literature paper and achieve an excellent result by following several tips.
First of all, you should decide on the presentation you will employ in the work. You can separate the paper by topics and compare the two traditions side by side. This structure is best if you have definite ideas about parallels you can draw between them.
However, if you do not find any points of reference the information you have, you can still complete the essay. In such a case, you should divide the body of the paper into two sections, with each providing an overview of a period.
These considerations may help in your writing process:
Try to use titles that identify the topic clearly, such as “French Romantic Fiction.”
Try to connect every broad statement you make to the thesis. This structure will make your essay coherent and well-organized.
Do not be afraid to voice an original idea that you cannot support with evidence. The purpose of a critical essay is to help you develop a unique view.
You can find a selection of comparative literature topics, comparative literature essay prompts, and comparative literature essay examples as well as other useful samples at IvyPanda.
This paper argues that the third person narrative point of view used in Mao Dun’s “Spring Silkworms” and Huang Chun-ming’s “The Drowning of an Old Cat” is necessary for the authors to represent the complete picture of the people’s struggles against the unjust social rules and conditions, and the authors’ use of this narrative point […]
Hamlet and King Oedipus are the main characters in two distinct plays by the same names. “King Oedipus” is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles and it was written around 425 BC. On the other hand, “Hamlet” is an Elizabethan-age play by William Shakespeare. The events in both Shakespeare and Sophocles’ classic plays unfold along the […]
The history of our world contains multiple horrifying stories and events. The saddest and most tragic ones of them are the years of genocide during the Second World War and the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot regime in Cambodia. The nations that turned out to be under attack for basically no reason had to go […]
Introduction Authors express themselves through their work. One can tell the character and personality of a writer by analyzing their text. In addition, a given piece of work reflects the situation in society at that particular time. In this essay, the author is going to provide a critical review of three short stories. The three […]
Every piece of literature aims at using style and textual features to bring to the fore the author’s interpretation and perception of the world (Farmer 458). This essay compares two pieces of work; A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare and Angels in America by Kushner. Both works focus on the events surrounding marriage, but each […]
Introduction William Blake is one of the most renowned English poets who created brilliant images using various literary devices. It is really remarkable that the poet could create a marvelous story about things that many people regard as very simple and meaningless. It is possible to compare and contrast two poems, “The Lamb” and “The […]
Overview The United States is the only country that has fought for freedom many times as compared to any other nation. The aim of any American citizen is to achieve the dream of being democratic, a superpower, diverse, and technologically ahead of others. This has played a critical role of uniting the nation and instilling […]
Introduction An English poet who was interested in expressing his personal experiences life wrote the book ‘The Marriage of Heaven and Hell’. In this book, the author tries to bring out the social structure of the society. The book argues that in the material world that we live in, there is always a struggle between […]
Introduction In “From Hunger,” Sarah Gerard has awkward shots of her scarred face that remind her of her lost beauty. Her determination to get over her face reconstruction through travelling lands her in the reality that she is pretty no matter how others look at her. The character accepts herself for who she is. She […]
Each person should have a dream and try to achieve it any possible means, because a life without a dream may seem dull simple and even useless. American literature is probably one of the most frequent sources that depict the concept of having a dream, the existence of a deferred dream, and the necessity not […]
Introduction One of the main qualitative aspects of the ongoing discourse of post-colonialism (concerned with defining the actual effects of political independence on the formerly colonized countries), is that it often addresses the issue of what can be considered the indications of one’s endowment with the so-called ‘post-colonial’ identity. The inquiry is usually being applied […]
There is a great number of different forces which influence human beings and make them go further, develop themselves and investigate something new, even if it is hidden somewhere deep in a persons soul. These acts of self-cognition and negotiation of own fears, problems and taboos demand great power, will and bravery. The last one […]
Love and desire are themes that are discussed by many writers because of the variety of these feelings’ sides and aspects that can be expressed by the literary characters. The dominant vision of the meaning of love in life presented in the story is usually associated with the speaker’s specific point of view. In spite […]
Love, courtship, and marriage determine the shape of a relationship in any society. In Chinese society, women indulged in flirtation and moved towards marriage not for love but better circumstances. The institution of love, courtship, and marriage are presented in two stories set almost at the same time but in different place and context in […]
The stories of Mayblum and Bah were written on 9/12 of 2001 and starting with 3/24 2005 accordingly. They feature the events that happened during and after 9/11. Mayblum presents a detailed description of his evacuation from WTC in New York, and Bah documents her arrest in East Harlem, interrogation and imprisonments due to the […]
Modernism manifested itself in the late 19th century and early 20th century when human nature underwent a fundamental change. The field of art was not an exception to this change. Artists around this time found themselves striving to depart from the ancient conventions of art. In poetry, this transition compelled poets to make brazen efforts […]
African and African American female writers often focus on presenting and discussing the aspects of black women’s life within different societies. In spite of the fact that the ethnic and social background of the female protagonists can be different, the problems of racial prejudice, social inequality, and gender discrimination are reflected in many works. Thus, […]
Abstract This paper examines various aspects related to the stories “The Lottery” and “The Destructors” and attempts to examine the similarities and the differences inherent in either story. Thesis Statement: The lack of detail concerning the reason why Trevor wanted to destroy the house of Mr. Misery or why Tessie was stoned was an intentional […]
Sun Tzu’s ‘Art of War’ is one of the most read books that guide military strategists and leaders on issues that relate to war and how they should be approached. In the book, Tzu insists that leaders should always make appropriate plans to ensure they can deal with different types of situations they are likely […]
This paper will focus on incorporating the analysis of four poems which are: “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks, “To an Athlete Dying Young” by E. Housman, “Homage to my hips” by Lucille Clifton, and “The universe” by May Swenson. We real cool by Gwendolyn Brooks This poem has a length of eight lines which […]
Introduction Form and figurative language form the backbone of poetry. Form refers to the physical structure of a poem while figurative language entails the use of various stylistic devices in a poem to express a certain meaning. Such styles include similes, metaphors, personification, symbolism, irony, among others. On the form, poems are structured into lines […]
Introduction A challenge is like a change; it is inevitable. Each person should encounter at least once during his/her life. It is rarely known that each challenge carries with it a good result. Shakespeare and Albom have proved this in their works. Tuesdays with Morrie is a script that forms part of the works of […]
Denial is an aspect of not complying with or failure to satisfy a request, which is portrayed well by the characters of Everyday Use and Jilting of Granny Weatherall. The former is about heritage where a black family fails to accept their twin state as African-Americans and end up choosing either African or American heritage. […]
Mikage, a young girl in Banana’s story “Kitchen” is the main actor and many situations revolve around her. Her predicaments are brought out in simple and understandable situations. Having been left alone by the only last relative she had, her life seems to be filled with grief (Dorson 54). The death of her grandmother has […]
Introduction Literature always provides an excellent platform where authors can present some of the happenings in the society in an artistry manner through fiction. According to Eoyang, authors always use the power of their imagination to depict what happens in the world in such a way that it is not only meant to entertain, but […]
There is hardly anything more difficult for a child than trying to adjust to the specifics of an adult world. Ruled by what seems from a child’s perspective shockingly insane principles, the universe of the grown-up people is far too absurd to embrace and far too exciting to stay away from. Touching upon the problem […]
In this chapter, Joseph Slaughter attempts to develop a method of humanitarian reading that emphasizes both respect and empathy for people who can be affected by war, poverty or other social calamities. The author strongly relies on the memoirs A Souvenir from Solferino written by Henry Durant who was a witness to the famous battle […]
The literary work is a reflection of what is happening in the society. Authors normally voice their opinions about issues affecting the society through various themes. These themes are closely linked together through analysis of a character’s actions. In the contemporary society, introduction of literature research has extensively increased the volume of literature in every […]
People have differing reasons as to what may make them relocate from one place to another. Majority of the immigrants arrive at decisions to move to foreign lands in search of better opportunities, in terms of education and better employment terms amongst other reasons. During this process of movement, people have the capacity to transfer […]
Stephen Crane and Allan Poe are among the most famous authors in the world. They focus on different issues affecting the society in their works. A comparison of the stories written by the two authors portrays Crane as a better writer. He addresses realism in his stories hence the readers find it easy to relate […]
The 36 paged short story book written by Philip Kindred Dick, “Paycheck” explores political, social, and metaphysical fiction genre. Drawn from his personal experiences, this book reveals the rot of the society as contributed by the themes of monopolistic corporation, misery, twin-self, paranoia, altered states, and authoritarian administration. This paper examines the differences that lies […]
Introduction Forced labor played an important role in the American history. It affected the lives of many Blacks living in the country during that time. Some slaves managed to escapethatenabled them to write some stories based on their lives. Fredrick Douglass, for example, wrote a narrative referred to as Narrative of the Life of Fredrick […]
There are several similarities and differences between the two stories; ‘How Basat killed Goggle-eye,’ and the story of ‘Layla and Majnun.’ This essay will focus on the similarities and differences in these stories. Focus will be on the theme of religion which is evident in the two stories. The essay focuses on the Islamic background […]
Introduction “An Enemy of The People” is a play that was written in 1882 by Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen had first written the title in Norwegian as En folkefiende. Ibsen wrote the play in answering the peoples say against his play “Ghosts” which people then considered it indecent (75). “An enemy of the people” views certain […]
Nowadays, it became a commonplace practice among many people to refer to the play The Tempest (by William Shakespeare), the essay Supplement to the Voyage of Bougainville (by Denis Didrot) and the novel Gulliver’s Travels (by Jonathan Swift), as such that represent a particularly high literary value. The main reason for this is that, in […]
Introduction Non-human creatures are interesting, especially when playwrights and filmmakers deploy them to represent human characters. The use of animals is common in literature materials, especially those that target youngsters. These writings offer amusement and moral lessons to their readers. Such lessons are important in terms of boostingthe readers’ maturation and/or highlightingways of tackling various […]
Introduction Robert Kroetsch and Birk Sproxton are famous Canadian writers. Kroetsch was born in 1927 and died in 2011. He was one of the Canadian postmodernism novelists, poets, and non-fiction writers. Having been born in Alberta, he began his academic writing at Binghamton University. On the other hand, Sproxton was also a Canadian novelist and […]
Exposition The story about Faust is well-known and there is no need to describe in detail the story about a person who has sold his soul as the life has lost its colors for him. The German magician wanted to get knowledge, pleasure and powers without implementing any particular power for achieving the desired purposes. […]
Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” and Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death,” abound in symbolism that depicts temporality of life. The time bound existence of all things is expressed through metaphoric symbolism in both the poems. Dickinson presents this idea of temporality by personifying Death as a guard of […]
Introduction The destructive aspects of totalitarian regimes attracted the attention of many writers during the Cold War era. One of the main issues that they explored was the state oppression of an individual who could eventually become alienated and dehumanized. Such themes as loneliness, control, and confinement occupy a prominent place in the novels and […]
Introduction John Irving’s stories “A Widow for One Year” and “The Cider House Rules” are similar in a number of ways. These major similarities are evident through the characters of Homer Wells and Ruth Cole. Despite the stories having differences in terms of setting, the plots and other aspects, the characters of Homer Wells and […]
Introduction William Shakespeare in “Romeo and Juliet” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” present tragic love stories. Although these two plays tell the stories of profound love, immense pain and suffering seems to be customary. In “Romeo and Juliet” there is an unending row between two families, Montague and Capulet (Shakespeare 5). The main plot of […]
Introduction The main style of narration exhibited in the two poems is persuasion. In the poem “Corrina’s Going A-May” the persona coaxes his beloved, Corrina, to go forth and enjoy the delights of the chilly morning as other young people usually do. He is wooing his lover to accept his call. We do not get […]
Introduction ‘The Necklace’ and ‘The Prodigal Son’ are both depictions of how materialism can lead to one’s demise. The narratives indicate that covetousness leads to deceit, strained relationships, and misery. Analysis In ‘The Necklace’, the author starts by describing Mathilde Loisel’s social standing. She seems disempowered by the social structures around her. The author notes […]
Introduction The term “the bottom of the pyramid” has gained prominence in the field of economics in recent past. As a concept, it is used to refer to the “largest, (but) poorest socio-economic” class at the bottom of the hypothetical pyramid used in economics to depict resource distribution (Gunther 9). Estimates of the number of […]
Introduction Philosophers are known to be a breed of thinkers who tend to ask critical questions regarding the world within which we live. They are known to be critical perceivers, seldom taking anything at face value. Philosophers may be engrossed in criticizing and reviewing the world outside their academic realm. They are known to critically […]
Introduction It is a fact beyond doubt that the world as we know it today has undergone a lot of changes. It is erroneous to assume the planet as a static phenomenon; rather, it is a dynamic phenomenon that has changed over the years, and continues to change. These changes manifest themselves in several aspects […]
The utopia in addition to its derivative, the dystopia, is types of literature that explore both social and political configurations. Utopian literature explores or tackles the aspects of creating ideal humanity, or utopia as the general setting of the narrative. Dystopian is the contrary: invention or creation of a atrocious civilization, or dystopia. Typically, most […]
In the poem “What It’s like to be a Black Girl” written by Patricia Smith in 1999, the author inscribes about her days as a kid. She demonstrates how it is hard to be Black in a white dominated culture. She did not want to be identified as a Black individual as she did not […]
Love is an art that is known to thrive even in the most unlikely circumstances. This is because it has the capabilities to develop wings and soaring high above such hindrances that can hamstring it. The love between two individuals can only stand the test of trials if it is deeply rooted in their hearts […]
Introduction Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning were two great writers of the 19th century. One cannot get a better understanding of one of these writers without looking at the works of the other. This is because the life and works of these two writers are connected. These two were united in what was regarded […]
Shakespeare’s Othello and the Blind Owl by Sedayat can be compared and contrasted in several ways. For instance, it is evident that the characters and plots in the two books are different. Also, some themes such as, love, gender culture and murder are common in both works. However, The Blind Owl includes suicidal incidences, which […]
One of the reasons why the sonnets of William Shakespeare are being often referred to, as such, that represent a particularly high literary/philosophical value, is that the themes and motives, contained in them, reflect the actual essence of people’s foremost existential anxieties (Edmonson and Wells 212). This could not be otherwise, because by being exposed […]
Tartuffe and The Misanthrope are two comic plays with different themes but closely related structures. The authors of the two plays chose to present comedy indirectly through their way of tackling core vices in society. Comedy in the two plays is presented through different ways of character development through different plots and main themes in […]
Introduction There are many literature methods that are used to enable the student understand the meaning of the story or what the author wants to convey. When writing children books, it is imperative that these literal devices as well as the language be carefully formulated so as to enable the children understand the message be […]
For ages, philosophers, poets, novelists, dramatists, and several literati have attempted to device their own definition of humanism and what it means to be human. The humanism of sixteenth century defined it to be the process of learning, discourse, and reasoning. Poets during the Elizabethan renaissance have created extraordinary, thought provoking works that explores human […]
Admittedly, poets have always tried to answer very complicated questions in their works. One of the most difficult questions is, of course, what it is to be a human. Poets of the sixteenth century had their own vision. It is possible to analyze such works as Amoretti (Sonnets 54 and 75) by Edmund Spenser, Astrophil […]
Introduction The concept of death is portrayed in most of the children literature in a number of ways. Various literary devices are used to portray the issue of death (Nikki 4). To enable the children understand the issue of death, various aspects are used by the author so as to generate the feeling surrounding the […]
Susan Glaspell’s play “Trifles” dates back to 1916. The play was written in a period of great strife in both social and literary fronts. Glaspell’s play is based on real life events that she witnessed when working as a reporter. The play is based on the playwright’s observations as opposed to real life events. “Trifles” […]
My Old Home by Lu Xun “As I remembered it, it was nothing like this; it was a much better place. But when I tried to recall or articulate its beauty, I discovered I held no mental image of it – no words to describe it. Maybe it had always been like this, I told […]
Introduction In literature, science fiction is one of the few genres that have managed to retain their relevance even with the advent of new and perceivably better genres. A common definition is that science fiction is “a genre of fiction where the stories are about futuristic science and technologies” (Scholes 6). It falls under fiction […]
Introduction Racism and ethnicity have been critical issues in the society with several blacks and non-whites suffering prejudice in some European countries. Since the world came to acknowledge these antisocial practices as core perpetrators to global social justice, research and social studies have considered the two issues as part of the most important aspects to […]
This essay compares Country Lovers by Nadine Gordimer and What It’s like to be a Black Girl by Patricia Smith. The works of these authors explore various themes such as race or ethnicity, prejudice, the quest for freedom, and inequality in societies. The focus of this essay is on the theme of race or ethnicity […]
On His Blindness is one of the most famous sonnets written by John Milton. It is believed that the author wrote this poem in 1655 when he lost his eyesight almost completely (Wehner, 2011, p. 6). In this poem, the author reflects upon his work, creative talents, and the disease that deprived him of his […]
Introduction Naturalism was an offshoot of determinism and Darwinism. These schools of thought held that man had minimal control over his fate because the environment shaped his life. ‘The Open Boat’ and ‘To Build a Fire’ epitomize this literary movement. Not only do the writers use practical and succinct language that is typical of this […]
Introduction Novels, plays, songs and poems have been used in various ways by many scholars to convey important messages to their audience. People can view themselves in many literature presentations and realize the mistakes they make in life. Literature warns, educates, entertains and informs people about their societies and what shapes their behavior. This essay […]
David Evan’s, ‘A Zen Dusk’ The most prominent feature of David Evans’ poem ‘A Zen Dusk’ is the tone of the poem that delivers a frightening emotion of the occurrences that are happening at a farmhouse where an unknown farmer stays with his family and animals. The poem involves the farmer, his wife, and his […]
August Wilson is an award winning American playwright who lived between 1945 and 2005. He wrote plays portraying the experiences of African-Americans. Two of his plays, Piano Lesson and Joe Turner’s come and gone, will be analyzed in this essay. The essay will examine how the playwright has stressed plot, setting, characterization, and how symbolism […]
Introduction When examining the character of Ms. Emily from the story “A Rose for Emily” and the Arab from the story “The Guest” their divergent characteristics and origins would normally result in little if any consideration being given for finding similarities between the two. Despite this assumption, the two characters are remarkably similar since they […]
Introduction Literary work is a reflection of what is happening in the society. Authors normally voice their opinion about issues affecting the society through various themes. The three pieces of literature, “How the Plague was ceased in Rome”, “The Three Messengers of Death” and “John Audelay’s Number 51”, are skillfully written and address various issues […]
Literature is a piece of art which has many purposes in human life. Serving for entertainment or information delivery, literature is a good source of religious and philosophical ideas which reflect specific culture. Being a world treasure which gathers many ideas, world literature shares specific knowledge of the author with others. Speaking about world literature, […]
Whether Antigone and Griselda have anything in common There are numerous things shared commonly by Antigone and Griselda. These have made their compositions to attain prospected objectives. Firstly, these characters were brave enough to defy the aspects of masculine authorities as evident in the Antigone’s context. It is evident that women can also fight for […]
The Irish literature is characterized by discussing a lot of social and psychological issues and depicting many mythical images. The Irish writers’ approach to presenting the common theme can be extremely different with references to using irony and satire or mild and pessimistic tone. The play The Playboy of the Western World by John Millington […]
Othello, The moor of Venice was a play written by William Shakespeare and has contributed to his reputation as a great poet. Oedipus, was a play written by Sophocles and has secured great audience. There is similarity in both plays on how women are treated in the society. The essay will focus in outlining the […]
In the contemporary society, introduction of literature research has extensively increased the volume of literature in every topic of interest a researcher may be interested in especially in use of tools of expression such as metaphors to present a symbolic view that a character displays in a play or a book. As a matter of […]
Writing for children can prove to be a daunting task especially for an artist unarmed with the necessary skills of handling his or her work. The claim follows because childhood is a very sensitive stage in the development of human beings and it is one of the stages in human development where one gets to […]
Both the e.e. Cummings poem, “She Being Brand” and Sharon Olds’ poem “Sex Without Love” address the act of love-making. However, although both use humor , rhythm, and metaphor, Cummings is less explicit. His poem, perhaps reflecting a certain sexual modesty still prevailing in society in his decade, can be read as a straightforward love […]
Introduction In spite of being fiction-based writings, Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber, among many other related stories, have been critically acclaimed as some of the best books that give a clear representation of sex and sexuality in the society—especially in the classical times like the Victorian era. In essence, different authors […]
When the State Trembled presents a comprehensive study of the history of the Canadian working class, labor strikes, and the country’s most famous industrial conflict . The book is about the 1919 Winnipeg general strike that created a heat wave in the legal and historical arena regarding its impact on the nature of collective bargaining […]
Introduction “I’m Going” and “The secret life of Walter Mitty” are two masterpieces that revolve around individuals who hope, but are unable, to fulfill their wishes. The authors recount the stories in a rather humorous way by enlisting unrealistic characters. The protagonists of the stories are unable to make decisions; they can only make tales […]
The following is a comparison of two characters, Ulysses and Gilgamesh. Both are characters of epic stories where Ulysses is the main character of the Homer’s epic, who is one of the most famous heroes of the Greek epos. He is also known to the general public as Odysseus. Ulysses is shown as a brave […]
In literature, satire has been used over the years by poets and play writers to express their feelings, perspectives, critism and praise openly without hurting, intruding or insulting people’s ideas, commentary or way of life (Quintero 94). Satire seeks to look at issues in society through humor. This aspect dates back to the Greek civilization […]
Introduction John Milton’s epic poem, “Paradise Lost”, primarily explores the repercussions of disobedience visited upon man after his fall occasioned by eating the forbidden fruit. Therefore, the poem inadvertently cautions against disobeying the instituted authority and moral structures. However, through the actions of one of the main protagonists of the poem, Satan, the act of […]
Classic literature is still widely recognized today in academic spheres especially in literature. Most of the artists in Europe during the renaissance period expressed their feelings and attitudes toward what was happening in their society by writing articles, narratives, poems, and plays. William Shakespeare is one of those scholars whose works received a wider audience […]
A theme of love is one of the most popular choices made by poets of all times. A poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet and a poem “Stop All the Clocks” by W.H. Auden show how poets can use different motifs and expressive means for developing a similar theme of eternal […]
In their book, “In creating America: Reading and Writing Arguments”, Joyce Moser and Ann Watters contend that there is a contradiction to the American Identity concept. If at all we are to ever understand his concept, the authors argue that we need to think contradictorily (Moser & Watters 551). Freedom and unity may be the […]
Introduction The Chinese community has attracted a lot of attention from scholars especially from the western country. China as a country remains as one of the most observed nations in the world today. One possible explanation is the fact that it is regarded as an emerging and a significant economic power house. Scholars have zeroed […]
Romanticism The evolution witnessed in the realm of literature provides us with a broad perspective regarding what the world is up to. Through diverse aspects the evolution in literary works reflects the changes anticipated in the society. Hence, the development of such dynamics as romanticism, modernism and postmodernism, these dynamics are well illuminated in Charles […]
In the short stories The Three Day Blow by Ernest Hemingway, The Man who Shot Snapping Turtles by Edmund Wilson and A Good Man is Hard to Find, by Flannery O’Connor, certain cultural features described in the fiction persist in the United States of today. In The Three Day Blow the cultural element described that […]
According to Victor Hugo ‘Romanticism’ is ‘liberalism in literature.’ Romanticism is that idea which can be understood as an expression of life having imagination (Goodman, 2007, p.22). Background Individualism was brought by Romantic poets. These poets showed their respect not only in natural world but also in idealism, physical and emotional passion. Their interest in […]
American history is one of the most captivating and educative issues to be touched upon by all students around the world. The events which took place of the American land are characterized by high purposes, unbelievable passion, and undiscovered abilities of ordinary people who were eager to improve their lives and enjoy their present. Literature […]
“Love does not recognize boundaries and it can happen between two people of different social backgrounds (Baym, 2007).” It is on a sad note that love is thought to be bringing joy to the parties concerned but brings misery and heartaches, it hurts that betrayal is often the ghost that haunts it. While both of […]
Love has always been associated with complications. To some, love is the best thing that has ever happened to them; to others, the mention of the word love revives pain, deeply buried for so long in their hearts. Love can be a therapy to a person in pain when expressed in a genuine manner. This […]
Given the fact that Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and C. S. Lewis’s novel The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe had been written in time, before the very notion of rationale started to be criticized on the account of its ‘euro-centric’ soundness, as it is often the case nowadays, it comes as […]
Introduction In most cases, forces that are completely beyond our control define the course that our life takes. This makes predestined fate and divine interventions responsible for nearly everything that happens in a man’s life. By looking at history, one is able to realize that most of Ancient Greek believed in the power of fate […]
The Messages of the Stories Ragged Dick and Struggling Upward by Horatio Alger and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte P. Gilman are two entirely different books. The books are written in different periods and focus on different issues. For instance, Ragged Dick and Struggling Upward was published in the 1870s. It deals with a boys’ […]
Foregrounding is one of the widest and wholly acclaimed stylistic devices in use in the present day history. Its use in poetry is not a far cry from its artistic meaning, and the two borrowed meanings from the same broader perspective. Art critics relate to it as the distinct feature that tells apart the foreground […]
There are so many literary works, which deserve people’s attention any time. They touch upon rather different issues: love, friendship, career, lies, envy, etc. Desire to love, lead, and live, I call it like “L3”, turns out to be one of my favorite topics in any literary piece of work. To my mind, among all […]
People often say that children are just like angels, pure and sinless. Children are regarded to be gentle and openhearted. Though, is it really so? Why than do we have so many talks about children violence? Quite a lot of books depict or consider the issue. Two brilliant short stories, “Celia Behind Me” by Isabel […]
Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête in French) written by Madame Leprince Beaumont in 1776, is renowned for its reformist and moralistic character, especially for discoursing feminine ideals. The story was written with the aim of educating young ladies of the virtues of femininity (Zipes 31). Beaumont wrote the tale in her […]
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