In Shakespeare's play, the motif of discrimination is explored in conjunction with Othello's dark skin color, something that caused the "noble Moore" to be treated with suspicion by other characters throughout the play.
The topic of a woman's voice being silenced by society and becoming heard in writing appears to be among the similar themes of the critical essay "The Laugh of the Medusa" by Cixous and the [...]
A child has an imaginative mind and creates a world, separate from the realities of his/her life, in the form of a make-believe play.
Although the theme of female body is disclosed differently in two poems, both authors resort to a variety of devices to make the idea clear and to engage the readers in the perception of it.
Rosalind is the boy-heroine of As You Like It, who, like her father, deprived of her rightful inheritance, lived a life of captivity as a friend and lady-in-waiting to Celia.
In this work of literature, the problem is seen in the connection to the holes in the ozone layer and global warming, i.e.it is human-caused.
The consistency of the three works in addressing power struggles within the family as a social unit is a lesson to the society of the urgent need to restructure the family as the basic social [...]
Perhaps one remarkable part of Milton's perception of Satan is in his continuous view of Satan as a person with a lot of charisma.
The act of giving is described as the presentation of a gift to the intended individual with the purpose of pleasing or offering assistance to the recipient.
It is rather tempting to see the later work as a reflection of the ancient Greek story, but Chaucer's work is rather a re-evaluation of the old story.
The main issue is that Ibsen uses these techniques to show how the protagonist discovers her inner strengths, while Sophocles applies them to depict the frustration of a person and the destruction of his vanity.
Reading the stories, it seems from the first glance that the main similar feature of the protagonists is their age, still, the closer look at the stories shows that the situations these people appear at [...]
The short stories The North Wind and the Sun by Aesop and The Dead Men's Path by Chinua Achebe show that persuasion and peaceful measures can be more effective than inducement and force.
Two short stories, Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl, and A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell, both have a woman who killed her husband as a key part of their plot.
This is one of the major details that can be distinguished. This is one of the peculiarities that can be singled out.
In this essay, the author seeks to confirm that in the two books, the role of the devil is the same.
Although Crane's stories are imaginary, the reader can picture houses and the community in 'The Monster' or the town of Yellow Sky in 'The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky.' He vividly describes the living conditions [...]
This theme is portrayed right from the beginning of the story where a boy is rescued from the lions in the wild and is given the name Basat by Dede Korkut.
The brutality and cruelty of humans to the god and the puppy is laid bare when the puppy dies out of the experiments that are carried on her by the master.
It will not be much of an exaggeration to suggest that the main theme, explored in the Sonnet 29, has to do with the sensation of frustration that people get to experience, after having realized [...]
The use of pictures to create a given mood to the mind of the child reader is important as the child can closely follow the story and understand.
This is one of the details that attract attention of the readers, and one can say that it is important for understanding the passage and the short story, in general.
In the poem, What it's like to be a Black Girl, Smith explores the issue of racism in a jagged society.
In fact, the hard language in the narration and the twists and turns of the story make the man seem like a sideshow.
The Setting in Robinson Crusoe and Paradise Lost: The Town of Hull and Heaven as Harbingers of Disobedience, Defiance, and Revolt The setting at the beginning of Paradise Lost and Robinson Crusoe provide a fertile [...]
In A Good Man is Hard to Find, the cultural feature that the story describes which continues today is the belief that the past represents a better version of American culture than the present, and [...]
For instance, the first paragraph gives the picture of the environment or the setting of the story as a farm, which harbors two races blacks and whites.
Indeed, being the issue that rules the lives of the adult people, love and its secrets is a frequent visitor of the world's most famous poems and the favorite topic for a number of poets.
The woman in the poem is a virgin as seen in the title of the poem 'She being Brand' and he expresses sex with this woman as ungraceful, awkward and unskillful.
This is seen when Eve in the Garden of Eden does everything possible to convince Adam of the righteousness of the forbidden fruit. Throughout the story, the role of the female characters is that of [...]
One can attribute the conditions that lead to the epiphany of the young character Sylvia in the short story "The Lesson" by Bambara to her behavior and too the manner in which the society organizes [...]
While it is often times criticized as being akin to a form of self loathing what must be understood is that this form of poetry uses the pain of the writer in order to capture [...]
Emily Dickinson's keen eye saw the hypocrisy and ludicrous avoidance of death she encountered in her everyday life, and wrote about it in a quiet yet penetrating way.
She is used her hips to symbolize womanhood, freedom, and the need for women to be empowered. The author wanted to express her womanhood and her belief that she is free.
This essay will examine and contrast the primary themes of power, family, and betrayal in The Godfather Part II and Hamlet and how they ultimately lead to the main character's demise.
Notably, Okonkwo and Toudi's masculinity is a false image that is preserved by focusing on the symbol of masculinity and rejecting new ways of progress.
In the case of "The Necklace," the story is centered around a woman whose identity does not match her aspirations and dreams of being a member of the wealthy class.
The two characters, Willy Lowman and Troy Maxon, can get a lot of challenges and fences in their quest to achieve the American Dream. One common idea in the two plays, Fences and the Death [...]
The Scarlet Letter depicts the supposed sin committed by Hester Prynne as an act against the social and religious standards of the time.
In particular, Claudius and Scar represent villains under the guise of well-wishers, while Rosencrantz and Guildenstern from Hamlet and hyenas from The Lion King appear worse than they seem.
Believing the traveler and following him, Goodman crosses The Threshold that separates The Special World from The Ordinary World and signifies Brown's commitment to the adventure.
In a way, the narrator serves as a guide in the made-up city that seems utopian until the readers find out about the child suffering in the basement and guaranteeing the happiness of everybody else [...]
The current paper observes two ancient texts, The Iliad and The Bhagavad-gita, to investigate the arguments of what the virtues of wars are.
Each book has its synopsis which is very much reflective to different background orient, the first book which is a children book about the morals of friendship is much contrary, to the last book analyzed [...]
Considering the above realities, the following essay compares the loves depicted in two of the most amazing short stories of all time, namely Love is a Fallacy by Max Shulman and The Gift of the [...]
The outstanding similarity of the narratives is the theme of love that is evident from the beginning to the end of the two stories.
Despite this fact, both King and Thoreau had a common goal to expose the unjust laws that govern a society of civil resistance to unjust laws It should be stressed that both King and Thoreau [...]
There is only one "dancing" character in Yamauchi's literary work and though the woman is not the protagonist of the short story, the theme of dancing becomes a central one due to the strength and [...]
The interactions of the characters, in that regard, are neither sufficient to explain the purpose of the author, nor to connect it to the purpose of the story.
As if supporting the general trend of the time towards emancipation of women, men take advantage of the situation and load the woman with both the housework and the role of the main breadwinner in [...]
In "Sure Thing" it can be said that the relationship between sexes is the basis of the play, where actions can be seen as one of the interpretations of the different versions of the lines.
Whereas Tolstoy has written a highly literary examination of a wasted life from a Christian perspective, God is a farce in which the characters are named after diseases, the play moves haphazardly from Athens to [...]
The first one, Henry Lawson's "The Drover's Wife," is set in the Australian bush, as is the second, "The Chosen Vessel" by Barbara Baynton; and the third story is set in the American South, Flannery [...]
Henry's story is that of a man stripped of his innocence and freedom only to have his mind destroyed by the war.
Set in the cities of New York and Boston, "Death of a Salesman" the story happens during the 50s and 60s, the story reminds readers that there is more to life than just pursuing the [...]
In Bacchae, the denying of the irrational as Pentheus did leads to the demise of personality and society since denying the irrational is denying life itself and encircling it in the 'second nature' which leads [...]
The main difference lies in the characters of Odysseus and the cursed girl "Sadako" in 'Ring.' Odysseus, after going through a hardship of ten years, still opt a normal human life and rejected the idea [...]
The only difference between the 'Oedipus' and 'Omen' is that of mode in which the crime is committed, or in other words, is the curse initiated.
He is the founder and leader of Macondo, and during his life, he never stops striving for knowledge. Siddhartha's quest for the Self is developed by three major events including his meeting with Buddha, his [...]
The plot of the story is unique, while the character of Hedwig and her life story emphasize the difficulties that people can go through.
In Pastan's work, the state of loneliness and fear is depicted: the author is "learning to abandon the world", and she has already "given up the moon / and snow".
Similarly to Rama, Odysseus belongs to the descendants of Zeus, the king of all gods, and uses a special bow as his favorite weapon. Another difference between Odysseus and Rama is their attitudes to family [...]
It is said that folk tales have their history in the ancient past as a warning of the elders to the children about the ills of the world.
Quotation: "The philosophical dimension of beauty does not depend on the limits of the physical world; true beauty far exceeds our earthly bounds". It is necessary to consider the beauty's "subtle qualities" such as "tone, [...]
A major difference between poems and drama and the short story is that the first two have a predefined format of writing which includes the use of more dramatic words as compared to the short [...]
The pilgrimage is scary as the characters are squeezed in a reek and noise that torments them as they get to the lowest point of the center full of ice and there no signs of [...]
Both Jack's and Molly's parents are poor, and the children in the stories are forced to experience difficulties in finding food and trying to survive; therefore, the boy and the girl get into ogres' houses.
The primary goal of compiling the stories was to invoke opposition and assist in the fight for the abolishment of slavery.
Both writers show that it is extremely difficult for these women to get used to the role of drover's wife or a person who has to struggle against heavy odds in order to support the [...]
Walk Whitman was born in the first half of the 1800s and Robert Frost in the second. The use of figurative speech in poetry gives the poems a capacity to reach out to the hearts [...]
The idea of a person being in the center of the action and trying to overcome some problems connected with doom, fate and some other supernatural forces become peculiar to this kind of art.
Similar to Atwood's story, Di Prima's Revolutionary Letters allows the readers to go beyond the accepted paradigms in the pursuit of the truth and independence.
The difference is that the leader of the plan is much tougher physically and emotionally, and it is evident that he would not give up his values and morals.
Depicted lively in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and Persepolis, the life journey of an social misfit can twist in a number of ways, making it obvious that, despite there is a [...]
When we talk about the qualitative aspects of the Victorian era in Britain, the first thing that comes in mind, in this respect, is the fact that European intellectuals of the time were strongly influenced [...]
Although Hughes in his "Negro" discusses race as the main source for the character's identity and attempts to accentuate the role of the black race for the whole world history, Shakespeare in Othello and Welty [...]
Both the stories revolve around the plots of love and marriage of the young Cuicui in Border Town and the divorcee Liusu in Love in a Fallen Land.
At the end of the poem, the author talks of a car without one to drive it, and it gives a picture of loss of direction, which is still linked to the chaotic scene that [...]
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 his poem, Housman employs the lyrical strategy to put across the meaning of the poem; that is to praise an athlete who has died at a young age.
One of the most effective methods to ensure the satirical sounding of a particular episode in the work of literature, is to overplay the idea that people are actually quite capable of not even noticing [...]
Herrington notes that this interchange serves as a cliffhanger to the reader and develops the plot leading to the climax where the two sing the same song as a sign of consensus.
On the other hand, Mina, who is portrayed as the typical modest and moral woman in the Victorian era, ends up being spared of criticisms and punishments in spite of her involvement with the Dracula [...]
It is not that easy to control lots of people, and this is why it is better to define the steps, which will help to take everything under control and not to be kept by [...]
In the "Two Kinds" there is some love between the mother and daughter. This love is depicted in the way the mother prevails upon her daughter to succeed in her studies.
Although she cannot explain the occurrence of the initiation, she acknowledges that it is time for her to become mature and take up the role of a woman.
The events that follow clearly indicate how abuse of power by a reckless ruler can lead to oppression of women who often suffer in silence unable to act and the resulting consequence to a society [...]
Upon his refusal, the statue sank to the earth and dragged Don Giovanni down to the earth he is surrounded by the hellfire and the chorus of the demons as he is carried away.
In both cases, the texts have devoted their concerns to the plight of a black female who is deposed off her meaning within the realms of the society.
Whence, the lamentation of his subjects and the appearance of Enkidu form the basis of the transformation of Gilgamesh especially his character.
The older set of people who chance to read the novel for the first time will quickly understand the expert use of satire but it is the other facet of the novel that will grab [...]
The duration from 1850 to 1853 was the most fruitful since he wrote The House of the Seven Gables and The Blithedale Romance.
On the other hand, The Wanderer presents the case of a man who is in exile and roaming the earth. In the middle of disillusionment and despair, The Wanderer remembers that it is good to [...]
The characters are neither Mexican nor American, they undergo various challenges in search of an identity and the writer tries to create an understanding of the lives of the immigrants.
The book seems to make use of previous writings like Paradise Lost one of the books that the monster reads, Shakespeare and Don Quixote for instance, the Arabian lover and the sequence of the monster's [...]
The issue of love has been explained in the actions of the father during the winter seasons. The poem shows the negative and cold thoughts of the son against the warm and positive feelings of [...]
Symbolism is conveyed in the form of Cherry Orchard, which is heavily presented throughout the play. The orchard is therefore used as a symbolism in this play.
The black elites included the educated African Americans of the Harlem Renaissance and the middle class African Americans. Hughes used this essay to elevate the beauty of the African Americans and pass a message to [...]
In their respective works, My Bondage and My Freedom and The House on Mango Street, Frederick Douglass and Sandra Cisneros explore the themes of inequality and injustice, as well as the importance of knowledge and [...]
From the beginning, the weltering of the fallen angels upon the enormous burning lake of Hell to the dramatic expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, the poem is envisioned in grandeur and scale.
In the works of Frederick Douglass's "My Bondage and My Freedom" and Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," the characters are subjected to and controlled by the norms and customs of society.
Of the various topics offered, the role of spirituality, faith, and religiosity in the works of some authors is of the most significant interest.
Thus, in contrast to Hoffer, Wordsworth celebrates the beauty and power of nature and argues that it is a source of joy and wonder for people.
Even though the settings, the conflicts, and the overall plotlines of the movie and literary piece are different, the relationships between the characters are critical and take the central point.
The protagonist of the short story, Sylvia, is faced with a dilemma: to betray the heron she saw for money and love from a young hunter or to keep the secret and protect the heron.
Furthermore, the concept of infatuation as a means of conveying the character's immaturity and naivete is uniquely demonstrated in both novels.
The themes of jealousy, ardor, complex character, conspiracies, deceit, fear of power, and much more hide the topics of deep love and affection in Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale and Leon's film Once Upon a [...]
Although both Bradbury and Ward were aware of the dependence of many of their contemporaries on slave labor, the perception of ending discriminatory practices looks different in their works. The moment of the exodus of [...]
In "A White Heron," the symbolism of the white heron and the natural world around Sylvia represents a deeper connection to emotions and solitude.
Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles in ancient Greece, reflects the values and beliefs of that period, such as the importance of fate and the role of the gods in human affairs.
In The Swim Team, the conflict is more subtle; it lies in the protagonist's internal battle against loneliness and her external attempts to inject meaning into her life and the lives of her elderly students, [...]
Firstly, it is essential to point out that both stories focus on the theme of murder, and in both cases, the murder committed by the main character presents one of the primary elements of the [...]
The speaker's voice divulges the intense sorrow and regret associated with the ordeal because she deprived her children of the chance to grow and live their lives.
In exploring how external factors, such as language, social class, and physical transformation, profoundly affect people's positions in the world and the perspectives from which others see them, George Bernard Shaw and Franz Kafka might [...]
These stories invite readers to reflect on the fragility of trust and the consequences its absence can have on a relationship."Jealous Husband Returns in the Form of Parrot" centers around a deceased husband who reincarnates [...]
In this comparative discussion, the similarities and differences between the two short stories will be explored to detect how the main characters in these works changed under the impact of their journeys.
This work will provide a comparison of two folktales, one of which is the Japanese story of a young pearl diver named Tokoyo and the East African story of the Maskini and the Tajiri.
The conflict in "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere" centers around Dina's battle to conform to her classmates and find a sense of belonging. Both the story and the song use powerful imagery to convey the idea of [...]
In "The Chrysanthemums," Elisa experiences a similar sense of obligation to her house and garden. While Jim and Elisa share a feeling of obligation to their society, their deeds and the results of those deeds [...]
The need to comply with circumstances despite personal desires led to the mother developing a feeling of guilt the feeling that would motivate the mother to seek opportunities to make amends to Emily.