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The cruelty of the revolution and the Taliban regime brought not only a lot of changes and sufferings to people's lives but also provided the literature world with significant masterpieces filled with pain and difficulties [...]

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 [...]

On the other hand, to hypothesize and expand the concept of Heaven, it was first necessary to create a general framework of life after death and specify such issues as admissions to the various parts [...]

The present paper looks more closely at "Men in the Sun" and "The Land of Sad Oranges" and argues that the symbols physical disability and road point to the helplessness and powerlessness of the Palestinian [...]

The characters of Louise Mallard in "The Story of an Hour" and the storyteller for "The Yellow Wallpaper" are representative of what the authors want to express about themselves and their current situation.

Joseph stands out to be a hero in The Old Testament because, from the stature of a slave sold to an Egyptian merchant, he grew to be the powerful administrator in Egypt, second only to [...]

The Dispossessed discusses a wide range of utopian concepts derived from Taoism, the ideas of political thinkers like Fourier and Kropotkin, and the oppositional politics of the 1960s and early 1970s.

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 [...]

In contrast to Disgrace, both Kaffir Boy and Master Harold and the Boys depict events through the eyes of boys influenced by racial oppression and discrimination.

The changes of the plot throughout the movie in comparison with the original novel are disturbing watchers since the times of cinema appearing and performance of the derivative movies.

It will be dealt with Mary Shelley's biography and will also contain a detailed analysis of the most famous of all her books, Frankenstein.

Though inhuman and pathetic to the core, the natives bear the hardships. In a bid to escape the snake bites Ruth and she dies before their eyes.

In some ways, the description of the first and second stanza is similar to that of a flower, perhaps through this, the poet is emphasize that he is rooted/stuck with his problems.

Chaucer's The Miller's Tale and in Shakespeare's Macbeth, to be more exact, we will find out how the notion of poetic justice is represented by examples of the main characters of the works mentioned.

Two Kinds, the story to be analyzed in this paper is the last story in the second of four sections of her successful first book, The Joy Luck Club.

Though Lost in Yonkers and Yo! both address family problems, the play and the novel differ in their approaching them due to the following points: the way the women and their roles in the family [...]

While Shelley's work concerns the fantastic events that took place in the time contemporary to the author, the setting of "Oryx and Crake" is a far future when, as the author predicts, the mankind will [...]

But what is one to do?" Through the course of the story, the woman transforms from an individual who adores the outside and green growing things to becoming lost in the artificial world created by [...]

I believe that the play's character of John Proctor can be considered as a personification of the idea of the outsider as a visionary.

The members of the community have made all the preparations, "had all put their hearts into their work" and now are ready to present the results of their work to the public opinion.

The poem also questions the reasons for people's decisions, and whether or not there is a correct path to choose in life.

The selected adaptations are based on the story where the interaction between a boy and a giant is the major element in the plot.

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".

The paper also includes the analysis of the narratives in accordance with the epic laws introduced by Axel Olrik. In Cinderella's story, the presence of royalty is only limited to the prince.

This final phase of The Chauffeurs of Madrid reiterates that Hipolito is what a modern man should be in the face of war, according to Hemingway.

The general impression of Emily Dickinson's poems is that they are very economical with words and the message being conveyed. The general impression of these poems is that the writer feels oppressed and discriminated against [...]

The central argument of both of these pieces is the problem of inequality, each of the stories covering a different aspect of it.

The story of the poetic love of Rustam to a beautiful Tahmina and the betrayal of the insidious and envious Shah of Cavus create an atmosphere of tragedy and inevitability.

It is a romantic story that talks about a man who is a scientist and is known as Aylmer and is married to a beautiful woman, Georgina.

He is regretful of the dowry he did pay and thinks the Duchess was just pretentious. Fortunato is determined, and despite the sorry state of his friend, he tags him along to his demise.

One of the most evident features of the society described in both works is the growing disparity between the poor and the wealthy.

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.

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.

For example, in Poe's story, the narrator is driven insane by the beating of the older man's heart, even after his death. Poe's story is done in the first person from the perspective of the [...]

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, [...]

Although Ian Tattersall does not focus on race, his arguments can be used to show that the racial theory of evolution is inconsistent. This is one of the main aspects that can be identified.

For those who strive to gain an in-depth insight into the discursive significance of Greek antiquity, it represents the matter of crucial importance to be able to understand that the Olympian gods of Apollo and [...]

In particular, the writers explore the way in which the worldviews and moral principles of a person can be determined by the norms established in a particular community or a social group.

In Edgar Allan Poe's, "The Cast of Amontillado" Montresor appears as a caring friend but that appearance is only used to mask the fact that Montresor is a mad man.

First of all, I have to say that the poem is recognized to be a reflection of the Victorian Period. I suppose that the success of the poem can be explained by the author's ability [...]

On the other hand, the book, "Sea of Poppies" discusses the cultural shock of neocolonialism in the extensive opium farms by natives in honoring the 'girmit' of offshore labor provision in sugarcane plantations.

A perfect example is the comparison of the topics presented in the books "The unbearable lightness of being" and "The Kite Runner".

In the story Black Skin What Mask, the writer brings to light many instances of irony between the narrator and his friend. He is still a friend to the narrator who is black.

This is evident, first in Celia's love for her, which is proved in Duke Fredrick's capability of allowing her to stay in the court.

This essay is going to compare and contrast the characters of two women, Calixta from Chopin's "The Storm" and Elisa Allena from Steinbeck's "Chrysanthemums", who are in different contexts of the stories.

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 [...]

One of the reasons behind the rising popularity of the "eco-fiction" genre has to do with the fact that the philosophy of environmentalism has now been firmly incorporated in the discourse of post-modernity, which nowadays [...]

Despite the seeming difference in the details of each of the seven stores, there is the invisible and almost intangible connection between the seven parts of the book.

Both of them focused on similar problems but used entirely different methods to deliver their ideas while having clear benefits and disadvantages of their choices.*One the one hand, novels like Citizen help build an emotional [...]

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 [...]

Even though both works reveal the main values of society, emphasizing the role of love, they show that people from the 12th and 21st centuries are not the same.

Therefore, the dichotomy of violence and hope remains alive in a deliberate attempt by the author to show that conflict is a necessity for peace and stability.

In addition to the Great War, urbanization, immigration, and the rapid progress of technology led to the general feeling of uncertainty due to the rejection of old, traditional ideas.

The place is one of the most powerful tools for creating an imaginary world of the stories, the essential components of which are space and time.

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 [...]

The poet has based the accounts of this poem on the story of Odysseus and his mariners as described in the Homer's Odyssey in the eleventh scroll.

In this paper, the focus will be to compare the goal-orientation between the protagonist in the play 'Waiting for Godot' and the novel 'Fear and Loathing in Vegas'.

Analysis of the Similarities portrayed between Alice and Jim and the respective applications of the authors style of literature. In addition, the author uses the different settings of the story and the character traits of [...]

The three features which are discussed in this respect are the division of the two societies into social strata, the use of state power and control over citizens, and the loss of people's individualities.

An illustration to explain that this is nonfiction is the fact that it states, "This is a copy of the gentleman's letters to Sir Thomas Dale.

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.

Transcendentalism was one of the brightest literary movements of the 19th century, in which a few people belonging to cultured and educated American society founded a movement that proclaimed the power and importance of the [...]

Dina's experiences in Japan depicted in Geese contribute to the depiction of her life at Yale from Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, offering valuable insights into the development of her character and search for personal and national [...]

The author perceived the foundation of modern capitalism through war capitalism, which used military strength and technological advantages in order to clear land for cotton plantations and subjugate or exterminate various indigenous races that got [...]

From both stories, it is evident that the journey of life requires people to be sympathetic and interact with each other.

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 [...]

In her book, The Rich People's School, the writer uses the main character, Sylvia, to highlight the issues of class struggles and parenthood in society.

Compensating the Wrongly Convicted is intended to introduce the issue of wrongful convictions that persists in the United States today answering some of the basic questions concerning the problem and informs about the potential solutions [...]

The often promoted idea of nationalism that increases patriotic sentiments during a time of conflict may play a substantial role in the development of wrong ideas regarding war and its purposes, and provoke division of [...]

In his 1922 poem "The waste land", Thomas Eliot attempts to portray how social solidarity of in the modern world is affected by social and cultural changes such as the change in gender roles, dynamism [...]

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.

In contrast, Connie's difficulties can be explained by the fact that she resists the control of her mother. This is one of the aspects that can be distinguished.

The most noticeable feature of the character is the fact that she never appears in the play in the flesh and is only described by other characters.

Though a range of facts concerning the household and traditions of the people of Ancient Egypt remain buried under the sands of time, several facts about the culture in question can be considered relatively well-known.

This paper explores the differences and similarities between the heroes of the ancient epics such as "The Odyssey" by Homer and "The Epic of Gilgamesh" the product of the culture of ancient Mesopotamia.

Consequently, in the book 'The long walk: A story of war and the life that follows' authored by Brian Castner, the two major events that are evident after reading it include the battle for oneself [...]

Thesis Statement: The use of song lyric and art collection in Li Qingzhao's work portrays the disillusionment associated with the Song Dynasty while Tao Qian's dianyuan style depicts the disunion and desire for freedom during [...]

Frederick Douglass' "Learning to Read and Write" and Richard Wright's "The Library Card" are the stories of perseverance and resolve in overcoming the obstacles that prevented the marginalized black people from the most basic and [...]

One of the best examples of the slum practice is the rediscovery of Pompeii and the opportunity to visit it during the Romantic period.

The book Fahrenheit 451 and the movie Equilibrium have some similarities and contrasts: Both the book and the movie delve into the topic of the suppression of free thought; in both cases, the concept of [...]

In her book, the 22-year Suneeta pictures the life of the abnormal Mina, the central character, born with feelers on her head.

It starts by showing God's creation of the universe and all the living things including man and how Adam and eve disobeyed God by eating fruits from the tree that God had warned them not [...]

The primary goal of compiling the stories was to invoke opposition and assist in the fight for the abolishment of slavery.

This understanding forms the background of The Grapes of Wrath and As I Lay Dying analysis in this paper. The unity of structure and language in any comical genre take after carnivalistic folklore..".there is a [...]

In spite of the fact that the theme of isolation is shown in both the poems, the idea of isolation is presented in Arnold's poem "Dover Beach" with the focus on the melancholic isolation of [...]

On the other hand, in the epic poem "The Iliad" the author is concerned with the heroic exploits of Achilles in the contexts of death and immortality.

The concept reflects the foundation of the decent authority through showing the tendencies of power both in the ancient times and in the period of Renaissance.

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.

His psychological reality contrasts with his material reality such that he does not practice his homosexuality just because of his class and the social attitudes at the time.

A critical analysis of the writing styles adopted by the two authors makes it clear that the texts have an effect on the reader.

Lewis' works offer a reimagining of the story of Jesus as depicted in the New Testament and a representation of Orthodox Christian beliefs in the context of his imagined world.

At the same time, the tone of the poem is mystic and shows the awe towards the force and grandeur of nature.

The theme of being imprisoned in the environment that is seemingly open-minded to a range of cultures, yet promotes a single standard in terms of the identity that one is supposed to have and the [...]

Having started with the announcement of her death, the author then reveals the main facts of her life from the point of view of the community of the city.

Resting on these facts, it is possible to analyze some works which belong to the same period of time in order to understand the main ideas of the epoch and the authors message to readers.

At the same time, Gogol, who is the character of Lahiri's novel, has something in common with the protagonist of "The Overcoat".

Thus, in the case of "the lottery" it can be seen that it is a form of protest against the practice of blindly following "tradition" without taking into consideration the full logic of the actions [...]

Their union comes out as selfish in respect to the man's family, and it is evident that in the context of this story, marriage is not the objective of their love.

The current paper is the evaluation of two powerful books about the lives of different families in the frames of one period of time and the demands to follow the rules and personal ambitions.

The plot is set in 1934, and the manuscript describes life in rural China through the eyes of a young lady and her grandfather. In the book "Six Records of a Floating Life", Shen loses [...]

Probably the most memorable aspect of the novel All Quiet on the Western Front is that it contains a number of scenes that expose readers to the graphic accounts of war-induced carnage and death.

It should be pointed out that the issues concerning functioning and improvement of the memory, effects of the childhood experience and background on the personality, and the significance of having the heart not only as [...]

The poem, "What it's Like To Be a Black Girl," depicts a racially abusive society, which does not accept the conditions of the black girl. It is clear that both characters are prejudiced by the [...]

The two are internally affected by the struggle between the forces longing for change and those advocating for the restoration of the status quo.

However, in spite of the fact that the motivations of Medea and Antigone are considered to be the same, they choose different actions.

Every society that is characterized by a mixture of racial interfaces is prone to a level of conflict that usually arises when some of the characters in the society esteem themselves as superior by virtue [...]

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.

This especially appears to be the case in the situations when what happened to be the actual truth, simply does much of a logical sense in the concerned person's eyes.

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.

The rest of the group learns about the engagement and understandably express their anger towards the reverend, thus resulting in his decision to make a stop at the hotel and booking accommodation for the group [...]

Although both Pugh and Osnos provide seemingly similar observations on the same issue concerning the economics and politics of the places that they visit, these observations contribute to creating a completely different image of the [...]

Although these sources demonstrate that travelling can enrich the inner world of a person and his/her understanding of other cultures, their arguments made by the authors significantly differ as to the role that travelling should [...]

The common traits of the society are reflected in the main characters; the spirit of the Revolution penetrates the fortunes of Fugui, and Ah Q.

In this respect, Connie lives in her imaginary world; she is reluctant to observe the moral values established in her family.

However, the most important sentences in the first chapter are those that introduce the concept of Communism, America's attitude to it, and the distribution of wealth in the world: "Dwayne Hoover's and Kilgore Trout's country, [...]

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.

The aspects include the specific topic of the resource, its statement of the thesis, forms of materials presented, and theoretical issues raised and used by the author.

Yi's "Your Paradise" and Kim's "The Martyred" disclose the theme of sacrifice in a variety of ways and explain how it is possible to misunderstand the role of violence embedded in sacrifice, use sacrifice as [...]

The poem The Sick Rose looks into vulnerability of women in the face of men, the susceptibility of love in the face of unfaithfulness, and the susceptibility of the body in the hands of STDs.