Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 11

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“Love That Dog” Verse Novel by Sharon Creech

In this part of the play, it is clear that Jack is not ready to hide his feelings and is happy to share them with someone who, in his opinion, can understand him.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 562

“To Build a Fire” a Story by Jack London

Another of the details that support the postulation that the main idea of the story is that assumptions can kill is the inability of the main character to recognize his limitations.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 848

Frank Money’s Character in “Home” by Toni Morrison

These led to the unresolved contradictions and persistence ideologies of racism, prejudice, violence and segregation, which led to limited opportunities for African-Americans as Frank Money shows in the novel.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1944

“Guests of the Sheikh” by Elizabeth Wernick Fernea

The author explains the meanings of different events and rituals conducted by members of the El Eshadda tribe in order to get rid of ambiguities that inform the western ideologies regarding the culture of the [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1941

“Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin

The narrator watches Sonny playing the piano in the club and concludes that this helps him deal with frustrations he has experienced in his life.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1084

Themes in “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy

People are prone to hunger and starvation, the man and the boy, for instance, are at the verge of starvation when they come across an apple orchard and a well.
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  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1466

The last true story I’ll ever tell

This analysis will try to explore Crawford's book concerning cultural values in American society."The last true story I will ever tell" In John Crawford's book, The Last True Story I will Ever Tell, the writer [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1355

The Confessions of St. Augustine on Friendship

Augustine of Hippo believes that the only real source of friendship is God, and he adds that it is only through this God-man relationship that people can understand the ideal meaning of friendship.
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2497

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

In the discussion between the two waiters, the young one claims that the old man should go home because he, the young waiter, has a wife waiting at home.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 583

Brother by David Chariandy: Novel Review

The novel Brother by David Chariandy explores the concepts of brotherhood, discrimination, and internalized racism through the eyes of Michael and Francis. The theme of brotherhood is apparent through the relationship between Michael and Francis [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1810

“Ah, Xiangxue” by Tie Ning: The Setting Analysis

This essay will explore the role of the setting in Tie Ning's work by exploring the topics of illustrating the disparities between rural and urban life, character development, the plot, and the conflict in the [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 682

Mary Lavin: Biography of Writer

The first major literary criticism is the media, where the writings of Lavin were deemed apolitical, which resulted in her troublesome banishment from the Irish literary heritage.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 856

“Dreams of Suicide” by William Meredith

However, due to the extensive use of literary elements, such as allusions and metaphors, discussion of the poem's use of imagery and symbolism can serve as a solid basis. Thus, "Dreams of Suicide" became a [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 283

Close Reading of “Men We Reaped” by Jesmyn Ward

Ward's "Men We Reaped" is a synthesis of significant social problems, from the fragility of African-American men and family responsibility to the difficulties of living simultaneously in the black and white worlds."Men We Reaped" is [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1108

Paternal Love in “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles

The last monologue of Oedipus in the play reveals his profound love for his children mixed with a sense of shame for the way they came into the world. In his final addresses to his [...]
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1156

Mood in Poe’s “The Masque of Red Death” Short Story

Edgar Alan Poe's short story The Masque of Red Death is a unique piece, allowing the reader to experience Gothic fiction and analyze death's inevitability through the author's allegoric instruments.
  • Subjects: Aspects of American Novels
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 389

Analysis of “In My Eyes He Matches the Gods”

The poem is a description of the speaker's feelings and desires to only have the lover to herself. Sappho wrote the poem to express feelings to the lover, who cannot return the love as he [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 259

John Keats: Life, Illness and Poetry

The death of his mother led to his grandmother taking the role of taking care of him and his siblings. In 1814 at the age of 19, John fought his master that resulted in a [...]
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1412

“The Soul Selects Her Own Society” by Emily Dickinson

Choice according to the presentation involves selection of the likings of the individual while also locking out the rest."Then shuts the door," illustrates the theme of exclusion, closure of the door. The presence of chariots [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 899

The Legacy of the Arabic Female Poetry: Al-Khansa

Al-Khansa is considered one of the greatest Arabic poetesses of the classical period. To a large extent, the death of her most beloved brother Sakhr defined Al-Khansa's poetic style known as ritha, or mourning elegy.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 862

“A Pair of Silk Stockings” by Kate Chopin

Even when she "found herself the unexpected possessor of fifteen dollars" she did not want to spend the money for nothing and started carefully making plans trying to figure out what the best way to [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 612

“A Letter to America” by Margaret Atwood

Using allusions, Atwood underlines that these stereotypes account for the unique association between characteristics of the American history and values, and can be seen as a set of unified factors that builds American culture and [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 569

Racial Discrimination in “A Raisin in the Sun”

Racial discrimination is the main theme of the book, strongly reflecting the situation that prevailed during the 1950s in the United States, a time when the story's Younger family lived in Chicago's South Side ghetto.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 818

Two Brothers in Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin

In contrast to the brother, Sonny uses jazz music and heroin to cope with the despair of their living conditions. In the final part of the story, Sonny's performance at a jazz club brings his [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 898

“To Any Would-Be Terrorists” by Naomi Shihab Nye

While trying to address the extremist audience, the writer resorted to the strong methods of personification to be able to talk straight to each reading the letter. Despite the character of the text, the writer [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 929

Sexuality in Shakespeare’s Sonnets

Additionally, the poet's description of beauty, satirical approach to love, and the construction of gender roles reveal his interest in the issue of sexuality.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2243

The Archetype of Sacrifice in Literature

Sacrificing oneself for the benefit of the whole society is one of the main archetypes of the past. Reading Sophocles' Oedipus the King, it is possible to find the examples when Oedipus is referred to [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1380

Edgar Allan Poe – American Literature

The main themes that are evident in his work are the themes of death and love. He speaks of a chilling wind from the sky that emerged resulting in the death of her wife.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1921

“With the Old Breed” by Eugene Sledge

The book, being very sincere and straightforward, gives us one of the brightest and most detailed pictures about the horrors of the biggest military conflict in human history.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1227

The Poetry of Anne Bradstreet

In addition, the application of humility in her poetry serves as a justification of her career as a female writer, considering that women were not thought as capable of be successful in poetry. As such, [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1528

Review of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City

When reading through the early chapters of the book I could not help but think that this work was a way in which the author was trying to develop a sense of closure with his [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1651

Social Issues in “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka

Such loss of traditional humane values like empathy, love, respect, loyalty, and honesty has affected Franz Kafka who illustrated the metamorphosis or transformation of customary values on the example of the family of the Samsas."The [...]
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  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2281

Never Give All the Heart

It s based on this that I believe that the poem is a more personal work of the author, written to commemorate a point in his life where his heart was broken by love.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1097

Prometheus: The Protector and Benefactor of Mankind

The fact that testifies to the idea that Prometheus preferred people over Gods is the way the titan tricked the Gods over parts of the animals that had to be given to them in a [...]
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 871

Isabella Crawford’s The Camp of Souls Poem

To make such an argument regarding the poem, one would need to have a deep understanding of the cultural context of the poem and the lives of the Natives.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1376

Momaday: Summary and Analysis of Poem

That they remind each other of what they had agreed themselves and that they should be one common unit working in unity and that whatever they plan, they should do it with confidence, keen, and [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 362

Desdemona as a Symbol of Christian Virtues

She chooses to stay patient when the very light of her life, Othello, accuses her of being a woman of foul character and strikes her.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1256

The Novel “Family” by Pa Chin

Chueh-Hsin's younger brothers do not want to follow his example and try to break away from the influence of the family. He leaves the compound of his family to continue his rebel and to marry [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 873

Feudalism in Europe in the “Beowulf” Poem

The Old English epic poem Beowulf presents a good illustration of the relations and obligations of lords and vassals. God defines the rights and obligations in feudal society.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 194

Hamlet and King Oedipus Literature Comparison

This essay compares the characters and roles of both Hamlet and King Oedipus as the sons who have to deliver justice to their fathers' killers.
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 587

Deception in “The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus”

The author, Marlowe, in his quest for studying the most ambitious individuals, encountered the Renaissance "overreacher", thus, sharing his views on heroism and the power of will with his readers, at the same time, chronicling [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1395

Frankenstein: a Deconstructive Reading

In the story, Frankenstein assumes the position of the creator while the monster is the created being. As a creator who is ready to sail in the glory that his work will bring him, Frankenstein [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2552

Sandra Cisneros Literary Style

Her poetic approach, use of vignettes and the Spanish language in her books 'The House on a Mango Tree' and 'Caramelo' indicates a unique style that makes them easy to read and understand.this paper reviews [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 635

Prose Analysis of “The Lamp at Noon”

The fact that it specifies whose cry it is, "of a woman", draws specific attention to the incomparable nature of a human being and the sound that is made. There is the loss of all [...]
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 802

Power and Corruption in Shakespeare’s Plays

Macbeth ascends to the throne, he is determined to hold on to the throne, and so he must get rid of Banquo and his family because the witches had predicted that the throne would go [...]
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2918

Tess of the D’Urbervilles

When she losses, the only source of income to the family, Tess takes up a job at the D'Urbevilles family estate so that she can take care of her family.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 616

Conflict in Everyday Use

In the very beginning of the story one can already see the reason why Tuten disapproved of Dee's actions and supported the desire of Mama and Maggie to continue with their way of life.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1176

Symbolism in Death of a Salesman

The play is based on both Miller's personal experiences and the theatrical traditions in which he was instructed in."Death of a salesman" revolves around the Loman family with Willy Loman, the father, who also works [...]
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  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1699

Antigone Reflection and Analysis

This shows she was courageous and determined to bury her brother irrespective of the consequences. Antigone's mistake was disobeying the law and Creon's mistake was being arrogant even to his son.
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 367

Hamlet’s Choice of Fortinbras as His Successor

Choice of Fortinbras is an act to usurp his place as the rightful king and avenge for the injustice done to Fortinbras, as well as him. Another reason could be an act to reconcile with [...]
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 948

Fables of Anansi and the Jamaican People

Since these tales were adopted by many other groups of people that came from Africa and now live in different parts of the world, there are numerous versions of both the stories themselves and the [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 844

Romanticism in Wolfgang Goethe’s Sorrows of Young Werther

It is the fruitless reconciliation of the impulsive and sensitive to the society that makes Young Werther's journey so powerful. What is even more interesting is that this general tone is what led to the [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1255

Women’s Roles: 1001 Nights and The Iliad

Both of the works serve as detailed and deep reflections of the histories and cultures of the countries they came from and elaborately portrayed the relationships between men and women, religions and spirituality, and the [...]
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1969

“How to Tell a Story?” a Book by Mark Twain

For instance, he says that the humorous story applies simplicity in its narration that the storyteller tells the story in a simple and innocent way that tends to amuse the listeners without even having to [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 843

William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 73” Literature Analysis

Throughout this sonnet, the speaker attempts to explain to his friend the challenges of old age. Therefore, the structure of the quatrains and images contribute to the overall efficiency of this sonnet.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

Dinner Guest: Me by Langston Hughes

In the second line of the poem, he says that "The Negro Problem", thus attempting to bring out some of the challenges that the Negros had to face in their endeavors to fit into the [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 584

Fifth Chinese Daughter by Jade Snow Wong

The novel follows the complicated relationships within Jade's family where she, as the youngest child had to obey everyone else, besides, as a female she was to blindly respect the authorities of the male members [...]
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1109

Dante Alighieri and the Divine Comedy

4 The political wrangles permeated the Empires, the Kingdoms, and the Italian States, when the French crown and the Roman Catholic political leaders disagreed on the location of the pope offices.
  • Subjects: Dramatic Literature
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2845

Poem Analysis: Marie de France’s “Lanval”

Judging from the prologue that precedes the poem, the reader realizes that the author of "Lanval" was of French origin. The purpose of this essay is to carry out a close reading on lines 17 [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 851

Individualism in Romantic Literature

He discusses societal disapproval as well as foolish consistency as the main obstacles to self reliance and trust in one's self.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 585

Maya Angelou’s “Champion of the World”

The most important aspect of the narration is its emphasis over the power of having a personal reflection and the importance of sharing.
  • Subjects: Historical Fiction Comparison
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 700

Analysis the story A&P by John Updike

The writer uses a lot of colloquial language, low diction and concrete words in the plot and this use of the informal language, as well as phrasing assist in bringing out and explaining the personality [...]
  • Subjects: American Novels Writing Style
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 840

The Role of Women in Frankenstein

This shows that the woman presented to us has a strong character that enables her to deal with the enormous loss in her life.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 884
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