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“The Glass Castle: A Memoir“ by Jeannette Walls Review

For instance, the birth of a younger brother or sister, the beginning of school, or the divorce of parents would change the relationship between the child and his or her environment. In the given case, [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1692

“The Use of Force” by William Carlos Williams

The following paper analyzes William Carlos Williams's story "The Use of Force" to understand the plot and meaning of the narrative to prove that the use of force by the doctor was justifiable.
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  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 555

Shakespeare Tragedies: Macbeth and King Lear

At the beginning of the play, he decides to abdicate his throne and divide his kingdom among his three daughters. This choice eventually undermines the ethical integrity of this character, and he murders murder to [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 833

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

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

Among School Children

The first stanza of the poem is set in a classroom where William, a member of the Senate, has gone to evaluate the new school curriculum.
  • Subjects: Aspects of American Novels
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1047

How to Tame A Wild Tongue by Gloria Anzaldua

She specifies that the person is to be proud of the language he or she speaks. Spanish words the author uses in her book appeal to the emotions of the readers.
  • Subjects: Aspects of American Novels
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 852

What Is Literature? Definition and Meaning

The kind of language that a person undertakes have a certain backing from where the person comes from, it can define the back ground of the person; the strong points of interpolation are found in [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 4190

“Holy Sonnet 10” by John Donne

Death never hears Donne, but his aim is to show that death is only an event. Donne uses it to analyze the differences between the conception of death and the rest.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 582

Interpretation of “The Mill on the Floss” by George Eliot

Literary works are essential sources of information that can help in building values and determining what is really important in a person's life."The mill on the floss" by George Eliot is a novel that presents [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1190

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

“A Wall of Fire Rising” by Edwing Danticat

The author suggests that even the kind of history that the children of the oppressed Haitians learn in school is doctored to whitewash the atrocities colonizers meted on the natives, further emphasizing the systemic nature [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 862

Todd Schwartz’s “American Jerk” Essay

Another one is more of a humorous idea that there are spores in the sunlight that are essentially converting people into self-centered zombies.
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 409

Nature of Child in Shelley’s “Frankenstein”

These behaviors include understanding love and care, the role of parents, and fears of sharing affection. Victor believes that he should reflect his parents' love for him to the creature.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 371

An Analysis of Sherlock’s Personality

Sherlock Holmes is a unique character whose actions are incomprehensible to others; he is brilliant and independent, and aspects of his personality develop with each crime. However, Sherlock Holmes is a peculiar man, and the [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1197

Explication of the Poem “Harlem”

To address the question posed in the poem, Hughes creates a set of similes that assist in seeking answers to the aforementioned question.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1357

Pushkin’s “The Queen of Spades” Poem Analysis

The specified skills shine particularly brightly in "The Queen of Spades," where one of the lead characters tragically descends into madness, whereas the elements of the narrative masterfully woven by Pushkin into the story serves [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1685

Geoffrey Hill’s “Genesis” Poem Analysis

The miracles illustrated in the poem represent the deamonic revision of aspects in Book of Genesis. The result is the restoration of the sacrality of the Earthly kingdom.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 300

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 Second Coming” a Poem by William Butler Yeats

The title "The Second Coming" is taken from the Christianity prophesy from the book of revelation that the world will end through a series of events and eventually Christ will come back to rule over [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1422

“Technoculture” Concept in Modern Fiction

The first is changes in the scope and uniqueness of the main sectors technology, information, and industry. In sum, the term and concept of "technoculture" reflect the essence of modern society and its overdependence on [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 570

Stylistic Uses in “Rope” by Katherine Anne Porter

'Stylistic' is one of the most widely accepted literary terms in linguistics and it is the study of differences of language whose properties locate that language in various contexts. After detailed analysis of the story, [...]
  • Subjects: American Novels Writing Style
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1063

“Untitled Poem” by Sharon Livermore

In the first place, it is necessary to define the term "discourse" because of the multiplicity of existing definitions of the notion.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1279

Hamlet: Gertrude’s Complicit Character

However, Queen Gertrude seems to be more on the inside of the plotting and scheming occurring within the castle than an innocent woman should have.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 705

Freedom in “Purple Hibiscus” by Chimamanda Adichie

The main character and the narrator Kambili, is virtually silent in the presence of her father, she can hardly express her views, knowing that it may result in a fit of her father's anger.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 753

‘Presentation of Death’ in Emily Dickinson’s Poems

The pain of death which the woman undergoes is not highlighted in the poem, on the contrary, it is the incessant buzz of the fly that is the center of attraction all throughout the poem, [...]
  • Subjects: Concepts in American Novels
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 997

“The Lottery” by Chris Abani

A 10 year-old child, completely happy with the life, walks out of the house with the aunt to go to the store. Moreover, one of the actions of making a sacrifice was to spit on [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 546

“Far from the Madding Crowd” Novel by Thomas Hardy

The stark contrast between the harsh reality and the peaceful setting of the novel makes the realization of rejection particularly striking. The novel starts with a strong plot line unraveling the drama between Gabriel Oak [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 300

“Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson

The poem's unique touch is the characterization of death and the consequent relationship between this character and the speaker. The interaction between death the metaphor and death the symbol is one of the factors that [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1388

“Aurora” by Junot Diaz

Both the dominant role and the level of authority exercised by Yunior's father and his observations of the older boys' attitudes towards the girls share the same set of characteristics and thus can be linked [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1172

“The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling

Devoted to the description of the life of a human being, the book, though, manages to combine this description with the visions of nature of the jungle and the laws according to which animals live [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 565

The poem “The Red Wheelbarrow”

It appears as if the speaker places a type of importance on the wheelbarrow beyond what it was meant to do and it is this importance that the author seems to connect to the phrase [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 1060

“Song of Solomon” by Toni Morrison Book Analysis

Also, Morrison predicts the importance of Milkman's journey to his southern ancestral home when he states that Milkman's walk in the Not Doctor Street was dreamlike and strange following his quarrel with his father.
  • Subjects: American Novels Writing Style
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1894

Poetry Analysis: Themes and Concepts

From this, the entire context of the poem becomes clear wherein it appears that the author wrote the poem as an appeal to his father who is near the death in that he wanted his [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1635

“Tripp Lake” by Lauren Slater

Lauren is observed to be sympathetic, since she wished she could trade places with her mother, in order for her to achieve some more, since she felt that her mother was imposing the life that [...]
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  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 943

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

Symbolism in “Sula” by Toni Morrison

One of the most obvious symbols presented in the novel is a large birthmark on the forehead of one of the story's protagonists - Sula Peace.
  • Subjects: Aspects of American Novels
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 841

“It Ends with Us” by Colleen Hoover

The novel's intended audience is young adults, which derives from the protagonist's age, the events and problems she has to face, and, most importantly, a lack of personal experience to deal with them at this [...]
  • Subjects: Aspects of American Novels
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 859

Literary Techniques in “The Dead” by James Joyce

The focus of this paper is to analyze the juxtaposition and symbolism used by James Joyce in "The Dead" to convey deeper themes and meanings."The Dead" is a short story written in 1914 and included [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 1390

David Lurie: “Disgrace” Character Development

The protagonist of the novel becomes a witness to the tragedy that happened to his daughter and learns to perceive in a new way the concepts and attitudes that seemed obvious to him.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1168

“Waiting for the Barbarians” by J. M. Coetzee

Coetzee about the recount of the rebellion of the magistrate of an empire against the torture inflicted on the imperial administration that arrested the barbarians.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2868

The End of the Sula Novel by Toni Morrison

One may notice the representation of the duality of the world, namely good and evil, and at the end of the novel, despite all the previous events, the sincere impulse of Sula's friend formulates a [...]
  • Subjects: Aspects of American Novels
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 863

Mr. Das in “Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri

Das represents a character that is easy to empathize with and relate to due to his kind nature. Failing miserably to notice the presence of alienation between him and his wife, as well as his [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 394

“Pride and Prejudice”: Analysis of a Passage

The story, the characters, the setting, and even the speech of the characters make strong references to the environments of the beginning of the 19th century in England.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1397

From Riches to Rags: “Farm Girl” by Jessica Hemauer

The immigration and new way of life have posed new challenges to the family. Hemauer's purpose in this essay was to share the painful experience and struggle her family went through as immigrants.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 603

“Nothing in That Drawer” by Ron Padgett

Additionally, the object that is for is not being found and therefore the search continues repeatedly. The use of "that drawer" suggests the use of choice and effort in evaluating and deciding which drawer to [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 761

‘Ceremony’ by Leslie Marmon Silko: Theme of Healing

The journey of the protagonist that stretches from the abyss of despair and moral tortures to the final recovery of Tayo and his people, serves as a representation of the main theme of the novel, [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 922

“The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” by C. S. Lewis

Though the language of the story is quite simple the writer managed to reveal the crucial philosophical and social points, such as the importance of forgiveness, the problem of generation gap and trust, and, of [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 832

Themes in “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare

With consideration of critical responses, use of language and structure, and through a close analysis of Hamlet's soliloquies, the role of Shakespeare's characterization of Hamlet in shaping the enduring power of the text is appreciated [...]
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 908

“The Zoo Story” by Edward Albee

The final part of the play shows some sort of fight for the "bench domination" which is started by Jerry and when he takes knife out of his pocket and tries to stick it into [...]
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1316

The Heroism of Othello

He is a tragic hero because of how he fits the mold, with the single difference that instead of pride, Othello is unwise in his placement of loyalties.
  • Subjects: Romantic Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 953

Comparing Dr. Faustus and Hamlet

Hamlet kills numerous characters in the play and this goes to show his excessive pride or in other words his sin of pride.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 783

“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

Kien’s Experience in The Sorrow of War by Ninh

The Vietnam War was perceived as injustice because of the discrepancy between the loose form it took and the form the soldiers had been trained to identify and label as such.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1414

“The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold

Her father attempts to catch Susie's murderer and is crippled in the course of the investigation. The narrator is Susie Salmon, a 14-year-old girl from a usual family with the general expectations and dreams of [...]
  • Subjects: Concepts in American Novels
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1349

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

“Paul’s Case” a Short Story by Willa Cather

In this sense, the author manages to inform the audience that Paul is drowning in his thoughts and barely shows his concern for others, thus, showing the depth of his unhappiness.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1942

“A Father’s Promise” a Story by Donnalynn Hess

Driven by the promise of his father, Jakob, to be reunited after the war, the main character of the story finds it indispensable to rely on God, for only He is able to lead the [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 641

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

Women in Literature: Oedipus the King and The Odyssey

Two major works of literature, 'Oedipus the king' and 'The Odyssey', provide some of the best examples of how the role of female characters is portrayed in different ways and how these women influence the [...]
  • Subjects: Gender in Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1190

“The Dead Woman” by Pablo Neruda

In the poem "the dead woman" by Pablo Neruda, the subject, states of his feeling of wanting to go back to where his loved one is lying without life, but he also clearly states that [...]
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  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1100

The Story “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes

She makes the boy sit after washing his face before she tells him to have supper with her.Mrs. Bates's approach makes the boy attentive and he gets to learn that he needs to make the [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 558

“Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield

The fine weather portrays to us the mood and sense of happiness that the character is brimming with, as she is smugly satisfied with her existence. She is under the illusion that her life is [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1078

Literature: “Stranded 2 Trial by Fire” by Jeff Probst

The new stepsiblings are caught in the middle of the storm as they try to abandon a ship. In this context, the children are less inclined to kill each other, which is a good illustration [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

‘The Jungle Book’ by Kipling

The unstable Indian leadership in the Old India A key issue that characterized the prehistoric Indians, according to the perceptions of Kipling, was the absence of a formal leadership in the lifestyle of the Indians.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 16
  • Words: 4491