Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 13

In the 20th Century, it is a recognized factor in Australia, and all over the rest of the world, that there was neglect of Aborigines since the settlement of the first western civilization, and for [...]

Even though he sets out to find and destroy the monster that he created, he knows that the challenge he is facing is much great.

Violence situation in the story entitled "A good man is hard to find" begins when the family is on a road trip to Florida during the vacation.

The essay delves on the power of Puck to change the love interests of the two parties. In the timeless Shakespearean masterpiece, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Puck is the most important and dynamic character in [...]

Maya's understanding of the racist attitudes of the town dentist renders shock when she discovers that her grandmother intends to take her to him. Maya's solution to the racist treatment she and her grandmother receive [...]

But, the content of the myth is meaningful in terms of representation of human beliefs in the creation of the world, structure of the universe and reflect people's vision and explanation of the power of [...]

The author criticizes the twittering society by introducing the APPARAT as the possible progression of the current technology. Sarcasm in this book comes through lack of literary values in the way Lenny is devoted to [...]

Green, Butler develops the theme of gender identity through the use of minor character like the narrator's Mother. In conclusion, through the minor character; mother, Butler has managed to develop the theme of gender identity.

They are as follows: the presentation of the heroes, the consideration of the ethical themes, and the final stages of the plays the latter help to draw some ethical conclusions based on the peculiarity of [...]

The way to Rainy Mountain is not a simple description of how the Kiowa people developed, learnt, and protected their knowledge. They got one simple right to live and be the people of Kiowa.

Characters and locations in the novel work as potent symbols that draw attention to the struggles experienced by the underprivileged and the monetization of violence as a sort of entertainment for the rich.

The events of the Iliad occur on two different planes: the earthly one, beneath the city of Troy, and the heavenly one, atop Mount Olympus. The story is driven by forces beyond the control of [...]

Baldwin draws attention to the uncomfortable fuzziness between the desire and perception of righteousness and the likelihood and actuality of life heading toward eternal damnation to examine themes relating to sexuality. The concepts of domestic [...]

Thus, it is important to establish how Tram develops a deep connection with the soldiers and the way the medical worker uses it to escape the harsh reality in which she is trapped.

The Shoelace and Waking in the Blue are similar based on designating the theme of madness by poets as the main speakers, considering the pessimistic and sarcastic tone, using understandable language, and specific stylistic techniques.

The contestation was largely influenced by the Enlightenment led by the philosopher David Hume, who argued that there were different species of people and non-European species were "naturally inferior to the whites".

In this story, the protagonist, whose wife was Ligeia, tells of the happiness he found in his marriage to her before her untimely death.

At the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the women's issue was perhaps one of the most debated issues in British and American society.

In the story, Jackson and Brody show that the people have long forgotten the reason they keep the ceremonial practice and they have a poor understanding of the details of the ritual.

From Freud's perspective, the characters' problems can be perceived as the result of a conflict between their superego, id and ego.

In my opinion, in both Walker's and Kincaid's stories, there are the three themes of mother-daughter relationships, economic struggles, and societal expectations. In the case of Girl, the conflict is based on the concerns the [...]

Although Sagan's work demonstrates a brilliant, incisive, and insightful skewering of elaborate lies that are used to trick gullible people into believing nonsense, the article lacks the crucial element of recognizing the dangerous potential of [...]

Kathy is experiencing a great deal of inner conflict due to the connection that Emily has with Walter as well as her afterward relationship with Emily.

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 [...]

Esperanza, in turn, hides her treatment to Nenny under the guise of frivolity and deliberately does not consider her a friend.

With the aid of four short stories from Dubliners "The Sisters," "The Dead," "The Araby," and "An Encounter" the author intends to cover the aspect of Irish social identity and norms as being discovered through [...]

The central topic of Sakyo Komatsu's "Take Your Choice" is the ability to choose one's own future. The topic that most strikes out to me is the power of choice.

The theme of love and compassion is evident in the literature, and it shows the connectivity between all human beings. For instance, in this story, Hope's parents had friends living on the other side of [...]

The American Dream plays a role of motivation in Eilis and Tony's ambitions and hard work. This aspect shows the role played by the American dream to work hard and live a wonderful life in [...]

The poem "Bully" by Martin Espada is comprised of four stanzas, which are not of equal size, as is the case with most poems.

Maya Angelou is no exception to the above characteristics; in most of her works, the prolific writer has a similar theme in most of her poems. The author lights the honor and right of the [...]

The theme of the unsavory and detestable features of the Dutch national character resurfaces most often in Part III of the book, which ends with Gulliver's experiences in Japan.

In this case, the most effective approach to analyze the character's reference to heroicness is to illustrate Rustem's vision of the life goal.

The lack of agreement of governments is conveyed by the poet in several ways. The reason why this idea applies to real-life situations is in the decisions made by leaders of the countries while not [...]

The aviation theme is used to show the discrimination and oppression of black people, which has a profound impact on the main character.

As it is shown in the book, she attempts to convey her sense of isolation to the reader and the implication of solitude in the individual's life. In the end, Esther is recovering and she [...]

This paper will look at the features of the stories and characters of Beatrice and Georgiana to demonstrate their main differences with the same ending of their stories.

I also kill a cock at the shrine of Ifejioku, the god of yams" Ibo culture is shown through the world look of the Western society that is why the aspect of behavioral brutality was [...]

One of the most memorable lessons from you, Little Prince, is that "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye".

This essay will examine the content and value of the poem in relation to the psychological, emotional, and literary elements used by the speaker to express the contrast between those living and the dead.

The story is written from the perspective of a grown-up narrator who recollects his experience of falling in love for the first time.

Reading this short story, the audience meets a young boy who desires to make a mash on a beautiful girl resorting to the use of lies and deceitfulness, but he soon realizes that such an [...]

We are going to depict the marriage in Earnest as an option or a necessary "business" move in an aristocratic society using the prism of Wilde's point of view on Victorians era.

The readers are invited to see Nick and Hemingway himself as Nick's prototype in a new light of a lover and a young husband.

In addition, the author, through the title makes the reader infer that the characters' lives are enjoyable, which is not the case, revealing the unique objective of the author, that being optimistic does not mean [...]

The Japanese people are well known for their martial arts and the writer describes his father as "the proud of the pure samurai blood that ran in the family".

This is the technique that Jefferson uses in writing the Declaration of Independence. In using this technique Jefferson enumerates to illustrate the patience of an oppressed people.

In his journey through those worst performances on English women leading a few to suicide, he did not consider the situation and emotions of women he met.

It was an essential part of Ibsen's dramatic talent that he embodied the problems and conflicts of his own personality in the characters of his plays.

This is the individual we can identify as the poetic persona or the person who is doing the speaking in the poem.

Thousands of other people had also been affected by the test and they were all blaming the government of the US. Terry and her family had to bear the consequences of an irresponsible government.

His works are especially noted for the use of moral allegories tinted with Puritan inspiration and sharing the features of the great Romantic Movement, more specifically with the Dark Romanticism. Loss of innocence is the [...]

The nature is one of the greatest mysteries of the world; the value assumptions about the place of individuals in nature and their relationship to their canine companions is the issue discussed in two nice [...]

The main significance of this story is to demonstrate the importance of the role a custodian has in a medical center, a hospital.

Nature is therefore described as the origin of language and the end of the same, where language is said to be born out of nature and to terminate in the same form, making nature a [...]

Shakespeare changes the content of the traditional sonnet in this particular poem by placing the focus on the true permanence of the image rather than the physical 'permanence' of the woman herself.

This paper will provide an explication of the poem, as well as a personal analysis regarding how it makes the writer feel, as well as his personal opinions of how the subject matter of the [...]

Metamophically Rip's nagging wife is the British petticoat governor in the colonial era, and Rip's reunion with his family symbolizes the American Revolution. They both held to the belief that Rip's character was an antithesis [...]

Later they found a drunker who said that he had not even thought that the boy had been dying. Angela and Freddie said that the thought about the chance to be accused of the death [...]

The title of the book brings out the presence of death through superstition, an owl calling the name of a person, which is believed to mean the person will soon die. That is why the [...]

As in the second stanza, she writes, "I could easily tell the white folks" meaning she's addressing white people and without any fear whatever lies she had to tell.

The 'Heart of Darkness' is replete with symbolism, from the beginning till the end, and Conrad uses nature to symbolize every situation in the story.

Pater uses descriptions of Leonardo's angel in Verrocchio's Baptism of the Christ to illustrate the early genius of the boy in Florence who seemed to instinctively resent the superficial miniature perfection of the masters of [...]

The fish, not striking symbolizes a lack of interest in Nick's in his relationship with Marjorie. In reference to the love he shared with Marjorie, Nick says "It is not fun anymore.

The title of the play directly intersects with the image of the fence, which is being built along with the development of the plot and evolution of the main characters.

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 [...]

In his turn, Edmund, the illegitimate son of Gloucester, is a character who would never commit crimes and cruelty to admire the results of villainous actions.

The reading of Gilman story's few initial lines suggests that the reason why the narrator and her husband John decided to spend the summer in a secluded mansion is that this was supposed to help [...]

Important to note, the personalities of the characters, the environment, and the events that the characters find themselves in highlight the various cultural elements of Paris.

The central idea of the essay is that the male body has a specific purpose of reproduction, as it is compared to a "delivery rocket" of children, and therefore cannot last forever.

The inverted word order is particularly powerful in describing the castle's formidability and the impossibility of the "Red Death" to enter it.

While the possession of the ticket is meant to be a matter of lucky chance, Veruca gets one as a result of her father's enormous wealth and determination to provide her with it.

It can be argued that the purpose of Walker's appeals to her audience is to instill a sense of pride and confidence in them.

However, despite the need to win the audience, Odysseus also uses rhetoric to establish his authority; in his storytelling, he is always somewhat distant from the listeners: "Odyssean charisma, in both the personal sense attached [...]

However, in the course of the third part of the story, Faulkner quickly shifts from Miss Emily and Homer conjuring up some form of a relationship to discussing her purchasing the poison.

What is even more because of the story's allegorical clues, concerned with the author's portrayal of "Bacote nigger's" burning by the crowd of White Southerners, readers are hinted at what may be the ultimate consequence [...]

The story begins with a depiction of Jesusa as an elderly woman with a rather harsh and rude character; this description is accompanied by the author's explanation of her relationship with the main protagonist and [...]

The novel "In the Beginning" by Chaim Potok gives a poignant story of David Lurie. The agreeable fact is that David manages to achieve most of his ambitions and goals in life.

The motif of a trick is also discussed in many versions of the tale with references to na ve Red Riding Hood's questions about the grandmother's appearance, with references to the Wolf's changes of clothes, [...]

The concept of the death of tragedy is taken from Nietzsche's book "The Birth of Tragedy" where he declared that God is dead.

Apart from that, one can mention that addiction is depicted as a force that ruins the family of the characters. This is one of the points that should be distinguished.

The author starts with citing the physical changes in the village, which provides the reader with insights enough to note that the village, representing the whole Egyptian community, was benefitting from the revolutions in the [...]

They were the decision-makers in the family and in the political platform since women were still not allowed to vote and be represented in the political arena.Mrs. Wright is the symbol of the suffering the [...]

The prevailing concept of this period was the progression of African-American civil rights through the establishment of an interest group that was basically created by the artistic and literary movement.

The works of Walt Whitman embody the spirit of the social changes, love of labor and freedom, which reflect the moods of the American society of the XIX century.

This paper analyzes Moby Dick, a mysterious symbol of an embodied terror and the inevitable tragedy of humanity, discusses the main characters of the novel, and summarizes the plot of the story.

The girl believes that her eyes have turned blue, and she invents an imaginary friend who is always there and tells her that her eyes are the bluest in the world.

For the heroine, abortion is the collapse of last hope, leading only to the continuation of a meaningless life. Consequently, abortion is a crime against the life of a human person.

Soon after that, the Nazis sent them to Auschwitz, but, because of the hardships of the way, only Eliezer and his father arrived there alive. That is how the author's attitude to and relations with [...]

The most notable feature of the play is its symbolism, which is demonstrated by the author in a variety of ways. The outside world frightens the girl, and her way of escaping from reality is [...]

From the onset, the author points out the importance of the family institution in inculcating the right morals to children. Besides, the author is on point to show that Chappie's theft of souvenir-coins of his [...]

Because of his personal view to slavery, he was able to relate to the vile moments of slavery to his sermons.

Other than narrating the event on the battlefront, the book gives a picture of the backroom events that the leaders of the different countries were engaging in such as making appointments, which had a bearing [...]

In Part 4 of the book, Covey states that the individual needs to nourish himself in a holistic manner; physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

In the end, he does make it to heaven after supplication, showing that he is not responsible for the errors of judgment he made earlier in his life.

At the end of the play, Othello's realizes that his naivety and lack of confidences in his wife' innocence and fidelity.

It is important to note that Jamila's personal identity depends on the concept of liberty as the reaction to the attempts to discriminate immigrants in the British society, the attempts to impose the traditional vision [...]

At the start of the play, he was not aware that he had slept with his mother or that he had murdered his father.

Once John Keats has established the metaphor of the time portal that the urn represents, he uses several important lines in the fourth stanza of Ode on a Grecian Urn to extend the metaphor and [...]

Since the exterior landscape represents the land, a narrator is supposed to have a lot of knowledge on the same to be in a position to effectively provide the relationship between the two landscapes.

Though he does not say why he chose to particularly the seaside town of Dieppe, it is easier for the readers to see that he may have visited because of the connection that his country [...]

Although very common in the literature, the play portrays the character of Dr. This essay explores the concept of anti-heroism and demonstrates how the character of Doctor Faustus is an antihero.

In the beginning of the story, the author mentions that it was her wish to hear that the family was less fortunate, instead of that they were doing well.

At the same time, Nora is fighting her own dissatisfaction with her life, and is even ready to sacrifice it in the name of her husband's reputation, which is a paramount example of altruism.

Proposals to the queen and the execution of the king are two coincidences in "Oedipus Rex". On the other hand, as Cohen notes, "the death of Willy is a tragedy while the failure of his [...]

The main theme of the story is colonialism and its effects not only to the Africans but also to the whites/colonizers.

A rose for Emily is one of the books that is rich in styles that are employed to bring a clear picture of the theme story.

As the paper unfolds, the theme plays a vital role across the two novels since the authors successfully point out the conflicts that arise because of people's failure to recognize the dignity of others and [...]

The author has employed the use of character, action and imagery to bring out the three themes, viz.harm of relentlessness to achieving ones dreams, the danger of misunderstanding money and wealth, and the effect of [...]

In the same spirit of appreciation, the boy Santiago appreciated the advice given to him in the story, which leads him to acquire the treasure that he set out to look for.

Whether the character is the wizened old man Coyote of the Crow tribes, Raven in the Indian lore or even Wakdjunkaga of the Winnebago, the narratives seems to be written from the same script.

Other farm owners try to attack the Animal Farm but Snowball lead a successful defense in the battle of the Cowshed and gains much worship amongst the animals.

The film director, Gary Ross, presents the contents of the book in a film in concise way. This is in spite of the fact that the family relationship between Gale and Katniss is important.

In the story, Huong becomes a refuge because of war in Vietnam and therefore finds herself in Australia as her second home.

This highlights the theme of loyalty, as the soldiers are ready to obey orders well aware of the dangers involved. The author continues to explore the symbol of compliance and selflessness by explicating how soldiers [...]

Given the fact that he was the one in charge of the other soldiers' well-being, he felt he could have done something to prevent Lavender's death.

It contrasts the extravagant and luxurious lives of the wealthy characters in the East and West Egg with the struggles of individuals in it.

In summation, the analysis of the main character of the novel Legend allows for concluding that Day is a conventional dystopian protagonist.

The poem narrates how Laura is enticed by the goblins and eats the fruits they sell to get money. Christina Rossetti, in her poem, uses the art of language, imagery, and form to demonstrate a [...]

In the meantime, the example with the constantly triggering alarm showcases the element of dark humor that accompanies the death of the family's youngest member.