Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 18

The portrayal of Faust is a new form of rebellion that presents a sense of apprehension to the reader. He signs a pact with the devil in order to pursue his goals.

The theme of the struggle between a man and the sea as the power of nature can be traced even in the ancient literature, drawing on the example of Odysseus challenges and Poseidon, the formidable [...]

Despite the description of a being created by Frankenstein as a wretch and the evil that he commits, he causes the feeling of sympathy.

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, [...]

The style in which Zadie Smith writes serves as a shorthand to introduce the reader to a situation that can be regarded as ethically or socially problematic and approached from the perspective of Zadie Smith's [...]

The story is set near the Mississippi River, in the fertile lands of New Orleans. The Patton's love each other so much, and their affection is shown in the story.

What the author sets out to do is to expound on the intensity of imperialism in the story. There are several themes in the novel, but the central questions that the article seeks to addresses [...]

Most of the women in Midaq Alley support the community life, the way it is in the traditional setting. Women in the Alley hated her because of her lust for money.

Athena finds Telemachus to inform him that his father is back, and she directs him to Eumaeus' house, where he finds the vagabond.

Delaney feels that the Homeless Candido was living in 'his' adored canyon."He made Topanga state park his, trashing the place and polluting the stream.

He also shows the way people responded to the opportunities and challenges of the new times. The girls seem to rebel against the system and conventions of the society, as they dare come into the [...]

First of all, there is a need to point out that Reed is recognized as one of the most influential African American letters. The most interesting point I would like to highlight is related to [...]

Swift does conduct some math to establish the number of miscarriages, deaths, and the number of children born in a year.

In this line, Browning uses personification to portray the general mood of the poem. Porphyria's Lover: The Oxford Book of English Verse.

The author leads the reader through the intricacy of the events occurring to Twyla and Roberta and does not provide the reader with exact information about the girls' race.

In addition to the possibility to improve an understanding of the story, images help to define the level of relationship between a reader and an author.

The writer makes the reader believe in his dream world where children become champions and where, unlike the real world, the good always wins over evil.

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.

The character of the boy is determined by his connection with the world of magic and the Neverland island in particular.

The main symbols are the lake, the keys, and the car. The lake is the main symbol in the story.

Finally, this essay will try to persuade that the startling uniqueness of mind highlighted in the struggle to find the balance between "utopian possibility and dystopian reality" is what made it possible to render the [...]

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.

The practice of lynching could be considered one of the worst acts committed by the citizens of the United States. This date would place the events at the end of the period of extreme racism [...]

In the end, it could be said that both of these books show that home is a haven and safe place to return to.

As the story progresses, the author begins to create a mixture of facts and rumors; a mixture that is inevitable in any real-life investigation.

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.

With a couple of bright original metaphors, a writer helps a reader to understand a character's emotions, to imagine setting with the minor details, and to feel the atmosphere of the moment.

One of the most significant figures among the range of the animals inhabiting the land of fantasy is a dragon, the symbol of wisdom and power.

The policy of the management to make the current workers in charge of assignments that were usually not their responsibility had led to the dissatisfaction with the service not only of the clients but of [...]

The problem of non-adherence to the conventional role of a married woman becomes a paradigm for the analysis of the problems that are created in interrelated patterns.

For the audience, the bridge acts as a source of peace and reverence, as a platform to look as the regimes and the years pass.

Some of the issues that differ between the two societies, as highlighted in the two poems, include marital love, representation of the underworld, the idea of fate, and pride/hubris. It is believed that the intention [...]

Thus, it is possible to state that the journey described in Izumi Kyoka's "The Holy Man of Mount Koya" can remind the elements of the journey presented in Matsuo Basho's "The Narrow Road to Oku" [...]

It appears that the suicide of the main character of the play "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller can be described within the framework suggested by Durkheim.

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 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.

This indicates that Gregor's alienation after the transformation was not a result of his appearance; it was his inability to contribute economically to the family.

The fences that appear in the title, and often throughout the drama serve to represent some of the challenges the family faces.

The wife knows the problems that Guy has gone through in the poverty-stricken country, and thus she can relate with the freedom that he is chasing.

Being different in their structure and stylistic devices, these three poems, however, are devoted to the exploration of the motif of death, destruction, and renewal which are integral parts of the war. It is devoted [...]

In the 2004 film, 'A Cinderella Story' by Mark Rosman, the story takes a similar approach as the traditional folk tale with the exception of some added elements in the modified story.

The rest of the family is forced to go on, as the police suddenly begin to chase them. Tom understands that it is dangerous for him to stay there, and the work is over.

American poetry assumes the stanza format, as is the case with Landscape with the fall of Icarus where the poem is written in stanzas where sentences are arranged to form stanzas in the poem.

Clearly, if we take into account the whole theme of Rand's novel, which depicts dystopian life in the United States during their being changed according to the ideas of planned economy, and the sufferings of [...]

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.

People developed interest of learning the language because of the need to understand the message that was in the plays. Adamson says that one of the most important contributions of Shakespeare in the development of [...]

For example, a child brought up by a single mother tends to relate with women in a more comfortable manner than the ones brought up by the two parents. In this light, a father has [...]

In contrast, Joyce's "The Dead" criticizes the cultural imperialism that threatens the harmony of the Irish and the revival of the Irish language and culture.

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

Whether it is the fact that the author leads the reader beyond the boundaries of the socially acceptable or makes a cautious warming about the threats that await for the reader in the craziest of [...]

Enkidu, another man who is also depicted in the Epic of Gilgamesh as having a power in terms of how he treated his companions, meets King Gilgamesh in some of the scenes in the epic [...]

The role of women in the society of the 19th century is a rather controversial point for the discussion in literature because of the fact the end of the century can be characterized as the [...]

The symbolic nature of faith is the problem which can be discussed perpetually as there is no specific answer to the issue."The timelessness of mankind's sin is revealed within the Puritans", it can be stated [...]

In Oedipus the King, one of the persons, who receive prophesies that project a doomed end, is King Laius; who is the biological father to Oedipus. Oedipus then arrives back to his father's land, Thebes [...]

Although the setting for the song was in a field of barley the reader can easily sense that the composer wanted everyone to know that he is a lover of nature.

On post colonialism, Judith Wight talks of how both the whites and the black natives have lost in terms of culture and property then she proposes forgiveness and unity of the two groups as the [...]

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 [...]

In the book, Natsume Soseki brings out the upheaval of the Meiji period as he relates to the tales of a stray cat probing deeper into the lives of human beings and fellow cats living [...]

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.

Here, the comedy of absurd is presented in the description of the state of poverty in the family of Okonkwo's father.

It should be noted that Karim was able to "cross the color line"; in other words, he was able to settle in the area in which only white people were allowed to live.

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.

The decision that Sula takes is contrary to the black community because of the discrimination they faced by the white community.

From the above mentioned epic heroes, we find that the aspect of heroism is differentiated mostly to suit the time in which they were written and also to meet the expectation of the audience and [...]

The context in which the book is written is of essence as it helps in connecting the ideas presented by the author as well as the opinions and critics provided by other authors in regard [...]

The influence of Tamer and his family, coupled with her experience as a member of the mosque, begin to replace Najwa's family by proxy.

The Rocking-Horse Winner presents a society in search of love and luck and this is evident from a number of characters.

Othello, an eloquent and physically fit person is considered as the protagonist and hero of the play; however, in spite of his elevated status, he is nonetheless an easy prey to insecurities due to his [...]

This paper is an analysis of the poem to see its surrealistic qualities, to highlight the beautiful way in which the poet depicts the female body, and also to examine how various images used in [...]

Myths and other forms of literature were the tools that the community used to pass the deeds of the heroes from one generation to the other.

The story thus portrays the transformative reading potential in that had the narrator failed to realize that the reading has the potential to transform her. The yellow paper helped to transform the narrator in that [...]

The poet has used poetic form and diction to bring out the tone and theme of the poem. The heading in itself is a metaphor as well as it has been used symbolically.

The Christianity practiced by the black slaves is represented as the Christianity that is inexistence of purity, complete in peace in it, and also it serves as the full representation of the nature of Christ [...]

The kite runner and the kite fighter restrict the movement of the kite in order for it to move in an orderly manner.

After considering the evidence that Brown uses in the 'Da Vinci Code', especially the gospel of Philip, I am of the opinion that although Gnostic gospels rejected by the early church portray Jesus as more [...]

Despite the harshness of the environment in Afghanistan, as we come to discover through the eyes of the daughter, she fosters on in her quest to find her mother.

The drinking culture of parents revealed in the story of the Fight Club underscores the elements that increase children's exposure to alcohol and drug taking.

The author illustrates the disruption of peace by the arrival of white-men in the Igbo community. Nevertheless, the showing up of the white man and Christianity led to a change in this practice, the women [...]

Reverend Hooper was the chief protagonist in the story, The Ministers Black veil. Wearing the veil was the main cause of alienation from the villagers, congregation and his bride to be Elizabeth.

The structure takes the character of young Alex as the narrator as well as the criminal protagonist with the main aim of showing the importance of allowing people to make their personal decisions regardless of [...]

The story's central irony is that the protagonist is not a good boy. A passage that depicts the author viewing the character as pretentious is the one discussing Jacob's desire to rescue a dog only [...]

Further on in the poem, Gorman uses vivid imagery to describe the hope and resilience of the American people. Her imagery highlights America's challenges and the strength of its people in overcoming them.

In order to accentuate the serenity and carelessness of the setting, the author of To look out the window begins the work by emphasizing the simplicity of the young boy's life.

Emerson argued that American intellectuals should create their unique style of scholarship and literature, while Whitman celebrated the beauty and diversity of America in his poetry.

The irony is further exemplified when the two men end up paying the father to take his son back. These instances reveal how the roles of the father and the kidnappers are displayed in a [...]

In particular, the women's power in the story was shown in their ability to influence significantly men, who were depicted as the wisest and most powerful beings.

He understands that the technologies and automation of the processes he sought to achieve led to the devaluation of his wife's work, disobedience of children, and a life devoid of love, mutual understanding, and family [...]

On the other hand, Ancient Greece is considered the first global civilization because it was in this part of the world that the concept of worldview was first conceived.'The Iliad' and the Odyssey discuss events [...]

The supernatural was an aspect of the plot structure used to add tension and drama to the occurrences and situations and manifested in various ways. To conclude, the owl and raven were utilized as omens [...]

Even in perspective, it is impossible to talk about the genius of a writer who does not have their ideas and opinions and only rethinks other people's thoughts.

The author expresses himself and justifies the choice using metaphors in the first two lines. In the last stanza, he posits that "I will be telling this with a sigh / Somewhere ages and ages [...]

The myth of the love of Cupid and Psyche is a good example. The myth of the love of Cupid and Psyche is filled with adventure and romance.

When they are presented with the monkey's paw, they ignore the warnings and refuse to get rid of the wish-granting item. The consequences of whishing on the monkey's paw do not hesitate to knock on [...]

The first one is the plot of the play that lasts from the beginning till the scene when Hamlet meets the ghost of his father.

The first publications of Dickinson's poems began to appear only in the 1890s, after her death. Many of Dickinson's poems contain the motive of death and immortality, and the same plots permeate her letters to [...]

This essay aims to analyze the theme of the effects of war and destruction in the poem The End and the Beginning by Wislawa Szymborska and the lyrics Harry Patch by Radiohead.

Beowulf uses all manner of tools to slay and protect himself from being slain, and the poet constantly compares the hero to the monsters he fights. Beowulf's three great battles are the most prominent: the [...]

Henninger, Katherine."Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of A Confederacy of Dunces".

Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser was born in 1871 in Terre Haute, Indiana, to a devout Catholic German immigrant father and a mother from Mennonite Community.

The surviving myths, poems, plays, and stories of the Age of Antiquity allow people to learn about not only the events and religions of the past but also the cultures, lifestyles, and morals of societies [...]

Anarres oppressed Shevek, deducting the works under the collectivistic idea that nothing belongs to anyone, and everything belongs to everyone: "And the hand that you reach out is empty, as mine is.

The Ghost in the play is charitable because it helps Hamlet to know the truth about the way his father died and to begin finding clues for the murder.

The story of "Sonnet" is considered to be partly autobiographical, although the characters were real people who lived in the first part of the 20th century."Sonnet" consists of three verses. There is a sort of [...]

This paper examines the poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes and delineates the meaning by focusing on the various elements in the poem like setting, the background of the author, and the [...]

At the heart of the book is the court case, which paints a vivid picture of how the various African people interacted with the British on the colonial Gold Coast in the 1870s.

Published one month before the death of the writer, The Bell Jar is the novel that depicts the main struggles experienced by Plath during her lifetime by highlighting the impact of societal norms and stereotypes.

The representation of women in the novel serves as a significant contribution to the description of social context, in which Juan and Marcela tried to live their way through humiliation and struggle.

The book was the last published during the author's lifetime, and some critics believe that it was his reflection on the topics of death and the meaning of life.

In The Veldt, the nursery is personified as it is given the characteristics of being a parent, and it performs all the duties of the house.

The majority of the second chapter of the story is descriptive, and the author does an outstanding job of gradually setting up the affair.

Because of the simplicity of the idea and the fact that TLCs can be made by any person, the range of populations that may be impacted is broad.

The analysis of the book demonstrates that lack of family bonding, increased exposure to violence, availability of drugs, and increased tolerance to delinquency can lead to participation in gang activity.

A reader can feel the emotion of fear and uncertainty throughout the whole poem, as the writer enhances the feeling of anxiety with the symbol of tulips that torture the woman.

In "The Swan" and "To a Passer-By", Baudelaire, the fl neur, shares his memories of the past and the realities of the mundane present to underline the beauty of the transience of life.

The figure of speech I decided to choose for this paper is in the first line of the poem, it is a metaphor that says "nature's first green is gold".

The author underlines the challenges a woman encounters in her life in an African country and the importance of her ability to withstand them employing the strength of a character.

With the development of the novel's plot it becomes evident that ordinary people like Offred, Luke and the Commander will take any risks just to become inspired by a chance to love and be loved."The [...]

Sherman Alexie's essay What Sacagawea Means to Me challenges the readers to make a comparison of Sacagawea to Eve and the US to the Garden of Eden.

The theme discussed in the story is the way identity is protected by Indigenous peoples in the territories of the USA and Canada and the ways governmental impositions restrict it.

The poem portrays a vivid image of the emotional rollercoaster the author is experiencing as he visits the Vietnam Veterans Memorial."Facing It" successfully incorporates the use symbolism and imagery throughout the structure of the poem [...]