Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 22

The character Prufrock in the poem "love song" represents the same emotions of Eliot. The emotionality and psychological masterwork of language is like magic in the poem.

The first syntactical violation we can point out is Cummings' failure to capitalize the first word of the first line which is also the beginning of the first sentence, this is due to his "ineluctable [...]

A lot of coined description had been made out of the character of Kurtz the captain of the ship, Director of the Companies that sailed and explored a part of Africa for ivories in the [...]

Thesis Human existence and purpose of life were considered unimportant because the human soul had a divine nature, thus, they were afraid of death as an unknown state of human existence.

The only difference between the 'Oedipus' and 'Omen' is that of mode in which the crime is committed, or in other words, is the curse initiated.

She was introduced to the library of her grandfather and thus developed a fondness for books. Thus it is no wonder that one of the major themes of Sor Juana's work is knowledge and, in [...]

His shift in language, from the discussion of Oliver and what he was doing and thinking to a consideration of what we must do, signifies the switch from the simple narration of the story to [...]

It is the age of change and social advances as well as the age of the strict social structure and a severe regard for the customs of the past.

The purpose of this essay is to point out, in as much detail as possible, the allegorical allusions to the Christian way of life, or in short, the biblical teachings that are vital to the [...]

Slade and Mrs. Slade and Mrs.

The play deals with the genius persons of the world and it relates genius convincingly with the world of madness. Then the development of schizophrenia in Nash, which is "a severe mental disorder that distorts [...]

The play revolves around the two opposing forces: truth and deceit, and we see a contrast between the importance of being true to one's self and the importance of being truthful with others.

These assessments are made based upon the appearances of others, such as in her identification of the cotton print dress that is recognizable to Mrs. Through imagery and setting, O'Connor is successful in heavily lacing [...]

The mental condition of the main character of the book is the main point of this paper's concern. The main character's moral state is determined by her aspiration to the ideals of the colonial system, [...]

He was one of the founders of the China League of Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai. His contribution in the field of language and literature is enormous, thus, most of the commentators have viewed his greatness [...]

The latter form of storytelling focuses on causing the emotion of fear among the readers or viewers, whereas suspense builds a certain amount of anticipation and full engagement in the story.

The inciting incident of the series is a giant man breaking down the door and telling Harry about his horrible legacy.

The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of "Two Kinds", and to discuss the causes of differences between mothers and daughters and the moment of the conflict resolution.

This paper is discussing the character of the relationship between mama and her son Walter together with the problems which are brought up in the interaction of these two characters in the play.

The identity of the character is not clear, and although the writer tries to engage the reader into understanding the uniqueness of the featured characters, there is still some aspect of ambiguity, which makes the [...]

The story starts by raising the action with Mae believing that the thirteenth, which is a Friday, is a bad day and does not want to go to work.

In the end, he comes to the conclusion that this obscurity is the reason people do not want to die and prefer to lead the lives full of suffering.

If the Priestpriest is far from the day, this by extension would also mean that he is therefore close to the night or darkness.

The main purpose of the poem is to deepen the meaning of words when combined in a context and represented in a rhythmic pattern.

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 [...]

Although most of his meetings are beautiful and inspiring stories, some of the encounters represent the communicational issues that are inevitable in interaction with the people, who have been isolated from the society due to [...]

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

In telling her story, Malala emphasizes the importance of education for girls, the differences in culture and religion she experienced growing in Pakistan, the dangers of being an education activist, and the beginnings of the [...]

This essay is very emblematic of Smith's work, which is perhaps the reason that she chose to open her book with it.

On the whole, the novel is an example of intersection of personal and historical aspects of life depicting an individual and his changes under the impacts of the political history of the country.

Notably, the fragments encompass all the phases of the genocide, which are planning and political propaganda, the butchery, and the aftermath of the oppression leading to fragmented communities.

I cannot help but agree with this fact because this powerful combination of the novel and the movie helps to understand each character better, develop a personal attitude to the author of the novel, and [...]

The narrative observes past and present events that assist in understanding the specific problems faced by the main characters of the novel.

The key purpose of the story is to bring awareness to an issue that a human being is born to be free.

Moreover, it is known that he published it anonymously to ensure that the reader is not aware of what to expect from this proposal.

Both the children and the husband will definitely miss her because she is the epitome of their comfort and sustenance."The Mother Return" by Dorothy Wordsworth is a highly sensational poem.

At the beginning of the poem, the first two lines introduce the bird, and the narrator describes it as the creature that continues singing "without the words".

In particular, Walt Whitman focuses on the experiences of a free individual who cannot be restricted by the conventions established the society. In turn, it is important to show how this person differs from the [...]

As for the statement that the power of nature is the symbol of renewal, it is connected to the concept of equality and justice.

The first part of the sonnet consists of the unrealistic flattering comparisons that are characteristic of a woman's beauty imagery as a part of Petrarchanism.

As the authors explain, it was during her life in this farm that she heard amazing stories about her roots and the time line of her peoples.

In the essay, " Laughter", Henri Bergson argues that comedy is the involuntary element which lacks of elasticity, through absentmindedness and a kind of physical obstinacy, as a result, in fact, of rigidity or of [...]

A critical analysis of Cummings' works reveals that the techniques of modernism found in his poems are illustrations of the constant change in poetry.

The paper looks at the ethical issues that the author highlights in her paper, such as the promotion of artificial life to help in the development of the discussions of this paper. Victor Frankenstein is [...]

Having appeared at the beginning of the formation of a civilized community, these norms very soon became one of the main factors which determined whether a person would be accepted by the majority of population [...]

In the Congo, he is clearly not in favor of the Africans but as a portrayal of how Africans needed the whites to salvage them from the darkness they were living in.

With the help of relationships between Iago and Othello, Shakespeare conveyed the idea that good and evil have to coexist for the sake of the world balance.

The use of free verse demonstrates the reckless life the mafias live after being disappointed in the US: there is not proper organization of lines and sounds in the entire poem.

In this talk, Professor Esolen discusses the importance of wonder as one of the main themes in Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

The analysis of the overall philosophy of Burgess and the meaning of the novel reveals that the twenty-first chapter plays a crucial role in delivering the main message of the possibility of moral evolution and [...]

The story presents an example of Gowdy's innovative approach to modifying neo-gothic genre and addressing the forbidden issues, as she modifies the gothic elements and discredits the traditional stereotypes related to the dominating topic of [...]

She was the daughter of Gaia, considered to be the first prophet and represents the earth, and Uranus. She was married to Zeus, Father of the Great Achilles and was the mother of the Titan.

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 [...]

In fact, it appears that this passion is encouraged by the feelings of regret and shame more than by affection to Bayardo.

In the beginning it seems that the main focus of the movie and the books is the game and surviving of the players, but actually, the basis and the causes of this brutal game lay [...]

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

Hansberry and Hughes introduce the same idea of a dream compared to a raisin dried up in the sun, but explain it in different ways in order to show how the interpretation of a thought [...]

The car reminds readers of the good time the two brothers had before Henry participated in the war and the effects he carried along with him when the war was over.

As it appears from the novel, the reason why the narrator and her husband John decided to spend their summer vacation in a secluded mansion is that this proved beneficial to the narrator's mental condition.

This paper focuses on covering the characters of the book, especially Christopher McCandless, and studying the central theme the search for personal freedom in times of modernity.

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 [...]

This play is reflective of the cultural context of the time in many ways. The portrayal of men in this play is undoubtedly negative.

In the novel, the fictional village of West Egg is perhaps one of the key items that symbolize the life of the new millionaires in the city.

We further analyze the individuals and how their actions and activities affect the society's social culture in relation to the post-colonial society of today.

With his arguments, the author has created a new topic of debate with a notion that quality is deeply rooted in the hands of managers in a business setting. First, he assumes that quality is [...]

Although Crane's stories are imaginary, the reader can picture houses and the community in 'The Monster' or the town of Yellow Sky in 'The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky.' He vividly describes the living conditions [...]

The story utilizes graphical language and imagery in the development of a sense of deceptive and persuasive nature and circumstances in the expansion of the symbolic approach of sustaining a condition of suspense. The imagery [...]

Specifically, the joint publication he released in 1798 known as "Lyrical Ballads" are considered the most important publications in the rise of the Romantic literature in the UK and Europe.

The suitors laughed and teased Telemachos of his struggles to defend the beggar. Odysseus simply examines the bow and one of the suitors mocks him saying he is a connoisseur.

In other words, the aim of the paper is to trace the similarities and differences of symbolism and temporality found in the two poems.

This is done by the wolf to portray the misunderstanding between him and the little pigs. One day, a fox visits the first little pig and destroys the straw house and eats the little pig.

The Death of Artemio Cruz critically analyzes the shortcomings of the revolution in Mexico and looks into the history and prospects of the country by examining different aspects of the community, beliefs and politics.

On the whole, this rhyme creates a melody that enables the reader to sense the author's despair and his loneliness. This is the main question that John Milton tries to answer in his poem.

The following essay on the novel 'The Time Machine' presents the apparent differences between the book and the world at the time.

Through writing his book, the author reveals his attitude towards the British government and at the same time gives a detailed description of the human nature including the characteristics of a spy.

The theme that this discussion will zero on is on the one's self or rather individuality or the unit of self as it appears as a common theme in The Great Lawsuit by Margaret Fuller [...]

Based on this it can be seen that the cycle of oppression and insecurity seen in society is in fact reflected in the novel itself where the author attempts to create a microcosm of 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 [...]

He discusses societal disapproval as well as foolish consistency as the main obstacles to self reliance and trust in one's self.

He is against the footpath and in the spirit of converting the school, which he considers backward he wants the path closed.

The use of foregrounding is evident in this line and has been used to draw the readers' attention to the subject matter and his stance on the issue.

The third episode from the novel to support that Yu Hua is not biased against the nationalist period is that the civil war ended in the victory of the communist ideology.

The book's chapters, the monogram, and the conclusion do not explain the author's central argument. In this book, Clendinnen attempts to explain Landa's actions when he championed for the rights of the Maya people and [...]

First, it is important to consider the major theme of the poem to be able to analyze the significance of the style.

In the book, The Handmaid's Tale, the republic of Gilead presents a different environment with different rules from those of the former order before the conflict and establishment of a new order.

The state's persecution of the church is seen through the suffering of the priest who has to overcome great challenges posed by the socialist State and the fascist Red Shirts, who violates the church through [...]

According to Louise, her marriage is fulfilling, yet emotionally, she is in a cage of inherent oppression. Moreover, Bertha alludes to the fact that she has never loved her husband in the romantic way except [...]

He points out that his life of solitude was a deliberate attempt to flee the trivial company of human society and embrace the much superior company of nature.

In "The Road Not Taken", the poet uses a reflective tone to address the significance of the choices one makes in life. The "road" referred to by the speaker is the most prominent symbol in [...]

There are a lot of products which cause foodborne illnesses in that time when innovative technologies allow to define the level of intoxication and the way how to destroy it, in that time when many [...]

The novel offers a distorted version of the court system, where the readers focus on the trial process, although the opening part of the story already focuses on the ambiguity of the situation.

Therefore, in a strict play of the private incidents such as the death of her father with gangrene and his German lineage are presented in the poem to actually demonstrate Plath's abhorrence for her ancestry [...]

This divergence in the acceptance of what is said to them between the younger and older versions of Oedipus is based on the fact that the older version of Oedipus had developed a considerable degree [...]

The scenario calls for the need to investigate the villagers on issues pertaining to witchcraft, a take that finds many of them victims of the evil doing ready to be judged. First, the plot of [...]

Therefore, the myth of Deucalion and the flood is one of the examples when the natural event is explained by means of the supernatural background.

The woman in the poem is a virgin as seen in the title of the poem 'She being Brand' and he expresses sex with this woman as ungraceful, awkward and unskillful.

And if one was to consider the idea of the immortality of the human soul, the possibility of the afterlife and the certitude of our physical death, life becomes an affair of profound perplexity; and [...]

Both books have a similar theme concerning the health of the people of America and the working conditions of people in the meat packing industry.

From this background, this paper discusses the theme of acclimation from the point of view of Liu's disagreement with the notion of Asian-American identity and his narration of the hypocrisy of race.

In spite of the eventual freedom of Esmeralda one is then bound to wonder why it took her so long to see the relationship for what it really was and leave.

Coincidentally, he dedicated his first wave of writing to themes of innocence and beauty coupled with "Love and Joy as dynamic life values in the poet's feeling for the potentiality of the harmony of mind [...]

In the play, it is evident that pride is used by people to create laws that challenge the divine law from gods.

Therefore, the paper introspects how Zora brings out the theme of strength in the two books, taking a step further to compare how she approaches the theme in the two masterpieces.

It is very important to be confident and to know what you want in life in order to succeed and to make the goals come to pass.

She seems more concerned about the status of living conditions and the ability to enjoy the freedom as opposed to being in possession of money.

After his death, the narrator finally gets to know the source of Bartleby's grumpy nature and he sympathizes with him even in death.

The character of Caliban is an opposition to that of Ariel, the other servant of prospero, in that Caliban is a human figure while Ariel is a spirit.

This is because she is the only one who knew the suffering she was undergoing in that marriage and that she did not always love her husband.

The validity of such an idea can be well explored in regards to the literary legacy of one of America's greatest writers Jack London, as the extreme naturalism of many of his short stories and [...]

It was the wakeup call for revolution at the beginning of the 19th century and a sound of establishment at the close of it.

According to Bandy, the selfish nature of the grandmother and her disregard to her family is evidenced when she seems to care the safety of the other family members.

After the revolution in the Animal Farm, the animals establish the philosophy of Animalism in order to be different from human beings.

As the narration progresses, fear arises in the reader or viewer, and finally, something horrific happens."The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Cask of the Amontillado" share all of the features above, as [...]

The analysis helps to understand the message of the poem and realize the author's vision of the world. The euphony facilitates the process of absorbing into the poem, and allows to experience with the narrator [...]

Hamlet decides to prove whether Claudius really killed his father and in act three, he uses the play "The Murder of Gonzago" to get the truth.

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.

Sarah then decides to drop the matter because she knows that it is not her place to go against the wishes of her husband.

However, later in his reign, Crassus fell into conflict with King Hyrodes and he was slew by Surena, one of the king's men. Crassus died in the hands of Surena after falling apart with his [...]

Aphrodite Zeus daughter was the god of love in Greece she was the cause of the Trojan War as explained below, and had very many lovers.

While Ulysses is loving and a pervert at the same time, Duke is domineering and the only thing that he concentrates on is complaining about how his duchess was timid and easily impressed.