Making Satan the main antagonist of the poem, Milton shows the inner struggle in the character's soul and the process of his devolution, depicting him as a fallen angel gradually transforming into a devil.
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 [...]
From the very beginning, the author provides a thorough description of Tito's present life including the place he worked, the people he communicated with and the attitude he had towards other people, which emphasizes some [...]
These two poems have both similarities and differences; this paper analyses the similar and the different elements of these two works.
According to Flanagan, "...because it reveals the unpleasant truth that life presents a series of choices, each of which precludes a host of other attractive possibilities is that when a mother works, something is lost".
In Oedipus the King and "King of the Bingo Game," Sophocles and Ellison explore the interplay between fate and free will as their main characters navigate their respective circumstances and grapple with their ability to [...]
Thus, through a detailed analysis of the description of this process, it is possible to note the irreparable damage done by the imposition of religion on the originality of the natives in an attempt to [...]
In her essay "Jane Eyre's Fall From Grace," Susan Fraiman makes the case that Jane's status as a governess enforces the social norms that applied to women at the time. The fact that Jane is [...]
McCandless' choice to leave his family and his previous way of life is another instance that lends credence to the claim that he was suffering from a mental condition.
This scene establishes the tone for the remainder of the narrative and conveys Phoenix's tenacity and fortitude to the reader. Phoenix finds herself in the town where she is treated with respect and kindness, and [...]
The poem Paradise Lost, written by John Milton, tells about the fall from Heaven to hell, through which a portrait of Satan is revealed to readers as one of the leading characters. From here, the [...]
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe is a story in the genre of horror, the main theme of which is the commission of a murder and the confession of it through great torments of [...]
One of the central themes of Lord of the Flies is the inherent wickedness and savagery of man and that individuals create evil as a bee produces honey.
Reynolds, the matron in charge of the trainees, stood in the hall, arms crossed, waiting for her. For instance, she is "careful not to splatter her uniform," and she cleans herself up in front of [...]
Thus, the underlying motif of the poem revolves around the formidable potency and tenacity of hope, even in the face of dire tribulations and trials.
Hence, it mocks the culture of pamphleteering and political ostentation that has developed in reaction to the Irish problem in addition to the unintentional evil of the English affluent and the hopelessness of the Irish [...]
Thus, the symbols of the birthmark, the tunnel, and the birds are linked to the theme of disillusionment, struggle, and change in the mood of black people who face discrimination and want to struggle for [...]
The relations between Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Agamemnon and Oedipus and Jocasta in Oedipus Rex represent the themes peculiar to the literature of that era.
Wilde uses a range of humorous techniques throughout the play to lampoon the morals and manners of Victorian society, which makes the audience laugh.
The impact of dehumanization on people's attitudes to the world around them and to the people in it is depressing and terrible.
Shelley pushes us to view the monster's behavior from a completely different perspective and to empathize with his predicament by granting him the ability to speak. Despite Victor's utter loathing for his creation, the monster [...]
As soon as the notorious prophecy of him murdering his father and marrying his mother is made aware to him, Oedipus runs away from his foster parents, being under the assumption that they are his [...]
The wizard puts a curse on the ship of the King of Naples, and his retinue to crash off the island's shores in order to arrange the fate of his daughter Miranda.
This fact confirms the thesis of the essay and highlights such topics of Frankenstein story as justice and vengeance. The portrayal of Victor Frankenstein characterizes man's inability to take responsibility for opportunist acts.
The parachutist, a symbol of the beginning and the end of the conflict of the boys' stay on the island, is a symbol of cruelty.
In Jane Eyre, the gothic elements can be seen in the novel's setting at the foreboding Thornfield Hall, the presence of the brooding and enigmatic Mr.
Conversely, The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe is a gothic supernatural horror novel about a haunted house.
Deprived of his family and his past, he took root in a foreign country and adapted to the difficult conditions of life, just as Richard did.
In Chretien de Troyes' "Perceval, or The Story of the Grail," the protagonist, Perceval, receives instruction in chivalry from three different teachers: his mother, Gornemont, and the hermit.
Firstly, the image of a bird in a cage is a powerful symbol of the systematic oppression of women, which is evident in many different cultures and time periods.
While the chapter follows the narrative of Amy's letters to the family, the author had fewer opportunities to place valuable symbols in the text.
By further analyzing the statement and the book as a whole through the cultural rhetoric and trauma framework, it becomes apparent that she is a victim of systemic patriarchy.
An important feature of Scott's work is the depiction of historical events through the perception of a fictional character leading the love affair, and it is especially prominent in The Talisman.
This paper will discuss the implications of gender structures in the novel and find its representation in the current gender views.
Through these works, the concept of the blurring of reality and the imaginary world of dreams is explored, showcasing the complexity of reality perception and its nuances.
In the works of the greatest realists, the American novel asserted its special theme of human resistance to the disfiguring influence of the environment.
Franz Kafka's biography, connection to fellow modernists in other disciplines, the critical acclaim of his works, and his culture demonstrate that he was an impactful person and the void he left remains fallow.
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 [...]
The article explores the impact of mental illness from the perspective of postpartum/ nervous depression in the woman. 1 7, Web.
Based on the analysis of the poem and the idea of a speech act, one can say that the first part of the poem is the addressee, the beatniks, including the author himself.
The fusion of pornography and the noir crime novel is tough to achieve without erasing the noir themes of guilt, loss of identity, or sinister reaction to internal needs or social injustice and replacing them [...]
Mallon also discusses Spark's writing style and the themes that recur in her work, such as the nature of identity, the power of religion, and the role of women in society.
One of the big points of aggravation for King is that white people often describe living Indians as "not real Indians," due to them being different from the idealized Dead Indians.
Robert Frost is one of the greatest poets in the history of the United States and four times winner of the Pulitzer Prize, who composed a famous poem, Desert Places.
The poet's use of the metaphor "As Lightning to the Children Eased" is one illustration where the truth is compared to lightning.
The book, the Prose argued, is "freighted with tons of sociopolitical ballast," and not enough attention was paid to the composition and language. Of course, To Kill a Mockingbird is not meant to be a [...]
The concept of surrealism is understood as a direction in bourgeois contemporary art, the purpose of which was to know the depths of the human subconscious, familiarize ourselves with supernatural phenomena and create a different [...]
This paper provides a detailed discussion of the absurdity as Kafka presents in his works The Metamorphosis and A Hunger Artist.
The poem by Yeats is an allegory of the current day because the symbols and imagery used in the text resemble a hard time in history.
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.
The book is majorly based on the themes of generational cycles, abuse, and jealousy. Colleen paints a descriptive picture when she recalls the instances when Ryle was physically abusive to Lily.
A good instance of this feature was the different perspectives of the characters towards the wedding of Doran to Polly under the duress of Mrs.
Franz Kafka's novel, "The Metamorphosis," is regarded as one of the most fascinating and absurdist works of literature and offers a complex philosophical and psychological examination of current circumstances.
Odysseus has expressed acts of devotion and loyalty in the manner of how he is devoted to his wife and how one is trapped on the island with an astonishing level of a goddess.
In "The Veldt," George and Lydia suffer terrible repercussions from the delegating of parenting duties to the house, which offers all the living luxuries at the expense of the organic relationship between parent and kid.
The second poem contains the lines "In vain we come to this place, We come to live on earth," the message of which lies in the insignificance of the physical life of the body with [...]
The repetition of the words "carry" and "white" is used to heighten the essays' emotional tone and demonstrate the gravity of racism and stereotypes.
The idea is that the author reveals how women impose patriarchy on other women, which enables their own oppression and goes against the postulates of feminism.
In the novel, there are at least two features of Romanticism that are not discussed in the overview: the illustration of grotesque and the theme of individual versus society.
There was an evident gender bias in the works of both male and female writers that connected to women's roles in society.
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 [...]
For instance, the allusion to the tree as the symbol of the cosmic object, which links the world of the living and the world of the dead, could be seen in the specified items.
The book examines the social context of punishment and the implications of shifting power. People were condemned and punished for acting in a way that did not conform to the law.
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 [...]
The author of The Hunger Game, Nick Saul, brings up the topic of hunger and poverty in Canada and how food distribution programs only exacerbate it.
The author emphasizes the theme of gender roles and their perception in the story of Emily and the rest of the town.
Thus, it is essential to determine how the author used the symbol of the scarlet letter to highlight the sinful person and identify whether it is possible to atone for the guilt or conceal it.
It is important to note that the play Magic 8 Ball by Kimberly Pau is about two girls, Melissa and Elizabeth, who use the ball to ask personal questions about their future. It is evident [...]
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.
The latter perspective is more pessimistic and negative compared to the former one because it means that love is born out of pain.
The formalism of the poem conceals considerable problematic aspects while revealing the theme of Jennifer's torments in marriage. There is a direct relationship between insurrection and oppression, the individual and the societal, the intimate and [...]
The poem illustrates the complexity of the relationship that is between the son and the father, and it is possible to see that the author did not realize the scale of the sacrifice his father [...]
The general theme of the poem is the discussion of the goals and objectives. Eventually, it refers to the emotional state and psychological well-being of the people who have hardships with keeping an interest in [...]
Using all the power of literary language, the author masterfully portrays the American Civil War and the assassination of one of the greatest presidents.
As one of the most ignominious felonies in the world, it turns people of all ages and sexes from all parts of the globe into victims forcing them to do perverted acts daily.
In The Necklace, De Maupassant raised several contemporary issues at once: the conflict of desires and opportunities, the discrepancy between the spiritual organization of a person and the social conditions of their existence.
Whereas a girl is unable to alter her new appearance caused of a health condition, people around her expect that she bears the blame since they view her as a freak of nature that scares [...]
Walter joins the Men's Association Committee and finds out that it enables the men in the community to silence their women and make them submissive to their ideas.
In order to fully grasp the meaning of a formal poem, it is necessary to analyze and understand its rules; there is no such restriction with free verse.
The theme of love as a magical curse is the central theme of the legend of Tristan and Yseut in general.
Connie is a typical adolescent who wants to mature and date; she also likes pop music, which influences her views on intimate relationships and life.
Thus, by featuring small details in the poem, the author emphasizes the unnatural and meaningless state of life of people living in the cities who are deprived of a connection with nature.
The paper discusses the novel Stardust and The Dispossessed and its application of imagination and use of various devices in the broadest sense of the World.
The fundamental issue in the story is the clash between people that want to live within the code of morality and others for whom good and evil have no meaning.
As a result, Tyler wants to commit suicide he takes his father's gun, and it may be regarded as a symbol of the boy's wish to leave his father guilty for his death. However, in [...]
The poem was published in 2011, and the narrator may have been inspired by the science fiction movies that dominated the movie industry between 2009 and 2010."Of the Threads that Connect the Stars" by Martin [...]
That is why he runs to warn the major about his father's plans and, by the end of the story, turns away from the family.
The primary specialty for the author is to capture the horror of the soul in its most vivid manifestations, and this task became the basis for one of his stories.
Othello is considered a subaltern play that illustrates the conflict between the moral voice and silence of female characters and the treacherous voices of male figures.
The narrative of the novel uses elements of superstition, but the writer acknowledges that giving life to the lifeless matter could potentially be possible. The author clearly distinguishes between "the marvelous and the effects of [...]
The authors were in the middle of events: they worked as editors in the Ramparts, a political magazine popular among the radical audience.
Consequently, questions on the prevalence of such individuals in the 21st century remain, with the young people having ideas of flawless, staller, and a perfect individual as their hero.
This, in turn, leads to the formation of the identity that is ready to face all the world's challenges as a superhero.
This is the task worthy of a hero because, in order to acquire the previous cedar logs for the monument, the characters would have to travel to the faraway forest guarded by the dreaded giant [...]
The forms of deception in the book seem to come effortlessly to Odysseus, and the stories he tells throughout the book serve to protect him and his family.
George Orwell's Politics and the English Language is an essay in which the author has criticized certain techniques that make the language redundant, the message unclear, and people confused or manipulated into believing in insincere [...]
The first argument for the erection of the monument to Angelou is her contribution to the world poetry fund. Angelou's poetic achievements and the inspiration of her work clearly deserve a landmark in history.
I think that the protagonist of this short story became mad because of loneliness and the inability to live an independent life.
"The Birthmark" tells the story of a scientist Aylmer who was obsessed with the idea to remove his wife's stain."The Story of an Hour" is the psychological description of a young woman's feelings when she [...]
The American Beat Poet movement of the 1940s and 1950s was the first to introduce the spoken word to the general public.
Personally, I had a clear image in my head when I read the poem; that is why using imagery shaped my understanding of the poem and the role of romance in it.
The writer reflects in his work issues such as the rush to liberation from the shackles of the Middle Ages, the widening of the horizons of the earth and the boundaries of human thought, the [...]
The author perfectly reflects her life in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird as her father played an essential role in creating the story.
The segregation and prejudices attached to the black community by their counterparts impacted them negatively in regard to how society perceived the black people and consequently, how they felt about themselves.
In particular, the poem describes the relationship between tribes and the role of ethnos in the development of early kingdoms. In particular, the period of the early medieval kingdoms was marked by the definition of [...]
Due to the lack of a complete English equivalent of the term describing the status of a poet, Jupiter Hammon was verna, the Latin word for a householder.
On the other hand, Wallace felt that most people were mistaken and that it was the mission of liberal arts education to tell them they were wrong Liberal arts education was designed to make people [...]
One of the notable trickster examples in the works of Shakespeare is Ariel from The Tempest, whose main ability to morph makes him one of the core characters.
The Red Convertible is a story of two brothers and main characters: Layman and Henry Lamartine. Just before Henry walked into the river and drowned, Layman had thought that the laughing and smiling meant he [...]
At the beginning of the poem, the author writes about the alleged benefits of the relationship he offers to a woman while referring to its inevitability.
Perhaps it was this passage that served the emergence of various interpretations of the conclusion and perpetuated the story in the category of American classics. The quintessence of this hope is expressed in the exclamation, [...]
The high number of children born to poor families presents significant problems for a country."A Modest Proposal" is a satirical essay by Jonathan Swift that proposes a solution to the challenge facing the kingdom.
Kindred is the story of a strong woman from a comfortable but not ideal 1976, who travels back in time to XIX on the estate of slave owner Tom Whalen. The novel shows the reader [...]
However, as levelheaded as she is, she still has a dream of her own. Beneatha's dream of becoming a doctor defines the character's main decisions, making her more vulnerable and relatable.
More importantly, it helps parents in having a better understanding of their children and how to make the best out of them.
The narrator discusses Abner's self-identity and the desire to be independent to create a well-developed antagonist that does not fit in society and whose bull-headedness puts his loved ones in danger.
In this case, the figure of Hyde is the direct personification of the addiction with the connection to the social context of the novel.
For instance, rhyme refers to the recurrence of syllables in a poem and is not present in Whitman's verses. Both authors use figurative language to imply that their minds differ from the others, as Whitman [...]
Understanding the role of the literary work's perspective is essential to understand what the author has intended to tell the readers.
Notably, he uses religion as the major instrument of his influence as it is easy to become a mentor and guide through the hazards of the world.