Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 29

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On Violence by Hannah Arendt

In the book, Hannah put forth a number of arguments in analyzing the issue of violence in the second part of the twentieth century.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 837

Richard Rodriguez’s Writing Style

In his writing, "The Achievement of Desire" Rodriguez gives a narration of his life while recounting the reasons and the ways in which he educated himself.
  • Subjects: Modernist Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1120

Stream of Consciousness

It is important to note that stream of consciousness is a major contributor to excellent delivery of thoughts and ideas in literature.
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  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1412

Gender roles in the Wind in the Willows

For instance, in the case where both the mole and the rat make comments to the toad that are full of women critics.
  • Subjects: American Novels Influences
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1568

“Talpa” by Juan Rulfo

In addition, the reader would expect the narrator to provide a larger coverage of the scenes at the Shrine, the miracles of the Virgin and evidence of her work.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 664

“Guests of the Sheikh” by Elizabeth Wernick Fernea

The author explains the meanings of different events and rituals conducted by members of the El Eshadda tribe in order to get rid of ambiguities that inform the western ideologies regarding the culture of the [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1941

Harlem Renaissance Poets Overview

The poet describes how the musician sways to the rhythm of the blues and the emotional uplifting he gets out of the experience.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1088

“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe Analysis

A poem that deals with family relationships and explain the poem's meaning The poem is heavily based on the relationship between the narrator and Lenore with their affection being the subject of the whole poem.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 912

“Victims” in the Novel “The Setting Sun”

Through an analysis of the main characters in the novel, Naoji and Kazuko, this paper attempts to provide an elaboration of what it means to be a "victim", and also to demonstrate a relationship of [...]
  • Subjects: Dramatic Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 873

“Lord of the Flies” by William Golding

The reader will wonder that all the boys respond in the same manner to the sound of the blown shell. The author uses aesthetics to drive emotions out of the reader about the value of [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2081

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

He innovatively concentrated on the best techniques of governance and holding up to the noble principalities in the first eleven chapters of the book.
  • Subjects: Dramatic Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 807

Religion in Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower

Thus, it will only be logical to conclude this paper by reinstating once again that there is indeed a good rationale in referring to Butler's Parable of the Sower, as an intellectually enlightening novel.
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  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1651

The Monstrosity and Revelation

Overall, it is possible to argue that the each of the protagonists has a very complex inner world, but it is revealed only to the readers, but to other people.
  • Subjects: Dramatical Novel
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1114

“The Fir-Tree” Urban Legend

He hoped that she had found shelter, inside the ruins of the old hut, in the clearing, on the top of the hill, but nobody was there. These legends have a common element in that [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1635

The White Noise by Don DeLillo

In this case, the visit to the supermarket reveals Jack's true nature as an American who is proud of his way of life, and the satisfaction he feels after buying goods from the supermarket.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 1527

“The man to send rain clouds” by Leslie Marmon Silko

In the Story "The man to send rain clouds" by Silko, the central conflict is lack of rain or drought. Culturally the two believed that when the old man dies, he is capable of sending [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 790

Dante’s Inferno: The Levels of Hell

The gluttony level will be harsher than the previous two levels and this means that the level of torture subjected to the culprits will also be higher.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1143

Analysis of the Joseph Conrad’s Novel “Heart of Darkness”

Although he is a philosophic wise man, the thrilled experience in Africa forces Marlow to take a different course in terms of his character. His curiosity and intelligence motivates him to explore Africa where he [...]
  • Subjects: Dramatical Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 839

Analysis of the Solitary Reaper

The first stanza of the song heaps a lot of praises on the girl's beauty and the extent of loneliness she is in.
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  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 809

The Influence of Language on Thinking

Still others are very much convinced that whatever differences there may be in languages can easily be eliminated if translations are done without the use of idioms to make sure that the meaning of the [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2165

Saint Claus Myth

Santa Claus is believed to bring gifts in the houses of the good children on the night before the Christmas day.
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1087

Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”

The dog that accompanies the man is also indifferent to the man even though it seems to be have more aware of the danger posed by travelling in that kind of weather than the man [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 618

Interior Monologue for Gilgamesh

Yes, that one there, pick it up and use it to wade through the waters Remember to be cautious enough, and let not your hand pass over the waters of death Yes that is okay, [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1396

Analysis of Poems by Dorothy Parker

For most people reading the works of Parker they always seem to remark that her outlook on relationships is from a dark and cynical point of view and as such most of them would be [...]
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  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 920

Machiavelli and Othello’s Leadership Skills

It is not that easy to control lots of people, and this is why it is better to define the steps, which will help to take everything under control and not to be kept by [...]
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 584

What Can Lawyers Learn From ‘Othello’?

Shakespeare has employed one of the literature elements by using major characters like, Othello, a hero and the head of armies, Desdemona, Othello's covert wife, Michael Cassio, Othello's deputy, Lago, ranked below the lieutenant, among [...]
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 692

The play “Waiting for Godot”

The three questions that the theatre asks are: what the play is, why it is the way it is and what the characters learn during the play?
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 565

Gandalf from “The Lord of the Rings”

In "The Lord of the Rings", Gandalf the Grey is an important character who plays a significant role towards the success of the protagonists.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 570

A Streetcar Named Desire: The Passion of Blanche

The very movement brings back the fleur of the England of the XVIII century, to "Southern-Gothic imp of Poe-etic perverse" with all its ideas of Gothic culture and the features that are due only to [...]
  • Subjects: American Novels Writing Style
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3096

Oroonoko by Aphra Behn

It is necessary to compare and contrast the attitude of the author towards the slaves in Africa and in colonies with regard to Oroonoko who serves as a bridge in building up relations between two [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1082

Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and the Culture of the Igbo

However, when the oracle instructs that Ikemefuna is to be killed, Okonkwo severs his head with a machete even despite the fact that he is warned by the elder that he did not need to [...]
  • Subjects: Romantic Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1402

How and Why Indigenous Literature Approaches Decolonization

That is to say, indigenous literature is communal since it attempts to heal psychological wounds caused among the natives in the process of colonization, and the main goal of communalism is to heal native communities [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2454

“Out, Out—” by Robert Frost

The poet uses a lot of personification in the poem in order to deflect attention away from the victim to the forces that caused this tragedy.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 597

Loneliness in The Yellow Wallpaper

She is beginning to personify the wallpaper in her musings. To nearly the end, she is lucid about people's roles in her life.
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 949

Pride in “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles

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 [...]
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 874

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

“Sula” and “Beloved” by Toni Morrison

Her mother goes to the extent of trying to starve herself to provide Beloved with what she wants. Nel accepts the fact that her friendship with Sula was the best thing that ever happened to [...]
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  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1689

Change Manifestation in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson

One good example of a character that manifested change in the face of danger is the character that can be found in Shirley Jackson's The Lottery. It was the most important event in the calendar [...]
  • Subjects: Aspects of American Novels
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 832

“Natural Selection” by Charles Darwin

The greatest achievement of the scientist is that he managed to explain his revolutionary theory in simple terms so that people could understand and accept it.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 812

Yang’s American Born Chinese

The main character of the first part is the Monkey King. The main question the author possesses in the tales of the novel is What Are Your Efforts to Succeed?
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 637

The reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula

The second chapter of this book covers a period that is considered central and significant in unraveling the events that led to the Reconquest.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 844

Character Comparison and Contrast

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.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 827

My Turkish Lover; Santiago Esmeralda

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.
  • Subjects: Romantic Literature
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2207

The Style and Themes of Edgar Allan Poe’s Literature

In the first stanza, the departure of the lover marks the end of their love, while the second stanza uses the dropping of sand as symbolic to the passing of time in an hour glass.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1776

Phyllis Roth on the Themes in Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”

The research focuses on the summary of Phyllis Roth's critical analysis of the Bram Stoker's Dracula novel. The writer uses the quotes to show proof of the author's understanding of the Bram Stoker's Dracula novel.
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  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1450

The Voice of Faulkner

The death of Addie is also one of the dark and disturbing components of the narration. The end of the story illustrates that the entire piece has been a flashback since it talks about the [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1859

The Hardboiled Qualities and Features in Detective Stories

Hardboiled fiction writing was popularized by Dashiell Hammett with his character Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon, over the course of time in the late 1930s Raymond Chandler refined hardboiled writing through his Philip Marlowe [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 839

“The Tale of Kieu” by Nguyen Du

Through images of the minor characters, the author reveals the essence of the philosophical notion "virtue" and its peculiarity in Eastern culture, the role it played in the destiny of the poet himself.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 933

Six characters in search of an author

Being a member of the Theatricalists who disapproved the ideas of realists, Luigi intentionally alters the plot structure, the portrayal of the characters, the thematic development, the language as well as the portrayal of spectacle [...]
  • Subjects: Dramatic Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1140

A Summary of “What The Dog Saw”

Gladwell explores the encounters of Cesar Millan, the dog whisperer who non-verbally communicated with the dogs and mastered his expertise to tame the dogs.
  • Subjects: Concepts in American Novels
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 530

Journal entry on Cathedral by Raymond Carver

A blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to"., it is evident that he was agitated by the blind man's visit in his house.
  • Subjects: Concepts in American Novels
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 802

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

To Waken an Old Lady

In a bid to deliver the message of the poem, the author uses various interesting tools. The content of the poem is interesting as the author narrows down to the concept of old age.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 647

A Midsummer’s Night Dream

Theseus- He is the Duke of Athens and is getting ready to marry Hippolyta at the beginning of the play. Lysander- He is Hermia's lover and in the end of the play, the two marry.
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  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1105

Tennessee Williams

In addition, some of the plays like a streetcar Named Desire and Baby doll are doing great in the film industry and they have led to the recognition of some actors/actresses like Malden, Brando, and [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1936

The Story “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan

Therefore, through the reconnection of the paragraphs, the author enables the reader to conclude that the narrator could be famous if she had followed her mother's advice.
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  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 590

A Play “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell

The author focuses on the development of the both the minor and major characters. There is a high degree of gender and culture stereotyping in the play.Mr.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 656

Green Grass, Running Water

The idea about braiding strands of air is also depicted as a way in which the strength of women is shown when they are together, this helps withstand the outside forces and this can be [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 553

Paul’s Case Theme

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 [...]
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  • Subjects: Concepts in American Novels
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1109

Themes in Native American Tricksters

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.
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  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1255

Mulian Rescues His Mother

In a family set up, the idea of filial piety relates to the obligation of subordination of the members of the family to the head of the family.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 894

The Animal Farm by George Orwell

There are animals which represent the poor people while the pigs and dogs represent the administrators of the leader. The pigs and dogs are given power to rule the animals by Jones who is the [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 638

The Function of the Soliloquies in Hamlet

This happens when it influences the plot, the characterization in the play, and the play's mood, on top of expressing themes that could be termed to be the main themes.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2055

“Chocolat” by Joanne Harris

In other words, she is open to the life and is ready to take all that it offers, unlike Reynaud, who puts a lot of efforts to restrict himself from the creature comforts and joys.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1223

Elements of Modern Fiction

Time and realism is a crucial element of modern literature."Time, in Modernist literature, may take the reader through a day in the life of a narrator, whereas in Realism, the reader is taken into a [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 551

For a Divorce by Marie Ponsot

She clearly feels that her marriage was a life of hers, and the death of feelings is the divorce the end to happiness, to mutual understanding, to being the two parts of the whole.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 547

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

In the discussion between the two waiters, the young one claims that the old man should go home because he, the young waiter, has a wife waiting at home.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 583

The Circular Ruins

The wizard in 'The Circular Ruins' lives in the reality of ordinary men before he relocates to the ruins and he is regarded by others and views himself as a normal man.
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 832

Perseus: A Hero of Greek Mythology

With the protection of Hermes and Athena, Perseus went ahead and beheaded Gorgon Medusa and took her head to the king of the island.
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 875