Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 3

One way it could be interpreted is as a list of "lessons" given by a mother to their young daughter, trying to teach her the skills she needs to function in the society of that [...]

The author demonstrates all the complexities of her intra-familial relationships in detail, and it is impossible not to feel sympathy and empathy.

In Ode to a Nightingale, the narrator longs to experience the world of the nightingale. However, the poems have different structures in that Ode to a Nightingale is longer than Ode to Cheese Fries.

The author adopts a five-point plot sequence to expose his readers to the tension the characters experience in their situation and the weight of the choices they are about to make on their conscience.

The distinct feature of this story, as well as other Rifaat's writings, is the fact that the author does not oppose the Muslim traditions of marriage and patriarchy.

Judging by the way the short story handles the themes, plot, and literary tools, The Last Leaf is a literary masterpiece.

The final part of the play shows some sort of fight for the "bench domination" which is started by Jerry and when he takes knife out of his pocket and tries to stick it into [...]

Also, it is a tragedy of the society the influence of which can be too devastating to heal."The Paper Menagerie" teaches the audience how ungrateful and cruel a child can become under the pressure of [...]

By focusing on relationships, the author of the play highlights the impact of deception to unity, love and happiness. Due to the constant practice of deceit among the characters, Claudio believes that Don Pedro is [...]

Her loyalty is seen in the book again, when she is abducted by the demonic Ravana, who is king of Lanka, to avenge his demon sister's disfiguring.

The main idea In the Land of the Free is a reflection of the experience of immigrants and the tough policies by the U.

The "impurity" of Blanche's past suggests the final of the play and it is a quite logical completion of the story.

This study therefore identifies there points; in that, Walker seeks to convey the principle that art is a living and breathing part of its origin, a significant cultural possession, and a critique of the postmodern [...]

The aunt, a victim of a prawn bite that embeds the creature in her leg, represents the intrusion of patriarchal and colonial forces into the lives of Puerto Rican women.

Wishing to shed the fetters limited her freedom; at the beginning of the novel, Dellarobia fears not meeting the gender norms of the culture.

The theme of morality and earnestness is the core element of this play. The author's use of the name Earnest is another way of conveying the issue of moral standards and behavior.

By the very act of passing over a indication of an event in American history, the story draws attention to it"."Rip returns to find people talking of the heroes of the late war, the new [...]

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller in 1953, is a play focusing on the topic of the Salem witch of the last decade of the 1600s in Massachusetts.

It is important to note that the book is a story about the conflict between introversion and extroversion that results in the victory of extroverted people who are the basis of the human society.

Luella Bates Washington Jones acts positively in changing the behavior of Roger. Luella Bates Washington Jones is very successful in changing the behavior of Roger.

The character of Pap is used to advance the theme of racism in the book. In the closing chapters of the book, Huck and Tom come to the realization that Jim is not property but [...]

The author tries to bring to the attention of the users how basic knowledge of finances is very vital in any business undertaking and how corporations can contribute to the rich becoming even richer.

It is ironic in the sense that Abner is punished for his injustices to the wealthy yet the justice system does not consider the social injustices of the rich society to the poor.

The paper will discuss the background of American Literature and how it has came about, the writing style of American authors and what makes the American text different and unique from other national literatures and [...]

Throughout the novel the major character Nick who was the narrator managed to bring out the main themes of the novel as well as developing other characters.

The reason why this is important to the main theme lies in the fact that passing is a form of deception that allowed Clare to obtain higher status and more freedom.

The author's choice to use nature as the antagonist portrays an understanding of a force working against the main character, the man, as he struggles to endure in the cold.

The fire symbolizes the ambivalent nature of the creation: one the one hand, it grants rebirth and creates life, one the other mercilessly punishes people. The fire in the novel is the ultimate power regulating [...]

In the poem "telephone conversation", the writer uses humour to deflate as well as to intensify the pain he endures as a result of racial prejudices.

In this poem, the situation is the negotiation between the Duke of Ferrara and the Count's envoy on the marriage between the Duke and the Count's daughter.

Didion was experiencing the emptiness and meaninglessness of her life in New York, the city that kept disappointing her, not because it was a bad place to live but because it was not the place [...]

If the formalist theory is applied to Jane Eyre, the main point of such analysis would be the form of the novel, its structure, and the imagery.

At the very beginning of the novel called The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, the author explains the meaning of fuku "...generally a curse or a doom of some kind; specifically the Curse and [...]

When Hamlet's father requests him to avenge his death against King Claudius, he is unable to carry out his revenge. In addition, Shakespeare mission to delay Hamlet's plan to avenge his father's death highlights the [...]

Although Algernon's view on love and marriage is not known during the conversation with his butler, we get to know his thoughts on the subject in a monologue where he claims that marriage is an [...]

The American Dream play is an apologue of how American life has turned awry under the pretext of the American Dream.

This promise is immature; Walter knows very well that getting the money to invest in his business remains a point of contention, yet he promises Willy that he would take the money.

Achilles and Hector are two of the most renowned heroes in the Iliad, and their principles exemplify the Greek heroic ethic.

With imagery that allows the reader to experience his trials and worries, the story describes his experiences and hurdles on his way to his new "free life" in New York.

Maus, through the comic, explains the Holocaust through his father's experience, and we see that it was not an easy place to come out because of the horrors and mistreatment in the concentration camps.

Through reading and writing works of literature, people get to think about the world they live in, about the presuppositions and traditions we come to know, the wondrous and unexpected, as well as that which [...]

Therefore, the poet's intention is to foreground the element of time in love relationship and show the ambiguity inherent in it. The greatness of the poem is in its literariness.

The love of Juliet to Romeo at the early stages is described as the "bud love, expected to grow into a beauteous flower" when the two meet later.

Even as Bharati has quickly adjusted to the American culture, as evidenced by her wearing of American clothes, in contrast, Mira is reluctant to embrace the American culture.

The prophetic dreams that both Gilgamesh and Enkidu have are used to show the weaknesses of man in front of destiny.

Therefore, Whitman uses the poem, writing it in a unique style to call for a change in the social lives of the Americans.

The writer takes the reader through the life of these characters and in particular, the poor family of Loisel and the rich family of Forestier.

Though it is hard to define one concrete thesis of Henry David Thoreau's Life without Principle, the point that this thesis somehow connected to money and its power in the world is evident."This world is [...]

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

Because of this, Amir is constantly trying to live up to or prove his father's expectations of him as a son, and he does it by turning to his father, the father.

She imagines herself as "the milk-white maid, the "maid mild," her husband as "the Fine Prince," and the murdered teenager as "the Dark Villain" who wanted to defame her and ruin "the Happiness-Ever-After".

Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the personalities of Sierra and Robbie and present the major difference, similarity, and connection between them.

Greg joined the cult in the 60s and was enchanted by the atmosphere, or as Sacks describes it the 'austere and charismatic figure of the Swami himself came like a revelation to Greg '.

This was the period when Marlow came to understand that the manager was deadly against Kurtz and wanted to get rid of him.

Etgar Keret's short writing "The Story about a Bus Driver who wanted to be God" is a very simple piece about a man, who is a bus driver and his specialty is that he never [...]

It is the turn of the 20th century, and here we can see the role and position of women in society.

This scene of destruction indicates the spiritual devastation of the men, as the depiction of death and the afterlife connect with the Christian idea of the soul.

This essay will examine the key themes of the story and the historical context, provide a brief analysis of the main characters, and give an overall reader's opinion about the novel. The idea of friendship [...]

Contrary to the conventional wisdom, The Story of the Good Little Boy narrates about the boy who makes incredible efforts at being good to the surrounding people, although it brings in no recognition on the [...]

However, in Anderson's world the majority of people are satisfied with the information they got. Anderson's novel is one of the examples that people are ready to change their world.

The major themes of The Parable of the Sower include quests for freedom, change, social criticisms and horrors of living in a slavery world.

He also pretended to be a beggar to test the loyalty of others and to devise his plan of overthrowing the other suitors.

However, when the police came to the Old Man's house he gives himself away to the police because he hears the heart of the old man beating behind the floorboard and this incident may suggest [...]

After offering prayers to the dead, the people of the river offered the sheep to them and put the remaining parts in a pit that had been dug with shadows of the dead gathering around.

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.

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 [...]

With "Hamlet" and "Julius Caesar," William Shakespeare created two of world literature's most influential and poetic works."Hamlet" is a tragic play about fate, love, and the consequences of mistakes.

Therefore, even when Heathcliff wants to change and be a better person, he is not given a chance due to constant abuse and the inability to marry the person he loves due to the same [...]

This essay discusses the rhetoric devices George Orwell uses to convince the audience of the credibility of his arguments regarding the ambiguity of political language.

Additionally, the object that is for is not being found and therefore the search continues repeatedly. The use of "that drawer" suggests the use of choice and effort in evaluating and deciding which drawer to [...]

But obviously, for Aunt Jane, in her old age, even the joy of interacting with children to pass her time was not an option.

In his essay "Nature" and "Divine School Address", Ralph Emerson opposes it as the perfect "City of God" to the City of Men or society.

In the course of the transformation of humankind that is depicted in 'Metamorphoses' as different ages from the golden age to the bronze age, the literature might have taken shape before the golden age, and [...]

This seems to be the reaction of a badly abused child, and it may be that he has repeated his crime of shooting her.

The structure and vocabulary of the poem, as well as its effective use of stylistic devices, help the author to convey the deep meaning behind the work.

On the one hand, environmentalists may be concerned with the way nature is treated by humans, while on the other, there is a spiritual perspective that nature is the embodiment of God, with which the [...]

As a result, their narratives, in tone, in mood, in presentation of self, in degree and kind of analysis of the world around them, reflect these differences.

The major plot involves the courtship and love dilemmas of Duke Orsino, Lady Olivia, and Viola. In a conversation with the captain, she learns of the courtship between Orsino and Olivia.

The primary goal of this essay is to understand a new definition of the word 'touch', as it is apparent that the definition has a dissimilar meaning to the original one.

It also points to have a warning note to it in the subtitle against the over-ambition of the modern man and the impacts of the Industrial Revolution and French Revolution containing both enormous assurance and [...]

In regards to this communication, the issue of romantic love between Romeo and Juliet is highlighted7. The concept of true love is no where to be seen in Romeo and Juliet's relationship.

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 [...]

Another tragedy in the novel appertains to the difficulties that faced Victor and his family after the creation of the monster.

The love and passion that is expressed in the poem relates to the poet's homeland and not his wife. The poem captures Neruda's feelings in light of possible rejection by his homeland.

The role of friendship in the Epic of Gilgamesh is vital. This essay unfolds the theme of friendship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu that develops in the course of the story.

The jealousy displayed by Othello and the villainous nature of Lago are some of the qualities that impress the readers of the play.

In Odyssey therefore, it is expected that the relationship of Odysseus and Telemachus is as admiring as it is; the father is proud of his son, who is courageous and the son is proud of [...]

The play "The Importance of Being Earnest" is a satire that uses irony to target the wealthy upper class and their preoccupation with their social standing and appearance.

The creature embodies the Romantic ideal of the sublime as a dual force of beauty and terror, symbolizing the power of nature and the unknown.

Thus, by contrasting Dick's nurturing in love and affection and the conditions of his blissful childhood and adolescence with the details of a horrible crime committed by him and his attitude to it, the author [...]

Romantic literature is characterized by several key traits, such as a love of nature, an emphasis on the individual and spirituality, a celebration of solitude and sadness, an interest in the common man, an idealization [...]

In the case of the story, the sacrifice was the baby, the most precious individual in both parents' lives. In other words, the author uses the description of the external environment in order to set [...]

At this point, new subjects emerged and he chose to write about them in the spirit of a poet who was out to criticize.

However, the speech styles employed by these two characters are not similar but differ from each other in that the style employed by Brutus is one of oration, stoic and is simple and direct to [...]

The present paper argues that whereas in "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt justice is executed fully at the end of the novel due to the fact that all members of the group are punished [...]

Olsen, portrays the hardship and low status of women in society, poverty, and the realities of working poor women. Olsen's mother understands the aimlessness and pointlessness of her life caused by the necessity to work [...]

Again the faery is inviting the child to the world of faeries which is full of wild and water with no grievances like the current world of the child.

A peculiar feature of the passage is that instead of revealing the distinctive features of African Americans, the author concentrates on the fact that the distinction between the races in the American society is dependent [...]

The author's depiction of Ebro valley in this literary work is symbolic of a choice to have a child, and the dry, treeless land on the opposite side is representative of the life after abortion.

As a result, the conflict reflects both the misunderstanding between the daughter and the mother and the failure of the model of upbringing based on coercion and the suppression of children's will.

Part of the poem reads that as the wind swings the Basho tree, his inside freezes, and he weeps while surrounded by the darkness that defines the night. According to the details given in Basho's [...]

In turn, the use of various stylistic devices helps the writer create a sense of suspense and show the immense moral tension that the main character struggles with.

She also states that women struggle to attain beauty because of folly, and friendship entirely depends on the foolish belief that friends' characters are the best in the world.

The stories under analysis A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Revelation focus on the psychological and moral analysis of the main actors with regard to their perception and attitude to the external social [...]

It is, therefore, easy to recommend Fahrenheit 451 as the book with the true reflection of the society people live in nowadays.

However, one realizes that she is voiceless in the novel, which highlights the insignificance of role of women in Heart of Darkness.

In summary, the loss of freedom and civil rights would lead to America's dystopia are the main messages of Harrison Bergeron.

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the theme of the misuse and abuse of knowledge and science is both a warning and a critique of humanity's hubristic pursuit of power without responsibility or consideration for the consequences.

The novel Brother by David Chariandy explores the concepts of brotherhood, discrimination, and internalized racism through the eyes of Michael and Francis. The theme of brotherhood is apparent through the relationship between Michael and Francis [...]

By showing how the stringent moral and religious standards of Puritanism can result in hypocrisy and the restriction of human freedom, The Scarlet Letter emblem relates to the concept of Puritanism.

It appears that the black group keeps to itself and that the white group remains as a unit without a black girl amongst them.

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 Chapter 1 "Return of Fear", Gaddis states that the Cold War was caused due to the competing and divergent ideologies of the United States and the Soviet Union.

One of the main reasons for the emergence of such fusion is the desire to show the unique character of the psyche and, from the other hand to emphasize the fact that all people have [...]

In addition, Ferdinand is used to show the theme of 'service to duty'. In this case, it is clear that the reference to Caliban is used to show the different forms of servitude.

It permits the author not only focus on the subject matter and revolve around the themes of the story, but implement the entertainment function of the writing and provide the reader with an in-depth understanding [...]

The plot of the poem represents the expression of the world perception and the feelings of the child who has been injured by the soldier and has lost one eye.

The latter, after seeing his father's ghost and learning the truth, feels that he is taken over by revenge and sets up a performance that copies Claudius's, the murderer's, plan and results in a tragic [...]

At the end, the persona in the poem justifies the tittle of the poem that trying to conceal anger is like cultivating a poison tree.

In a large extent, food is also used as a sign of respect and hospitality to visitors and also as a form of socializing.