Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 30

In order for the writer to familiarize the reader with the setting of the story, she has succeeded in inviting the reader to be part of the story by describing in detail the setting, from [...]

Previous to he was able to try to enter the university; the immature Jude was influenced into getting married to a rather uncouth and outward confined girl, Arabella Donn, who left him in two years.

Most noteworthy in this poem is the importance of the gunner to the mission and the cleaning of the turret after the gunner has died.

Kaplan in her work Social Construction of American Realism has called realism a "strategy for imagining and managing the threats of social change".

At the outset, Dorian is the model of perfection of male youth and handsomeness. Dorian is totally taken in by Wotton's glib flattery along with his fascinating theories, and begins developing a paranoia about youth, [...]

In addition, the play skillfully captures the relationship between the main characters and the main theme of each act, which I intend to transmit to the audience.

The most universal, the most difficult, and the noblest work, one for all and at the same time unique in every family, is the creation of a human.

In Pastan's work, the state of loneliness and fear is depicted: the author is "learning to abandon the world", and she has already "given up the moon / and snow".

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 Monkey and the Monk is not an ordinary story with a list of characters with the ability to develop particular relationships, grow in their specific ways, and demonstrate necessary lessons to the reader.

Grahl suffered from anorexia in his youth, and the book is a memoir-like account of the event, serving to open the door to the psychology of the disease in the male populace a vulnerable population [...]

The work is truly unique as the author used it as a tool for declining the view of the history of Western civilizations.

The first task is the identification of the initial syllable followed by the production of a word or words with a similar syllable, which in this case is 'cl' in click and clack.

To some extent, the protagonist's life and memories are shaped by the city of Beijing and her gender, and the novelist uses some problems peculiar to geographic locations and gender socialization to present the woman's [...]

The speaker starts the poem by stating a connection to the ancient rivers of the world, possibly meaning the time before Africans were brought to America as slaves and were living peacefully.

The power of horses describes the story of an Indian girl, Marlene, whose family has many horses, but they have to sell them.

Due to the fact that Cannery Row tells a story of different characters with a range of aspirations it can be argued that Steinbeck showcases various aspects of the human condition in his work by [...]

The first part of the paper exemplifies to the reader how Wordsworth incorporates similes, while the second part illustrates the narrator's use of personification to underline the poem's central theme.

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 central argument of both of these pieces is the problem of inequality, each of the stories covering a different aspect of it.

The main goal of this paper is to analyze The Scarlet Letter to reveal the author's idea of the frustration of revenge and victory over shame.

Moreover, the 20th and the 21st century are characterized by the emergence of numerous conflicts that altered the world and resulted in the appearance of shifts in people's mentalities.

In Shakespeare's play, the motif of discrimination is explored in conjunction with Othello's dark skin color, something that caused the "noble Moore" to be treated with suspicion by other characters throughout the play.

In the development of this theme, the novel is authored in English. This situation is a demonstration of a community that has not or has refused to assimilate into the English culture.

"The Family Instructions of Mr. The author of "The Family Instructions of Mr.

I took the liberty of talking to some of my old pals, and surprisingly enough, I realized we were actually not communicating. At the end of the day, they are all literacy arts and you [...]

Zarathustra argues that, wandering in mountains is a pleasant experience, which is going to shape his fate, for he believes that he has control of his life and will not allow fate to overtake him.

In the myths, she is described as the goddess of virginity, the moon, the hunter, childbirth, and caretaker of the natural environment.

The description of the Salinas Valley; closed off "from the sky and the rest of the world" by "the grey-flannel winter fog," which "sat on the mountains like a lid" such that it made the [...]

This could not hold because the League of Nations failed to prevent the most tragic war in the world that is, the Second World War.

The way the story opens with Kingston reading the contents of a letter from her uncle contributes towards the development of the theme.

What is of great interest to the author is the fact that she went above the expectation of many, even to the point of attaining classical education at Harvard. The author remains skeptical, and he [...]

This bore a neoclassic model of writing plays, which prescribed strict rules of verisimilitude: the unity of place, action and time, five-play act, and strict classification of the dramas in certain genres.

The entire story is a documentation of the happiness that the dogs brought to Bill, and its conclusion is practically an illustration of how fond memories always stay with the individuals left behind after the [...]

My armor is blazing in the hot rays of the old sun. He defeated the beast, I must admit it, and and saved the kingdom.

In The Iliad, the relations between two characters, Agamemnon and Apollo, as well as their motivation and passion help to underscore the theme of power and rage; the conflict between the characters is based on [...]

2 The implication of social and political concerns through his beautiful and artist description of daily life inspires the readers to realize the real situation of the society throughout his poetic works.

One of the most interesting aspects of the book is how the sexual identity of the father affects the development of the sexual identity of Alison.

Therefore, the dichotomy of violence and hope remains alive in a deliberate attempt by the author to show that conflict is a necessity for peace and stability.

At the moment of the initially rehearsed interpretation of The Cherry Pickers, Gilbert was named the first Indigenous dramatist to have his play performed.

The main idea of the play is the importance of trust in the family and the value of critical thinking as well as common sense.

The author of The Pillow Book is Sei Shonagon, a Japanese writer who served as a court lady to the Japanese empress in the 1000s. Sei Shonagon was a part of the upper class, which [...]

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 [...]

One of the most famous arming scenes in the Iliad is the description of Achilles' arming, in particular, shield. It could be supposed that Homer tried to highlight the horror of the war and focused [...]

Then in 2000 she was also awarded the Best Debut of the year in New Yolk for the same book. The story "Hell and Heaven" was one of the stories contained in the "Unaccustomed Earth" [...]

This is likely intentional as the tower, and the neighboring lake is a very famous location in China and holds great significance outside the context of the poem.

The aim of this paper is to explore the use humor and parody in the following works of Edo and Tokugawa periods: Shikitei Sanba's Ukiyoburo, Ihara Saikaku's Life of a Sensuous Man, and Hiraga Gennai's [...]

Before the Sameness, the world of the book was much like ours. Finally, the central box lists the emotions and sensations, probably the cause most responsible for the occurrence of the Sameness.

For instance, the author ridicules this blind loyalty to Gradgrind's philosophy and outlines various ways it has affected the lives of his children and people that surround him.

These would lead to destruction of the environment and consequently to the death of humanity. This shows that everyone is to be blamed for the destruction and the existing conflict in America and the world [...]

The second and the third ones are created and represented by the Veldt, which turns the reader nauseous with the eye-blinding sight of an African steppe and then lulls their vigilance by offering a background [...]

She is also courageous because she had to hide in the other family, away from her parents. She was brave when she encountered the Nazis in the Annemarie's apartment and pretended her elder sister.

Since the woman who narrates is alienated from the community and not allowed to work or be engaged in any other activity, she describes her inner thoughts and feelings, and that makes the whole story [...]

Pinter exemplifies the existential view of the absurd and the non-existence in The Dumb Waiter in the same manner as that employed in Waiting for Godot by Beckett.

The provided passage is taken from Mein Kampf, the most known work of Adolf Hitler, the infamous leader of the NSDAP since 1921 and the F hrer of Nazi Germany in 1934-1945.

Orwell believes that insincerity is an obstacle to the use of clear language. In the short essay, Orwell believes that this poor use of euphemisms is curable if society makes it unfashionable to use pretentious [...]

The characters of Enkidu and Gilgamesh, and in fact, all the characters of this poem, are not notable for logical or reasonable behavior that makes sense to modern readers.

This is tangible evidence that could have assisted the prosecution and the eventual conviction of Mrs. Wright's guilt on the basis of evidence that they have.

The events of World War I and Hemmingway's personal experiences seemed to have an impact on his writings as he sought to establish himself alongside great writers in the Lost Generation, thus portraying his sensitivity.

However, he also asserted that the failure of the radical activism of the 1960s was due in part to the flawed ideology that hampered the growth of the movement.

Overall, one can argue that the film-makers decided not to focus on the main theme of Phillip Dick's novella, in particular the contrast between the expectations of an individual and his real life.

As its mission, the European imperialism had the "civilization" of the world and expansion of the Christianity over the conquered nations through the forced introduction of the European administrative powers and its culture.

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.

The aim of this essay is to analyze whether the chapters 16/17 of the novel prove the idea that the chapters of Therese Raquin can be viewed as the case studies in physiology.

It is not easy to specifically classify some of her works because they do not conform to the conventional styles of writing.'Our Secrets' is one of those pieces of writing, where she brings out the [...]

The novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel is a captivating chef-d'oeuvre that features three main parts, which follow the life of Pi and a tiger that is referred to as Richard Parker.

According to the method, the traits that are important for the survival of the organism are preserved and passed on to future generations, while the traits that are not important are eliminated together with the [...]

Thus, till the end of the whole poem, the main character is not able to embrace peace and forget about the guilt. Manfred is guilty and he is not able to get rid of tortures.

Another instance in the epic, which portrays women as sexual objects, is the use of the women as sex tools in the temple. Women in Mesopotamian society had the duty of brewing wine for men [...]

The mother knew that the son was suffering because of the absence of the father, but she never communicated to the son effectively in order to fight this depression.

In turn, it could be assumed that the vehement feeling of connection to the particular culture influences perceptions and identity of an individual about the place of his/her culture in the world due to the [...]

This is in spite of the fact that the boy's mother is yelling to Dana to "get her black hands off her son".

What fascinated me about A Midsummer Night's Dream is the Shakespeare's portrayal of life on the verge of the real world and the world of magic and dreams in the forest with fairies.

In the poem, Song of the Open Road, the traveler was excited to explore the open road before him. It is high time to echo the sentiments of Fuller.

The following paper will discuss the relationship and love between Mary and the doctor, where the former falls in love with the latter, although her love tragically proves incapable of saving Dr.

Meyer refers to the concept of information overload, which shifts the historic power of the press and alters the ways, in which the community responds to it.

The story of the bananafish, is a metaphor to the materialism that had crept into the society and people did anything to satisfy their greed.

In the story The Birds, Du Maurier posits, "The birds had been more restless than ever this fall of the year". In addition, the story is more believable as compared to the movie.

The article, Into the Wild, has addressed the concept of idealism through the activities outlined in its plot. The concept of idealism has been brought out in the text as an attempt to describe life [...]

Nevertheless, the use of imagery to underscore the theme of devotion comes out clearly, as the story unfolds. In this case, the education edict comes out as an image, a controversial image for the author [...]

He tries to justify his actions, and show that he is not a bad person. Most importantly, he tries to show that he is not a mad man.

For instance, even though he is suffering from a liver disease, he does not gather the courage and energy to visit a doctor.

The "punishment" of the character, however, does not necessarily testify to the narrator's support of the expected behavior standards pointing out a conflict between the author and the society in regards to ethical, moral, and [...]

He is also careful about the words he tells them and how they perceive him. This sequence of events shows that Arnold is like other sociopaths because they use the same tricks to kill their [...]

Additionally, the author documents the heaviness of the objects to underscore the physical items the soldiers carried. Through repetitive documentation of the tangible objects carried by the soldiers, the author opens a leeway to allow [...]

The parents want him to have two identities with one represented by the name 'Nikhil', which should be used at school to fit in the American culture and 'Gogol' to be used at home as [...]

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.

With the help of the two characters portrayed by the doctor, the writer of the novella brings out the element of duality.

The aim of this essay is to compare and contrast two pieces of prose included in the book: The World of the Small Entrepreneur and The Rhetoric of Competition.

One of the main qualitative aspects of the ongoing discourse of post-colonialism, is that it often addresses the issue of what can be considered the indications of one's endowment with the so-called 'post-colonial' identity.

The novel called "The Circle" written by Dave Eggers is a modern dystopia portraying the exaggerated idea of what our world could become if the rules of ultimate transparency and sharing were taken to the [...]

Connecting the Story to the Bible: Where the Narrations Cross Being listed among the earliest specimen of the ancient literature, The epic of Gilgamesh bears a certain resemblance to another ancient book, which is the [...]

For instance, we get the impression that the mother of the clerk notes that the clerk's wife is not compliant, and hence, she wants her to leave because she has gone against the designated behaviors [...]

In the beginning, Jimmy is painted as an indecisive person who has to deal with the pressure of war in Vietnam and nonreciprocating love from Martha.

He endures the bad whiskey smell from his father and the violent style the father makes him dance. They show how much he misses the days he used to dance with his father.

Both stories, The Old Man and the Sea and Don Quixote have a number of common features as they are based on all those characteristics inherent to men who are challenged the world they live [...]

Overall, it is possible to argue that the rights of a person should be the top priority for scientists, and the interests of subjects or patients should be considered first.

This paper aims to summarize the plot of the novel, to discuss the central themes and the main characters, and to provide a personal review of the book.

The plot of the novel immerses the readers into the 17th century to demonstrate the environment of the Puritan era in America.

In the novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Leo Tolstoy explores the experiences of a person who has to re-evaluate his entire life and his relations with other people.

The substance of ghosts in the novella was a result of James's careful use of the people's resistance to rational reduction, and thus be sympathetic with the issue of ghosts and haunting.

Gibran's mother settled in Boston together with a young Gibran, his two younger sisters, and his half brother. Holland was a member of the European avant-garde-movement and he acted as a tutor and mentor to [...]

Joseph Addison describes the very interesting principles of the man's life base on the position of the public benefits' protection and the readiness to to sacrifice his life to the ideals.

Symbolically, the notion of interactions of the dead and the living developed by To be taken with a Grain of Salt perhaps exemplifies the differences in the classes of people.

The research focuses on Mark Twain's use of humor persuades the readers to finish the entire novel. Mark Twain.creatively wove the novels to bring the real life issue of racism to the readers.

Kurtz is a great threat to the entire organization especially the powerful position of the manager of the company that Marlow was working with.

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 book is concerned with the life of the protagonist which is also his path to enlightenment. Siddhartha loves his father, he also learns about physical love and has a chance to understand what the [...]

The poem is an exposition of the erosion of the old beliefs of the religious institution delimited by the church. The narrator is contemptuous of the habit of visiting churches and derides the various instruments [...]

Lewis and first published in 1981 by Knopf, the book When Harlem was in Vogue is one of the few chronicles of the Harlem Renaissance.

The two pieces of work that will be the main area of concern in this analysis are 'A Tale of Two Cities' and 'Oliver Twist'. He speculated about the nature of messages that he sent [...]

Focusing on social and economic aspects of the narration is essential because it allows the reader to conduct a comparative analysis of Wells's perception of the future with the current economic and social situation.

As the young Dick strives in his street life, he is swallowed into the life of common ragamuffins in New York.

In the book, Hannah put forth a number of arguments in analyzing the issue of violence in the second part of the twentieth century.

Anne Bradstreet wrote the poem entitled the flesh and the spirit and tried to compare the things of the world and the thing of the spirit.

The business world has been abuzz with this concept of "the bottom of the pyramid" given the sheer size of this market.

This is the issue of the crisis that academic philosophy is currently facing and the need to reconstruct the discipline in order for it to remain relevant.

In that regard, Fogwill's approach to the presentation of the plot of the novel in the form of the collection of the testimonials of the real participants of the events is meaningful.

As an apologetic for Le Guin's choices concerning the sexual landscape of the novel, Cornell's essay attempts to rout critics on two major problems readers encounter with the book; first, that the world of Winter, [...]

The author uses Yu Yuan to narrate the experience of POWs in the camps. However, Yu Yuan is informed by the doctor that he is among the POWs to be transferred to Koje Island where [...]