Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 30

The blindfolds enable the boys to hide the truth of their identity from themselves during the fight, but their identities are further warped into acceptance of white domination and black suppression as they scramble for [...]

Roth uses the "first person voice of the writer Nathan Zuckerman to tell the story of Coleman Silk, a black man who passes for a Jew ", a professor of classics and dean of faculty [...]

The villains in both "Othello" and "The Crucible" are unique in their proficiency in the use of language for manipulating others and their ability to use the current setting for achieving their goals; Abigail is [...]

The Protagonist plays a major part to achieve the goals of the story while the antagonist is an adversary who struggles against the efforts of the protagonist.

Learning to read and write was Douglas' ticket out of slavery but this is not the main point of the story, it was the process of learning that opened his eyes to slavery in America [...]

This paper discusses the similarities and differences of the themes of conformity and rebellion in Auden's poem 'The Unknown citizen' and 'The Market Economy' by Marge Piercy.

The narrative description of the elegy expresses the narrator's undying love for 'Annabel Lee' detailing a love which had originated many a year ago in the unidentified 'kingdom by the sea'.

In that regard, it can be stated that the occurrence of such creatures in literature can be differently interpreted, depending on the type of the work and the literary and philosophical functions of these creatures [...]

The book Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army by Catherine Merridale is an attempt to investigate the destinies of ordinary people, who served in the Red Army, in the course of the [...]

Emerson's outlook embraced an idealistic view of the world together with the key role of nature in it, and the ultimate objective of one's life was seen in cognition and understanding of the world with [...]

The sole aim of all the religions is to make the people realize the value of life and to make the most of the same but doing holy acts and by not indulging in undesirable [...]

Though the British Empire was the complex of colonies, dominions, mandates, protectorates, and other territories ruled by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the people of the Empire lived in fear on [...]

The main theme of the novel, in terms of cultural subjugation and introduction of western traditional values to replace contemporary African cultures are discussed during the course of this novel. This perhaps is the mainstay [...]

For example, in his article "Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day", Jack Slay suggests that it was namely due to Stevens' emotional coldness that the novel's main character had found himself unable to pursue a [...]

The author used the principles of baptismal practices in the punishment description; this fact is connected with religious virtues and symbols Dante strived to illustrate; the depiction of the Satan appeared to be centralized in [...]

Meaning that man goes back in time by sending a copy of himself into the past which then becomes a reality due to the reassembly of the person's body in the past.

Gladwell's main thesis pertains to the trends in society being understood in the same manner as researchers understand the spreading of viruses and to the fact that a surprisingly large variety of social phenomena can [...]

Mythmaking in literature can be analyzed on the examples of famous poets such as Ted Hughes and Geoffrey Hill who managed to embody the mythological elements in their outstanding masterpieces.

To understand how these concepts have changed over time, it is helpful to trace the relationship between the self and the supernatural as it is revealed in the great works of history, such as Sophocles' [...]

As they struggle to survive through rationing of food and water, fighting off the exhaustion of body and mind, and contend with the sharks that come to investigate the boat, they continuously think about nature [...]

The higher a person's rank, the more he is expected to honor the code and the harder it is for him to conceive of someone else breaking it.

The recurring themes of Night, by Elie Wiesel reflect the poignant feelings of disgust of writer against mankind and gradually his loss of faith in God, helplessness and hopelessness of a child who entirely disgusts [...]

Thus, pride is Speaking on the matter of women, mentioned in the verses, the following quote should be mentioned: 'Twixt Reno and Savena to say 'sipa; And if thereof thou wishest pledge or proof, Bring [...]

The Brothers Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm, were the first to put the age-old story of Cinderella to paper as a means of preserving the rich oral history of their German homeland in the early 1800s.

The Trojans were the ancestors of the Romans according to the Aeneid, and their enemies were the Greek forces who had besieged and sacked Troy; yet at the time the Aeneid was written, the Greeks [...]

The theme of war in literature is a long-standing tradition that nearly always leads to a discourse about the ethics of violence and the effects it has on the people involved.

The overdetermination of trouble in Sinclair's narrative creates a jungle of disjunctions and contradictions, aptly represented by the novel's repeated images of bodily disintegration - of the loss of fingers, the loss of feet, the [...]

Despite the fact that Ivan Ilych never turns to religion directly, or in any way applies for the absolution of his sins, it is given to him.

A person who is hesitant to read can never be a good writer, hence I have understood this important thing and I have been working upon it for quite some time now.

Evidence, suggesting that the author is a little bit ironic is the language of the poem. Judging from the grammatical constructions, and the vocabulary, it is possible to conclude, this text is a bright example [...]

Consequently, any effort to state the meaning of the poem appears to be heretical, as it is an affront to the honesty of the complex arrangement of sense within the literary creation.

By looking at poems such as "The Man-Moth," "The Fish," "Filling Station" and "Pink Dog," one can get a sense of how the use of adjectives within her poetry provides Bishop with the power to [...]

The pride of Oedipus is not unfounded, as he is very clever, but he fails to give credit to the gods and the people around him as if he is the only source of wisdom.

It is significantly the working of the inner self or the perpetual threat of the unconscious to the conscious that leads the protagonist to the ultimate confession of the crime even when he is not [...]

When she closes the window as said "she got up hurriedly and went about closing the windows and doors", she illustrated the significance of her married life and that she was not willing to have [...]

In the novel "From the Earth to the Moon" Jules Verne depicted science and basically applied science as an only engine of progress and social balance, which filled moral and ethical vacuum of individual of [...]

When the novel starts, Tom is appointed in and often the arranger of childhood tricks and make-believe games. In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Tom's obsession with Rebecca Thatcher is obvious.

The present paper argues that whereas Arnold Friend is portrayed by Oates as a "superhuman" copy of Carl Schmid, the murderer, and the situation with Connie is partially sketched from the case of Alleen Rowe, [...]

It can be presumed that the three the madman, the ferryman, and her friend work according to the dictates of the baron.

Even the reason for the shame experienced by Gregory is stated as due the humiliation that he had in front of Helene.

As the auction proceeds, the reader follows the heartbreaking events of the book. Boys hunt down a pig and place its head on a stick as an 'offering' to the 'beast'.

Marginal characters thus may be claimed to play a crucial role in literary work and in the first place of its conceptual realization.

Another problem tackles through the utilization of expressive means is the issue of gender in general and its social construction in particular.

In the book, 'Confessions' Rousseau unfolds his life story beginning with a description of his family and the impact of his mother's death at his birth.

The second part is the answer of Thei to her concern and the reaction of the virgin. The second part ends with the words of the virgin that she is not like Thei and is [...]

The theme of the poem is about the manifestation and display of his grief and his obsession with the loss of his partner.

For Dante, the Divine Comedy was not a substitute for the two Testaments, but an extension of them and because of this, Inferno is a critical part because it serves as a reminder of the [...]

It is clear that Brett and Jake's love is reciprocal when Jake tries to kiss Brett on the cab ride home: "'You must not.

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 comparison is expected to reveal the differences and similarities in the authors' manner of depicting women and the way they influenced the overall message of the plays.

A balance between good and evil is the main theme of this story with its focus on character development, both within the characters of the larger text as well as with Fenoglio and the characters [...]

The protagonist of the novel Emma Roberts is on the very edge of deciding to leave home, and she is feeling disturbingly emotional.

The utilization of children will reduce the number of "papists who, according to Swift, were "most perilous enemies" and also the "principal breeders of the nation".

But if you look at the other side of the story this kindness shown to Bartleby is only the social responsibility of one person to the rest of the world.

On the ward, McMurphy proves himself to be a master manipulator, hustling his fellow patients in card games and persistently challenging the authority of Nurse Ratched.

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.

In the short story, Faulkner portrays that the beginning of the 1900s was marked by great social and economic changes but many people fail to accommodate their life to new social relations and a new [...]

Thus, the goal of this paper is to study the phenomenon of DF based on the examples of Orwell's and Huxley's fiction and determine the presence of the themes that overlap with the contemporary social, [...]

However, what the reader should acknowledge is that the author manages to present a wholesome and clear image of the issues and occurrences that defined the United States throughout the 1920s.

The theme of the struggle between a man and the sea as the power of nature can be traced even in the ancient literature, drawing on the example of Odysseus challenges and Poseidon, the formidable [...]

In the US, the concept of blackness is the key idea that defines the social, political, and cultural position of African-Americans, both in past and present periods of history.

The first chapter of the book is highly significant for the overall understanding of the book's message as it provides the context in which the rest of the narration should be perceived.

In conclusion, Bonnin's "Impressions of an Indian Childhood" belongs to the canon of a college survey course of American writers for a number of reasons.

Through exploring the characters' lives, the author reflects on the notions of drug use, hopelessness, and escape in the context of the black community.

As a result, the reader perceives the woman's love as pure and platonic, focused more on the spiritual side of the matter.

It is possible to say that the author significantly contributed to the development of the comprehension of the Vietnam War in the American literature.

The Old English epic poem Beowulf presents a good illustration of the relations and obligations of lords and vassals. God defines the rights and obligations in feudal society.

While she succeeds in making her point and poking holes into the artistry of Mark Twain, I find her lacking in honesty on the moral issues raised in the novel and her comparisons between the [...]

From the point at which Zeus rescues his siblings from his father Cronus, however, O'Connor follows the original myths quite closely, describing the war between the Titans and the Olympians, Zeus's journey to find Cyclopes, [...]

Thus, Enchi's representation draws on her experiences and suffering in a patriarchal Japanese society that emphasized paternalistic values to the disadvantage of women.

Two of Ponyboy's friends die, and he sees a lot of violence in the streets. He is still a part of the gang, and he thinks that violence is a part of their life.

Evaluating the murder of the children, the conclusion can be drawn that the females were thought to give the life and take it back.

The story is written from the perspectives of Emily and the community and combines the past and the future to depict power and love.

The events of the story are very dark, and despite the comedic tone of the dialogue in some scenes, the heaviness of the atmosphere prevents them from being funny.

He led him to the highest point of the mountain and pointed him to a certain point on the land where there were lots of fig trees referred to as Mugumo in your native language.

First, it dwells upon the gender differences that existed at the time of the play. The women in the play were united by the feeling of isolation and alienation from other women and from society [...]

The crash of the stock market that results in economic depression is a result of the sinful extravagance of the wealthy and can be related to this prophecy.

Athena finds Telemachus to inform him that his father is back, and she directs him to Eumaeus' house, where he finds the vagabond.

In "The Masque of the Red Death", Poe uses space to define division and a sense of safety. For human beings, the end of a day is dark and sad, typical of the representation of [...]

She also did not expect that her husband would be cruel to her after the revelation and this made her want to die because she truly loved him and she thought the same about her [...]

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 [...]

To make a detailed description of the expressed opinion and to prove it, we should consider the characteristic features of the heroes and the general perception of novels which are directed at the description of [...]

However, the narrator is not at ease with the situation, for he feels that the blind man is intruding on his life.

In this essay, the analysis of "Bartleby the Scrivener" helps develop a strong understanding of the culture of the modern workplace compared to the one preferred in the previous centuries and the factors that influence [...]

The next determinant of a book's success with the audience is the use of language and the musicality of words. Rosen's "We are going on a bear hunt" is one of the brightest examples of [...]

In the reading "The Train from Hate", John Hope Franklin gives a critical description of the problem of racial segregation in the American society.

Although the theme of shame is central to both Anna Karenina and The Idiot, the nature of this feeling is explained differently: Tolstoy regards shame as the result of a person's actions, while Dostoevsky considers [...]

Although Shakespeare wrote about the exquisite beauty of a young woman and compared her to a goddess, saying, "I grant I never saw a goddess go; my mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground," [...]

However, despite the need to win the audience, Odysseus also uses rhetoric to establish his authority; in his storytelling, he is always somewhat distant from the listeners: "Odyssean charisma, in both the personal sense attached [...]

In this essay, we will examine the setting of the story, the behavior of Juror Eight, and the arguments he used to sway the other jurors to his side.

In the end, it could be said that both of these books show that home is a haven and safe place to return to.

Both the dominant role and the level of authority exercised by Yunior's father and his observations of the older boys' attitudes towards the girls share the same set of characteristics and thus can be linked [...]

Anna portrays historical accuracy in her unbiased account of the father, and her information about her background contributes to the accounts of the Byzantium events, highlighting to the readers the Byzantine way of life.

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

The purpose of this paper is to dwell upon the dynamics of humanization and dehumanization of people observed in the book by Levi and discuss the overall impressions of the story.

The recognition of his works is based mainly on the uniqueness of the themes and characters the author created, as well as his excellent command of the language and exceptional imagery and style.

Up to that extent, the reader is already in a world that he or she has suspended reality. Up to this extent, the reader is already in a world that the unimaginable happens.

The following is an incisive study on the work of Kesey "The day when superman died" it is giving an insight into the symbolism, which Kesey has used to depict the theme of the story [...]

In his book, Mike Davis explains to the readers the mechanisms of how slums work, and puts forth an idea that the blame for slums being dangerous and miserable lies not on the inhabitants of [...]

Thus, the primary objective of her journalism and fiction was to break the indifference of the society and to open people's eyes to the problems of those who are silently excluded from public life.

Later on that evening, Daisy suggests to Winterborne about her wish to ride on the lake and willingly overlooks the appropriateness of the time.

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 [...]

In this case, the duty of the person breaking the news was to appear gentle while transmitting the sensitive news. It was quite unnoticed that a sob was to hit her hard since she was [...]

The purpose of the present paper is to analyze the novel from several points of view. The character is a picture of savagery and primitivism.

From the very beginning of the story, Tod is not good at hockey, but in a process of training, he becomes a good player.

Evidence of this can be seen in the way in which the townspeople seemingly forgot the exact origins of the lottery, what it was for, and why they had to do it in the first [...]

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.

Thus, this reflective treatise analyses the poem composed by Sappho on the significance of the era of composition and the bigger picture intended by the poet.

Although "The Fall of the House of Usher" is traditionally believed to be a timeless horror story and a representation of the deepest human fears, it can also be viewed both as a product of [...]

The use of metaphors to emphasize particular points in relation to nature and an individual's surroundings is a hallmark of the work of Frost and, as such, it is not surprising that he utilizes the [...]

This is the only way for the animals to establish equality and create a flourishing, happy and wealthy society."Animal Farm" by Orwell is a description of the metamorphoses that happen within a freedom movement turning [...]

However, the author does not try to show that her despair is a sufficient reason for suicide. He is able to perceive the behavior of other people in a critical way.

Following the effects of the unrest of revolutions and the Stalin's regime, the 20th Century authors sought to address the suffering that the public experienced as well as the social ills fueled by the Communist [...]

All his life Miller was a true proponent of communist and socialist ideals, which revealed his idealistic attitude to life and the place of an individual in a society, the relationship of the society and [...]

In the first stanza, the poem gives a detailed description of the monotonous nature of the job that the main character does and how it has changed some of her physical aspects.

In fact, naming and recognizing the difference, as well as acknowledging racial, class, and gender differences, is crucial for accepting the self and positioning in the world.

Similar to Atwood's story, Di Prima's Revolutionary Letters allows the readers to go beyond the accepted paradigms in the pursuit of the truth and independence.

Hence, the movie review interprets the performances of Fiona Shaw and Ben Whishaw in the third scene in the third act, where they act as King Richard II in the play, Richard II.

The reason why "We Real Cool" is being described as a type of sarcastic personal commentary is due to the type of language is utilized wherein the inflection seen in the sentences and the types [...]

Given the supposed illiteracy of the people living in the bottom rail, their stories could only be told from the white masters' point of view.