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The Grief Role in Achilles’ Name, Character and Actions

In spite of the fact that there are debates on the etymological character of Achilles' name, the role of the hero's name is significant to predict his fate and behavior because the hero's grief associated [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1370

“Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens

Although he survives after the death of the mother, he is forced to lead a life full of hardship following an unexplained disappearance of the father.
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  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1756

Romanticism in Wolfgang Goethe’s Sorrows of Young Werther

It is the fruitless reconciliation of the impulsive and sensitive to the society that makes Young Werther's journey so powerful. What is even more interesting is that this general tone is what led to the [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1255

“A Small Place” a Story by Jamaica Kincaid

It is the work devoted to the description of a small country Antigua and analysis of the influence of its colonial past on the modern life of a state.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 840

‘Burger Boy’ by Jerry Newman

The policy of the management to make the current workers in charge of assignments that were usually not their responsibility had led to the dissatisfaction with the service not only of the clients but of [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1146

“Trifle” a Short Play by Susan Glaspell

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.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 925

“Giovanni’s Room” and “Native Speaker”

The theme of being imprisoned in the environment that is seemingly open-minded to a range of cultures, yet promotes a single standard in terms of the identity that one is supposed to have and the [...]
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2296

Literary Devices of “Ulysses” by Lord Tennyson

Thereby, irony can be traced in a poem even if contemporary scholars try to prove that there is no ironic meaning at all by using biographic approach to analyse the poem, motivation of the author, [...]
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  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1674

Ernest Hemingway’s Personality and His Reflections on WWI

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.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1379

The Salem Witch Trials in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller

Though Miller has made a range of changes to the original, the alterations did not prevent from understanding the case better; instead, these changes allowed for updating the story so that it would be interesting [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 558

Vampires in Modern European and American Cultures

Saying that the Dracula franchise has had a major impact on the European culture would be a huge understatement the character, as well as the story, quickly gained a cult following not only in Europe [...]
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1399

Russian Literature in the 20th Century

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 [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2758

The Novel “The Remains of the Day” by Kazuo Ishiguro

One of the reasons why the novel The Remains of the Day is being commonly referred to, as such, that represents a high literary value, is that the themes and motifs, contained in it, do [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1681

“In an Antique Land” a Novel by Amitav Ghosh

The author starts with citing the physical changes in the village, which provides the reader with insights enough to note that the village, representing the whole Egyptian community, was benefitting from the revolutions in the [...]
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  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2097

“The Brothers Karamazov” a Novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Thus, Ivan's seemingly revered attitude towards religion is rather explainable he believed that, while being closely affiliated with a religion, people would be innately encouraged to refrain from committing crimes, out of their fear of [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1700

American Culture in the Novel “The Great Gatsby”

In The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald documents these changes through an in-depth exploration of cultural changes such as the rise in consumerism, materialism, greed for wealth, and the culture of loosening morals in the 1920s [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2215

Justice in Dante’s Poem “Inferno”

It is possible to consider three sins and the way the sinners are punished to see Dante's idea of justice and the way it is similar to the contemporary concept of justice.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1121

Social Discriminations in “Mansfield Park”by Jane Austen

The main character, Fanny Price, is in the middle of the social situation that dominates Austen's book. Fanny is a constant target of discrimination from several members of the Bertram family and this treatment can [...]
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  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3179

Zombies in the Real Life

Thus, although the concept of 'zombie' is discussed by the adherents of the Voodoo religion as reflecting the real creatures, zombies are made up mythical creatures which represent the people's religious visions, fears of the [...]
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  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1086

“The Language of Blood” by Jane Jeong Trenka

The letter from the mother of the adoptee brings the memory of the girl to life at her ancestral land. The author is extremely critical of the life she was subjected to while in Korea.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 561

“Sense and Sensibility” by Jane Austen

Moreover, the actions of Colonel Brandon have to be evaluated, as he remains one of the main characters in the Sense and Sensibility.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1391

“Oedipus Rex” and “A Doll House”

The main issue is that Ibsen uses these techniques to show how the protagonist discovers her inner strengths, while Sophocles applies them to depict the frustration of a person and the destruction of his vanity.
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 636

John Donnes’ Poetry Literature Study

In the poem Death Be Not Proud, death assumes the role of a tyrant without real power. To the poet, death is a brief rest, and when we wake up we will live eternally and [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 677

“Urvashi Won by Valor” by Kalidasa

In the history of ancient India, Kalidasa can be referred to as a facilitator of a one-person renaissance since his works made a significant impact on the further development of the Indian drama during the [...]
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1654

“The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” by D. H. Lawrence

The storyline is romance and love; however, after Jack saves Mabel, the story transitions dramatically and defies all the expectations of such a story."Lawrence cuts through the romanticism inherent in such a plot line to [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 623

‘The Puritans and Sex’ by Edmund S. Morgan

The author describes the Puritans not as a powerful religious society who disapproved and outlawed earthly pleasures but as people who actually were aroused by simple desires and fragility; therefore, according to Edmund Morgan, the [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 553

The Poetry on the Topic of Slavery

There was the belief that some people were born to be free while the rest of the world should serve them, being just slaves, deprived of any rights and is doomed to spend the rest [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1119

The Poem “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke

The last line hints at the difficulty of the waltzing, but the persona's tone indicates his readiness to continue dancing with his father. The third stanza describes the father's hands and how he manhandles his [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1105

“The Buddha of Suburbia” by Hanif Kureishi

The age of the British Empire has doubtlessly left a memorable trace in the world history, shaping the lives of millions of people and defining the evolution of both the domestic and the foreign policy [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1110

Virginia Woolf’s Novel Mrs. Dalloway

The story is a portrait of a middle-aged woman that Woolf paints utilizing Clarissa's thoughts and actions that eventually help her convert the ideology of life of the English middle class and describe the cultural [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1177

“We Wear the Mask” by Paul Dunbar

The poem is a classical piece of the hurt and anguish that black Americans experienced towards the start of the 20th century.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 588

Analysis of Walt Whitman Poetry

The advantage with this style in poetry is that the poet has the freedom to decide on the length of the verse in order to meet the thematic concerns of the poem.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1672

Literature Studies: “Wise Blood” by Flannery O’Connor

The question of the "right" beliefs and they ways of being the good and devoted believer keeps occurring in the novel when Hazel travels to Taulkinham, meets a prostitute, a young and lonely zoo guard, [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1681

Literature: “Stranded 2 Trial by Fire” by Jeff Probst

The new stepsiblings are caught in the middle of the storm as they try to abandon a ship. In this context, the children are less inclined to kill each other, which is a good illustration [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

Cardinal Virtues in The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh enables the reader to identify the cardinal virtues that could be valued in the ancient world. The author of this poem highlights the importance of fortitude through the words of Enkidu [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 548

Novella “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” by Leo Tolstoy

The reason for this is apparent as the novella's plot unravels, Ivan Ilych grows ever more aware of the fact that it was his willingness to conform to the society's standards of arespectability' that eventually [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1663

Mental Illness as a Theme of The Yellow Wallpaper

As it appears from the novel, the reason why the narrator and her husband John decided to spend their summer vacation in a secluded mansion is that this proved beneficial to the narrator's mental condition.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1381

Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron

In the context of the time when no one is eager to struggle with blatant violation of a right to be someone, not a philosophical zombie, the protagonist is an expression of freedom of choice.
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1281

Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare

Claudio is desperate and agrees to marry a woman who is supposed to look like Hero and is the daughter of Leonato's brother. Hero and Claudio's storyline is also dedicated to the theme of love.
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1126

A Separate Peace by John Knowles

Finny liked to jump from a tree into the nearby river and encouraged Gene to do the same even though he was scared of it.
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  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1229

“Numbers 2: The Chaos” by Rachel Ward

The corruption of governments, and the teenage problems on the background of the unknown coming tragedy in which the destinies of a lot of people will be involved.
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 571

Analysis of ‘Rule of the Bone’ by Russell Banks

From the onset, the author points out the importance of the family institution in inculcating the right morals to children. Besides, the author is on point to show that Chappie's theft of souvenir-coins of his [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1666

Frank Conroy’s Memoir: Life Experiments

To emphasize the stop and to draw the readers' attention to it, Conroy uses the present tense, and the readers become involved in the situation because of observing it through the eyes of a boy [...]
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 852

Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame”

The phrase emphasizing on the age of the sheets is repeated to reinforce a negative attitude about the room. However, in the play the sun does not fall representing the destruction of hope in the [...]
  • Subjects: American Novels Influences
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 828

‘The Great Gatsby’: Tom and Blanche

Like Tom, Blanche in the book of Street Car Named Desire, is loyal to her sister who is the only member of her family that we come across.
  • Subjects: Romantic Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1384

The Critical Response to Patrick Sharkey’s Stuck In Place

In his work Stuck in Place: Urban Neighborhoods and the End of Progress toward Racial Equality, Patrick Sharkey provides facts to support the idea that the obvious racial inequality exists, especially in the urban neighborhoods, [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1217

Ernest Hemingway’s Creative Process

Hemingway explained that it look a lot of energy and will power to put aside the stories that he was working on when he was away from his typewriter.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2174

Plot Means in “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner

The frozen in time quality of the setting, combined with the images of "coquettish decay," underscore Miss Emily Grierson's inability to free herself from the memory of her father and of the past.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1122

The Value of Source Study of Hamlet by Shakespeare

In regards to the intended significance, Stopes, Belleforest, and Shakespeare report that Shakespeare designed the role of the ghost to appear to Hamlet relentlessly to enhance the melancholy motif of the play.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 4187

‘The Jungle Book’ by Kipling

The unstable Indian leadership in the Old India A key issue that characterized the prehistoric Indians, according to the perceptions of Kipling, was the absence of a formal leadership in the lifestyle of the Indians.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 16
  • Words: 4491

“I, Too” by Langston Hughes

He is considered one of the most influential agitators for change in the social order in the history of activism in America. The poem highlights the plight of the Negro in the USA.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 569

Lireture Analysis: Charles Dickens

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 [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1960

Book Analysis: Time Machine by Wells

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.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 836

Al-Mutanabbi

Equally, the history of the Arabic poetry can shed more light into the principles upheld by the past Arab poets, the themes they sang, the images they invented, and the convention they observed. In the [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1655

Heroism in Beowulf

He was welcoming and showed this feature by accepting Beowulf's assistance and aiding in the development of Beowulf into maturity, as indicated in the first section of the narrative.
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  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2862

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

Marie de France’s Lanval

The love of a soldier is seen in the way he fights for king and country. He is the son of a king but his father is not the one he currently serves.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1159

“World on Fire” by Amy Chua

In the book, Amy Chua discusses the phenomenon of "market dominant minorities, which are believed to be the Jews in Russia, whites in Zimbabwe, Indians in Fiji and East Africa, and the Chinese community in [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2198

Faulkner and Material Culture

The essays give a deeper meaning between the things that Faulkner borrowed from the real world and merged with the things that he espoused in his way of life.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1098

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

On His Blindness: A Response to the Poem

On the whole, this rhyme creates a melody that enables the reader to sense the author's despair and his loneliness. This is the main question that John Milton tries to answer in his poem.
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 869

Götz and Meyer, written by David Albahari

Through the humor and empathy implemented in the novel, the characters that embody two Nazi soldiers are given human faces instead of the sole image of a murderer.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1686