Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 35

This paper aims to discuss the first part of the poem, the Inferno in connection with the theory of open text, which was worked out of by Robert Barthes and Umberto Eco.

Some poets use different stylistic devices to make their works more expressive and keep to a definite type of writing to stand out, whereas the others neglect all the rules of writing verses and rely [...]

She is moved by the plight of this woman to an extent that she decides to offer her a job in her shop.

The main spheres where the author tries to involve the issue of science and our "inherited ways" of knowledge in the area of science are archeology, history, and music. John Broomfield suggests the nature and [...]

Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis is a powerful novel that explores the life of a young college student, building on the nightlife that is almost the prerogative of the cities.

The writer points out a very curious paradox; he says that France and other Western nations immensely shaped political thinking of the Vietnamese but these states did not give them any resources to sustain the [...]

This could be in the character's attitude the life and his constant discontent with the way he lives throughout the novel. His framed vision of life does not allow him to embrace the real material [...]

The first time the reader encounters the Martians is in the chapter "The Cylinder Opens" and this encounter suggests the evident difference of appearances of the Martians and men.

The real punishment of the sinners in the life after starts in the second circle. Each head is said to consume the three known traitors in the history of the bible, one is Judas who [...]

He and his family moved to Nook Farm in Hartford, Connecticut in the 1860s then to Fredonia, New York and Keokuk, Iowa.

The foremost psychological difference between men and women is that men are expected to be capable of suppressing their animalistic urges, to be able to act "as necessary", as opposed to women's tendency to act [...]

While reading the first person narrative essay of Jane Goodall entitled "A Plea For The Chimpanzees", I came to the realization that Chimpanzees are so much like human beings that it is unfair to continue [...]

This is the reason, why Stephen is called "compelling character" Analyzing the plot of the story, first thing which attracts attention is the structure of the text. The whole novel is organized according to three [...]

The title of the story has a hidden meaning and symbolizes trye love and passion between Calixta and her lover. This tension between the individual and the nature can be destructive to originality, imagination and [...]

In the review article by Kazin, he states that Sir Spender in his journal brought about a collection of who's who in the literary world, but the book lacks "in malice as it is in [...]

In this respect, it is of paramount importance for us to mention the symbol of the beast, or some sort of threat.

Much in the same way that the human experience is characterized by mood shifts of good and bad days, Emily Dickinson's poetry captures the feelings of every day life, both mundane and fantastic; her poetry, [...]

She became a famous writer in Oakland and in this story, she narrates her experiences about the English she uses and about how the people around her influenced the way she conversed.

For Othello, the doubt and suspicion growing in his mind regarding a possible relationship between Cassio and Desdemona were started with Desdemona's father at the beginning of the play. For Othello, his greatest weakness is [...]

Tita's love survives in sacrifices which she believes is the human exposure to contingency, Tita believes that it is the passion for her love that opens to her every door of possibility to meet Pedro.

After reading this text I strongly felt the necessity to communicate with the nature, as it is an integral part of any of us!

The novel illustrates the concept of the relationship between the authoritative and internally persuasive difference between the white society and the black community.

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.

The age of comic books that started in the 1930s brought a new breed of heroes that were the ingenious combination of the Hemmingway hero and the classical Greek Demigods; The Superheroes.

The author of "The Firm" and further "The Client" achieved crucial popularity due to the grave and direct ideas in another novel titled "The Pelican Brief".

'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens deals with "the aspirations and ambitions of the protagonist and narrator, Pip, to improve his status in life and create conditions for better living"..

At the same time, the reader can develop a finer appreciation of how these elements are constructed to contribute to the final impact of the poem.

With consideration of critical responses, use of language and structure, and through a close analysis of Hamlet's soliloquies, the role of Shakespeare's characterization of Hamlet in shaping the enduring power of the text is appreciated [...]

Though the themes in the stories are different, both convey a message which is strong enough and thought-provoking to the readers.

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 [...]

The main character of the poem contemplates the idea of death and religion. She says that "death is the mother of beauty" and that a change of the seasons, a change of the living to [...]

The sonnet Acquainted with the Night is very sad and not like the usual you expect from Frost. In this poem, the night is decidedly scary and the darkness may be dangerous.

She wants to run and hide, but realizes, as Arnold points out the weaknesses of her house, that there is nowhere for her to run.

In the case of the suburban American, there is a palpable kind of tug-of-war, a troubled air that is reminiscent of the political relations that existed between the superpowers.

He testified that he was not a member of the communist party and was allowed to return to Europe the next day. He did not like the bourgeois agenda and that was reflected in his [...]

This is like the letter Burns sent to his father before being a poet and there he stood and proved to all that He is a great writer who strikes in every thing he writes. [...]

Among these is the new emphasis on private piety that develops with mysticism; the new literacy of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries that encouraged the recording of private ruminations, the autobiographical emphasis of authorship in [...]

In the New Jersey-based stories, the narrators, all of whom may or may not be Yunior, share Yunior's sensibility: the suspicious watchfulness and defensive stance, the blighted relationship with the father figure, and the uneasiness [...]

In the novel, the main character, Clare Kendry, defines herself in terms of her family; she is concerned solely with the welfare of her children and the degree to which her husband's infidelity threatens her [...]

Tiger is one of the best students in spite of the fact that both of her parents are mentally ill.her grandmother is one of the best friends her helps and supports her.

It is his meeting, or rather the witnessing of the meeting between the good woman and his companion, that first opens Young Goodman Brown's eyes to the idea that the people he has considered so [...]

The novel "My Year of Meats" by Ruth Ozeki is a satirical story combining fiction together with fact and seems to present the view of the meat industry in the USA.

The novel starts with the end of an expedition when people were attacked and killed by an unknown enemy, and the contact between the expedition and the outer world is lost.

One of the delights of the novel is that technology aids both the tracking of some characters and the evasion of tracking by the same characters.

These soliloquies are dramatic and ironical, Harold Wilson submits, with an irony that is implicit and eloquent in the extravagances of Hamlet's rhetoric.

The same characters, used are piercing through the story, being a red line of it are used with a purpose, the author is to reveal only at the end of the story.

However, the visible aspect of the story is racism and it covers the central theme of the text. The fundamentality of this story is a measure of human essence where the major character appears to [...]

A narrative can be termed as a recounting or telling of a series of events which can either be real or imaginative, recounted by a narrator to a narratee.

Her monologue or probably it would be better to say defense speech is the bright example of the transition that we have already mentioned.

In "Secret Life of Bees", the references to bees serve as "conceptual cement", because it is namely these references that entitle Kidd's novel with moral wholesomeness.

The speaker, out in a battle-worn, rented boat, catches the old fish and after examining the fish closely and sympathetically, in a spontaneous moment of recognition tosses the fish back into the water."The aesthetic nature [...]

Zeus told Hermes to go down to the underworld and bid the lord of it to let his bride to return to Demeter.

There can be no doubt as to the fact that Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" and Francis Coppola's movie "Apocalypse Now" significantly differ from each other, in terms of plot's composition, geographical settings, and [...]

Particularly within the last several decades of the 19th century, land speculation and the lack of any coherent urban policies have led to unchecked growth and urban sprawl, resulting in the loss of thousands of [...]

The Age of the Enlightenment adored the samples of the classical art, in which it has seen the embodiment of intelligence.

In later years, a lot of his poems were directed through the style of using firm words to express his strong emotions and to depict the ideas of revealing and concealing the tone of his [...]

It is the reflection of certain processes and phenomena that took place in the Scandinavian society in the epoch depicted in the saga.

In this regard, in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the relationship of inward emotions and outward actions is relevant in fully conveying the interplay of themes in this tragedy.

Bauby was absorbed by this idea, and after the stroke happened to him, he thought that the power of thought was so strong that his idea gave him the chance to write the desired book [...]

Though throughout the poem the name of the president is not mentioned it can be easily understood that it is mourning for a public figure as a lot of people "with a thousand voices rising [...]

In its most common use, the word torture refers to "the use of physical or mental pain, often to obtain information, to punish a person, or to control the members of a group to which [...]

In this speech alone we see Mercutio in direct opposition to all of the characters in Romeo and Juliet while at the same time we are provided an alternate point of view to the ideals [...]

The poem "Howl for Carl Solomon" by Allen Ginsberg is the brightest example of the artistic protest against the humiliating and unfair standards and norms according to which human society lives.

In the school in Ballou, we see that good performance is scorned and yet he is struggling to be a good performer.

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 period of autumn is clearly demonstrated and enhanced through words such as wouldull,' wouldark,' and 'soundless.'The scene is described in such an imaginative manner that it looks real through the use of phrases such [...]

The style of the novel adds a sense of mystery to the story, which, combined with the representation of the various rituals and the extensive usage of the native language, makes the reading process more [...]

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

He had made expeditions in Lithuania and in Russia, no knight of his degree so often; and many a time in Prussia he had sat at the head of the table alone all the knights [...]

The formality in the frame stories throughout The Thousand nights and a one uses is due to many causes: the strength of convention, the narrative function of most of the stories, the element of doctrine [...]

Sammy's decision to quit his job is therefore based both on his rejection of the conservative and restricting viewpoint of his manager as well as the free and nonconformist lechery of the butcher as he [...]

The first book that has been taken under consideration goes by the name of The Figaro Trilogy and is a compilation of numerous works by the author namely Beaumarchais.

In such an arrangement, there is a tendency to have the opinion that the development of one individual is a benchmark for the development of another, which eventually leads to laxity among some individuals.

Isaacs explains his belief that this portrayal of the American soldier in Vietnam is detrimental, saying that this contributed to the sense of much of the American public that the soldiers were responsible for the [...]

The play begins as the County Attorney and the Sheriff have come to investigate the murder and find the motive. Irony helps Glaspell to unveil women's right to suffrage and dramatize the situation.in the play, [...]

Sammy's powers of observation and discrimination are clear enough in his description of the leader of the bevy the one he instantly realizes is the 'queen', or, as he later refers to her, "Queenie": She [...]

Even though McKenzie raises important aspects of multiculturalism in the article "The Menace of Multiculturalism", he fails to defend his position because there is a lack of logic and coherency in the presented arguments.

They were Creators, who lived lives of spiritual waste, because they were so rich in spirituality-which is the basis of Art-that the strain of enduring their unused and unwanted talent drove them insane. Women, for [...]

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

When the Argonauts land at Lemnos and meet the women of the island, Queen Hypsipyle convinces the men to mate with the women so that they can repopulate the island, omitting the fact that the [...]

In this way the birthmark seems to be almost mocking his attempts at changing nature, which is representative of Georgiana's femininity, "Attempting an operation for the removal of the Birthmark.

In the case of Enkidu, he uses his strength to undermine all those going against his will and he is not putting in mind what the results will be to other in the society.

The main protagonist of Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man", through a gradual transformation through various experiences along his journey of life and the sudden turn of events in the end realizes his true self-identity.

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'.

It seems the love he contains in his heart is not enough for him to forgive and forget what has happened.

Shakespeare's creativity is the top of the English Renaissance and the maximum synthesis of traditions of the all-European culture. The variety of Shakespearian works is worth paying attention to.

In Bacchae, the denying of the irrational as Pentheus did leads to the demise of personality and society since denying the irrational is denying life itself and encircling it in the 'second nature' which leads [...]

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

The "Bandersnatch" sounds conformable to a name for a monster, so the word "frumious" probably characterizes it as furious and fuming, therefore "Bandersnatch" may be a name for a dragon. These words are appropriate, as [...]

Finally, as Dante and Virgil reach the most bitter, tormented place in the universe, the ninth circle of hell, they immediately depart after seeing Satan and the final circle of the underworld.

In Araby, the development of theme resembles the archetypal myth of the quest for a holy talisman such as Sir Galahad's quest for the Holy Grail, such as James Joyce's looking for the lost light [...]

We are not aware what happens at the moment of death or after it and seek to find the answers to the questions raised by Shelley in the poem "On Death".

The humanist movement began in Italy and gave shape to the Renaissance, the new age of interest in the arts, education, and the classics of ancient Greece and Rome.

His pride in his role is evident in the words he speaks in which he seems to be almost condescending to them for appealing to other forces than himself in their burning of incense to [...]

In detailing the costs associated with building his home, including such notes as the use of refuse shingles for the roof and sides and the purchase of two second hand windows, he rails against the [...]

In High School, my only claim to "literary acclaim" was a short poem that got published in the school paper, probably due to a lack of contributions from other students.

In a combination of short chapters, Sophie comes into New York where she gets to know about her mother, forms social contact with her mother's new boyfriend, Marc, and figures out that she was the [...]

Corresponding tendencies in the drama are shown in the writings of Ibsen, Hamptman and Galsworthy."In the United States, Wolfe, Hemingway and Faulkner are among the leading representatives of the modern school of realism"..

Sheen is the location for the landing of the fifth alien cylinder and the narrator and the curate are buried under the debris of the house collapsing around them.

The details of the incident were never looked into carefully, since at that time Thebes was besieged by the Sphinx a horrible creature with the appearance of a winged lion with the face and the [...]

Racial discrimination is the main theme of the book, strongly reflecting the situation that prevailed during the 1950s in the United States, a time when the story's Younger family lived in Chicago's South Side ghetto.

Slade and Mrs. Slade and Mrs.

How might descriptions of places and characters be influenced by a particular narrator's perspective and the attitudes he holds? "Sonny's Blues" written by James Baldwin is a story that deals with very real aspects of [...]

The author analyzes the main features of childhood in Victorian novels and tries to explain the image of victimized children predominant in major nineteenth-century novels. The author analyzes the socio-economic conditions of the Victorian era [...]

The third scene is full of phrases and descriptions appealing to the reader. Short phrases deliver messages to the reader about the true essence of Cassius, Casca, and Cicero.

The play revolves around the two opposing forces: truth and deceit, and we see a contrast between the importance of being true to one's self and the importance of being truthful with others.

This has the implication that the connections for such writing should be strong and should be in line with the ideas that have to be passed to the reader that is from the beginning to [...]

The "we" in the poem is the black folk collective, the speaker a Dunbar persona, or perhaps the real Dunbar lifting the mask to speak plainly and unequivocally about the double nature of the black [...]

It begins with supernatural such as the presence of the ghost and Hamlet attempting to glance into Claudius' soul, to the mystery of the crime and the need for revenge. The masterful use of style, [...]

The lightning becomes the conflict inside her and the beating of the rain on her roof is the beating of her heart as she finally expresses her passion with Alcee.

The novel shows the sea as a metaphor for the seducer and the gulf consciousness. The structure of the story or the plot was intricate and climactic.

As Bellah points out, the title of the poem is "The Road Not Taken" rather than "The Road Less Taken", which provides the first clue as to the author's original intentions and a different reading [...]

The opposition between Apollonian and Dionysian can be described to be in the center of modern literary analysis since literary work is a difficult interrelation between form and contents, norm and abnormality, which can be [...]

These are the problems we are going to discuss in the current essay, and we are going to address for help with it such masterpieces of literature as the play "Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark" [...]

The historical developments of that epoch were deeply connected with the growth and formation of a market society that deeply affected the lives of ordinary men and women and played a great role in the [...]

The races portrayed in the novel are real and existed in the time of the writer. The Last of the Mohicans is set on the American frontier during the French and Indian War.

In addition to fighting for his king, Macbeth is quickly and well rewarded for his efforts as King Duncan makes him the new Thane of Cawdor in addition to his already holding the title of [...]

Hedda Gabler, upon the discovery that her imaginary world of free-living and noble dying lies in shivers about her, no longer has the vitality to continue existence in the real world and chooses self-annihilation. At [...]

Like the Thomas Sutpen story that has been dispatched by different narrators in William Faulkner's novel Absalom, Absalom, the past becomes a burden in the present for Quentin and Shreve because he sensed an impermeable [...]

The story revolves around Oedipus and his search for the cause of the blight on his city finding it to be himself while Iocaste is Oedipus' wife and mother who was very supportive of Oedipus' [...]