Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 36

The authors were in the middle of events: they worked as editors in the Ramparts, a political magazine popular among the radical audience.

Thus, the use of dark imagery in Milton's work is implemented to heighten the contrast between light and darkness, good and evil.

On the example of one of Jeff Wall's photographs, it is illustrated how the motivation of an actor in this paradigm can be described in different ways in terms of the viewer's focus.

In the narrative, the lawyer's office is divided into two rooms by a glass folding door, one where Bartleby works and the other where the lawyer's station is.

This quote can be used to emphasize how detached from the human essence and, accordingly, the gender of Miss Emily is reflected by the author.

Tragedies in "Hamlet" and "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" lead characters to rely on the change as a coping mechanism."Hamlet" narrates the story of an individual dealing with a loss which leads him [...]

The central thesis of this work is that Olds shows sex without love as a beautiful wrapper, devoid of meaning, truth, and any warm emotions, while Ackerman, on the contrary, demonstrates the positive feelings caused [...]

The current efforts by humans to safeguard the environment, coupled with the onset of ecological literature, not only indicates that romanticism never disappeared but also proves that the romantics were right. The artists were critical [...]

The poem of my choice is a sonnet by John Keats titled On First Looking into Chapman's Homer, which is focused on a piece of poetry describing the importance and the impact of poetry in [...]

The author's purpose in writing this chapter was to set the scene for the narration by illustrating how severe the drought that had occurred was, using various stylistic devices and expressive means.

The narrator matures as the story progresses; his focus shifts from mere observations of the town's realities, his games with his friend, to the first feelings of attraction and love to a girl.

Whitman tries to emphasize and harmonize the body and soul in the poem. The reader finds an image of the poet's body and experiences it throughout the poem.

To make such an argument regarding the poem, one would need to have a deep understanding of the cultural context of the poem and the lives of the Natives.

Due to the lack of a complete English equivalent of the term describing the status of a poet, Jupiter Hammon was verna, the Latin word for a householder.

For Shelley and Keats, poetry is a product of a free and inconstant flow of imagination inspired by sensuous and aesthetic experiences. This stance is reflected in Shelley's essay "A Defence of Poetry", Keats's letters, [...]

In slide two, Fong introduces the reminisce of Roethke and his father waltzing in the kitchen. In this slide, the author introduces the theme of ignorance, which cannot be disputed because of the actions displayed.

The couple sits facing the side of the valley with no trees, and there is a brown area in the distance, which is in great need of water.

The incidents occurred in 1960; therefore, the reader can relate to the societal standards of the period. In the short story, Sylvia is said to be in a state of directionless anger and confusion.

The first part is the legend of Beowulf and Grendel; the second is about Beowulf and the dragon. He is ready to sacrifice himself and his courage for the sake of justice.

They are written in a simple language, and they are usually direct to the point. As a result, the audience develops a satisfaction with a narration that takes the readers to the fantasy world, making [...]

The text of this work demonstrates a short episode from the life of a mother, clearly showing the massive number of worries that women have to deal with every day.

The monologue in the poem clearly expresses the emotions of the narrator, and the details that the author mentions complement the idea of the main character's opinion on the topics touched upon.

This paper aims to examine the myths of Odysseus and Oedipus from the unifying idea of hubris. The hero becomes a hostage to circumstances and incurs the wrath of the gods.

With regard to the underlying framework of the book, Anderson presents the Black community of the United States as the main victim of American society and historical development through the decades.

One of the most problematic aspects in the novel that potentially can make readers think that Twain's attitude toward slavery and racism is not laudable is the excessive usage of the n-word by all sorts [...]

The ideas presented in the novel seem to be rather sceptical (problems of the narrative style) satire of European culture and politics.

To be more exact, the author focuses on the problem from the African-American people's side. Overall, Maggie seems indeed similar to her mother, and they do share numerous identical features; however, Dicie is obviously more [...]

In spite of the fact that Sammy is the protagonist of the short story, John Updike does not appear to favor his personality.

Ismael and Ali examine the author's humane message of the rights of people to live in peace from the perspective of the Holocaust.

For instance, in the seventh stanza of the poem, the author appeals to the reader by encouraging them to rediscover their fascination with a blackbird instead of drowning in dreams of a "golden bird".

The events of Tartuffe transpire over the course of one day, originating in the early morning and concluding in the late evening, with most of the situations happening at the house of the protagonist.

Whether it be on her talks of achievement or the information that she can burn a cigarette in his attendance with no harming her image, it is obvious so as to what Selden and Lily [...]

On the first page of the story, the author uses several techniques to present his narrative to the reader. The first page also presents the reader with an exposition of the story, in which the [...]

Abootalebi, Hassan."The Omnipresence of Television and the Ascendancy of Surveillance/Sousveillance in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451". This chapter explores the role of books in two of Bradbury's works: The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451.

The current essay discusses the implementation of symbolism in A Good Man is Hard to Find and its effects on the narrative.

The main point of action occurs towards the end of the play when Sergeant and 'Man' are abruptly interrupted by Policeman X and Policeman B.

The first chapter, Introduction, shortly describes the content of the book, the attitude of different classes of people to African slaves' education, and how this influenced the use of slave labor and their general position.

On the one hand, it represented a true social situation, and on the other hand, it helped to illustrate the life of Afro-American people at the beginning of the twentieth century.

The music is full of harmony and in the second line, there is a much softer touch to it there is a change of tone and the joyous music slowly ends.

It seems that the writer wants the nurses caring for her to remember that she is a person with a past, wants, and needs rather than a patient.

Robert Frost wrote "The Road Not Taken" at the beginning of the 1900s to underline the difficulty of choices that people have to make. Symbols make it possible to develop the reader's imagination, and alliteration [...]

He explains the origin of the word literature with a revelation of the different forms of literary works in the ancient Mediterranean and near eastern.

A sense of entitlement can arise from the way a person is treated or from their temperament and as such, it is a dangerous attitude to acquire or encourage because it may lead to disparaging [...]

The book Labyrinths is the collection of short stories written by Borges, and it is one of the most vivid examples of postmodern literature where realty is combined with the author's imagination producing the elements [...]

The storyline in the novel has been divided into two where the first part of the story explores the development of Mersault's character and attitude towards himself and the rest of his surroundings.

In this respect, the title of the book fully indicates its reliability and straightforward character of it in terms of the contemporary social situation between minorities and the majority of the American nation.

By analyzing the styles of different artists, one can draw attention to the works of John Berger, the writer and critic, and Walker Percy, the writer specializing in philosophy and semiotics.

The first stanza is devoted to comparing the former with the sky: "The Brain - is wider than the Sky ".

He only joins the conversation to let Robert know that he is still in the room and not upset his wife.

Given a chance to choose a friend among the characters, I would go for Jonas because of his impressive concern for society.

Sui and Paul note that the life of a Latino woman is full of challenges, which are the consequences of some of the stereotypes.

The protagonist of the novel, captain Marlow, observes that the suffering of the native people under the yoke of bureaucratic officials is extremely tough.

Shakespeare's sonnets 18 and 129 deal with the themes of beauty and human desire that cannot be changed in time and describe the power of a human word regarding the challenges and boundaries set by [...]

Losing her hair is a tragedy for a woman, and this symbol is also an implication of Emily's life tragedy as she loses her love and has a life of wasting. Also, Emily isolated herself [...]

Therefore, the mother is also the first person who can explain to her daughter the basic purposes and roles that a woman should perform in life.

Reading the account of the history of the development of religious diversity in the United States, I also thought about the abundance of labor invested in this process.

The poem, "The Bean Eaters" portrays the old couple's poor state they live in alongside how they are fighting to be alive despite all their difficulties. They are the remnants of their lives.

Lady Macbeth reads a letter her husband had written about the witches' prophecy and manipulates him to kill King Duncan and take over the kingdom.

The use of fantasies is a technique embraced by Zhang Xinxin and Gabriel Garcia Marquez to exaggerate the themes and personalities of the characters used in their works.

The purpose of the presented study is to discuss the perception of moral and ethical aspects in the field of scientific discoveries by Frankenstein.

It is both a classic fairy tale known from the early childhood and the representation of the ideal and moral behavior to be an example for everyone.

In the story of the little red riding hood, the girl was warned against leaving the path that led to her grandmother's place. In this story, both the girl and her grandmother were the victims [...]

The major theme threading the stories' plots is the certainty of death and the need to accept its inevitability. In addition to the theme and mood, the narrations share the idea of unity and the [...]

Zombies described in the book are called the unmentionables and, to the greatest extent, correspond to the classic image introduced by George A.

In Carver's short story "What We Talk About When We Talk about Love," the author explores the essence of love, along with the term's implications in a different context.

The interrelation of these parts makes the whole text a metaphysical work, and Paley uses it to comment on the state of literature and the definition of "short stories" that are often considered traditional.

The queen died of stress at the sight of a rat on her plate, and the King outlawed all rats in his kingdom and ordered to strictly punish all those who sympathize with him.

The controversy between the adherence to the state law and the moral norms maintains the conflict between Antigone and Creon in Sophocles' play.

The name also conveys the important idea that each person has one's mission on this earth, and Some's mission is to relate the message from his culture to the western world and to become a [...]

One of the reasons supporting this claim is the choice and use of characters in this play. The author uses a male to be the main character in the play.

Orwell uses the details surrounding the shooting of the elephant to bring out the sarcasm of imperialism, and the vulnerability of the imperialists to the otherwise primitive locals that they purported to rule over and [...]

Green Butler uses the character of the grandfather to develop the theme of gender roles within the culture. The character of the grandfather is extremely sound for the cultural beliefs the author conveyed through all [...]

On the day of the carnival Montresor goes looking for Fortunato and finds him a bit tipsy and it is then that he tells him of how he had acquired a rare kind of amontillado [...]

Keeping Cool in Middle School" describes the life of the girl in the Middle School. Agnes Parker is glad to be in the Middle School.

The impact of his work is sometimes direct although in most cases, the impact is indirect but whichever the case; the impact of his work is felt in the arts all around us.

The next day roles are changed: the children with brown eyes have privileges, and the kids with blue are eyes are in the position of minority.

Without the experience of witnessing the aggression between the British and Irish, Heaney would not have been able to draw parallels between the girl in the poem and the women of Northern Ireland to create [...]

Medea felt Jason had betrayed her love for him and due to her desperate situation she was depressed and her normal thinking was affected that she started thinking of how she would revenge the man [...]

Throughout the story, Dante presents himself as a good student through the way he posits questions to Virgil, listens to him as he narrates the sinner's stories and the way he feels under him although [...]

The outstanding similarity of the narratives is the theme of love that is evident from the beginning to the end of the two stories.

At the beginning of the story we immediately know that something is wrong with the nursery, and we find out about the African Veldt and how it seems to be stuck in a rather wild [...]

The conflict in the story is brought about by the reaction of the main character towards the news of the death.

One of the features of comedy of identity is the existent of a plot that is based on dialogue and not actions.

The focal point of this paper is to present a symbolic criticism of the play "Fences" by August Wilson with a special emphasis on the significance of Gabriel in the play.

In this case, Jim was responsible to his family and also to the whole society in terms of medicines but not for material gain.

He competes to the villain of the novel, U Po Kyin, for an entrance card to the Club. He was thinking of the plot in 1928 and the book was printed for the first time [...]

James Joyce is considered to be one of the most outstanding writers of the Modernist literature which occupies period from the beginning of the XXth century to the end of World War II.

Though the main theme of the poem is derived from the Greek mythology and the plot is clear enough, critics have always been searching for a symbolic and psychological explanation of the poem's images.

Primarily known for his four romances Gables The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance and in particular his magnum opus, The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne's short stories have become a cult classic as well, [...]

The interactions of the characters, in that regard, are neither sufficient to explain the purpose of the author, nor to connect it to the purpose of the story.

This was when he was only seven and a trip to the shop was like a tour around half of the world for him.

Published in 1958, the novel describes the life of a Nigerian village - Iguedo, at the advent of the white colonization in Nigeria.

This paper will therefore analyze the history of the story based on McLaurin's book, give the moral anxieties it springs up, the reactions of various characters in the book and finally extrapolates on the inadequacies [...]

The narrator of the story performs the role of the main rhetorical device that ensures the disclosure of the main theme of the story.

People in the Oedipus play lived in the dark of the unknown meaning of the riddle; until Oedipus answered the riddle.

Using strong and highly sensual imagery, Rich is able to pull her reader into the story of the poem, catching their attention with the details and then teasing them with a sense of the poem's [...]

The story depicts lives of African American people at the beginning of the twentieth century and the author resorts to slang language to make the atmosphere as close as possible to the original: "Woman am [...]

As a result of his boasting, a great deal of what his family knows about Willy is based upon the image he feels he must portray of himself in order to bring himself in line [...]

The poem The Weary Blues was written by Langston Hughes; the author devoted his work to the description of the music theme highlighting the role of blues and the uniqueness of this genre.

When he is presented in front of the bishop, he claims that it was a gift and asks him to be freed as he has promised to mend his ways.

There can be no doubt as to the fact that Romantic writers and poets strongly opposed the ideals of the French Revolution; however, this was not due to these ideals' rational essence, but because, during [...]

The same symbols of drums, which are present in the poem, show the reader that the war spirit is discussed, which wants to fight, but some doubts limit it.

In both short stories mentioned, the main female characters Georgiana and Beatrice fall victims to the men that possess full control of their life: Georgiana is convinced by her husband, a man of science, of [...]

The speaker says, "This flea is you and I, and this Our marriage bed, and marriage temple is" However, at the same time the image of the flea is intended to show that sex is [...]

One side of the debate believes that deafness is a disability, while their opponents claim that this is a sign of belonging to a distinct linguistic community which is marginalized not only in the United [...]

Rampersad, the biographer of Langston Hughes, says that Fine Clothes to the Jew is not a successful volume, though it is Hughes's greatest collection, which was published when the poet was at the height of [...]

The Grapes of Wrath begins by describing an occurrence of soil erosion in Dust Bowl Oklahoma that led to the destruction of crops, a decline in farming and farm produce and the migration of farmers [...]

Since the characters and the basic events of what happens to them remain relatively constant, it is helpful to study the characters of fairy tales in terms of the archetypes they represent.

He says that there is no justice in reference to poor people in the government, as "doing the best you could make no difference to government; hard-luck stories did not go when it comes to [...]

"The Fat Girl" written by Andre Dubus illustrates the main problem of modern civilization that is the problem of the overweight. Andre Dubus used a number of cognitive metaphors to show the liveliness and the [...]

Even should this be the case, the restrictive way in which she is instructed to clean would serve as a viable justification for this unhappiness, not necessarily the physical labor of the maids themselves.

Sonnet 141 is also dedicated to the topic of love to a woman that does not notice the love of a man.

Paulette Hansel got used to read her poems in public in order to transfer her emotions and the mood of her poems to the people for them to understand the real sense of her art.

This brief paper looks at the significance of the title in the light of the settings and the symbolism in the story.

Andre Dubus is the author of the short story "Killings" published in the year 1979; this short story was converted to a film in the year 2001 a Todd Fields Direction.

After having lost his cat when a fire broke in his house, he felt a great need for another pet, same as that of Pluto, his pet cat."This, then, was the very creature of which [...]

The work of art reflects the reality of life and hardship experienced by people: "The vision seemed to enter the house with me - the stretcher, the phantom-bearers, the wild crowd of obedient worshippers, the [...]

The women characters in the short story tell each other a series of tales, embedded within the story at different narratives, about the enticements and dangers they face when they were young.

Each morning it was the duty of the overseer to assign the daily work for the slaves and, when the task was completed, to inspect the fields to see that the work had been done [...]

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