Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 39

In the novel, Life of Pi, by Yann Martel, the protagonist is found in a state where the realm of self-awareness and human consciousness fails to make the difference between reality and illusion.

More uses the speech of Raphael Hythloday's in Book I to refer to the tribulations that encompass the English society, and in Book II, he highlights the Utopian culture and put side by side the [...]

The title of the book is in the context of the house that Esperanza lives in, which her family had shifted into at the beginning of the novel.

The thesis of this paper is in the form of an argument to convince the readers that Krebs's laziness comes from his inability to adapt himself to the changing patterns of life, which society imposes [...]

Under the direction of Alfonso Cuaron, the end product was that of a movie that, although immensely different in storytelling style than the book, produced the same storyline and effect upon the fans of the [...]

In the book "Because of Winn Dixie", Kate DiCamillo focuses on a ten-year-old girl India Opal Buloni and her friend, a dog named Winn Dixie.

O'Neill depicts that one of the many sins these women committed is to have built up the image of prostitutes as romantic and sensational, instead of showing these women as they really are, unfortunate and [...]

In the preface to "Tartuffe", the author argues that the main task of comedy or art in general is to eradicate the vices of the society, including hypocrisy.

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 [...]

The depiction of life of an individual and the common man was the main theme in works. His works form a link between Romanticism and the literature of the 20th century.

The story describes the process and results of the experiment, the knowledge acquired during the experiment and the aspects influencing the lives of the low-waged workers, their living conditions and methods of making money.

In the tradition of classical dramaturgy of ancient Greeks, the concept of the pay and its representation was driven in terms of the natural play of actors and without decorations.

Thus the works of literature do not give the readers an image of the tidy government clerk or a young man in the way we got used to; the authors tend to give unnecessary descriptions [...]

Set in deepest and darkest Africa, the pace and narration is quite compelling and bears a richly descriptive and evocative style - a style that is needed to consider not an image of Africa, but [...]

'Stylistic' is one of the most widely accepted literary terms in linguistics and it is the study of differences of language whose properties locate that language in various contexts. After detailed analysis of the story, [...]

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 [...]

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

The poem starts with the description of how the two parked near the lake, the grass was white, and the moon was rising.

In the literary analysis of any work of art of the main focuses are usually done on the main characters of the work of art.

The Feminist Movement, also called the Women's Movement and the Women's Liberation Movement, includes a series of efforts by women in the world to fight for the restoration of gender equality.

Too shy to attend the business school her mother enrolled her in and without any friends of her own, Amanda decides marriage is the only answer for Laura and forces Tom to find a beau [...]

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, [...]

By reading through Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, the idea of how the environment impacts the perception of self becomes clearer by understanding how the people in the story adopt community values and how they [...]

There are a number of reasons why Whitman's poetry might have been different from what had been introduced in academic circles to that point these having to do with the time in which he lived, [...]

When the novel "Death Comes for the Archbishop" begins, one can see that the setting is the Great Rome in 1848 where the cardinals and the American missionary Bishops were indulged in a talk about [...]

Therefore, during the course of working on this paper, we will refer to Rumi's Poem 14, and to his poetry in general, as to what it really is a poetic sublimation of Oriental soul's longing [...]

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 [...]

In Homer's Odyssey, the noble nature of the hero is made clear in the way that his servants speak of him and strive to behave as he would expect.

Rather than focusing on the words of the poem itself, Leavis sees the significance of "The Wasteland" as residing principally in the disorganization of the poem.

Nowadays, it is only the handful of uneducated Christian fundamentalists, who continue to refer to the Bible as the actual "word of God", due to the fact that Christianity had long ago lost its conceptual [...]

The question of animals' rights can hardly be taken seriously in modern society; the world of literature represented a clear philosophical and theoretical view on the role of wild and domestic creatures in human life. [...]

'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"..

The writings of Williams and Gandhi are so divergent that it clearly points to the chasm in perceptions of a western mind and an eastern construct.

In so doing, he renders meaning to the traditional African way of life and he also dignifies the people of the continent.

The image of storm is used by Kate Chopin as a metaphor to describe the romantic feelings that explode in the hearts of the two people, Alcee and Calixta.

In Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper," the unnamed female protagonist is instructed to rest in isolation and stillness in the large upper room of a remote country house that has bars on the windows [...]

The main concept of the essay can be divided between the importance of the tales to raise the sense of pride in own history which recently has been weakened by the modern influence and the [...]

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 [...]

In sum, Gilman and Olsen demonstrate that the low social position of women in society deprives women of a chance to find happiness and maintain close relations with their families.

As a member of the jury sitting in on the trial of Montressor, I feel it is necessary for me to explain the reasons why the jury came to the conclusion it did.

This quote is valuable evidence that Waverly is aware of how much her mother loves her; she is aware of the contradicting meanings between what Lindo says- and what is intended. The ambiance in their [...]

The first adventures of Lazarillo gave the Spanish word Lazarillo a meaning of being a 'guide' for a blind person and thus, named to the dog who guides, the perro lazarillo.

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 [...]

Shakespeare employs the traditional view of the woman as a means of illustrating its more dangerous elements through his portrayal of Ophelia in her innocence, the ease with which others use her, and the suspicion [...]

Dramatic irony is used by Shakespeare to unveil the personal failures of the characters to see the reality and the world around them because of narrow-mindedness and shortsightedness.

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 [...]

Altogether Mann succeeds to convey his messages through the character of the boy, the artist, and the other objects in the story.

Masood skews the balance of this relationship when the grandfather speaks of his dislike of the man, in answer to the boy's question: "He is an indolent man, and I do not like such people".

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 [...]

Firstly, the author of the article mentions that the message of the poem is simple i.e.that the dark lady's beauty cannot be compared to the beauty of a goddess or to that found in nature.

The narrator admits from the very beginning of the story that he is nervous about having a blind man in his house, suggesting that he himself is actually quite blind to the reality of the [...]

The author talks of climbing onto the Moon while he sits in the boat and reaches the point where he can clearly see the edge of the Moon.

Huxley has written in the introduction of his recent print of the book that much of the inspiration for the book was a result of his visit to the high technology Brunner and Mond plant [...]

An artist wants to express with the help of his or her art, the economic, political, social, cultural and religious or philosophical conditions of the moment of the creation of the art.

For example in the chapter on the Great Gatisby she narrates the dreams of people in regard to the future, the dangers associated with fulfillment of such dreams, and the frustration resulting from the dreams [...]

The crush that happened in the game brings in the concern of the vividness of the two communities under the same roof.

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

Gary Paulsen's works are different from other novels designed to appeal to young adults because of his ability to celebrate the natural terrain and the interactions of the characters with nature. The identification with the [...]

Unfortunate for her Jonathan also aspired to be a successful writer and was in a way, jealous of Erica and her writing abilities.

The play 'The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams focuses on the life of Amanda along with her son Tom, and "weakling" daughter Laura during the year 1937 at St.

The persona says that if the reader is happy, it is because the reader is outside and smiling and if he is sad, then he should get outside and smile.

It is true that economic inequalities in society are a curse and is reminiscent of the imbalance of the society and has given rise to a sense of insecurity on the individual level.

In the second part of the poem, the poet asks the rose to remind his lady love that she is still young.

Wilde's community, though apparently very customary and firm, is essentially quite worried about being destabilized by strangers: Lady Bracknell even evaluates Jack's being found in a purse with "the worst immoderation of the French Revolution" [...]

Contrary to the author's statement about the art of loss that she repeats in four stanzas out of six the point of the poem is that the art of losing is hard to deal with, [...]

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 [...]

The book starts with the overview of the rise of the Western World with the special emphasis on the Habsburg Bid for Mastery and importance of finance, geography, and winning of wars.

As Ben-Zvi asserts, "the concerns of the women are considered little or silly and insignificant and this is the most important reason for the men's comments about them.

The name is derived from the Epiphany which is a feast day among Roman Catholics, celebrating the manifestation of Christ to the Wise Men of the East...the Magi's quest for the Christ-child like that of [...]

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

However, the existence of the canary is itself a mystery as no one can guarantee that anyone has actually seen the bird at all. The canary is a metaphor by itself, and it symbolized the [...]

The central point of the story in concentrated on the concept of "pride" following the actions of Richard, the protagonist of the story.

Oedipus at the middle of the story had the urge to free the citizens of Thebes from the threat of the Sphinx.

Oedipus's urge to free the citizens of Thebes from the plague leads him to vow to do everything in his power to find the murderer of Laius.'The only way of deliverance from our plague is [...]

All for his association with a Black woman."Because I was used to white people by 1948" is a statement he made at the very beginning of the book. A racist who is a racist in [...]

This is the main conflict of the story and it is my belief that she chose to be happy at her newfound freedom while grieving for her husband a little.

Her devotion to the Church and her fervent prayers attract the attention of the nuns who ask her to become a nun and enter the sisterhood.

He went to a boarding school where he went through one of the most difficult and unhappy phases of his life. He also contributed a lot in the theory of elections.

However, if one arguing for the spiritual significance of Austen's novels is able to show that the development of Austen's plots, themes, and characters is related to Austen's religious beliefs and standards, he or she [...]

The unplanned overnight stay of King Duncan and his entourage at Macbeth's castle precipitates Macbeth's first fateful decision: to murder King Duncan and clear the way for the witches' prophecy to come true.

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

Here Pope states the epic question or the primary concern of the poem: how a "well -bread lord could assault a gentle belle?" and in return how a "gentle belle" could reject a lord?

The period of Renaissance humanism, of which Pico was a major pre-cursor, also explores the same enlightenment, the splendor, the marvel and the wonder called man. Dust is what he will turn to and to [...]

The analysis of the human type of the incompetent and the interpretation of the crisis of the modern conscience connect Moravia's work to the genre of writing.

Through this book, Kozol tries to reach out to the human conscience and in his thought-provoking style, takes the reader on a journey into the lives of the poorest of poor children, shedding light on [...]

His shift in language, from the discussion of Oliver and what he was doing and thinking to a consideration of what we must do, signifies the switch from the simple narration of the story to [...]

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.

It is not difficult to realize that Hawthorne's intention in "Young Goodman Brown" is to force the reader to experience the temptations which Brown himself must endure and that he is made to see the [...]

The present paper looks more closely at "Men in the Sun" and "The Land of Sad Oranges" and argues that the symbols physical disability and road point to the helplessness and powerlessness of the Palestinian [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 reader is first introduced to Paul in the high school principal's office, and he is shown through the eyes of his teachers.

Pater uses descriptions of Leonardo's angel in Verrocchio's Baptism of the Christ to illustrate the early genius of the boy in Florence who seemed to instinctively resent the superficial miniature perfection of the masters of [...]

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, [...]

Anna's ability not to be jealous of her mother's constant attention to Kate distinguishes the girl from other children. Anna realizes that her mother is extremely tired of the life that does not stop to [...]

Both the Eden story and the Flood Story have clear counterparts in the Gilgamesh epic, whose restless hero also has his parallel in Odysseus of the Iliad, even as Gilgamesh fated friendship with Enkidu can [...]

She broke into the issue as a youthful woman in the 1860s with "Life in the Iron Mills," which established her as one of the founders of American Realism.

It is the story of the life of a man of great wisdom and spiritual strength in the early days of the colonization of Iceland.

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 [...]

When David and Harriet went on holiday's with the children, usually Harriet's mother Dorothy looked after Ben, but one day she suggested that they send Ben to the institution, but Harriet was against the idea [...]

The narrator of the story is a boy who falls in love with his neighbor Mangan's sister. Eveline is the protagonist of this story who has to make the most important choice of her life.

It is the wearing of black as a show of mourning and the sustained sadness that forbids the beginning of a liaison on the day following the burial of Meursault's mother.

These assessments are made based upon the appearances of others, such as in her identification of the cotton print dress that is recognizable to Mrs. Through imagery and setting, O'Connor is successful in heavily lacing [...]

This is Lakota territory that is being occupied and Marshall tells of what was in the balance that made the Lakota struggle hard to defend it.

While adhering to the dominant reading of "Heart of Darkness", the novel can be read as a criticism of the treatment of the natives by the Belgians.

The single act gives a glimpse into the investigation of the murder of John Wright, who is believed to have been killed by his wife, Minnie.

The stark contrast between the harsh reality and the peaceful setting of the novel makes the realization of rejection particularly striking. The novel starts with a strong plot line unraveling the drama between Gabriel Oak [...]

In Dylan's song, the masters of war hide at the time "young people's blood / Flows out of their bodies / And is buried in the mud".

Despite the presence of many opportunities and positive dreams and goals, most of them fail to be realized due to misleading values and aims set by surrounding society; this idea is present in almost all [...]

He cannot alter his nature, his passion, and because of that, he tries to fool himself and the people around him with a mask to hide his true identity.

The first dominant quality of nomadic narratives is the autobiographical nature of the story. In conclusion, the story is a nomadic narrative as it is told by a traveler describing his autobiography.

The plot of the story is unique, while the character of Hedwig and her life story emphasize the difficulties that people can go through.

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.

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.

It is a mistake to think that it is enough to study the summary or read the review articles to paint the story of Cecilia and Claudio.

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 paper also includes the analysis of the narratives in accordance with the epic laws introduced by Axel Olrik. In Cinderella's story, the presence of royalty is only limited to the prince.