Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 39

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Definition and Illustration of Parallelism

A writing piece becomes more exciting and more enjoyable to read when a variety of sentences are increased by using a mixture of sentence patterns and lengths.
  • Subjects: American Novels Writing Style
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 636

“Neo-Liberalism as a Creative Destruction” by Harvey

Starting from the explanation of neo-liberalism, Harvey draws the reader's attention to the "naturalization" of the neo-liberal approach and the reasons behind the global neo-liberal turn.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2243

The Enlightenment and Great Minds

This shows that Swift's proposal was not aimed at threatening poor women in Ireland, but he tried to change society and encourage Irish citizens and the British government to take action.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 600

Writer Langston Hughes and His Works

The essay briefly summarizes and concludes the study results of the writer's creativity and biography, emphasizing critical points in the process of research, study, and application of this information at the practical level.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 834

“The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” Book Reflection

The three introductory chapters enlighten the reader about the Hmong's childbirth customs and traditions. Reading the book was enjoyable for me since the author drew similarities between birth in Hmong traditions and birth in the [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 306

“I Hear America Singing” by Whitman

The development of an unknown land, the realization of it as one's own, and its cultivation lie at the heart of the American spirit, which is expressed through the symbolism of the song in Whitman's [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 667

“The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls Analysis

In the end by the end, Jeannette's aspiration was the opposite of her family, bringing to success and acceptance not only herself but also those close to her.
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 358

I’m Nobody! Who Are You? Poem by Emily Dickinson

Who are You?" is a short lyric poem written by Emily Dickinson and first published in 1891 in the Poems of the 2nd Series. In this poem, the speaker is a kind of "nobody" who [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 352

Frank L. Baum’s Biography and Contribution

Many critics see the similarity of Oz to the work of John Bunyan "Piligrim's Progress" in the image of the yellow and straight road and the richness of history with images.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 834

“Mrs. Sen” Short Story Analysis

It is also likely that the relationship between Eliot's mother and her neighbors is sour. Sen is a responsible person and knows how to take care of children.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 310

“The Three Dirges” by Marshall Bennett Connelly

With the help of such literary elements as images and a point of view, the author achieves a better transfer of the emotions and experiences of the characters and realistically depicts war events.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 550

Short Story as Preferred Genre of Literature

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 [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 379

“Feminizing The Masculine Body…” Analysis

This article is written with the intention to analyze the use and the application of the feminine and masculine language and imagery in The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 589

Edgar Allan Poe: Brief Biography

Sublime's exploration of the darkest sides of the human soul and psyche has contributed greatly to the development of the horror genre.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 837

Oppressing Rules and Traditions Against Women in the Victorian Period

Therefore, this paper discusses some of the gender-oppressing rules during the Victorian era and how Bronte uses the self-realization journey of Jane Eyre in overcoming and standing against the societal traditions to become a heroine [...]
  • Subjects: Gender in Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 906

“Burning Chrome” Short Stories by William Gibson

The "Burning Chrome" by William Gibson is a collection of short stories addressing the origin and the future of modern computer technology and its efficacy in changing the lives of human beings.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 846

The “Beowulf” Anglo-Saxony Epic Poem

The willingness to save the opponent's head describes the main hero's braveness, which is one of the central features that is explained during the poem.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 376

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

Ideally, using the subjective understanding of Poe's work, it is possible to evaluate some of the qualities of the story. At the same time, the setting of the story creates a lot of suspense for [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 883

The Accuracy of “The Machine Stops” Fiction

The machine is a metaphor that represents those at the top of a hierarchy or the government who control people and run all the activities within the system.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1676

“Amar Solo Por Vencer”: Reflections

First, it is "the love of the body" that men admire and desire the most, which is not continuous, as well as implies disgrace for a woman; second, it is "the love of souls" that [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 639

Poem Book: A Collection of Different Poems

She is a star I cannot find in constellations, One who understands her pain not less than mine, The one I love beyond my world, For in the next world, I would want Isabella Abreu [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 351

The Book of Unnamed Midwife

The Unnamed Midwife is a tale of destruction and death that does not offer a specific course for the demise of the world.
  • Subjects: American Novels Influences
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1425

William Faulkner: Abner Snopes Character

The narrator discusses Abner's self-identity and the desire to be independent to create a well-developed antagonist that does not fit in society and whose bull-headedness puts his loved ones in danger.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 374

Characters in “Green Grass, Running Water” by Thomas King

This suggests that his link to his social community has indeed been severed, and he is incomplete with the absence of his racial identity. By changing and appreciating his identity, therefore, Lionel would understand the [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 620

Proverbs of Hell

Therefore, people should give in to their yearnings to gain a true understanding of the human experience, appreciate their role in the universe and see through the smokescreen created by traditional religious doctrine.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 149

Portrayal of Illness by Norma Dunning vs. Audre Lorde

Mostly, the patient and their significant others, such as the family members and friends, have to modify their previous roles and behaviors to deal with the challenges brought by the disease.
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1148

Responsibilities of the Living Toward the Dead

Furthermore, the playwright indicates that the living indeed have to protect the interests of the departed. As stated above, the duty of the living for death is to perform burial ceremonies and protect the deceased's [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 663

Analysis of Contrasting Views on Heritage

The author wants to show that Wangero's desire to reunite with her original roots leads to the alienation from the cultural background of her ancestors in the United States. It was found that Wangero tried [...]
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 952

Analysis of “The Thousand and One Nights”

This essay argues that the text of The Thousand and One Nights is all about the art of storytelling. In the text, it is noted that due to her skills in narrating tales, the king [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 613

Literature Analysis of Faulkner Journeys

The author addresses issues of race, class, and gender which are central to the struggle a black man undergoes in the hands of the white population.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 395

Biography of Harriet Tubman

This paper will provide the analysis of Tubman's life to examine her impact on the abolition of slavery and her contribution to fighting for equal rights.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1107

Conciseness in “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe

The main arguments towards the development of the contemporary short story will be discussed in this essay, and the similarities between these visions and the statements in "The Tell-Tale Heart" will be described.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 393

Novel Analysis: The Great Gatsby and Siddhartha

Hesse's Siddhartha seems complementary to The Great Gatsby as Brahman, the main role in Siddhartha, finds contentment in self-realization and not in money, sensuality, and love.
  • Subjects: Concepts in American Novels
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 630

Universalism in “Lunch Money”

Accordingly, throughout the book, the protagonist demonstrates the development of his ability to utilize the context around him in order to make money.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 567

Active Reading of American Short Stories

This conflict is a battle between the protagonist, the primary character in the tale, and the antagonist, who is someone or something who opposes the protagonist.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1422

King’s Letter From Birmingham Jail on Justice

In his Letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, a fighter for the rights of African Americans, repeats the idea of freedom and equality for US citizens.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 281

Grandmother in O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”

Despite her image of a genteel, conscientious lady, the grandmother is a selfish hypocrite whose irresponsibility directly leads to the death of her family. However, in her final moments, she is able to recognize the [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 966

Ahmet Altan: My Country Has Not Imprisoned My Mind

The reader easily understands the main character was expecting the police to come as he had a bag of clothes prepared to leave. Ahmet confirms that he fought the fears of reality, and calmly went [...]
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 380

“Native Pragmatism” by Scott L. Pratt

This passage and the statement take place when Pratt explores the roots of the idea concerning the unity of humankind and the way that it affected prominent thinkers' political perspectives.
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 340

Discussion of “The Cask of Amontillado”

Fortunato was already drunk by the time he was led to the cask of amontillado. He perfectly lured his victim to the execution place and killed him.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 555

The Play “The Little Foxes” by Hellman

Despite this, her husband also takes the side of the brothers and transfers all his money as an inheritance to his daughter and not to Regina. Regina's opposition to the commonwealth of her brothers, her [...]
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 345

Homer: The Theme of Men at War in “The Iliad”

Patroclus is always beside Achilles to support him in the saddest moments and the moments of his rage. This loyalty shows that the friendship of Achilles and Patroclus was a perfect relationship as seen by [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 602

Reflection on “Overstory” by Richard Powers

At the beginning of the Overstory, Nick is profoundly connected to trees because his forefather had a chestnut farm. The veteran betrays Adams to protect Mimi and is subjected to a light sentence.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1400

Supernatural Forces in Literature

Moreover, Gilman has used ghosts as one of the supernatural forces to create the mood of the story and the theme of mental illnesses.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 977

The Novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice can rightfully be considered one of the best works in the history of literature. But what is most striking in the book, Pride and Prejudice, is the expression of deep topics through [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 386

Isolation in Contemporary Society

The story is a reflection of society's facilitation of paranoia and isolation in the context of manipulated relationships. Society's descent into an accumulation of paranoid and self-centered individuals unwilling to embrace different people is evident [...]
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 904

“Yvain” by Chrétien de Troyes

Yvain raises the critical questions of adventure, chivalry, and pilgrimage, making the reader wonder about the conflict of love and chivalry.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

The Book “Night” by Elie Wiesel

Eliezer is the narrator in the tale and experiences multiple challenges throughout the story. Faith, guilt and inaction, and inhumanity are some of the narratives themes that readers can analyze when focusing on the various [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 596

Jonathan Swift’s Essay “A Modest Proposal”

The text begins with the description of the realities of society living in the time of famine. Since small children are not capable of work, they only constitute the source of expenditures to families and [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 275

Robert Frost’s “Mending wall” as Opposition

On balance, the discursive nature of the poem lends itself to a discovery guided by the author via repetition and comparison, and the air of playfulness pervades the first part of it.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1274

Welcome Back to the Childhood You Have Never Had

I should confess that my teenage dreams did not stand the attack of maturity, but that day spent in an airport I opened my heart to beautiful strangers and freed my still existing inner child. [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1421

Dante’s “Paradiso”, Canti 14-22: Analysis

This essay is based on Dante's Paradiso Canto 14 and its relation to politics, justice, and ethics in the community. Defiant members in the community tend to develop hardships when subjected to correction.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 566

“97 Orchard” Historical Book by Jane Ziegelman

The writter elaborates the tales of the five New York residents who dwelled in the city between 1863-1935. These immigrants were "the Glockners, the Moores, the Gumpertzes, the Rogarshevskys and the Baldizzis".
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1139

Women and the Gothic in Literature

Despite the national, formal, and genetic mutations of the Gothic, it is possible to identify certain persistent features which include a distinctive aesthetic.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 4130

Confessional Poets’ Poems Analysis

Hence, the tone of the verse demonstrates that despite the cruelty of the father, the son does not stop loving him and tries to win his love.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1100

“Habitual” by Nate Marshall: Poem Analysis

In "Habitual" by Nate Marshall, as the title implies, the poem describes the psychological issues of habits that construct human lives. The narrator opens the poem with the expressions of controversial existence.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 101

Addiction in Sexton’s, Marshall’s, Flynn’s Poems

The poems The Addict by Anne Sexton, Habitual by Nate Marshall, and Philip Seymour Hoffman by Nick Flynn, address the issue from the psychological perspective as an inner struggle within a person.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 557

Hubris (Pride) of Odysseus and Oedipus

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.
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 401

Political Influence of William Shakespeare

The influence of this writer and his works over the social, cultural and spiritual lives of many generations of people has always been great but the present paper will examine one of the least studies [...]
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1388

Publishing “Pedro Paramo” Novel by Juan Rulfo

The second plotline is dedicated to the life and death of the mentioned father Pedro Paramo his omnipotence and powerlessness, as well as love, detestation, and desolation. The work's structure: The order of events is [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 689
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