Both Geoffrey Chaucer and Dante Alighieri wrote in the Middle Ages and were the two most famous and most celebrated writers of that period."Both Dante and Chaucer were active in affairs of their times".
Written in the 1960s, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf is an expansive, one-of-a-kind, and utterly honest depiction of a family life rife with disappointment. George and Martha's marriage defies the idealized American family.
The author describes the project, in which all the events of the Civil War are shown shortened to only one day.
A," the reader has the opportunity to observe just one morning in the life of the protagonist, a man named Jake.
He feels that he is living two lives his real life and the other as a black man, struggling with a history of his own racial identity and the expectations of the society around him.
The increasing interest in the occult world and other rituals linked to diabolical are becoming extensive in a wide segment of the populace, prompting renewed vigor in comprehending their actions. The expression accentuates the Canaanite [...]
The population had to work hard to pay taxes to the state and various fees required by the Church that assured them of the importance of that.
In Woolf's Professions for Women, the Angel in the House symbolizes the expectations of the society from what a woman should be; this Angel in the House got in the way of Woolf's writing and [...]
Being a home-owner is one of the aspects that determine status in the society and, consequently, stimulates people to preserve their status.
King Lear and the other characters that were at fault in the beginning of the play are redeemed in the end by the tragic death of the most innocent character.
Of course, she is not a mortal woman as she is a nymph and is beyond the laws of human society. Of course, the woman is meant to be devoted to her husband and her [...]
The prophetic dreams that both Gilgamesh and Enkidu have are used to show the weaknesses of man in front of destiny.
This is also a reflection of the impact of modern technology on the lives of the young as they grapple with new ways to survive and thrive in a world controlled by things that are [...]
The book gives a story of a spider by the name Charlotte and her acquaintance with Wilbur, the piglet. Wilbur's purpose and his impact on the themes of the book Wilbur is the main character [...]
One of the key themes in the novel is the control over language and rewriting history. Thus, it is apparent that control of language leads to the restriction of people's feelings and thoughts.
Thus, it can be stated that the persona of the poem is a confident and peaceful person which is aware of the fact that other people will live and the world will still exist after [...]
Therefore, his connection with the Gatsby's story is that he is depended upon to serve as the mouthpiece of the older generation as he metaphorically transcends through time to retell the Great Gatsby tale accurately [...]
Although the dark and horrific motifs of Frankenstein may appear to contrast with the bright tones and subjects of such poetry, there is a clear connection, as established in the text, between the poetry of [...]
The primary objective of fantasy is to provide a way of escape from the unexciting existence of daily living. In the case of Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, one of the purposes of fantasy is to [...]
Generally, one is to keep in mind that Baraka is recognized to be one of the most important representatives of the black community, and the theme of racism in The Dutchman has, therefore, some historical [...]
The author's choice to use nature as the antagonist portrays an understanding of a force working against the main character, the man, as he struggles to endure in the cold.
The theory of Carl Jung is perfectly superimposed on the work of Hermann Hesse Demian, where the plot is saturated with psychologism and symbols of acceptance of oneself and one's experience.
The present work thus seeks to elaborate the reason behind Hong's valuation of 'Bad English' as featured in the book 'Minor Feelings.' The valuation of 'bad English' by Hong partly purposes to celebrate and appreciate [...]
The symbols used in the story and their meaning in the context of "Once Upon a Time" need to be discussed.
Barbara's Ehrenreich's text 'Serving in Florida' can be described as effective in terms of defining the main problems of the American poor through the prism of the personal experience of the author.
In conclusion, it is critically important to understand the fact that Tom's behavior tendencies are not random and chaotic, but follow a specific set of rules.
The character of Pap is used to advance the theme of racism in the book. In the closing chapters of the book, Huck and Tom come to the realization that Jim is not property but [...]
In this reaction paper to one of the most prominent Faulkner's works, I attempt to describe and analyze the strategies that the author used to make this conflict acute and sympathetic to the reader.
Although Algernon's view on love and marriage is not known during the conversation with his butler, we get to know his thoughts on the subject in a monologue where he claims that marriage is an [...]
Both Marlow and Kurtz see the intended as the epitome of the naivete of women. According to Marlow, Kurtz is the "best of the best".
The novel Brother by David Chariandy explores the concepts of brotherhood, discrimination, and internalized racism through the eyes of Michael and Francis. The theme of brotherhood is apparent through the relationship between Michael and Francis [...]
The photos symbolize their neighbor's, Kitty represents the couple's insatiable urge to act s others, and the locked doorknob symbolizes their inability to abandon their lifestyle.
This fact adds to the already uneasy perception of Jun's death and shows that the guilt is not only in the lack of connection but in the absence of attempts to support his cousin.
Like the narrator, a reader may think that the story presents a happy ending, as the young woman "went to join the kingdom of her beloved". The woman wants the girls to find the answer [...]
Devoted to the description of the life of a human being, the book, though, manages to combine this description with the visions of nature of the jungle and the laws according to which animals live [...]
After all it is after having proven his loyalty to Hassan by the means of bringing his son Sohrab to the U.S.that the novel's protagonist Amir was able to attain inner peace hence, providing a [...]
The monster then travels to Geneva and meets a little boy called William in the woods, where he hopes that the young boy who is not yet corrupted by the views of older people and [...]
The text of the poem conveys a wide palette of emotions of the author, urging the reader to penetrate the depth of the message.
In this novel of manners, the author describes the character development of the protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, and depicts the society of late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century England with its values and flaws. One of the [...]
The younger one is in a hurry to go home, the older one hesitates, he clearly does not want to leave, although it is already deep night. There are no human meanings in the world: [...]
Hamlet, shocked by the revelation and shaken to the core by the knowledge of his mother's role in the act, immediately makes his intention clear in the presence of the ghost.
This paper will argue that, although the concepts of hypocrisy, lying, and acting are brought up directly only a few times in Hamlet, the manifestations thereof can be found throughout the poem, the Dutch prince [...]
What is first traced in the short story is the description of the gap in the working conditions of black and white people.
In the novel, the author compares this garden to Darcy's perception of himself. He boasts about how he knows the number and the location of each and every tree in the garden.
But at the same time, there is a sense of controversy because of the unordinary nature of the title and the way the words are related to each other.
In the book, the author uses various techniques to illustrate the American tall tale and reveal is message, and it is a striking depiction concerning the delusion of the people of America during the late [...]
Expecting the sound to be caused by the wind, the speaker opens the window, through which a raven flies into the room.
The narrator, the child of the two grownups in the story, details an argument between her parents based on the nickname her father refers to her.
At this point, new subjects emerged and he chose to write about them in the spirit of a poet who was out to criticize.
In the words of her brother: "...in the eyes of others strangers she's terribly shy and lives in a world of her own and those things make her seem a little peculiar to people outside [...]
The following paper aims to analyze themes from the play, identify the connections to the concept of identity, and determine whether the reality they are dealing with offers them a possibility to live the American [...]
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, [...]
Introduction of internet to humanity has led to many changes most of which have a negative impact to the way of living.
Frankenstein is a ruthless man who can stop at nothing in his pursuit of knowledge, and when he discovered the secrets of life, he uses it to create a monster.
The 'fearful trip' is an illusion to the troubles that the Americans including the president have to go through during the American Civil War while the phrase 'some dream that on the deck, fallen cold [...]
The introduction of Tom by the author is a plot device to represent the plight of the slaves in the state.
Thus, although it was a beautiful experience to see the motherly love, it was devastating to see the discrimination and bias faced by the Native American community whose feelings and rights were violated by the [...]
One of the prevalent techniques Hoagland uses throughout the poem to explain his point of view is the metaphor, precisely the extended metaphor.
The theme of loneliness and isolation is prevalent in the story, as the two main characters, Mrs. The emptiness is seen in the few bus passengers and the isolation of Eliot's beach.
The main character of the story, who is unnamed throughout the whole narrative, lost his love because of her disease. The end of the story reveals her unfaithfulness, and it is not definite that the [...]
In fact, leading researchers across the globe are of the opinion that the New Testament was written on the basis of the Enuma Elis.
Reading Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness it is possible to see the cases of prejudiced opinion about Africa and its citizens, however, this point of view is aimed at presenting the situation which was in [...]
Considering the Elizabethan times much was expected from women in terms of respect and submissiveness to the men in that society, such that a daughter going to an extent of going against a fathers choice [...]
This paper explores the theme of sense and sensibility, and the lack of it, in details and shows how each of the characters stands out in relation to the theme.
When Michael returns to his office, he remains unsettled, and he decides to ask for the eviction file, but the real estate lawyer, Braden Chance refuses to give it to him.
The presentation of the Ghost in the film builds the main theme of revenge and tragedy. Olivier shows that the Oedipus complex is a crucial aspect in understanding the play especially the character of Hamlet [...]
Robert Munsch's book A Promise is a Promise is a children's book intended to appeal to young children at the younger end of the 6-8 year old age group or even younger.
For instance, when the main character looked at the image of the cat on the wall, he saw it as "gigantic"; however, whether the size of the animal was an expression of paranormal or the [...]
Stella is a devoted wife struggling to make her marriage work, even though her husband Stanley, subjects her to a lot of pain and suffering.
The very title of the Narayan's 'The Guide' is ambiguous since the main character, Raju, is a tour guide. In other words this is a modern India, and there is a complex interplay of forces; [...]
In this respect, it is purposeful to look through the literature that explores the origins of e-books development, individual perceptions and demographics of using electronic materials, understand the status of libraries and define in what [...]
The relationship between the author and the parents is strained because of the author's decision to move to California, as explained in the story where the author states, "My relationship with my parents had become [...]
In the being of the play, we assume that Macbeth is akin to the king, a loyal soldier, and a person "full of the milk of human kindness".
It can be presupposed that the poem explains a process of soul existence, from the very first desire up to the death.
The character development in the story is presented through Emma's realization of the imperfection of the world. Although Madame Bovary as a realistic novel is widely recognized, Flaubert's quest of distortions and illusions lead to [...]
Defamiliarization is one of the helpful stylistic techniques of such kind, and this essay shall analyze examples of defamiliarization and the benefits of its usage.
The television commercials glorify fast food, and Bich is under the impression that this is the hallmark of an American identity. Bich's identity crisis was not helped by the fact that she lacked a stable [...]
The story is set during the roaring twenties, a period of significant social and cultural change, and it incorporates many of the author's personal experiences, feelings, and perceptions of the time.
Despite the different reasons that prompted Isabel and Josef to leave their native country, and the fate of their loved ones that affected the emotional state of the children, they are similar in that the [...]
In her novel Home, however, Morrison argues that the history of race and racism in the United States complicates the concept of home.
With the support of his wife Nancy, this energetic and modern man decides to transform the school into a modern one by planting beautiful gardens on the fields and closing a path that villagers use [...]
In this case, it is assumed that the ghosts are not real and are just figments of the governess's imagination and the 'evidence' she sees in the behavior of the children regarding the ghosts' existence [...]
This was the period when immigration and the new urban geography of France became a burning issue in the public debate.
In the times gone by, there was a period when scholars and knowledgeable people on the whole, tended to assume the primary half of the eighteenth century as the "Age of Pope".
The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller in 1953, is a play focusing on the topic of the Salem witch of the last decade of the 1600s in Massachusetts.
Olds uses enjambment to quicken the pace of the poem, and employs repetition both these stylistic devices are used to denote the rhythm of sex: "How do they come to the / come to the [...]
The public was becoming more and more involved in the debates being waged, particularly as newspapers and other periodicals became more prevalent with the introduction of the printing press, introducing and maintaining widespread discourse in [...]
It is important to note that the film, To Kill a Mockingbird entails most of the aspects depicted in the novel.
The main purpose of the Gilgamesh myth is to illustrate the weakness of man in the face of destiny. By the time this dream appears in the story, the reader is already aware Enkidu is [...]
The American Dream play is an apologue of how American life has turned awry under the pretext of the American Dream.
That is why, according to a child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim, Pecos Bill may be considered as a somewhat successful story for children and their perception of the world.
Paul D declared Sethe "the best thing" because he was just a "man" in terms of gender, and he could not claim his manhood without her.
The segregation and prejudices attached to the black community by their counterparts impacted them negatively in regard to how society perceived the black people and consequently, how they felt about themselves.
The actual name of the character "Green Knight" is not provided, but throughout the poem, the person is described as "green" and thus the color green describe the person himself.
In "God's Grandeur," the author, Hopkins, expresses his admiration for the splendor of God and His creation, as well as his dismay at how humankind lost sight of the special relationship between God and the [...]
Through the years the author got the new vision of his poems what was expressed by the difference between the imagery of Introductions and the Song's of Nurse in the Songs of Innocence and Songs [...]
When it comes to ethics, he suggests that the prince should only be concerned with actions that are beneficial to a leader and ones that promote the well-being of his state.
One of the most prominent traits of Victorian poetry was that most poems portrayed the themes of isolation, alienation, and the distinction between love and life.
Through the use of imagery, the poet conveys the futility of his protagonist's wishes, and makes one relate to the hopelessness of his father's situation.
Mary Wollstonecraft expressly makes her stand known in advocating for the rights of the women in her novel, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, but her daughter is a bit reluctant to curve a [...]
The two hand-stitched quilts draw attention and become the center of conflict in the family of Mama and her two daughters.
Apparently, the references to darkness in Sonny's Blues are meant to symbolize the essence of Sonny's drug addiction; whereas, the references to light are meant to prompt readers to think of Sonny's story of reconciliation [...]
However, one realizes that she is voiceless in the novel, which highlights the insignificance of role of women in Heart of Darkness.
Carol Padden and Tom Humphries, the authors of the book, "Deaf in America: voices from a culture", state their intent in writing the book as that of presenting the culture of Deaf people in America.
According to the Ceremony, the word story refers to factors that contribute to the identification of a story. That means how different people usually narrate the same story to her In the novel Ceremony, storytelling [...]
The play notes here that Rainsford loves hunting to the extent that he calls it the best sport in the world.
The feminist critique is an aspect that seeks to explore the topic of men domination in the social, economic, and political sectors.
This promise is immature; Walter knows very well that getting the money to invest in his business remains a point of contention, yet he promises Willy that he would take the money.
A breakdown of the symbolic significance of the concept of "doubleness" in the short story and its exciting aspect forms the basis of this paper.
As such, Walcott projects the theme of corruption by denoting the Spoiler's return in a suit as representative of the powerful people in society that have emerged from hell to bring terror to the Trinidadian [...]
Maus, through the comic, explains the Holocaust through his father's experience, and we see that it was not an easy place to come out because of the horrors and mistreatment in the concentration camps.
The story of Ama Aidoo In the Cutting of a Drink tells about gender inequality, which is expressed in the clash between the typical values of rural residents and the values of people living in [...]
The poem discusses the issues related to the native population of Americas Indian people. In her poem, it is possible to identify the themes of mourning, retribution, and hope.
The author wanted to show that the strength of the crowd, coupled with a strong sense of habit and tradition, so much clouded the mind that only the victim, left alone against the entire crowd, [...]
The image of soldier Kien in The Sorrow of War demonstrates the difficulties of the Vietnamese people before, through and after this war.
In his essay "Nature" and "Divine School Address", Ralph Emerson opposes it as the perfect "City of God" to the City of Men or society.
Grendel's response is to show the hero his contempt for nobility and meaning in life. Finally, Grendel's life is so devoid of meaning that he decides to try and kill the queen.
Although the story mostly belongs to the science fiction genre, its central scene is focused on horror, and more specifically, the horror of the unknown that is emblematic of the dark fantasy genre according to [...]
The love of Juliet to Romeo at the early stages is described as the "bud love, expected to grow into a beauteous flower" when the two meet later.
The symbol of a chessboard in this novel is evident in character Maneck. In the novel, Maneck is seen jumping ahead of a train with the chessboard, possibly destroying it.