Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 40

The author notes that the second layer of the story can be found in the antagonism between the "narrator, author, and the unreliable protagonist".

At the same time, the repression of emotions is mostly beneficial for the family of the man because it ensures that the man can generate income and provide for them continuously. The existing practice of [...]

Thus, by featuring small details in the poem, the author emphasizes the unnatural and meaningless state of life of people living in the cities who are deprived of a connection with nature.

Similar to other works of Kenzaburo, the story is told from the point of view of the semi-autobiographical character, the writer Kogito, who tries to analyze the actions of his father.

While analyzing the second thinker, Immanuel Kant, it must be emphasized that this philosopher is one of the most important to study in the theory of moral law because he challenged the fundamental principles on [...]

Perhaps her mother perceives the heroine as a sacrifice too, because she was married to a man who died in a war and was left alone in poverty with a child, and the heroine decided [...]

In 1985, August Wilson created a play, Fences, and described the life of a Black American family in a world full of white prejudices and judgments.

Nevertheless, because of the goodwill of one woman, many people have been brought to a living commune of the most unusual dimensions in the Navajo desert and reared as farmers in a sustainable society."I still [...]

The paper discusses the novel Stardust and The Dispossessed and its application of imagination and use of various devices in the broadest sense of the World.

Identity and health crises demonstrated "doubleness" in this story."Doubleness' is also significantly symbolic of the conflicting meaning of Jing-Mei's and her mother's names.

The key artistic effect of this small but capacious poem is achieved through the use of several techniques related to the structure of the versification and sound patterns.

Hetherington adequately concludes that Victor Frankenstein is a symbol of God through the creation of a new being, and the monster is a symbol of Satan due to his deeds.

Jose Marti describes the home as a place where people are proud of who they are as he tries to free the people of Latin America from the repression of the conquerors.

The poem is preserved in a copy from the Applurian Library of King Ashurbanipal, where it was transcribed from the original in the library of the Nippur temple.

Offred is the protagonist in the novel who struggles against all odds to maintain her identity and protect the rights of women against the oppressive regime. It is, however, prudent to note that man vs.society [...]

Showing the most vivid examples and providing a highly detailed account of his actions, Stevenson manages to draw the public's attention to the matters of racism, inequality, and law enforcement in the context of criminal [...]

By creating an unnatural monster and endowing life to the dead objects, Victor denied one of the main laws of nature.

One of the main protagonists of the play "Fences" by August Wilson is Troy Maxson, the father of the Maxson family.

As a result, the renaissance literally signifies the arenovation' of the antique ideals, where the human is the central creature in the world and, consequently, the main object of analysis.

The play's central conflict revolves around the struggle for justice in the 1950s and the reluctance of human nature to recognize and accept social change.

These examples indicate that music in the play is one of the foremost instruments that express the idea of escapism and contributes to character development. The theme of hope and hopelessness is effectively conveyed in [...]

The mistrust grows, culminating in the assassinations of Emilia, Roderigo, and Desdemona, as well as Othello's death. In truth, Iago's evilness inspires Roderigo's jealousy and Othello's misgivings of his own innocent wife, Desdemona.

Objectification of women, the lack of female names, gender-specific stereotypes, and marginalization of women indicate the gender insensitivity of the creators of this literature.

For instance, in The Nameless City and The Erl-King, perceptions about both the environment and women are altered while in Xeethra, the idea of a supreme being, that had been in the past, is reintroduced.

In the first part of the book, the author tried to explain the main concepts developed by the Greek school of philosophy that might be considered the most fundamental for today's society.

In conclusion, it is clear that despite having procured abortions in the past, she wanted to be a mother to her children.

When We Went to See the End of the World is an incredible story that shows the variety of people's perceptions about their ends of the world.

The first point of contrast is the authors' use of time in painting the imagery. Cullen takes one point in time the poem appears to be set in the poet's present and focuses on its [...]

The purpose of their activity was to expose the vices of society through various investigations and the study of documents. The purpose of the author was to show the public the arbitrariness that reigned there.

Donne's "Batter My Heart, Three-Person would God" and Shakespeare's "My Mistress' Eyes" both deal with the subject of love, but the love in question is as different in each poem as the approach to portraying [...]

Thus, one of the primary reasons to study competition in an attempt to gain a distinctive competence is to log all the successes and failures of the closest rivals.

In conclusion, examining the work that the author put into the description of Mariam and Laila's childhood defined the characterization of both women later in the novel.

Othello is considered a subaltern play that illustrates the conflict between the moral voice and silence of female characters and the treacherous voices of male figures.

This essay aims to provide an analysis and reaction to a quote from the book that states, "Jesus the guide, the way, the vision, and the companion of the return".

I think that the author of this book does this in order to reveal a mixture of events to the readers of the book in his own way.

The Duke reflects on the death of the Duchess and finding a new mistress to please him. The significance of the use of dramatic monologue is that it distinguishes the poet from the main speaker [...]

The system, as a rule, is in a state of quasi-stable equilibrium with the environment, with the transformation from one state to another occurring cyclically and permanently through some limit states of the system.

The narrative of the novel uses elements of superstition, but the writer acknowledges that giving life to the lifeless matter could potentially be possible. The author clearly distinguishes between "the marvelous and the effects of [...]

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

Consequently, questions on the prevalence of such individuals in the 21st century remain, with the young people having ideas of flawless, staller, and a perfect individual as their hero.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is one of the most influential books of the 19th century and continues to be popular today.

Not a single person from her family took her seriously, so the grandmother grabbed the opportunity to be noticed. The decision to speak out becomes the doom of the grandmother and her entire family.

One of the themes in James Baldwin's novel "Sonny's Blue" is the usage of drugs by young people. Thus, the drugs have a way of hiding the reality of the users' struggles such that people [...]

Though the described behavior might seem as unexpected and uncalled for, Socrates's actions are justified by his decision to explore the nature of social justice and understand the citizens' stance on their status and the [...]

A living person is formally considered dead, the head of the syndicate takes contracts from the enemy to bomb their positions, counterintelligence accuses the innocent, and the most inadequate military receives titles.

One interesting thing about the narrative is that it initiates the biography of Gertrude's life in the form of a story.

The events in the Middle East in the middle of the 20th century showed a moment of crisis that changed the social structure of Iran and led to the Islamization of the country, which resulted [...]

As a result, we at the Academy of American Poets believe that airing poetry on radio and television will enhance American awareness of poetry and aid in the restoration of a dying art form.

Finally, a gorgeous bull of a white color came to the land and, therefore, Minos became the King of Crete. Minos' promise to Poseidon was clear and stated that he first would sacrifice a white [...]

The article explores the symbolism of Elisa as the main character in Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums" and especially her representation of the ignored and oppressed women of her time.

As stated, the main character of this story is the King of Uruk, who now serves as a reminder that in the early times, humans used to feel the same as we did.

Once again, adding this scene demonstrates Spiegelman's awareness that most of his audience would not have a direct and personal connection to the Holocaust.

Blues poetry is a common feature of the first decades of the 20th century and it is closely connected to the names of renowned authors of the time.

His sister is the only one of his family that comes to his aid, inquiring if he is ill. His transformation shows Gregor's anger towards family's exploitation of him and their irresponsibility in not contributing [...]

Janina's language in the novel Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead is unique in many ways, as she unravels the mystery surrounding not only the murders but her personality.

Evergreen hires a lawyer to represent her, but they lose the case as the court orders closure of her new business.Mrs. The lawyers ask her to relocate the business, but she declines.

For this objective, he traces the origin of this approach from the ancient Irish oral tradition and, more specifically, "the tale of the Prince of the Lonesome Isle and the Lady of Tubber Tintye".

The author uses the different types of irony and omniscient narrator mode to reflect the idea of alleviating grief and guilt through writing. The situational irony is used to depict the narrator's remorse trying to [...]

It is entirely rational to synthesize and analyze the given information in the piece of writing through the prism of the writer's life and experience.

It is vital to say that each of the three versions, movie, play, and text, is unique, and the spectator perceives it differently.

As a result, the search for an effective solution to a mid-life crisis of meaning is a matter of paramount importance today. More specifically, he limits it to the tenets of religion and Christianity in [...]

The poem describes the glorious life and deeds of a hero, Beowulf, who was regarded as a person sent by heaven for people.

The intrinsically perplexing crime causes the reader to ask a multitude of questions about the seemingly contradictory evidence, a lack of means and motive, and superhuman mutilation; through these complexities, the reader is moved around [...]

The fates of the girls Penny and Primrose are very similar: losses in their families, a horrible childhood, and a perpetual fear for life. The lesson of Byatt is to be able to accept one's [...]

Such a formulation implies that people's minds intertwine myths and dreams as a mechanism of self-perception, understanding of the self in the context of the whole life cycle, and coping with developmental change.

Portraying the lives of gods and depicting relationships between them, as well as their interactions with humans, both "Iliad" and "Metamorphosis" elaborate on the theme of power abuse by those at the helm.

The main difference is that Jane had a chance to live her dreams in New York than in Seoul. Nina is an example of Jane's friends who want her to succeed and understand the flaws [...]

The correlation of the fate of the hero with the development of society, which is the main distinguishing feature of the genre of tragedy, can take on a variety of artistic forms.

The bull became the emblem of the brand, as the bull is the sacred animal of Zeus. Prometheus was destroying people's faith in the deity, and for this, the thunderer Zeus decided to punish him.

Later, the reader can understand that the main hero feels quite lonely and pays much attention to his research and studies to cover this inner loneliness caused by the loss of his beloved ones.

Ghalib, in this poem, emphasizes the meaning of God to his soul and puts special stress on the initial presence of God.

The title of this literary work is the name of the main character. In addition, a key factor contributing to the plot of the heroes' destinies is the presence of an enemy, on whose destruction [...]

Women are portrayed as belongings for the advantage of the men throughout Beowulf and are made to support the male characters.

One such aspect and a pillar of Romanticist literature at that is the topic of the individual, society, and the relationship between them.

The Rise of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in Western Africa, 1300 1589 is a book by Toby Green that examines conditions in Iberia and West Africa in the 14th and 15th centuries that set the [...]

Initially, in both stories, the authors emphasize the success linked to education and the necessity of school attendance. Back in time, education might create a delusion about one's intelligence, overstating the significance of existing knowledge [...]

Therefore, based on Kingston's mother's told, it is revealed that the family does not acknowledge the aunt's existence, and she was unfaithful to her husband, which led to the birth of an illegitimate child.

Domestic and adventure fictions have several characteristics that distinguish them from other types of imaginative writing."One Crazy Summer" and "Hoot" are some of the most intriguing novels that show the features of domestic and adventure [...]

He is an ordinary example of a person whose life is a series of continuous mistakes and poor life choices, which compounded to create what he is at the end of the story.

The man of the household is the one picking the piece of paper that ultimately becomes a death sentence for one member of the family.

The conversation between the supporters of truth and beauty is not a debate but a contribution to Dickinson's maturity in understanding the essence of life and the correctness of death.

In fact, such absence of scenery is closely connected to the passage of time, the way that the time in the story is distributed and managed.

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.

Moreover, over time the love story of Eros and Psyche became one of the most admired myths in both Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

In the matriarchal society of Herland, the concept of 'femininity' is absent; thus, from the author's point of view, the women are free from being bound to their sex.

In fact, each field of human activity solves the matter differently; moreover, the notions of evil vary even in every of the mentioned fields due to the diversity of human experiences and cultures.

In the first story, the necklace is a symbol of giving; it represents the importance of being able "to give up the cheap things in our lives so that God can give us beautiful treasures".

The incorporation of jazz can also be considered concerning the protagonist and her wife. Their relationship is told through the prism of meeting in jazz clubs and listening to music together.

In the text, the sound of the blues has a special meaning, a particular signal that should remind the reader of certain aspects of Sonny's life.

The story of the Little Red Riding Hood mainly covers the themes of predation and struggle over control of the sexuality of women.

Due to their significance to the tribe, they had a dominant position and consequently perceived women who did not risk their lives as lower in status.

Willing to uncover the mystery of her mother's life, Lily started her journey to find the truth about her. Although it was difficult for her to accept the truth about her mother, she eventually managed [...]

One of the recurring themes in the book is living in the present and experiencing the present moment to the fullest.

In fact, the nature of the colonialists' influence on the Ibo people and their culture is pinpointed in the very title of the book.

The most laconic in the depiction and criticism of the society of his time was Arthur Miller, who presented the world with two significant works: "Death of a Salesman" and "Incident at Vichy".

The forms of deception in the book seem to come effortlessly to Odysseus, and the stories he tells throughout the book serve to protect him and his family.

George Orwell's Politics and the English Language is an essay in which the author has criticized certain techniques that make the language redundant, the message unclear, and people confused or manipulated into believing in insincere [...]

Though I agree with Slimp that Connie desperately wants her mother as she comes to understand the depth of evil Arnold represents, the third and sixth paragraphs of the story suggest that the reason Connie [...]

I think that his reasons for worrying are legitimate, as his creation would be equivalent to the invention of the radio in an age of wooden ships and sails.

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 [...]

By pinpointing the nature of the problem, specifically, outlining racism and disregard for the integrity of women's bodily autonomy, Skloot condemns the abuse that Lacks suffered, therefore, paving the way to new, fair and unbiased, [...]

In many cases, immigrants form or join the closed communities, and the people, who live there, are often not adjusted to the environment of the main population. Nina Rosario is the daughter of two hard-working [...]

As a great poet and playwright, William Shakespeare said that the whole world is a theater, and the people are actors. After entering college, my status changed to a student, and it is one of [...]

His character is a strong individual who will not transgress the ideals of his party and is fully committed to him.

Chapter three in the book of Genesis tells about the temptation of a woman by the serpent and the violation of the prohibition on eating fruits from the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil.

The main argument of the given poem analysis is that the past left major cultural scars and pain within the African American community, and the current state of society is not allowing these damages to [...]

The scene serves to highlight the dual nature of Lancelot Gobbo, the play's clown. At this point, Lancelot shows his more positive side, deciding to drop the act and reveal himself to his father.

The term 'world literature' is used to refer to the entire world's national literature and the distribution of works in the broader world outside their country of origin.

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 [...]

As the creator of humans and gods, he had the initiative to bring order to earth and the heavens. Like other creations narratives, the Mayan initializes that in the beginning, the earth was void as [...]

For centuries, the idea of human isolation and solitude has been considered a phenomenon that poisons a human being, as the sense of belonging to a community and family is frequently considered a pillar of [...]

Malcolm's magazine article named "The Kernel of Truth" supports the opinion that the explicit and intimate characters' life description is the most interesting and significant part of the story.

Murakami is undoubtedly a biased introvert, but it does not make the book any worse because What I Talk about When I Talk about Running is an ode to humility and personal development.

The story's title represents the name of the conference that the main character takes part in. Instead, the story follows the main character's fictional journey across the minds of other people caught in the snowstorm.

The author expresses the desire of the main character to know himself, to purify himself and live in the wild, through recommendations not to sit in one place and be active nomads.

The book brings about passing interests to the agencies and publishing companies concerned with the quality of information made available on the internet and news media.

Through the analysis of the character traits of the main character of any work, one can see the display of the attitude towards people, to the character as a person and build a picture of [...]

Developing the gang slang in 1985, Burgess uses Latin and Greek to subtly underline the attempts of rebelliousness the gangs take in order to separate themselves from the government and its dull educational system.

Despite the inability to eliminate stereotypes equating womanhood to being submissive, modernist and postmodernist literature created a new woman and expanded the boundaries of the American woman's role.

The dilemmatic nature of the argument and the contrast which is created by the personas of Creon and Antigone, characters of the famous Greek myth about Oedipus, are particularly interesting for their potential for interpretation.