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Medea’s Trickery and Treachery

The aim of this pretense is that Medea wants Jason to come with the children to spend a night with them.
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1121

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

Aspects of “Fences” Play by Wilson

It's also the barrier between him and death, and it safeguards what little he has. It reflects Rose and Cory being walled in by Troy's egotism and inability to deliver tender affection.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 295

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

The Bonjour Effect Book by Barlow and Nadeau

One thing that bothered me in this reading was how the writers categorized their experiences and attributed them to the whole of the French society because the kinds of lives they saw in their overview [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 275

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

I. Crawford’s “The Camp of Souls” Poem Review

The moment where the spirit says that "and I sail from the spirit shore to scan" or "where the weaving of that strong cord began" is still looking more like a lovely story about the [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1116

Researching of Social Prejudice and Love

Charlotte Gillman offers a variety of social criticisms in her work "The Yellow Wallpaper," and it closely aligns with that of Chopin.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 268

The Play “The Little Foxes” by L. Hellman

The central part of the plot revolves around the cotton mill, and the characters, Regina, Ben, Oscar, and Leo, are trying to make a profit via mischievous acts.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 277

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

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

Censoring Relatively Old Texts

Retaining that fragment can help one understand whether the country has advanced in the equality department regarding the language and income, as the boy "did not have any britches on" then.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 190

The Figure of Hector in Homer’s “The Iliad”

Hector's behavior is often contradictory since the motives for his actions are either a thirst for glory, which is typical of an epic hero), or an understanding of the duty to the fatherland and the [...]
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 589

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

Gender Roles in Voltaire’s Novel “Candide”

The author highlights the severe inequality in his story by restricting the number of female characters and limiting the development of Cunegonde, the Old Woman, and Paquette as active participants in society.
  • Subjects: Gender in Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 864

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

“The Storm” Short Story by Kate Chopin

The circumstance under which Bobinot and his son, Bibi, wait for a storm in the general store displays profound implications on the plot and flow of events in the entire story.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 171

“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

Revolutionary Mothers Book by Carol Berkins

Carol Berkins also shows what happened after the war, more so where the women were not given equal rights as their husbands during the drafting of the constitution.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1616

The History of Luis Cernuda Life

Nevertheless, it might be claimed that Cernuda's dedication to the divine perception of love and continuous expression of loneliness provides the opportunity to refer him to neo-romanticism.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 638

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

“El Jorobadito” by Arlt vs. “El Aleph” by Borges

One of the characteristics of the Latin American boom authors is the creation of fictional scenarios. El Aleph combines the features of realism and fiction or magical realism which is a trait of the movement.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 578

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

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

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

Studies in Shakespeare: “As You Like It” Play

The drama reminded me of Robin Hood and His Merry men when I first read the account of the Forest of Arden, but Shakespeare had more in store in the drama than that.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 467

The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

The first narrative strategy to be mentioned in regards to The Things They Carried is the point of view. Repetition is a narrative strategy that is traced to the end of the story."He hated her.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 665

Plato’s “Apology” Review

In this quote, Socrates makes it clear to the audience that the accusation against him is based not on evidence but rather on the lack of understanding of philosophers by other people.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 139

“Daisy Miller” by Henry James

The creative heritage of James, as a mirror, reflected the attitude to the spiritual and cultural traditions of Europe. In his story, Daisy Miller, the main character, is the embodiment of inner freedom and simplicity.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 630

White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

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.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1531

Neoclassicism and Aurora and Cephalus (1811)

The emphasis of the color, hue, and light makes the figure of Cephalus the focal point, while toning down the background and other characters help to avoid distraction of the audience with the use of [...]
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 351

Who Moved My Cheese: A Personal Review

According to the student's review of the book, the interest of the author to write the book, which he called 'who moved my cheese?' was not his initial plan.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 550

Citizen: An American Lyric and Systemic Racism

In essence, the primary objective of the author is to trigger the readers' thoughts towards the devastating racism situation in America and the world in general.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2465

The Reflection of Twain’s Views on Racism in Huck Finn

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 [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 850

“Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes

The student says that the teacher is different from him; nevertheless, they are parts of the whole influencing each other. The reader already knows that the student is not white, but the "I am the [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 185

Baldur “Shadow” Moon Analysis

Thus, the means of his journey can be presented by Shadow's adaptability stemming from his neutrality and the ability to act as an intermediary.
  • Subjects: Dramatical Novel
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 353

Female Tragic Characters Analysis

The Darker Face of the Earth play written by Rita Dove is based on Oedipus Rex and has a similar plotline and characters in a different setting.
  • Subjects: Gender in Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 678

The Significance of Myths Nowadays

To be honest, while identifying, researching, and developing the project, I discovered much information and realized the great significance of myths nowadays. Each step contributed to my understanding of the presence and significance of myths [...]
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

Inferior Characters in “The Golden Age” by Apuleius

In The Golden Ass, the behaviors of Lucius and Socrates are ridiculous due to the impossibility of coping with their curiosity and pleasure but prioritizing sexual satisfaction, basic human needs, and the overwhelming power of [...]
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2278

“Swimmer Among the Stars” by Kanishk Tharoor

In the story Swimmer among the Stars, which is a chapter in the book of the same name, ethnographers visit a woman - the last speaker of her native language.
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 334

Is Shakespeare’s Hamlet Really Crazy?

According to the first one, Hamlet pretends to be mad, so that he is not taken seriously and is not considered as dangerous, under the guise of a madman, he can say anything.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 570

Diversity in Rand’s “Anthem”

Rand makes the argument that diversity is an essential part of freedom and individuality. It is prohibited to concern oneself with physical appearance, which is a vital aspect of individuality and biological diversity.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 399

Remembering the Great War Book by Ian Andrew

Such was the everyday reality of those who turned out to be a direct participant in the First World War - the reality in which people lived and died.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 968

Zora Neale Hurston in American Literature

In the introduction, the author of the article presents the story associated with the first visit to Zora Neale Hurston's grave by Alice Walker.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 921

“Genesis” in Galeano’s the Memory of Fire

Thus, the variety of protagonists presented in the book is distinctive, and each story is told from the perspective of this or that character and their vision.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 566

“To Build a Fire” by Jack London: Man and Nature

By describing the protagonist's challenges and his death at the end of the story, the writer emphasizes the power of nature and its indifference towards an individual's life.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 285

Voltaire’s “Candide”: An Overview of the Work

Some of the ideas that the novella challenges are related to wealth, love, and virtue. At the beginning of the book Pangloss tells Candide that God is entirely good and would not abandon his own.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 545

Progress and Poverty Book by Henry George

George wrote the book following his recognition that poverty is the central puzzle of the 20th century. Thus, George's allegation is inconsistent with nature because the number of living organisms can increase to the extent [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2206