Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 43

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Virginia Woolf and the Role of Women

In the same way, history and societies have belittled and violated the equal living of both women and minority groups. Gould talks about the nature of animals and insects and how their cruelty cannot be [...]
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 841

“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost

“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost creates a very vivid and realistic picture of the forest. The first line familiarizes the reader with the fact that the area is known to the person stopping. This could mean that it is either a friend or someone they simply know of. It is […]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 896

The Themes of Politics and Love in Contemporary Arabic Literature

Among the examples of this phenomenon in Arabic literature are Naguib Mahfouz's "Midaq Alley" and Ahlam Mostaghanemi's "Memory in the flesh", where authors depict the hardships that Arab people have to face because of the [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1413

What’s Magical Realism, Martin Amis Concept

The writer psychologically tries to influence the mind of the reader creating an unstable image of the place that he is describing and leaving some parts to the imagination.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 860

Chapter 10 of “American Passages” by Oshinsky

Within the book, the audience will find a logical and coherent argument written in chronological order and leading the reader through the main events of the history of the United States.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 556

The Essential Emily Dickinson by J. C. Oates

In the book, the writer introduces the work of the poet and pays tribute to her. In the heart of the book, the writer introduces the reader to the most interesting works of the poet.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 890

Themes of John Passos’s “Manhattan Transfer”

He presents the crimes of American capitalism including the corruption of Blackhead, Dutch Robertson's returning from the prison that does not stop him from stealing money, Gus McNeil's denial of the class that he belonged [...]
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 857

Communication in Modern Chinese Writers’ Works

Generally, after the evaluation of the piece of literature under consideration, it appears that the theme of impossibility of communication along with isolation and loneliness is one of the central themes in it, and it [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1147

“The Age of Innocence” Novel by Edith Wharton

In The Age of Innocence the institute of family is considered to be the keeping of order by the society. One of the main aims of the people is to protect this cell of the [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 825

Nationalism in the Arab Literature

The novel is focused on the events of the 1919 revolution in Egypt and the role of Arabian youth in it.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 575

Mr. Williams and Mrs. Williams Comic Dialogue

Williams to explain the results of the tests and give the list of the products she should not eat any longer.Mrs. WILLIAMS: Truly, darling, you know how I love you and I am trying to [...]
  • Subjects: Modernist Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 831

Indian Epic Literature: Virata Parva and Bhagavad Gita

But, though she was, as I said, a woman, devoted to her husbands, it is difficult to say, that she was a "submissive acquiescence to the whims" of her husbands, as Sutherland describes another heroin [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1393

Jonatan Swift: Human Values in “Gulliver’s Travels”

Despite many layers of meaning and an abundance of serious questions raised in the book, it has been and is still now strongly associated with children's literature and as a book intended for children.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1132

The Sense of Alienation: Examples From Poems

In the following paper, three characters from the works of literature considered during this mid-term will be addressed with a purpose of making an analysis of reasons for their bitter feelings and offering suggestions to [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 565

“Records of the Historian” by Sima Quan

In his famous Letter in Reply to Ren An Sima Quan is trying to justify his choice of castration and humiliation instead of execution to death.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 701

The Conflict Within “Incident” by Countee Cullen

Incident is one of the most famous poems by the prominent African-American poet and author Countee Cullen who is a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance. The conflict described in the poem is one of [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 571

“On Bullshit” by Harry G. Frankfurt

While the nature of the phenomenon will be described in detail on the following pages, the abstract under analysis states a number of reasons as to why the author decided to address the issue in [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 825

J.Joyce’s “Eveline” and the Notion of Paralysis

Paralysis in Joyce's "Dubliners" is not a disorder caused by physiological factors, but a condition of total incapability to act, which has its origins in Dublin's way of life, its thick and depressing social and [...]
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 636

Gain and Loss in the “Birds of Paradise Lost”

The story by the same name as the book, Birds of Paradise Lost, tells the readers about the friendship of old men and the aftermath of the suicide of one member of the group.
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 922

“The Postmortal” by Drew Magary

The novel is written from the point of view of the main character, John Farrel, as he witnesses the impact that the cure is having on the planet globally and on the United States in [...]
  • Subjects: Concepts in American Novels
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 842

Feminism in Mourning Dove’s “Cogewea, the Half-Blood”

The patriarchal practices embraced by the Indian community and the subsequent system of governance humiliated the writer; hence, the use of Cogewea in the passage was aimed to imply the abilities that were bestowed upon [...]
  • Subjects: Gender in Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1108

Storytelling: Little Red Riding Hood vs. House of the Witch

In the story of the little red riding hood, the girl was warned against leaving the path that led to her grandmother's place. In this story, both the girl and her grandmother were the victims [...]
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1664

Omar Sabbagh’s “Vital” Poem Analysis

Omar Sabbagh provides a more positive view of the people and poet. The title of the poem, Vital, describe the differences and the agreements or love existing between a father and the author. The author depicts the need for proper parental treatment desired by the child. The palm tree metaphorically describes the author. The first […]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 279

World Literature. Man in His State of Nature vs. Society

In short, while de Sade held the view that man's the happiest and the natural state is committing evil acts, Rousseau held the view that man is fundamentally good, that all virtue emanate from a [...]
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1215

“The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Díaz

Through the pages of the book it becomes clear that the life of immigrants from Latin America is full of disappointments and hurts in the United States along with a row of sad injustices and [...]
  • Subjects: Dramatical Novel
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 851

Satire and the Anti-war Movement

In "Slaughterhouse-five", his the most famous and popular work, Vonnegut resorts to the use of the sharpest satire in order to criticize all the sad consequences that war might have for the civilians along with [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 874

Movies and Books. Blogs as a New Kind of Literature

This kills the educative purpose of books, which is to expose students to a diversity of cultures and occurrences. Stories about other cultures and places, both real and fiction empower one to think outside the [...]
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 562

Langston Hughes and His Poems

The swaying and rocking of the written song is felt in the cadence of the poem. The sense of evil is to be of anger due to prejudice; he accepts that in the end.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1352

Significance of Poetry: Personal Experience

Written language is one of the most diverse and significant tools of communication that we have at the present. This type of medium is the most artistic branch of the written word.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 616

Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain

That is the primary contribution of Arthur Pettit in his critical essay of the opera of Mark Twain. The role of literature criticism is to attract our attention to such viewpoints that authors have encoded [...]
  • Subjects: Aspects of American Novels
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 551

“American Son” Novel by Brian Roley

Facing all the variety of challenges connected with the integrating into the new society, the book's main characters strive very hard to overcome all the obstacles on their way to success in the conditions of [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1946

The Stranger: Analysis of the Story

That evening the stranger joins the rest of the camp at the campfire where he begins to narrate his story. At the beginning of the story, the stranger proclaims that, "...you are not the first [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 792

Guilt and Justice in Lord Byron’s Manfred

Neither the details of the tragedy nor the identity of Astarte are disclosed in the novel, but most scholars agree that the nature of the events, as well as the feelings of the protagonist, are [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 621

Shakespeare’s Romeo as a Tragic Hero

Romeo and Juliet's love, no matter how strong, was not able to break the bounds of the rigid social order in the 13th-century Verona. In Romeo and Juliet, a slim chance to live and to [...]
  • Subjects: Romantic Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 597

“Demon Bird” by Haruo Satō

The journey is the starting point for a disenchanted reading of the Japanese colonialist era at the turn of the twentieth century.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 744

The Art of Being Concise

One of the most famous phrases about writing belongs to the third president of the United States and the author of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 555

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

However, the play causes people to reconsider the role of Judas in the death of Jesus and look at the matter from the different side.
  • Subjects: Dramatic Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 642

“Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller – Review

The purpose of this paper is to describe the type of sales the main character was occupied with, to analyze social and economic peculiarities of the described period of time and to find out why [...]
  • Subjects: Dramatic Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 639

Childhood Comparison in Andersen Stories

The purpose of this paper is to discuss two stories to find the main differences, which have a greater impact on the attitude of the main characters towards their childhood.
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 861

Commercial and Literary Fiction Analysis

The marshal is illustrated as a positive person."He, the town policeman of Yellow Sky, was a man known, liked, and feared in his community".
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 939

Characters in O’Connor’s “Good Country People”

The main characters of the story observe and relate to others through judgment leading to their perceptions and blind belief in certain ideas to be fundamentally challenged.Mrs. The arrogance and judgment of Mrs.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 567

“Sense and Sensibility” Novel by Jane Austen

Henry Dashwood at the beginning of the story, his wife and their three daughters, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret stay with little money and nowhere to live, for everything was inherited by their half-brother, Mr.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play Analysis

The play raises the question of what stories will be remembered in the future and whether they have any chance of staying unchanged. Returning to the central conflict, it finally receives a resolution in the [...]
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 859

Interpreting “The Yellow Wallpaper”

The theme and problem of woman's rights looming over the society of that day is demonstrated as the main issue at the core of the story.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1420

How to Read a Poem Correctly

As Blue remarks, the best way to understand the essence of the poem is to read it with the same attention one typically gives to strangers' dialogue that one is trying to eavesdrop on.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 380

Review of Literary Analysis

The analysis of The Yellow Wallpaper focuses on the feminist perspective, underlining various symbolisms, social subtexts, and emotional tensions that the story is meant to relay to the reader in the context of feminine literature, [...]
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 399

Paul’s Case: A Study in Temperament

Frustrated by the dullness of the school curriculum, grey walls, and inability to show his eccentric personality, the boy finds his only pleasure in the work of an usher in a fancy concert hall.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 359

“Yellow Wallpaper” – A Creepy Shade of Yellow

A simultaneously heavy and light-hearted style of the writing is a significant part of the narrative, which demonstrates the sharp contrast between the perception of the main heroine and the rest of the characters.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 374

Special Bierce’s Style of Narration

The last seconds of his life are passing away, and the inevitability of fate is felt in the following words: "Striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither [...]
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 352

Sarah Jewett’s “A White Heron”

In a tale about a young girl meeting a hunter, the author touches upon the subjects of the relationship of humans and nature, the feelings of attraction, and moral judgment.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 403

“Library Ethics” by Jean L. Preer

Secondly, it is worth noting that the librarianship is quite a general issue to talk about and it goes without saying that that amount of books that has been given to the usage of a [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1143

Reasons of Success of Amateur Detective Fiction Authors

The essay will analyze the success of amateur detective fiction authors, paying special attention to the narrative voice and character, as well as the interest and complexity of solving a problem.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1035

Why Americans Are So Unhappy?

According to the commentaries of both Eric Weiner and Juliet Schor, happiness may be so elusive. In summary, the aspects of pathos in this paper according to Eric Weiner and Juliet Schor have been included.
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 874

P. Ackerman on Nonviolence in “A Force More Powerful”

In the book entitled, 'A force more powerful: a century of nonviolence conflict,' the author emphasizes the theme of nonviolence, and how the concept was applied in offering resistance to the oppressive regime in Poland [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1126

John Donne’s and Emily Dickinson’s Poetry on Death

However, in the poem Death be not Proud, John Donne's somber narration describes death as a temporary sleep; and Emily Dickinson's poem, Because I Could Not Stop for Death, describes a journey symbolically in the [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1097

Events That Have Made America What It Is Today

The second notable event identified by the author is the Dred Scott decision in 1857 that wrecked the economic status in America and accelerated a war.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1456

Gender Issue in Büchner’s Woyzeck

One of the reasons supporting this claim is the choice and use of characters in this play. The author uses a male to be the main character in the play.
  • Subjects: Gender in Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1118

“The Female Quixote” by Charlotte Lenox

The greatest challenge that Arabella is faced to because of her Romance beliefs is inability to have normal relationships with the man who loves her and wants to marry her.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 562

“Beowulf” by Seamus Heaney Review

Through the story telling of the poem it becomes evident that its main character is somehow corrupted by the glory, power and money he acquires for his acts of bravery; still, his main qualities are [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 499

Response to Poetry: My Papa’s Waltz

The melancholic and resentful tone in My Papa's Waltz is a striking message of the author to his own father. And the empty room is most likely a sign of passed away relatives.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 598
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