Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 43

One of these choices is related to the sacrifice of one's personal life for the sake of saving the lives of others.

Themes of Self-Sacrifice and Love in the Iliad Easily seen is the strength that is given from Zeus to mortals either in those into whose hands he gives the surpassing glory, or those he diminishes [...]

The plot is told from the first person as the pronoun "I" is used and the story is told in the past tense.

As positions of men and women in society changed significantly over time, literature gives the readers a unique opportunity to see the differences in the treatment and perception of the two genders centuries ago.

"The boy was still mumbling the same words as the three of them used the last of the rainwater trapped in old gasoline containers and sugarcane pulp from the nearby sugarcane mill to scrub the [...]

In the modern world, there is a constant evolution of society's views on the perception of men and women in the world.

This is the moment of awakening when Connie realizes that the world is not as sunny as she imagined it to be in her dreams, and she faces reality.

Given a chance to choose a friend among the characters, I would go for Jonas because of his impressive concern for society.

The book Lean In Women, Work, and the Will to Lead offers timely and powerful insights that all career women should apply in their respective professions.

Sui and Paul note that the life of a Latino woman is full of challenges, which are the consequences of some of the stereotypes.

Thus, healing can take the role of art, with such forms as poetry being used to transcend the traditional understanding of healing and treatment.

Grant believes that Jefferson has the potential to become a hero for the black community. In the last chapter, he admits to himself that he is a "slave".

Overall, this lack of private property in Utopia led to the people of the country having no desire to compete with each other through the accumulation of wealth as all of their belonging are the [...]

As for the format, the example of these two sonnets demonstrates one of the main differences in the Italian and English traditions.

In a way, the narrator serves as a guide in the made-up city that seems utopian until the readers find out about the child suffering in the basement and guaranteeing the happiness of everybody else [...]

The plays Waiting for Godot and A Long Day's Journey into Night indirectly imply the topic of the marriage's role and how it impacts the individuals.

Key points that are brought up for discussion in both books are the crisis of communication, the crisis of meaning, the crisis of self-identification, and possible ways out. The letters are a part of the [...]

Concerning the outline of the paper, it consists of two major parts: the first one is devoted to "The Glass Menagerie," and the second one to "The Taming of the Shrew".

In both The Rape of the Lock and Modest Proposal, the writers use irony to satirize and mock the socio-political attitudes and values in British society in the 18th century.

Such a practice appears to affect the nature of the existing relationship in the play. For example, Orgon manages to secure both his family and possession before the end of the play.

The main character depicts his nervousness and the feeling of fear and anger caused by the old man's vulture eye. He thinks that the police are simply making a mockery of his horror and points [...]

The first indication of the main character's straightforwardness, which is the main factor of the play's success, is Troy's argument with the company boss concerning the division of labor.

In conclusion, King's letter is an example of a work that has all the elements to be convincing and meaningful to society and its history.

The importance of the cartoons in the book is attributed to making Junior closer to the reader as well as using illustrations as a tool to facilitate the depiction of both serious and comedic situations.

The mother of the future writer was a childhood friend of Gustave Flaubert, who began to actively engage in the life of Maupassant when he entered the school in Rouen.

The beginning of the 20th century was a challenging period for the author's country, and he was one of the first to declare the importance of reformation changes in his stories.

The fact that Clifton included this poem in one of the crucial parts of her memoir, which discussed her heritage showcases her response to Whiteman's words.

The central figures of the novel, Lucy and Mina are not examples of a typical Victorian-era woman. According to Kistler, "Mina is a producer, and in this role she is integral to the success of [...]

The author explores the issue by investigating a number of reliable sources that are directly related to the theme of the discussion and, thus, serve as a notable foundation of a solid and coherent rationale.

In this context, a literary text becomes perceived as a narrative discourse or the description of a series of events to represent a certain story or a plot through accentuating actions performed by the characters [...]

The themes of the time of the day and seasons of the year are among the most popular with poets. Numerous instances of alliteration and consonance help to recreate the tone of the situation by [...]

In this situation, Kagan argues that it is not rational for the US "to mind its own business and let the rest of the world manage its problems". It is to demonstrate the need to [...]

The name of the comedy is a pun - the word Earnest is consonant with the name Ernest, which has the semantic meaning of a serious, noble, and honest, which represents the two heroes of [...]

Rosetti's lie has the character of misinterpretation and fantasy, Smith's has the form of concealment or white lies, and Askew's is presented in the form of allegory to different kinds of desserts.

The image of modern American society tries in vain to convey the prevalence of personality over social division. Americans' perception of financial status has been shaped for years by creating the notion of the "American [...]

However, it is the essential aspect of making young people's character, and the evidence of it will be provided in this essay. The existing literature refers, in its majority, to the life and the worldview [...]

Nowadays, it has become a commonplace practice to refer to the novels Night by Elie Wiesel and A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn as such that is concerned with revealing [...]

The historical question to be addressed in the poem will be linked to the role masses and individuals played in the war.

The cause of the fire remains unknown; however, several pre-requisites before the event were discovered during the investigation, such as inadequate fire alarm system in the school, absence of fire exit, and unpreparedness of the [...]

The narration of On the Golden Porch is presented in the first person. The scene of the book is placed in the Soviet Union not long before the end of communism, which was not an [...]

The employment of personification of death in the poem, together with the used metaphors and symbols, illustrates the perception of it by the author.

One of the most remarkable aspects of the book written by Liu is the development of the doctrine "poetry as exploration of worlds and of language".

The theme of maturation and transformation in the Memoir of Un Ser Humano is close to the topic of moral independence discovered in Bless Me, Ultima.

One of the first interactions between the couple in the story is when the woman compares the hills to 'white elephants'.

Behind the actions of the characters, there is a core of all the actual thoughts and motives. In the German version written in the 19th century by the Brothers Grimm, she was a working child [...]

The narrator soon found herself observing the patterns of the yellow wallpaper of the room she stayed in. Eventually, the narrator began to perform the same behavior she observed from the women in the wallpaper.

The advent of the modern Arabic literature forms has changed the landscape of Arabic literature, in general, allowing it to incorporate some of the Western ideas into its philosophy and, thus, representing a more diverse [...]

The speaker seems to be a woman who was abandoned by her partner, and the poem is a solitary reflection on the feelings of love and loneliness.

The purpose of this essay is to explore the theme of beauty in its various manifestations in the actress's life as opposed to the emptiness, bad character, loneliness, and mental disorder of the narrator.

The topic that will be discussed in the feature story is the mission of a modern female poet in the United States.

The narrator is devastated by the fact that she is not allowed to write, as she is sure it would "relieve the press of ideas and rest" her.

The main idea of this story is to showcase the horror of abduction, manipulation as a consequence of parental neglect, and favoritism.

The issue of payment exists, but it is the author's family that has to spend money on equipment and out-of-family caregivers.

Book IX of The Odyssey is structured as a series of flashbacks that reveal the wanderings of Odysseus and his men.

The narrator's attempts to portray her mother as an active member of the community and tell the story through her eyes indicate a close connection between her and the storyteller.

This is to teach the reader to appreciate the life they have and prepare for the inevitability of death. Gilgamesh struggles to understand that, even as a king, he will need to face the fact [...]

The external behaviour of Mrs Slade is a reflection of her inner struggles to stop continuous comparisons of her life to that of Mrs Ansley.

Shakespeare's sonnets 18 and 129 deal with the themes of beauty and human desire that cannot be changed in time and describe the power of a human word regarding the challenges and boundaries set by [...]

In other words, the ritual of killing the ruler to seize the throne is normal; it is the natural order of things for the Greeks and Romans.

In Greek culture, dragons are always evil and pose a threat, which is why the most familiar motif in Greek myths is that of a dragon combat: there is a dangerous monster, and there is [...]

Each book has its synopsis which is very much reflective to different background orient, the first book which is a children book about the morals of friendship is much contrary, to the last book analyzed [...]

The story shows the activities of the sages of the Sanhedrin, the Greek and Roman lifestyles and culture and the sharp contrasts that existed between the two.

What woman in that period would not want to marry a high-ranking general and acquire the power that comes with it?

The story "The Drover's Wife" written by Murray Bail and Henry Lawson has several similarities and differences in the way the "wife" is presented.

The death of her father comes as a relief to her. Society wants her to live in the past that is already behind her.

The piano was used as a symbol of unity; thus, the author of the play used the story within the play to reflect the setting of the play.

The purpose of the piece is to show how it does not matter who someone is, what their preferences are and what their personal style or character centers on, love is the same for all [...]

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 [...]

It is shown that the effects of the common beliefs and the movements that were going on in the country have engulfed the understanding and beliefs of Gao.

“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 […]

The examples of myths that are supported by modern historical, astronomical, medical, physical, economic, and even philosophical findings are multiple including the myth of Ramayana, the creation story of Zuni's emergence, the Native American myths, [...]

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 [...]

Losing her hair is a tragedy for a woman, and this symbol is also an implication of Emily's life tragedy as she loses her love and has a life of wasting. Also, Emily isolated herself [...]

Also, the argument regarding the effectiveness of the two images is well-supported by the fact that through the use of varied approaches, the trivial one by Watson, and the sophisticated one by Holmes, the readers [...]

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.

Addressing women's role in the society of New England, as it is described by Ulrich, it should be stated that it is traditionally connected to housekeeping and caring about children.

This piece of literature is not a work of so to say, an eternal value that can be explained by the transient nature of the life experience addressed in it.

Reading the account of the history of the development of religious diversity in the United States, I also thought about the abundance of labor invested in this process.

I swear I have not slept a wink. I hate this school and I hate this world!

That they remind each other of what they had agreed themselves and that they should be one common unit working in unity and that whatever they plan, they should do it with confidence, keen, and [...]

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.

Odysseus is known all over the world as one of the most outstanding models of leadership anthemed in the literature of the ancient world.

The novel presents Christopher who passes through many changes in his life, where he adapts to it and acclimatizes the complications that come with it.

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.

Although the reader is not informed about the outcome of her life it seems that she is too weak and innocent to survive in this city.

The major intention of his writing was to appreciate the engineering work that allowed the completion of the canal, the intercontinental railway as well as the fixation of the Atlantic wire/cable.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Odysseus along with Aeneas is known all over the world as one of the most outstanding models of leadership anthemed in the literature of the ancient world.

The novel is focused on the events of the 1919 revolution in Egypt and the role of Arabian youth in it.

In the following paper, the story "On the Difficulties of Crowd Control" will be addressed with the purpose of relating its main ideas and symbolism to the concepts of the Global Village and Cambodia under [...]

Shelley develops the theme of feminism in the course of the book by revealing the evil attributes of the creature and how the women fall victim of the creature.

Second, the atmosphere produced at the stage can be evaluated as contributing to the perception of the play. Excellent production and performance of the play impressed the viewers.

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 [...]

The novel is a stylistic delight that deftly moves between Sutter's meandering existence and versions of John Henry's focused attempt to beat the machine'.

As a journalist and a columnist, the author employs a style that appears to be a paradox to bring out the characteristics of the American nation.

The value of the composition lies in the progressive moral it brought to the world of literature as well as social views, redirecting the social mind from the old patriarchal foundations to the recognition of [...]

The main idea of the novel is based on the determination of the roots of people evil, the impact of the surrounding environment on people attitude to the norms of ethics and moral as well [...]

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.

He also mentions the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, the invention of the printing press, Copernicus' discovery of the solar system, the invention of gunpowder, the development of calculus, the steam engine, discoveries in [...]

This work seeks to outline the role of women in the development of the plot of the book and in relation to the social issues affecting women in contemporary society.

Lady Macbeth reads a letter her husband had written about the witches' prophecy and manipulates him to kill King Duncan and take over the kingdom.

The use of fantasies is a technique embraced by Zhang Xinxin and Gabriel Garcia Marquez to exaggerate the themes and personalities of the characters used in their works.

Therefore, audiences become glued to pieces of art that use fantasy to explain themes and describe the personalities of the characters used in a story.

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 [...]

As stated by Chin-Yi, "the social world of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is one in which women are reduced to commodities for marriage on account of their gender".

Hades is the eldest son of Kronos and Rhea, the god and the guardian of the Underworld, the realm of the dead.

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.

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 [...]

Life was not fair to a little Anne the chapters about her childhood are alike to a chain of unfortunate events that happened to her and her relatives.

In her article, Tsing Loh employs irony, satire, and sarcasm as the main rhetoric devices that help her apply to the readers' emotions such as sympathy and compassion since the subject of her writing is [...]

His exceptional and genius ideas included the theory of forms, platonic realism, and platonic idealism."The Allegory of the Cave" is written in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and Plato's brother Glaucon.

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 [...]

The story attracts a lot of attention and is commonly used to describe the realities of California in the 19th-20th centuries.

The governess is not scared of the ghosts, she is horrified by the fact of what they can do to the children.

He soon realized that the job was supposed to enable him to facilitate the cooperation of black workers in the war-time effort.

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.

However, as explained in a "pivotal" narrative, the author is presumed to be a man from the selection of diction and style.

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 [...]