Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 47

The main character of Hemingway's book The Old Man and the Sea is a person with great experience in life and in his work but he does not seem to be lucky; this is where [...]

The book explains the poor conditions of the less fortunate people in the slums, and how they are neglected by the rich.

The author talks of the after-civil war era; in which more money was within the control of the populace of New York, making the rich perpetuate distinctiveness over the rest within the society.

It tells a story using symbols and metaphor and the moment the reader starts the process of imagination, the poem will speak to the reader and it only after it speaks to the reader that [...]

As if supporting the general trend of the time towards emancipation of women, men take advantage of the situation and load the woman with both the housework and the role of the main breadwinner in [...]

The feature of the story The Pain Peddlers is in the fact that the situation in it reminds bureaucratic procedures in reality.

The Delphic Oracle informed that this famine served as a punishment from the gods for not having reattributed the murderer of the Oedipus royal predecessor; therefore, Oedipus ironically vowed to find the murderer."Just as if [...]

He starts by briefly retelling the main events of Othello and proceeds to state that modern critics' main concern is about the subjects of race and gender in their analyses of the play.

Sometimes the image is used so clearly and appropriately that the reader experiences the same feelings as the author; this means that the purpose of the poem is reached.

This paper will examine the issue in highlighting the theme that the main purpose of the book was to let the world know of its callousness and lack of precaution while the horrible and immoral [...]

The author raised a great number of disputable issues concerning the economic situation in the coal-mining region; the life of ordinary miners is intertwined with riots, sabotages, and accidents. The action of the story takes [...]

In the light of this statement, it should be emphasized that the real value of dramatic literature study is the research of the tendencies of the literary and theater development through the time.

The book gives a detailed analogy of America's history in the late 19th century and early 21st century making it the only narrative that gives the transition of the American people from the time of [...]

Although this could be a great sense of enthusiasm and optimism in achieving a goal, Ralph goes into this with the aim of getting a lot of money in a short period of time.

In Kipphardt's play, it is possible to pursue the development of Oppenheimer's outlook on the value of the invention of the nuclear weapon.

The agony and the ecstasy is the work of Irving Stone who is an American author. The cardinal instead fails to suggest a specific topic for his work and even after months of waiting for [...]

However, this does not mean that the notion of decadence had ceased to represent a conceptual significance as Mann's novel implies, it is only the matter of time for an individual who decides to embrace [...]

This purpose of this study is to point out the features of three stories Cinderella, The Three Little Pigs and Red Riding Hood in their relation to one another and to previous and current generations.

The narrator of the story performs the role of the main rhetorical device that ensures the disclosure of the main theme of the story.

Third, they point to the expanded presence of federal authority as well as the growing commitment to supporting equal rights for all regardless of race, the latter which saw more blacks in the north and [...]

The black waiter Doc and the Colonel are forced to live in a cruel world and adapt to the dominant system.

The meaning of a myth in this book is just the same as that of an Indian mythology book as a sacred narrative.

Westerners on the other hand believe in individualism so much that they forget that harmonious living is important for personal and society's development.

Being excerpted from the ancient writing source, the story of Gilgamesh is a mystical epic with points on the struggle of divine and human parts in a man.

The book is a collection of experts of Alcott's writing, both non-fiction and fiction, that discloses the novelist's sincere commitment to the reforms introduced to America from the 1830s up to the 1880s.

Thousands of other people had also been affected by the test and they were all blaming the government of the US. Terry and her family had to bear the consequences of an irresponsible government.

The present paper is the combination of the summary of six books from Metamorphoses by Roman Poet Ovid, the set of questions to the text, and the expression of personal opinion on reading the books.

The characters of the story are linked to the political scene of the mauve decade. The explanation was based on Baum's experience in the field of journalism before the publication of the wizard of OZ.

The information concerning Matteo Ricci's concept of memory palaces presented in the book is generalized to the extent that it is necessary to search for an explanation and some clarifications in the additional sources; "His [...]

People in the Oedipus play lived in the dark of the unknown meaning of the riddle; until Oedipus answered the riddle.

The authors of the book, Levitt and Dubner propose that economics is basically the study of incentives. However, the author of the book is not interested in the conventional views of economics.

The essay provides many instances of the use of emotive language and it helps the reader to understand the social and cultural relevance of the issue that the contemporary discrimination by produce student's use of [...]

The first three chapters must be devoted to the Earth creation, people's and Gods' changes, as well as the changes of world understanding; the reader is allowed to see the beauty of metamorphoses of the [...]

Somehow, I knew it was too late to help her."A perfect day for a car crash", I thought."It is a perfect day to do something good.

Zeus' opponent, Cyniscus, succeeds in setting traps for the god and becomes the unquestionable winner of the argument due to his eloquence and because of Zeus' wrong conduct and the disadvantageous position he adopts in [...]

The author's ridiculous approach to the war manages to highlight the endless bureaucracies, the absurdness of the social stratification, and religions through the view of the reservist Sweik.

It is evident from these words that the actual intention was to emulate the philosophical concept of the time but the situation and the intention was completely materialistic in nature.

African American literature during this turbulent period in the lives of African Americans was heavily influenced by the rise in radicalism, enlightenment and the advent of industrialization.

Its main theme is slavery but it also exhibits other themes like the fight by Afro-Americans for freedom, the search for the identity of black Americans and the appreciation of the uniqueness of African American [...]

The story is in the context of one personality constructing her life, and unknown to, reconstructs many other people's lives in the multifaceted world that defines the Atlantic region.

Rachel's quest to learn more about her sister's disability is one of the most compelling parts in the book. It was a brilliant idea for Rachel to accompany her sister on the buses because it [...]

The shadow of pride haunts Hooper in his entire life and the author remarks that all people have been wearing the mask of the sin in the world.Mr.

Both authors present a different interpretation of the legend and the personality of Lucretia by the purposes of their writings: the primary aim of the historian, Livy, is to give the account of a historic [...]

It is possible to imagine the cruelty and the risk of the battle if only one day was enough to feel like being a veteran of war.

For the writer, the concept of femininity means the expression of the ethical category; it is something elevated and sophisticated that so that it is always hard to tune up the strings of her soul.

To him, it sounded like the culture was just a way of enriching oneself, like in the case of Mars Dugal, and this could not deter him from exploiting the potential the land had.

The thoughts about death and the beyond can send shivers down the spine of a contemporary person and the attitude of ancient Greeks to death was practically the same.

Rebecca is torn apart by her racial and religious issues; as she "stood where the three main currents of the eighteen-century black Atlantic world flowed together: the dramatic expansion of the slave trade; the Afro-Atlantic [...]

Then, the poet expresses the friendly stature of the ponies towards the poet and his companion. In spite of the above-mentioned similarities, both "A Blessing" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" share differences [...]

The father and his son expect the arrival of God and they see a final destination on God's side. The old man stands near the road for a long time and he is the only [...]

She went to the extent of accusing that Shirley-T had no manners as she was sticking out the tongue at her in a horrible way. The Eudora also left her family to go and stay [...]

This essay seeks to explain that in order to have a successful marriage, the husband and wife should work together as a single unit in which the husband and wife play their respective roles without [...]

In the first mentioning of Gilgamesh's immoral life with the women of Uruk, I feel that he does not qualify to be bestowed with the honor of a hero.

The men in the story have never accepted Minnie Wright's oppression as being the driving force of her killing the husband and how it led to a desperate act.

The aim of the literature review is to evaluate current literature on the topic of social ties, neighboring and community in the city, and give a detailed analysis of each source.

The background is the faded wall] A group of women is sitting on the opposite side and the background is a faded wall- 'you should cry, and tries to relief' by the women.

In what is a parallel to Marx's philosophy and attack on the exploitation of the workers by the capitalists; and therefore a call for a revolution, the farm animals are inspired by the counsel of [...]

She claims that it was one of the most terrible and dramatic events in the history of the Holocaust and the Jewish nation.

The author further takes the point of view of a third person character in narrating the story; as he tells the story from an invisible point of view where he is not one of the [...]

The main message of the author is that the emotional problems are caused by a silence which is crucial for understanding one facet of the soldiers' role conflict.

It is necessary to tackle the background of the creation and the function of ancient Greek comedy on the whole. The sexual content of the play is connected with the Peloponnesian war.

Many poems describing the Vietnam war have been credited in his account of poetry.'Uncle Herb' and 'Unfriendlies' are two poems from his poetry.'Uncle Herb' is a poem that gave an identification of the situation that [...]

The evidence from the plot of the book that supports the position taken on understanding the underlying factors of behavior is the realization that the bear had killed the goose due to the feelings of [...]

The book chronicles the military's efforts to deal with the social challenges and how the operational dynamics have forced the military to outsource and privatize many of the family support functions to civilian service providers [...]

The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa is a powerful little book about arts. It is intentional of Kimmelman to make the reader trace the art to less promising circumstances a [...]

The aim of the theme of loneliness and isolation in "24" is to develop on the events from night, midnight and the early morning that relate to the soul troubles in the main character.

The topic chosen from the story for analyzing is 'To what extent is the protagonist of the story you have chosen responsible for the conflict or predicament he or she faces'.

The author tells the epics of the adventure of Merlin when Lailoken, the descendants of the Demon Lucifer and other demons meets out forming out mankind who live previously of time. The book tells of [...]

Chopin portrays two opposite types of women, a happy and oppressed female character, but underlines that both of them experience misunderstanding and lack of support from their husbands.

The first part is mainly concentrated on the thorough chronological recollection of the events that preceded and followed the rebellion, the rise of Boxers and the role of Taipings in the life of China at [...]

Both poems are written about the relationships between children and parents; however, Mother to Son poem is written from mother's perspective while Cross is written in form of a monologue of a son. The first [...]

Moreover, as we go on and discover the meaning and objectives of pilgrimage, we will realize we are dealing with a different kind of art: the art of seeing what is sacred."What legendary travelers have [...]

In the course of his life, Jim encounters two other people, Stein and Brierly; these two characters help the reader realize what kind of person Jim is because they can be easily contrasted to him.

A myth can be described as a story which explains something, an event or a certain situation in the world people live in, with people believing in it.

It covers the entire reign of Adolf Hitler as the leader of the Nazi party and that of Mussolini as the leader and pioneer of fascism.

First of all, the female author of the article considered by Cosh is evidently a supporter of the equality of rights for men and women, and her account on the women liberation movement in the [...]

The book under consideration in this paper, "Mountain Windsong: A novel of the trail of tears" by Robert Conley depicts the events of those times showing the tragedy of the Indian people of the Cherokee [...]

In the story of the motion of light in water, Delany marries a girl after making her pregnant, although the two try to stay together; the relationship ends up in a split after Delany realizes [...]

Jane tells her story as explicitly as she can and yet much of the substance of that story is given in the descriptive passages where she uses natural symbolism to convey the mysteries of her [...]

In the society stage, a critic looks at the significance/meaning of the poem in relation to the community for which the poem was written.

In order to discuss Hemingway's depiction of the American values and beliefs, it will be necessary to use three works: The Old Man and the Sea, a novella by Hemingway, "Papa's Ghost", an article by [...]

Joseph Campbell in the introduction to "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" writes: A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and [...]

The economic conditions of the Great Depression and the failure of rains in 1929 created conditions where the lands devoid of protective grass became dry and dust whipped up by the winds obliterated towns in [...]

Capaneus reminisced the battle of Phlegra in Thessaly, wherein the Titans tried to storm Olympus, and Jupiter drove them away with the help of the thunderbolts which Vulcan forged for him in Mongibello, Mt.Etna.

The poem depicts the influence of the Civil Rights Movement on the social life of the population; the author tries to disclose the hopes of ordinary people leading to the great tragedy and mass death [...]

Like her Southern contemporaries, the South is the setting for O'Connor's text, the issue of race looms in the background, and her characters are typically morally flawed and/or grotesque."...anything that comes out of the South" [...]

The development of the Harlem Renaissance has led to the recognition of a considerable influence of the Negro culture on American culture.

Using strong and highly sensual imagery, Rich is able to pull her reader into the story of the poem, catching their attention with the details and then teasing them with a sense of the poem's [...]

Knowing that the monster intended to cause yet more destruction in the world and who the monster was likely to target, Frankenstein's deliberate refusal to do anything to help his creation comprises another instance of [...]

Positive attitude towards the challenges of life and the real joy found in the numerous adventures of the book's characters are the things that Elizabeth Enright wants every person to have, and in this paper [...]

The theme of death and decay is constant throughout the story and the reader is reminded of it at every stage of Aschenbach's journey to his ultimate death.

The conquest of Montezuma and his Aztecs by the Spaniards was a momentous event in history because it brought about the end of one of the richest and well-governed civilizations of the world.

Dairus was known to be one of the greatest financiers of the ancient times and this can be rooted to the fact he came up with coinage through the golden Daric.

The depiction of family ties and their strong significance is the basic theme of the modern literary world; deepening into the history of mythology one should underline the fact that the illustration of this issue [...]

The important literary device used to depict Holden confronting the pressure of the society and the corruption of the adult world is characterization, as the main character calls people he meets "phony" and refers to [...]

The constitution was drafted by the framers in such a manner that only White men who owned acres of land and property would be given the right to voice their opinion and decide the functioning [...]

The so-called "White man's burden" of spreading the light of civilization to people that were never able to evolve beyond the Stone Age, over the course of millennia, is now being referred to as the [...]

They illustrate the inhumane nature of the people who keep the captives and the conflicting cultures of the two groups. The turn of effects and the life of the captives are unique.

An important shared element of both of these stories is the shared setting in which the farm is no longer capable of supporting the needs of the family.

The Novel, Unpardonable Sin written by Hawthorne is a detailed criticism of the way of life of the Puritan. The various examples of Jesus in His dealing with those who commit sin is relevant as [...]

His collection of poems "The Mills of the Kavanaughs" was written under the influence of Robert Frost and Robert Browning. The poem is mixed with images of death and a young boy's love for his [...]

For the purpose, evaluation would be made in the context of utilization of events, time and culture of the book and compare it to today's society, culture and racial attitudes.

The second part of the novel is the story of Michael Dobrejcak, who marries one of Kracha's daughters Mary. After beginning to read novel's second part, we realize that the issue of alcoholism would most [...]

The woman named Felice, takes Cleofilas with her to San Antonio which aptly proves to Cleofilas that it is not necessary for a woman to have a man to survive in life, "...she did not [...]

More uses the speech of Raphael Hythloday's in Book I to refer to the tribulations that encompass the English society, and in Book II, he highlights the Utopian culture and put side by side the [...]

The past of Aeneas comes before his eyes in the forest as contrasted to the present of the Tyrians building the shrine for their Goddess and living their lives, and to the future of Aeneas' [...]

Dobby embodies the new era of house-elves, those who have a sense of self-respect and demands that his rights be recognized by those who wish to have him in their service.

From the play's very beginning, Shakespeare establishes Henry V as responsible ruler of his subjects, who does not only impose law on others but also lives up to the requirements of the same law.

The metaphysical conceits of the different writers of the time had a great influence in the religious belief of the people and the same affected their social life.

The paper would look into the parameter of different aspects of the stories and compare the two, particularly on the theme of self-discovery.

Initially, it seems to them that this is just some see animal or even whale though later they understand that this is the body of a human being.

A significant point, that should be pointed out, is that senex is living in the suburbs of Rome, and Demea is the farmer from Athens.

The literature is comprehensive, exploring the past and current status of racial relations in both U.S.A.and Brazil, the development of the "conventional wisdom", the factors that led to this knowledge, and aspects that should be [...]

For example, the opening quote of the essay is used by the author to place her argument in the context of the social stereotypes against the fat, or heavy, people in America: "Loyalty to petrified [...]

In the new 20th century the American literature agenda is described as a fact of a great meaning. The most powerful capitalistic country at the head of the world gives birth to the gloomiest and [...]

The main point of the essay is racial discrimination against Indian people who themselves tried to stop racial slaughters taking place in their settlements at the end of the 19th century; the part of the [...]

The protagonist of the story, Jack Hawthorne, is considered to be the example of the person seeking consolation in horn music because of the brother's death; the death is showed as the way to something [...]

The poem The Weary Blues was written by Langston Hughes; the author devoted his work to the description of the music theme highlighting the role of blues and the uniqueness of this genre.

Her two stories, "The Storm" and "The Story of an Hour" are discussed in this paper to see how well Kate achieves her creative intention."The Storm" is a short story, but it is packed with [...]

Accordingly, following the traditions of the old masterpieces of courtly romance, the authors of the 17th and 18th centuries created their works reflecting the same very important topics love and death, the struggle between men [...]