Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 48

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 [...]

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".

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.

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.

Moreover, the children do not seem to listen or even obey their parents, and as if to make the situation worse, the parents are unbothered by their show of disrespect.Mr.

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 [...]

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 theme of the unsavory and detestable features of the Dutch national character resurfaces most often in Part III of the book, which ends with Gulliver's experiences in Japan.

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.

Like many people, he is reluctant to do so, and it is metaphorically shown through his unwillingness to part with Faith at the beginning of the story, but eventually, Goodman realizes he has to go.

The current efforts by humans to safeguard the environment, coupled with the onset of ecological literature, not only indicates that romanticism never disappeared but also proves that the romantics were right. The artists were critical [...]

Henninger, Katherine."Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of A Confederacy of Dunces".

The narrator matures as the story progresses; his focus shifts from mere observations of the town's realities, his games with his friend, to the first feelings of attraction and love to a girl.

To sum up, A Doll's House presents the harsh life of the mother and wife, Nora, who is trapped with her husband with no choices and goals.

It is divided into four sessions and the first is a summary of the story and a discussion of the major themes and ideas. The story addresses the importance of education and the economic inequalities [...]

Sir Gawain is a young knight of the Round Table, who agrees to the deal with the powerful and formidable Green Knight, who asks to be beheaded by Sir Gawain, and in return, the latter's [...]

Representing the epitome of the mundane life, the characters in the novel convey the sense of hopelessness that the author outlines as the essential social issue.

Consequently, when a person takes their actions into consideration, they are mindful of the absence of the other, that is, they accept their loneliness.

The last quarter of the twentieth century has marked the rise of African American prose and poetry, born from the massive cultural legacy and complex history of the Black people.

Thus, the former's relationship to this institution was guided by humanity towards the slaves and the development of legal methods of improving their lives that did not exist in the latter case.

Serving as the pivoting point in Douglass' perception of his situation, his fight with covey made him realize the necessity to fight back as the only possible response to the atrocities of slavery and the [...]

However, as the war progressed, the number of casualties and the horrors of the war action prompted small groups of people to form an opposition to the popular opinions.

Through its setting and characterization, Gwen Benaway's "Transitions" accurately depicts the difficulty of transgender people's journey to womanhood and the importance of taking ownership of one's path to transition."Transitions" begins with a description of a [...]

The first image that appears in the poem is the hook and the eye. Those symbols represent the traditional heterosexual relationships where the man has the leading position and holds the initiative of showing the [...]

I think this statement was used to uncover the hidden meaning of the poem because it is when the father is heavily drunk that fear and violence creeps.

This report attempts to understand the pressing issues of how to survive the pain of losing a loved one and in what period everything will return to normal based on the novel by Alice Sebold, [...]

Symbolism reflects in the stories "Young Goodman Brown," "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," and "A&P" through the use of strangers in their plots.

From the insights of Panchito's feelings and thoughts that Jimenez gives to the reader, it becomes clear that the boy can only dream of a life in a house, away from any worry.

However, it would also be beneficial to look into the process of accepting and letting go of guilt for the death of their loved one going on in her family.

Van and Jeff understand why he is so eager to go over there: the territory is teeming with ladies, and Terry adores women.

In Langston Hughes' poem "I, too," the setting and mood shape the story, portraying the life of an ordinary home in the early 20th century in a rebellious and confident mood.

Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes, two prominent figures of American poetry of the past, are of them."I Hear America Singing," "I, Too," "Harlem," and "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" are the emotional responses to the [...]

Outwardly the journal features the history of Ezol's life, Ada's citizens, and the Twin Territories; however, in truth, it goes beyond that and has a much deeper symbolic meaning. Ezol's journal serves as a portrayal [...]

Arguably, Frost encourages his readers to define the boundaries of their walls carefully, not to exclude the people that are essential to them.

For the first time, the authors started talking about the horrors of war and the animal fear that a person experiences.

The poetry of Emily Dickinson, one of the most remarkable poets of the 19th century, has the unique ability to create a sense of a special space where the action unfolds.

They do not reach higher than the clouds, and my mace will bring them down if need be," the son irritates the father, and the beginning of the culmination comes.

Thus, the main similarity is the narrative about the difficulties of the protagonists, and the difference is the presence of magical characteristics.

The court delegated to the jury the task of determining whether or not the accused was guilty of murder and premeditated homicide accusations.

The Red Convertible is a story of two brothers and main characters: Layman and Henry Lamartine. Just before Henry walked into the river and drowned, Layman had thought that the laughing and smiling meant he [...]

The narrator, Mansa's brother, leaves the country to go to the city to look for his long-lost sister. The narrator is not fazed or stopped by how huge the city is or the fact that [...]

In fact, the ancient epic is famous nowadays mainly due to the fact that some of the works are considered as the first official mentioning of a hero.

The book is lengthy and entails various themes, such as gender and sexuality, betrayal and loyalty, otherness and connectedness, religion and spirituality, light and dark, and truth and storytelling.

"The Weary Blues" is a jazzy musical poem that has a structure with the rhythms and form of the blues. The poem combines the voices of both the speaker and the Black singer who plays [...]

This poem is a metaphor for both Hughes' life and the life of Black people in general. The author speaks for all African Americans and their ancestors who lived hundreds and thousands of years before.

In the poem Africa, and in the first stanza, the character that is being addressed is the Woman. For instance, the line "Two Nile her tears" compares how the Nile flows to the manner in [...]

The two of the most prominent magical elements in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" are unimaginable creatures of the old man with angel wings and a woman with a [...]

The poetic techniques that have been imposed in the poems are: Repetition- in the poem "Do not go gentle in to that good night," there is an aspect of repetition of the statement "Do not [...]

Although Victorian poetry tried to diminish the place of such romantic characteristics as the faith in the human imagination, focus on emotions, and the re-evaluation of nature, these values were not completely rejected.

Perhaps it was this passage that served the emergence of various interpretations of the conclusion and perpetuated the story in the category of American classics. The quintessence of this hope is expressed in the exclamation, [...]

The authors often dismiss the description of the environment, places, or interior in the literature despite its ability to create a dynamic environment and set the tone for events.

The part that I felt enlightened and surprised about simultaneously was the dialogue between the Faxe and Genry. The discussion about the known and unknown gave me the feeling of relief, for I have realized [...]

Therefore, the subordinate position of women in the novel is explained by the use of language techniques by Gilead, and their status was accepted by reshaping identities under this condition.

To summarize the influence of both women on Gilgamesh, it is possible to cite Kelley to describe Gilgamesh's advice to him during one of the toughest period of the epic: When the gods created man, [...]

The poem suggests that the life of a person who could be represented by this poem is far from perfect. As Brooks starts her poem with a positive note, it is immediately understood that the [...]

The depth of the work lies in the themes of man's isolation from nature and the appreciation of the value of natural things.

Turning to Gilgamesh's outward metamorphosis, he was selfish and arrogant at the beginning of the epic, convinced of his exceptionality and ultimacy of judgment.

As Sammy approaches adulthood, he needs to confront the outcomes of his activities all the more straightforwardly. Sammy and the young ladies in swimming outfits address resistance to the restrictions.

A battle with the monster's mother was going to be even harder for our hero. Nevertheless, a few days after, I was extremely happy to see Grendel's arm and claw exhibited in Herot as a [...]

The understanding of how gender roles are portrayed in the media and the general perception of the expected behavior for men and women communicated non-verbally in the society is the basis on which children build [...]

On the other hand, the work demonstrates the main character's transformation caused by the contrasting situation, the rebellion against society, and the desire to live an adult and conscious life, despite the difficulties ahead.

The Tragedy of Othello the Moor of Venice is considered one of the most popular works of William Shakespeare. The young courtesan, Bianca, is presented in the play as the mistress of one of the [...]

This fact shows that he is a strong-willed man, and being in the same situation, I would not be able to remain calm the way he did.

The first paragraphs introduce the conflict between the Northern and Southern parts of the country, between black and white people, between the rich and the poor.

The appearance of Angels on the stage is exciting - in the scenery of bookshelves, on both sides of the set contain niches with statues of angels, slots turn, and actors appear.

Desiree leaves her home and goes with the child to her mother, seeing her husband's true face. In the case of Desiree, only the fact that her husband rejects her allows her to gain independence.

She must have felt regretful about coming to call her brother for dinner."Leaped out at the boy's hand," the writer personifies the saw to show the fatality that befell the brother's sister.

In turn, Meyer and Miller assert that excess of alliterations is irritating and distracts from the message of the text. The unity of the verse is displayed at the semantic, intonation, and syntactic levels.

The couple sits facing the side of the valley with no trees, and there is a brown area in the distance, which is in great need of water.

The story of the overthrow of the King of England Richard II by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV, unfolds among monochrome ascetic scenery to the sound of music.

Developing on the grounds of the American Civil War and the Great Depression, the American gothic literature gained the unique features of moral and material destruction. The last essential feature of American gothic literature is [...]

In conclusion, The Story of an Hour shows that the feeling of freedom that Louise did not have was an impediment to a happy life.

Published works always require the identification of the individuals who participated in the creation of the paper, as well as the clarification of the contributions made.

Identifying a theme of the writing is one of the essential skills, which can be applied not only to the literature analysis but to everyday life as well.

The severity of the future disaster is conveyed in the expression, "Hell is coming and you are a part of it".

There is no perfect equivalent of the ring of Gyges in the real world, and I can only think of some allegories to it, such as political power or financial superiority.

For instance, the poem "The Flesh and the Spirit" can be viewed as the opposition of two arguing aspects of human nature, helping Bradstreet to discuss the elements of the Puritan faith.

Understanding different activities have remained vital in society."To Kill a Mockingbird" is a book that explains the problems of the United States and promotes people to be just and respect human rights.

In the first five stanzas, the author paints the picture of the weather and generally sets the tone of the following lines.

This term is a central point of gender and critical race studies in the field of psychology and is particularly relevant to the concept of self-acceptance.

The girl glimpsed on her poor Christmas tree, directed her match on it, and realistically imagined how the fire came across and through the tree and peaked at the top as the brightest star in [...]

This is evident in how the heroine first recalls the past, analyzing and recounting critical moments related to the main idea of the piece.

The settings affect the reader's impression of the poem, making it more emotional and addressing the context of the historical period it describes.

I think that the irony, demonstrating how issues of the girl are directly related to the mother's relationship with her is, used effectively.

The reader receives a strong impression from the setting of the story that black people constantly face bad luck, lack of support, and disrespect from modern society.

The main idea of the William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello, written in 1604, is the confrontation of the mind and the heart.

From the feminist perspective, the key feature of the speaker's stance in "Death Be Not Proud" that sets it apart from "Wild Nights" is the speaker's persona, which is openly and unequivocally male.

The main qualities of a warrior in medieval novels were valor and courage. The image of a fearless and desperate warrior, always fighting evil in Anglo-Saxon literature, was replaced by a valiant and gallant knight [...]

The play takes place in Pittsburgh in the 1930s, but the rich history of the courageous characters is made relevant by a particular piano that is the object of contention.

Many examples of verbal and dramatic irony can be found in this story as well, and one of them is seen in the announcement that June Star makes after the car accident."But nobody's killed!" she [...]

On the other hand, in Twelfth Night, written in the early XVIIth century, the reader is shown the more romantic side of a marital union.

A writing piece becomes more exciting and more enjoyable to read when a variety of sentences are increased by using a mixture of sentence patterns and lengths.

Hence, Vea is a litmus paper for Shevek to realize that people can be free of material phenomena and enjoy the spiritual ones.

This shows that Swift's proposal was not aimed at threatening poor women in Ireland, but he tried to change society and encourage Irish citizens and the British government to take action.

The essay briefly summarizes and concludes the study results of the writer's creativity and biography, emphasizing critical points in the process of research, study, and application of this information at the practical level.

The three introductory chapters enlighten the reader about the Hmong's childbirth customs and traditions. Reading the book was enjoyable for me since the author drew similarities between birth in Hmong traditions and birth in the [...]

The story describes the sentiments and feelings of Louisa Mallard when she learns the news about her husband. The readers can see the sudden reaction of the person to the demise of her significant other.

In the end by the end, Jeannette's aspiration was the opposite of her family, bringing to success and acceptance not only herself but also those close to her.

According to Karali, "The Phantom of the Opera shows the affective dimension of music that is felt at a corporeal level of experience," revealing the secret behind its influence on the observer's psyche.

The aviation theme is used to show the discrimination and oppression of black people, which has a profound impact on the main character.

3 Further exploration of baptism from the perspective of the writings of Luke in the Gospels of Luke and Acts, as well as in the writings of Paul and Peter, serve to support this main [...]

Paley chose to write the story in the first person to depict the connection between the author and the story. Other than the technique demonstrating the author's exceptional emotional depth and profound intelligence, it contrasts [...]

This article is written with the intention to analyze the use and the application of the feminine and masculine language and imagery in The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe.

The general subject of Because I Could Not Stop for Death is by all accounts that passing is not to be dreaded since it is anything but a characteristic piece of the everlasting pattern of [...]

Sublime's exploration of the darkest sides of the human soul and psyche has contributed greatly to the development of the horror genre.

The problem of rebellious nature and interaction between the narrator, an elderly lawyer, and Bartleby takes the central place in the story.

The "Burning Chrome" by William Gibson is a collection of short stories addressing the origin and the future of modern computer technology and its efficacy in changing the lives of human beings.

The willingness to save the opponent's head describes the main hero's braveness, which is one of the central features that is explained during the poem.

The information I will need to conduct this research will include literary works from the 19th and 20th centuries, with the two main ones being "White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling and "To the Person [...]

It is quite peculiar that both Orwell and Huxley chose the same tool to express the tension and the absurdity of the situation that the people of the future were trapped in, creating the abridged [...]