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Okorafor’ “Lagoon” Chapters Analysis

Unlike the prologue, which basically foreshadows the story, chapter 1 foreshadows only the synthesis of races, which the author refers to as "mixing".
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 553

Edgar Allan Poe’s Story “The Black Cat”

For instance, when the main character looked at the image of the cat on the wall, he saw it as "gigantic"; however, whether the size of the animal was an expression of paranormal or the [...]
  • 5
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 394

“Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan

The opening page generally shows the life of the young girl who at the end of the book the reader expects a success story of the narrator.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 606

Lower-Class Life in Raymond Carver’s Works

As she tells her story, it becomes clear that she is in the lower class of workers because she is a waitress in a small diner and lives with the cook, Rudy.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1457

Naturalism in “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane

Stephen Crane's The Open Boat revolves around four shipwrecked men: the captain, the cook, the correspondent, and the oiler. Thus the danger of the wind and the waves natural forces are so awesome that without [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1177

Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” Poem

With Eliot's description of Prufrock's thoughts and consciousness, the reader observes that Prufrock's personality and character are a representation of what most people experience as they advance towards old age.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 610

Tennessee Williams’ Play “A Streetcar Named Desire”

Williams' view towards the ideas of illusion and reality works to highlight the fact that reality will always overcome fantasy and the two cannot coexist peacefully, and while we cannot completely admire Stanley in his [...]
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1170

John Steinbeck’s The Pearl

As the title of the book suggests, the story is based on the enormous pearl Kino finds, and the events that took place as people tried to hunt Kino for possessing the pearl.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 585

If You Forget Me

The love and passion that is expressed in the poem relates to the poet's homeland and not his wife. The poem captures Neruda's feelings in light of possible rejection by his homeland.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1130

“The Street Lawyer” by John Grisham: Plot Recap

When Michael returns to his office, he remains unsettled, and he decides to ask for the eviction file, but the real estate lawyer, Braden Chance refuses to give it to him.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1113

Racism in the “Dutchman” by Amiri Baraka

Generally, one is to keep in mind that Baraka is recognized to be one of the most important representatives of the black community, and the theme of racism in The Dutchman has, therefore, some historical [...]
  • 5
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1401

The Poem “The Spoiler’s Return” by Derek Walcott

As such, Walcott projects the theme of corruption by denoting the Spoiler's return in a suit as representative of the powerful people in society that have emerged from hell to bring terror to the Trinidadian [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 304

The Poem “Daystar” by Rita Dove

The readers are encouraged to reflect on everlasting truths and the role of a common woman in her daily life as a mother and wife.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 925

Theme in “Still I Rise” Poem by Maya Angelou

In strengthening the primary theme, the author uses words such as slave, trod, lies, and tides to create a logical appeal to the implication of racism and discrimination. The poet makes the second reference to [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1488

“Bad English” in “Minor Feelings” Literature

The present work thus seeks to elaborate the reason behind Hong's valuation of 'Bad English' as featured in the book 'Minor Feelings.' The valuation of 'bad English' by Hong partly purposes to celebrate and appreciate [...]
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1465

The Last Stand of Fox Company: Book Report

The book describes the American soldiers during the Korean war, with some of the main struggles being not even the battles but events in between.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 588

The Poem “Dead Doe” by Brigit Pegeen Kelly

The use of the specified literary device allows bringing a certain element of chaos into the poem, at the same time helping it to gain the reverberation needed for the lines to sound almost like [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 612

Angel in House in Woolf’s Professions for Women

In Woolf's Professions for Women, the Angel in the House symbolizes the expectations of the society from what a woman should be; this Angel in the House got in the way of Woolf's writing and [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 835

“The Principles of Newspeak” by George Orwell

Newspeak proponents are members of the Party who are determined to remove all words and phrases that have anything to do with freedom, rebellion and oppression among other afflictions of the regime.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

Emily Dickinson “If I Should Die” Analysis

Thus, it can be stated that the persona of the poem is a confident and peaceful person which is aware of the fact that other people will live and the world will still exist after [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 554

‘Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You’ by Munro

The second story "Material" "opens at a point in time near the end of the action, and the narrator, who is at the centre of the action, moves frequently and easily between present and past, [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2319

“Seven Fallen Feathers” by Tanya Talaga

The existing residential school system is one of the examples provided in the text as it contributes to the deterioration of the institution of family and the native culture of people.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1761

“The Cherry Pickers” by Kevin Gilbert

At the moment of the initially rehearsed interpretation of The Cherry Pickers, Gilbert was named the first Indigenous dramatist to have his play performed.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1102

Lamb to the Slaughter: Movie vs. Book

In this analysis, it is clear that mood in the two pieces of literature is enhanced by the characters and how they act and speak, the manner in which the author advances the plot and [...]
  • 2.3
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1384

The Novel “By the Sea” by Abdulrazak Gurnah

The study of Indian Ocean societies can throw light on the way in which the representatives of different religious, ethnic, and cultural groups can interact with one another within the boundaries of a country or [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2209

Critical Discourse Analysis

Success in the critical discourse analysis rests on the platform of the relevance and effectiveness of the contribution of analysis in creating change.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2503

Gardens in Pride and Prejudice

In the novel, the author compares this garden to Darcy's perception of himself. He boasts about how he knows the number and the location of each and every tree in the garden.
  • 5
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1242

Fantasy in Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland”

The primary objective of fantasy is to provide a way of escape from the unexciting existence of daily living. In the case of Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, one of the purposes of fantasy is to [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1697

Modern Tragedy

An analysis of trends in tragedy from the time of Sophocles and Euripides to modern times is therefore important. This could explain the absence of features such as oracles and ghosts in modern tragedy.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 637

Drama Analysis: A Doll’s House

This paper analyses the position of a woman in society, the aspect of social life as well as the importance of responsibility in the drama A Doll's House.
  • 5
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1938

The Second Coming

But at the same time, there is a sense of controversy because of the unordinary nature of the title and the way the words are related to each other.
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  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 561

Persuasion is Better than Force

When a person is forced to do something, he/she is sure to meet the resistance. When one is forced to do something, the natural reaction to resist appears.
  • 2.8
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 537

Hamlet’s Renaissance Culture Conflict

The death of Hamlet as the play ends indicates that though he was the definite answer to all the questions before him as he faced death, he was not in any position to give any [...]
  • 3.3
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1562

Themes of the “Adams” Story by George Saunders

In the context of the story "Adams," these actions play an essential role in the life of the narrator, who tries to understand the further deeds of his neighbor Adams and put himself in his [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1099

Literary Techniques in “The Dead” by James Joyce

The focus of this paper is to analyze the juxtaposition and symbolism used by James Joyce in "The Dead" to convey deeper themes and meanings."The Dead" is a short story written in 1914 and included [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1390

“The Watery Realm” by Yuko Tsushima

In this aspect, an essential element in the description of the role of water is the mention of the water god Suijin. Water is described in the context of several generations and reflects people's life [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 397

The Belief in the Legend of King Arthur

The nature and the story behind these heroes vary depending on the beliefs of the people in that society and what the hero represents.
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 551

Stereotypes of Women in “Pride and Prejudice”

In this novel of manners, the author describes the character development of the protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, and depicts the society of late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century England with its values and flaws. One of the [...]
  • Subjects: Gender in Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 995

“Sugar Babies”: Sierra and Robbie

Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the personalities of Sierra and Robbie and present the major difference, similarity, and connection between them.
  • Subjects: Aspects of American Novels
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 836

Key Points in “Hard Core” by Linda Williams

In the first chapter of Hard Core: Power, Pleasure, and the "Frenzy of the Visible," author Linda Williams reveals the concepts of "speaking sex" as a feature of pornography and the "knowledge-pleasure" sexuality represented in [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1139

William Shakespeare: Hamlet and Macbeth

It is important to examine the role that the setting plays in Hamlet and Macbeth in relation to the tragic flaw and developments of the plot.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 559

The Relationship Between Kafka and His Father

The father was a burden to him and though at times he was to be good to the son, his deep feelings of hatred towards his father would not be shaken by any good gesture [...]
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1054

Zbigniew K. Brzezinski: The Grand Chessboard

The foremost ideological thesis, which defines Brzezinski book's practical implications, can be summarized as follows: ever since 75% of world's population and of world's natural resources are located in Eurasia, and ever since Eurasia generates [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 14
  • Words: 3737

The Poem “Domestic Work” by Natasha Trethewey

This attitude of a hard-working woman, well-grounded in her Christian faith and yet longing for a change in her life, is illustrated through the imagery presented, the allusions to religious tenets and the changing meter [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 677

“With the Old Breed” by Eugene Sledge

The book, being very sincere and straightforward, gives us one of the brightest and most detailed pictures about the horrors of the biggest military conflict in human history.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1227

“The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho Literature Analysis

Coelho demonstrates that while the love demanding the sacrifice of one's dream is not true, the genuine love serves as a stimulus for living out the Personal Legend and achieving the happiness.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1109

The Main Characters and Themes of The Bluest Eye

This essay discovers the child's view of the problems of racism, poverty, incest, and the inability to love. Cholly's Projection of Pain Cholly is the father of the Breedlaw family and the one who took [...]
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1152

Psychological Theories of Sophocles’ Oedipus the King

One of the greatest tragedies of Sophocles, Oedipus the King touches upon a deep psychological theme of the parents-son relations which lately was called the Oedipus complex and the theme of faith as a main [...]
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  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1113

Feminism in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft expressly makes her stand known in advocating for the rights of the women in her novel, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, but her daughter is a bit reluctant to curve a [...]
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  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2266

The Literary Function of Dreams in the Epic of Gilgamesh

These dreams greatly influence the plot of the narrative since the characters perceived that the deities sent the dreams, they needed interpretation because they had a unique revelation, and were able to foretell the future.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1623

Shakespeare versus Olivier: A Depiction of ‘Hamlet’

The presentation of the Ghost in the film builds the main theme of revenge and tragedy. Olivier shows that the Oedipus complex is a crucial aspect in understanding the play especially the character of Hamlet [...]
  • 4.5
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2683

The Tell-Tale Heart Essay

However, when the police came to the Old Man's house he gives himself away to the police because he hears the heart of the old man beating behind the floorboard and this incident may suggest [...]
  • 3.6
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 663

Examples of Hospitality in The Odyssey by Homer

While the tale has various mythical and magical motifs in the form of Gods, Goddesses, nymphs, witches, and magic; one of the most interesting and a rather unusual aspect of the story was the astounding [...]
  • 4.2
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2463

Symbolism and Realism in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

The character development in the story is presented through Emma's realization of the imperfection of the world. Although Madame Bovary as a realistic novel is widely recognized, Flaubert's quest of distortions and illusions lead to [...]
  • 3
  • Subjects: Romantic Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 807

“Free Union”: An Analysis

This paper is an analysis of the poem to see its surrealistic qualities, to highlight the beautiful way in which the poet depicts the female body, and also to examine how various images used in [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1247

Defamiliarization in Literature: Examples

Defamiliarization is one of the helpful stylistic techniques of such kind, and this essay shall analyze examples of defamiliarization and the benefits of its usage.
  • 3.5
  • Subjects: Dramatic Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 700

The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Death and the Afterlife

The main purpose of the Gilgamesh myth is to illustrate the weakness of man in the face of destiny. By the time this dream appears in the story, the reader is already aware Enkidu is [...]
  • 3.6
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 582

Literary Analysis Susan Glespell’s Trifles

It can therefore be justly concluded that Susan Glespell's 'Trifle' is indeed a feminist work and seeks to engage in feminist objectives through the plot and the characters.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 565

“The Talisman” by Walter Scott Review

An important feature of Scott's work is the depiction of historical events through the perception of a fictional character leading the love affair, and it is especially prominent in The Talisman.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 404

The “Downtown” Book by Hayashi Fumiko

One of the main ideas in the book is the post-war effects on the well-being of the people. The main idea portrayed in the writing is the theme of loneliness and loss to the loved [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 286

Essay Review on the Refugee by Alan Gratz

Despite the different reasons that prompted Isabel and Josef to leave their native country, and the fate of their loved ones that affected the emotional state of the children, they are similar in that the [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 573

The Poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll

As a magician of language, Carroll raised in the poem and in the whole work about the girl Alice, the most ancient folklore layer: the abstruse language is in children's counting rhymes, it was used [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 360

Discussion: The Theme of Nature in Poems

In the poem, the speaker suggests that he is excited and feels comfortable with the sight of a rainbow and likens this to other natural events.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1191

The Poem “She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Byron

The source of her beauty is revealed to be her physical appearance characterized by her body shape and contours all of which bring together what is best for the dark and light.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 596