Murder in the Cathedral is a tragic theater that explores the conflict between the values of the world as represented by the murderous knights and King Henry II and the values of the spirit.
It has been argued that the Miller's tale reflects a fall in social status a from the noble intentions of the characters in the Knight's Tale, and their noble standing as well, in contrast to [...]
The book narrates the story of a married woman with a desire to live luxuriously despite their lack of wealth. The end of the whole story is almost ironic, leaving a reader wanting to know [...]
A breakdown of the symbolic significance of the concept of "doubleness" in the short story and its exciting aspect forms the basis of this paper.
The themes set the events that led to the fire after Elizabeth Richardson discovers Lexie's secret and her superficial family, making her burn the house to establish a new beginning.
The author used a dramatic monologue as a style to provide a compelling explanation of the events that occurred before and after meeting the lady.
The emotional and mental state of Avery, the only African-American character out of the three, is fairly obvious from the get-go when asked about why he is so depressed, the answer is: "Um.
It can be concluded that the mysterious woman is a symbol of slavery and the issues it causes for society, in this case, the rotting of people from within.
In the poem, irony is used to portray the wreckage and damage done in the city with repetition of lyrics from the song "White Christmas".
The author remarks that it is the fulfillment of these conditions, of being male, white, and of a privileged background, that would drive the bank to even allow the loan of "two solid millions, and [...]
The opening of the poem "American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin" contradicts the central message of how the poet feels and the conflict of being a black American.
At the end of this fairy-tale, she agrees to marry him, which breaks an evil spell that transforms a young and handsome prince into a monster."The Beauty and the Beast" is the representation of the [...]
She communicates with her audience in a playful manner, with the use of rhetorical techniques such as irony and hilarious analogies, to better illustrate her point.
Therefore, an analysis of "Address to two Hundred Million Fellow Countrywomen," discloses the nature of primary sources used by one of the historians to reveal the activities that lead to China's liberation. The source was [...]
It is true that a short story like this, requires a lot of control on the part of the writer, and the writer controlled the entire narration with elements of several symbolisms and figures of [...]
It is a tribute to the honesty and faithfulness of the peasant to master and to God. It shows the value that Burns placed on family, and most of the poem is spent telling us [...]
A peculiar feature of the passage is that instead of revealing the distinctive features of African Americans, the author concentrates on the fact that the distinction between the races in the American society is dependent [...]
In the poem "Up the Wall," Bruce Dawe narrates about the depressing existence of a housewife who is talking to his husband.
Choice of Fortinbras is an act to usurp his place as the rightful king and avenge for the injustice done to Fortinbras, as well as him. Another reason could be an act to reconcile with [...]
The structure and vocabulary of the poem, as well as its effective use of stylistic devices, help the author to convey the deep meaning behind the work.
Thus, in the case of "the lottery" it can be seen that it is a form of protest against the practice of blindly following "tradition" without taking into consideration the full logic of the actions [...]
One of the central themes in The Trial is the theme of bureaucracy, law, and an individual's utter powerlessness against them.
She also states that women struggle to attain beauty because of folly, and friendship entirely depends on the foolish belief that friends' characters are the best in the world.
It requires the readers to be critical in their analysis of the literature to be in a position to understand the message that the writer is trying to put across.
This essay will examine the key themes of the story and the historical context, provide a brief analysis of the main characters, and give an overall reader's opinion about the novel. The idea of friendship [...]
The analysis of the poem "Parsley" shows that Dove used the parrot as a symbol of the essential things in life.
Mother of the Spirits The Mother of the spirits can be viewed as personification by the clan of Umofia and the Mother of Egwugwu.
Also, O'Brien seems to exaggerate in his vivid accounts of the experience the soldiers in the war. This collection of short stories is devoted to a platoon of American soldiers who fight in the Vietnam [...]
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.
By the use of the technique of contrasting the characters and their opinions in the story, the author succeeds in demonstrating the significance of comprehending our present life in relation to the culture that our [...]
The reason why this is important to the main theme lies in the fact that passing is a form of deception that allowed Clare to obtain higher status and more freedom.
Stories told from different perspective help to understand that our points of view and the points of view of other characters, including the narrator, are how we see the world and events in it.
Stating that the character of Goodman Brown is significantly more dimensional than it is represented in the surface in the story, Hurley asserts that young Goodman Brown's darkness hides within him, which makes the character [...]
The author's mood changes the plot, and the choice of characters and setting contribute to a better understanding of the message.
The ghosts in the story symbolize the cultural identity of the migrants in the new country. Thus, the ghost as a symbol of cultural identity shows that immigrants need elements of their native culture in [...]
The work juxtaposes the concepts of ever-fleeting innocence and the harsh reality that comes with experience and, hence, makes use of such literary devices as antithesis pairing certain poems in the collection like The Lamb [...]
It is obvious that she is dead and going into the afterlife, but it opens up numerous questions in the end as to who Arnold Friend really is, how is he all-knowing and seemingly omnipotent?
In the story, the mother is assured that passing on valuable domestic knowledge to her daughter will save her from a life of ruin and promiscuity and empower her to be a productive member of [...]
The idea that knowledge can be a curse is portrayed because the creature that the protagonist, Victor Frankenstein, has created relying on his knowledge harms himself and his family.
The play effectively depicts the theme of civil disobedience through the personality of Antigone, who is willing to break the rules to satisfy her morals standards and conscience. Therefore, the author uses the characters of [...]
The theme raised by Sophocles in the play is the theme of duty and family, which is still relevant to this day.
The structure of the Homegoing describes the picture of the family and the power of love from the different descendants of Maame.
The lesson that can be learned through the interface of this Poe's short story is that no one can be trusted due to the lack of background information and deceptive practices.
Choice according to the presentation involves selection of the likings of the individual while also locking out the rest."Then shuts the door," illustrates the theme of exclusion, closure of the door. The presence of chariots [...]
Al-Khansa is considered one of the greatest Arabic poetesses of the classical period. To a large extent, the death of her most beloved brother Sakhr defined Al-Khansa's poetic style known as ritha, or mourning elegy.
To the amazement of the boy, Sheila agrees to keep him company to the dance. The evening before the dance, this boy cleans his canoe that he plans to use to take them to the [...]
In the first place, it is necessary to define the term "discourse" because of the multiplicity of existing definitions of the notion.
It is worth mentioning that the nineteenth century was a period of intensive upheaval of American Indian tribes, which was caused by the danger of disappearance of oral traditions because of the fragmentation of Indian [...]
In Milton's 'Paradise Lost', the image of hell is clearly visible during the depiction of Satan's fall and also Adam and Eve's fall and the epic concerns the Judo-Christian legend of the fall of men; [...]
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 [...]
Evidence, suggesting that the author is a little bit ironic is the language of the poem. Judging from the grammatical constructions, and the vocabulary, it is possible to conclude, this text is a bright example [...]
It was mostly the fact that Indians were deprived of their civil rights in their own county, which was the cause of the rebellion, and, naturally, they wanted to achieve self-government.
It is a horrifying story told from the point of view of a dying Negro slave, who is standing at the place where the first band of pilgrims landed in search of liberty.
This essay will consider the relevance of the topic introduced by Saunders and provide actual historical examples that support his hypothesis."The Red Bow" starts with a group of men going out for a dog hunt [...]
The poet uses the first line of the poem and orders mourners to stop all the clocks and to cut off all telephone lines.
Hamlet assumes the role of both the father and the son and the need to detect his identity about his idea of the father becomes problematic in the presence of his mother.
Throughout this sonnet, the speaker attempts to explain to his friend the challenges of old age. Therefore, the structure of the quatrains and images contribute to the overall efficiency of this sonnet.
The role of women in the society of the 19th century is a rather controversial point for the discussion in literature because of the fact the end of the century can be characterized as the [...]
The young soldier in the poem felt that the army personnel and the society at large were aware of the potential dangers that he could face in the war but they still encouraged him to [...]
Magic In the opening of the play Prospero is the one who, had conjured the storm in a desire to entice his, brother Antonio and the king of Naples, Alonso.
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.
The main features of the Renaissance culture which also determine the elements of the Renaissance literature are the philosophy of humanism, the secular character of the art pieces, and the orientation on the antique patterns.
The fact that her mother could not cope with the loss made Katniss to take the role of the head of the household.
Although Algernon's view on love and marriage is not known during the conversation with his butler, we get to know his thoughts on the subject in a monologue where he claims that marriage is an [...]
I choose to analyze the poem from two perspectives that are; a poem denoting the life of Maya through the ups and downs of her life and from a bird's eye view, a poem describing [...]
The idea of friendship in The Kite Runner is considered to be one of the most important, particularly in terms of how friendship is appreciated by boys of different classes, how close the concepts of [...]
In particular, one of the prominent settlers was William Bradford, who sailed to North America on the Mayflower in 1620 and established and governed Plymouth Colony.
In a nutshell, the complication is the internal fight, in the young woman's mind, as she wrestles between the Haitian culture and tradition that is against prostitution and her financial survival in the Haitian society [...]
She is less concerned with beauty or class and ends up pregnant and eloping with a soldier, Pepe Carreon, to the joy of her parents.
He entombs the corpse in the basement of his house, and when the police unexpectedly show up at his house, he inadvertently leads them to the corpse.
Sometimes it seems difficult to have a brother, but I understood that my situation is similar to the situation of the main character of Alice Munro's story Boys and Girls.
The present paper argues that whereas in "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt justice is executed fully at the end of the novel due to the fact that all members of the group are punished [...]
In this situation, the nature of the darkness and the element of the sublime reaches much deeper into the human soul, suggesting that the governess cannot see the truth because of the darkness in her [...]
Religion in The Merchant of Venice is the main aspect that gives a node to the vices of ultimately estrangement, persecution, and discrimination that is depicted in the play.
As the military conflict drains the country economically and males are not able to support their families as the main breadwinners, the woman faces the challenge of providing for herself, her children and often her [...]
Curry believed that the "stylistics of Faulkner's language...serves to subordinate Emily, ostensibly the subject of the tale, and to elevate the town as the truer subject".
It is possible to say that Murray's ideas presented in On the Equality of the Sexes are ahead of her time.
Although the story mostly belongs to the science fiction genre, its central scene is focused on horror, and more specifically, the horror of the unknown that is emblematic of the dark fantasy genre according to [...]
When her husband returned home later and tried to cut the bread, the blood poured out of it, making the wife tell about the visit of her sister earlier that day.
Providing the title for the work, Orwell seems to ask the questions about the differences in the regime of the Soviet Union and irrational rule of animals at the farm.
It is important to note that the artist does want to change his life, but he is not active enough. He tries to escape from the world, and his own world absorbs him.
"The Most Dangerous Game", a short story written by Richard Connell, is one of the first literary pieces to tell the tale of human hunting a subject highly popularized in the contemporary popular culture.
Luella Bates Washington Jones acts positively in changing the behavior of Roger. Luella Bates Washington Jones is very successful in changing the behavior of Roger.
Together with the regular rhyme scheme and the repetitive "o" sound in The Raven, the poet is able to heighten the melancholic atmosphere that is characteristic of gothic poems.
The play Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe can be referred to the genre of the Morality Play because it uncovers the theme of the Seven Deadly Sins.
In the 1930s, African Americans were discriminated in all spheres of their lives and it was uncommon for a white person to help an African American. The entire conversation is the symbolic representation of the [...]
I find the ghost one of my favorite because of the hope and information he gives Odysseus."The ghost reveals to Odysseus that Poseidon was busy punishing and killing the Achaeans ". From the encounter with [...]
This shows that Desdemona has completely accepted and respected her role as a woman in the society; she is an obedient wife to Othello.
The setting in The Young Goodman Brown influences the development of plot and character. It illustrates how Hawthorne's setting and symbolism of the Young Goodman Brown contribute to the meaning of the entire piece.
Death of a Salesman has a good share of symbols, which the playwright uses to communicate the themes of his great work creatively.
Carol Padden and Tom Humphries, the authors of the book, "Deaf in America: voices from a culture", state their intent in writing the book as that of presenting the culture of Deaf people in America.
But, the content of the myth is meaningful in terms of representation of human beliefs in the creation of the world, structure of the universe and reflect people's vision and explanation of the power of [...]
Other farm owners try to attack the Animal Farm but Snowball lead a successful defense in the battle of the Cowshed and gains much worship amongst the animals.
Indeed, as the old lady in the story dies, the last ray of hope for the world to stay the way it used to fade away, and the remaining of the past that the family [...]
They are as follows: the presentation of the heroes, the consideration of the ethical themes, and the final stages of the plays the latter help to draw some ethical conclusions based on the peculiarity of [...]
A River attracts society to itself and has the option to educate them on the bloody history of the USA. Thus, it is still relevant as a reminder of the tragic past and promising future.
In the poem, the author delivers the details about the theme by stimulating the reader's imagination, mind, and perception. In the poem, the author uses epithets and metaphors to stimulate the readers' imagination and describe [...]
The poem depicts the heroic deeds of the warrior Beowulf and captures the Anglo-Saxon culture of the medieval period. Next, in the part of the poem which depicts Beowulf's battle with Grendel's mother, the character [...]
In order to accentuate the serenity and carelessness of the setting, the author of To look out the window begins the work by emphasizing the simplicity of the young boy's life.
The American Dream plays a role of motivation in Eilis and Tony's ambitions and hard work. This aspect shows the role played by the American dream to work hard and live a wonderful life in [...]
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.
The particular imagery refers to the effects of the Second World War, the pushing of rubble, the collection of corpses, and miring in sofa springs and glass.
The author reveals the peculiarities of the soul of a sinful man who admits his mistakes to demonstrate that redemption is the only way to restore the connection with God and find happiness.
The short story "The orphan and the elk dog" tells about Long Arrow, who is a young boy. This essay explores how the author of "The orphan and the elk dog" uses literary elements to [...]
The surrounding atmosphere and cultural specificities influence the characters' personalities throughout the story and change their attitude towards the particular minorities and races.
One of the elements used in the poem is anaphora in the first three lines, starting with "If ever.."., making an accent on the beginning of the verse, attracting the attention of the audience.
The primary theme is the revolution and the role of Zapata as the author illustrates that the story of one would not be complete without the other. The book is dominated by the themes of [...]
This paper will explore the notion of narcissism and use examples from Bronte's s novel to prove that Mr. Rochester consistently behaves in a way that forces the reader to question the moral integrity of [...]
For the love poetry of the Renaissance, attention to the human essence was riveted, and the soul was perceived as a receptacle of all emotions and experiences.
Pete followed in the footsteps of their parents - he is serious, distrustful, and responsible because he needs to take care of his disorganized brother.
The plot of the story follows the life and death of a Southern woman Emily Grierson, mostly in the period after the Civil War.
Overall, after the analysis of the poem, a conclusion can be made that the poet's tone in it is characterized by a shift of mood from sadness and regrets of childhood to understanding his father's [...]
This is the technique that Jefferson uses in writing the Declaration of Independence. In using this technique Jefferson enumerates to illustrate the patience of an oppressed people.
The population had to work hard to pay taxes to the state and various fees required by the Church that assured them of the importance of that.
Yet, the worst was still laying ahead it is not only that Dorset had refused to pay ransom for the release of his son, but he himself demanded ransom from both kidnappers, in order to [...]
It is often proclaimed that America celebrates biculturalism and ethnic diversity, but very often, immigrants prefer to disguise their cultural heritage, in order to become full-members of the contemporary American society.
Additionally, a certain pattern can be seen in alternating the rhyme of the last word in a line, where in the first two stanzas, the first and the third lines where unrhymed, while the second [...]
The fact that both Faulkner and O'Connor were from the South and that they wrote during almost the same period led to many similarities in their style of writing like the religious themes and foreshadowed [...]
The story of "The White Heron" is a story of a young girl as she experiences enlightenment through her connection to nature.
The hesitancy and repetition of phrases, the parallels of contrast, express and enforce the strong bound between George and Nick. In the case of George and Nick they form the basis of their relationship.