Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 55

This provides us with the clue, as to the discursive significance of the old man's eye, as one of the story's foremost motifs.

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the reasons why Zeus was able to remain in charge of the gods and what the crucial difference between Zeus and the other gods was.

First, it dwells upon the gender differences that existed at the time of the play. The women in the play were united by the feeling of isolation and alienation from other women and from society [...]

In Edgar Allan Poe's, "The Cast of Amontillado" Montresor appears as a caring friend but that appearance is only used to mask the fact that Montresor is a mad man.

I took the liberty of talking to some of my old pals, and surprisingly enough, I realized we were actually not communicating. At the end of the day, they are all literacy arts and you [...]

First of all, I have to say that the poem is recognized to be a reflection of the Victorian Period. I suppose that the success of the poem can be explained by the author's ability [...]

The chapter under consideration deals with the Bolsheviks' expansion, which shaped the development of the relations between the countries of the Middle East and Russia.

The research delves into the love and ethics aspect of the Shakespearean texts. For example, the Shakespeare's play "The Rape of The Rape of Lucrece", the text "I will beg her love, but she is [...]

One may be tempted to think that she is a victim of Richard's folly, but she is sharply aware of her place.

After all the emotional suffering he had taken her through, Harry is touched by the fact that she manages to remain loving and friendly.

The book highlights the events that led to the formation of workers' unions and David Montgomery's contribution to the revolution. He also claimed that the existence of different classes of labor led to the downfall [...]

For example, Frank the Soldier jokes about the experiences of his life during the war in a bid to cover up the horrible experiences of the war. Other people retain their humanity by repressing and [...]

In the myths, she is described as the goddess of virginity, the moon, the hunter, childbirth, and caretaker of the natural environment.

The term is widely used when referring to the foreign policy that defined the interaction between Neville Chamberlain of Britain and Adolf Hitler of German.

The choice of the words in this passage may be explained by the desire to show how lovely the place for Don Quixote was and how he worried about leaving it.

He argues that egalitarianism calls for the suppression of the bright and hardworking in order for them to be equal with the rest; that it assigns much importance to peaceful living at the expense of [...]

The description of the Salinas Valley; closed off "from the sky and the rest of the world" by "the grey-flannel winter fog," which "sat on the mountains like a lid" such that it made the [...]

Each of the paragraphs presented in the paper is the consideration of the separate symbol and the reference of this symbol to the theme of the discussion.

The main purpose of the poem is to deepen the meaning of words when combined in a context and represented in a rhythmic pattern.

The influences of government and thinkers have shaped the history of the Middle East. The Ottoman impact is also crucial when writing the history of the Middle East in the 19th and 20th centuries.

After high school, I decided to pursue theology in college, which, in my opinion, explains the mysteries that surround the origin of the universe, life's purpose, and mankind's destiny.

Stowe has claimed that the anti slavery groups questioned the morality of the white Christians who were at the fore front in the oppression of the Black people.

His creation is gentle at the start, but after the people start to resent it because of its looks, the monster runs and hides from the society. When Victor refuses to create a spouse for [...]

The first sign that showed Somaly the wickedness of her grandfather was when he struck her after she was afraid of climbing on to the logging truck. The reason behind this is that the woman [...]

Intertwined throughout the story is the turbulent and pragmatic relationship between Art and his elderly father. This was the root of the overwrought relationship that existed between Vladek and his son because he held his [...]

The narrator means that time and space are incorporated in the current decision-making processes and the truth that generated the historical actions is revealed in the present century.

The descriptions of the scene demonstrate the extent of Negroes' poverty and level of unemployment as they play the pianos on the streets to attract sympathy from the passers-by.

By the end of the play, Marsha has stopped pretending in front of her husband and Wanda that she is fine.

The young woman's reaction to gift-giving is interesting because the discussion of this reaction can add to Peter Singer's vision of the necessity to be generous in relation to the people of the Third World.

He is not allowed to participate fully in the rites and ceremonies of the Reservation, so he fashions his system of thought out of the scripture and the dramas he reads.

His emotions and dreams get the best of him as he even refuses to be treated as inferior by Miss Judy Jones, a lady who presents to him the picture of being an American elite.

These words from the song made me understood that the author of the story wanted to show that Connie and Arnold were created for each other and they had to be together even though Arnold [...]

The main objective of the play "A Doll's House" is to advocate for the ability of each individual in making decisions that are not based on the influences of other persons around him or her. [...]

A perfect example is the comparison of the topics presented in the books "The unbearable lightness of being" and "The Kite Runner".

Perhaps, it is the rhythm of the author's voice that helps to reveal the new ideas. That is the magic of poetry.

This concerns what she refers to as "having doubts" in her conversation with Sister James at the last act of the play "Doubt" by John Patrick Shanley.

It is quite peculiar that Spiegelman uses only the black-and-white color perhaps, this is another means to emphasize the gloomy atmosphere of the Nazi invasion and the reign of the anti-Semite ideas.

In the story Black Skin What Mask, the writer brings to light many instances of irony between the narrator and his friend. He is still a friend to the narrator who is black.

In the book Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, the author brings into light Tayo, the main protagonist in the story, his relations with other characters in the book and brings out the effects of these [...]

On the other hand, there is a moment in Ali's story, which reminds me exactly of what I was feeling every day before I decided to move out of my stepmother's house.

It is a perfect presentation of the two major characters Blanche DuBois whose pretensions to virtue and culture only thinly cover her alcoholism and illusions of greatness, and Stanley Kowalski, who is primitive, rough, and [...]

Despite the common beliefs concerning the existence of ghosts, it seems that the ghost's presence is still supported by the testimonies of all characters in the story, including Horatio, Francisco, and the protagonist himself.

Yet, there are some distinctions Judy Brady believes that women are often viewed as unpaid house servants who have to take care of husbands' needs, whereas Glenn Sacks argues that gender roles begin to transform [...]

This essay continues the study of Borges with emphasis on these two stories, the theme of dreams and the nature of reality, and the author's speculative fiction as well as his assertions as to what [...]

One of the first examples of satire as the possibility to introduce some philosophical ideas was the description of the professor's activities.

And that is where I wanted to be, at home. I understood that she was the dearest person in my life and I behaved as a stupid thing.

The play Death of a salesman is indeed an anatomy of the American dream especially because the plot of the story revolves around some of the basic material gains that individuals in the American society [...]

In the article, the author suggested that the matriarchal structure of Negro families in America has resulted in disorganization of the black community.

The scene opens with the frantic efforts of the master and the boatswain to save the ship and the people therein.

In addition, use of Symbolism imagery and symbolism creates a better picture in audience mind, concerning the themes that the play covers; such as where dark is used to represent evil.

It is even possible to notice that Mephistopheles tries to warn and make Faust refuse the deal as he is aware of the real situation and does not want him to make the same mistakes [...]

What is more threatening is that all people involved in the movie industry find it hard to distinguish between the real world and the one that is dictated by Hollywood.

The importance of inspiration in writing is discussed in the story Writers in Hollywood by Raymond Chandler. The author questions Hollywood's screenplays as an art of writing because he rejects the presence of the writer's [...]

He is in search of inspiration and all he is doing is rushing here and there to find a hint of something that would make him write at least several lines of his new novel.

This bore a neoclassic model of writing plays, which prescribed strict rules of verisimilitude: the unity of place, action and time, five-play act, and strict classification of the dramas in certain genres.

The plot develops from the chorus in ancient plays -Antigone while in recent plays like Henry V; it is built from the character's speech.

The Battle of Agincourt is an epitome of the play's reflection of culture and worldview. The drama has a type of language and setting that appeals to the English audience.

The owner was very proud of Nat Turner and usually made comments on his intelligence to his friends. Another reason that compelled Nat Turner to lead a rebellion was the escape of his father.

More so, the renowned author suggests that it is impossible to get rid of the sinful alter-ego. Stevenson claims that it is impossible to get rid of the alter ego.

For example, he says the goal of Europe is to deliver good to the colonizers at the expense of the resources of the colonized class; Cesaire maintains that it only serves to decivilize the colonizers.

He comes back home with the idea that nothing has changed and expects to find all the intriguing things about his home the same as he left them and to his disappointment, nothing is as [...]

The authors of these famous texts show in detail how the main characters Gilgamesh and Prospero struggle with the sense of alienation because of their exile, but overcoming this challenging experience, the characters develop their [...]

First of all, there is a need to point out that Reed is recognized as one of the most influential African American letters. The most interesting point I would like to highlight is related to [...]

This is evident, first in Celia's love for her, which is proved in Duke Fredrick's capability of allowing her to stay in the court.

Chang does indeed appear to have the features of the poor student archetype: even though Yingying was not his wife, he did abandon her, and at first glance it seems that the reason is the [...]

It is not a function of the legal system to be a tool in the hands of a tyrannical government, an instrument of intimidation and control.

When the war began for the US, and Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan, the American government not only entered the war but also decided to isolate all Japanese, who resided in the territory of [...]

It is the reporter, who wants to know more about the island and the reasons why the life of the islanders cannot be changed.

Sanguk's escape is a symbol of rebellion that is necessary for the island and destructive to the Cho and Haewon-Miyon couple. Why and when does Cho return to the island?

73 to 143 is to explain the essence of the idea of the island of the dead. The main events are the expected inaugural speech the new director Cho, his expectations to promote a number [...]

In his review, Venkatachalam writes about Diamond's level ground, where it all started, and which after some time became unequal due to some ultimate causes, such as rapid domestication of plants and animals in some [...]

In the book, it is apparent that the technological and military disparities between the Europeans and the Guinean people and not the presumed genetic superiority of the Europeans help to enhance the survival of the [...]

The citizens of the USA became familiar with the poet in the early sixties. I suppose that famous Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko is one of the most influential literary figures in the world.

In company with other 'Okies,' they tried to find land, dignity, employment, and future for their children.'The Grapes of Wrath' begins with a representation of the Dust Bowl, the incident that brings about all that [...]

According to Rahn, through the stories told to the young children by the old women, the children ended up intermingling the past cultures and forces with the current cultures of the world.

Jackie would, therefore, wrestle with this fact for the rest of her life. Jackie would hear the real voices of her mother, her dad, and her little brother screaming for help.

The case described by the author is a clear reflection of the situation where the two sides were not ready to compromise, which led to the tragedy.

After all, as the author shows in this particular story, it is named on the account of self-righteous/pious but perceptually arrogant individuals that the saying "road to hell is made out of good intentions" continues [...]

Iris blamed the Sky for the fine weather and the absence of rains for a long time as she was allowed to appear only after the rain. The Sky told her that people needed only [...]

Bob Dylan's autobiographical book Chronicles throws light on the development of folk music in the United States, American identity, and certainly, the personality of the author.

The presence of money in one's pocket is, perhaps, a good opportunity to provide for oneself and his or her beloved ones, yet the play shows that big money pouring over the edge is, alas, [...]

The speaker is optimistic to go and face the rivals and although the chances of surviving the fight look minimal, he wants the group to die a noble death, a death that will be of [...]

Forget the time when you could marvel at the beauty of a single panel of a graphic novel for a solid half an hour.

The principal theses of the article are easy to enumerate; these are the origin of the African American literature, the stages of its development, its most famous writers and their impact on the literature and [...]

The entire story is a documentation of the happiness that the dogs brought to Bill, and its conclusion is practically an illustration of how fond memories always stay with the individuals left behind after the [...]

Exploring the apparent conflict pertaining to the burial of Polyneices I am of the opinion that Antigone had a right to bury her brother.

It is impossible for one to be in a fighter jet and later be in his car, driving the wife to the beauty parlor.

The tension comes from the fact that he knows that is his dog, but he really does not want to see it too close, and the dog has been missing for five days, so now [...]

Wilde uses the character of Dorian as a symbol of his ideas regarding the interaction of art and ethics. In it, assertions are made as to the inability of moral judgments to be made on [...]

The book was written during the pre-colonial time and the author portrayed the western practices as of value to the people in the village.

He is not the person he would like to be. He starts creating stories where he is the person he would like to be.

It is necessary to note that the idea of the triumph of the self is one of the last ideas that can appear in some readers' minds.

The high sales of the book and the popularity of its ideas have shown that his writing was convincing to a large number of people who often choose to ignore the criticism of the book [...]

To make a detailed description of the expressed opinion and to prove it, we should consider the characteristic features of the heroes and the general perception of novels which are directed at the description of [...]

Huck, the key character in the book, brings the collision of a sound heart and a deformed conscience, a conflict well illustrated through the theme of racism, civilized society, and slavery among others.

This essay is going to compare and contrast the characters of two women, Calixta from Chopin's "The Storm" and Elisa Allena from Steinbeck's "Chrysanthemums", who are in different contexts of the stories.

In "The Subjection of Women," John Stuart Mill argues for the emancipation of marginalized women for both the benefit of the society and the personal gain of the woman.

In "Love Among the Ruins", Browning compares the past with the present giving love more weight than material things through the persona that he creates.

At the end of the story, a man offers to "take the bags over to the other side of the station", where no hope for childbirth and their relations is seen.

Although the term literature means different things to different individuals, it is the reader of literary work who has the discretion to define what literature is and what it is not.

In The Iliad, the relations between two characters, Agamemnon and Apollo, as well as their motivation and passion help to underscore the theme of power and rage; the conflict between the characters is based on [...]

This aids in understanding the events of the war, to meet the political goals when America fully participated in the war as seen through eyewitness report of the event.

A major difference between poems and drama and the short story is that the first two have a predefined format of writing which includes the use of more dramatic words as compared to the short [...]

"The Pilgrimage" by Nelofer Pazira uses multiple rhetoric devices, including epithets and similes, which seem to perform similar functions in the description of the two opposing themes of the essay: the peaceful life in Afghanistan [...]

One of the reasons behind the rising popularity of the "eco-fiction" genre has to do with the fact that the philosophy of environmentalism has now been firmly incorporated in the discourse of post-modernity, which nowadays [...]

One of the most important themes that come out clearly in this book is the sense of smell and its significance in promoting hygiene in the major cities of the United States before the Civil [...]

The secondary argument supporting the claim of the psychological temperament in Plath's works is based on the interpretation of her state of mind when she forcefully vilified her father as a Nazi sympathizer.

Along with the analysis of globalization and ethnic identity in literature, understanding food culture through the works of Asian American authors is outlined.

Although I have never been in a situation similar to Henrietta Lacks, I still had to deal with some aspects of the issue related to the patient's control over their body.

The formalist analysis of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep repeats the same mistake, as it focuses on the plot devices and tropes presented in the story.

The book engages with its readers, inviting them to a journey of personal growth and the struggles that the lead character experiences in the process.

Therefore, "Kindred" remains one of the few novels that allow understanding the emotional core of the relationships between African Americans and White Americans and specify the effects that the choice between slavery and freedom has [...]

The United States has a diverse population both in terms of culture and religion. However, financial endeavors create conflict in religious experiences.

It is instead time to think about the essence of a happy and full life and gather as many pleasant and unforgettable moments as possible.

Who is Henry Louis Gates and why did he travel to Ghana? Henry Louis Gates is an American historian, filmmaker, and critic who investigates the history of African Americans.

What I noticed is that the names in this play are all "telling," and while Lucre and Hoard refer to luxury and hoarding assets, Spitchcock means "a fried eel".

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock does not contain the glorification of the beloved, the rapture of the power of feeling expected from a love song.

The acknowledgment of this serious, sad element of the character's life circumstances reminds the audience of the inescapable nature of many circumstances in life.

However, the little girl defends the pig and states that it is unfair to kill it "just because it's smaller than the others".

His first book is entitled Lonely Country, and it is the very piece of art, which made him known as the king of the lonely country and proved that he was a sadhu in poetry [...]