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“The Mountaintop” Play by Katori Hall

Judging by the conversation of the King with a lady Camae, the King indeed is presented as a human being who had feelings, fears, and emotions.
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 408

“Ready Player One” Novel by Ernest Cline

The situation is indicative of the overall condition of a significant part of humanity, and the boy's foremost desire is to escape the situation.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1097

Count Orlok & the Other Mother Fictional Monsters

Both Count Orlok and the Other Mother possess the ability to mimic normal people but still are have more powers than these people, yet the disturbing relatability of Beldam's motives and the terrifying goal of [...]
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1221

Great Depression in “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty

The first few paragraphs of the story are dedicated specifically to painting the image of the old Afro-American woman in the mind of the reader by providing details on her appearance, closing, her manners of [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 643

Kafka’s “The Trial” Compared to the Justice System

Since the first stages of the evolution of the civilized world, there have always been multiple debates about the just character of regulations that are taken as basic ones for the life of particular communities.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1111

George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” Short Story

The first example of the subverted power dynamic is at the very beginning of the story. The writer shows that power comes at a certain price, and in the case of the main character, he [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1179

The Play “Fool for Love” by Sam Shepard

The following paper aims to analyze themes from the play, identify the connections to the concept of identity, and determine whether the reality they are dealing with offers them a possibility to live the American [...]
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2228

“The Way West” by Mona Mansour

The mother is declaring bankruptcy, and as her life falls apart, she tells stories of her life and discusses the meaning of the American dream in the modern context with allusions to the Oregon Trail [...]
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 550

William Cullen Bryant, an American Romantic Poet

In "Inscription for the Entrance to a Wood," the author relies on such words as guilt, misery, crime, and sorrow to explain the negative side of the surrounding man-made world.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 502

Gender and Illness in Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”

Additionally, the main form of psychological imprisonment was the character's obedience to her husband who did not believe in her sickness and did not allow her to think that it was something more than a [...]
  • Subjects: Gender in Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 364

“Black Skin, White Masks” by Frantz Fanon

The first chapter of the book addresses the issue of language in day-to-day conversations between white and black French people of the 1950s.
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 670

Sci-FI Stories: Society, Human Nature and Technology

Jingfang paints a dreadful picture of the future where social inequality has risen to the point where the society is split into three parts, and the differences among them are emphasized in the most vivid [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1500

The Wisdom of Chinese Characters

The book is aimed to serve as a bridge for further studies of the Chinese alphabet, as it explains the background and logic behind the construction of the letters and demonstrates its evolution from a [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1960

Artistic Talent in “My Name Is Asher Lev” by Potok

It touches on numerous subjects, such as the opposition of communal values to those of the individual, criticizes dogmatic views and perceptions of God, and promotes art as one of the truest ways of worshipping [...]
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1217

“My Papa’s Waltz” Poem by Theodore Roethke

The literary styles influence the interpretation of the poem by the target audience. In the poem "My Papa Waltz," the author has employed, vivid descriptions, figurative language, and unique poetic tones to communicate the meaning [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 615

Jim Lacey’s Pershing: A Biography

In addition, Jim Lacey details Pershing's brilliant contribution to the war in the way he organized his fighters, selected the commanders, and built the army that won World War I.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2267

“The Sky Is Gray” by Ernest Gaines

Bassett is mostly an offstage character, and when on stage, he exists as Dr. Pride is one of the elements in the narrative and appears as social behavior in today's society.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 305

“The Women on Brewster Place” by Gloria Naylor

There is also animation in the story where Brewster, a place, is given the human ability to wait on people. There is also the use of figurative language in the narrative.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 302

Symbols in Junot Diaz’s “Is This How You Lose Her”

By incorporating a range of symbols such as the main characters' clothes, their personal belongings, and attributes of their culture, the author conveys the conflict of belonging, sense of being lost, and the problem of [...]
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2212

Comic Prose: Keith and Leo’s Shopping

He was lining in the bed trying not to move and not to breath as Keith could hear it. He was not able to change the pose as Keith would hear it and wake up.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1125

The Story “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield

It becomes clear when different ideas appear in her head, and all the participants of the performance know her and love her as one of the members in the general fun.
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  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 967

“The House on Mango Street” Novel by Sandra Cisneros

Speaking both to the reader's mind and his/her soul, Cisneros makes him/her believe in her vision of the world and see people with the eyes of a little Mexican girl in her novel The House [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 895

Chimamanda Adichie: The Issue of Equality and Tolerance

After centuries of discrimination and alienation between the communities of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, after hundreds of years of wars based on religion and nationality, modern society has slowly started coming to senses and [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1946

“Zeus: King of the Gods (Olympians)” by George O’Connor

From the point at which Zeus rescues his siblings from his father Cronus, however, O'Connor follows the original myths quite closely, describing the war between the Titans and the Olympians, Zeus's journey to find Cyclopes, [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 638

Microscopic Truthfulness in Writing

The truth can also be expressed through the writings of one's thoughts and knowledge from the inside heart. For instance, for businesses to transact, the Microscopic Truthfulness ensures that this is possible.
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 266

Sam and Frodo in The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit

In both the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and their film adaptations, Sam Gamgee, the character, was a hobbit who becomes Frodo Baggins' close friend in his quest for the 'One Ring'.
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  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 922

“A Summer Tragedy” by Arna Bontemps

The story is set near the Mississippi River, in the fertile lands of New Orleans. The Patton's love each other so much, and their affection is shown in the story.
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  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 404

The Farm Labor Organizing Committee Movement

Chapter 3 of the book by Barger, Reza, and Velasquez is dedicated to the history of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee and the movement associated with this labor union and the promotion of immigrant farmworkers' [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 604

“The Innocents Abroad” Travel Book by Mark Twain

In Mark Twain's work called "The Innocents Abroad," he describes the trip across Syria and, namely, the visit to the city of Damascus from the perspective of a foreigner coming from a Western country.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 251

“The Talisman” Historical Novel by Walter Scott

One of the most important subjects raised in "The Talisman" by Walter Scott is the differences between Islam and Christianity and the confrontations between the followers of these two religions in the times of King [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 252

Irish in Hakluyt’s “Discourse of Western Planting”

Through the eyes of the author, the reader is in a position to understand the early beginnings of the Irish people and also appreciate the fact that the group has transformed immensely over the centuries.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 976

Korean War in “The Martyred” by Richard E. Kim

Shin seems to be frustrated with all his actions and beliefs, but he has nothing to do but stay with the other people, who are looking for some support and explanations and provide them with [...]
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 615

Albert Chinua Achebe Profile

Character Profile Template Introductory Information Character’s Name Albert Chinua Achebe Birth–Death Years 16thNovember 1930-21stMarch 2013. Picture of Character: Find a digital photo of the individual and paste it here. Most Noted For Introduction of the African literature into the global literature arena. Character Profile Report Biographical Information: Include life experiences that impacted thoughts and impact […]
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 733

Medea and the Epic of Gilgamesh Works

Evaluating the murder of the children, the conclusion can be drawn that the females were thought to give the life and take it back.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 545

“The Epic of Gilgamesh” by Ryan Gibbs

He will have you lie on a grand couch, and will have you lie in the seat of ease, the seat at his left, so that the princes of the world kiss your feet.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 856

Technology Control in Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World”

They leave you with a, but there is a self-limiting effect of all of our contemporary psychotropics and mood-alterers. The tabloid news is full of people who have become addicted to prescription drugs, or find [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3087

“The Caretaker” by Anthony Doerr

Liberia descends to anarchy and lawlessness, and he runs for dear life and finds himself in a different country, thousands of miles from his.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 334

“Scarlett and the Sinkhole” by Padgett Powell

The tone that the narrator uses is a complete contrast to this sad condition. The narrator should have used a more appropriate manner that is evidence or characteristic of Scarliotti's situation.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 182

Japanese Literature Comparison

However, when the memories of his wife resurface, and he goes to the grave to pay his respects, he realizes that he feels no remorse.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1835

Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”

The creation of the project about Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the puzzles the main character has to face with and collect is predetermined by a number of factors: an independent investigation about the [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 780

Laura Wexler’s Book “Fire in a Canebrake”

Wexler discusses the murder of Roger and Dorothy Malcolm and George and Mae Dorsey in detail, while paying much attention to the causes of the killings, to the racial component, and to the personalities of [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 810

“Gold” a Sports Novel by Chris Cleave

The burden of waiting feeds her fear, and Zoe suddenly understands that she is extremely uncomfortable due to the decision of her friend to refuse to take part in the race. In this passage, the [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1140

“Endgame” a Play by Samuel Beckett

Speaking about the things that make the chosen play different from the other plays included in the course materials, it is pivotal to note that the play's themes are unique, and the author actively uses [...]
  • Subjects: Plays
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 939

“Snow” a Book by Orhan Pamuk

The purpose of the author is to reveal to the reader of his book the hidden truth about the plight of women in certain states of the world.
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 761

War and Peace and Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Tolstoy's afflictions were attributed to his failure to define the true meaning of life and his fear of inevitable death. He realizes Socrates for stating that the life of a body is evil and deceptive [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1375

Apollo and Dionysus Comparison

For those who strive to gain an in-depth insight into the discursive significance of Greek antiquity, it represents the matter of crucial importance to be able to understand that the Olympian gods of Apollo and [...]
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1939

Homeric Hymn No. 2: Translations Comparison

After reviewing the two translations, this paper will argue that the version by Foley ranks as superior to the version by Evelyn-White, and the argument will utilize the following passages to prove said claim: the [...]
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1130

Paulo Coelho: The Lesson of Finding One’ Purpose in Life

One of the most common themes in Coelho's books is finding one's purpose in life and seeking after the attainment of ones dreams.'The Alchemist', 'The Witch of Portobello', 'The Zahir' and 'Brida' have this theme [...]
  • Subjects: Writers
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1594

An Explication on Shakespeare’s Macbeth

However, Macbeth's wife is murdered and the news is broken to him, and he is drifted into a life of futility and remorsefulness.
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1125

Translating Non-Fiction Works

Written by Mench , the book is known as The Discourse of the Other: Testimonio and the Fiction of the Maya has as many controversies around it as its author does around her.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1125

Sweet Silent Thought: Alliteration and Poetry

In the research article "Sweet silent thought: alliteration and resonance in poetry comprehension," the researchers were mainly interested in scrutinizing alliteration and how it generally functions as a memory cue during the process of poetry [...]
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 808

Situated Meaning in Literary Works

In particular, the writers explore the way in which the worldviews and moral principles of a person can be determined by the norms established in a particular community or a social group.
  • Subjects: Comparative Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 960

Arabic Novel “Midaq Alley” by Naguib Mahfouz

Most of the women in Midaq Alley support the community life, the way it is in the traditional setting. Women in the Alley hated her because of her lust for money.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1754

An Art of Literacy: “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel

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 [...]
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 726

Love and Ethics in William Shakespeare’s Plays

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 [...]
  • Subjects: British Literature
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 945

“A Darkling Plain” a Book by Kristen Monroe

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 [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1117

People Who Remind Me of Greek Gods

In the myths, she is described as the goddess of virginity, the moon, the hunter, childbirth, and caretaker of the natural environment.
  • Subjects: Mythology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1120

“The Jewelry” by Guy de Maupassant

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.
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 572

Emily Dickinson’s Poem 202

The main purpose of the poem is to deepen the meaning of words when combined in a context and represented in a rhythmic pattern.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 199

Slavery Role in the American Literature

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.
  • Subjects: Themes in American Novels
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1411

“Girl” a Novel by Jamaica Kincaid

The writer in the text uses authentic statements to show the reader that culture was supposed to be preserved in the family.
  • Subjects: American Novels Writing Style
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1418

“World War Z” a Book by Max Brooks

This could not hold because the League of Nations failed to prevent the most tragic war in the world that is, the Second World War.
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1995

“The Road of Lost Innocence” a Book by Somaly Mam

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 [...]
  • Subjects: World Literature
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 893

“Maus: A Survivor’s Tale” a Novel by Art Spiegelman

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 [...]
  • Subjects: American Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 306

History of Multicultural America by Ronald Takaki

The author also ties the multicultural history of people comprising American diversity with a thorough analysis of the place they are at the time of writing his book.
  • Subjects: Historical Literature
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 2742

“The Garden of Forking Paths” by Borges Luis Jorge

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.
  • Subjects: World Philosophy Literature
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 874

Langston Hughes’ and Emily Dickinson’s Poems

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.
  • Subjects: Poems
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1344