By showing how the stringent moral and religious standards of Puritanism can result in hypocrisy and the restriction of human freedom, The Scarlet Letter emblem relates to the concept of Puritanism.
In this case, saying that she was in contact with Williams; showed that she was able to speak to the spirits of the dead.
The poem "Sylvia's Death" by Anne Sexton is devoted, as the title suggests, to the death of poet Sylvia Plath. The poem itself is like a monologue or a short speech devoted to Sylvia and [...]
Here Pope states the epic question or the primary concern of the poem: how a "well -bread lord could assault a gentle belle?" and in return how a "gentle belle" could reject a lord?
The reader can interpret starting lines as the response to the question of the priest in the wedding ceremony about the reasons preventing the couple from getting married The structure of the phrase "Let me [...]
It is significant that the life of people is not the center of the story, the moments and the feelings people experience there are really important in the writing.
In this respect, it is purposeful to look through the literature that explores the origins of e-books development, individual perceptions and demographics of using electronic materials, understand the status of libraries and define in what [...]
Taking into consideration that loyalty is one of the common features for both Hassan and Amir, their differences, which consist in family and origin as well as their attitudes to life, friendship, and respect, make [...]
In the poem, the sunflower serves as a metaphor; the connection between the sun and the flower symbolizes the bond between people and God.
While The government is the system that makes laws and ensures that they are followed, it is the person who wields power who is responsible for the equality and impartiality of its enforcement.
Langston Hughes, the author of the poem, was quite a significant person during the Harlem Renaissance a movement for the revival of the African American culture which took place in the 1920-1930s.
With the support of his wife Nancy, this energetic and modern man decides to transform the school into a modern one by planting beautiful gardens on the fields and closing a path that villagers use [...]
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 [...]
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.
The mechanism of oppression in Gregor's case is the bureaucracy in which he is forced to work a meaningless life that contributes nothing to his dreams or aspirations, but instead merely makes of him a [...]
Water and fire are used by the author as symbols of destruction and purification respectively, which allows the readers to better understand the main characters in the context of the communist oppression.
The climax of the story is Brently Mallard's return home and the situation when Mrs. The point of view in the story is categorized as the third person limited omniscient as the story-teller is not [...]
The names of places, characters, and events are the same in both the book and the movie. In contrast, in the movie, the story revolves around Bilbo and the dwarves.
Henry IV Part One is a play about to the story of the heir of King Henry IV Prince Hal. The character of Prince Harry is central in the play Henry IV Part One.
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.
When she losses, the only source of income to the family, Tess takes up a job at the D'Urbevilles family estate so that she can take care of her family.
Two neighboring crones, antique and gray, Together talk would at close of day One said with brow of wrinkled care, "Life's cup, at first was sweet and fair, On our young lips, with laughter gay, [...]
The 16th century was a period of political conflict and corruption in England; the theme is presented through the statesman Thomas More who is considered to participate in the struggle between the state and the [...]
Eveline's story is an irony, this is because at the beginning of the story Eveline seems to be having a flashback of the people who have already gone to the East, and inwardly she develops [...]
Thereby, irony can be traced in a poem even if contemporary scholars try to prove that there is no ironic meaning at all by using biographic approach to analyse the poem, motivation of the author, [...]
Frankenstein is a ruthless man who can stop at nothing in his pursuit of knowledge, and when he discovered the secrets of life, he uses it to create a monster.
He trained his sons on his approach to life and hoped they would follow and achieve his dream of success. Willy's life was a disappointment as he had the wrong ambitions and failed to teach [...]
This symbolizes the blindness of the area of residence and the house in which he lives. The narrator is new to the love of a girl and does not know how to handle her.
Raymond Carver is the writer who uses minimalism in his writing style to set up the tone of the story from the very beginning."What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" by Carver explores [...]
The book gives a story of a spider by the name Charlotte and her acquaintance with Wilbur, the piglet. Wilbur's purpose and his impact on the themes of the book Wilbur is the main character [...]
He cares mostly about his money and reputation, and through his pressure and arrogance, he makes Nora believe that her life has to only be devoted to her husband and children.
It was the first novel to receive the title of "Gothic", and it was also one of the first to use and develop the sublime.
One example of this can be seen in the case of the story "Evermore" where the main character of the story is sad about the death of her brother and the fact that many people [...]
This is the main message that the writer tries to convey to the audience. This is one of the points that can be made.
In his speech to his brother-in-law Creon, the proud king voices the desire to find the murderer to secure not only the wellbeing of his state but his safety as a ruler as well.
The arguments and the sequences that are created in a novel are well though out and present a realm of exploration, innovation and creativity that does not have borders. No form of literature in the [...]
As it is one of her last composed poems, there are a lot of discussions surrounding the influences of her near imminent death on the sad melancholic tone of the poem and is it is [...]
At the beginning of the story Tuta receives the invitation, and according to his reaction, it could be implied that Tuta does not belong to the class that is supposed to be invited to the [...]
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.
As the auction proceeds, the reader follows the heartbreaking events of the book. Boys hunt down a pig and place its head on a stick as an 'offering' to the 'beast'.
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.
Of course, she is not a mortal woman as she is a nymph and is beyond the laws of human society. Of course, the woman is meant to be devoted to her husband and her [...]
The poem is an exposition of the erosion of the old beliefs of the religious institution delimited by the church. The narrator is contemptuous of the habit of visiting churches and derides the various instruments [...]
This is one of the aspects that can be identified. This is one of the main points that can be made.
It is worth mentioning here that it is this attributes that he possessed that made him successful in manipulating other characters painting him to be a strong and compelling character.
She wants to depict the difference between the appearance of a beautiful woman in her culture's point of view and that the western. It is not a matter to the Muslim women as it is [...]
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 [...]
The death of his mother led to his grandmother taking the role of taking care of him and his siblings. In 1814 at the age of 19, John fought his master that resulted in a [...]
Evaluating the facts, it appears that the address to the theme of stereotyping is seen through all the parts of "Cinderella" as Sexton resorts to the use of a considerable variety of stereotypical ideas and [...]
Thus, Ernest Hemingway makes extensive use of symbolism in order to convey nihilistic themes, because the main hero of The Sun Also Rises is a symbol of nihilism, the main heroine of The Sun Also [...]
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.
The idea is that we are born with both the capacity of good and the capacity of evil and that the way we are raised, or the environment in which we live determines how we [...]
Although Smith does not lose her connection to social and political contexts, the first and foremost describes the discovery of the human self through nature, which means, the natural world appears both a key character [...]
The essay will examine and discuss the usage of symbols and images about the actions and thoughts of the main characters and their meaning for the readers.
The imagery effects of the poem offer deep grounds for the analysis of the house's inside, the woman's feelings, and the passerby's attitude toward her.
The main characters in the play, the Weston family, have outstanding personalities. Beverly Weston is the Father of the home.
By cooking the "murder weapon", she has partially destroyed any evidence linking her to Patrick's death. First, she offers the detectives a drink, possibly alcoholic and bids her time.
At the end of the play, Othello's realizes that his naivety and lack of confidences in his wife' innocence and fidelity.
Even without the name of the main character, the audience can tell how she behaves and relates with others, which brings out the imbalance of power that exists between men and women particularly when it [...]
In the play A Raisin in the Sun, the playwriter uses art to fictionalize encounters of a delayed dream by a family; it is a supposition of the poem by Hughes.
As for the irony, the author uses this device to draw the readers' attention to the injustice of the situation described in the poem.
To address the question posed in the poem, Hughes creates a set of similes that assist in seeking answers to the aforementioned question.
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 paper will argue that, although the concepts of hypocrisy, lying, and acting are brought up directly only a few times in Hamlet, the manifestations thereof can be found throughout the poem, the Dutch prince [...]
In this poem, some of the elements that capture the Gothic traditions include terrifying weather, the spirit, the female known as Life-in-Death and Death, snow, the Albatross, the strange speech of the mariner, deaths, and [...]
It is, therefore, easy to recommend Fahrenheit 451 as the book with the true reflection of the society people live in nowadays.
In his play Othello, William Shakespeare also accentuates the meaning of minor characters and their actions for the development of the tragedy in Othello's life.
Athena also had to pour a sea fog around Odysseus to protect him, and then she assumed the shape of a little girl and showed him the way to the palace.
The Iliad and the Odyssey are anti-war poems, even though the actions in the stories are mainly conflict-oriented. They are anti-conflict because the aftermath of the fights is tragic, and every individual always engaged in [...]
Stryver who is referred to as a fellow of delicacy is proved to a fellow of no delicacy at the end of the story while Sydney Carton who was referred to as a fellow of [...]
The writer uses first-person narration to illustrate how Ralph is writing a memoir in response to the muddled uproar that is rampant in the setting of the novel.
In this respect, the author still resorts logic to explain the meaningless concepts and makes sense of the fictional world described as a new reality.
Through the drama, it is possible to see the attitude of the author to the issue as well as her views since her literature presents her feelings and her opinion on the sensitive social matters.
The nature and the story behind these heroes vary depending on the beliefs of the people in that society and what the hero represents.
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 [...]
The plot of the story, therefore, becomes an argumentative platform for the author to touch on the way the animals are being discriminated upon and how that is more than likely similar to how people [...]
I would like to finalize with Kaur's depiction of an immigrant, who is "a bridge between the last generation and the next one".
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 [...]
Purpose of the research The purpose of this study is to compare specific women characters in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Hamlet and to explore their similarities in terms of their passivity, relationships with other characters [...]
In the first verse, Marvel Andrew expressed how he would be devoted to the lady by dedicating indefinite quantity of time to the woman.
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 [...]
Connie's desire to be free is reflected in her behavior, attitude to parents, and her relation to personal sexuality, but when she is offered this independence, she understands that all she was searching for is [...]
Thus, Henry's changes in war perspectives should become a good example of how the attitudes of one person might affect others.
The events reflect the economic and social constraints of society and the role of money in the life of the characters.
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 [...]
In the lead-up to the passage to be analyzed, Iago has tried to turn Brabantio, Desdemona's father, against Othello by letting him know his daughter is "making the beast with two backs" with the Moor.
The title of the book brings out the presence of death through superstition, an owl calling the name of a person, which is believed to mean the person will soon die. That is why the [...]
Vasudeva, the ferryman and the river act as the best teachers for Siddhartha in his pursuit for enlightenment; however, one cannot undermine the role played by his own father, the Samanas, Kamala, Kamaswami and Buddha [...]
The newly established nation that appeared as the outcome of the revolution was eager to proclaim its patriotism and to share its feelings of pride with the rest of the world.
For example, Banquo was given good news by the witches about the likelihood of his children becoming kings and yet he did not rush to murder as it's in the Macbeth's case.
Moreover, Sammy is unhappy at his place of work, and he is glad when the three girls walk in and take the mind of his work and away from his small and closed world.
Othello is not perfect either and the reason he acts the way he acts is that he is jealous; not that Desdemona cannot match his 'principles'.
The main themes of this story are wealth, the pursuit of social status, and the illusions that people use to achieve them.
In it she relates the story of Celie, a woman with a phenomenal rise from one oppressed and dependent and climaxes at the emancipated self at the end of the book.
The theme of the story Araby reveals the hero's psychological state from the way of love to despair and bitter realities and shows boy's findings about the difference between real and imagined life around him.
Much of the narrative strategy underlying the horrors and terrors of the first Gothic novel is theatrically inspired by the novel's settings and shadowy interiors, lunar menace and solar absence, lurid acoustics, peregrinating armor, mobile [...]
Pip is the narrator in this context; he is telling the story of his encounter with Joe, an old friend, at a particular point in time.
The author fulfilled the purpose of the book and the needs of the audience, as he described realistic events, created a down-to-earth hero and made the plot thrilling.
He studied philosophy at the university so that after obtaining a degree he explored the concepts of existentialism in the middle of the 1930s and examined the principles of the absurdity of human existence several [...]
While the old man with enormous wings seems to be the central character in the short story, he does not clearly appear to be the protagonist in the story.
Time and realism is a crucial element of modern literature."Time, in Modernist literature, may take the reader through a day in the life of a narrator, whereas in Realism, the reader is taken into a [...]
The structure of the Homegoing describes the picture of the family and the power of love from the different descendants of Maame.
As it is shown in the book, she attempts to convey her sense of isolation to the reader and the implication of solitude in the individual's life. In the end, Esther is recovering and she [...]
The speaker contrasts the ocean and the land by stating that people were all facing the ocean while neglecting the land, which has all the answers they are looking for in the deep waters.
Through writing his book, the author reveals his attitude towards the British government and at the same time gives a detailed description of the human nature including the characteristics of a spy.
He worked in the ministry of culture where he served as a director before terminating his service in the government when he headed the State Cinema Organization.
Othello leaves Venice in the company of his wife, Iago and Cassio and Desdemona's attendant known as Emilia. Othello's love for Desdemona is a major weakness that leads to his downfall.
Macbeth ascends to the throne, he is determined to hold on to the throne, and so he must get rid of Banquo and his family because the witches had predicted that the throne would go [...]
Exploring the thematic significance of the novels title "White Teeth" it would be instrumental to argue that the title touches on the aspects of cultural identity.
You nabbed them!" "Who?" asked the detective."The time fugitives" said the other man, with a note of deep distaste."They were not content with the domes, the recycled air, the recycled food, the unvarying light and [...]
The first story is of Nya, a girl from Sudan, and the second story is of Salva, a Sudanese boy. Man in the dorm of a civil war which is the cause of Salva's fleeing [...]
Hamlet does not follow his friend's caution and goes with the ghost, where he learns of his father's murder and swears to avenge him.
Toni Morrison in Sula describes the problem of how society perceives post-traumatic stress disorder through the figure of Shadrack and his way of life after the First World War.
Maya Angelou is no exception to the above characteristics; in most of her works, the prolific writer has a similar theme in most of her poems. The author lights the honor and right of the [...]
However, no matter how important the physical map of the city and the wanderings of the heroes is. Nobility, loyalty to the word, decency, and dignity are the distinctive qualities of the heroes of The [...]
For instance, Ferdinand promises to make Miranda "the queen of Naples" and it does not even occur to him that he may not be able to fulfill his promise.
The image of soldier Kien in The Sorrow of War demonstrates the difficulties of the Vietnamese people before, through and after this war.
Li Po's poems are simple and unpretentious."High in the Mountains, I Fail to Find the Wise Man," is a distinctive poem of Li Po. Li Po spoke with the sensitivity and sensibility of a mature [...]
The love of Juliet to Romeo at the early stages is described as the "bud love, expected to grow into a beauteous flower" when the two meet later.
Apparently, the wide variety of themes that he chose for his writings also contribute to their popularity: the complexity of human soul, its ability to rise and fall, wisdom and vanity, purity and vice, the [...]