The Last Resort: A Memoir of Mischief and Mayhem on a Family Farm in Africa is a book that takes us through a family in Africa, the joys and the struggles they had to go [...]
Throughout the play, there are hints that Creon who defends his actions as doing them in line with the interests of the people and the gods that he is doing the exact opposed and in [...]
In the texts of the Iliad Achilles is depicted as a great warrior possessing all the marks of a grand fighter by proving his might it the Achaean army. Patroclus death puts Achilles in a [...]
The man cannot understand that things mean nothing to a woman if her family is being destroyed. Thus, Jason's biggest mistake is that he thinks Medea simply wants to remain his only wife.
Nevertheless, the influence of the church in controlling the production and dissemination of knowledge continued to be strong. One of the characters in the work, Sloth, is resentful because the medieval Christians were supposed to [...]
The poet's vision in the modernist age was extremely beneficial despite secluding him from the scientific concerns of the day or the society.
Mailer as the main protagonist of The Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer and Wittman Ah Sing as the main protagonist of Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book by Maxine Hong Kingston represent the ambiguous [...]
Despite the main aim of sending a boy to inspect the garden as a way to recollect himself after the loss of his best friend, sending Baoyu to the garden was also a means to [...]
It is, therefore, through political consciousness and positive reconstruction of her identity that she is able to act upon the oppressive constraints.
In addition, what determines the production of goods most is the organizational structure as opposed to the question of whether the producer is from the private or public sector.
Additionally, stating that he is a camera, which is only recording and reproducing, but not thinking and interpreting, the author pursues the goal of affecting the readers' minds and making his text to seem more [...]
Faulkner presents death in the story through death-haunted life of Emily. Emily also refuses to acknowledge the death of Homer, though she was responsible for his death.
Going by the words of Hopkins "science of fiction is a genre of fiction in which the stories often tell about science and technology of the future- these stories involve partially true-partially fictions laws or [...]
The validity of this suggestion can be illustrated in regards to a new edition of Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids, in which she provides readers with an insight onto different aspects of her early biography, [...]
In the book, William Apes has set the story in the 1800s a period marred by mass murder of Native Americans by the whites in the name of Christianity and in the quest of land.
Over 60000 British men were killed during the war and the author depicts vividly in a grotesque picture the emotional and physical effects of the war on the soldiers leading to disillusionment in the war.
Patti never thought of disclosing to anybody the change that had occurred in her relationship with Robert but she discovered that it was important for her to find something different.
The novel is considered to be the so-called extension of Modernist literature which appeared at the beginning of the 20th century. The window which is the first part of the novel is set in Ramsey's [...]
In an attempt to seal the gap that these researchers have created in the Canadian history, Srigley focuses on the lives of young women during the Great Depression era. Men's reaction to the phenomenon was [...]
The vivid description of events from the beginning gives the reader a clear picture of a girl who was born in problems and in spite of her intelligence she always became a victim of circumstances.
The fact that the author never expressly mentions the real name of the narrator, who is the main character in the story, can actually be perceived as a way in which the author portrays the [...]
In addition, the setting of the poem symbolizes the social injustices and oppressive nature of the people who promote Christianity in the region.
The story throws us to different times: the 'present' moment of the execution, the past that led to the execution and most notably, to an 'imagined present'.
None the less the Homeric world gives a glimpse of the noble men and women who live within that society, they appreciate and acknowledge the little favors and hospitality extended to them and in some [...]
This form of literature can be in form of folktales, music, sayings, and proverbs depicting the culture and livelihoods of the society. Of particular interest to this essay is the level of violence depicted in [...]
In a family it is expected that the older generation should take care of the young one but in the case of Lil' Bit her uncle preys on her sexually and even proposes to marry [...]
Henry James in his work "The Art of Fiction" and Joseph Conrad in his "The Task of the Artist" touched upon the problem of measuring the aesthetic value of a work of fiction by certain [...]
In Proulx's The Shipping News, death is the end of Quoyle's silence and the beginning of his voiced, well-articulated future. Wavey is a point of connection between Quoyle and the new place he is in.
A good example of a typical fallacy in the text is the metaphor that links the homeless people to the homeless animals, in the given case, the squirrels in the park.
One of the deadly sins, according to Dante, is gluttony and in the Third Circle of "Inferno" "Gluttons are punished". In conclusion, it is possible to state that Dante, just as the majority of poets [...]
In a nutshell, it can be argued that the definition of a man or a woman is different and not the same as in earlier days.
The return to the lighthouse is used to show the change of characters that was realized after the death of Mrs.
In this paper, I will aim to explore the legitimacy of an earlier suggestion in regards to how the deployment of a literary irony had helped Shirley Jackson and Nathaniel Hawthorne to emphasize the philosophic [...]
In these chapters, the author addresses the issues of emergence of capitalism and construction of market institutions, as well as explores the notion of freedom of the individual in a complex society.
History as a Novel/ The Novel as History is a subtitle of the book which proves that Mailer intentionally mixed the two genres for enriching the content of his work and experimenting with the manner [...]
The fight ends Lama's quest as he finds the river of the Arrow and Kim hands the secret documents to authorities.
This piece of work will give a review of the novel in regard to what the story is about and the various perspectives that can be derived from the author's arguments.
This is the difference in the connotation meaning of the language used in everyday life and at work. The connotation of the language used at work is the desire to impress others and to make [...]
The first letter starts by setting pace for the interest Voltaire had on religion and he writes, "I was of opinion that the doctrine and history of so extraordinary a people were worthy the attention [...]
Some of the features in the novel attributed to the line and the American exceptional and democratic ideology at home and abroad are tackled in this paper with an aim of unearthing the reason of [...]
The book contains two essays which include "My Dungeon Shook-Letter to my Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary Emancipation" which discusses the central role of race in American history written in the form of a [...]
The bulk of the story is set in South America and the origin of the slave trade in the African continent.
Although he is a philosophic wise man, the thrilled experience in Africa forces Marlow to take a different course in terms of his character. His curiosity and intelligence motivates him to explore Africa where he [...]
In the last part of the book, the federation warships come to the moon. This is evident in the book as the people on the moon are being controlled by the governments of the earth.
They learnt the important lesson that, the rich do not work for money; no, money works for them by employing other people to work for them In Chapter 2, the author explains the importance of [...]
However, it is important that if the children and adolescents are going to be affected, it should stand out as a positive influence making gender one of the timeless societal problems that should be approached [...]
Exploring the significance of the theme as well as the motifs of this piece, it becomes essential to understand that the era of modernism injected individualism in the literary works.
The Hong Kong International Literary Festival sessions for children's books are therefore an appropriate avenue for the introduction of the inspirational story of Rick Hansen depicted in the book, Boy in Motion, to the Asian [...]
The theme that this discussion will zero on is on the one's self or rather individuality or the unit of self as it appears as a common theme in The Great Lawsuit by Margaret Fuller [...]
The main theme in her book highlights the lives of families of Haitians in the US. She believes the impact of the US stay is the cause of constant devastations and rebuilding, self governance and [...]
In the end of the poem the reader becomes sure that there is nothing to be afraid of the planet will regenerate.
However, the poem is also special because it combines two types of art: literature and music."Song of Myself" is a musical artwork since in this poem it is difficult to see the line between music [...]
The battle against chaos as the main function of the societal regulation as it is outlined in the social order model and challenging inequities as the driving force for the social transformation as it is [...]
The presence of dialect in a story makes the characters to appear real in the eyes of the reader. The title of the novel has a greater significance in the story as it is assisting [...]
A difficulty in literary criticism in negative terms refers to an element of writing that points to or indicative of a rift between a poet or an author and the reader.
The words "it is that he has one foot in the finite and the other in infinite, and that he is torn asunder, not by four horses as in the horrible old times, but between [...]
He is drawn to the whiteness and buys into the notion that their life is the best. Mary is the character that the author uses to show the repercussions of a crime between Black and [...]
Therefore froggin' is part and parcel of the people of Cajun to the extent that they have set aside a day to celebrate frogs which is a part of tender diet as illustrated above.
He discusses societal disapproval as well as foolish consistency as the main obstacles to self reliance and trust in one's self.
Several literatures available describe the position men and women occupied in the Greco-Roman mythology, with the most interesting consideration being on the position of the women in the Greek and Roman societies.
Santa Claus is believed to bring gifts in the houses of the good children on the night before the Christmas day.
The main purpose of this paper is not only to compare the ideas offered in the texts by Reed and Stein but also to understand the intentions of the authors and learn more from their [...]
The two works by the authors are related in that one work is the rewrite of another or almost the duplicate of another and therefore almost all the themes are the same in both books [...]
This means that the apart from presenting the evil deeds of the characters, there should be people in the society who are opposed to the vices.
However close people can explore the life of the other and predict the deeds of the rest of the people, there will always be a certain element of secrecy about the other personality and the [...]
Juana's quest for books made her want to join the university, she would plead with her mother to dress her up as a boy for her to get the opportunity to attend the University of [...]
In the personality of the hunger artist, we may notice the generalized character of a modernist artist, and in the actions of fasting, we may recognize the characteristics of modernism as an epoch in history [...]
Furthermore the completion of the railway in 1869 enabled businessmen to come and exploit the land for gold and other minerals.
The dog that accompanies the man is also indifferent to the man even though it seems to be have more aware of the danger posed by travelling in that kind of weather than the man [...]
However, it is possible to state, judging from the huge body of literature dedicated to the essence of Orientalism, the analysis of it roots and the process of its formation, that Orientalism in itself is [...]
In Flowering Judas, Porter brings to our attention the love that exists between the two main characters, Laura and Braggioni, on the other hand, Fitzgerald, in Winter Dreams brings to us the love between Judy [...]
After Enkidu's death and the loss of the magic plan of the rejuvenation walls, Gilgamesh is reduced to a humble and introverted seeker.
Yes, that one there, pick it up and use it to wade through the waters Remember to be cautious enough, and let not your hand pass over the waters of death Yes that is okay, [...]
The fact that the patient is the physician's wife ought to portray a picture of mutual agreements and understandings rather than subjecting one's decision to the other with a reason for care and protection.
In Court he was well aware of his high position and he was not able to hide his indifference for those of lower rank. The moment he was convinced that he was about to die [...]
Jeff and Melanctha's interaction in their domestic setup is evidence of Melanctha's complex relationship with desire, in the sense that, her interaction with Jeff is not a conventional one, or of a woman befitting her [...]
The golden middle in adult literacy education is in being able to transform the theories and rules of language into the forms and meanings that are understandable to learners.
Shakespeare uses this dream theme to bring out the comic nature of his play and ensure that the unusual happenings in the comedy serve to entertain the audience as opposed to depressing it.
In that regard, the elements of both cultures would interact and blend in the child's consciousness, representing the fusion of both cultures.
Lewis's novel The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe had been written in time, before the very notion of rationale started to be criticized on the account of its 'euro-centric' soundness, as it is often [...]
Images could also be used to advertise and catch the attention of the potential buyers of a certain written literature. These allowed the rest of the world to understand the magnitude of the revolution.
Despite the film revolving around sexual relations, Aristophanes has generally succeeded in bringing out the absurd nature of war, both to men and women.
Instead of simply listening to the accounts of other individuals, she decided to travel to Florida, Maine, and Minnesota, with the intention of assuming the role of a minimum wage employee.
This is because it signals the reduction in the weight of syllables in all the lines found within the four verses."The second line of the first stanza, 'As in a season of autumn,' serves as [...]
However, the two authors articulate the importance of such changes that are vital for the development of the personality and the entire society.
This book also brings out the wide impact of knowledge, education, and evangelism on the people lives and at psychological level, the damage is inflicted on Achebe's changing society as this brought the culture of [...]
The setting of the Novel is in Algeria during the colonial times of the republic of France. The Arab prisoner is the third and final character who is a rebellious, rude and murderer and one [...]
"The Torments of Love" is a fascinating trilogy that explains the nature of love and how vain it can be. It is better to be chaste, dignified, and to avoid the pursuit of the pleasures [...]
He explores how the concept of being gay is slowly changing as a result of pop culture influences brought about by the media which in effect has created a whole new generation of gays completely [...]
The inherent problem is that the system of employment for unskilled labor is virtually designed in such a way so as to limit their rights and give more power to the employer.
Whether or not Queen Gertrude, Prince Hamlet's mother, was guilty of being part of the conspiracy that led to the murder of her husband, King Hamlet is debatable.
As the paper unveils, the similarities in the use of symbolism in the in the three works is explored with the aim of understanding the effect that symbolism has on readers.
The novel, The Princess of Cleves, is actually a romance, but it also tells a lot about the history of France and the court of King Henri II, a lot of the characters in the [...]
With time, Bulgakov's satire turned out to be more and more dramatic, pointing out the shortages of technology and society development."The first of the various levels on which the novel's satire functions is that of [...]
Mohammed Ayoob is a professor of International Relations from Michigan State University and the author of one of the most interesting and worthwhile book about the Islamic world The Many Faces of Political Islam: Religion [...]
However, her The Fall River Axe Murders is not about sexuality and fantasy, it is about the real events, which happened at the end of the 19th century, where the case of Lizzie Borden was [...]
There are many elements of literature, which make the work really successful and captivating for the reader, and in this story, the author uses almost each part of literature in a proper way and creates [...]
In the wake of the strong-held belief that Jews were responsible for the fall of German Empire, there was massive deployment of police officers to clear Jews from ghettos and exterminate them.
The accuracy in this book brings out clearly the story of James McBride as he tries to understand the realities of life.
American literature depicts the period 1865-1910 as a turning point of events and a clash between the past and the present, the old and the upcoming.
The book tells women's magazines off for not making enough efforts to lessen the force of the myth, in spite of the fact that they are one of the important fundamental tools for transforming the [...]
In his works, Berry makes a wonderful attempt to compare a soldier's attitude before and after war, analyze what aspects of war are able to change a soldier's mind and principles, and explain why war [...]
The story is told from the first person singular, thus giving the readers a chance to see everything with the eyes of the narrator.
Kate lost all her siblings and by the time she was 24 she was a single child. Kate was sentimentally exhausted and she needed to turn to composing as a way of squeezing out her [...]
In the play, we also get to know the character traits of the Wright's from other characters.Mr. This makes Minnie Foster a key suspect in the murder case i.e.she might have killed her husband to [...]
It discusses the stories of 12th century and the main focus is the transition of Chinese and the Japanese. This is the initial stage that the belief of the Japanese is portrayed.
The setting of Beaumont's Beauty and the Beast is the world of merchants and nobility. The heroine of the story, Beauty, the youngest of the six children, and the most "handsome" of the three sisters [...]
He used different methods to break her spell the first time he tried to convince himself that there is nothing good that will come out of his love for her and he said: Leisure, Catullus.
Of his works, The Divine Comedy is the greatest literary statement in the medieval periods of the Europeans. The book, The New Life, is almost full of poems of his praises to her.
Plato and Hesiod tried to evaluate the ideas of justice in their worlds and the ways of how people prefer to use their possibilities and knowledge using the story of Prometheus; Plato focused on the [...]
Shakespeare has employed one of the literature elements by using major characters like, Othello, a hero and the head of armies, Desdemona, Othello's covert wife, Michael Cassio, Othello's deputy, Lago, ranked below the lieutenant, among [...]
This paragraph from the book reflects that the author feels deeply about the issues in the society and somewhat does hold the gods responsible for not doing anything.
Instead of listening to the perspectives of other workers, the author herself gave up her middle-class comforts and assumed the role of a minimum-wage worker in America to experience the daily hardships they go through.
By the end of the same century, the patriarchal view of women as 'natural born housewives' and the objects of men's sexual desire, had lost the remains of its former validity.
The Aim of Critical Analysis The main purpose of the critical analysis is to disclose the artistic identity in different art forms in order to unveil the topic of love and unreciprocated love.
World War 1 and the social and cultural changes in the United States accelerated the growth and popularity of the alliance during the start of the 20th century.
Firs, as one of the main characters depicts various stages of the play's development, his fate is associated with the fate of the orchard and the attitude of people to his is almost the same [...]
In addition, the author associates the control of the world financial system as a continuing part of the evolution of money.
In fact, the book traces the genesis of the financial system, which the author believes started in Mesopotamia and the ancient Egypt.
One of the most notable aspects of how the motif of death reemerges throughout the entirety of Chopin's story, is the fact that the story's main character Mrs.