Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 70

Personally, I have found the article "The Invention of the Blues" by Sante important because it explains in details the origin of the music genre.

It is remarkable that in the Italian tradition, the structure of the poem would have been different, with a tercet instead of two lines at the end; the English tradition, however, presupposes that the tercet [...]

Despite the fact that in On the Streetcar and in Washington Square, the male characters attempt at and, in fact, succeed in seizing bower and taking the entire space of the novel, the female leads [...]

Great literary writers in the 18th and 19th centuries dwelled on the issue of slavery as they tried to depict the experiences of slaves in a comprehensive manner.

The author begins by explaining how he became the commander of the infantry platoon at the age of twenty-four. From the book, it is notable that the author displayed and lived most of the army [...]

The themes and the underlying meanings of the poems encompass the problems of human existence, human feelings, desires, and even the world perception. The aubade is the kind of lyrics devoted to love and the [...]

One of the motifs is the defiance of religion and the moral understanding of the world. A rather crucial motif is the development of the individuality and understanding of the surrounding world.

The symbol of the street-car carriage described in Emilia Pardo Bazan's short story reflects the desire of the people to represent themselves as belonging to the higher class and to overcome the challenges of the [...]

Living in the Tenth Century, a book by Heinrich Fithtenau, presents an interesting view of life in Europe in the tenth century.

He is the son of Mintus, who was a slave under the Northup family. The initial chapters of this publication discuss the history of the Northup's and the author's marriage to Anne.

Despite the fact that the characters of Eloise and Belinda are traditionally interpreted as the exact opposite of each other, i.e, a heroine and an anti-heroine, they, in fact, share quite a number of similarities. [...]

Years ago, in a meeting of the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, George Scithers, the longtime editor of Asimov's Magazine, and grand old man of SF editing generally, gave a most reassuring piece of advice to [...]

It serves as the key to the whole story as everything that takes place is seen from Stephen's point of view, so his perception and understanding of the surrounding social and personal environment is instrumental [...]

The three questions that the theatre asks are: what the play is, why it is the way it is and what the characters learn during the play?

It would be possible to assume that this is a part of the truth that the two men are experiencing. The suspension in a place that is not real, and is still physically felt by [...]

People in the countryside are aware of the fact that the river drowns those who are wicked and immoral. In Mo Yan's Red Sorghum, peasantry is associated with interruption of the original landscape that was [...]

He argued that the Egyptian attire, just like that of many other orients in the Middle East, was full of respect as opposed to that of people from the Western culture.

The poem seeks to illustrate on the battles between Agamemnon the King and the warriors Achilles. The Iliad story begins at almost the end of the Trojan War during besiege by the Greeks.

In spite of the fact that the characters of Eleonora and Tia Roma can be discussed as different in relation to the authors' descriptions, these characters act and behave as the agents of knowledge rather [...]

The experience has been such a major part of her personality that she carries it with her always, and it makes her character unique because of this.

The eternal love between the gods and the characters from the story can be seen as the source of light, it is considered the most important part of the world.

Thus, referring to Natsume Soseki's Kokoro, the reader can focus on the extremely emotional description of the person's feelings related to the ideas of suicide, responsibility, and guilt because Sensei, the protagonist of the novel, [...]

In my opinion, when one is going through the dark times in life, they feel determined to let out what he or she holds back in the heart. He wrote about the desperation that the [...]

The extent of a truth in logic is elucidated by the 'truth' value of a logical statement. The final statement is delivered to the reader by the late Takehiko's ghost and this is facilitated by [...]

Jordan remarks that this story is about her and the time she spent living and working in Maningrida and that the story is a personal account of her experiences in Arnhem Land.

In the prologue, the reader is also informed of the journey Carpentier made in 1943 to Haiti and the intensive research he conducted as he prepared valid material to write the novel.

However, the technique has been defended by some of the scholars who argue that Shakespeare's skill is to develop and emphasize the purpose of duality and dislocation in the play.

In this book, the author underlines the fact that nuclear war is something that people could be ready for; still, when the time to experience the effects of the war comes, it turns out to [...]

Farquhar agrees with the saying that "all is fair in love and war" in spite of the fact that he believes it to be a "villainous dictum".

Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller, or Shoki, as foreigners call this creature, is the keeper of the hearth and home in Japan and one of the most picturesque characters of Japanese legends.

As described by the writer, anxiety and tension dominates the place as the clock ticks towards the hour of the reading of the news.

Enkidu is Gilgamesh's closest friend and just before his death, "he has a revelation on the punishment he and Gilgamesh are to undergo after their death.

Dillard has described Ackerman's work in A Natural History of the Senses and Synesthesia as "a history of her extraordinary enthusiasms," one that continues in the vein of the poet's "effort to draw scientific and [...]

The author introduces the story to the reader with a description of an ideal life story to which everybody aspires, but the successive several stories are not so happy, though the author offers the readers [...]

It is the desire to fit in the culture that is particularly traumatic for Hata, as one can see from the review of the work.

The book of Eric Liu The Accidental American is a very bright and thought-provoking reflection of the second-generation Chinese American who lives in the USA, has a good job, and does not understand his own [...]

As aforementioned, Alison uses Bone and the people around her to exploit the issues of gender, race, sexuality and class in a clamorous manner.

The intertextual dialogue between the short story Afra by Emilia Pardo Bazan and the zarzuela La Bruja which is reflected in the parallelism of the principal characters, the similarities of setting and plot lines helps [...]

The ideas of "top ten" and the "top five" are not usual for describing the relations between a man and a woman, still, they prove that the character has not traditional approaches, and his standpoints [...]

This mixture of scientific approach and emotionality of a representative of the suppressed part of society reveals the tragedy of African Americans living in the beginning of the twentieth century.

In the Plato's allegory of 'The Cave,' the prisoners believe that the shadows projected by the light of the fire behind them on to the wall are a reality.

The characters look at the murder differently and this discussion will focus on the development in terms of roundness and flatness of the characters and the degree to which the characters are stereotypes.Mrs.

In the book "Fear and Trembling in Las Vegas", the author takes his readers through their experience in the chase of the American Dream.

As a matter of fact, she is angered because her peers do not seem to understand the difference between her Mexican/ Puerto Rican and Latina background.

Even at the helm of his success, he still remembered how he suffered when his playmate said his father was an agbala.

In addition to that, Dandaneau posits that social imagination is the only remedy to get the world out of this deep slumber.

The choice of settings as "THE PIT, typical of hell........the Ultima Thule of all their punishments", shows the pervading elements of gothic literature.

However, when the oracle instructs that Ikemefuna is to be killed, Okonkwo severs his head with a machete even despite the fact that he is warned by the elder that he did not need to [...]

In Frankl's view, only the inmates who identified a meaning in their being and pursued to realize it were able to carry on the cruelty, dejection and detrimental surroundings of the encampments.

This paper will analyze the character of Ruth Gruber by focusing on two themes: the idea of inspiration and hope restoration and the notion of truth telling according to the book "Haven: The Dramatic Story [...]

The main theme of the book is the importance of nature to the life and well-being of man. To explain the nature principle, Louv says, "The Nature Principle is about the power of living in [...]

Life is particularly intriguing and complicated especially when looking at the choices that people make in life in the light of the story, "Life Is a Smorgasbord", by Dan Lewis.

In essence, the novel is full of victims of circumstances utilized to construct the author's story. In this case, the victim is used to exemplify Dimitrios' activities.

The book The Lady and The Monk published in the year 1991 attempts to describe his encounters while in the foreign land of Japan.

The title of the novel is derived from the book of Mathew 11:12 in the bible, where John the Baptist quotes "the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent bear it away".

Coleridge uses different symbols to show the severity of the situation the reader needs to anticipate in the poem. The albatross is used in the poem as a symbol of both good and bad fortune, [...]

She is fortunate to have been adopted by a nice family after her mother dies, as it is with the second family that she learns to read and write.

In addition, the interest and fascination of the Jewish history is trigged by Hans Breuer. This can be edified by the fact that he is a journalist in one of the most cosmopolitan cities in [...]

If this is possible in the setting of the play, what important hints to the truth are we, the viewers, missing and overlooking in everyday life?

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.

According to Louise, her marriage is fulfilling, yet emotionally, she is in a cage of inherent oppression. Moreover, Bertha alludes to the fact that she has never loved her husband in the romantic way except [...]

The book's title is "Schlepping through the Alps" in reference to the Austrian Alps. The subtitle quips that the author's journey is a "search for the Jewish past with the last wandering shepherd".

However, going a bit further, one must admit that the crime of the leading character was not discovered by the police; nor did another Sherlock Holmes ripped the veil off the mystery quite on the [...]

The author notes that one of the main concerns for the women at the restaurant was how they appeared to the world.

The main goal of the scientists depicted in "Rappaccini's Daughter" and "The Birthmark" is to make the world perfect with the help of their great knowledge and practice that is why there are no barriers [...]

Giving readers the sense of being immersed in the world of the Greeks and the Trojans, or in the world of any fine literature, is a goal for many writers.

In Sheehy's article, Lawrence Thompson notes that the ultimate problem of Frost biographer is to see if the biographer can be enough of a psychologist to get far enough back into the formative years of [...]

Overall, in these section of his work, the author argues that the growing importance of television influence the content of modern of culture and change the way in which people acquire knowledge about themselves and [...]

This is one of the main issues that should be considered. This is one of the main elements that the poet emphasizes in his work.

First and foremost, the Satman Jews must be mentioned, mainly because of the impact that they have had on the development of the Jewish culture, as well as on the world perception of the latter.

The final chip in the portrait of the "civilized" citizens of the Empire, the process of the Magistrate incarceration, does not seem to add much to the portrayal of the tortures; however, it adds a [...]

Indeed, in the following chapters, the discussion of the relationship between the two is discussed in the context of the tension created by the controversy.

Starting appropriately with the analysis of the main characters, one will have to mention that Fleming was not the first author to introduce the conflicting dynamics between the antagonist and the lead character; the tradition [...]

Therefore, the issue of the prevalence of diverse local dialects in a substantial number of countries is an impediment to the learning of national languages, and by extension a barrier to the learning and usage [...]

When the hunter says that he is aware of the bear and knows how the bear smells, means that he is extremely familiar with the hunting and especially, bears, as the unique scent is characteristic [...]

However, despite the seeming similarity between Thrasymachus's point of view and Darwin's concept of the strongest as the most possible survivors and leaders, there is a mile of small differences that sets Darwin's idea of [...]

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 [...]

One front is the gun while the other front is the use of the pen meaning that the forum was emphasizing the use of literature to perpetuate the socialist agenda as well as to control [...]

In the book No Place of Grace, the author mentions that the worker's anti-modern reaction to the changes can also be considered a complex mixture of protest and accommodation, leading to formation of a much [...]

In this book, the author talks about the relationship between the vagina and the brain. The author of this book personifies the vagina in order to emphasize its importance in the life of a woman.

The protagonist's encounters as well as that of the rest of her colleagues indicate that social mobility is locked out to many in the lowest stratum of the working population.

In this passage, close to the end of the short story A Rose for Emily, and at the end of Miss Emily's life as an eccentric figure in the life of the town, Faulkner literally [...]

When the devil came to tempt Adam and Eve, God knew that they would fall to the temptations because they had the free will to make their decisions.

The major theme that has been around for some time is that a person is either limited by ignorance and leads a life of blind and chaotic movement or an individual tries to find out [...]

In the poem 'Leda and the Swan' Yeats presents the brutal rape of Leda a human, by a swan. The bird, a swan is actually a symbol of peace, purity and beauty.

The literature ranges from the ancient hereditary court archives to the fictional novels that were prevalent during the Ming Dynasty. The ubiquity associated with the authorities implied that the audiences had to react positively to [...]

Transformation in the Rights of Women that have increased their Status Several writers captured the increased economic status of Chinese women. The literature also indicates that the status of women improved in the society.

Oscar Wilde's comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest, is a satire of everything stuffy and constrictive in the 19th and early 20th century. The play explores the theme of the relations between the sexes.

For instance, the first paragraph gives the picture of the environment or the setting of the story as a farm, which harbors two races blacks and whites.

The book starts with a revelation of the first days of Gandhi and describes his aspirations as a lawyer. This book illuminates Gandhi's philosophy on life and thinking for the betterment of the society.

This is one of the main aspects that should be identified because it illustrates in the difference in the worldviews of Toby, Nell, and Eva.

Analyzing his life, the specifics of major works and the factors that enhanced Cummings' writing process, the given essay is going to research what stood behind Cummings' creativity, whether this was the influence of other [...]

Through the comparison, the paper will illustrate the similarities between the two novels and highlight on how everything returned to where they started.

The major themes of the story is that people can sometimes get more of what they bargained for in helping someone, that the reality of the world is very perceptive and individual, and that fiction [...]

It discusses both the pain that a mismatch in sexual desire between a husband and a wife can create, and the power of a crush of one woman for another.

The atmosphere that is created, very much adds to the general theme and the relationship between the characters and the surrounding environment."Heart of Darkness" and "The Lamp at Noon", are stories where the setting plays [...]

Thus, the development of the American identity was the prolonged process, and it depended on the progress of new principles associated with the ideas of freedom and independence.

The omission of women in history has been the cause of fictionalization that misrepresents the female gender. The ancient history of women is seen to suggest that the only role they played was in the [...]

Furthermore, in this novel, Apuleius frequently stresses the role of coincidence and fortune as one of the key factors that affect the life of the main characters.

The concept of family is predominant throughout and from the beginning of the story. When the father is ignoring the phone call and sees a man and his son on TV, it is apparent that [...]

An important aspect to note when it comes to the issue of eros and the Greek interpretation of this kind of love is the contribution made by the Plato in ensuring the nature and meaning [...]

In Ernest Hemingway's novel The Sun Also Rises, women are a ubiquitous part of the story, and even central to the plot.

This is one of the similarities in the style of these writers. This is one of the main details that be identified.

This harsh assessment is a testament to growing up in the America during the first half of the nineteenth century; Angelou might be predisposed at a young age to resent her and to admire the [...]

The story reveals the narrator's experiences as she reveals how she was confined in her room by her physician and husband after giving birth ostensibly to allow her to recuperate.

In the London below, the speaking rats, the earls, and the monsters in sewers are further instances of mythology alluded to by Gaiman in this novel.

The animals believed in the concept of equality and democracy. This discussion highlights some of the factors that influenced the social life of the animals within the farm.

Although Connie is a likeable character in the sense that she has packaged herself in a manner that creates curiosity to the reader, she is an epitome of irresponsible children.

One of the main themes that the authors explore is that the ability to empathize can often be impeded by the borders of race, nationality or culture.

The main character Oedipus is the King of Thebes. The reward for this work was for Oedipus to be made the King of Thebes.

He was a member of the Tammany Hall that was in power in the City of New York. He was a strong opponent of the civil service law; in fact, he called it the curse [...]

Definitely, the main character Okonkwo's consciousness and his endeavor to grasp and comprehend the necessity of change have driven the plot of the novel.

It is a myth because most of the people who tend to believe it think that it is unfair to be biased on wealthy people.

Thus, the idea of murder is used to represent the problems and conflicts typical for the Irish society of the 1900s along with accentuating the personal attitude to the question as the reflection of the [...]

In Sophocles's Oedipus the King, the playwright chronicles the narration about the king of Thebes and his eventual fall due to the conflict between the state and the individual values.

Her father was a rabbi, and he travelled to different parts of the world, with his family, in search of employment.

Specifically, the paper concentrates on the death of the King and his attitude and treatment of his mother. Irrespective of the position of a person, revenge is presented as a poisonous object that sweeps away [...]

Transformation emerges as the main aspect of creation through the revelation of issues related to the formation of the world and the emergence of new beings.

The very fact that and the author omits these stories is the proof that the main idea of the novel is not to tell about the prince and his love, but to show the period [...]

The book, "Democracy in America" by Alexis de Tocqueville defines the thoughts of the author on various aspects of America from the angles of social, political, security, and the need for appreciation of diversity especially [...]