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The emotional state of the author is the main idea of the poem because the main character seems to reflect the mental and emotional features of Browning introducing his weakness and lack of self-confidence.

One the one hand, the last lines of the verse express the notes of individualism and ironically interpret the author's searching for his place in life.

A Rose for Emily is the story that is characterized by numerous critical opinions: readers found the story interesting, unusual, and educative; and critics tried to admit as many negative or weak points as possible [...]

They had advanced intellectually to the point that they could do things that were unheard of in the world of mortals, yet all this creativity they dedicated to making the life of the people living [...]

The reason why Brown's novel was able to attain such popularity is that the motifs, contained in it, correspond to the unconscious anxieties, on the part of those for whom it was written the dwellers [...]

Eventually, you find out that the world is not a desert with rare planets of different people colliding to push each other even further. There is very little that is needed to understand the interdependence [...]

But what came next was a testament to the spirit of the times there were products that were created as a direct result of the success of the book and the movie.

On the other hand, The Wanderer presents the case of a man who is in exile and roaming the earth. In the middle of disillusionment and despair, The Wanderer remembers that it is good to [...]

He makes the readers understand that evil is a moral sin and it is regarded just like any type of sin because immorality is in contravention of the will of God; however, in the same [...]

The main ideas which the authors of both the poem and the song are proposing will also be summarized and finally a link will be provided between the piece of literary work, the song and [...]

To counter her fears, Amanda enrols Laura in a business school hoping that she would be stable; provide for her self and probably for the family.

In this paper the focus will lead to a discussion of the significance of the glass figurines and their symbolic value to the whole play as representation of the most central symbol uniting and supporting [...]

The wizard in 'The Circular Ruins' lives in the reality of ordinary men before he relocates to the ruins and he is regarded by others and views himself as a normal man.

Addie dies shortly after the story starts; however, the short period she appears in the play and her dead body directs the structure of the story setting themes in place. The storyline of this story [...]

This vision prevails in O'Connor and this is what she intends to present to her readers, this is what she wants the readers adhere.

In life, people have the freewill to choose what they want; however, in some cases, faith and fate takes the center stage despite the choices made through freewill.

However, later in his reign, Crassus fell into conflict with King Hyrodes and he was slew by Surena, one of the king's men. Crassus died in the hands of Surena after falling apart with his [...]

To understand the importance of a verbal aspect in the novel, let me first discuss briefly the theme of superheroes and their extreme popularity.

The theme of death is evaluated in numerous literary and art works, and Don DeLillo's White Noise is one of the brightest examples of how people are afraid of death, want to postpone it, and, [...]

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 [...]

Aphrodite Zeus daughter was the god of love in Greece she was the cause of the Trojan War as explained below, and had very many lovers.

In the story, he is seen to be everyone's favorite friend and is portrayed as being the closest friend to Winnie-the-Pooh.

In the Seventh and Eight Grade he discovered that villains are not only found in schools and the school playground but they can also be the unknown force called discrimination and this is a debilitating [...]

Her presence in the room is dismissed by the men and the stage directions "The women have come in slowly, and stand close to the door".. In fact, the songbird in the play is one [...]

As of today, a clear correlation can be seen between the quality of living in every particular country and the extent of citizens' sense of religiosity the higher are the standards of living, the lesser [...]

The story talks about the powers of Gilgamesh who was the King of Uruk and the influence of other gods in the land.

He notes that denial is very prominent in the story of" A Rose for Emily" and in the play "Death of a Salesman" and in the poem "The Raven".

The term atlas refer to the pillars of a society, that is the people who put a lot of effort and determination in their work but are exploited and are not rewarded according to their [...]

In the case of Alan Friend he used words to paint a world that is both isolated and fragile, eliciting the feeling of helplessness on the part of Connie.

The plot of the story focuses on the antics of McMurphy who tries to thwart the efforts of the head of the ward, Nurse Ratched, when he is transferred to her ward.

Because of these, he warns that chances of children forming the characters of the described fathers in the books are high, as most of them love reading such books.

The sprit of freedom Kant, explains as capable of extending struggle to barbaric activities of the rulers to the subjects due to loss of order and harmony as a result of poor rules by rulers.

In order to grab the attention of the avid listeners, innovative and meticulously planned music as well as talk shows are planned, designed and executed keeping in mind the tastes and preferences of local audiences [...]

For instance, Abbey says, "Strolling on, it seems to me that the strangeness and wonder of existence are emphasized here in the desert by the comparative scarcity of the flora and fauna: life not crowded [...]

The author views cowboys as hard workers because a cowboy will already be at work at four in the morning and according to the author; "His part in the beef-raising industry is to birth and [...]

Ms Fenn then decided to try and revisit the small pox outbreaks and the grave effects they had on the North American population.

She indicates the times her service was a fascination but not to her satisfaction for instance, the roles of a husband, father or a member in the army.

In this play, Viola a woman masquerades as a man, Cesario to enter in a service that she really wanted to get involved.

In a typical way of people in modern world, Oedipus goes on to question the credibility of the Oracle. Oedipus has to pay for all his sins and face humiliation in front of the very [...]

He is not only responsible for his family and each member but he should also care about his clan and the reputation of this clan.

It represented in a degree, to the correspondent, the serenity of nature amid the struggles of the individual nature in the wind, and nature in the vision of men.

This statement of Maggie's inner power provokes her mother to exercise her authority and stop Dee from plundering the house which she has never respected, loved or devoted her effort to.

For example, one of the main characters in Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is identified as a "mentally and emotionally confused" person; the male character of The Glass Menagerie is under a threat of [...]

The peculiar feature of Baldwin's plot is the idea to use flashbacks and add to the plot more captivating details and facts.

In both The Minister's Black veil and The Birthmark, Hawthorne's use symbolism of symbolism is conspicuous. Hawthorne's use of symbolism comes out clearly in The Minister's Black Veil and The Birthmark.

After the lawyer places an advert in the local newspaper, Bartleby applies for the position of a copyist and the lawyer hires him.

In addition, this work will give examples and discuss the societal criticism of the Latin-American society arising from the mythical and magical realism presentation in the novel as in accordance to the given guidelines of [...]

The works are often a depiction of the way of life of the people in the society at that particular period of time In this essay, the author uses the works of chosen authors to [...]

The question of this fringe helps to emphasize the problem of the lovers' separation."The separation of the soul from the body, and the separation of lovers from each other, is not an ending but the [...]

In the midst of this excitement, Sethe reveals to Paul D about her unfortunate past, and the reason why the community in Cincinnati fails to accept her.

Therefore, it is possible to analyze Emma and two versions of the film: the free version of the novel Clueless and another version which is closely based on the novel Emma.

Sergeant major Morris begins to tell the family about the monkey's paw origin, and how he possessed it and that it has the ability to grant wishes. The sergeant throws the monkey paw in to [...]

Having being deported to space, he decided to visit the earth to determine the progress of God's experiment. In the third letter, Clemens criticizes the current Bible as lacking the originality of the earlier Bibles.

A person speaks to a pen or a writing material by way of magic and so does the writing material does to the recipient of the message.

It is because of these social issues that Africans could not develop compared to the whites The main reason why Melba together with her friends was persistent in staying in Central High was to promote [...]

One of the thematic thread that unites these three works of the writers from different countries is their attempt to reproduce how cruel and unfair the actions of the Nazi were. The Holocaust, the judgment [...]

A Conversation with My Father, a short story by Grace Paley, and The Swimmer, a short story of John Cheever are good examples of literature works, which provide the reader with an opportunity to see [...]

Lois-Ann Yamanaka, the author of the novel, presents a wonderful story about one family, Ogatas, the members of which try to survive in these terrible conditions and not lose their dignity and lives in Kaunakakai.

In comparison to one literary character, Tod Hackett from The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West, Anna Deavere Smith does not want to lose her mind and be guided by the current events; she [...]

The American Way of Death is one of such literary works, the author of which uses process analysis writing form and focuses her attention to the details, inherent to funerals.

Things Fall Apart is a literary work that represents the development of several different ideas like the importance of religion, significance of culture, and power that leads to conflicts of different types; Chinua Achebe made [...]

To my mind, one of the most complex, captivating, and, at the same time, the most evil characters in Shakespeare's plays is Iago from The Tragedy of Othello.

Richard Percival Lister has created one of the most captivating pieces of writing, which described the life of one of the most respectable warriors of all the times, Genghis Khan; the author also paid special [...]

Nathan the Wise is one of the best known plays by the German writer Gotthold Ephraim Lessing that touches upon the religious issues, the conflicts, which may happen on the religious field and during the [...]

He feels privileged to have such a creature in his room and the fact that the raven answers his question of what its name is with the word "Nevermore", adds to his excitement.

In a step-by-step comparison of such elements of the tales as the leads, the plot, the settings and the supporting characters, the difference between the original tale, the Grimm's' version, the Slavonic and the African [...]

In the first stages of the conflict, Henry is dedicated to the war and is not interested in a love affair.

From the very beginning, it becomes evident that the protagonist of the short story is oppressed and the oppression is depicted symbolically.

One of the cruelest experiences in the history of the humankind, the bloodbath of the WWI added to the misanthropic vision of the Modernist world.

The novel was written at the time of the Spanish Civil War in 1940. The setting of the novel is estimated to be 1937; a period is characterized by the height of the war, hence, [...]

This means that the health of slaves was never a concern to the masters. For instance, the author was allowed to engage in trade.

The fact that the location of the incident exists in reality gives the reader the illusion that the story could be true.

She is often at the death's doors, but she manages to stay alive "to spite them" as she is "consumed by the desire to survive the tragedy". In spite of her lasting imprisonment and all [...]

He has to face life on his own as an orphan."The Garden Party' by Katherine Mansfield shows the education that Laura, a girl from a well to do family has to go through as dictated [...]

In his story, Frank Kermode tries to establish a conventional identity of time, by incorporating issues that subject to the needs of humanity, and which must confer to the expectations of the community.

As it has been stated above, the key topic that the authors of the book focus on is the ways in which religion shapes the contemporary society and the changes that religion brings.

These are the crashing down of religious adherence in the 1960s, the rise of religious rights and evangelism in the 1970s and the relaxed manner of practicing religion by the young generation of the 1990s.

By illustrating much of his life in his writings, he managed to dramatize the oppressiveness in the workplaces, controversial facets of traditional masculinity, and the elites' perceptions of arts and academia.

However, analyzing the role of mystery in the plot of The Crying of Lot 49, it can be stated that the effect of mystery is produced with the structure of the novel and the intersection [...]

While it is often times criticized as being akin to a form of self loathing what must be understood is that this form of poetry uses the pain of the writer in order to capture [...]

Mama, the head of the family plans to buy a house and fulfill her lifetime dream which she shared with her late husband. Walter's understanding of this American dream marks the center of the conflict [...]

Andrew Marvell's poem "To his coy mistress" is still relevant and popular up to now because of the themes portrayed in it.

While Bahktin still recognizes and acknowledges the centrality of meaning to the socio-cultural approach to mediated action, unlike most semiotic analyses that have mainly focused on the nature of formal structure central in most contemporary [...]

In addition, Clutter is known by the neighbors in the surroundings to be a kind boss who ensured that his employees were responsible; hence, they served a good example to the Americans.

She attempts to use her academic qualifications to conceal the truth that she has cancer but she finally decides to face the truth. In the course of the treatment, it is clear that Vivian is [...]

The picture of the place is only constructed in the mind. The author starts the description of the place in the title.

In a story Angelic Butterfly, Levi shows the image of neoteny of the axolotl as the result of Nazi Professor Leeb's experiment of the transformation humans into the winged creatures similar to angels.

Making such an observation shows that Jem is wise and has the knowledge to understand the ideas of racism in the community.

Dickinson makes us realize that the loosing side with wouldefeated' and wouldying' soldiers is in a better position to translate the meaning of victory and success.

In Stygia, Ali is called Fremant and has the position of a bodyguard to Astaroth who is the leader of this colony.

In the said play the protagonist adhered to a set of values that are alien to the people that have adapted to a belief system that was rooted in corruption.

The book is written in a form of letters from Pamela to her parents which helps the reader to understand the thoughts of the heroine better and deeper.

In this case, the essence of titles, class and identity plays a significant role in the narration as the explanation of the human behavior and the reasons of the social conflicts.

These include psychological manipulation of the citizens, exercising physical control on the people, and using technology to control information, history and the citizens for the benefit of the party.

For instance, the message the poet provides through the poem is touching as it demonstrates clearly the picture of how the black people in America lived in pretence by hiding their agony and problems that [...]

To some extent, it must be admitted, each of the books suggests the ideas of feminism in their embryo, of course, yet there can be no doubt that Doll House is one of the books [...]

Sarcastic and sad, the poem shapes the image of The United Fruit Co.as the barbarians who came to break the rest of the people down, to make them submit and follow the orders of the [...]

In addition to this, towards the end of the novel, he commits suicide due to the fact that he has no followers when it comes to dealing with the missionaries.

One of the best examples of the author's techniques is the poem "Acquainted with the Night". One of the interpretations, that we are going to provide in this paper, deals with the explanation of the [...]

In the story, Huong becomes a refuge because of war in Vietnam and therefore finds herself in Australia as her second home.

What must be understood is that the observations of Rieff echo that of the theory of Realism which states that the international system is anarchic, that states are the primary actors in international relations and [...]

The role of the flashback at the end of the novel further depicts humor and the immigrants' dilemma in the new social setup.

The case was presented before the Duke who upon listening to the story of Othello and his love for the girl, ruled for the acquaintance of Othello.

"What seems like a blessing may be a curse. What seems like a curse may be a blessing".

It is fascinating because even though Bluebeard was wealthy and had life trappings that could endear him to any woman, all women and girls could not stand the thoughts of marrying an ugly rich man [...]

The following essay is concerned with the book' The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness' by Joel Ben Izzy. Joel Ben's story,' The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness' resonates in my life.

Charlotte's Web, in telling the story of Wilbur, the pig, illustrates the theme of discrimination, as depicted in the life and activities of Wilbur.

He found solace in this woman, and she was the perfect replacement of his late wife, and a mother figure for his children.

Dido is the queen of Carthage and Dido's father was a king of the Phoenicians. After Medea's husband abandons Medea for another woman, Medea is married to another man in the land she fled to.

Symbolism is conveyed in the form of Cherry Orchard, which is heavily presented throughout the play. The orchard is therefore used as a symbolism in this play.

In the last stanza of The Mask, the author uses 'we' to denote all people, the persona inclusive. Non-provision of information pertaining to who wore the mask is deliberate.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a story that comprises of the themes of Christianity and magic as they both play an important role in the story.

For instance, the cities in the United States of America have similar history in terms of transformation and the role of industrialization in the formation of neighborhoods.

From the beginning, as the author narrates the story in the setting of World War 1, the reader is shown the horrors and trauma of war.

When he was sixteen, he qualified as an architect from the mentorship of his father and went to London in 1862 where he worked on Church architecture.

The author finds it difficult to choose what to eat from the array of foods provided. In this case, the car is what you forego in order to board a plane.

In Lewis's book the chronicles of Narnia, there are several Christian themes that can be identified in the story despite the author's use of mythology.

Emily Dickinson's keen eye saw the hypocrisy and ludicrous avoidance of death she encountered in her everyday life, and wrote about it in a quiet yet penetrating way.

This does not concur with most of the people who purport that the proportion of the evil and good in a given individual is one to one.

From an initial reading, most readers assume that the tragedies that befall Oedipus and his family are mere actions of free will by both Oedipus, his parents and the shepherd but it is actually the [...]