Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 72

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

Haddon therefore manages to carry the reader into the world of the novel and holds the reader to the end of the novel.

Although Machiavelli's view of human nature depends on his general vision of the balance between the people's virtues and vices, the historian emphasizes the difference between the monarch and the citizens and pays attention to [...]

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, [...]

The repression that blacks suffered from under the rule of the white race generated discontent among the black and Creole racial groups residing on the island.

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

He was believed to be the creator and the controller of the sea therefore, people gave him respect and they make him to become angry. Poseidon was a god of the sea and therefore was [...]

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

Remembering the main idea of the myths which is to portray the creation of the specific natural phenomena via the God's actions, the relationships between people and Gods cannot be rejected in the book.

The tales touch on various topics such as corruption and marriage, and they also unveil the immoral nature of the clergy in the modern Catholic churches.

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 [...]

The drinking culture of parents revealed in the story of the Fight Club underscores the elements that increase children's exposure to alcohol and drug taking.

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.

Klein believes marketing analysts concoct the perceived value of their products in their offices and sell them to the masses. The importance of this state of affairs in export processing zones like China is indicative [...]

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.

Eve is weak, and the ability of the devil to trick her into committing sin makes her impure. The main contrasting character of Sita is the inability to heed her husband's requests.

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 [...]

Illustrating the plights of African-Americans, Edward Jones' story, "lost in the city" describes the discontentment of Africans amid the White community.

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 [...]

In the novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian is a handsome man and wants to maintain that image. People do respect and value life in the novelThe Picture of Dorian Gray.

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 [...]

The book by the title "Born on a Blue day" is a story describing the journey through the life of a character who is also the author-Daniel Tammet.

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 most dominant opinion though is that the grandmother's final deed was graceful, thereby implying that "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" was penned by the author to depict a gradual change in the [...]

The significance of Othello's race and pigmentation work hard to expose racial prejudice in the Elizabethan era. Shakespeare is using the Moor to challenge the ideologies of race, sex and miscegenation in the Elizabethan period.

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.

In Blanche's opinion, beauty is the true value of a woman since it enables her to win recognition of men. The main tragedy of Blanche DuBois is that she was conditioned to act and behave [...]

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

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 issue of love has been explained in the actions of the father during the winter seasons. The poem shows the negative and cold thoughts of the son against the warm and positive feelings of [...]

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.

Although Murray emphasizes an importance of the reforms of the educational system, the information in his essay provides the description of the inability of many students to deal with college-level material and incapability to pay [...]

The author, in the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird presents a deeper understanding in relation to events occurring in her novel. To enhance understanding of the novel, the author has widely embraced symbolism in [...]

Critics and biographers have attributed the impetus for the poem Because I Could not Stop for Death to the death of one of Emily Dickinson's friends, Olivia Coleman, who succumbed to a tuberculosis attack while [...]

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.

However in terms of penetrating language delivered in a simple and accessible style, the poem most suited to emotional authenticity is We Real Cool, as shown by the following lines: "We Sing sin.

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 the account, Coetzee enters the mind of his main character, the twice-divorced scholar, David Lurie, telling the story of the experiences that the character goes through.

The author illustrates the disruption of peace by the arrival of white-men in the Igbo community. Nevertheless, the showing up of the white man and Christianity led to a change in this practice, the women [...]

It is based on this account that it can be determined that one of the prevailing elements in the story is the application of authority and its ability to create power.

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.

In whole, the main characters, the setting, the murder, the climax and the denouement are closely interconnected and wrapped up with distracting event to always keep the reader in suspense.

The quote above is from one of his poems that he published in the 17th century and that serves to highlight his religious believes.

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 [...]

Millat feels that this is the reason why his father develops a special liking for Magid and as such feels like he is the lesser of the Iqbal thus: "What is the root cause" Millat's [...]

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.

The conflict can be identified at the beginning or in the middle of the story, and it is usually solved at the end. The actions and thoughts of the main characters lead to the resolution [...]

I find it interesting the King was willing to take the gifts from the seven fairies and yet expect that he could cheat fate and avoid the curse by the old fairy.

Initially, Brown believed in Christianity but after the awful encounter with the wouldevil', he changes his perception on humanity and religious beliefs isolating all the people around him including his wife. Brown decides to meet [...]

"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.

A long side his physical and cultural evolution religious, traditional and scientific theories have been put forward during different epochs of the history of humankind which attempts to explain the origin of the universe and [...]

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.

Through his work, he came up with a writing style known as "Gonzo journalism which entails a concept where a reporter actively involves him/herself in the action to such a degree that he becomes central [...]

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.

The aspect I found most convincing about the play was the commoditization of Hispanics and other minority groups in the US.

The hallucination about death leads to a conflict between Troy and his wife, but eventually the tussle draws the theme of reality.

The plot is carefully developed by Silko such that in Tayo embarking on a journey full of personal ceremonies to bridge Native American traditions and those of the westerners.

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 the story Mrs. Dutta's singing helps her to reminisce about the life she left back in India.

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.

The two texts; the short story 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins and the play 'Trifles' by Susan Glaspell strategically illustrate this claim since they both aim at attracting the reader's attention to the poor [...]

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 [...]

One of the bases of power was the body that was perceived to be in the form of equipment while the other basis of power was applicable in the form of population.

The second message the author gives is that it should be known that the personality of a psychopathic patient is unlikely to change.

Lauren is observed to be sympathetic, since she wished she could trade places with her mother, in order for her to achieve some more, since she felt that her mother was imposing the life that [...]

The object of the poem is that the speaker is offering true love to a man, and she is proud to give it to him."Let me count the ways" is the speaker's way of showing [...]

As two professionals are individuals that have a responsibility to their professions that they are trained in; however, at times in both plays John and Martin wrestle with were to draw the line between personal [...]

What drives the reader's immediate attention to the books and makes the comparison possible is the use of stock characters that each of the authors resorts to.

This is the story about the effect of war on people who were at home, boys in particular, the writer shows that connection between boys and their fathers are strong and that two young adolescent [...]

One of the most enchanting novels in the American literature, the piece by Cahan offers a plunge into the world of the usual.

John Irving, the author of the novels the Cider House Rule and A Widow for One Year focuses on the theme of motherhood through the description of the main characters.

The voice of the poem is male and protagonist is not the author, but a man who killed his lover to keep her forever.

Rank, a friend to the couple and a confidante of Nora, and Anna- Maria, the trusty nursemaid to the Helmer's. The Helmer's children, the housemaid and the porter all portray the cameo role in the [...]

This paper is an analysis of the story to trace the conflicting motives in the characters. As the narrator listens to the radio, the announcer tells the story of a pregnant girl.

The veil representation has been commonly used to illustrate fear of the unknown and the rigidity in the puritan society. Equally, the wearing of the veil is a signal of being guilty.

This highlights the theme of loyalty, as the soldiers are ready to obey orders well aware of the dangers involved. The author continues to explore the symbol of compliance and selflessness by explicating how soldiers [...]

Given the fact that he was the one in charge of the other soldiers' well-being, he felt he could have done something to prevent Lavender's death.

The story of Moon starts with the description of a girl's affection to two blond twins who managed to humiliate her in the most violent way.

Both her sister and her husband's friend are worried on the best means to pass this message to her because of her health condition.

The living conditions that the slaves had to put up with were also appalling, as seen in Drought, where an entire family is forced to live in a tiny cabin.

Alexander Pushkin in his writing, "The Queen of Spades", takes the reader through the world of faro gambling at the time of the Imperialist Russia in the beginning of the early 19th century.

In this regard, the death of the protagonist also causes readers a sense of despair because the main character was not transformed prior to his death.

In spite of the fact that Homer and the unknown author of Song of Roland could never meet, the two poems have so much in common that one might think that the Providence Itself guided [...]

Frank spent nearly all of his early days in the slums of Ireland until he got to the age of 19 and went back to the United States The kind of life Frank was raised [...]

Basing on the life of a prisoner, the author draws a conclusion that the psychological reactions a prisoner experiences are not only the outcomes of the conditions of this person's life but it is as [...]

Set in turn of the century New Orleans, The Awakening details the futile attempts of the protagonist, Edna Pontellier, to realize a modicum of personal freedom amid the socially constrictive Victorian era, wherein the roles [...]

The novel paints a vivid picture of the French Revolution, the fervor and radicalism of the revolutionaries and the terror and bloodshed spread by the revolutionaries.

The theme the author considers is related to the inability of a person to cope with the ideas implemented in the society but still the desire to be the part of that society.

Melville's inability to come to a clear position on religious matters shines in Billy Budd, Sailor, a story which presents the disturbing dilemma of the execution of an innocent man, essentially a victim of envy [...]

The black elites included the educated African Americans of the Harlem Renaissance and the middle class African Americans. Hughes used this essay to elevate the beauty of the African Americans and pass a message to [...]

One should always remember that poetry is something that stays the same through the centuries, reminding people of the bygone centuries and the traditions that the people of the then times adhered to.

In fact, majority of the traditions that people in the modern society carry out have their origin in Greece. One Greek mythology that has influenced the whole world is the celebration of the Olympic Games.

As some conclusions can be based on observations, it is necessary to consider the work by Engels and Marx that analyses the relationships between individuals in society in terms of their connections to each other [...]

In most cases, it is quite difficult for husbands and men as a whole to invert their mindsets on the way they perceive women and their wives.

Obviously addressing the young generation with the message of understanding and reconciliation, the movie is set in a form of narration that highlights the key stages in the process of accepting the father's mistakes.

It is a reflection of the relationship between the African Americans and others in the society and how the former are looked down upon.

I even think that the author had some words in a sheet of paper and his task was to use all those words in the article.

The style of this book is so unusual and at the same time easy to read. I would call this book a painting of many layers, and here the reader is the creator as well.

The term "intellectual" in the Middle Ages We have seen the term "intellectual" itself as a word representing a certain kind of a person, a member of a special class."Intellectual" is also a modern term.

The study of every work of literature should start with the introduction in the epoque when the work was written and its peculiarities.

The mom in My Papa's Waltz probably knows and fears what comes next, after the boisterous singing passes and the child is in bed.

The two characters had to overcome several obstacles in a manner that led many of their followers to respect and honor them, and their royal positions Othello can be considered to be a black member [...]

Within a short period, Harlem was transformed in to one of the trendiest neighborhoods in the whole of New York. Although Langston's poems, spoke of the experiences of black Americans in light of a white [...]