Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 72

The stories the Storm and the story of an hour are two allegorical fictional writings that reflect on major issue that affects relationships in the current society.

Reading Medea by Euripides, Othello by William Shakespeare, and The Epic of Gilgamesh it becomes obvious that the driving force of plot is heroism, however, the nature of that heroism is different that may be [...]

The earliest works of fiction included the work of fiction the Epic of Gilgamesh that dates from the beginnings of civilization in Mesopotamia and Homer's Odyssey, greatest ancient works of literature attributed to Homer.

Here, Destro interprets it to mean what we were to subject Faust to was not the standard morality but that of the superman: "In reality, the law that Faust follows is not that of morality [...]

As Benstock argues, the priest is in near state of mind breakdown as he is in the verge of losing the faith that he proclaimed in the church.

One good example of a character that manifested change in the face of danger is the character that can be found in Shirley Jackson's The Lottery. It was the most important event in the calendar [...]

Gimpel's belief that the world is full of marvelous things characterizes him as a man of vision. Remarkably, Gimpel is sure that everything is possible and he acknowledges that the world is, indeed, full of [...]

The author of the book presents his hero in two ways: on the one hand, he depicts the boy, who is full of hopes and expectations; on the other hand, he shows the boy whose [...]

In The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Thomas Edward Lawrence's autobiographical account of his Middle Eastern activities during the First World War, Chapters 41 to 58 are bracketed by two important events in the Arab insurgency [...]

Nowadays, the word "habit" is used in order to indicate an action or emphasize the tendency of doing something, while in Shakespearean context, word "habit" is not an action.

The main character of the first part is the Monkey King. The main question the author possesses in the tales of the novel is What Are Your Efforts to Succeed?

Based on a movie by David lean the book "Pillars of Wisdom" is a reflection of a British soldier, Lawrence of Arabia experiences when he worked with the rebel forces as a liaison officer during [...]

The second chapter of this book covers a period that is considered central and significant in unraveling the events that led to the Reconquest.

Throughout the novel, Pamela is portrayed as the lady of virtue reflecting the culture of the time and it has been demonstrated that she would not fall prey to her master's sexual advances in spite [...]

In her turn, Mead discusses the problem of the expensiveness of weddings and the flourishing of this business as the result of 'Bridezilla' phenomenon.

The description of a cyberspace and its constituents is one of the key points the author wants to draw the readers' attention to.

1- Exploitation- In the book "One Perfect Day": The selling of the American Dream, Rebecca Mead looks into the extreme levels that most brides go to in order to have the best weddings ever.

From this background, this paper discusses the theme of acclimation from the point of view of Liu's disagreement with the notion of Asian-American identity and his narration of the hypocrisy of race.

When they went to Africa, the whites found Africans a little too awkward in culture and the fact that they managed to manipulate them in their own continent was a proof enough that their way [...]

The only sure way to predict the winner in such a game is to watch the game itself and compare the strong sides of the two teams in the field.

He explains that this is the reason why some of the major companies are gaining an edge in the marketplace by using numbers and data to manipulate the marketplace.

Instead of suggesting the obvious limiting the number of children each female "breeder" should have he encourages the "breeders" to get pregnant, enjoy motherhood and nursing of their suckling infants for one year, and then [...]

The other factor that contributed to the decline in education in America apart from the decline in political standards and changes in demography and culture is the argument over which subjects to include in the [...]

While it is true that vocabulary informs the progress of knowledge development, it is possible for knowledge to develop in the absence of vocabulary.

She faces all the following problems due to her race: her being a slave is wholly attributable to her being black; Dr.

In spite of the eventual freedom of Esmeralda one is then bound to wonder why it took her so long to see the relationship for what it really was and leave.

The purpose of a headline is to provide a quick preview of the story and it is usually meant to draw the reader's attention.

Coincidentally, he dedicated his first wave of writing to themes of innocence and beauty coupled with "Love and Joy as dynamic life values in the poet's feeling for the potentiality of the harmony of mind [...]

A person who not only violates the tradition of the family, but who is able to betray the family cannot be respected.

The poem To One in Paradise highlights the loneliness faced by the speaker when the object of their love passes on: "The light of Life is o'er". In the poem Go to the Grave, death [...]

Though put in the beautiful Garden of Eden with one clear instruction not to eat from fruit tree in the middle of the garden, Satan, the leader of the banished and rebel angels, endures a [...]

Evidently, the annual lottery conducted by the village is not a typical lottery in the sense that, the person running the lottery is also a participant.Mr.

In the first stanza, the departure of the lover marks the end of their love, while the second stanza uses the dropping of sand as symbolic to the passing of time in an hour glass.

In the play, it is evident that pride is used by people to create laws that challenge the divine law from gods.

Achy Obejas provided the readers with her own vision of the controversial situation in Cuba in 1990's with the help of vivid depicting of the character of Usnavy, the protagonist of Obejas' Ruins.

However, one of the most specific elements that make the concept of forgetfulness more complicated is the selectivity, which presupposes that people remember certain events, which forgetting the ones that are supposed to be more [...]

In the 20th Century, it is a recognized factor in Australia, and all over the rest of the world, that there was neglect of Aborigines since the settlement of the first western civilization, and for [...]

In addition, the departure of Young Goodman Brown from his wife's comfortable house into the darkness of the forest symbolizes the birth of Brown's new life.

The bastardization of Shakespeare's poems is one of the most widespread tendencies in evaluating the impact of Shakespeare's work since the great poet started creating his masterpieces one of the strongest is.

For instance, the piling of the stones by the children at the beginning of the story was a foreshadowing of the stoning which was to take place at the end of the story.

Ethan's morality is put under test when he decides to hang back at the end of the dance to find out the identity of the young girl, who turns out to be Mattie.

The long sentences used by Faulkner in the story "Barn Burning" are observed to loop, thereby creating a style that shows the indecisiveness of the characters, and the diversity of their thoughts.

Speaking of the family, one can see the three distinct ideas in the book, which are: the family life, so settled and appeasing; the loss of the family and the unceasing pain that comes when [...]

One the one hand, the sentence characterizes the inner state of a young boy, who seems to be frightened; on the other hand, it is obvious that a little boy understood the content of a [...]

Students find the book resourceful, but it's actually the teachers who benefit the most from it as it highlights issues necessary in children literature, and how best to introduce it to elementary education students. She [...]

The narrative is a very good source of information on the culture and the ways of living of the Native American communities.

In the piece, the narrator talks about a family history of cancer; this is true in her real life. It delves into the family history of the narrator, whose extended family member Aura is the [...]

This means that the main character or the protagonist in the play must be the tragic hero of the play. The main antagonist in the play is the King of Thebes, Crain.

Jacob Jankowski appears in the text as a person of contradicting nature, he seems to be both a hero and a coward.

This is because she lived in the same society setting that we live in, a society where no one knows the real concise origin of religion and spirituality.

According to Sarah, therefore, the only true love that a woman can be sure of is the one between her and God.

Taking such poems as The One Girl at the Boys' Party and The Song of Myself, one can trace the similarities and the differences between the two pieces, namely, the objects of the poems, the [...]

For Pinnochio, this is as a result of failure to fight the temptation of carefree life while for Vardielo it is a consequence of his extreme stupidity due to lack of guidance.

The other aspect that is used to express the nature of the human race is the issue of the poetic metaphysics and how this influenced the issue and practice of poetry and the role that [...]

Johnny Got a gun is a captivating anti-war book which is politically motivated and takes the role of educating the society on the adverse effects of war on human beings and the whole society.

The death of Addie is also one of the dark and disturbing components of the narration. The end of the story illustrates that the entire piece has been a flashback since it talks about the [...]

Using the example of Victoire Simon, La Savage and basing the discussion on Bentham's aspects the problem of justifiable vengeance is going to be considered. In "Mother Savage", the author of the book Maupassant determines [...]

One of the most touching novels ever, the story of a young woman entering the world of different cultures, the world so splendid that it is almost blinding her, and her guide to this beautiful [...]

The theme of slavery is indicated clearly by the author through the mentioning of the origin of the two communities- The Bottom and Medallion.

At the close of the chapter, Greenblatt denotes that the hugely documented visit by the Queen to the region played a noteworthy function in Shakespeare's early advance.

Is that the power of the true love that makes him act the way he does, teaching the young woman the way she can adapt to the European society, or is it his self-esteem that [...]

The group was involved in the distribution of leaflets that encouraged people to oppose the regime of Adolf Hitler. For instance, in 1945, there was the prosecution of one of the key members of the [...]

All these aspects observe the truth in the writer's perceptions through the words of the grandmother that "a good man is hard to find".

Analytically, the perpetrators of the white rose group express the theme of courage. Highlighting the theme of courage, the authors display ways in which the youths use to enhance exemplary leadership and freedom in their [...]

At the age of ten years, Ramana is subconsciously aware of the condition of his mum and the need for her to come home.

Dee and Maggie do not interact, it is only as the story ends that Dee speaks to her angrily as she is leaving; this ending portrays the relationship of the African and American heritages.

But Sammy is conscious of the fact that Stockesie is married and cannot go after the girls but he feels he still has the opportunity and freedom to go after the girls himself.

The story is given the title 'Bartley the Scrivener' due to the amazing character which Bartleby displays in the law firm since the first day he was hired in the law firm.

Mooney refers to him as a serious quite man and so it is easy to take advantage of him, as he is not talkative as the others.Mrs.

With the assumption that the story of "Bartleby the Scrivener" is a love story, it can be presumed that the author has taken a certain fascination that is in actual sense bordering on infatuation with [...]

The book brings into light the culture of these people, who are mainly located in the mountainside of the Peoples' Republic of China.

But this did not change the faith he had in God and he continued believing that God was going to safe them. He believed that the Jews were faithful to God but his understanding was [...]

This gives a logical scene of the murder to the reader, making the reader to have familiar settings that are helpful in interpreting the rhymes correctly.

Having analyzed violence in schools and the age of children maturity I have thus reached to a conclusion that this plan will be better applied to children under the age of 14.

While his family suffered, he enjoyed his life to the fullest and when he was confronted by his mother about the matter, he resulted to a confrontation denying the fact that he had a problem [...]

It is very important to be confident and to know what you want in life in order to succeed and to make the goals come to pass.

The paper will examine the purpose of the selected piece of literature in helping the reader to focus towards the main theme of the entire literature.

From the above mentioned epic heroes, we find that the aspect of heroism is differentiated mostly to suit the time in which they were written and also to meet the expectation of the audience and [...]

Bartleby and the girl felt the need to be different from others and both of them understood that the society they lived in did not want to accept their nature.

His curiosity to know the content of the bottle overrules him and decides to hide as he makes his way after of the house.

Scott Korb is an author with a lot of interest in imaginative and factual history such that he is able to help the reader of the book "Life in year one: what the world was [...]

As told in the novel, Sara, "is caught in a time warp" where it is not easy for her to let go of traditional values that define her identity.

Written by Jung Chang, the book focuses on the lifestyle of three women to give a detailed description of the traditional practices and political progression of the Chinese people.

The strong character traits of the main characters Odyssey and Job in the epic The Odyssey and The Story of Job help develop their plots from the beginning to the rise of conflict and their [...]

Ann's church are said to be the poorest in America, the pastor to this church was interviewed by Kozol and he mentioned that he had visited different parts of America and according to him this [...]

The essay aims at summarizing the book in which the writer makes a personal opinion of the accounts as they are narrated in the book and criticizes the book to bring out the faults that [...]

In his endeavor to address the situation, as it stood on the ground, Moliere employed the motif of social masking as a strategic style that brought out the concerns of religious hypocrisy before the eyes [...]

The writer gives us the low point of the political struggle involving the Japanese and the Chinese citizens by telling a story of a Chinese who had been arrested and killed for committing an 'economic [...]

In the article "The Nine-mile Wolves", Rick Bass makes the case for the continued protection of the wolf species of North America and Canada, viewing them as endangered species due to the combined forces of [...]

The belief of the movie is that these years were the most important one in laying ground to the character of Obama.

The biggest conflict of racism and injustice in Long Black Song is when he is shoot by Silas shoots the white man as came to collect money for the gramophone.

The images that are shown by the media have helped to establish gender equality in a broad way. This means that as women have been shaped positively, they have desired to have a say in [...]

Mark Twain, the writer of the book "The two views of the Mississippi" talks of the two sides of the Mississippi River; however, Twain uses 'Mississippi' symbolically to represent life.

This is the beginning of his disbelief and loss of faith in good. This is the main factor which points to the weakening of the society in general.

Hammett's novel The Glass Key is set in fabricated and a city that is not known where as Miller's Crossing gives a true representation of a town full of corruption in Hammett's literature.

Thoreau mentions a dawn or a morning but he was neither referring to the sunrise we know of nor was he referring to the early hours of the day we call morning but rather he [...]

However, it is important to remember that D az is telling a story about crimes and violence, he highlights the life of people who live in different world, e.g.in the world of gangsters, finally, he [...]

She gets upset by the sad news of the death of a loved one but when she comes out of the room she seem to have already accepted the situation and adapting to the new [...]

The success of the poem rests in the simplicity of its language and the sharp contrast of that language with the comparatively complex structure of the rhythmic verse.

In addition, Kazakhstan provides one of the largest markets in the middle of Asia and is in the middle of the busy business route between China and Europe.

It also define the battle plan that the American citizens would use in ensuring that they fight back and regain back the rule of laws defined in the American constitution that enhance the liberty that [...]

The book's opinions on the reduced population growth rate in the western nations with a concurrent enormous immigration from the third world nations is threatening from the authors perspective.

He tries to emphasize the fact that the slaves in the United States originated from the African regions, and they were transported to America through the rivers.

Although the mother's speech to her daughter seems motivated by love and she provides her child with information she believes the girl will need in order to survive as a women in the Western Caribbean [...]

In the work of Jewish writers Ruth Almog and David Fogel the themes of liberation and oppression take the forefront. As an oppressed child, the daughter of immigrants whose life has already been touched by [...]

The radical shift in the aesthetic value as well as the cultural sensibilities of the works of literature of the early 20th century is what people regard to as literary modernism.

As a young man he did not enjoy the company of his family and kept to himself as he sought what he had considered as important to him: "...it was important for him to see [...]

Roland Barthes in his work 'Myth Today' gives a deeper insight into the understanding of the myth of romantic love done through the disintegration of the work into a number of sections based on the [...]

Gladwell explores the encounters of Cesar Millan, the dog whisperer who non-verbally communicated with the dogs and mastered his expertise to tame the dogs.

At the beginning of the poem, one can see Kim Trong as an ideal of a man according to the norms and principles of the Vietnamese society: Kim Trong, a scion of the noblest stock.

At the end, the author transfers to the outer story to address the audience and frame the entire literary work. At this point, the author provides the readers with the story of Nicolas who is [...]

Nora's father is mentioned quite often in the play, a fact that makes him equal to his daughter because of the deeds of the daughter.

She is highly critical and snobbish when she regards the cramped up apartment that her sister and her husband lives in.

A blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to"., it is evident that he was agitated by the blind man's visit in his house.

Comprehensively, the book Half the Sky How to Change the World exposes the rot that is human trafficking and tries to expose the severity of the trade and how it affects the world today.

The character of Caliban is an opposition to that of Ariel, the other servant of prospero, in that Caliban is a human figure while Ariel is a spirit.

In this statement, the tone is optimistic that though they might not achieve the perfect change, but there will come a time when the situation will be at least better.

In both cases, the texts have devoted their concerns to the plight of a black female who is deposed off her meaning within the realms of the society.

This essay demonstrates the linguistic, thematic, and cultural importance of Beowulf from the eyes of Grendel's mother, an antagonist in the novel.

For instance the introduction of the characters to the play shows a clear picture of a classical tragedy. The act of the two sons conflicting on who will rule is an aspect of the author [...]