Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 9

As a result, their narratives, in tone, in mood, in presentation of self, in degree and kind of analysis of the world around them, reflect these differences.

The policy of the management to make the current workers in charge of assignments that were usually not their responsibility had led to the dissatisfaction with the service not only of the clients but of [...]

One of the most appealing aspects of William Faulkner's short story A Rose for Emily is that the readers' exposure to the main character of Emily Grierson provides them with a better understanding of what [...]

He uses the metaphor of the hummingbird to pass the message that people may think to be at the top of a situation, but any time could be a downfall the same way a hummingbird.

The author of this novel seeks to highlight the futility of the American War and the hypocrisy of the Vietnamese government.

Whereas, the former is being concerned with the promotion of the idea that men and women are thoroughly equal, in the social sense of this word, and that they should treat each other with respect, [...]

This is one of the main problems that should be considered since it can throw light on the identity of many women. This is one of the main points that can be made.

To emphasize the stop and to draw the readers' attention to it, Conroy uses the present tense, and the readers become involved in the situation because of observing it through the eyes of a boy [...]

Death refers to the lasting termination of all life's tasks in a human being. Death chances on its prey in the middle of their actions and strikes equally to all.

Such short stories as "A Couple of Hamburgers" and "The Unicorn in the Garden" are famous for their humor and demonstration of the people's everyday life issues in the comic manner when "The Catbird Seat" [...]

The very title of the Narayan's 'The Guide' is ambiguous since the main character, Raju, is a tour guide. In other words this is a modern India, and there is a complex interplay of forces; [...]

In our criticism of Cinderella, we asked the questions: "What is the disposition of gender in this artifact?" And, "How does the disposition of gender affect the behavior of children under the age of ten?" [...]

That is the point in the story, where the artist develops the character of the narrator, who is among the characters of the story, and more than that of the artist writing the story, thus [...]

Apart from the heavy use of epistolary genre, Davys creates the male character and assigns the quality of a modern gentleman to him for the purpose of promoting the theological perspective of the novel, as [...]

Although he uses the aspect of foreshadowing to relate to the tragic end of the story, the final paragraph comes as a shock to the reader.

The author accuses these leaders of supporting the status quo by refusing to support the cause of the Americans in their attempt to have these laws changed or repealed.

This discussion looks at the poem' Ethics' by Linda Pasten and seeks to try and gain an in-depth understanding of the reason behind Linda Pasten writing of this poem as well as some of the [...]

But at the same time, there is a sense of controversy because of the unordinary nature of the title and the way the words are related to each other.

In her play, Trifles, Glaspell uses two parts of the play, one distinctive narrative on men and the other on women, in order to trigger the reader into evaluating the value of both genders to [...]

The works by two famous American Puritan writers of the 17th century Anne Bradstreet and Mary Rowlandson reflect the main features of the Puritan writing because the authors discuss their personal experience concentrating on their [...]

The Aeneid was recognized as a legendary masterpiece and a testament to the dignity of the Roman Empire. The Christian art according to Constantine was to emphasize on the authority of Christ and His church [...]

The main character of the story is Sammy, a teenager who tries to rebel against the system and structure of social norms represented in the text in the form of rules and standards typical for [...]

Apparently, the references to darkness in Sonny's Blues are meant to symbolize the essence of Sonny's drug addiction; whereas, the references to light are meant to prompt readers to think of Sonny's story of reconciliation [...]

This paper intends to explore the identity of the author and the critical figure of speech as well as the overall theme that is being discussed in the poem.

The reader observes aspects of love, hatred, and humor in characters such as Elizabeth when she reacts to her sister's letters.

Here, the essay compares how the theme of colonization is captured in the novels, and goes ahead to explain the techniques employed by each author in conveying the theme.

Nonetheless, he goes on to murder the king and his character takes a turn for the worst as he kills the chamberlains who would give witness of the king's death and he claims he killed [...]

Raymond Carver is the writer who uses minimalism in his writing style to set up the tone of the story from the very beginning."What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" by Carver explores [...]

Hamlet decides to prove whether Claudius really killed his father and in act three, he uses the play "The Murder of Gonzago" to get the truth.

Athena also had to pour a sea fog around Odysseus to protect him, and then she assumed the shape of a little girl and showed him the way to the palace.

As Hughes continues to chronicle the tyranny he faces in his writing, he eventually develops a more optimistic view of what America may become.

One of the most famous models of the topic of nature versus society in The Scarlet Letter is the romance between Hester Prynne and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale.

The use of foreshadowing in "The Cask of Amontillado" with a focus on irony, symbolism, and the character of Fortunato contributes to the overall message and topic of the story.

American literature has a distinctive social purpose, which is to perpetuate the country's past experiences, maintain connections and solidarity with the rest of the world, and raise the population's educational levels.

This is echoed in the novel, as Victor Frankenstein is said to create life against the laws of nature and is punished for it.

Realizing that person is not in a contest with the outside world or other people, nothing can be stolen from an individual until they allow evil to control life.

The Penelope image is associated with the goddess of the house, the keeper of the hearth, and all households. During his wanderings, the goddess is the patroness of Odysseus.

The decision to show one's femininity in revealing clothes and photographs despite the dangers of Trans sexism is rather a sign of solidarity and courage against the same dangers.

The reason "Girl" caught my attention, and I decided to choose it, was that it offers a glimpse into a girl's connection with her mother and the influence of family, society, or community on one's [...]

The author describes the physical and emotional benefits he received from participating in the fights, as well as the camaraderie he felt with the other members. Tyler is the perfect foil for the Narrator and [...]

The issue of stratification only progresses with time and divides people into social groups from which it is difficult to get out.

The poem has several powerful meanings on the one hand, it shows the difference between infatuation and genuine love as the basis of human relationships and the ability to see the person's inner world.

Kathy is experiencing a great deal of inner conflict due to the connection that Emily has with Walter as well as her afterward relationship with Emily.

This desire to recall the good old days proves that the victims of the war prefer to remember the pleasant times.

He cares mostly about his money and reputation, and through his pressure and arrogance, he makes Nora believe that her life has to only be devoted to her husband and children.

Regan and Goneril are portrayed with various defiant actions against the inequalities occurring in the contemporary society of the male-dominated world. The female archetype is described as an element of the oppression in the patriarchal [...]

The structure of the poem is AABCCB. Edgar Allan Poe vastly uses metaphors and sight sensory in the poem.

One of the qualities that distinguish Achilles from the heroes and make him a human is his quick temper and touchiness.

As for my personal opinions on the reading, I think that "When I Was One-and-Twenty" accurately and truthfully reflects the aspirations of the young generation to which I belong.

The book is based on the story of a farmer and his family, who, due to the problematic nature of the head of the family, are forced to change their place of residence: "None of [...]

The story depicts that Lois enjoyed life when she was with Lucy, and in her old age, she only recalls the moments they shared with Lucy and not with her family.

"The Haunting of Hill House" is written by Shirley Jackson, and the plot shows a ghost hunter and his assistants aiming to prove the existence of the supernatural.

In the reality of the world that the book inhabits, the Eloi, who live above ground, represent the upper class, and the Morlocks, who live below ground, represent the lower class.

Till the end of the story, Stella does not want to believe that her dependence on men is so similar to the same dependence of her sister.

Hester gives birth to a child after having an affair while waiting for the arrival of the husband and conceals the identity of the child's father.

The first is changes in the scope and uniqueness of the main sectors technology, information, and industry. In sum, the term and concept of "technoculture" reflect the essence of modern society and its overdependence on [...]

The sort of power developed by Rowlandson was such that it set her apart from the traditional roles of the Puritan women in her time and within her culture.

Despite the fact that formally speaking, Robert Sheckley's short story "The Native Problem" belongs to the genre of science fiction, its clearly defined satirical overtones, associated with the notion of "White men's burden", point out [...]

The title of the poem strikes people's attention and gives the understanding what is the main idea of the poem. The peculiarity of this phrase in this very poem is that the author wrote about [...]

The first song, sung in the tavern, at the insistence of Sit Andrew and Sir Toby Belch for a love song, is a recitation of what is going on in the play and it hints [...]

In Part I of his book "Exterminate All the Brutes", Sven Lindqvist embarks on a seemingly impossible task proving to readers that Europeans, who became the undisputed masters of the world by the end of [...]

In the second part of the poem, the poet asks the rose to remind his lady love that she is still young.

The present paper argues that whereas Arnold Friend is portrayed by Oates as a "superhuman" copy of Carl Schmid, the murderer, and the situation with Connie is partially sketched from the case of Alleen Rowe, [...]

The essay will provide a brief summary of the book followed by an analysis of the book on the basis of the social psychological theories in order to demonstrate how religion and religious beliefs influenced [...]

The period of Renaissance humanism, of which Pico was a major pre-cursor, also explores the same enlightenment, the splendor, the marvel and the wonder called man. Dust is what he will turn to and to [...]

The 'Heart of Darkness' is replete with symbolism, from the beginning till the end, and Conrad uses nature to symbolize every situation in the story.

It was written after the Restoration, but the powerful voice of the poet declared that the spirit of the Revolution was not broken, that it still lived in the hearts of the people.

Nevertheless, its message is powerful and clearly delivered, and so it remains a classic and lends the name to a famous science fiction concept.

As a result, the reader perceives the woman's love as pure and platonic, focused more on the spiritual side of the matter.

Upon considering the main characters in the short story "War" by Luigi Pirandello, I feel that I identify with the least is the mother of the boy being sent off to war.

Liberia descends to anarchy and lawlessness, and he runs for dear life and finds himself in a different country, thousands of miles from his.

Pip is the narrator in this context; he is telling the story of his encounter with Joe, an old friend, at a particular point in time.

In this line, Browning uses personification to portray the general mood of the poem. Porphyria's Lover: The Oxford Book of English Verse.

This essay is very emblematic of Smith's work, which is perhaps the reason that she chose to open her book with it.

Though the poems are apparently dissimilar, the tone of the narrators, their description of the object of their obsession, and the treatment of the female body suggest a connection that previously was unobserved.

This is a clear indication of the great distinction that exists between the higher animals and man. Despite the negative attributes of a man, he is also religious.

Mallard having a heart complication, and how the sister Josephine and the husband's friend Richard found it difficult to break the news of the demise of her husband.Mrs.

For instance, in the case of Oedipus Rex, the origin behind the tragedy can be traced to the belief of King Laius in the words of an oracle.

However, to understand this argument, it is pertinent to know the distinctive features of the social world that the author describes events in the Big Sleep.

The third chapter of No-No Boy by John Okada starts with the main character Ichiro, the Japanese American released from prison, leaving Freddie's and walking the streets of the city.

Therefore, the intention of Irene's passing is to enjoy the opportunities that are available to the white people. In this regard, Clare attempts to reach out to a person of the same identity is an [...]

It is possible to compare and contrast two poems, "The Lamb" and "The Tyger", to understand how the poet managed to create evoking and appealing images.

One of the greatest tragedies of Sophocles, Oedipus the King touches upon a deep psychological theme of the parents-son relations which lately was called the Oedipus complex and the theme of faith as a main [...]

For example, Banquo was given good news by the witches about the likelihood of his children becoming kings and yet he did not rush to murder as it's in the Macbeth's case.

Arguably, amid the discussion of the differences in the religions, Votaire supports the idea of religious tolerance. Secondly, the theme of politics is central to the letters of Votaire.

Clearly, the content of the mystery of the supernatural hound in the novel is not the only reason for the sustained popularity of the novel but it was for the cunning fiction formation of the [...]

It needs to be studied and that is why the poet travels across the seas and decides to arrive at the "holy city of Byzantium": the holy city is a sort of paradise that the [...]

Since the exterior landscape represents the land, a narrator is supposed to have a lot of knowledge on the same to be in a position to effectively provide the relationship between the two landscapes.

An example is that, as she fails to recite her poem in church, she notes that her dress is probably a handout from a white woman.

It can be argued that the authors had technically juxtaposed tradition and change thus leaving it to the readers to point out the good and bad element of both the tradition and the change.

In Romeo and Juliet, the development of characters eventually led to the tragedy of the main characters. The love of Romeo and Juliet is a remarkable love as they have to undergo many obstacles to [...]

The two hand-stitched quilts draw attention and become the center of conflict in the family of Mama and her two daughters.

Through the persona's address to the brother, the poet manages to illustrate the paradoxical nature of violence, both sudden and slow mental effects on the persona, and the immediate people close to the brother.

In the first novella entitled Morpho Eugenia, the author has examined the nature of the human soul including how it relates with the other people.

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 [...]

Madame Loisel, does not value her lifestyle and heritage, and feels that she, "was by a mistake of destiny, born in a family of clerk", and yet desires to be equal to the great, rich [...]

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.

After his death, the narrator finally gets to know the source of Bartleby's grumpy nature and he sympathizes with him even in death.

In the film "The Black Swan" directed by Darren Aronofsky, Nina struggles to fit into the ultimate role of the play "The Swan Lake", as the Black Swan, even though she is comfortable playing the [...]

As a researcher on the social aspects of increased consumption characteristic of western societies such as the US and the UK, he cautions that the pursuit of happiness by individuals in such societies should not [...]

Hemingway does not hide the uselessness of Wilson in the eyes of Margot; she only uses him as a toy, and even after they have sex Hemingway still questions it.

To reproduce the horror that grips the main character and the results of the experiment conducted by Crake, the author uses a high number of imageries.

Although in the Chinese Red Riding Hood the girls Felice, Mayline, and Jeanne are able to overcome the manoeuvres of the wolf that wanted to eat them, such a case might be the exception rather [...]

Thus, the speaker sees herself as a victim of the doctors just as the Jews were victims of the Nazi in the concentration camps. She used Jew Nazi illusion in the poem to pass her [...]

The authors of this book explain properly that the purpose of this book is to teach the reader about acting craft and to provide several ideas on how to improve personal acting skills and not [...]

The play "The Importance of Being Earnest" is a satire that uses irony to target the wealthy upper class and their preoccupation with their social standing and appearance.

In addition, Bradbury masterfully depicts the irrevocability and hopelessness of the situation by describing the scene of robotic police arresting the pedestrian at the end of the story.

The epigraph's words resonate as a call to action, urging us to dismantle the fences of resentment and disdain, replacing them with bridges of empathy and understanding.

In conclusion, the simplicity of Frost's poems, as showcased in "The Road Not Taken" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," serves as a deceptive facade for the profound depth and sophisticated complexity within.

Conversely, The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe is a gothic supernatural horror novel about a haunted house.

In order to investigate gender roles in Little Women, the proposal will use a detailed review of the novel's characters, storyline, and themes in the setting of the 19th century.

In the meantime, the example with the constantly triggering alarm showcases the element of dark humor that accompanies the death of the family's youngest member.

The production elements were compatible and coordinated, with the lighting and sound design contributing to the overall mood and atmosphere of the play.

The author of the poem makes it clear to the reader that he will talk about a specific living person who is not an abstraction and exists in the physical world.

Knights were expected to have honor, courage, honesty, respect, selflessness, and several other qualities of how a perfect knight was considered, like Olivier and Roland in The Song of Roland.

In A&P by John Updike, the reader encounters the young narrator whose principles are developed with the flow of the story.

He understands that the technologies and automation of the processes he sought to achieve led to the devaluation of his wife's work, disobedience of children, and a life devoid of love, mutual understanding, and family [...]

The tragedy affected the whole country, from Ukraine in the West to Kazakhstan in the East. The propaganda of the Soviet Union widely celebrated collectivization and Stalin's actions before and at the time of Kopelev's [...]

Regardless of his moral stature, the narrator is forced to ignore Bartleby as the scrivener declines any reasonable assistance and refuses to help himself. The narrator sees that Bartleby "fully [comprehends] the meaning" of his [...]

It appears that the black group keeps to itself and that the white group remains as a unit without a black girl amongst them.