World Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 11

From an analysis of the three poems, it is evident that they all try to reflect on the memories of the poets' parents. Considerably, the present tense is trying to put the reader in the [...]

Zhenzhen was brave enough to leave a society that could only associate her with the Japanese rapes, and this was her way of seeking independence.

There is a considerable level of a description placed on the background of the farm, the activities of the people within the home, the type of food that is being prepared as well as the [...]

This significantly changes how the characters are viewed wherein Abbas instead of being a victim becomes the redeemer with Hamida being the victim that Abbas is trying to redeem in the end.

The folksongs of Dylan transformed his life in a manner similar to the writings in Whitehead's book "John Henry Days". Folksongs are powerful and can lead to changes in the personality of an individual to [...]

In conclusion, it is noteworthy that both teachings insist on a gradual process of learning and the use of meta-language in building a robust foundation of English.

The first distinction is the manner in which the British used to gain control of the people of Umuofia, the village of Okonkwo's village.

We further analyze the individuals and how their actions and activities affect the society's social culture in relation to the post-colonial society of today.

The researcher stresses that people should try to minimize the negative effects of climate change in order to enable humanity to adapt to the changing environment in a more effective way.

Because of their being not ready for the shift from a WWII to the post-WWII environment and the change in values, Chinese women were highly susceptible and extremely vulnerable to the lures of the "New [...]

The wouldeath of Ivan Ilych' is a novella that focuses on the impending death of Ivan Ilych. The adaptation of the novella would portray the life of Chan.

The authors use the character of the grand inquisitor to depict a savior of mankind. The power bestowed upon the grand inquisitor by the authors brings the mysteries of the roman church into limelight.

The demand by the California Indian Council to have the Bilingual Education Programs brought back in exchange for access to the oil reserves located in the Indian reservations land is in order and quite timely [...]

In the fourth chapter "Museum of Weird: Modernity, Minzokugaku, and the Discovery of Yokai" of his book, Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Y kai, Michael Dylan Foster, predictably enough, explores the [...]

In particular, he discusses the features of criminals, who engage in human trafficking, which is one of the types of transnational organized crimes. Review of Literature Shows that transnational organized crime is the new threat [...]

The overall argument of the book "After Bin Laden" is that the organization has greatly spread, internationally and that the death of Osama Bin Laden will not be the end of the fight.

Karen Fjelstad and Nguyen Thi Hien have dedicated the book to discussing the reasons and preconditions for spread of ritual from Vietnam to the United States, as well as to understanding the influence of ritual [...]

The effect of a mosaic society is that the cultures of the groups in that society tend to fade with practices that are more acceptable across the board remaining firm as the only ways the [...]

The goals of my research are to find out how the changes in educational system in Arabic countries influenced the methodology of teaching English and the popularity of English language as a subject.

The book explores and criticizes the manner in which evangelicals in the United States sought to control their destinies and their circumstances for the better part of 19th and 20th centuries1.

The education system reinforces the essence of the dungeons, and the aim is to instill fear within the children so they can adhere to laid down teachings and doctrines.

Magical realism is explained as the desire of the author to show the ordinary life of people with the instances of unreal, fantastic events.

Since then up to now, a synthesis of the different elements of humor and laughter lacks thereby, triggering the relevance of evaluating the maturation of the field.

Travel The travel denoted in all the three works of Kincaid, and Desai, are typical of expatriation where the two women in Kincaid's texts travel to foreign lands as a result of heightened resistance to [...]

These comments on the other hand reveal the kind of attitude that the stakeholders depict towards the project and more so disclosing the communication styles of the administration that might be contributing towards the project's [...]

The major features of these types of tests are that they objectively measure the speaking abilities and competency of the examinee, they have a high statistical reliability, speaking tests allow for the standardization of the [...]

By looking at this poem from this perspective, one can better understand this literary work and the message that the writer wanted to convey.eireann Lorsung wants the readers to be interested both in the subject [...]

Feminism as demonstrated in the works of Susan Glaspell is domination of men over women. They are in authority and the representation of women is low.

The issue of revenge being a better option in the Swedish society is evident when, at the end of the novel, Blomkvists makes efforts to bring down the executive who worn the lawsuit mentioned at [...]

As a young boy, Voltaire received his education at the Jesuit school between the years 1704 and 1711. As a result, Voltaire was arrested severally and imprisoned by the authorities.

In the book, the author details how the political uncertainties and his skewed perspective led to his eventual downfall. In the following sections of the book, the author describes the uncertainties and conflicts in the [...]

A novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a romantic work that reflects the consequences of "blind science" and human ambition, and Blade Runner by Ridley Scott depicts the industrialized society and world of the future [...]

One of the most striking examples, the tale of the Wizard of Oz, offers a peculiar study of the XX century, suggesting that the main character should portray the essence of the adult world, with [...]

Urbano Gomez's was caught playing "...husband and wife with his cousin Hiccups behind the school lavatories". Although we sympathize him for his fate, the cause of his expulsion from the school is a comical matter.

One of the reasons why the story The Cask of Amontillado and the poem My Last Duchess are being commonly referred to, as such that represent a particularly high value, is that the narrative perspective [...]

Also rendering the issue of the fallen world and the supernatural elements within the realm of the ordinary, the plot of a Gothic novel is traditionally composed of mystery, elements of fear or terror and [...]

In the comedy, there is an emphasis on adjustment of the play to match cultural beliefs of the target audience so that the comedy becomes relevant to the society.

It is needless to mention of course, that the earlier mentioned issue fits rather well within the methodological framework of the Massey Lectures, as such that are supposed to serve the purpose of enlightening listeners [...]

To understand the significance of the creation story for different cultures and explore the particular features of the myth, it is necessary to focus on the Mesopotamian myth known as the Enuma Elish, on the [...]

Both Homeric Hymn to Demeter and Hymn to Aphrodite expose the outlook of ancient Greek on religious and psychological world of women, as well as on their attitude to marriage.

It is rather peculiar that, instead of simply providing Cinderella with the dress, the crystal slippers and the carriage to get to the palace in, the fairy godmother turns the process of helping Cinderella into [...]

However, it is emerging that differences in student characteristics may be a significant contributor to the perceived inadequacy of online learning.

Before the woman could notify the buyer about the blemish in the cake, the buyer acknowledged before a crowd that she had baked the beautiful cake.

In order to bring the reader into the same level of understanding, the author has tackled the introductory topics on the bandwidth and radio systems and how the latter two concepts influenced the development of [...]

The author intends to make an examination of the various literally sources and analogies of the legend about Wang Chao-ch n, so as to highlight the developments of literature over time.

Since, over the last few decades, the impact of the Cantonese language in China has increased, sinking the significance of the traditional Chinese, or Putonghua, the Chinese government decided to reestablish the Putonghua language as [...]

He hoped that she had found shelter, inside the ruins of the old hut, in the clearing, on the top of the hill, but nobody was there. These legends have a common element in that [...]

In this regard, the almost Marxist twist which I employed in the narrative depicts the dystopian world in line with the Marxist critical assessment of capitalism that points out the ever decreasing "unlimited faith in [...]

In this respect, specific attention is given to the poem 273 where the natural imagery is used to render the depth of grief and sorrow experienced by the residents of Fukakusa Village: "Daylight fades away [...]

In the endeavor to place a case in support of this line of argument, the paper considers the key traits of dystopian literature then showing how Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep possesses them in [...]

The main tragedy is that they did not show similar respect to the dignity and life of other people. The problem is that the world described by the author is full of hostility and violence [...]

If the feminists of the first wave concentrated on their legal rights and freedoms, the feminists of the second wave accentuated their roles in the society as individuals who are equal with men in their [...]

While Coupland uses Cheryl, Jason, Allison, Heather and Reg to bring into the novel a four unique viewpoints on faith and spirituality, such a diverse exploration of faith helps the reader to gain a deeper [...]

Representation of the king as an overprotective father and benevolent king, the thirteenth wise woman who has turned the curse to blessing by revealing the princess from her farther care and allowing her to become [...]

Facts and Reality In the first place, it is necessary to focus on the major similarities within poets' approach to the theme, i.e.the three major peculiarities of the Asian poetry. The reader understands that the [...]

One of the critical arguments put forward by Sartre is that many nations colonized by Europeans could see that the colonizers failed to live up to the ideals of humanism that they often proclaimed.

In the story called Women on the Margins, the recognized author Davis explores the three lives of seventeenth century women. Overall, all the women to a less or more extent were under the influence of [...]

It is possible to trace several parallels between the poem and the Book of Revelation: numerical symbolism, the idea of people's resignation and the idea of revelation.

Drawing facts from the novel, Human Toll, the Western society presents men as the beneficiaries of the gender bias since the male folks engage the females in endless conflicts, and the women are the ones [...]

Having stayed in china for a long period, Craig wanted to bring to focus the culture and the lifestyle of the Chinese.

It briefly sets the stage of the story or event by indicating that the event centered on the battle of Kapyong and goes to great lengths in describing the details of the events that led [...]

The learners of English as a second language have been greatly affected because of the discrimination faced from other individuals because of the difference in pronunciation.

Despite the main aim of sending a boy to inspect the garden as a way to recollect himself after the loss of his best friend, sending Baoyu to the garden was also a means to [...]

However, the authors insist that it is the corporate control that is threatening the running out of water."Corporate control of the world's water resources and distribution systems is a threat to the well-being of humans [...]

Going by the words of Hopkins "science of fiction is a genre of fiction in which the stories often tell about science and technology of the future- these stories involve partially true-partially fictions laws or [...]

The validity of this suggestion can be illustrated in regards to a new edition of Patti Smith's memoir Just Kids, in which she provides readers with an insight onto different aspects of her early biography, [...]

Although the government is unable to curb corruption and inequality in the society, it does not keenly solve the problem about Taiping movement but rather resorts to killing the supporters of the movement.

In an attempt to seal the gap that these researchers have created in the Canadian history, Srigley focuses on the lives of young women during the Great Depression era. Men's reaction to the phenomenon was [...]

This form of literature can be in form of folktales, music, sayings, and proverbs depicting the culture and livelihoods of the society. Of particular interest to this essay is the level of violence depicted in [...]

The gluttony level will be harsher than the previous two levels and this means that the level of torture subjected to the culprits will also be higher.

The bulk of the story is set in South America and the origin of the slave trade in the African continent.

Unlike other types of calligraphy, the Chinese calligraphy is more of painting where characters are used as a tool of communication and to express what the artists' spiritual world is like.

It is important to note that the idea of the differences in culture between the East and the West can be traced back to the early Roman times in which there was an increasing opinion [...]

Therefore froggin' is part and parcel of the people of Cajun to the extent that they have set aside a day to celebrate frogs which is a part of tender diet as illustrated above.

However close people can explore the life of the other and predict the deeds of the rest of the people, there will always be a certain element of secrecy about the other personality and the [...]

Despite the film revolving around sexual relations, Aristophanes has generally succeeded in bringing out the absurd nature of war, both to men and women.

Ha Jin is a Chinese novelist currently living in the US and the author of the book Saboteur, Saboteur is about a young man, Mr.

This book also brings out the wide impact of knowledge, education, and evangelism on the people lives and at psychological level, the damage is inflicted on Achebe's changing society as this brought the culture of [...]

Mohammed Ayoob is a professor of International Relations from Michigan State University and the author of one of the most interesting and worthwhile book about the Islamic world The Many Faces of Political Islam: Religion [...]

There are many elements of literature, which make the work really successful and captivating for the reader, and in this story, the author uses almost each part of literature in a proper way and creates [...]

The story is told from the first person singular, thus giving the readers a chance to see everything with the eyes of the narrator.

It discusses the stories of 12th century and the main focus is the transition of Chinese and the Japanese. This is the initial stage that the belief of the Japanese is portrayed.

Of his works, The Divine Comedy is the greatest literary statement in the medieval periods of the Europeans. The book, The New Life, is almost full of poems of his praises to her.

Not only has there been a gender difference between men and women in life and social environment, but extreme discrimination and external conditions of the world and governmental ruling added to the role division.

One of the most important details is that the rulers of the prison camp deliberately made people hostile to one another.

There is also contradiction in the way that narrator and his father feel in regard to graduation. After Sensei learns that K is also in love with daughter of the widow, he proposes to her.

This also comes from the fact that Bartleby think very highly of himself, and being the person that he is, others must understand him and love him as he is."Torquemada at the Stake" is also [...]

Dewi, however, does not interpret the given statement as the fact that knowledge is the source of power and power is the source of knowledge. The depth and palette of emotions that a single phrase [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

In the book, Natsume Soseki brings out the upheaval of the Meiji period as he relates to the tales of a stray cat probing deeper into the lives of human beings and fellow cats living [...]

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.

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

Through a shared language people form an identity, and in a country they feel a sense of nationalism. Therefore, the quest for a shared identity can become a source of strife and division in a [...]

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".

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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.

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.

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 novel offers a distorted version of the court system, where the readers focus on the trial process, although the opening part of the story already focuses on the ambiguity of the situation.

Further, it links the same to the beliefs and values of the people of the state of Texas. It has not been able to address some of the aspects that encompass the Texas Death lore.

The folklore depictions of 'woman cat' and 'witch in the form of a cat' mirrors the folkloric grouping of cats with people as well as the grouping of people and cats. The story of Valerie [...]

Irrespective of a writing style, authors share baseline ideas on the society and often form the alternative voice of reasoning into what is occurring in a society.

The book is based on the theme and symbolism of irony and shows instances, which women in the Victorian era suffered in the hands of their husbands as well as in-laws.

At the end of the 19th century the American society was involved in the process of changing the social principles, breaking stereotypes, and creating new revolutionary visions of the peculiarities of the social development.

Oskar Wilde's fairy tales The Happy Prince and The Nightingale and the Rose reveal moral and ethical dilemmas that the protagonists encounter in their search for the truth and love.

I have just completed reading the manuscript for the book titled We by Yevgeny Zamyatin and would like to recommend that the book should be published for a number of reasons. In conclusion, the book [...]

However, the fact is both Oedipus and Claudius managed to get the post of kingship after killing the former kings leaving the seats vacant. In conclusion, both Oedipus and King Claudius attained their crown after [...]

This paper will explicate the character "Hester" by analyzing her characters as well as pointing out metaphors and similes pertaining to her in the novel. The author states that "Hester is like a big monster" [...]

As the novel tells us the story of a child who lived alone in a desert, we can see the results of lonely life together with the illness and in a close connection with the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]