World Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 12

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.

Moreover, in the initial issue of the magazine the editors were quick to pronounce their impartiality. The eighth volume of the journal mainly covered issues of Canadian folklore.

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 [...]

This is exactly the reason why, even though that as recently as during the course of the fifties, the idea that one should be willing to sacrifice its life for the sake of a 'nation' [...]

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 [...]

The book "In the realm of dying emperor" tries to put forth the significance of the death of Emperor Hirohito who died of cancer.

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 [...]

By presenting the portrayal of Mina as the one belonging to the New Women generation, the author provides an example of the Victorian woman that is capable of resisting the devil's seduction.

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 man cannot understand that things mean nothing to a woman if her family is being destroyed. Thus, Jason's biggest mistake is that he thinks Medea simply wants to remain his only wife.

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, [...]

In the article "Diet for a Warmer Planet" Julia Whitty presents two specific ideas: that it is necessary to reduce the global carbon footprint made by humanity in order to prevent adverse climate change and [...]

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

His wish is to live a life in which there is always an interaction with the nature, where he can experience the fruits of the nature.

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.

The book is a collection of first hand evidence that reveal the environmental and health dangers that some common items can expose users to.

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 [...]

For a very long time Arabic literature has remained relatively unknown to the Western scholars and at the moment there is an increasing number of books and articles, dedicated to the literary, poetic, and literary [...]

Douglass felt that the lords made rules and regulation with the need to oppress the Negros, he was of the view that the American Lords had developed the religion of Christianity and enforced it to [...]

This arrangement contradicted their tradition in the sense that Rama was the one to assume power after his farther because he was the eldest son."Instead of being crowned king of Ayodhya, Rama was sent into [...]

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

Therefore, the fact that the man wastes all his lifetime and wealth waiting for his chance to access the law reveals the dissatisfaction of the judicature as a branch of justice in the society.

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 [...]

One of the issues reflected in One by One in the Darkness by Deirdre Madden is the idea of how women cope with the difficulties they face almost each day because of the Troubles.

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 'original' 2008 would represent the actual time when the poor scientist lived and did not know anything about the winning lottery numbers; on the other hand, the 'new' 2008 would represent a counterfactual time [...]

It gives a chance for the author to compare and contrast many elements of the book including his external state as a character in the book and the stream of conscious in his narration.

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.

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 [...]

The eternal love between the gods and the characters from the story can be seen as the source of light, it is considered the most important part of the world.

In the prologue, the reader is also informed of the journey Carpentier made in 1943 to Haiti and the intensive research he conducted as he prepared valid material to write the novel.

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 book of Eric Liu The Accidental American is a very bright and thought-provoking reflection of the second-generation Chinese American who lives in the USA, has a good job, and does not understand his own [...]

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.

The choice of settings as "THE PIT, typical of hell........the Ultima Thule of all their punishments", shows the pervading elements of gothic literature.

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 [...]

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.

First and foremost, the Satman Jews must be mentioned, mainly because of the impact that they have had on the development of the Jewish culture, as well as on the world perception of the latter.

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.

Although Connie is a likeable character in the sense that she has packaged herself in a manner that creates curiosity to the reader, she is an epitome of irresponsible children.

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.

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 [...]

The authors have provided a commendable insight into the religious landscape in the US. This is a charming and dependable book which offers a wide-ranging evaluation of the transformations and the function of religion in [...]

Chinua Achebe succeeds in convincingly mingling the 'futuristic' and the arealistic' imaginations of the colonial power to create a world of exotic exploitation and mind control characterized by time variances, chauvinism, and societal imbalances. The [...]

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.

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" [...]

This hopelessness that has been impeded on her makes her aware of her future in the world and provokes her to build a wall around her.

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 [...]

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?

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

Walter Cruttenden is the author of the 340-page book, Lost Star of Myth and Time, which is a grand synthesis of the world history that occurred over the past 14000 years.

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 [...]

Wells, the stand of her "A Red Record" pamphlet is that of a rhetoric where the writer presents arguments and evidences of her cause to readers in such a way that she prevents her audience [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

The story commences by painting a picture of exhausted workers shouting and banging the main gate of the factory as they awaited the evening bell to end their shift.

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.

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.

The phrase 'to kill a mocking bird' stands out as a metaphor in the book To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

They pressurized the youth to take part in the war and this was very wrong, as the role of parents is always to guide and help young people.

According to Proust this portrays the oppression of the poor by the rich in the society because as it occurs later that, the producer of the television show did not have the money to give [...]

From her perspective we learn of how the locals felt about the American involvement in the war, we learn that she hated the Americans with a passion for the killings and bombings they did to [...]

The idea that she attended a great proportion of soldiers depicted her caring nature, which is important in life. She is a great peacemaker and ready to intervene in the fight, despite the challenges.

The authors use the words 'to obey' to emphasize the fault of the little girl's mother and her way of girls' upbringing.

Many factors have been considered to determine the depth of literature that the child is exposed to with much of this being centered on age and what the adults perceive the child to be.

The fact that as of today, the dogmas of political correctness are being forcibly imposed upon people in Western countries, created additional preconditions for the growing number of citizens to refer to the very process [...]

In this respect, the Book II written by Herodotus can be considered a good documentary evidence of the process of embalming though morality of this process can be questioned by the contemporary audience taking into [...]

It is evident in the story that it is Gregor who woks to take care of his family and therefore the rest of the family members did not.

Merusault the narrator in the novel The Stranger tells the story from a rather detached and unemotional tone the revolutionary concerns of the post war period of apparent random violence devoid of strings of morality [...]