World Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 3

However before looking at the various forms of experimental writing, it is important to look at the definition of experimental writing.

This work of his is a splendid opportunity to understand the protagonists in a reader's own way due to the story's ambiguous ending and because of the author's unbiased writing style.

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.

If the person loses the ability to distinguish between cultural history and his/her identity, the consequences can be rather destructive, as in the case of Okonkwo from Achebe's "Things Fall Apart".

The main theme was on the importance of the temple of the Lord and the need for people to get at the task of rebuilding the temple.

A mentally stronger person, Stella is capable of surviving in the world that she and her husband live in and, more to the point, sacrificing the truth to preserve that world, even at the cost [...]

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a story that comprises of the themes of Christianity and magic as they both play an important role in the story.

The first part is about three boys who find a dead body in a car inside a river found locally in their area, they fear breaking the story to the people, and one boy after [...]

The author of "The Firm" and further "The Client" achieved crucial popularity due to the grave and direct ideas in another novel titled "The Pelican Brief".

In addition to the possibility to improve an understanding of the story, images help to define the level of relationship between a reader and an author.

The Samurai were the strongest of the classes. According to the Samurai, the Bushido code was also known as the "way of the warrior".

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.

The main concept of the essay can be divided between the importance of the tales to raise the sense of pride in own history which recently has been weakened by the modern influence and the [...]

However, Queen Gertrude seems to be more on the inside of the plotting and scheming occurring within the castle than an innocent woman should have.

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the prominent elements of fiction used in A Doll's House as the most vivid example of Ibsen's approach, analyze the applied dramatic techniques, and describe different layers [...]

The analysis of the character Beccka is presented using several elements of literature to bring out the hidden traits of the young girl.

Describing the character in the most different and peculiar ways, the group both focused on the general idea of the story and its interpretation, as well as on their vision of the character and the [...]

In Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, the main character, Nora is not an intellectual, and spends no time scouring books or libraries or trying to make sense of her situation.

The article, Into the Wild, has addressed the concept of idealism through the activities outlined in its plot. The concept of idealism has been brought out in the text as an attempt to describe life [...]

Here, the comedy of absurd is presented in the description of the state of poverty in the family of Okonkwo's father.

It can be presupposed that the poem explains a process of soul existence, from the very first desire up to the death.

Das represents a character that is easy to empathize with and relate to due to his kind nature. Failing miserably to notice the presence of alienation between him and his wife, as well as his [...]

His works are especially noted for the use of moral allegories tinted with Puritan inspiration and sharing the features of the great Romantic Movement, more specifically with the Dark Romanticism. Loss of innocence is the [...]

By representing the lives of the "in-between" East African Asians in modern Kenya, Vassanji succeeds in "spanning the literary record" of the Mau Mau rebellion.

Although Changez appreciates the opportunities that the United States have opened in front of him, as time passes, he starts experiencing love-hate emotions toward the country and its culture due to the social pressure, the [...]

Therefore, the use of point of view as a literary device enables the reader to understand and analyze the thought process of one person, Olaf, while remaining unaware of the intentions of Jim.

In other words, the Underground Man cannot sustain a romantic relationship and thus he decides to buy love by engaging Lisa.

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 [...]

The main character and the narrator Kambili, is virtually silent in the presence of her father, she can hardly express her views, knowing that it may result in a fit of her father's anger.

He was one of the founders of the China League of Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai. His contribution in the field of language and literature is enormous, thus, most of the commentators have viewed his greatness [...]

The girl is in love with the idea of being a part of the carnival, but her parents do not allow her to participate.

The author, Marlowe, in his quest for studying the most ambitious individuals, encountered the Renaissance "overreacher", thus, sharing his views on heroism and the power of will with his readers, at the same time, chronicling [...]

According to Kant's Moral Theory, the act of killing Richard is morally right since Matt's intention was to get justice for the murder of his son. Even though is aware of the guilt of Richard, [...]

This illustrates that the author of the poem - who is a woman - does not know who she is and looks to external sources to define her.

The ways in which fairy tales were compiled and presented have changed with the course of time, so have the topics and morals of the tales, but the essence of these literary pieces ha remained [...]

In the case of the suburban American, there is a palpable kind of tug-of-war, a troubled air that is reminiscent of the political relations that existed between the superpowers.

It was as if they were mindful of what had happened to the moth but in truth these creatures were simply taking a break.

In addition, the reader would expect the narrator to provide a larger coverage of the scenes at the Shrine, the miracles of the Virgin and evidence of her work.

By writing the article, the author intended to hijack and reshape that image so that it can portray our hidden biological nature.

Secondly, I wrote a list of questions regarding the characters in the reading. For the purpose of identifying themes in the short story, I developed specific questions to guide me in examining the major and [...]

It is in the bounds of the story where the great saying, "the most beautiful flower is the rarest," is witnessed.

In the first third of the novel, Keita Ali is a young enthusiastic black man, who sees running as a way to get rich and escape poverty. She is introduced to the reader as a [...]

The function of the narrator in The Lady with the Pet Dog is to reflect the inner feelings of the characters; in this story, Chekhov chooses a third-person narrative with a limited point of view [...]

The gathering of the townsfolk to watch its installation showed me that this was a culture that was closely knit and knew how to share in the joy of one another, making it their own.

To gain an understanding of the story within a brief analysis, it is necessary to examine the story's plot, characterization, point of view, theme, symbols, and setting.

This fascination with the contradictions between the visible and the concealed aspects of personality and behavior is a reflection of Wilde's stated goal for the play.

The encounter of the main character with a woman of his dream is an illustration of the customs existing in attitudes to appearance and charm, hence showing how dreadful the mistaking perception of some people [...]

In the essay, " Laughter", Henri Bergson argues that comedy is the involuntary element which lacks of elasticity, through absentmindedness and a kind of physical obstinacy, as a result, in fact, of rigidity or of [...]

Jean Racine is one of the greatest play writers of a classical French tragedy who lived and worked in times of French Enlightenment.

It is important to note that the artist does want to change his life, but he is not active enough. He tries to escape from the world, and his own world absorbs him.

From the very title, as well as from the contents of the text, it follows that the intended audience was women of the Chinese society, perhaps mostly the young ones who were yet to learn [...]

One example of this can be seen in the case of the story "Evermore" where the main character of the story is sad about the death of her brother and the fact that many people [...]

In contrast, Joyce's "The Dead" criticizes the cultural imperialism that threatens the harmony of the Irish and the revival of the Irish language and culture.

Moreover, the author switches between the description of events from the side of the first, then from the side of the second protagonist.

The representation of women in the novel serves as a significant contribution to the description of social context, in which Juan and Marcela tried to live their way through humiliation and struggle.

Throughout the novel, Montag goes through the stages of conflict and denial and ultimately sets out to free himself and others from the oppression.

First of all, speaking about the message of the book, it should be stated that it is related to the family hardships that the members of despotic man's family can experience.

To show how powerful Chielo was Chinua Achebe says, 'As soon as the priestess stepped into this ring of hills, her voice was not only doubled in strength but was thrown back on all sides.' [...]

The birthmark of Chikako which Kikuji glimpsed in his infancy is at once a symbol of the ugliness of the body and of human desire, of demoniac frustration and of man's obsession with life.

The purpose of this essay is to detect and analyze various traits of racism in Shakespeare's famous piece Othello and how it relates to the character of Othello.

This is done by the wolf to portray the misunderstanding between him and the little pigs. One day, a fox visits the first little pig and destroys the straw house and eats the little pig.

On post colonialism, Judith Wight talks of how both the whites and the black natives have lost in terms of culture and property then she proposes forgiveness and unity of the two groups as the [...]

This ghost will only talk to Hamlet, and when the time is right, he will share his side of the account with the prince.

As a result, her mother decides to encourage and motivate her on the ideal traits that a lady should uphold to fit in the moral society.

In the selected passage, one of the primary thoughts may be a quote from Campbell: "The full round, the norm of the monomyth, requires that the hero will now begin the labor of bringing the [...]

When talking about the latter, it is possible to distinguish two dominant emotions that affect the communication between a woman and a man: attraction and repulsion.

Who will take care of the dead creatures seems not to be in Tom's order of what to bother him and together with the wife is comfortable enjoying their wealth while the creatures are rotting [...]

The fact that Japanese people idealize aesthetics explains the particulars of Japan's history and provides us with the insight onto why, after being thoroughly defeated during the course of WW2, Japan was able to quickly [...]

This article was able to prove the main argument that a woman is an "other"; however de Beauvoir was unable to win a decisive victory because in order for this statement to be accepted as [...]

Sometimes it seems difficult to have a brother, but I understood that my situation is similar to the situation of the main character of Alice Munro's story Boys and Girls.

The first time the reader encounters the Martians is in the chapter "The Cylinder Opens" and this encounter suggests the evident difference of appearances of the Martians and men.

I believe one of the main characters of the novel "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee, Henry gives a full explanation to the issue of the cost of being a spy.

The tribesmen did not want to give up the new trading society to fight for their independence, that I why they had accepted the confines of the white man's rule.

Most of the women in Midaq Alley support the community life, the way it is in the traditional setting. Women in the Alley hated her because of her lust for money.

The imagery of the ocean wave ushering in the infant on the wooden floor shows the narrative's fantastic element: "Tita was literally washed into the world on a great tide of tears that spilled over [...]

As the poem begins, Achilles is not ready to take orders from Agamemnon, the king of the Greeks, and he is agitated at losing argument to the king.

Sacrificing oneself for the benefit of the whole society is one of the main archetypes of the past. Reading Sophocles' Oedipus the King, it is possible to find the examples when Oedipus is referred to [...]

The closer he gets to the truth, the bitter the reality of his dreadful fate unveils. This is the mistake he made as this search made his life full of agony.

Despite the fact that the church does not qualify to be folklore, the sentiments, attitudes and belief systems of the people towards the church are folklore.

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 [...]

The poet uses a lot of personification in the poem in order to deflect attention away from the victim to the forces that caused this tragedy.

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.

At this point, new subjects emerged and he chose to write about them in the spirit of a poet who was out to criticize.

It is possible to dream in such places, but hardly to live, as the physical and spiritual health of Dostoevsky's characters plainly testifies.

Just the same way that the necklace deceived her that it is a real diamond, she also managed to deceive everyone at the party that she is wealthy and beautiful.

One of these metaphors can be seen in the third part of the story: "I see that woman's 'bite several mouthfuls out of you,' the laughter of those green faced, long toothed people and the [...]

The aim of this paper is to explore the use humor and parody in the following works of Edo and Tokugawa periods: Shikitei Sanba's Ukiyoburo, Ihara Saikaku's Life of a Sensuous Man, and Hiraga Gennai's [...]

The ruler of Egypt and his family are instrumental to the worship of the God and the Sun, setting an example for all people. Another significant point of the poem is that it makes the [...]

Good is usually thought to be the will of God and in this case the Franks are deemed to represent good since they are moved by the will of God while the Saracens are seen [...]

Without any prompting, the thin man lets the reader and the fat man know that he has now been promoted to the 8th grade, which is a big feat according to him.

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 first of the novels, Persepolis: The story of a childhood presents the growing up of an Islamic girl and her growth has been presented as important in the understanding of the notion regarding the [...]

It should be stressed the mother gives both positive and negative advice, but the girl's perspective and ideas are quite a few in the story, which can be interpreted as the overbearing of the mother [...]

One of the main peculiarities of the Muslim religion is the treatment of women. Fatima Mernissi wanted to tell the world about the real state of things in Muslim harem, about the real life of [...]

This discussion will look at pre-Islamic poetry, its history, some of the famous people who were skilled at the art of oral poetry, analyze the poetry, oral poetry competitions used in the city of Medina, [...]

The chief events of his life were his unfortunate love for Lesbia, the death of his dearly loved brother, his journey to Bithynia, and his hostility to Caesar and his henchmen. Salty and subversive, Catullus [...]

The conflict between his intention to leave the world and his desire to retain the memories of Murasaki is the key issue of the analysis.

When she answered in the affirmative, Jackie became sure that he was a terrible boy and a sinner who had broken all commandments all because of his old grandmother."I was scared to death of confession".

I chose the 24th letter from the collection to demonstrate the peculiarities of the author's style that contributed significantly to the book's unfading success.

This is the most interesting hypothesis that the author of this book builds up to make readers understand what the book entails. The book informs the readers how, when, and why they should think fast, [...]

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 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.

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.

On the other hand, the essay analyzes the 'Lesson', which is a story written by Toni Cade Bambara with the aim of showing how individuals and societies affect each other in the context of literature.

The author uses irony in order to emphasize that when one is sure of the true nature of things from the scientific position of view, the universe is empty and God is a fiction, one [...]

Of course, one of the simplest and quickest ways for the authorities to calm down the rebels is to proclaim the existence of heresy and provide inquisition with powers to control the society.

With the aid of four short stories from Dubliners "The Sisters," "The Dead," "The Araby," and "An Encounter" the author intends to cover the aspect of Irish social identity and norms as being discovered through [...]

The issue of information through the prism of politics readers can view both at the abstract level and the local level of specific mechanisms in the territories of a country.

Behind the actions of the characters, there is a core of all the actual thoughts and motives. In the German version written in the 19th century by the Brothers Grimm, she was a working child [...]

The narrator's attempts to portray her mother as an active member of the community and tell the story through her eyes indicate a close connection between her and the storyteller.

The question is that the main hero can tell the truth of his heart by means of the charms of nature.

In that regard, such distinction led to that love relationships were held in secret, and considering the origins of the lovers in both tales, it can be stated that the finale of these love stories [...]

Depicting the victory of ethics over immorality, Sam Foster manages to express his idea of the possibility that the real estate business, and the human life on the whole, can be ethical in their essence.

Using allusions, Atwood underlines that these stereotypes account for the unique association between characteristics of the American history and values, and can be seen as a set of unified factors that builds American culture and [...]

He was lining in the bed trying not to move and not to breath as Keith could hear it. He was not able to change the pose as Keith would hear it and wake up.

It is not a function of the legal system to be a tool in the hands of a tyrannical government, an instrument of intimidation and control.

The study of Indian Ocean societies can throw light on the way in which the representatives of different religious, ethnic, and cultural groups can interact with one another within the boundaries of a country or [...]

In Chapter Three of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own, the protagonist attempts to make sense of the nonsensical elements of female history, namely, how it could be that "in Athena's city, where women [...]

Concurring with the behavior of Misfit and Grandmother, O'Connor gives the elusive description of a good man relating it to gracility as a Christian value.

The fact that she was able to incorporate the elements of both the African and the European cultures made Karen Blixen to become a brave woman she had become.