World Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 4

The most significant parts in the book, as for me, is the description of the acquaintance with T-34, the best tank of the World War II, and the parts, when Karl tells about the books, [...]

In the book Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers" by Kwame Anthony Appiah, the author has categorically described the value of differing cultures and the methods which are primarily used to keep two varying [...]

The title of the story, The Wars, is not that simple and represents two different types of war, which are inherent to people: the war that happens on the battlefield, and the war that happens [...]

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.

Feminism is a characteristic of most of her works; in this story the feministic voice is overt. And only here, in the middle of the story, the reader comes to understand that a tragedy happened.

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 [...]

It traces the developments in the boy's life and the changes and compromises he makes in his life. He is the father to the main character, a scholarly samurai, and a journalist.

Particularly within the last several decades of the 19th century, land speculation and the lack of any coherent urban policies have led to unchecked growth and urban sprawl, resulting in the loss of thousands of [...]

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.

The novel wraps the reader with the feeling of coldness that is both elegant and repellent. She had to stay with a husband she hated and in the society she hated.

We see the countryside along which the protagonist, who is only referred to as "Your Excellency" by the driver and the innkeeper, travels, and finally a small house in which the man and his driver [...]

Giovanni Guasconti is the young man who comes to Padua to study and falls in love with the girl and the garden he sees from the window of his apartment.

This can be demonstrated by the fact that the plot of the play develops not in one line, i.e.in a direct subsequence of events, but with references to the past while the very present events [...]

Vasudeva, the ferryman and the river act as the best teachers for Siddhartha in his pursuit for enlightenment; however, one cannot undermine the role played by his own father, the Samanas, Kamala, Kamaswami and Buddha [...]

Here Pope states the epic question or the primary concern of the poem: how a "well -bread lord could assault a gentle belle?" and in return how a "gentle belle" could reject a lord?

In the second half of the poem, the speaker revealed that hating her body was bought about by a man, "who plays the dual role of savior and destroyer in the woman's life".

In Araby, the development of theme resembles the archetypal myth of the quest for a holy talisman such as Sir Galahad's quest for the Holy Grail, such as James Joyce's looking for the lost light [...]

The utilization of children will reduce the number of "papists who, according to Swift, were "most perilous enemies" and also the "principal breeders of the nation".

He relates the story of his spiritual crisis in his work, A Confession."Do in the afterlife the freshness and life heartedness, the craving for love and strength of faith, ever return which we experience in [...]

The first dominant quality of nomadic narratives is the autobiographical nature of the story. In conclusion, the story is a nomadic narrative as it is told by a traveler describing his autobiography.

Moreover, the picture and the spoken text enclosed in it form an organic semantic unity."Persepolis" is a story of an Iranian girl who grew up in a liberal, rich, and even aristocratic family: on the [...]

It is equally important to stress that the issue of conformity is based on the person's ability and willingness to fit into a group or culture. One can argue that Ross's decision to join the [...]

It is possible to say that the character's aspiration for escaping Cape Breton and pursuing another path in life could symbolize a reduced significance of the mining industry at the national and the global scale, [...]

To some extent, the protagonist's life and memories are shaped by the city of Beijing and her gender, and the novelist uses some problems peculiar to geographic locations and gender socialization to present the woman's [...]

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

Modern Chinese writers pay much attention to such topics as the essence of life, the importance of understanding the landscapes of culture and life, and the necessity to never forget about the worth of travels [...]

As the story progresses, the author begins to create a mixture of facts and rumors; a mixture that is inevitable in any real-life investigation.

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 [...]

According to Ben Okri's novel, everything is interconnected in the world; each person is merely a link in the chain comprising of countless simultaneous pasts and futures.

The author starts with citing the physical changes in the village, which provides the reader with insights enough to note that the village, representing the whole Egyptian community, was benefitting from the revolutions in the [...]

The author says at the beginning of the novel that although the soldiers may have escaped death, they remain destroyed by the effects and conditions of war.

The author uses Achilles as a bold character for building all the major themes in the poem; hence he is the most realistic character in The Iliad.

The following illustrates Creon's relationship to power, how he influenced the people he ruled, how he used his power as a leader of Thebes and the result of his ruling.

He was welcoming and showed this feature by accepting Beowulf's assistance and aiding in the development of Beowulf into maturity, as indicated in the first section of the narrative.

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.

Hence, Voltaire notes that it is ignorance to die and support wars for the sake of a benevolent god because wars are only dangerous to society and individuals.

In the book, The Handmaid's Tale, the republic of Gilead presents a different environment with different rules from those of the former order before the conflict and establishment of a new order.

The phrase 'good man' and the theme of who a good man is, according to peoples' judgment in the play, stand abused.

In the novel Black Rain, the author narrates the manner in which the life of Yasuko that was altered forever as a result of the Hiroshima bombing.

Therefore, in the future, he is like to live in the outside world rather than in the inside one. Therefore, Lam wants to start a new life in the US and forgets his roots, which [...]

Through images of the minor characters, the author reveals the essence of the philosophical notion "virtue" and its peculiarity in Eastern culture, the role it played in the destiny of the poet himself.

The kind of language that a person undertakes have a certain backing from where the person comes from, it can define the back ground of the person; the strong points of interpolation are found in [...]

In a family set up, the idea of filial piety relates to the obligation of subordination of the members of the family to the head of the family.

Homer is regarded as a legendary Greek due to his great works of literature such as "The journey to the Land of the Dead".

I find it interesting the King was willing to take the gifts from the seven fairies and yet expect that he could cheat fate and avoid the curse by the old fairy.

The Puritan values of the 1600s as well as the people's openness to mystical ideas defined good and evil and influenced some Puritans to question the truth and abandon their faith just like Eve of [...]

Along with the protagonist, the writer describes in detail the fates of different people, by the example of which forms a coherent picture about the values and ideals of that historical period.

In the state the US was at the time of its publishing, the national debt was a key factor in the lack of public infrastructure development.

It is followed by the discussion of the theme of death in The Veldt, namely, as recognition of inevitability and as revenge.

This paper provides a detailed discussion of the absurdity as Kafka presents in his works The Metamorphosis and A Hunger Artist.

As a young woman, she believes her aspirations and ambitions to be the most important aspects of her existence, which must be accomplished at any cost.

In this instance, justice saved the innocent son from the evil act of transformation to a bull that the old man's wife did.

However, even before the incident, there were no warmth and mutual understanding in the family, despite the fact that the young man was the only breadwinner of the family.

The central topic of Sakyo Komatsu's "Take Your Choice" is the ability to choose one's own future. The topic that most strikes out to me is the power of choice.

Due to their significance to the tribe, they had a dominant position and consequently perceived women who did not risk their lives as lower in status.

Through its setting and characterization, Gwen Benaway's "Transitions" accurately depicts the difficulty of transgender people's journey to womanhood and the importance of taking ownership of one's path to transition."Transitions" begins with a description of a [...]

Ovid's Metamorphoses is a poem that stretches from the beginning of life to the narrator's present. Ovid's retelling of some of the world's most revered mythological stories is spirited and vivacious, with a specific focus [...]

The book is about war, and in the poem, the main character is the soldier repeating the theme of the book, and in whose case medals and other awards are meaningless if he loses his [...]

In "The School" by Donald Barthelme, the reader is exposed to the idea that death always surrounds people to the point where it ceases to be a tragedy and becomes a normal part of life.

He was aware that his wife, as any person in the world, has certain desires and the need to receive pleasure, and the man decided that it is time for mercy.

When he requires his community to clear the weeds from a common division in readiness for a ceremony, he starts the task and is supported by others who prepare most of the business.

Classical realism, which can be viewed as the basis for the development of the rest of the approaches in question, has developed significantly, yet the links between different states of realism remain basically the same.

The notions developed at that time romanticized the Middle East formulating the ideas that are still persistent today: that Arab men are overly sensual and easily become angry, females are beautiful and submissive, and the [...]

As positions of men and women in society changed significantly over time, literature gives the readers a unique opportunity to see the differences in the treatment and perception of the two genders centuries ago.

For example, Ivan demonstrates his relationship with The Universe through his views that God's love is refuted by the unnecessary suffering that humans endure.

The author further takes the point of view of a third person character in narrating the story; as he tells the story from an invisible point of view where he is not one of the [...]

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.

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 [...]

The way she reacts to the new situation enables the writer to show it as the emotional reaction of any girl placed in such a situation.

As the auction proceeds, the reader follows the heartbreaking events of the book. Boys hunt down a pig and place its head on a stick as an 'offering' to the 'beast'.

To a great extent, it reflects the portrayal of the German social class structure and the bias and prejudices that were prevalent.

The revolt of Stephen Dedalus begins in Joyce's The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man with his rejection of the blind religious attitude found existing in his family.

The latter form of storytelling focuses on causing the emotion of fear among the readers or viewers, whereas suspense builds a certain amount of anticipation and full engagement in the story.

The main argument in Bettelheim's article is that "Cinderella" is "a story about the agonies and hopes which form the essential content of sibling rivalry".

In the "Epic of Gilgamesh" Ninsun serves as a mother figure; she is devoted to her son Gilgamesh and is ready to help him in his endeavors.

8 Tao's description of the Pokfulam district is probably the most poetic: views are "magnificent," the horizon is "endless," and boats in the harbor are "a delight to the eye as well as the mind".

However, despite the need to win the audience, Odysseus also uses rhetoric to establish his authority; in his storytelling, he is always somewhat distant from the listeners: "Odyssean charisma, in both the personal sense attached [...]

Besides, the complexity of society and the evolution of the approach to the traditional female role preconditioned the great importance given to this issue by various authors.

In other words, subjectivity is one of the major characteristics of the reality as it is up to the human brain to provide the objects and the surrounding reality with meaning.

This essay seeks to establish the strengths and weaknesses of the Igbo culture as portrayed in Things Fall Apart to assess the author's success in achieving his main goal.

The symbol of a chessboard in this novel is evident in character Maneck. In the novel, Maneck is seen jumping ahead of a train with the chessboard, possibly destroying it.

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".

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

The fine weather portrays to us the mood and sense of happiness that the character is brimming with, as she is smugly satisfied with her existence. She is under the illusion that her life is [...]

The soldiers must meet their responsibilities, perform tasks, and align them to the missions of the U.S.Army. The author argues that it is the duty of the soldiers to fulfill their obligations in the Army.

The tone of the poem is one of anger and, at the same time, pride. The message that the reader is left with is that the singer discussed in the poem had died deep down [...]

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.

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.

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.

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

The review focuses on the socialization involved in the acquisition of the two languages. Parents are actively involved in the development of language and education.

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 [...]

The repression that blacks suffered from under the rule of the white race generated discontent among the black and Creole racial groups residing on the island.

The tales touch on various topics such as corruption and marriage, and they also unveil the immoral nature of the clergy in the modern Catholic churches.

In a story Angelic Butterfly, Levi shows the image of neoteny of the axolotl as the result of Nazi Professor Leeb's experiment of the transformation humans into the winged creatures similar to angels.

The novel is set during the 3rd year of the French and the Indian war. The Indians use the mountains, rivers, waterfall, rocks and caves to hide from the enemies.

According to Flanagan, "...because it reveals the unpleasant truth that life presents a series of choices, each of which precludes a host of other attractive possibilities is that when a mother works, something is lost".

Thus, through a detailed analysis of the description of this process, it is possible to note the irreparable damage done by the imposition of religion on the originality of the natives in an attempt to [...]

This is a distinguishing feature of the two stories because, in the first, the sheep seem to be left out of the story, and the pig takes all the central place.

The narrator's identity is shaped by his emotions and his perceptions of his surroundings. This imagery, along with the narrator's emotions, leads him to his epiphany of love and longing.

One of the reasons why the theme of time is critical in the narrative is because the author intends to relate the events in the narrative to an actual historical period.

Defoe articulates the devastation from the plague based on the illustrations of the findings from the analysts and the medical practitioners.

Due to this contrast, the protagonist is revealed to the full extent as a father. At the same time, there is no difference between the characters of Nwoye and Ikemefuna.

For instance, the Tales of the Merchant and the Demon is the first story narrated by Shahrazad to introduce specific ideas.

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 general, Churchland does not appear to realize that the irreducible component of light he is referring to is the subjective experience of brightness.

Coetzee about the recount of the rebellion of the magistrate of an empire against the torture inflicted on the imperial administration that arrested the barbarians.

The girl glimpsed on her poor Christmas tree, directed her match on it, and realistically imagined how the fire came across and through the tree and peaked at the top as the brightest star in [...]

Moreover, Gilman has used ghosts as one of the supernatural forces to create the mood of the story and the theme of mental illnesses.

The story displays the teachings on the types of attitudes of women. This post discussed the story's central theme, audience, and relevancy in modern society.

The image of modern American society tries in vain to convey the prevalence of personality over social division. Americans' perception of financial status has been shaped for years by creating the notion of the "American [...]

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.

Regarding the question of the blurring of national boundaries, it is necessary to note that it is not a typical attribute for global literature.

Just like Ovid in his Metamorphoses, the main character in Big Fish sees the sense of his life in telling stories about people and events that can be changed to different forms.

The objective of this paper is to address a brief cultural historical context as it provides a history of the country that the stories take place.

When he is presented in front of the bishop, he claims that it was a gift and asks him to be freed as he has promised to mend his ways.

Probably, the dramaturge chooses to develop the plot in this way because he wants to show that due to some reasons, the protagonist stands on a low step of social ladder, or probably, she is [...]

Gregor is flabbergasted by his family's hypocrisy and is sad to see that he has wasted his life for the happiness and affluence of his 'so-called' family.

The conclusion of this paper can be formulated as follows - in their stories, both: Kafka and Marquez strived to present readers with a three-dimensional clue on particularities of their characters' behavior.

The author used the principles of baptismal practices in the punishment description; this fact is connected with religious virtues and symbols Dante strived to illustrate; the depiction of the Satan appeared to be centralized in [...]