World Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 4

This is the best description of the person vs.society conflict; it allows the reader to understand, analyze the handmaid's feelings and emotions, and come to a logical definition of the subject of this confrontation.

Al-Khansa is considered one of the greatest Arabic poetesses of the classical period. To a large extent, the death of her most beloved brother Sakhr defined Al-Khansa's poetic style known as ritha, or mourning elegy.

The foremost feature of postmodernism - challenging Enlightenment - that arouses in the text is the attempt of the author to show the subconscious behavior of the characters.

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 [...]

In the book "Because of Winn Dixie", Kate DiCamillo focuses on a ten-year-old girl India Opal Buloni and her friend, a dog named Winn Dixie.

The main significance of this story is to demonstrate the importance of the role a custodian has in a medical center, a hospital.

For Othello, the doubt and suspicion growing in his mind regarding a possible relationship between Cassio and Desdemona were started with Desdemona's father at the beginning of the play. For Othello, his greatest weakness is [...]

The Aeneid is a struggle between the mortal and God in the pursuit of the mortal to set up a newfound land.

Even in his own home, he has taken up the habit of locking his bedroom doors "as if in a hotel" and he continues to follow the rules and regulations set forth by his father [...]

The major topic of the analysis in this paper is the role of the secondary characters in the development of the theme of absence of perspectives in the life of ordinary people who came to [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

This paper shows that the two novels by Mukherjee are about first-generation immigrants to America who are unable to adjust to the culture of the new land.

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.

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 [...]

The story of Marjane's life is presented in the book from her childhood, when the first visions of the world are formed, to the adulthood, when the previous experience is rethought from the point of [...]

The theme of multicultural is examined through the analysis of the Tale of Genji as well as the analysis of the theme through elaboration and analysis of four aspects from the tale.

Hardboiled fiction writing was popularized by Dashiell Hammett with his character Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon, over the course of time in the late 1930s Raymond Chandler refined hardboiled writing through his Philip Marlowe [...]

The Tale of Kieu is full of characters, producing long-lasting impressions upon the reader and Dam Tien is one of them, even despite the fact that its role is only supplementary.

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.

This highlights the theme of loyalty, as the soldiers are ready to obey orders well aware of the dangers involved. The author continues to explore the symbol of compliance and selflessness by explicating how soldiers [...]

The storyline in the novel has been divided into two where the first part of the story explores the development of Mersault's character and attitude towards himself and the rest of his surroundings.

Omura is a harbinger of the conflict in which Capitan Nathan Algren, the main character of the story will be involved.

It tells the story of a young man Changez through a series of deviously and intricately crafted monologues where the protagonist narrates the story of his life to an ominously jumpy American who he happens [...]

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 [...]

It seems the love he contains in his heart is not enough for him to forgive and forget what has happened.

Thus, the tragic hero should combine the following characteristics: He should cause emotional attachment; The audience should fear for the fate of the hero; A tragic hero should cause pity in the audience.

Human intelligence that the gods give to the dogs does not make them happy but subjects them to continuous thoughtful considerations and emotional perception of the surrounding world that ultimately leads to suffering.

The concept of the death of tragedy is taken from Nietzsche's book "The Birth of Tragedy" where he declared that God is dead.

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.

It is based on this that it can be stated that Haqqi was arguing for reconciliation in the form of the integration of western thinking into Egyptian society with respect to cultural traditions.

The authors managed to observe and expose the apparent follies and the corruption of the morals in the society for the period of the neoclassical era.

It should be noted that Karim was able to "cross the color line"; in other words, he was able to settle in the area in which only white people were allowed to live.

The influence of Tamer and his family, coupled with her experience as a member of the mosque, begin to replace Najwa's family by proxy.

Whether the character is the wizened old man Coyote of the Crow tribes, Raven in the Indian lore or even Wakdjunkaga of the Winnebago, the narratives seems to be written from the same script.

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.

The supernatural in this graphic novel serves as a tool and metaphor for demonstrating the search for the identity of a person who has returned to the conditions of a native but, at the same [...]

In The Necklace, De Maupassant raised several contemporary issues at once: the conflict of desires and opportunities, the discrepancy between the spiritual organization of a person and the social conditions of their existence.

Human experimentation is a violation of integrity and scientific norms, notwithstanding the fact that Dr. To conclude, the topics of science and integrity in Dr.

The book describes the American soldiers during the Korean war, with some of the main struggles being not even the battles but events in between.

First, it is "the love of the body" that men admire and desire the most, which is not continuous, as well as implies disgrace for a woman; second, it is "the love of souls" that [...]

This paper focuses on the perspectives of time in the following books Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood, Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, The Time and the Conways by JB Priestley, and The Dragon by Ray [...]

A Raisin in the Sun revolves around the life of an African American Family. The underlying cause of the conflict is $10000 that every member of the family in his/her own way.

As a result, approximately a million enslaved Africans were transported to the Caribbean, with about half of them arriving in the British Caribbean. Her books are on the African diaspora in the Caribbean as a [...]

The lack of love and all the consequence of it transcends the entire novel: "I did not love her. She was not feminine but desirable for the opposite sex because she learned to accept the [...]

"The boy was still mumbling the same words as the three of them used the last of the rainwater trapped in old gasoline containers and sugarcane pulp from the nearby sugarcane mill to scrub the [...]

One of the masterpieces that caused political and public outcry was the novel The Red and the Black written by Stendhal, the famous French novelist of the 19th century.

Edie has her personal character and makes the decision of what is right for her based on circumstances that happen in the book.

The main character of the novel Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky was influenced by the ideas of West European utilitarianism, based on the theories of correct actions and values."New, "strange, unfinished ideas' ' of Western [...]

Bunk Johnson, who claimed to have played with him from 1895 to 1899, was one of the chief witnesses to the existence of Bolden and his music."Legend has it that Buddy Bolden, when playing in [...]

These events form a background to demonstrate the process of identity development of the later generations of the group through the protagonist Naomi and her brother Stephen.

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.

While reading the first person narrative essay of Jane Goodall entitled "A Plea For The Chimpanzees", I came to the realization that Chimpanzees are so much like human beings that it is unfair to continue [...]

The author depicts the departure of the family from Korea to the territory of Manchuria, with the purpose to set a stable and happy life; the farther is to take a promising job being released [...]

It seemed to me also that I saw Maigret, in the afternoon, heading peacefully towards his usual cafe, where he found his partners for a game of belote.

This quote is valuable evidence that Waverly is aware of how much her mother loves her; she is aware of the contradicting meanings between what Lindo says- and what is intended. The ambiance in their [...]

Analyzing the "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz, it is necessary to review and describe such issues as the authority and power in the Dominican Republic's history and how this history [...]

Consequently, any effort to state the meaning of the poem appears to be heretical, as it is an affront to the honesty of the complex arrangement of sense within the literary creation.

After the death of his mother in 1907, Hitler moved to the city of Vienna, where he hoped to join the Art Academy.

The formality in the frame stories throughout The Thousand nights and a one uses is due to many causes: the strength of convention, the narrative function of most of the stories, the element of doctrine [...]

This is illustrated through the fingerprint evidence proving one man is 'black' and the other is 'white' despite the relative sameness of their actual skin tone, the restoration of societal perceptions of the black man [...]

There is the use of visual imagery in his work, and this was achieved through the use of contrast. At some point in the novel, Conrad's use of imagery appeared vague and confusing in that [...]

2 The implication of social and political concerns through his beautiful and artist description of daily life inspires the readers to realize the real situation of the society throughout his poetic works.

The opening and closing words in the three folktales are similar. Fantasy and royalty are also common elements of the characters used in the tales.

As the morning seemingly approaches, the Rat is suddenly amazed by a sound of great beauty, a haunting piping."Such music I never dreamed of, and the call in it is stronger even than the music [...]

It is impossible not to agree that he reached considerable success in his endeavors."The Two-Sen Copper Coin" is a shining example of Ranpo's ability to tell a story in an exciting and intriguing way, intermingling [...]

Throughout the story, the image of the countryside is displayed in two instances: first, as a backdrop against which the reader follows the journey and the conversation of H and Tong-I, and as an environment [...]

The character of the boy is determined by his connection with the world of magic and the Neverland island in particular.

Seeing his attempts to express himself through scribbling something on the slate with a piece of yellow chalk, Brown's mother decided to teach him how to write, and this was a crucial moment in the [...]

Nevertheless, the use of imagery to underscore the theme of devotion comes out clearly, as the story unfolds. In this case, the education edict comes out as an image, a controversial image for the author [...]

The specifics of the concept of the devilish which has been spoken in Baudelaire's poem The Litanies of Satan and in his narrative story called The Generous Gambler provides a deep insight on his idea [...]

The autobiographical information of the author provides that the title of the novel was based on the abandoned wolf of the steppes.

This indicates that Gregor's alienation after the transformation was not a result of his appearance; it was his inability to contribute economically to the family.

Based on everything that has been presented so far, it is the opinion of this story that despite all the misery and negative feelings for her current life, Eveline fears to leave what is familiar [...]

For instance, when Achilles is given the special armor, he obtains a lot of knowledge about war and the vulnerabilities of the armor.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Since colonialism is mostly accompanied by the subordination of the history of one people to another's, and the slow obliteration of the culture of the colonized, the post-colonial therefore is mostly occupied with the proactive [...]

Another use of magical realism of animals is illustrated by the use of the mules to transport the casket after the wagon is destroyed in the floods.

The television commercials glorify fast food, and Bich is under the impression that this is the hallmark of an American identity. Bich's identity crisis was not helped by the fact that she lacked a stable [...]

Eve is weak, and the ability of the devil to trick her into committing sin makes her impure. The main contrasting character of Sita is the inability to heed her husband's requests.

It is based on this account that it can be determined that one of the prevailing elements in the story is the application of authority and its ability to create power.

This essay will explore the role of the setting in Tie Ning's work by exploring the topics of illustrating the disparities between rural and urban life, character development, the plot, and the conflict in the [...]

The theme of family and motherhood is captured across the stories as they involve single mothers determined to provide for their children and family members. Despite her misery, she still has to provide for her [...]

The idea that was most interesting for me to discover emphasized the place that this story took in the history of children's literature.

The author's main aim was not only to describe the childhood and adventures of the young couple but to convey the first experience of love.

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.

He discusses societal disapproval as well as foolish consistency as the main obstacles to self reliance and trust in one's self.

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 [...]

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.

The author illustrates the disruption of peace by the arrival of white-men in the Igbo community. Nevertheless, the showing up of the white man and Christianity led to a change in this practice, the women [...]

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.

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.

The book's meaning, essence, nature, and content are a set of disclosures of missionary practices, tactics, strategies, tools, and fundamental concepts of the influence of the International Missionary Council on the surrounding world and reality.

The element of fiction and defined narrative of characters makes the reader relate to diverse ideas that might be expressed in the books more easily, which allows an indirect communication between the author's perspective and [...]

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.

In the same way, the greed and avarice of the old Alyona Ivanovna do not justify the commission of such a violent and severe crime.

The diversity of styles is evident since the author writes about nature, the seasons, the conversations between the Empress and the Emperor, the things that amuse and captivate her.

Gilgamesh from the Epic of Gilgamesh, Achilles, and Agamemnon from The Iliad, and Beowulf from the epic Beowulf may serve as the best examples of epic characters, which represent the image of a hero properly [...]

The main point of action occurs towards the end of the play when Sergeant and 'Man' are abruptly interrupted by Policeman X and Policeman B.

The journey, which is depicted in the book, represents people's strong desire to investigate laws of nature that run the world and acquire the wisdom needed to improve life on the planet.

Callwood's audience is people who hesitate or struggle to forgive their offenders, and her purpose is to persuade these people to take the path of forgiveness.

Although it is not the solution of this problem and it does not heal their trauma really every does everything possible as it seems to them.

The subject matter of the book is Hispanic culture and traditions, particularly the cuisine and the family traditions in Mexico. They have a special term "machismo" which is associated with the responsibility of a man [...]

Being unable to get out of there, the old woman is buried alive in metaphorical sense - she has no interest for life and the bath is like a grave for her soul.

This is an excellent feature of the story and a staple of an effective horror piece."'Horror is not a genre, like the mystery or science fiction or the western. This is the strength of the [...]

In Homer's The Odyssey, Odysseus ventures to Hades, in Virgil's The Aeneid, Aeneas goes to Orcus and in Dante's Inferno, Dante ventures into the realm of Christian Hell.

She commences by describing the barbaric act of clitoridectomy that Firdaus went through and the persistent abuse of her mother by her father. This indicates that she feels bound and stuck to the memories of [...]

The blindfolds enable the boys to hide the truth of their identity from themselves during the fight, but their identities are further warped into acceptance of white domination and black suppression as they scramble for [...]

The main theme of the novel, in terms of cultural subjugation and introduction of western traditional values to replace contemporary African cultures are discussed during the course of this novel. This perhaps is the mainstay [...]

One side of the debate believes that deafness is a disability, while their opponents claim that this is a sign of belonging to a distinct linguistic community which is marginalized not only in the United [...]

Meaning that man goes back in time by sending a copy of himself into the past which then becomes a reality due to the reassembly of the person's body in the past.

A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms is a comic satire that allows Swift to explore the subject of intolerance and thereby to convey a statement in support of his own relativistic philosophy.

The concept of leadership has been discussed and interpreted in the works of world-famous writers thousands of times the whole of humanity has been always interested in the issues of successful leadership and the ways [...]

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 [...]

Thus, pride is Speaking on the matter of women, mentioned in the verses, the following quote should be mentioned: 'Twixt Reno and Savena to say 'sipa; And if thereof thou wishest pledge or proof, Bring [...]

The theme of war in literature is a long-standing tradition that nearly always leads to a discourse about the ethics of violence and the effects it has on the people involved.

Despite the fact that Ivan Ilych never turns to religion directly, or in any way applies for the absolution of his sins, it is given to him.