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 [...]
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.
This paper aims to discuss the first part of the poem, the Inferno in connection with the theory of open text, which was worked out of by Robert Barthes and Umberto Eco.
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 [...]
Such is the case regarding Tom Robinson in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Cinna in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and Lennie in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.
To understand how these concepts have changed over time, it is helpful to trace the relationship between the self and the supernatural as it is revealed in the great works of history, such as Sophocles' [...]
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.
Using the device of a journal kept by the narrator which has been recovered and is being read by someone else, the author has made this book a revelation of his innermost self and a [...]
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.
In spite of the fact that he was one of the greatest men in Umuofia and a leader of his community he was hence not given the burial ceremony that he deserved as an Umuofian [...]
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 [...]
One is gardens and flowers, and the other is the less concrete spiritual things, like the soul, the body, the mind, life, and death.
So, Pushkin tried to define the initial reasons of this phenomenon in the character of Onegin: shallow education, the imitation of European culture, conditionality and prejudice of life of the epoch, and laziness. Onegin is [...]
In the case of Enkidu, he uses his strength to undermine all those going against his will and he is not putting in mind what the results will be to other in the society.
The essay will examine and discuss the usage of symbols and images about the actions and thoughts of the main characters and their meaning for the readers.
Thesis the personal voice of Seth and poetic elements used by the author shape an atmosphere of solitude and loneliness and appeal to the emotions and feelings of readers.
Broadly defined, the bildungsroman is "the novel of youth, the novel of education, of apprenticeship, of adolescence, of initiation, even the life-novel".
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 first sign that showed Somaly the wickedness of her grandfather was when he struck her after she was afraid of climbing on to the logging truck. The reason behind this is that the woman [...]
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 [...]
His mother is shocked by the transformation In this paper, the author will use Saint Leo's core values of integrity and community to analyze the decisions made by Samsa family when Gregor changes into bug. [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 book "The War of the Saints" is a masterpiece by Jorge Amado. The author begins by exploring the religious beliefs and foundations of the citizens.
Another instance in the epic, which portrays women as sexual objects, is the use of the women as sex tools in the temple. Women in Mesopotamian society had the duty of brewing wine for men [...]
As described by Arnold van Gennep in "The rites of Passage," the concept of the rites of passage is a ritual event used to signify the process of transition of a person from one social [...]
This was, however, not the case here; the state itself went against the constitution and ignored the wishes of the deceased wife.
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 [...]
In particular, the author focuses on the life of a family that has to grapple with the effects of stigmatization and relocation.
For instance, when Achilles is given the special armor, he obtains a lot of knowledge about war and the vulnerabilities of the armor.
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.
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.
In the tragedy, Orestes is listened to and Athena ensures the right of each party to talk. However, in the film, the people of Africa are not heard.
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.
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 usurer forgot about treasures of their souls and they had to pay for that in hell. It is possible to state that this is one of the central themes in Dante's work.
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 [...]
The book "In the realm of dying emperor" tries to put forth the significance of the death of Emperor Hirohito who died of cancer.
The Umuofia society is religious as it is characterized by the worship of Chuckwu the chief the god, spirits and the ancestors.
In the story, Frankenstein assumes the position of the creator while the monster is the created being. As a creator who is ready to sail in the glory that his work will bring him, Frankenstein [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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.
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.
The main idea which should be considered in the essay is the understanding of the reasons why the author uses the protagonist without a name.
Today, with the growing popularity of such fantasy works as The Lord of the Rings and the Harry Porter series, the genre as well as the aspects of courage has grown to be popular all [...]
In his advocacy for the 'overman', Zarathustra makes it clear that God is already dead and the only state within which humans should aspire to achieve is the 'overman'.
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 [...]
The story of Moon starts with the description of a girl's affection to two blond twins who managed to humiliate her in the most violent way.
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 [...]
Unfortunately, his wife Rebecca overheard the conversation and since he loved Jacob more, he advised his beloved son to lie to his father that he was Esau.
Due to his storytelling abilities, he narrates everything happening to him, and probably by writing it as a novel, he would be able to rewrite his personality.
It is the main idea or lesson that the author is trying to pass on to the reader and can often be revealed through characters, symbols, and the plot. Throughout the novel, Jose is seen [...]
A large number of authors resort to the use of repetitive themes, symbols, and character traits, the main task of which is to draw the reader's attention to a particular problem.E.T.A.
Red Riding Hood is sent to the grandmother, and the little girl's mother forbids her from leaving the path in the woods. The main villain in the story of The Little Red Riding Hood is [...]
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 [...]
He has attained literary recognition and is regarded as a prominent genius."His talents were so constituted as to gain both the confidence of the general public and the stable admiration and sympathy of the critical".
The short story by Amal El-Mohtar, "The Truth About Owls," focuses on a refugee girl, Anisa, who shows the strengths of her character and the ability to resist the expectations of others to preserve her [...]
For children reading such stories with restrictive aesthetics, it can be detrimental as they begin to believe that happiness is associated with thinness and beauty as seen in Ursula from "The Little Mermaid" and Cinderella's [...]
This story is an example of avant-garde literature because of the story's absurdity and nonlinearity."Unborn" is a complex and challenging story that is hard to summarize in a few sentences. The purpose of this technique [...]
Legendary tales teach people applicable, eternal lessons that may be valuable to individuals in many situations and generations, even when there is less evidence to support the traditions.
In addition, the clash of Alphas and Betas is drastic some strive for recognition and living in a fake world, while others try to preserve their human nature.
It is followed by the discussion of the theme of death in The Veldt, namely, as recognition of inevitability and as revenge.
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 [...]
I agree with the argument that Grendel's point of view does not make him a one-dimensional monster because, throughout the novel, it allows us to get a sense of his self-image.
The creation of the society described by Margaret Atwood was influenced by a serious crisis, the cause of which was a decrease in the birth rate in the country, a violation of the structure and [...]
The protagonist of the novel becomes a witness to the tragedy that happened to his daughter and learns to perceive in a new way the concepts and attitudes that seemed obvious to him.
The ghosts in the story symbolize the cultural identity of the migrants in the new country. Thus, the ghost as a symbol of cultural identity shows that immigrants need elements of their native culture in [...]
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.
Therefore, the setting and characters' situations in Allende's novel align with the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as they cause psychological issues and trauma to people.
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 [...]
It is in the bounds of the story where the great saying, "the most beautiful flower is the rarest," is witnessed.
One of the first stages in the main character's Eliezer transformation is his childhood and the desire to study Talmud and Kabbalah at a young age.
In the case of Dostoevsky, understanding the man's life can help the audience better relate to his character, notice the emergent and recurring themes of his novels, and understand their importance.
He is an ordinary example of a person whose life is a series of continuous mistakes and poor life choices, which compounded to create what he is at the end of the story.
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.
The overall scale of the conflict and the involvement of gods are the key characteristics making the "Iliad" an epic in its traditional sense.
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.
This suggests that his link to his social community has indeed been severed, and he is incomplete with the absence of his racial identity. By changing and appreciating his identity, therefore, Lionel would understand the [...]
The narrative in the book of Genesis is constructed to depict that God created the society of people. It is seen in multiple appeals of the characters in the legend to gods.
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.
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 character sketch of Candide is an exquisite piece of optimism, that according to Fleming & Voltaire presents the best of all possible worlds as the circumstances brought opportunities to Candide to experience all the [...]
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 [...]
This is elucidated at the start of the novel by the notion that Donald Duk hates his name because of being Chinese.
The author underlines that the prosperity that came to Japan with the World War created a comfortable group of writers living in bourgeois ease and yet moving slowly toward socialistic philosophy and providing the background [...]
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 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.
The advent of the modern Arabic literature forms has changed the landscape of Arabic literature, in general, allowing it to incorporate some of the Western ideas into its philosophy and, thus, representing a more diverse [...]
But, though she was, as I said, a woman, devoted to her husbands, it is difficult to say, that she was a "submissive acquiescence to the whims" of her husbands, as Sutherland describes another heroin [...]
Further, it will seek to show the evidence that Diaz Junot uses allusion in order to enable his readers to understand the characters better and have deeper insights into the reality of the Dominicans. Its [...]
The one similarity in all these three stories is the symbol of the water as the purification of the land from the evil and the resolution to a new generation to live without crime, harm, [...]
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.
The geisha is a unique phenomenon for the Asian culture as well as, of course, for the western one. Thereby, geisha is the men's friend and companion, and at the same time, a beautiful and [...]
The main character's quest for immortality is analyzed through his way of life, the predetermined impossibility of achieving immortality, his journey to Uta-Napishtim, some of the challenges he has to pass to reach his aim, [...]
O'Brien notes that "the narrator discovered the work of de Selby when he was at a boarding school and decided to be a dedicated student of this work".
The thoughts about death and the beyond can send shivers down the spine of a contemporary person and the attitude of ancient Greeks to death was practically the same.
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.
The story narrates the travails of a particular family through the entire process of the occupation of the country by the Japanese until the time they surrendered in 1945.
Since the characters and the basic events of what happens to them remain relatively constant, it is helpful to study the characters of fairy tales in terms of the archetypes they represent.
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 [...]
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.
The two characters have been introduced, and even been compared in the beginning of the series, with Sherlock Holmes being given the superiority of observation, and Dr.
But ahead of that, he distinguished that, as the first American novelist to got the prize from the end of World War II, he had a particular obligation to accept the modified situation of the [...]
The symbols of nature are various, and have different meanings, depending on the context, but the key meanings of these symbols are life itself, and the beauty of the surrounding world.
The short novel written by Juan Rulfo, originally published in 1985, tackles the death of Comala through the narration of the ghosts of the former inhabitant of the town.
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 [...]
In this way the birthmark seems to be almost mocking his attempts at changing nature, which is representative of Georgiana's femininity, "Attempting an operation for the removal of the Birthmark.
The novel relates the events that happened in the 1930's and refers to the personal angst of the narrator. Iris had a sister called Laura who killed herself after the Second World War and it [...]
Fiction can possibly include the happenings of everyday life and is reliant on the person that narrates the happenings, the manner of its narration, and its composition.
In Hinduism, the reward of a proper woman is rebirth as a man, ancient Chinese women were considered to be the property of their fathers or husbands and in Japan, women were dressing in men's [...]