Literature Essays

In the novel Ethan Frome, there are many uses of symbolism. Some of the symbols the author uses include the winter and cold, the dead cucumber vine over the door, darkness, birds, the landscape and setting, the elm tree, the cat, the pickle dish, and the red scarf and ribbon. All these represent something in the life of Ethan, who is the main character.

Project cooperation also makes people transfer knowledge between them during the process of working together. Project cooperation differs from training since the involved parties learn from one another as opposed to training where information comes from the trainer. In learning institutions mechanisms such as researches are stored in libraries tools of knowledge transfer (Chen, Hsiao, & Chu, 2014).

The drama revolves around King Oedipus, fated to kill his father and marry his mother, a prophecy that could not be changed. Even after the father of Oedipus decides to kill his son to avoid this wrath, Oedipus survives and fulfills the prophecy of the oracle. In his capacity, when he learns that his foster parents are not his real parents, he decides to inquire from the oracle about his parents.

The paper, therefore, considers a list of binaries used by Henry James and how he complicates and eventually work towards

Therefore, the bravery of the Stone Monkey is evident in the story.  The monkey led Tripitaka and the others into the long and dangerous unknown trip.  The Monkey, Sun Wukong’s childlike character is an enormous distinction to his scheming mind.  His cunning mind makes him make several bold decisions. Together with his great power, his antics mark him a trickster hero. 

This essay focuses on how Shakespeare uses both class and gender inversions in order to exemplify the repercussions of placing power and greed over relationships and loyalty in King Lear. Also the traditional role of the Fool in an English court were analyzed as well as King Lear's, Edgar's, Goneril's and Regan's.

The story begins with Mrs. Turner mowing her lawn and the various reactions this mundane chore elicits form her neighbor and the passersby. But with a deft turn of phrase, the author takes us into the past life of this innocuous widow, who lived in a flat board house in the suburbs of Winnipeg.

The author explains that Amy’s childhood was hard because of the untimely death of her father, and her brother, who too died when she was very young, yet she continued with her studies. The lack of language skills in the mother caused problems for the young girl in school, for she was pushed towards science subjects.

Hector views the act of Paris as wrong, but fights for Troy and all that it stands for as can be seen from these words of Hector to Paris "Paris," said he, "evil-hearted Paris, fair to see, but woman-mad, and false of tongue, would that you had never been born, or that you had died unwed. Better so, than live to be disgraced and looked askance at.   

In support of her vision, Annette’s articles further used to describe places where everything seems to go well and where unpleasant things never seem to occur. This drug and liquor vision of Annette, which is muddled amongst imagination, is a clever ploy on the part of Atwood to project a woman, whose life and thinking changes with the crash.

In his quest for self-identity, love, and responsibility, Burden discovers everything that he had wanted and yet has shunned once, and also understands that in one’s past, lays the essence of presence, and also the seeds of the future. It also speaks about the conflicts of truth and corruption which are manifested in the activities of the character Willie Stark.

The content of Weaver’s book encompasses several topics, all of which are geared towards supporting his dissertation about the dissolution of the West. It covers several areas such as historical incidents, the spirit of egotism as it is expressed in art and culture, hierarchical systems, various kinds of stereotypes.

The author states that the poem Divina Commedia, composed sometime between 1308 and 1321, is his most lasting contribution to literature. This epic poem begins with a section entitled “Inferno”, meaning Hell. The first two cantos describe the Dark Wood how he gets there. These lines present Dante with his first impressions of Inferno.

The author states that Conrad is against this novel to be a part of syllabus in the English Departments of many universities in Europe and America as it further reinforces his contention that the Western culture and civilization has still not been able to come to terms with the fact that the ”niggers” are as civilized a people as them.

Questions of originality, artistic integrity and artist’s rights are at the center of many debates lately, and there is a great degree of grey area when discussing them. There is one particular quote from the article “Something Borrowed” that demonstrates that the play “Frozen” moves past this grey area into outright plagiarism.   

life and investigative philosophy of the protagonist William of Baskerville, as he attempts to solve a series of murders using principles of logic and reasoning concurrent with this philosophy. In this way, scholasticism is a vital theme and element seen throughout the

Making noise in the street by bursting bulbs and dispersing garbage by kicking trash cans were the ways through which boy’s desire of getting defamed would have been achievable. But the grandma considered his behavior to be unbearable and tried to teach him values through a little punishment so that he might learn to respect.

World around is a strange phenomenon. Each one sees a new horizon. The societal disposition of each individual is as per the level of one’s current progression in life. The perception an individual standing at a height of 2000 ft. is not the same as that of the one

It was mentioned in the first part of the book that Black Beauty’s mother usually gives him pieces on advice on what and what not to do, what and what not to become. Part of Beauty’s experience is his mother telling him what he should grow up to be like how he was raised by her mother. Beauty’s mother is referenced as an old wise horse. 

The story is portraiture on the effects of imperialism on those who perpetrate the system. This essay will argue how the story shows this role reversal, that the oppressor becomes the oppressed

The emergence of detective and mystery novels around the early to mid-20th century has opened a new genre that readers can easily claim to be something that nearly occurs or actually happens in real life, shifting the plot from a simple cops-and-robbers game to a sophisticated one, for example, an elusive criminal being chased by the talented detective by all means, with certain plot twists that catch the reader by surprise.

In the second instance, when he was angry with his friend, he decided to keep it to himself. This led to his anger to grow to the “poison tree” as the title of the poem suggests. The

The author states that it is an effort to show that people are simple-minded and do not have much self-awareness when it comes to learning processes or the desire to learn. Without someone to guide them, people will act much like the prisoners in the cave: ignorant about their lives and unmotivated to study and better themselves.

It also gives credit to their efforts though they are not recognized. In the poem “To His Coy Mistress” one is able to get the vivid meanings of the poet’s word. The poet used some words such as “cheese and

Racism is one of the prime reasons resulting in increased rates of individual separation from other people within diverse societies. Most people find it difficult to interact freely with others due to some reasons the prime reason being racism. The essay brings to light the impacts of isolation on individuals, those in the surrounding area.

The conclusion states that literature can be described as an educative and unifying factor in the United States of America. This is because it promotes the essence of multiculturalism in the US which resulted from globalization that was inspired by the civil wars. Literature also portrays the changing of the Native American culture through the change in the art used in writing.

The story "The Overcoat” written by Nikolai Gogol is sometimes called a realistic piece by many critics, nevertheless, there is mysticism involved. Gogol may do this with the purpose to make sure that the plot has a philosophical context. A simple story about a humble, humiliated by other officials, who invests all his money in the new overcoat, has a mystical finale.

Even though the murder of a king is illegal, and the murderer should be punished, if the murdered king was a bad man or a cruel ruler it is nearly impossible to raise emotional involvement or support for justice or vengeance in the minds of the audience, since they would be more sympathetic to the murderer.

During that time as a childhood sinner, he would sleep and get fearful nightmares, in which he saw evil spirits coming after him. He would often wish that there would be no hell or that he would be the devil so he could torment but not be tormented. As time went by, he

In the story, “Shiloh”, Bobbie Ann Mason’s protagonist, Norma Jean appears to be one of those women who want to assert their identity through their independent choices and actions. Norma gradually turns away from her the traditional womanhood and gender roles of maintaining house and hearth and rearing children.

The context is also limited to criminal behavior and did not consider any deviant behaviors. Merton’s Strain Theory and Durkheim’s Basic Insight Theory would help to develop a deeper understanding of the issues addressed by Differential Association

Annie Besant had a role to play. Since she was a writer, she used the writing avenue to be the voice of the women in society. She was also instrumental

Renovating fiction has tremendous benefits in the areas of improvement, such as sound politics, positive social customs, improving learning and the arts, improving the understanding of the human mind, ensure positive character development, and generally positively influence the lives of human beings. 

The stories like this always make me think of how unbelievable life can be and in what rude and nasty way people treat each other. Barbara Ann wasn't believed to have such terrible circumstances, so when the social worker was calling the police she left because she realized that she wouldn't get any help there.

The author of the short story explores the changing social dynamics represented through the abolition of segregation and emergence of the new generation of those who accept the difference as well as the newly established norms. In other words, in her piece, O’Connor explores racial issues and boundaries between social classes.

The epigraph from Revelation that begins the novel is a telling device. For one, apocalyptic prophecy will recur throughout the story, giving the underlying mood that some sort of drastic end awaits human society. Another factor in the repeated use of apocalyptic prophecy has to do with one of Tim O’Brien’s underlying concerns in his writing.

Fairy tales are dubbed such because they present us with a glimpse of another world.  This is a world that is similar to ours in that it typically contains all the same features and natural processes, but in this world, things work a little differently.  The rules can be bent, changed, or work directly opposite to how they work in our world. 

The author states that in the Aristotelian definition of tragedy, the protagonist or the tragic hero is a member of royalty, or occupies a noble position, who has admirable personal qualities. He is essentially good, nut he, or his ancestors, have broken a moral law – a law of the gods or the state.

The paper tells that when Nick goes home, Gatsby’s mansion is all lit up but there is no party. Nick agrees to help Gatsby meet with Daisy, but Gatsby offers to pay him which makes Nick uncomfortable.  Gatsby and Daisy are reunited but Nick thinks Gatsby has too high of an opinion of her but he leaves them alone with each other.

In the story, Plato gave reference to brutish, uneducated humans as cave dwellers, or slaves whose concept of reality, truth and goodness are limited to their perceptions of shadows in the dark thrown by the fire against the wall. As a slave step into the world that surrounds the cave, new circumstances and experiences await his arrival.

Originally written in Hebrew, it has become incorporated into the Christian religion, which is monotheistic (here we can see some of the simplest similarities between the two poems become apparent). However, the unusual thing about

Much of Mitsuye Yamada's work is highly influenced by the experiences that she had while detained with her family in an internment camp within the United States during World War II. The nature of both being and not being American because of her ethnic heritage affected her in such a way to have infused her self-exploration through poetry with the meaning of having been a member of the camps.

The humor, in the book, remains hidden in wordy text requiring one to understand Harper’s style and comedy technique. To add to the subtle humor scenes, Harper uses adult conceptions and children’s instinct to create humor in a sarcastic manner.

The Native American myths have a tendency of bringing across a concept of a strong spiritual bond between the creator, the people, and the natural environment. It remains the entity of the human being to maintain the balance between the two entities. Most of these myths involve the utilization of the moon, stars, and stars linking them with their areas and times of origin.

The only clear indication is when Hamlet tells the King that the name of his play will be “The Mouse Trap”. Also to consider is the fact that we are only told of Hamlet’s plot of scheming

The introduction of symbolic sounds and voices in Mrs. Dalloway simply refers to the wind and the rock based on a stream of letters. For example, the expression “foo swee too seem oo, and the creaks and rocks and moans of the external breeze” (Woolf, p.108).  This form of expression allows the reader to get a deeper understanding of the character's thoughts and feelings as quoted by Wolf.

The name of Odysseus raises nostalgic memories of Greek mythology. The story about Odysseus is quite inspirational as it abounds with sheer resilience and perseverance even in the face of adversities. In the narration of Homer, the character undergoes different phases of life which require only a strong character to endure.

The life of Dina, in “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere”, learning the niceties of life, is an ongoing process. The progression of self-discovery in her is gradual. Throughout the story, the going is tough for Dina to ascertain her place in the world. One need not take a grim look at her personality because of her choice.

The characters and relationships among these individuals are well displayed in the storyline. For instance, Iago’s jealousy emerges after Othello endorsed Michael Cassio to the position of lieutenant. This action angered Iago because he had imagined that it could be applied to him. The jealousness of Iago is the primary reason for these reactions.

Ramayana poem, on the other hand, is about King Dasaratha of the Kosala, who has four sons. Each of the four sons is partly an incarnation of the god Vishnu. The five sons of Pandu had five