Literature Essays

The paper will explore how these two forms of memory have contributed to the spread of cultural and collective memory. In addition, the paper will examine how the ideas of cultural and collective memory have changed over time. The paper begins with an explanation of the meanings of both cultural and collective memory and proceeds to tell the differences between these two forms of memory.

“The Souls of Black Folk” by W. E. B. Du Bois. It is correct to make the claim that the author of this text rejects European and western influences on his culture. It is important to note that the author, W. E. B. Du Bois, is an African American who has written a book about African Americans.

In the work, women have been seen to be objects whose place in the society solely remains in home (kyrios) and nothing much better than that, whilst that of men belonged to the polis, which means aspects related to politics, businesses and warfare (Littleton & Marshall Cavendish Corporation 584).

Since the story starts from Laye’s childhood and continues into his maturation and adulthood, the work can be classified as a bildungsroman – the story of growing up. But the focus is not solely on one individual, as Laye fleshes out in detail the dynamics of several key relationships through his life.

His poem is mainly melancholic and portrays the poet’s somber feelings about how man will be negatively affected by his disregard of the basic tenets of the Christian religion. In Matthew Arnold’s society, the industrial revolution was already starting to bring different effects to society by re-defining the functions of social classes.

The creations of Blake are complex. Even those which appear ordinary is not so. The most attractive lines in The Songs of Innocence, the one which seems completely plain and simple, can create difficult burdens on a reader for they are components of a bigger, much less understandable entirety.

The author states that the first point that is interesting to regard is the character, John. John is both the narrator’s husband and her doctor. By making him both, Gilman gives readers the opportunity to interpret him as the quintessential evil figure of the story. Upon further consideration, however, a reader can deduce that John is not entirely evil.

European imperialism of the last few centuries were heavily centered on the perceived moral responsibility of its leaders toward other supposedly backward regions of the world Also referred to as the White Man's Burden,this notion of cultural,religious,scientific and administrative superiority over far-off civilizations had led to several negative consequences.

Severity of the unrestrained madness of humanity that can lead it into abyss – this is perhaps the most important and vivid message that made War with the Newts not an ordinary science fiction book, but a timeless monument to humanistic literature of the 20th century. The heroes of his fiction pamphlet are newts.

Student name: Professor Name: Course name: Date: William Ernest Henley's exclusion from the Literary Canon William Ernest Henley (1849-1903) is one of the distinguished poets and critics of later part of nineteenth century, who has left indelible imprints of his literary talent on English Literature through his dexterous critical analysis and wonderful creative writing.

The focus of this analysis, will be toward looking at how there is a tension or contradiction between the opposites of 'faith versus reason', 'good versus evil' and finally, the duality of 'nature' and the 'spirit', in both the Misfit and the Grandmother.

The moment of illumination happened when he (the narrator) finally heard the jazz music as played on the bandstand at the bar and realized that it can be a liberating experience for anyone who feels sad, depressed and beaten. It can be uplifting to listen to jazz music and this just shows that good music has a universal appeal. 

Here, it will be attempted to: 1) compare and contrast Kerouac’s protagonist and Exley’s protagonist, from the respective works of “On the Road” and “A Fan’s Notes”; 2) parse the idea that modern fiction avoids thematic didacticism; 3) define success in relation to Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road”; and 4) discuss the character of Sal Paradise in “On the Road.” II.

The British colonies in the North America through the Civil war created moral differences between the whites and the African Americans. This period of slavery was a very crucial era, the impact of this slavery can still be seen today. During that period two books were written which greatly helped in changing the perspective of people regarding slavery.

To put the film “The Crucible” in proper perspective, it is important to note that the film was actually inspired by an actual event that happened in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It was the Salem Witchcraft Trial of 1692 which precipitated the end of Witchcraft Trial in America.

A characteristic of the absurdist theatre is the lack of proper communication which is evident in this play as well with the presence of many sentences that do not seem to be making a lot of sense.

Jane, the narrator of The Yellow Wallpaper, went through the same “rest cure.” Mitchell instructed Gilman to “never touch a pen, brush or pencil as long as she lives,” as part of her treatment (Berman 50 cited in Wiedemann 65), while John also forbid Jane to write.

When the culture of a group is destroyed, it lacks incorporation in all aspects of their developmental progress. This always becomes the beginning of a failure process for the particular country in terms of its social and political aspects. The effects of a colonial system reflect progress in the thought process of individuals in a structure.

She is also vain, as she states, several times, that she is pretty. She is silly and frivolous, living, apparently, only to dance and party and entertain. Yet, at the end of the play, Nora apparently has an epiphany, and a glorious, independent, grounded feminist emerges from Nora at the end of the play.

Agamemnon and Odysseus take a lot of time in the war, and no word is sent home of the war ending any time soon or them returning home. Other men who want to marry them go on with their seduction. Agamemnon’s wife Clytemnestra gets tired of waiting and believes that her husband may never come back, and she gets a lover by the name Aegisthus.

However, films are not prepared in a vacuum and thus provide insightful themes and features that are mostly replicas of the society’s morals and principles. This means that films tend not only to promote or change a particular hegemonic perception held by the masses but also a critical ingredient of history.

The family is almost always enthusiastic to fight, or hearten the dying to fight, against death, even in the face of sureness. In Dog Death by John Updike, the puppy attempts to hide from view so she can die in serenity; however the family rushes her to the vet to fight against death for her.

Scene-III of Act-III holds a great significance as the fulfilment of Iago’s evil plan to take a revenge on Othello takes place here. We see how Othello, under Iago’s influence, waters the plant of jealousy and wins the title of tragic hero because of his inner weakness, how it is further unintentionally nurtured by Desdemona’s innocent gestures, how Emilia supports her husband’s plan and finally how it leads to deadly consequences.

The youth lacked guidance hence the word ‘Beat’. The term beat referred to the young generation in the 1940s and 1950s, and attempts they made to find an inner meaning to life and a sense of belonging (Kerouac, 2007). Witten in April 1957 by Jack Kerouac the novel depicts the story of perpetual personal pursuit for meaning and belonging.

Narrated in first person, the author illustrates life and the tradition of the Afghan people, the challenges that they have faced, and the politics that have shook the fabric of the Afghan community. The narrator uses literal styles such as a flashback to create different setting for the novel.

This can be identified through reading works of Joyce. James Joyce was an Irish who was born in Dublin, Ireland on February 2, 1882. His publication by the name of ‘Portrait of the Artist’ gained him fame in the year 1916. He became a literary celebrity after he perfected his stream of- consciousness with Ulysses.

As far as her personality was concerned, what she had a personal capability to overcome was the stereotype associated with her gender as a female. Therefore, Janie wore overall despite the fact that it was not associated with females at the time. But she grew up and was due for marriage, Janie somehow traded off these prides of individualism that she bore and started succumbing to discrimination and maltreatment.

It is a poem which shows the irony of living the human life, some being happy with their lot in life while others remain sad due to their poverty as well as the tragic events that happen in their lives. Ferlinghetti uses this poem to display the true nature of human life, that nothing is ever permanent.

They live together as a community and work together and help each other in their work. It is the nature of human to love each other and African community is based on this premise. They love each other and spend their lives in farms with each other working in tranquility.

Even as there is great disparity between these genres, there is additionally the recognition that a number of techniques Shakespeare implements are thematic throughout his works. In terms of genre, Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and Othello demonstrate great disparity, with the former recognized as a light-hearted comedy and the later a foreboding tragedy.

Within the scenario of fiction genre, most of the works by Ernest Hemingway are autobiographical because he believed in adventure and survival. The novel The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway is interconnected with the author’s interest in fishing and is an attempt to unearth the hardships faced by the fishermen in America.

The four past centuries that followed the exploration saw many immigrants from Africa brought to America. But, most significantly, the earliest Black immigrants before those from Africa were the natives of Spain and Portugal. This is reflected in the records of black slavery present in ‘Vasco Nunuz Balboa’ manuscripts during the Pacific Ocean sighting in 1513.

The major weaknesses of this study are concentrated on the play “A Raisin in the Sun” that has attained elevated popularity from 1959. This play traces its geographical setting within the USA. There are diverse characters in this piece of art. They interact and act to attain the objective of educating and entertaining the audience.

Given that, the transfer scheme has been regarded as an abnormality inside the employment relationship. Indeed, football governing body and national associations have always safeguarded the structure as a socially attractive apparatus, essential for sustaining the general health of the sport.

It is impossible to ignore the other side of the picture which is presented by the author through Brutus’s actions i.e. human lust for power. Regardless of Brutus’s assertion that he killed Caesar because he loved his country more yet, it is observed that he was also driven by negative emotions such as jealousy and hatred for his best friend’s imminent rule.

The couple, Port and Kit, takes a voyage to North Africa, so that they can change the experiences in their home environment, and possibly get an opportunity to bond and revive their love life once again (Bowles, 12). However, dangerous as the terrains in the Sahara Desert of North Africa are, so is the journey that the couple takes.

She effectively uses ironies and mystery to depict women’s ability to differ between right and wrong. Also by upholding these differences between male and female perspectives, she attempts to show that women are also capable of planning and, finally, of executing their plans.

According to the paper Hamlet did not gave much importance to Ophelia even if he had feelings for her.  There are a lot of things that contributed to this.  The most obvious is that Hamlet was an angry man and his character only revolved with the plotting and scheming and his never ending desire to want Claudius dead to avenge his father.  

There has been an age old debate pertaining to the fact that reading a book is always better than watching a film and vice verse. Linda Costanzo Cahir in her book entitled, “Literature Into Film: Theory and Practical Approaches” argues that, “A movie based on a literary source is often seen as a secondary work and, consequently, of secondary value”

A good piece of literature dwells on the facts of real life. Real life or the life that people experience is written inform of books so that people can relate to them. From the social lives of people, to the cultural and political lives of people, they are all portrayed in the pieces of literatures that are written all over the world.

This is one kingdom, according to Hunter (1). The other kingdom is the feminine kingdom, which is the magical kingdom that hearkens to Titania's rule or Queen Mab's rule. This kingdom is not just feminine, but also represents occulted power and the unconscious mind – a dreamworld.

A volley of human emotions and values evolve out in the plays of Shakespeare, but the plays of Shakespeare are universal. They are relative to every human being beyond any particular bindings of age, sex, society or time. Nevertheless, the sonnets of Shakespeare also compete equally with his plays and launch themselves into a realm which makes them ephemeral despite the fact that the sonnets of Shakespeare are extremely personal at most places.

It is a foreword and lengthy commentary, which disrupts the reader because the author forces the reader to move back and forth during the reading process. The author employed unique elements because of the tendency to expose the changeability and vulnerability of pre-recorded texts.

The poem is composed of sections and each of them has its own meaning and special idea a poet wants to share with us. This long poem was analyzed by many experts and is still being interpreted as it contains many interesting places, which can be understood differently.

Organizational characteristics of a particular community’s routines, as well as the symbolic structure of rituals, closely connected with other important elements of developmental processes among them working relationships within the family, the efficiency of parents, and ability to monitor behavioral changes.

Those supporting this idea use statement made by Roman Philosopher Seneca for the past 2,000 years citing a person being “everywhere” he or she is “nowhere” (Carr). This implies information availed to humanity currently besides making one aware of his or her immediate settings, has no help at all.

The story brings conventions of the Romance genre, with Gawain appearing to fit neatly into the genre of medieval romance. The romance genre has several characteristics, which includes a celebration of the warrior society, a setting amidst the feudal decency, close attention to details of the ceremony.

The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha or simply Don Quixote is a Spanish novel that has been universally declared as an evergreen literary masterpiece and the greatest work of literature ever written. Don Quixote was authored by the legendary Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and the novel was published in two volumes in the year 1605 and 1615 respectively.

Christopher Marlowe limns Doctor Faustus to be foolish, one who could not do much and indulges in foolishness and debauchery. Faustus used the powers to conjure spirits in his beck and asked them to bring him women, food and good wine.

This book describes the struggles and misrepresentation cast on the American Indian community in the 1960s American culture. It is written in a manner that transforms from ironical and humorous satire into serious concepts. The writer’s general thesis is that the White Americans view Indians in the manner that they want to see them.