Literature Essays

The author states that Louise, the heroine of “The Story of an Hour,” is first met after hearing news that her husband has been killed in an accident. Yet, it is not sadness that the reader sees, instead. There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself.

Fitzgerald attempts to extract both a sense of imprisonment and preservation as a direct result of prosperity. Nevertheless, through evoking the historical sense of the roaring twenties, which included organized crime as a channel to disobey the laws and a rapid economic growth generating widespread wealth, Fitzgerald reveals various themes that stem from the decay of morals and values in a period of corruption.

Mill and Taylor then pointed out the reality about the relationship of gender and family to politics and class.  Where society imposes on the theory of dependence and protection, social class affects gender and family negatively.  On the other hand, where the theory of self-dependence is allowed and practiced in society, the social class would not make a significant bearing on gender and family.   

The author states that Nella Larsen’s personality is blatantly present in both works. Her heroines are not the “tragic mulattoes” of the early African-American fiction. “ The designation “tragic mulatto” elicits an image of a flat, one-dimensional, predictable character, and Larsen’s take is a much richer and more compelling one”.

The insight of the author, how he probes the mindsets of the characters as for their reaction to many small and big challenges of life- this is the real art of writing! These interesting probes make an author great. It makes the reader nod in approval about the author's observations.

Because Louis de Bernieres'  'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' proved to be one of the most captivating, unusual, and emotionally engaging books ever read, my initial response to the statement was bemusement tempered with resentment.  The first was due to the categorical definition of 'powerful political satire', the latter because of the negativity implied by the term 'unsatisfactory novel'. 

There is truly something more that is going on than what may first appear to the eye in this novel, and it should also be known that the power of this piece of literature truly has much less to do with that of the conflict of the great forces that generally typifies great works of literature, and rather has more to do with.

Hardy towers over the rest in terms of output. While most carved their names in stone on the basis of one or two opuses – Homer with The Iliad, Chaucer with The Canterbury Tales, Jonson with Five Plays, James with The Ambassadors, Scott with The Heart of Midlothian, Stevenson with Treasure Island, – Hardy’s prodigious talent spread throughout the whole range of literary creation.

Among the literary genre, poetry expresses the best ideas like the importance of freedom, equal rights, independence of peoples or peace, poems sometimes becoming real manifests.What marks Nancy Morejon's life and poetry is the Cuban revolution.

According to the study The Awakening, in other words, has been interpreted as a precursor to the feminist movement’s call for equality.  Some of these interpretations, such as that forwarded by the American literature professor, Katherine Kearns, maintain that to accurately understand this novel in these terms, it is necessary to focus on symbols.

The author states that in The Illiad heroes are humans of the remote past, endowed with superhuman abilities, and descended from the immortal gods themselves. The prime example is Achilles, the greatest hero of The Iliad, who was the son of Thetis, a sea-goddess known for her far-reaching cosmic powers.

The author states that it is a poignant story about a couple who love and adore each other and the story is set in a simple yet traditional background, where Jim, Della’s husband goes out to work and earn a living, whilst Della plays the homely wife, looking after the house and cooking in the kitchen for Jim, her husband.

It's obvious that the settlement where the story unfolds isn't very big, and that there are no asphalt roads there. The dwellers of the town or village also know each other, and it is small so that one of the protagonists accidentally finds himself near the house of the woman he liked very much when the storm is coming

The story starts when the Japanese Prime minister invades Korea. Koreans resisted but lacked resources. To pool funds, they enacted a law that enabled the people to buy their way to the imperial academy. And of course many were enticed by this offer. Instead of taking exams, all the wealthy families would do was pay up. Li Jia was one of the students to take advantage of this.

Liberty is not shown as something that is responsible for the revolution. There is also nothing to even hint at an alternative to the revolution. The poet has simply responded to another poem by Dr. Moore. She neither attacks nor absolves Dr. Moore. She objectively states historical facts without going into details.

Largely ignored during his lifetime, the works of Edgar Allan Poe continue on as masterpieces of the short story genre more than a hundred years since their publication. Poe was a pioneer of modern psychological fiction, detective stories, and science fiction. As a result, his “stories appear astonishingly modern to the contemporary reader”

The author states that the relationship does not last for the uncivilized man who has no place in the world of civilized society. He returns home never to set foot in the distant land of the civilized. In this novel, Ishmael did not feel sympathy or compassion for Queequeg. Instead, he began to respect him.

Thus, the reviewer concentrates on giving the exact details of the elements that really make the well-written book by Krakauer and he offers his main argument in a logical way which tells why he considers the book as a superior product.

The absence of healthy communication has made the three characters turn to themselves and the vigor and gusto of life were missing in all of them, though Tom had cleverly camouflaged his ennui with external smartness of gait. As the keynote of the unfolding drama the dull existence of Elizabeth is revealed right in the beginning.

The author states that the novel permeates the atmosphere of gloominess and death which constitutes its central focus. Most of the inhabitants of Dunnet Landing that were encountered by the narrator belonged to the last stages of life – sixty years old and above. The setting is an old town where nothing consequential and interesting happens.

 A hero or heroine is an eminent character archetype that quintessentially embodies key traits valued by its originating culture. The hero commonly possesses superhuman capabilities or idealized character traits which enable him or her to perform extraordinary, beneficial deeds (i.e., a "heroic deed") for which he or she is famous.

Early in his career, he was able to elevate the level of discourse on black America without the loss of dignity suffered by begging or pandering. Hughes had the ability to write about black without speaking of race and talk about poverty without mentioning class. He has at times been revered as an important American artist.  

Since its independence, America has been Utopia to many and Dystopia to many. Sometimes it is vehemently deplored for the underlying realities of its myth of success and development. If it is true that literature is the reflection of society, then the American novels of the 1960’s are the evidence of it.

It would be very useful for 12th-grade students to discuss the source of misunderstanding between Larry and his father because this problem often occurs in many families. It’s not easy to overcome misunderstanding between father and son, and Frank O'Connor's story "My Oedipus Complex" could help in it.

The author states that the narrator’s hatred for this eye is so strong that he plots to kill the old man. Outwardly, he carries on with bonhomie relations with the old man. But he begins to plot the murder with chilling coolness and over-confidence. At about 12.00 a.m. every midnight, he turned the latch to the old man’s bedroom.

It is tenaciously and persistently present throughout "A Rose for Emily," and stubbornly resists being swept away or cast aside by the New South. Miss Emily is the personification of the Old South and emerges as a tragic figure, largely because of her inability to interact with the present or to confront reality.  

The period of "Renaissance" began in Italy and then spread to Europe by the 16th century. "Renaissance" characteristics, such as individualism, love of nature, and secularism or the concentration of human interest upon the affairs of this world, are to be found in broad reaches of the Middle Ages.

The film discussed is A Touch of Evil, by Welles. This film was directed in the classic period of the forties and fifties, which was heavily associated with film noir. Orson Wells directed a film with a multitude of narrative derails that lent upon perspective and cross narrative structure to make the narrative apply to more than just the scope of the film's immediate plot.

The paper brings out a message that people are not always what they seem on the outside and on first encounters. One such significant character in the play is the protagonist, Nora. Initially, she is introduced in the play as a somewhat childish and submissive wife of the Helmer household.

Desdemona chooses to marry Othello, a highly respected general in Venice. It is a decision made out of free will. A decision that eventually inspires Iago to sow the seeds of doubt in Othello’s mind. By making this choice, it could be said Desdemona unwittingly becomes the agent of her own destruction.  

According to the paper, Achebe uses lesser symbols and images like foils alongside the dominant ones to weave the textual web so as to produce emotional and artistic effects. For example, Okonkwo's successful transformation through personal achievements, from the son of one of the lords of the clan is praised proverbially.

He does not, in general, care - or need to care - what his writings will deliver to his audience; for him, it is being true to himself in his pursuit of the truth that matters. And what is the result. Various portrayals of the truth of the universe, each different from the other yet each (for the most part) consistent in themselves, and all removed from life and experience as we know it on a day-to-day basis.

Self-obsessed in both the manner he addresses people and the actions he ascribes to himself, Zeno frankly admits to including other characters only in how much they reflect what he was thinking or doing. Not even his long-dead father escapes such limitation, as Zeno decides he will "only go into my father's story as far as it helps me to recollect my own" (34).

The following paper analyses the book titled Greed and Glory on Wall Street by Ken Auletta. The paper begins by capturing the gist of the book and discusses Auletta’s style of writing. Hardly dogmatic in approach for a work of non-fiction, it is an absorbing narrative of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

In this book, he has used the theme of ‘metafiction’, which is an act of writing about writing (for example – memories of the writer). It tells the readers that the stories, which are in the fictional form, can sometimes be more realistic. These stories are partly fictional and partly based on his real-life experiences.  

Hemingway has given so vivid, almost unbearable impressions of human temperament under the pressure of war to his readers. It was in his novel “The Sun Also Rises” that the “lost generation” could feel and relive their destiny. Many authors have tried to write about the death of love in World War I but only Hemingway achieved ultimate perfection. 

The paper is written from the first person so it adds dramatization to the narration. In its narrative structure, the passage begins as a testimonial to divine power and rule of the king, kingship and war victories. The second part of the passage reflects courage and self-determination as the important elements of the narration.

The researcher proves that the journeys undertaken by Gilgamesh and Beowulf are not only personal journeys of self-discovery, but journeys that establish the values of their cultures. While their personal adventures and situations are unique, the travels of Beowulf and Gilgamesh are representative of each human’s quest to find purpose in life.

For Paul, it was that old man’s fault that he had all these tragedies befalling him. He stopped walking and talked to the officer that was in the forestation of the reformatory premises.Paul’s heart beat faster while sitting in the waiting area after the officer had escorted him to the place. It was a commingle of emotions he had inside him.

It's easier to conclude that the man has suicidal tendencies to start with since he decided to go on in a journey that would put him in harm's way. Also, the end of the story which shows that he decided to stop fighting and suddenly had the desire to die

The author states that Victor speaks of women in terms of possession, and Leonce is shown to class her as property and to see her as a symbol of his social status. Edna herself remarks that as she moves into the pigeon-house she feels she is lower on the social rank. Another naturalistic element in the novel is the portrayal of Edna as a victim of fate.

As reviewed by The Atlantic, How to Lie With Statistics is, “a pleasantly subversive little book, guaranteed to undermine your faith in the almighty statistic.”  Truly,  the book even though a bit dated, having been written in 1954 is timeless.  A classic that persists to chase away false beliefs and enlighten those who are statistically naive.

The author states that Owen was one of the latter—he joined the war because he was force-fed the “Old Lie”: “It is sweet and right, to die for one’s country.” He had enjoyed his military training, but his life on the front was an experience of Hell. Although introspective and solitary by nature, he treasured the communal experience of living.

Dante welcomes Virgil as "my master and my author" who was sent by a woman in heaven named Beatrice to rescue him (Websophia 2003). She is the epitome of pure love and finally leads Dante to Paradiso where he is then able to gaze upon the supreme radiance of God. He ends his pilgrimage into vision of "the Love which moves the sun and the other stars. (Michael Novak 2003)

‘Modernism’ is a blanket term that encompasses the extensive literary innovations in the first decades of the 20th century which manifest themselves under the influence of psychoanalysis and other such cultural-historical phenomena. It may also be viewed as a collective term for the remarkable variety of competing groups, movements, and schools in literature, art, and music.

The story is a touching memoir of a woman's unforgettable journey from Hong Kong to Harvard who found herself caught between two increasingly different worlds. It reveals the uncertainty and tension as she balances herself between two different worlds: at school with her American companions, and at home with her Chinese family.

Virgil's character is seen by many as indispensable to the philosophical development of Inferno. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss and analyze the significance of Virgil in the story. Dante's Virgil takes much inspiration from the real life Roman poet of the same name.

The author states that Edwards was a Calvinist, and therefore viewed salvation as a predestined gift: humans from birth are either destined for salvation or not, according to the will of God. The human is impotent to act and gain salvation for himself. God condemns all for sin but extends mercy to a few whom he chooses.

From the beginning Mary Shelly was an avid reader of the works of her mother and father works. From there she progressed to the voracious reading of contemporary Gothic novels.

The author states that in the Marlowe poem, the shepherd proposes to his love, showing their ideal future with each other: a life filled with earthly pleasures in a world that is always spring. “The Nymphs Reply to the Shepherd”. In Walter's poem, he debunks the shepherd's visions. He shows how gifts can only die and ruin.