Literature Essays

From the essay, it's clear that the author states that, Richard Cory was, “Clean favored, and imperially slim”. By referring to Richard as being imperially slim, it seems like the author likens him to a man born of a royal family. The author and his friend from the pavement looked at Richard every time he went downtown.

On this ground, there appears no particular border by which we may hold in full recognition the sex of a hermaphrodite in the sense of confident truth especially that Herculine Barbin herself occurred to have not established a definitive claim of what identifies her or where she belongs considering the unity of her biological constitution, nature, and will altogether.

One of the best examples of this is the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling where traditional British themes are produced as desirable and modernity of the human world is rejected as immaterial. The transformation of children’s literature into film is not a new idea.

They had been referred to as Negros, Blacks, Black-Americans before they could be referred to as Americans as presently. Observing from this instance, an individual might be prompted to think of the case where the name which is termed verbally posing contention, what of the activities.

With her kids all grown-up already, she moves in to a different and smaller apartment that she decorates with various pictures she had collected over the years. At first, one would wonder why she wants the pictures that give her no peace. Atwood writes, “She does not find them peaceful in the least.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the most ancient poems presented in Mesopotamia. There are different versions of the epic but the ideal and standard ones describe the story of the floods in different tablets amounting to 12.

Two titles that have fallen into the category of the classics include King Lear by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and White Devil by John Webster (1580-1625). Both of these tales inspires the reader to think as they read them. An insight into them both will reveal some great and important themes such as spirituality, class, romance, and corruption.

The author utilizes the paradigms of modernism to identify the influences of Joyce on these artists. The author attributes the modernist nature of Pessoa to his schooling in South Africa and his fluency in English.

It should be noted that literature from Europe in the 18th century has greater reference in understanding the history of literature. Main characteristic to modernism was the embrace of self-consciously distinction between traditional forms of literature especially in verses as well as in poems (Davis, 2006, p. 1-15; ‘Jalic Inc’. 2000 – 2013, para 1).

“Instead of focusing on quick, powerful, and vigorous movements for self-defense or attacking actions like those in other martial arts, tai chi emphasizes on graceful skills and movement patterns.” (Wozny, 2007, p.34) Originally developed and practiced in China, Tai Chi has now travelled to distant shores and is embraced by all age-groups.

Chevalier tried to build up the story that inspired the painter producing a novel that made great sales. Webber took the fiction further by producing a film. Webber’s venture of transforming the book into film manages to give the viewer a connection with the story’s emotions.

Firstly, to be able to understand the theme of religion in Waiting for Godot, is necessary to understand what religion is all about. The religious position, as defined by religious factors, illustrates that God and man are related. Because of this positive relationship, in one way or the other, they represent themselves.

What they found was not just a mere cheese but a huge source of cheese. Haw and Hew have even relocated their residence to be near the source and it has becomes the center of their lives (Johnson Spencer, p26). .

Heathcliff is subjectively a Heights figure opposing the Grange, and objectively a Grange figure undermining the Heights; he focuses acutely the contradictions between the two worlds.’ Discuss this statement about Wuthering Heights.

The company manufacturers one of the finest quality wines but it is operating on a smaller scale in India. Due to the increasing pressures of competition from existing and new players in the Indian market and other macro environmental factors, Vintage Wines has found it difficult to retain its market share lately.

Apparently, the work of Poe as a poet, a critic and an editor had a greatly impacted on American as well as international literature. In deed, he was one of the first American writers who became a key figure in world literature.

The oracle reveals that the plague will only end when the murderer of the erstwhile king Laius is killed or banished for his misdeed. Oedipus also calls upon Tiresias who reluctantly divulges that it is Oedipus who killed Laius. Oedipus is angered because he has won against the Sphinx and has his pride.

Bernard Shaw, the second greatest playwright, just behind Shakespeare, was a socialist, a semi- feminist, and more over a modern dramatist. Of all the other plays Pygmalion was the most received and significant. Pygmalion was the legendary sculpture and the king of Cyprus who adorned his own statue of Aphrodite.

Edmund Spenser introduces his lady in the poem Amoretti in different ways that impress Stuart Martz for the emotional context in which they place their relationship.

Women hold a very powerful role in society; since times immemorial, they have been playing a vital part in raising a family, taking decisions, handling work and business, taking care of their husband’s and children’s lifestyle, helping their parents and other family members, etc.

Presenting a classic example of this kind of intention, Rosland Barthes looks at the aim of literary work “in making the reader no longer a consumer, but a producer of a text” (Cohen, 1). As if according weight to Barthes assertions, Voltaire states “the best way an author can be a bore is to say everything” (3).

Consistent with founding texts of Christianity, there is a pronounced tenor of Godly retribution in Edwards’ work. For example, the following passage from the opening of the sermon indicates the scale of fear and inhibition which Edwards sought to place in the hearts of the congregated audience.

His early life was not very rosy but he overcame the challenges to emerge one of the greatest writers I the world today. He had a wife and together they adopted a child (John and Kathleen 3). Orwell’s family lived in India during his early days. His father was a civil servant, who worked in India, a British empire by then, where he lived with his family until their return in 1904.

From the play, it is evident that Claudius is under control of the id hence not in touch with reality. He has a crave and desire to satisfy his own selfish wishes and he confirms this by saying this during King Hamlets funeral, “Though yet Hamlet our dear brother’s death/ The memory be green (we must be) together with remembrance of ourselves” (Bloom 33).

The romantic poets garnered their inspiration from Napoleon, whom they praised considerably in their works while comparing him to his less liked nephew, Napoleon III, who was the French emperor at the time.

Shakespeare intends to portray Hamlet as a genuinely insane person. For instance, his conduct after the interview with the ghost betrays an excited state of mind that borders on insanity. Horatio becomes compelled to reprove Hamlet because of his “wild and whirling words” (Shakespeare 35).

Student’s Name Instructor Course Submission Date The prompt chosen: Love. Twue Love. Can BF-GF, BF-BF, or GF-GF love exists in the universe of Heart of Darkness? What could it mean, to Kurtz or his intended? What might Marlow think of such love/ Compare these ideas with ideas of love in two other texts.

The short story, ‘Slave’s Mother’, is about the fate of a woman who got pledged to a stranger by her own husband in the name of poverty. This is also about the agonies of this mother who had to experience the pain of parting with her little sons twice.

Grube states that, ‘Aristotle defines tragedy as, a tragedy is an imitation of a good action, complete and of a certain length by means of language sweetened for each of its two parts separately; it relies on its various elements upon acting, not narrative; through pity and fear it achieves the catharsis of such emotions’(Grube, 1995, 74).  

Charlie Wales, the protagonist of the 1930 short story “Babylon Revisited,” bears an undeniable resemblance to F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author who crafted his story. Charlie, a recovering alcoholic who takes “one drink every afternoon, and no more” (Fitzgerald) to prove that alcohol no longer has a hold over him, seeks to regain custody of his daughter, Honoria.

It specifically tackles the role of voodoo and the priests that summon the spirits in order to reanimate the dead. The writers detail the process of natural summons and the rituals entailed prior to the creation of zombies. They were also aware of the specific terms that classify the un-dead as zombies.

While Mrs. Mallard feels entrapped in her loveless marriage and thinks death of her husban as a way of salvation, Miss Emily retreats to her home in order to avoid the controlling gaze of a patriarchal society. However, both characters are different in a sense that while Mrs. Mallard is an optimistic and outgoing person who looks forward to her freedom and thinks that death of her husband would provide that opportunity; Emily is a pessimistic and reclusive person who clings to the past.

The novella recounts a story of a salesman by name Gregor Samsa, who is surprised on waking up and realizing that he has been transformed into an insect like creature. This story was written at the times of high tensions of the World War II where the Nazi Germans were executing Jews.

Lois Lowry’s book "The Giver (The Giver Quartet #1)" is set on a utopian society, which gradually transform into a dystopian society. The book captures the life of a young boy named Jonas, up to his twelfth birthday.

Missionaries play various roles in Achebe's Things Fall Apart. First, the role of missionaries in this novel is to cause socio-cultural transformation. The ultimate definition of a great man was the one who was able to feed his family with yams, from one season to the other (Achebe, 33).

The medieval culture was always characterized by Misogyny, however in the late middle epoch; the issue became viral and more powerful. According to scholars, this was a result of the various factors that distinguished the fourteenth century including war, plague, revolt and class division.

The women companions of the investigators rose above all the trivial expectations which men had from their female counterparts, and play a role which is for a large cause and pro-feminist in nature.

Wislawa Szymborska. Wislawa Szymborska is regarded as one of the foremost Polish poets of the 20th century. Szymborska was born in 1923 in Prowent (‘Nobel Prize’). Her parents were Wincenty Szymboroski and Anna nee’ Rottermind. She would move to Bnin, a town located in Western Poland and later to Krakow in 1931 (‘Nobel Prize’).

In examining Benedict and Beatrice’s marriage in Much Ado About Nothing, it seems apparent they there’s great potential this marriage won’t last.

Melville writes about the qualities of head and heart of Billy Budd, “… [t]here was nothing this honest soul at heart loved better than simple peace and quiet.”(4) Officers and other ranks like his pleasant disposition and he brings cheer to the hearts of the weathered sailors.

Haemon tried to convince his father to give Polynices a proper burial as required by God’s law. Creon did not want to give Polynices a proper burial, he also vowed to punish anyone that would take the responsibility of a proper burial. Haemon tried to argue with his father informing him that the laws of the land permitted the burial of any individual and he should therefore give Polynices a proper burial.

Analyzing the dramatic structure of dramatic works particularly plays and films is essential in understanding the theme and ideas that a story conveys through an examination of its plot composition. Aside from the major topic of the story, critics also review other factors of the dramatic structure such as the exposition or introduction.

“Do you ever feel like you're not a real person? That you're the product of someone's imagination and you can't think for yourself because you're really just like some creation and that somewhere there's people laughing every time you fail?"– CB (Royal)

Food is an essential requirement for every individual living in the world. Some people consider food to be just a basic necessity but for others food is a source of happiness and satisfaction. Deprivation from food can make an individual frustrated and at times he can cross all ethical limits and boundaries to overcome his hunger.

Every individual is a unique creation and is different from the other. Wise ones speak about the concept of unity in diversity and similar is the case with people. Their similarities are the uniting factors.

In the Tempest, Prospero and Caliban ruler-slave relationship is mutually considered just (McDonald, 2004). It was as if Caliban had come to terms with Prospero’s rule and dominance. But he eventually retaliates against his master.

The situation is that the horse carriage of Monsieur the Marquis was running down a road when the horses ran over a small, poor child eventually killing it. The carriage is stopped as its driver is humble and scared. A man lifts up the dead child and puts it down by a fountain. Few people get hold of the horses’ reins so that it doesn’t run away.

In the novel, Calvino makes extra efforts and finally manages to introduce various numbers of characters that he represents as comic strips, with the major importance of helping in the contrast between them to convey to the reader the dangers that are presented by the uncontrolled academic analysis.

The book views the internment issues from the perspective of the Chinese Americans at the height of the Second World War who strived to stay away from their Japanese American colleagues. The lead character in the story, Henry Lee recollects the events of the 1940s Seattle in a clear and vivid historical perspective.

Juliet is in deep love with Romeo as seen in the passage. Everyone is accusing Romeo of murdering Tybalt. Romeo has disappeared and is nowhere to be seen. The people are advocating for the murder of Romeo once he reappears.