Literature Essays

In the opening text where the narrator says that “the unshaven men gather around to put words together about this wonder on the roadway that seems to smirk at their poverty, to lay like a diamond on garbage-strewn lot” (Rodriguez), the limo is a contrast of the kind of life these people are living in, it brings out the theme of comparison.  

This act of distortion does not make those realities alien or unidentifiable; rather they become blessed with newer identity and meaning. On the surface level, these distorted portrayals entertain the readers by providing them with endless pleasure of comic imitations of human natures and activities.

Quintus Horatius Flaccus was born on December 8, 65 BC in the town of Venusia where the Horatian tribe in Rome belongs (Milman, 6). The life of Quintus Horatius Flaccus is considered to be the “image of his eventful times” (Milman, 2) in which in his every artwork he always incorporates and relates this to his personal experiences in life.

Land Ethics by Leopold moves around the idea that human beings survive within an amalgamated society that at the same time comprises of the plant, animal, and soil, water and rocks. Specifically, during his later days, the author referred to this integrity as “the biotic community” or simply put, “the land”.

Jean Rhys tries to bring back her memories of the Caribbean to create the magical and dangerous landscape of Wide Sargasso Sea. Through this book, Rhys is able to create a character who achieved to haunt the readers for a period of more than a century. Northanger abbey is Jane Austen’s first ever novel.

Voltaire generally focused on promoting a social reform strategy by applying his satirical ability to criticize almost every religious and political pattern prevailed in the European societies during his time through most of his empirical presentations.  The flow of the theme of the plot is maintained well balanced with subordinating aspects correlated with the challenges of the religious views of those days.

The paper tells that in his controversial article, “Almost everything we're taught is wrong,” Stossel argued that several “wrongs” in society can also be viewed as right, when people use an economic perspective. In particular, he defended child labor, ticket scalping, price gouging, blackmail, and selling organs.

Willy Loman is condemned as an outcast by the common trend among the readers. Therefore, the new generation of readers does feel nothing especially for the plight of characters like Willy Loman. The readers believe that the actions of Willy merit his destruction as portrayed in the play.

The research was conducted to assess the process-based model of policing which looks into the interactional dynamics between the citizens and the police. The process model is based on a hypothesis that the behavior of the police during their interactions with members of the public influences the opinions of the legality of police actions.

The researcher develops the following research questions that need to be answered to affirm the findings: What is the political issue about space in the nationalist rhetoric of the Hellenic republic and the republic of Macedonia? What are the political implications of space for indigenous people?

Pride is one of the overriding themes in both Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and The Tempest by Shakespeare, although both the playwrights deal with this theme in different contexts and different levels. Whereas in the former play the protagonist single-handedly brought about his tragic end through his presumptuous pride, it did not cause a disastrous result in The Tempest.

“Measure for Measure” is a comedy, but some critics consider it as a form of bitterness and cynicism (Clark 17). The play explores vital moral issues evolving around Puritanism and Christianity. Manipulations and secret identities are the frameworks of the play that eventually led it to its happy ending.

The concepts that are read in “The Manis of the Forst” begin with the idea of being lost as an animal which becomes a pet. This is read through the last two lines, which states “Each thought I have of you now brings on tears / You forest child lost to me for years”.

During Victorian era, dickens was most proficient author and A Christmas carol is placed among one of his best and most widely read tales. It has many elements which comprise the story in a fairy environment to build up a plot that exist in an imaginary world but comes out as a proficient revealer of real human circumstances.

The author says that the names of both the characters symbolize their personalities in the stories. Mary Grace is seen as a bearer of divine ‘grace’ in the story. The name ‘Hulga’ has no meaning, the girl changes her name to make it sound uglier which is indeed a representation of her character. The theme of divinity is linked with both the characters.

This study aims to look into the methods that fall under counterterrorism which could have prevented the September 11 attacks as well as other acts of terrorism. This chapter aims to provide an introduction to the topic at hand as well as to the aims and contents of this dissertation thus dividing it into various sections.

Hagar recognizes the agony of hell within her psyche, as she understands she was always nurturing such attitudes in herself. It is a remarkable point where she coolly seeks to have the best she usually supposed to have. Seeing an overcoat on a strange man she associates it with the three men she seems to fall in love with, namely: Bram, John, and Marvin. 

Moral values are the principles that determine and decide the magnitude to which human action or behavior is right or wrong. Nature has created the call of conscience in the breast of every human, which applauds him on performing righteousness as well as condemns him for going astray from the right path.

The entire play is wrought in Binaries that are portrayed at the different stages in the play. The Binaries between women and men; a binary involves hierarchy that builds a wall between the two sexes. The title of this play, ‘Trifles’, reflects the attitude of the 20th-century males; that women are subordinate to men in intellect. 

There were Native Americans in the continent when the first Europeans arrived as shown by Norse settlement in the year 985 (U.S. Department of State, 2010). At the time when Europe colonized North America, it was estimated that around 18 million Native Americans were already living in what is now the United States of America (U.S. Department of State, 2010).

Exploring facts surrounding the play, it is indisputable that Oedipus’s fate was already predetermined. The fateful endings that befall Oedipus are the demise of his wife. This is after she discovers that Oedipus was responsible for the death of his own father, and that she is his mother.

When evil is put in disguise, one is able to optimize on one’s evilness and the sense of achievement is enhanced. Montresor might not have been as prudent in his plotting against Fortnato had he been straight forward in his approach and transparent in his intentions.

During Book IV of "The Ballad of the White Horse", by G. K. Chesterton, Alfred encounters an old woman in the woods. Upon meeting her, Alfred pities the life that she has lived, while admiring her perseverance. He also learns a lesson about the dangers of pride during this encounter, which helps him to retain his humility in the future.

For instance, Dickinson’s poems are short and simple to understand while Whitman’s are long and complex. Being writers of the twentieth century when Americanism doomed, the writers have used similar approaches, each pioneering his own unique writing style.

The perception of ‘American dream’ in Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream” and Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions" permits the reader to discuss about the socio-politic features of the United States. Many have used the term ‘American Dream’ in different ways and it facilitates the nation’s potential.

According to the research findings the boy in the poem “The boy with his hair cut short” represents male domination and the limitations on individual liberty in a mechanized society. At the same time, the girl in the work “The Girl” represents the suppressed class in a male dominated society.

Tradition is the handing down of beliefs, opinions, customs, stories, and the like of parents to children and generation to generation. Friesz also emphasized that it is a transmitted or inherent way of discerning or acting that involves unwritten laws that had a tendency to evolve to fit men’s own choices over a period of centuries.

The paper will discuss and compare two works by these American writers and explore the theme of rebellion in each of them. The works under discussion include Ella by Judy Grahn and A&P by John Updike. Ella, in a square apron, along Highway 80, the complete title of the poem is part of the series “The Common Woman” released in 1969.

Man is a social being. His interactions with those around him bring out the most human he can be. Indeed, man and his development can, and is, affected by his surroundings. Still, in a very similar way, the man himself can influence those around him. This humanity and influence of man are perhaps one of the things that are most powerfully portrayed in every work of literature ever written.

The black man is neither treated as an equal nor asked if he would want to have food much less being given a place at the table to have food with the sheriff. The treatment of the black man at the hands of the sheriff shows that the black man is still treated as if he were a slave and that the slave is still expected to show obedience to white people.

In the protagonist Lisbeth Salander, the reader is introduced to a very unusual type of ‘anti-heroine’. She is physically very unique and quite unapproachable looking and is described as being skinny and pale with facial piercings and very short hair. She also has several tattoos which are visible on her body and is portrayed as being bisexual.

a. A detailed synopsis on guilt and punishment in the play. 3. Introduction and discussion of Medea a. An analysis of the play by Euripides’s, Medea highlighting instances of guilt and punishment. b. A detailed analysis on guilt and punishment in the play.

To add to these accusations, he argues that Creon is a thief who wants to steal the throne from him. Out of this pride, Oedipus the King declares that he has nothing to learn from both the prophet and Creon, considering himself wise and excellent. It is out of this pride that Oedipus the King asserts that he would continue to govern, even when it is proved that, he is wrong.

Borowski’s account is particularly riveting because he is a death camp survivor. The horror of the genocide perpetrated on the helpless Jews is beyond comprehension. The brutality of the tale is further heightened by the dispassionate tone adopted by the narrator.

Yet people also often suffer from a form of innate narcissism, interpreting those around them almost as characters of their own lives there is a sensation that humans experience that is probably unique, of being trapped in one mind and one body but wanting to break out of this, to truly commune with others without reference to other’s existence.

However, in their quest for independence, they relinquish their rational thinking to insanity and subjugation at the hands of a misogynistic society. In order to liberate and self-determine themselves, these meek women either commit suicide, as seen by Edna, and give into insanity as seen with the narrator of “The Yellow Wallpaper.”

During the creation of the play, the author failed to follow several rules, such as the rule governing that action should dominate more in a play over a specific character. During the period of the creation of the play, play writers followed the advice of Aristotle, which made a declaration that a drama should not make a lot of focus on a character but should concentrate on the action instead.

The Couples and A&P are the most crucially criticized works for the use of adultery and sexuality. A&P is a story in which Updike torn into pieces the immature mind of a teenager named Sammy and his thoughts and observations. A&P can be considered as the psychological analysis of the behavior of Sammy and the actions resulting from the unripe speculations.

They believe that those who dispatch soldiers to war have a different knowledge and experience of it than those who partake in it. Conversely, they also share the opinion that the catastrophic experiences of war end in victory. This paper will compare and contrast the strategies used by the two authors to display this theme and explain why both are correct. Similarities of Why War is a Burden In his first line, Owen starts by stating that they were “bent double, like old beggars under sacks” (Gioia and Kennedy 1).

The common link that connects yet separates the five siblings is their mother Addie who is directly the reason for mutual feelings of contempt. Moreover, in order to fully trace the problems that arose because of this rivalry in the lives of the Bundrens, it is necessary to strategically analyze the brought up or the life of each character.

The only reference she made was a poor old man with whom she lived before.  So it is likely that he is her foster parent or guardian. And her own lack of roots is the reason for her to seek the comfort and security of my home.  In this way, we both are just in the same position, albeit separated by our age and experience.

It is good to note that speeches in Thucydides are formed by a subsequent party, as a result, should not be regarded as a word-for-word imitation of what Socrates uttered on that event. However, in what relevance does Plato’s Apology locate to the valid justification of Socrates, no means can be used to determine (Jowett et al, 12).

The twists and turns and fluctuations of fortune that comprise the plot of Jane are both original and engaging. The notable aspect of the novel is its authorship by a woman.  Although originally published under a male pseudonym, it is evident to the scrupulous reader that the work is by a woman, as it contains numerous insights into female psychology.

John Donne, an English poet of the 17th century and Emily Dickinson, an American poet of the 19th century have both shown interest in the issue of death. In their respective poems, “Death, Be not Proud” “and Because I Could not Stop for Death,” they raise questions concerning society or expressing their philosophy of life.

The author used a first-person perspective in order to enable the reader to understand clearly the issue of homosexuality and the consequences it contributes. The author reveals the theme of commitment between two characters including the brother and the lover of the deceased. He uses a contrasting language of love and hatred in the poem.

Ancient Greek society was mainly made up of free people and slaves. Slaves were used as servants and laborers for free people who were mainly rich landowners, called aristocrats meaning best people. Their system of Government was known as oligarchy which was the rule by the few whereby slaves secured no legal right.

Since the inception of cinema into the genre of modern art, it has been noticed evidently that directors from time to time have been inspired by great novels. At times, they directly took the plot and transcribed it into a screenplay and at other places, there are storylines twisted and turned according to the convenience and demand of the cinema.

Through the lives of the imaginary characters, the author describes the social setting of the early New Orleans society giving a factual description of some of the features of the city most of which make the story more realistic in the audience familiar with the city.

As one breaks down points of the topic they present, they ensure that readers obtain all material in it and understand the context of writing. In ordering writing this way, one is able to present every detail of his/her topic in good order. Writing should also follow chronological organization to aid the reader’s comprehension of events as they took place.

The main idea of the play Hamlet by Shakespeare. Hamlet is the tragedy by Shakespeare the main idea of which is too difficult to be explained. This makes the work both outstanding and controversial at the same time. Many critics have still been trying to find the answer to different questions: if Hamlet was sane or insane; if the ghost was real.