Literature Essays

Race, Imperialism, and the Problem with Other in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness when Compared to Silah’s Season of Migration to the North. In Heart of Darkness, Conrad engages the nature of his own conflicting myths about Africa. Where he had once believed it a mysterious place of adventure, it becomes something of darkness and terror.

According to the research findings, Hemingway does not merely present the realities of way --- he condemns it. He states that it creates a situation that destroys mankind. With the use of rain to symbolize gloom and death, he lets the readers reflect on the war's ability to kill everybody --- heart, mind, and soul. It is a bitter rebuttal to the romanticists' glorification of war.

A Comparative Study of Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey in Genre, Language, Characterization, Themes and Structure Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey are two classical epic poems. When one investigates the epic poetry genre, Homer’s language and similes, characterization of the protagonists, the prevailing themes and structure of the poem, one ultimately discovers a unity between both poems.

The issues that are focused on in the literary discourses are kin to thematic addresses. The works could be fictions or recounts of real events, but whichever the case, one fact that stands out is that the issues are from the observations that the authors make on the daily occurrences.

He struggles against societal injustices and strongly advocates for the truth (Adams 1). In the whole of the world literature, this unique image depiction of the Danish prince has no rivalry. The play incorporates themes of revenge and tragedy, and this revenge ultimately leads to the death of Hamlet and the people he loves.

McMurphey fits in the Christ figure since leads others in virtually everything. He has a peculiar way of performing a task as witnessed after the incident with the cigarettes. He is a new patient in the ward and his actions are quite dissimilar from other patients in the hospice. The actions and words used by McMurphey depict him to be a difficult person.

Boy Willie thinks that the only way to stand neck to neck with the white people is to become wealthy. This is a common belief among the suppressed races of the world that they can get respect if they become wealthy. Boy Willie thinks that the white people have no right to look down on him and must treat him with respect.  

The point in this short story is simple: that to desire victory for one's self is to desire defeat and destruction for the other (Lock, 2009). One cannot miss how the silent prayer for victory is pleaded unto “ Him Who is the Source of Love, and Who is the ever-faithful refuge and friend” (Twain, 1998, p.366), and that it is done so “in the spirit of love” (Twain, 1998, p.366).

This paper is an analysis and synthesis of the three works – making a comparison and contrast of the main points, especially the themes expressed through the works; showing a contribution of the study to society, who will gain and what can be achieved from addressing the issues raised.

Salvation from the sterile mankind and the deteriorating of the human generation is the prominent theme seen in the film. However, redemption is also witnessed in the form of Theo’s personal emancipation. Having experienced the loss of a son, and having resigned to alcohol and cynicism to escape from the mental confinements of misery, Theo is seen as broken male protagonist who finds a way to redeem himself.

In order to evaluate the feminist criticism approach in the novel, it is important to understand how we define “feminism”. The word feminism is relative to both the history and society in which we live. Therefore the ways in which we interpret the meaning of plot and what lies underneath it that causes us to believe in feminist approach.

O'Connor attended her lower levels at the Peabody Laboratory School where she graduated in the year 1942. She then joined the Georgia State College for Women or the Georgia College and State University where she graduated in June 1945 with a degree in social science (O'Neill 01).

This paper will discuss the modernization and dependency theories and how they have been modified in the course of time.

The story that I liked the most was Albert and Esene by Frances Khirallah Noble. The character in this story that I could identify with and relate to the most was Albert. As I read the story, I was constantly reminded of the way my father taught my mother how to write articles and she is a wonderful writer today.

The story of a quixotic love affair between a man and a woman is attempted to be conveyed, the novel is actually a very prized example of divided sensibility concerning the way by which the American society as a whole and collapse of the American dream is mirrored by the author keeping the intellectual thoughts and emotions separate.

The focus of this paper shall be Miranda who happens to play the role of a leader in the film. Miranda’s case is in stark contrast to the stereotypical image portrayed about female leaders and highlights how preconceived notions of the same could lead one to erroneously assume that Miranda’s leadership style was anything but appropriate.

The History Boys, written by Alan Bennet was adapted in a movie with the same title which as released in 2006 and directed by Nicholas Hytner (Internet Movie Database, 2006). The book is about eight disorderly but bright boys who are considered to be so by their head master.

Poe’s fiction celebrates both the hyper-rationality of the detective and the inability of philosophy to account for the perverse”. Poe never did get much money for his writing during his life, even though he held several editorial positions.

The author states that the legacy of totalitarian leaders like Stalin in the early part of the century and now Hitler of the middle of the century caused Orwell to reflect upon the directions in which modern Western societies were going. The example of war-like totalitarian regimes prompted the vision of a cruel and oppressive totalitarian state.

The author of the paper explains that at the beginning of her entrance into the store Sylvia continues to exhibit the brashness and bravado that she had demonstrated before becoming exposed to this new environment. In these regards, Sylvia follows her friends that joke about possibly stealing items.

They belong to three different social groups: Hyppolita is the Queen of the Amazons who is about to be married to Theseus, Duke of Athens and this makes her a royal person, well above the level of normal citizens. Titania is also a Queen, but her royal position is located in the land of the fairies, which sets her apart as not human.

‘Othello’ an awesome tragedy play. Other Shakespearian plays involve themes of political conquest and fight for power. Unlike Hamlet, Macbeth, or King Lear, the tragedy in Othello does not erupt from a quest for power, it stems out of the fragility and corruption of love and love's vulnerability to hate.

The author then describes his final relocation into a White neighborhood, where Eastman grew up to be a top-class physician but throughout his entire life, he tirelessly fought for Native American rights and became a key figure in politics.

If so, what would it look like? Anton Chekhov’s play The Cherry Orchid is about the lives of members of an aristocratic Russian family, their friends and servants. Although the author intended the play to be a simple comedy, themes concerning society and its norms feature prominently in its various performances.

The problem with pornography is that it seems like it is all about a woman’s body. The function of pornography appears to be for sexual excitement; however, the chief purpose of producing it ultimately comes down to money. Pornography is marketed to a specific segment of society—men young and old.

Surprisingly, Miller reported that the science fair winners are all women, signifying the relevant potentials of future leaders and scientists in various endeavors. As Miller averred, “Google started the science fair to promote curiosity about science and experimentation among students, and it is one of the company’s several education projects.

Though a Long Term Investment, It Is Better to Rent Because of Cost and Mobility Introduction Though housing offers a long term investment, it is better to rent because of cost, mobility and plausible alternatives available with us. It will be interesting to investigate the pros and cons in detail as to how renting becomes more acceptable alternative.

In Shakespeare’s tale, Othello, he uses different characters to put across his principal ideas, which are a reflection of the social setting. His use of Othello, a black character, exemplifies the differing perceptions of different people in the society. Othello helps bring out core themes in the tale. 

Harriet Beecher Stowe did not have much interest in slavery early in her life. It was a geographically isolated evil; and while she had heard accounts of slaveholder brutality and slave ingenuity in escaping; she had little interest in publicizing the stories she was personally acquainted with; neither those she directly experienced or those related via her brother.

Works of Art in the Baroque period are indentified with their apparent and embellished motion. It involved straightforwardly interpreted facts that created excitement, anxiety, enthusiasm, and magnificence in sculptures made. This form of art originated from Rome and spread into many European countries.

One of the novels that my students have read is Rene Chateaubriand. It therefore becomes pertinent for me to explain my plan for the lesson and the objective of the lesson. There are also certain questions that would be explored in the course of the lesson in order to make sure that my students grasp the essence of the novel.

To understand the purpose these terms serve presently, it necessitates definition and discrimination, and on the entire English literature critics to leave an individual with a justifiable conviction to make between the two terms a time as well as degree distinction.

The failure to resolve the tension between dark and light and between the real and the imaginary is a reflection of the failure to bridge the gap between masculine and feminine views of the world. The yellow wallpaper symbolizes the pain and madness that comes of oppression, and there is a subtle message in the story, to the effect that the tension can be better managed if the woman is free to come and go as she pleases.

This paper focuses upon the Jonathan Reed’s “Lost Generation”. It’s a poem that has a passion behind it. The poet is clearly concerned about upcoming generations and is wanting these future generations to see what is going on in the world. He wants to see the change he wants to see the reverse of the poem and not the first way of reading the poem.

The conclusion from this study states that the road not taken is a poem with a hidden meaning, it tells us how our life presents two choices in front of us, when we make our choice, after a few years we more often than not ponder over the options we would have had, had we chosen to trot on the road not taken. The poem is very tricky and requires immense concentration to be understood.

As the paper stresses historians like to present events and characters as if they belong in one or other of these two polar opposites: either defenders of freedom and justice or defenders of the iniquities of slavery. The situation is considerably more complex than that, and the constitution is inextricably bound up in the ideology of slavery. 

This paper tells that the term Marxism was derived from Karl Marx who war was the first author to write a literary criticism of Shakespeare’s work. Karl Marx was interested in the unique use of language and political satire that characterized Shakespeare’s work. Julius Caesar was a play written by William Shakespeare depicting the fall and assassination of the Roman dictator, Julius Caesar.

Mo Willems is an award winning animator, television writer, and author. He spent nine years as an animator and writer for Sesame Street, and he has created more than 100 short films many of which have featured in HBO, MTV and Mike’s Festival of Animation.

Gustave Moreau’s painting, Salome Dancing before Herod, was painted in 1876 and depicts the New Testament story concerning Salome’s dance for Herod at his birthday banquet. During this dance, she was supposed to captivate Herod with a seductive dance in order to influence him to offer her whatsoever she desired.

The poor man, Tartuffe, presented himself to be a wonderful and pious individual who gained the favor, love and trust of a wealthy man in the person of Orgon. He used his influence to bamboozle the nearsighted father who thought that the criticisms of his family toward the man he trusted were merely their way of destroying Tartuffe.

Everyone took their place beside their respective families. The lottery was headed by Mr. Summers and assisted by Mr. Graves. A black box sitting on a three-legged stool contains pieces of papers one of which is marked. The lottery is done in the town on a regular basis; hence, further formalities prior to the main event are not done anymore.

Traces of Romanticism in literature can be found even in the works of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio. Later on, it was used to “refer to the verse epics of Tasso and Ariosto”. Later on Romantic Era reached its zenith in the hands of great masters of Romanticism like Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Byron, Shelley.

In most cases, society finds itself punishing the good and rewarding evil. This act may not be blamed on the part of the society, but on the nature of evil and good that confuses the way, society views the two oppositions. In this essay, two books namely; Sula by Toni Morrison and The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter will be analyzed. 

Catacombs, haunted house, dark nights, human bones, and other descriptive phrases are some of the bizarre settings that are used in these stories. The use of bizarre settings are powerful tools to achieve the horror effect of in the stories The Cask of Amontillado and The Fall of Usher.

Kate Chopin effectively uses her story to portray New Orleans and its environs, Louisiana’s Creole society and the gender stereotypes of the late nineteenth century. This make “The Awakening” a valuable interpretation of its historical period.

According to Jonathan Kozol, “The Human Cost of an illiterate society” is far reaching than just their inability to read and write. With their inability to read and write, these people cannot make any informed decisions whatsoever, whether social, economic or political.

The author has used various literary elements like strong plot, setting, character, gender conflict, symbolism etc. to focus the plight of women and to question the validity of a judicial system where the evidence of crime as confirmed by men is enough to charge the prime suspect of the crime.

The author states that women were denied tasks such as reading or social interaction due to a fear of becoming a hysteric. Women were further forced into the stereotypical passive housewife role.” Women who found it difficult to subsume their natural personalities were often harshly treated by their households as well as their neighbors.

Walker uses different animals to project the personalities and motivations of her characters and for Gruesser, this means that these images are “perfectly appropriate” for a “rural setting” (185). But what is wrong with urban language?

There was nothing different in the Anna Nicole Smith’s case where Judge Seidlin repeated such attitude again. In this essay we would be discussing the above said case and prove this to be true. Introduction Larry Seidlin, was born in the Bronx, New York, on May 24th 1950.