Literature Essays

The book begins with the history of Neo-Babylon and Mesopotamia; it enlightens the reader on the Islamic Middle East; it gives insight into the entrepreneurial history of Japan, Colonial India, and China. It describes the fundamental work of the entrepreneur in innovations in the United States and Europe, since the medieval period to present.

Though originally written in Italian between 1308 and 1321 AD, the work is widely translated and its themes are drawn upon by generations of writers since. Written in first person narrative, the comedy is about the imaginative events and experiences of Dante as he traverses through Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso in his afterlife.

What motivates an individual to compose a literary work are his emotions. It is indeed easy to create a literary masterpiece, where one’s emotions play a significant part in choosing the right words to impart. However, there is more to literature than being a mere avenue of expression; more so, when a work is deemed part of world literature.

The research analyzes how the literary devices employed within the poem are important, taking special care to discuss the difficulties in translation from Ancient Hebrew. The constant repetition to reinforce ideas about the right hand of God and his power strengthen the idea that God is all-powerful.

Alice’s narration is, at the same time, a depiction of her stifling existence in the retirement home and the flashback of her life. It is the expression of “this voice too long silent inside me, the voice of myself”.

Compare the fantastical science-fiction story "The Blind Assassin" with the fantastical tale of Harry Potter's time at Hogwarts. Both seem to draw on a number of conventions in constructing their tale (for example, the use of an "innocent" subordinate to carryout evil plans, such as the assassin himself and Professor Quirrell).

Shakespeare in his play, Othello depicts about social unacceptability of a moor in Venetian society and draws the attention of his readers towards the cultural values of the society in terms of color and complexion of Othello. Othello’s being an alien in Venice and the gulf of the culture, race and complexion—that exists between him and the Venetians—is an important factor in his tragedy.

The final line of the poem comes as a bit of a shock to the reader; for, it sets the Indians apart from the white Americans with such an air of finality, that it is hard to see how the two cultures can ever be reconciled.  The Indian refers to the white Americans as “the enemy”, which suggests that some war is being fought.

Shakespeare uses meter to set the tone that is maintained in limbic pentameter as he sings of his beloved’s immortality. An iambic foot has an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Pentameter means there are five feet per line.

On the other hand, Decameron is a compilation of hundred novellas composed by the renowned writer of the fourteenth century, Giovanni Boccaccio. The composition of the novellas began in the year 1350 and it ended somewhere during the years 1351 to 1353. The novellas contained all tragic and exotic love tales which widen the vista of love and its relationship in the life of mankind and civilization.

Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) was an American film writer, director, producer, and photographer who lived in England for the last four decades of his career. Kubrick was well known for his careful selection of subjects, usage of formal visual style, slow, methodical system of working, a diverse variety of genres, meticulous attention to technical details, and the protective guarding of his work and personal life.

The main operations of the London Travel Agency consist of liaisoning with carriers like road, rail, and airlines for booking travel and networking with hotels across Europe for accommodation bookings. The company primarily organizes tours from the UK, but it also takes some direct bookings from its smaller branches in other cities.

This is widely believed to be a reaction to the excessive importance given to reason and the sciences during the Augustan era that preceded the Romantic age. The transition to the Victorian era was a complex one, though. An age where trade and commerce flourished and scientific inventions had started to show their effects in the form of the Industrial Revolution in England, the role of nature in human society was redefined in major ways that affected their representation in literature.

Web 2.0 is a term that describes the use of the internet as a cloud platform whereby community members are enabled to express themselves, organize, and collaborate in a multitude of ways through web software and applications. To achieve this and to use Web 2.0 functionalities popularly in business organizations, community members are using tools such as wikis, blogs, RSS feeds, podcasts.

The story starts from Malcolm X’s childhood days when his father was a local leader who believed in the Back to Africa theme.  His father also used to raise the cause of black women in America, who were sexually abused by white men in the centuries gone by.  This is the reason, Malcolm explains, his mother (a mulatto) marries his much darker father, as a way of removing the stain of ‘whiteness’ from the progeny.

Khaled Hosseini describes how society affects individuals and how individuals similarly struggle to shape their own identities despite social impositions, through narrating the remarkable friendships of two generations of Pashtuns and Hazaras, Baba and Ali, and their children, Amir and Hassan, respectively.

The concept of exile and isolation of identity is often regarded in contemporary literature.  The exile which occurs takes place on a variety of levels and is defined as those who remain separate from the popular forms of culture.  Exile is not only defined by the individual being removed from society but also is defined as otherness and being on the outside.  

According to the study conducted, in “The Cask Of Amontillado,” the author employs the first person narrator point of view to develop the plot of the story. The author uses a monotonous, persistent perverse narration throughout. The point of view is crucial since it has a great role in influencing the perception of the story by the readers.

However, as the play progresses, one gets a glimpse of how men and women in America in the early 20th century would define their roles according to their gender. Gender is the major determining force that governed men and women in the past and it may still be true at present.

Dickens incorporates a biting humor which satirizes the social and class categories that prevail in Victorian England, as he draws his characters from various contrasting strata of society. The story explores personal relationships in the light of these social divisions, and particularly questions the popular Victorian concept of the ‘gentleman.’ One of the defining personal relationships of the narrative is the father-son relationship between Pip and Joe Gargery.

According to the essay, Ellison is an author and philosopher who felt frustrated because of the way human beings were discriminated especially the black people in Europe. He wrote the novel Invisible Man as he sort to explain his views about the plight of people at that time and explains the invisibility of a man.

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote it specifically for modern times. The Great Gatsby is an intriguing story that reveals about the title of the novel mainly through the narrator, Nick Carraway who is an educated and charitable person, often serving as a confidant for those with disconcerting secrets.

Order No# 618071 Without desire In Search of Lost time would be nothing. 1. Introduction The seven volumes of Search of Lost Time with which Marcel Proust is credited with, spin around varied themes. Are the contents of these volumes own life-experiences of Marcel Proust?

In his attempt to address social concerns thereafter, James is frequently disposed to utilize his principal character’s viewpoint as a source from which the chief idea in a story originates. Likewise, Mark Twain is well-known for compositions that deal with social and ethical issues comprising the society of his period or evidently one wherein the fashionable sense of wit and humor reflects the intensely felt state of struggling culture and economy.

The Early English “renegade” Literature is interesting for the contemporaries. A modern process of globalization has deep roots in the historical processes of religious transformations and different aspects of turning. In accordance with the historical criticism, there was an option for Christians either to choose Islam instead of Christianity or to confront it.

Eliza feels happy with herself by the end of the scene in both the play as well as the movie and in both places; her character has been portrayed to have overcome a small sense of accomplishment because of Freddy liking her because of the effort she was trying to put into becoming a completely different person.

He could neither walk nor talk. His family was ashamed of his condition where they isolated him, looked him in a separate room. His parents, especially his father threw fruits to him through the window which ended up injuring him. He was initially independent and assisted his family but now he depended on his family for everything; his sister was the main source of his inspiration.

Sigmund Freud appears among the 26 most credible authors in the western canon by Harold Bloom. Freud’s works are original and the best in his genre of writing at his time. Freud’s work is timeless as it remains relevant in the 21st century. William Shakespeare’s appearance in the western canon is not an immense surprise.

This poem harbors a range of meanings and underlying tones, depending on the depth of one’s analysis. At first glance, the poem seems simple and mono-toned; it seems to be an outright criticism of a social issue. But on a deeper look, one can decipher other meanings which are also prominently displayed in the words and imagery of the poem.

Generally speaking, family upbringing is a significant aspect that molds the human personality. Hemingway explained this by signifying the need for male supremacy in a family where as Morrison based it on racial discrimination, family reliance on independence, and conforming by the order of traditions.

This paper analyzes "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and "The Awakening" be Kate Chopin in the context of modernism and women emancipation. The influx of the women to the centre of the socio-economic and literary stage was a development that gradually unraveled in the Western world.

The words written in brackets, on the other hand, should be read silently, almost in a whisper. Such tonal variation calls for the attention of both the reader and the listeners. The last lines of the second stanza should be recited rapidly and fast. The last stanza, on the other hand, should be recited in a strong base with the preceding lines being recited in a sharp key.

‘Trifles’ is a one-act play written by Susan Glaspell in 1916. The play is not only interesting but is also food for thought as it brings to light the male dominance in various matters, the suppression and unhappiness of women and also explores different aspects of the personalities of both genders. Glaspell also presents the role of sex and gender within the cultural confines of the day.

The speaker in these poems speaks with an understanding of religious structures and at times, the tone is employed so as to undercut the influence of these structures. It is through such subversion that Blake ensures that the poetry that he writes does not be incorporated into the power structures of his time.

The author says that in the first essay he wrote about “Misperceptions about African Americans”, he can recall that his focus were quite scattered because he had to associate several desperate things such as Martin Luther King, the US Presidential election and the plight of the African Americans from discrimination. 

It is acclaimed as one of the best example of a story that portrays mystery and Poe enjoys the reputation as the “founder of contemporary detective fiction” (57). The protagonist, Montresor, vows revenge on Fortunato, a connoisseur of wines, for the “thousand injuries” and the “insult” that he has been subjected to (Poe 3).

This special genre includes conventional theme of identity crisis among black people, the relationship between black people, the use of black vernacular as expression of identity, an experience of black people as slaves, the racial hatred and violence suffered by Black people.

One page of a letter could be in Oslo and another in Philadelphia”. Before the investigator faced many difficulties and has to rely only on providence: they had to remember how the document looks and recollect where they may have seen the similar! It was an extremely difficult task that made the progress slow.

A Doll’s House is a play written by Henrik Ibsen which has held the distinction of being the world’s most enthusiastically performed play. It is because this play strives to present a very unique view about contemporary relationships particularly in respect to women.

Critics have long argued over whether or not Melville’s piece represents a pro-slavery or an abolitionist’s point of view. However, an aspect that is not up for discussion is whether or not they’ll bills piece integrates deeply, and continually with the topic and discussion of slavery. This can be understood within the context of the story.

This novel was written in response to the Fugitive Slave Act. This book tries to narrate about the lives and times during the slavery as well as the hardships faced by slaves. This book was influenced by the writings of Josiah Henson, who had escaped slavery and made a life for himself in Canada.

James Baldwin was an African American writer who wrote to awaken the Black Americans and empower them. His works represent the deprived state of all blacks who were considered to be inhuman creatures and slaves of the whites. The essays “Note of the Native Son” and “The Dungeon Shook” both are written in order to explain the racial differences.

As stated in the introduction, this is not an action that the natural sciences can understand or readily explain.  Although the creature itself was incomplete and longed for human interaction, touch, love, and all of the needs that regular people have, these needs were not provided by the creator/father.

At the center of this historical moment is the family of Troy Maxson. As the central character, his actions as a father, a husband, a brother, and a friend affect others. The play illustrates a realistic assessment of a family’s and an individual’s endeavors of finding their identities, while taking care of their families.

Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” is an amazing novel written with dedication. It was written in Nigeria and globally published in 1959. As the writer himself belonged to Nigeria, the main idea to write “Things Fall Apart” was to make the world aware of the culture of his country and the impact of the process of colonization by the Europeans.

Subjects should be described in terms of a library’s or information unit’s subject descriptions and classification schemes, and the library unit or selector responsible for the collections. Narrative statements can also include useful information that relates to interdisciplinary relationships, policies for acquiring access to information, and consortial relationships.

We think we have arrived, only to discover we have actually fallen flat. The concept of ‘otherness’ is truly an us against the world mentality. When experienced, the individual often feels that they are fighting an uphill battle against society. This concept does not simply refer to an individual who is ‘different’ than everyone else, because that is simply not the case.

For Louise, in “Story of an Hour,” it is the institution of marriage; she was never to be more than some man’s wife; little room left for self-discovery or self-aspirations (Chopin 1-3). While, Sylvia, still a child, related herself more to the animals she loves. To be coupled is like being caged, kept from freedom (Jewett).

The society regards individuals who give their life for the society as heroes and are integral in the development of a better society (Radcliffe). In fact, heroes act as role model by shaping the societal values and tradition. Some traditional cultures encouraged the development of heroes whose main purpose is learning and encourage individuals to emulate the hero.

This poem is the story of every woman’s life from a feminist point of view, who strives to live in this patriarchal world. Meeting challenges from cradle to coffin, a woman’s life is a life that is dictated or influenced by others. A woman has to pretend that everything is alright, even when it is not.