Literature Essays

Mark Haddon’s novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time explores the world of Christopher. Haddon explores Christopher’s behavioral problems along with the emotional and physical journey. His journey takes place in his life to discover the truth about the murder of Wellington.

Tateh was negatively affected by racism.  He resented the black community and preferred giving up his own daughter who had found happiness in a black man to accept her decision. Andrew Dennis McBride was positively impacted by racism. He sympathized with Ruth’s past and offered her a better life overlooking the fact that she was white

Burke and Hare were two prominent murderers that committed a spat of murders in and around the Edinburgh Scotland region in 1828.  They became famous due to the fact that the crimes they committed were unnatural in that the motive was not to steal from the victims or to gain a level of sick satisfaction; and the murderers became famous because they were profiteering.

O’Connor was quite influenced by her life and managed to incorporate certain similar themes in many of her works, too. In these two stories, we can see how the characters’ beliefs and their lack of ability to adapt themselves to their surroundings and the daily changes that are occurring in the world have an impact on their lives as well as of those around them.

Of all Paredes’ works, George Washington Gómez: A Mexicotexan Novel (1990) is the most outstanding contribution to Chicano fiction. The novel was composed between 1936 and 1940, but Paredes’s academic career and various activities inhibited the final arrangement of the script for publication. The novel can be viewed as authentically set at the onset of the World War in Europe.

Ms. Tan makes sure to point out that her mother is not actually at fault in this situation. She hears her thoughts clearly in her head, it just does not come out properly when she speaks. Therefore, it is wrong to say that her mother speaks “broken” English. After all, her mother still managed to make herself understood when it mattered the most.

The author states that the persistence of social justice questions that have not been answered, coupled with the political enlightenment and technological access and use has contributed to a wave of uprisings and unrests in different parts of the world, which have really shaken the global regimes.

The half-century from 1780 to 1830 is usually called the Romantic Age in English Literature. English Romanticism found its consummate expression in the poetry of the period. The famous poets of that time wrote a new kind of poetry which marked a revolutionary departure from the neo-classical tradition of the century of Johnson.

As the years progressed, more acclaimed plays and books have been reinterpreted and reproduced as films and network shows. The mix of visual impacts, powerful throwing, and cinematography makes an encounter that can't be matched by other mediums; consequently, drawing in a more extensive scope of the group of onlookers and re-promoting the first works.  

However, while this may be the case for some of his writing there are also other strong writing elements that provide support in his other stories especially the ones which deal with strong narratives exploring the human psyche. Embedded amongst these graphic plotlines is often a deconstruction of the popular story-telling and philosophical themes present in modern-day literature.

The latter two characters are equally prepared for a battle, judging by their special garb and the weapons they have on them. Each of them has a sword tucked in their waist and a shield. Othello: Cassio! (In a raised voice) thy energy abated? I abhor it. Cassio: (Quite defensive) too many vigils… able exhaustion, sir! We live in a world of abodements.

While a personal narrative is a good medium of passing guiding beliefs and moral credibility, these elements were well captured in various ways. Ethos represents moral sentiments in a narrative, in this narrative; the first person narration coupled with personal reflection of several events allows the audience captures the immorality of the nightclubs

Moreover, her staying behind to take care of Hom’s parents shows that she puts others' interest before her interest. Subsequently, Lee Choo is a caring individual because her staying behind was to care for her ailing and ageing parents-in-law. One of the character traits of Lae Choo that stood out was her undying and never-ending determination.

The child's real identity is only known by very people who include the immediate family members and the midwives who helped deliver the child. Each time a child is born, the first question that many people ask is whether the child is a boy or a girl. However, Stoker argues that knowing someone is not based on what lies between their legs.

This essay analyzes that the works of Sherman Alexie and Cathy Linh Che may be good examples of how viewpoints on life. In particular, “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” by Sherman Alexie and “Burial” by Cathy Linh Che talk about life but in different ways. An analysis of both pieces shows life in different situations, stages, and forms.

Stalin was the last of the world leaders that had contributed to the end of the war, causing much of the world to view Russia and Stalin in a favorable light. However, Orwell saw a darker side to this reality, one in which Stalin was not the humanitarian. Within his novel, he attempted to present this alternate view of reality through the characters and events that took place on a fictional farm.

It is like living in an alien land. The experience is so real. Celebi’s travels are immersed in the culture and are adventurous as well. What attracted me most in this book is the attention given to detail. While reading along, I feel that humans have not changed much in their basic nature. Celebi has narrated extensively, the conflicts of that era.

The paper 'Katniss as a Symbol for Hope and Revolution' is a perfect example of a literature review. Katniss Everdeen is a fictional female protagonist character that is illustrated by Suzanne Collins in her trilogy novels,’ the hunger games. Her name is believed to be derived from a plant that is known as the Katniss.

The paper “Readings - the Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born, Things Fall Apart, Ulysses, Power Plays” is a sage example of a literature review. Aye Kwei Armah was a descendant of a royal family and studied a degree in sociology from Harvard University. In Africa, Amar is a noble writer and a voice of change.

The paper "Literature & Analysis" is a perfect example of a literature review. Despite frequent efforts to keep politics at bay, the Olympic Games have been suffused with politics. These politics take different domains, but the most prominent one is in the bidding and gaining of the right to host the event. The right to host the event is constituted in the event's charter.

The paper "Representations of War: Johnny Got His Gun by Donald Trumbo" is a great example of a book review on literature. The novel ‘Johnny got his gun’ written by Dalton Trumbo is one of the most powerful novels written about war. It was produced about World War 1 and its theme is coiled fully around the war.

The paper "Faustus and the Power of Magic" is a perfect example of an essay on literature. “Doctor Faustus” by Christopher Marlowe has stood out to be a very influential and also a much revisited historical piece. This play is a story of one man, Dr. Faustus who has a liking for the study of logic, medicine, divinity, and law though he decides to forsake all of them in order to practice black magic.

The paper "Role of Poetry in Social Justice" is a great example of a dissertation on literature. Justice has been a question of true or false over the ages. Racism faith and nationalism have been the venues through which social injustices have been witnessed. In the fight and quest of perceived human rights poetry is a clarion call to equality, opportunity, peace, and compassion for everyone.

The paper "Woolvs in the Sitee by Margret Wild and Anne Spudvilas " is a great example of a literature book report. There has been an explosion of publishing of picture books in the last few years. The picture books have not been written with just early literacy needs in mind or for sharing bedtime stories. The concept of picture book now is that it is for all ages.

The paper "Socialization Process - Harry Potter " is an outstanding example of a literature book report. The process of an individual inheriting the social norms, customs and traditions is called Socialization Process. The values and norms that a society develops overages are through the intermingling of individuals and these are the very norms that the young ones adapt and recognize through their growing years.

The paper "Analysis of A Man of the People Written by Chinua Achebe" is a great example of a literature book report. In the novel written by Chinua Achebe, A Man of the People, we are introduced with two contrasting groups of persons from the social and political aspects that are based in West Africa. The two groups represent both the new and the old generations of politics that both the characters represent them

The paper "The Play Othello and The Thousand and One Nights" is a great example of a literature essay. In this essay, I am going to provide an analysis of two plays, that is, Othello and the thousand and one night. Othello got written by William Shakespeare in early 1604. The play is a timeless story of love, grace, jealousy, and betrayal. Its setting is of sixteenth-century Venice and Cyprus.

Though both the remarkable pieces of poesy have won great applause all over the world and the future generations have admired their works in a sonorous voice. Yet, they have variation in style, theme, diction, imagination as well as a school of thought. Both the classical giants of literature have captured the attention of the coming generations.

Published in a serialized version in the National Era, an abolitionist periodical between the years 1851-52, the book sold more than 300,000 copies in just one year and is credited to be one of the major instigation that helped the country to rise against the great abomination of slave-system.

"The lottery" by Shirley Jackson and "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell reveal the similar attitude towards the nature of violence in human society. They demonstrate that violence is often conditioned by the existing social order that causes division of labor, classes, and injustice. 

An eerie tone pervades with the sudden encounter of a man on his way to the wedding of kin with an old sailor who looks like a ghost: “He holds him with his skinny hand, / `There was a ship,' quoth he. / `Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard loon !'/ Eftsoons his hand drop he./ (Part I Stanza 3).

Cardinal Mermillod, Swiss Catholic Priest of mid 1800's said, "A mother's love can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take." This quote has precise relevancy to the key theme of: Barriers existing between generations, in Amy Tan's captivating novel, The Joy Luck Club.

The transition from the old ways to the new was brutal, quickly exterminating those who refused to move along with the tide of ‘progress’ and capitalism while rewarding those who did.  These victims were not only the cowboys and Indians that roamed the plains before they were finally settled but also the farmers and the immigrants, the intellectuals, and the uneducated. 

Beowulf has always been victorious and does not know any other way of life. He has already slain two terrifying monsters and needs to prove to himself that he can slay another one. In a sense, Beowulf is living in the past and refuses to accept that his old age may not allow him to slay another monster.

Pans fall from the shelf, indicating poor construction within their dwelling and little if no means of repairing what must have been a recurring problem. The mother’s expression remains fixed in a frown. She is so deeply unhappy that even the touching scene of a father and son playing together cannot soften her sadness.

Literature, as many believe, is an art of expression. The substance which it exploits is experience; or in simple terms, literature is the face of life. Deeds, sentiments, and thoughts are the three powerful elements of life and represent experience. Literature embarks on to signify such experience through the richness of language and to carry it home to the sympathy of the reader.

In the past, romance is "A kind of love between the sexes, usually youthful and nonmarital. characterized by high ideals of purity, devotion, strong ardor, etc" (Stoddard, 1996). The Oxford Pocket Dictionary (2008) defines it “as a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love; a quality or feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness from everyday life”.

Othello also found it easier to believe that Desdemona was unfaithful to him than to admit that he could be wrong in trusting Iago too much.  This is a big contrast with the scene in Act I, Scene III, where he believed Desdemona was trusted enough and prove her love for Othello was more significant than her loyalty to her father.

Macbeth is no exception to this general description. The play tells the story of a Scottish general, Macbeth, who has seen victory in battle just as he meets with three witches up on the moors. These witches tell him he will first become Thane of Cawdor, which is thought to be impossible as it is a rank of nobility and already occupied.

Before discussing the intertextual links of the play with other contemporary literary pieces it is essential to discuss the plot of Romeo and Juliet in a brief. It is a love tragedy due to a traditional enmity or feud between the two families Capulets and Montagues in Verona Italy. The prologue of the play introduces us to the story of the play.

TIt's pointed out that the Raven, on the other hand, is a narrative poem that shows a young man’s undying devotion to his dead lover and his exchange of words with his unexpected visitor. Both The Cask of Amontillado and The Raven lend themselves to various parallelisms in terms of point of view, symbolism, and imagery.

Hospitals in New York recorded a net profit margin of scant 0.9% in 2007. In the past nine years, New York hospitals reported combined losses worth $2.4 billion. A survey conducted in 2008 revealed that gross margins had fallen to negative 1.4% whereas bottom-line margins that normally higher than operating margins, had dropped to negative 2.2%.

Shelley found it necessary to criticize the new trends of knowledge and development as evidenced in the Enlightenment and Romantic Movement. Though Shelley greatly advocated and respected the science and technology of the Enlightenment. Enforcing an endless thirst for knowledge or a Romantic desire to “play God” may result in destruction.

The similarity between the two stories is the location; both of them occur in a graveyard. In the story of Salome, the protagonist meets a young, nun-like woman but in the Wier, a ghost is a dead man. In both stories, the ghosts appear to the storytellers with the intent of providing some instructions about specific graves.

“Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell is a story that focuses upon the experiences of a British sub-divisional officer in Burma and an event where he is pushed into shooting an elephant. “Perils of Obedience” by Stanley Milgram is about human beings and how an individual can be obedient which surpasses all the limits regarding ethics.

It's pointed out that While Amusing Ourselves to Death focuses on television communication, You Just Don’t Understand deals with gender communication. I personally prefer Tannen’s book, since such situations occur in our everyday life and she explains why there is a lot of miscommunication between the genders.

Although the imagery in many of the poems depicts a somber atmosphere, based on feelings of desperation and loss, the final two poems in the sixth section provide a sliver of hope that will result in liberating both characters – one from the oppressive nature of the socio-political climate, and the other from the aimless wandering of being an orphan.

It is without much difficulty to notice the thematic sense of Emily Dickinson’s six featured poems which in a way or the other have striking semblance among themselves, being chiefly characteristic of death, immortality, and human relations. Through these six poems, the poet illustrates and brings across the vivid idea of each theme by her unique way.

The answer to whether Moore is successful in convincing the reader of his argument is, yes. It is to be pointed out that while Moore is very persuasive, coloring up his argument with funny anecdotes and lending the credibility with solid facts, he never does fully explain the importance of a diverse curriculum.

Steinbeck's first character, Gertie, disregards her worldly duties, embracing instead the brilliant mystery of tall mountains and bright skies. At the story's opener, Gertie chants to herself, "Don't have to sweep no more--don't have to wash no more--don't have to do absolutely nothin'--no more" (160), repeating the last two words for extra effect.