Literature Essays

Student’s Name: Instructor’s Name: Subject: English Literature (Classic and Modern) Date: Topic: Essay Introduction “The Dharma Bums,” is an autobiographical novel published in 1958. According to Jack Kerouac, the author, every moment of life has a meaning, just like every beat of the music contributes to the total harmony of the orchestra.

In the novel "Frankenstein", Shelley managed to create one of the most phenomenal creatures in literary history: the Frankenstein monster.  The epistolary style that the author employs allows the reader to view the circumstances from varied viewpoints and draw conclusions from the plot and the characters.

The character of the imaginary pride may be felt present as the protagonists Oedipus and Prospero develop a sense of controlling their individual power in response to the oracle’s prophecy and a brother’s design, respectively. Due to the pride established with daughter Miranda, even in far-off seclusion, Prospero has still managed to exercise his authority over Caliban and Ferdinand.

Sinclair sought out to highlight the commercialist capitalism that defined the many aspects of American society that rendered the conditions of the country almost unacceptable for immigrants.

The three main characters, Tom, Amanda (his mother) and Laura (his sister) are trapped in a world in which they imagine a future that is not manifesting for them. Although the play takes place in a memory, the perceived remembrance of Tom, the escapism that all three characters use in order to navigate their life during the time of his memories provide a type of context for ways in which to identify how Tom saw his mother and sister, and perhaps how they realistically existed.

As a result, Enron did not benefit from such kind of corporate unethical behavior; its shareholders and employees suffered great financial losses because they invested their pensions in Enron shares. Sometimes the most serious collapses of the companies are connected with working responsibilities neglect. A perfect example is the collapse of Enron.

The ability to manipulate price depends on several factors. The decision to increase or decrease prices will firstly depend on the type of product, competition, and buyers for it. The demand for goods for instance ladies' clothing will be determined. If there is already a great number of existing demand, prices can be increased.

National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is a reporting system used to report a serious crime or robbery against old people. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the utility of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) for the analysis of crime victimization data.

He highlights the historical characteristics of a clash between British ideals of liberal democracy and their aspirations to establish an imperial dominion in the Indian subcontinent. In a well-researched account, Metcalf depicts the power of representations and cultural projections as part of the process of construction of national identities.

It is a radical and authoritative nationalist political dogma. Individuals are bound together by one national identity through suprapersonal ties of ancestry, culture and blood. They therefore seek to eliminate ideas, people and systems they deem to be objects of inferiority while they cultivate and strengthen their own culture, beliefs and ideologies to flourish amongst all mankind.

It is easy to look at the world with a young person’s eyes with the help of the writings under consideration. The authors demonstrate the youth’s perception of adulthood and attitude towards various things. Among them are drugs and their use, relations with adults, sexual liaison and all other challenges young people face while transitioning into adulthood.

That is why all his works may give very significant information concerning these issues. In fact, William is the first Native American who could speak fully in his own words about the appalling racism of the early republic. This person managed to prove in his works that really all people are equal.

The novel is a celebration of unconventionality and certain bizarre thoughts in very mundane lives along with the redemptive power of love. Celebration of Redemptive Power of Love in Mary and O’ Neil The theme of love posits itself at a very poignant place in the collection of stories that appear collectively as a novel.

The essay considers a discussion on the theme of forgiveness in the novel "The Sunflower" by Simon Wiesenthal .

"Untouchable" by Mulk Raj Anand It may depict the social standards, the norms, the culture, the politics, and the economic status during the period it was made to tell its readers the exact feel during that time. Literature as part of a culture provides writers the great power for freedom of different kinds.

Answer 1 Amy Tan in her novel, ‘Mother Tongue’ asserts that English has many variations and she has used ‘all the Englishes’ that she has grown up with. The myriad ways the English language has been used by different people, especially immigrant population has been ingenious because it helps them to adjust within their new environment.

The novel uses the theme of death as a consequence of human action and the subsequent climate change. It is a science fiction set in the future, familiar themes such as death and love help the reader to understand the message. The author uses David Lambert as the main character who is in search of a cure for a strange disease.

There are books that help us to rise beyond our mundane periphery of life and inspire us to take ourselves to the next higher level. “I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala” is one such inspiring book which help us to see beyond the menial chores of life and comprehend the immense possibilities and potentialities captivated within the body of a woman.

Obierikas view in the statement is echoing Okonkwo’s own thoughts on colonialism. He is disappointed by the fact that the white men have arrived and sought to change everything in the process disregarding the Igbo sense of Justice, he identifies the impossibility of the colonizers not to understand a thing about the Umofians without speaking their language.

Crane shows how the catastrophic web of misinterpretation a caused by his characters’ distortion of reality. In an atmosphere that should have offered security from the wild exterior forces of nature, there was something interior in the core of man, which was, sarcastically a fatal hazard to survival than the rampant storm outside the hotel.

The paper tells that the reader becomes acquainted with the “raven” whose perching action the man notes with some intent focus prior to a peculiar observation of the “bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling.” The narrator expresses a feeling of comfort for the amusement toward the raven implies a sign of a company to become relieved with somehow of the awfully sad remembrances of the past.

Even though Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” are written in different centuries, both short stories have a meaningful theme, plot, characterization, setting, and narrative point of view. In “The Story of an Hour” written in 1894, Kate Chopin portrays the tragic death of Louise Mallard in very puzzling circumstances.

The different aspects of Beowulf that have been discussed in this paper give an insight into the way in which life was lived during the Middle Ages. Apart from the spiritual aspects of their life, the work gives an idea regarding the ways in which the socio-political conditions of the time influenced the lives of the people of the medieval era.

I shall establish the relevance of this novella from three fronts (Cohen 34). The first front is the socio-economic status as a theme in the Candide. Second, I will examine religious and philosophical approaches to life as presented by Voltaire. Finally, I will examine satire as a stylistic device in the novella and its relevance to 21st century literature (Voltaire 21).

Shakespeare’s work has continued to stand the test of time by attracting readership and commendations from all over the world. He wrote an array of books that are generally classified into comedy, history, tragedy and poetry. His dramatic plays like Othello and the famous Romeo and Juliet have continued to dominate stage plays in top theatres of the world’s major cities.

Othello suspected an illegal relationship with his wife and killed her whereas Rama developed doubts about the chastity of his wife. Rama never tried to kill her. When he realized his mistake, he had no hesitation in reinstating Seeta in his wife’s role. Rama had superior leadership skills than Othello. Othello approached matters emotionally whereas Rama took decisions based on wisdom.

The reader is thus drawn to the attention for the need for them to be patriots to their nations. The poet talks of a soldier who is destined to leave his native country to engage in a battle. The persona is not sure whether they will come back alive since it is a matter of life and death.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula: An Analysis of Historical Meaning through the Lens of Empire Although at face value it might be easy to accept Bram Stoker’s seminal work Dracula as little more than a horror classic which helped to re-engage the reader’s imagination with the age-old folklore of vampiric legend, the fact of the matter is that the novel itself was highly more nuanced that might at first be realized.

The author states that Canty uses point-of-view, setting, plot, characters, and symbols to explore ironic views on life’s various endings and beginnings, specifically the themes of identity and happiness. Life is as temporary as a mayfly’s life, but happiness is shorter when people lack the freedom and autonomy to express their real identity.

Emily Dickinson has written innumerable poetry but most of it seems to have common themes related to death, religion, and even nature to a little extent. Looking at what we know about her life makes it easier to understand her poetry and learn more about her as a person as the incidents of her life is reflected in her work.

Adults oftentimes tend to accept normative values or definitions as a means of simplifying the world in which they live. It is such a simplification that oftentimes misses the varying nuances of what takes place, how the world ultimately acts, and what anticipations for future action exist within the given construct.

Tita would never allow any anyone intimidating her lover, Pedro, not even her mother, Mama Elena.  At one point, Pedro decides to get drunk and sing behind Tita’s window, objecting or confronting Mama Elena being against their marriage, and Mama Elena revenge by setting Pedro ablaze, an act that never pleased Tita.

Sexton’s “Cinderella” is a poem of burnt dreams. She might have once believed that she is Cinderella too, but she is disappointed with real life, so she burns these fairy tales that promised her everlasting bliss. The poem argues that a woman’s life is as meaningless as fairy tales because both produce and perpetuate gender stereotypes that create artificial notions of happiness and success.

Beverly, Alma’s grandmother and her inspiration for professional aspiration, survived in a shipwreck and took refuge on Anacapa island for almost two weeks and a few days more (Boyle,92), but the courageous and sole survivor of the shipwreck (Beverly) could not endure the idea of living amongst the thick population of black rats. 

The success and intriguing nature of the story are underscored by it being nominated for the National Book Award and also winning the National Book Critics Circle Award. In the story, Uncle Joseph, a pastor, a man of great depths, accomplishments and values and devotion to the community, the country and his family suffer a bout of throat cancer that seems to eat into his identity.

The author has been very keen to use symbolism in expressing the disparity and the social as well as economic stratification depicted throughout the story. Symbolism is evident from the begging to the end of the narration. The title of the narration acts as the first symbol used by the author to bring out his point.

She has travelled to many lands and had been wife to several men. She is a worldly woman, with terrible thirst for power, sexual pleasure and wealth. She is well versed in world of lust, passion and sexual pleasure.

Further, there is a specified time of when to do the things that should be done, as well as a list of how not do the things that should not be done. However, most conspicuously, there is a repetition of instructions against singing Benna, which the mother repeatedly warns her daughter not to do on Sunday school.

The cold equations tell of a story of the world on the space as people travel to other planet, which does not have an appealing lifestyle. In the utopian world there is no private property, everything is owned communally. People farm together, their goods are stored together in warehouses, and everyone has access without having to ask for it (More 20).

But Hamlet rarely thinks about her in his life. She is silent character who does not have heroine qualities. But she is alive through her passiveness and soft language. Her death makes her more alive. Ophelia influences Hamlet and all other characters and the rest of their life through her passiveness.

The Harlem Renaissance is a period greatly recognized for the flourish of protest literature as well as general literature. It was a time during which African-American writers began to raise their voice against racism and started taking pride in their color and race. It was a fight and a plea against racial discrimination. 

Rahman’s essay looks at Darwish’s poetry after the Israeli siege of Beirut in 1982, a dramatic period of a second displacement for Palestinians, when Darwish’s poetic responses introduced the idea that ‘exile as perpetual,’ and declared that “home is no longer constituted by land or people but by the possibility of a poetic gathering of voices". 

In its entirety, the book champions the aspects of politics1. In this sense, Niccolo Machiavelli’s ideals were in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic doctrines, which gave directions on how to consider politics and ethics. A common view among political philosophers concerning Niccolo Machiavelli’s book was that there subsists an exceptional affiliation between moral goodness and legitimate authority.

The prominence of his work made him among the best during his time. The context for the drama is the city of Verona, somewhere in Europe. As such, many people often dismiss it as a mere sad story, it encompasses other aspects apart from love and death such as power, violence, and societal classes.

Nottage’s play advances the traditional role of women as being dutiful to their husbands and traditionally performing roles that were inferior to their husbands. The play also appears to identify the traditional role of women as being powerless before their husbands and having the inability to confront their husband.

Ernest Hemingway’s works are just like his life: filled with characters who are initially strong, yet who get weakened by addiction, characters who sometimes question their own masculinity, characters who fight in wars and are left with life long scars, characters who contemplate death.

He reminds you the Beast of “Beauty and the beast”-if we ignore the fact that Jane’s no beauty. He is hairy which gives him the beasties appeal in the novel and he is described as "some wronged and fettered wild beast or bird, dangerous to approach in his sullen woe”. However, Jane is not a strikingly beautiful girl either.

Running Head: WORDS AND PICTURES ACROSS CULTURES Words and Pictures across Cultures [Name] [University] Words and Pictures Across Cultures While the representatives of the New York School are known to have worked within the domain of the avant-garde, in their poetic and artistic works certain characteristic features of the avant-garde are dominated by the use of popular imagery typical for the 1960s’ movement of Pop Art.

This research will begin with the statement that comparing and contrasting literature will certainly facilitate a proper analysis by unveiling the literary as well as the technical aspects. However, one is quite sure that comparing and contrasting poems is not an easy task as it is involved with both literary and technical aspects. 

The business of today needs strong and planned strategies in order to maintain a good and organized setup.To remain competitive, companies need to generate ideas which give them the edge over rivals through competitive advantage