Literature Essays

This work specifically considers the nature of courtship, as a man emphasizes the need to seize the moments of life, as they will soon pass; the narrative later shifts to a meditation on life ending with the seminal lines, “'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all/ Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know” (Keats 49-50).

The author states that a heraldic shield usually represents differ rent aspect of human personalities like courage, honesty, beauty, grace, and charisma. So, in order to reflect all these qualities, he chose a couple of birds, animals, plants, trees, colors and a motto. He understands that every shield should represent a rich message to people.

The author states that Kurt Vonnegut’s outstanding works are a result of his viewpoints and acquaintances that aim at making people appreciate and understand his inquiries and philosophies. His literary works concur with his outlook regarding altruistic love, human substantiality, and post-existentialism.

The depiction of women in Japanese literature has evolved with time. This is portrayed by the way attitude towards women changes in literature texts written at different times.

The Titanic ship left to New York City from Southampton, England on April 10, 1912.  It was the safest and largest ship to be constructed. The White Star Line carried the wealthiest people in its first class. They were a mixture of immigrants who wanted a life in America. The wealthiest people included American millionaire John Jacob Aston IV with his wife Madeleine Force Astor.

The main problem of the stories is ethnicity. In both the stories, it plays a key factor. Ethnicity is responsible for shaping one’s culture and traditions, and it also plays a crucial role in molding the personality of a human being as well. These traditions provide a basis for one’s values that in turn affects the mindset of the child.

The representation of motherhood is one aspect that has been vividly represented in the book “Everyday Use” by Walker Alice and the play “The Glass Menagerie” by William Tennessee. In “Everyday Use” the book represents a mother, Mrs. Johnson, who is anxious about her two daughters, Dee and Maggie who are coherently different in terms of thinking, behavior, decision making and their view on traditional norms.

Regret and Isolation in John Milton’s Paradise Lost

The author states that Yang’s depiction of the significance of race in the everyday lives of the students does not end with Jin story. Thus, Danny’s allusion offers the perfect illustration. Contrary to Jin, Danny is an all-American boy. Consequently, as the reader would guess, Danny enjoys all the privileges that accompany this prestige status.

This essay demonstrates that William Butler Yeats, besides being a poet of great repute, played a very active role in Irish politics at the time it was trying to gain its independence from England. As a poet, he wrote poems on a wide range of subjects such as Irish folklore, and on many other uplifting themes.

Jamaica Kincaid in her novel can be said to be structured into four sections each of which is meant to address the diverse issues concerning the island nation of Antigua. Throughout the novel, one will come to the conclusion that the beauty of Antigua that is described by the author is not what it seems.

Morrison’s Beloved, according to critics, is a poetic-fictional novel that has elements of semiotics resembling that of Kate Chopin and Julia Kristeva (Sadehi 1491). Since semiotics is primarily used to describe the inner feelings, sentiments and desires of a character, therefore, Beloved can be easily categorized as on the lines of semiotics.

Perhaps this was because of the cultural differences of the authors: Amy Tan (Two Kinds) being a Chinese American, and DH Lawrence being an Englishman. However, these differences make them more interesting to compare, as their family dynamics come to similar paths, somewhat, because of the intentions of both relationships.

The author states that Sarty’s father defiles the rights of other people in order to fulfill his ambitions and desires in life while disregarding other people’s feelings. Therefore, his father’s self-fulfillment is through defiling the rights of other people in order to satisfy his ego. Conversely, Sarty seeks freedom from the life that the family lived.

The speaker even calls the neighbor an old-fashioned person as he says that, “Bringing a stone grasped firmly by the top. In each hand, like an old-stone savage armed”. It is due to the neighbor’s belief in an old adage that the speaker saw his neighbor as a man from the ancient world. The neighbor believes that a healthy boundary between the two farms can make them better neighbors. 

The US Census Bureau defines American Indian as “a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment. This category includes people who indicated their race(s) as “American Indian or Alaska Native” or reported their enrolled or prin­cipal tribe.

The category of the song is one which belongs as a love song, specifically because of the sentiment which is offered.  This is combined with the understanding of Portuguese literature and the values which were held within the poetry.  When reading this poem, it can be seen that the values were based on sentiments of love.

Additionally, nutritionists prescribe that people should take a combination of a healthy diet with exercise in order to control their weight. As stated by French (4), physical exercise is also essential as a means of realising stress especially to improve the mental health for people with mental problems.

A lot of conflicts were integrated into the film, not only in the family but also individually. The main conflict, however, it’s in the family’s wish for a better life. An “American dream” as others may call it. Each family member has a different meaning for it but all the same, it is the central idea. Each woman in the play has been given a whole new life by the writer.

Small scale crimes include petty crimes like robbery etc on the other hand large scale crimes include murders etc. This paper will throw light upon the financial cost of crime to society and it will also focus upon the implications that the criminal faces after committing the crime.

The author states that Faulkner started writing poetry during his adolescence. His career as a novelist did not commence until 1925 when he wrote his first novel Soldier’s Pay. During his adolescence, he became friends with Philip Stone who not only acted as a mentor, in enhancing his talent of writing.

There are different theories which are uprooted by reputed people. Environmentalism, humanism and theism all three stand for completely different concepts. Environmentalism insists on believing in Mother Nature’s powers and to succumb to its perseverance.

The salient feature of this type of music was it had a free tempo and a melodic sway dictated by the Latin liturgical texts. The belief is that Pope Gregory I (reigned 590-604) was the pioneer who codified them paving way to the universal usage all over the western Catholic Church.

For centuries, the subject of giving equal gender rights is being broached and discussed, resolutions passed, some enactments have been made in legislatures in many countries, but no meaningful improvement in the status of women in real terms is seen. She continues to be painted as an incapable and inferior part of the society, and must remain subservient to men.

The concept of sexuality has remained under continuous evolution ever since the times known to mankind. Different cultures have responded differently towards the same sexual practices in different periods of time, and the level of preference of one sexual practice over another has largely been a matter of societal approval instead of personal preferences.

She wants freedom; yet she cannot but stay with her husband, Jorgen Tesman. George Bernard Shaw refers to this very self-contradictory aspect of Hedda’s character noting that she is “sympathetically unsympathetic”. Indeed, this phrase “sympathetically unsympathetic” literally means “compassionately heartless”.

He had a great fascination for horror writings and also exhibited a terrific ability to picture his imaginations and vision to reality. Beacham tells, “he is the best writer of horror fiction that America has ever produced”. The children of the corn, as a film and short story, acclaimed a lot of criticism especially by writers of children’s literature.

This style of storytelling not only fuels the readers’ curiosity and interest as to what actions will be taken by the characters in their ignorance as the story unfolds, but also makes a significant contribution towards story’s success. This is true because irony is found to be the main force behind success of many darkest and most memorable Shakespeare’s plays like Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and Romeo & Juliet all of which will be scrutinized and explored in this essay.

When Goethe made the character of Mephistopheles, his rendition of evil, he knew that he had to throw away many of the characteristics habitually attributed to this enemy of goodness. The perspective of evil in Faust is somewhat limitless. So how can the evil be differentiated from good on the stage?

The research paper, in addition, answers the questions related to the speaker’s subject matter of her speech. Lastly, this research paper takes part in the explanation of various settings and preparations that should be made in order for an individual to come up with a perfectly modified speech to the audience.

Edgar Allan Poe's stories have real-life substance for they are as dark, mysterious, and remarkable as his real life. Edgar Poe was born on July 19, 1809, to David Poe and Eliza Arnold. In his father’s side of the family, alcoholism was prevalent, and it soon took a toll on David until he decided to leave his family when Edgar was barely three years old (Iszáj and Demetrovics 1615).

A symbol is a literary device used by the writers that contains different meanings, represents the overall mood or sometimes gives deeper meaning to the literary work more than that is meant or provided by the writers themselves . The use of symbolism gives meaning beyond what is actually being described.

I attended two live literary readings. I had planned to attend two from the very start after receiving the assignment. I guess I am a true Girl Scout, thus I live by the Girl Scout Motto “Be Prepared.” So, with that in mind, just in case one reading was canceled, I had a backup plan. I really am glad that I was able to attend two readings, which allowed me to have two different styles to compare.

Sheriff Bell in the novel symbolizes defeated good. He becomes confused and feels crushed underneath the load of a misconception which is believed by many in their evil machinations.

Humans have utilized solar energy for a lot many years. For instance, ancient civilizations used energy hey as well maintained the warm temperature of their residences by means of reflexive solar energy designs. Buildings were planned so that walls and floorings amassed solar warmth throughout the day that was released in the nighttime.

One of the most significant public health problems faced by the United States is obesity and overweight, especially in children. Obesity in children is normally caused by the lack of physical exercises, wasting most of the time sedentary entertainments, unhealthy eating habits and so on.

The paper tells that the poem tends to exemplify the fleeting nature of love which seemingly begins at one point of time and wears out on the other when the lovers meet the fate of separation at daybreak. Apparently, one of them ought to leave to deal with the hustle and bustle of a tedious day at work whereas the other is likely to accept this regular truth and live by hope that another intimate night sets in.

The author states that Hurston and other African American writers created works that reflected the black American’s way of life. Alice Walker, on the other hand, became an activist through literary work. Through these pieces of writing, with double consciousness, they were able to move masses in order to effect positive change.

John Milton may be considered a non-conformist literary artist during his time. He had viewed things not worldly as the other literary artists but also had a philosophical basis on his works. From a Christian perspective, John Milton’s Paradise Lost is considered as a different view on encouraging Christian and non-believers to understand and be better as they are right now.

The women in the older generation were faced with double standards where the social expectations of them were so high with very harsh economic challenges. Therefore, the role played by a woman as compared to the ones played by men was considered inferior given that history has it that men had an upper hand over almost all the rulings.

Frankl suggests that even in the most hopeless and helpless of situations, where one is under the total control of an external force, there is scope for independence of thought. He not only proved the possibility of this proposition during his own time in Nazi concentration camps, but has attested it with the exemplary cases of his fellow inmates and ‘decent’ German officers.

The poetry by Frank O’Hara has been alleged to represent popular culture and through such representations be able to address crucial issues in the society.

It drew much criticism and controversy because of its brutal ending of stoning a woman to death when it was published in 1948 (Oppenheimer 1). Nowlan’s narrative is set in a small Canadian town in 1962 and is about a wild moose that wondered into a seemingly civilized, human environment where it was mocked by the people before they killed it, showing how humanity is in disconnect with nature (New 3).

The story is about a couple who are going through difficult times financially and after discovering a fallen angel in their back yard their fate changes. From the couple to the neighbor ‘who knows all about life and death’ (Marquez 1); and from the priest to the people of the whole town, Gabriel has conveyed how the town is under a deep moral affliction and has lost track of all morality.

Through the characters of the grandmother and the Misfit in her short story, she has demonstrated the different attitudes they each have towards religion and spirituality, and by the end of the story the readers will end up having to question their own religious stance

The use of comparative anatomy has played a key role in locating boundaries of the race using the sexual and reproductive anatomy of the African woman body. Two particular areas of variation were on the protuberance of the buttocks characteristic of the bushman race and the significant growth of the labia minora.

In The Round House, Joe’s mother Geraldine is raped violently on a North Dakota reservation. The attack takes place in a sacred place that the Ojibwe use as a place to practice in secret their old religions, while also hiding their birch-bark scrolls and eagle feathers from Catholic clergymen who had converted them (Erdrich 32).

Many emphases have been developed to rid football associations and sports in general of political influence. Many political leaders and even presidents have condemned the manipulation of sports associations by politicians. An example is President Aquino III, who swore that he would separate the two aspects.

For some, the story is the most important one because it is the anchor that sets the author’s visions and pulls the reader’s interests. For others, the author is important over the story and the readers because it is through his or her hands that the story becomes woven, which then reels the readers in. Other opinions state that the readers’ interests, views, and level of understanding can affect how a story is interpreted and marketed to others, which can in turn make or break the author’s credibility and standing.

Picasso is well known for a majority of his works and exceptional pieces that receive worldwide acclamation. Cubism, as a style, incorporates the use of varied shapes to depict a noticeable subject. It incorporates the use of distinctive lines and definite shapes to illuminate all features of a painting, with the main emphasis being on the subject.