Literature Essays

It is maybe because of his mixture of cultures, seeing how they were slightly different from the United States to the United Kingdom, that he put so much attention on symbolism in his work. “Eliot is known for his critical and theoretical writing, particularly for his advocacy of the ‘objective correlative’, the notion that art should not be a personal expression, but should work through objective universal symbols” (“T.S. Eliot”, 2006).

The story in short, relates to post-segregation achievers. It weaves around the life of two girls, Natalie and Jennifer and their father, a native of rural Louisiana, turns into a high-pitched ambitious and successful business owner.

Death of a Salesman, an Anatomy of the American Dream. Death of a Salesman written by Arthur Miller is an anatomy of the American dream. American dream as portrayed by American government is success for all who ever excels but Willy Lowman, the protagonist of the play fails to achieve that success in the course of the play.

The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang offers an insight into the developments that transpired during the capture and control of the Nanking, a significant urban area of China. The operation carried out during the 1937-1938, was led by invading Japanese forces.

In the paper “Emily Dickinson: Poet and Poetry Analysis” the author examines life and poetry of Emily Dickinson who went against the norm and found pleasure in the absence of a title, and incorporated capitalization and punctuation where unnecessary The poems of Emily Dickinson reflected a sense of bleakness and isolation.

African American communities experienced continuous struggles with freedom and autonomy, even after the Declaration of Independence, because many white people in power tried to preserve the status quo. Morrison’s Sula and Walker’s Everyday Use intersected the period of the 1960s as their settings, the time of the Civil Rights Movement.

The state of nature is useful in understanding the behavior and mutual disposition of the states at the international level. Thomas Hobbes categorically asserts that the state of nature as a state of war. He emphasizes about a state of anarchy and makes the case for a strong central authority to control disorder and to secure peace.

The American nationality was primarily based on ethnic and racial grounds (Bonilla-Silva pp.468). The initial and indigenous natives of the country were killed and slaughtered in order to clear the area for colonization of whites.

Screwtape suggests that since Wormwood has already provided worldly pleasures to the patient, there is need to delay as much as possible the pleasures so that the patient does not get to realize that such pleasures are unrelated to his or her faith.

The 19th century was characterized by a variety of unique cultural characteristics that had a significant influence on the literature written during this period. The poem “Ulysses” by Alfred Lord Tennyson, written in this century is representative of the characteristics of this period in history.

The pattern of silencing we saw in the Grossman’s novel is somewhat reminiscent of the way characters are trying to cope with the presence of horror in Marcie Hershman’s novel “Tales of the Master Race”.

Barn Burning is a short story that revolves around the life of a young boy, Sarty Snopes. In this story, the writer, Faulkner brings out a strange description of Snopes. He is allowed to walk scot free from the court although he has been found guilty of burning barns (Faulkner 1).

Information technology increases the information transfer speed. The research delves on cyborg technology. The research delves on importance of implementing information technology. Information technology must always be on in order to keep pace with the current information technology transfer speed.

The narrative is part ghost story, part adventure story, and partly a story of growing up to adulthood and not acting childishly any more.

The author states that there is an exotic bazaar in the country and he wants to buy a present for his beloved girl. The name of the bazaar is “Araby” and a little boy goes there, but cannot afford to buy anything. Therefore, there is an interesting interrelated coexistence of themes of reality and fantasy.

In essence, the poem talks of the journey that was made by the Magi in the Bible, which can be found in Matthew 2:1-12. The three wise men or also identified as kings were the Magi who followed the bright star. The term Magi reminds the readers of the nativity story, how the kings travelled to see baby Jesus and the religion.

Swift is effective in his arguments because there are no real holes that can be poked in it to declare his reasoning untrue. Swift works on two levels in his work. He first creates a premise with supporting arguments that are logical and reasoned.

“To the Border,” deals with the theme of the Mexican immigrants’ anxiety when they crossover from their motherland to the land of promises, America. Human beings, right from the early stages of their evolution, have remained concerned about wealth and they equate wellbeing with money.

The Brave New World 1931 novel by feminist Aldous Huxley anticipates the development of technology for reproduction, psychological tampering, learning during sleep that combine to bring substantial change to that society.

In Little Women, Alcott takes great pains to explain to children the vitality of being genuine. This paper will seek to provide an analysis of childhood in “Little Women”.

The style of telling the story helps us to understand and connect with scenes in the story. When the reader connects with the story, it allows a better comprehension of the literary work. For any reader to connect with a literary work effectively, it is paramount to establish relations and support them with scenes or occurrences in the story.

Lord of The Flies, the work by William Golding, was published in the year 1954. This work deals with the subject matter of human nature and survival instinct. To be specific, the author makes use of the characters to portray human nature and its characteristics.

Although there are a great many reasons for Twain’s lasting legacy, one of the most prominent reasons is for the expert way he implements satire in his works. This essay examines Twain’s the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in terms of the ways and means that the author implements satire in the novel.

In the early seventeenth century King James I was the ruler of both Scotland and England, a time often known as Jacobean. He was preceded as ruler of England by Queen Elizabeth I, who died in 1603, consequently much of the population at the time retained Elizabethan sensibilities.

Building castles in the sky is very easy but being unrealistic in life is not only difficult to manage but extremely lethal. This is what Jeanette Walls and her siblings had to face when their parents refused to show signs of sanity and normal living.

This essay will take up the predominant communal conflict between whites and blacks and identify the manner and method in which language is used in articulating this conflict.

The writer of this review gives a description of the "Animal Farm", that is a story written by George Orwell which revolves around the happenings in a farm which is under the ownership of Mr. Jones. The animals plot against Mr. Jones for the achievement of their rights as they are mistreated at his hands.

Changing society has swept all the sectors of the global economy including literature. Literature has taken a drastic turn in respect to development of graphic novels also known as comics. One of the examples of graphic or comic novels so far developed is Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.

A Critical Analysis of the Portrayal of Women in Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles” In her play, “Trifles,” Susan Glaspell manipulates ironies and mystery genre to portray women capable of perceiving right and wrong, planning accordingly and finally of executing their plans by destabilizing the patriarchy-induced stereotypical notion of women’s frivolity and frailty.

The story seemingly criticizes Ireland for many reasons at different instances. It is evident from the projection of different characters that are showing disappointment regarding Ireland.

Witches and Stepmothers in Kissing the Witch. Fairy tales represent ancient short narrations or stories aimed at outlining certain societal values (Benson 22). These tales employ the use of fantasy characters such as goblins and giants. In most cases, fairy tales employ happy endings of stories that could either be true or false.

According to the research findings, the writers namely Sylvia Plath and Emily Bronte though born in two different periods had shown the feminine self in different perspective. Both of them had the similar experience of being separated in their earlier life. Both had died at their 30’s and the element of ‘father stimulation’ was very deep in them.

Although his style of writing was not well applauded, the works of Hemingway has had a far-reaching effect in generation after the other (Michael, 2002). Most notable is fiction and creative nature of nature of his writings that later became a mode of writing that was highly appreciated and sort after by many writers of the present generation.

Oedipus by Sophocles fits perfectly to the ideal tragic hero by Aristotle. The character follows all rules, including an anagnorisis, a hamartia, and a peripeteia.

According to the research findings, it can, therefore, be said that the location Shiloh, in a way, becomes the pivot around which the story is weaved. While for Mabel, Shiloh represents a solution and hope, “I always thought Shiloh was the prettiest place, so full of history”. Leroy too thinks that visiting the place would help them in resolving the issues.

Ulysses is also called Odysseus in Homer’s poem called odyssey. This epic poem explains Odysseus’ long journey from the Trojan War through his way home. Homer states that Odysseus had one more journey to make after arriving but he does not explain whether the Odysseus went for it.

The author states that the family decides to go for the vacation against her warning, and she comes along with them. They get to a place called The Tower where they stop for a barbecue. While there, they meet Red Sammy Butts, the owner of The Tower. After leaving Red Sammy’s place, Grandmother throws a tantrum.

Divided into eighteen chapters, the book runs parallel to the Greek book Odyssey by Homer and each chapter consists of pertinent resemblance with the form, technique and characterisation from the original text, Odyssey from which the story has been inculcated.

“The Masque of the Red Death” is a classic example of Poe’s tremendous imagination and his ability to paint vivid images with words. Poe skillfully uses setting and color to build up suspense and highlight the readers’ awareness of the inevitability of death.

The author states that the theme, setting, tone, characterization, and the point of view of the narrator or the character in the poem, story, or drama are very important to get the right message across to the readers. The works Robert Frost and Eudora Wetly are some of the best examples of how literary writers use literary concepts in their work.

Compare and contrast Ariel’s and Caliban’s personalities, their use of language, their human characteristics. In what ways are they opposite from each other? In what ways are they similar? Taken as a whole how do these characters reflect humanity as a whole?

Jay is seen as a tragic hero because he posses the quality of a noble man because he has only one intention through the novel. Jay Gatsby is viewed as a tragic hero in the novel Great Gatsby because he possesses qualities that led to his failure.

The writings of British literary figures Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift are an answer to the times that these two men lived. The corruption in the government, the folly of the nobles, and the lack of practicality of science and religion have all encouraged these two men not only to expose these things but also to teach their readers about good and bad.

Du Bois is right in his contention that political power is essential in any attempt to secure true equality for the American Negro. There can be no doubt “that voting is necessary to modern manhood” (Du Bois).

Earlier novels focused on how women would fit in society and when a woman penetrated that she could not she would often kill herself like in Madame Bovary and The Awakening. Just before the scene where she is shot to death by Maxim, she says “I will be the best mother Max just like the best wife I was” (Maurier, 1997, p. 284).

An Essay about the Three Poems of Langston Hughes In the poem “April Rain Song,” Hughes shows deep is his love about nature, the appreciation to the peacefulness it could bring to the emotions, and the freedom of touching the rain. April rain is a poem primarily tackles about the rain.

In Shakespearian works, many heroes suffer in varied ways and eventually die. For instance, in Romeo and Juliet, they both commit suicide at the end, while Othello stabs himself to death as Brutis kills himself by falling on his own sword. Like them, a cut by a poison tipped sword sends Hamlet to his grave.

As the men struggle to remain alive in the dinghy, they find false hopes of rescue. In the middle of the sea it was not possible for the men to know the truth and to know the definite ways of rescue. Billie, the oiler who worked the hardest to keep them afloat, did not survive in the end. It symbolizes the indifference of nature towards man’s actions and desires.

“Taman” by Mikhail Lermontov, an excerpt from “A Hero of Our Time”. The novel “A Hero of Our Time” has an unusual structure: there are five different stories with a completed plot. There is a broken chronological order in this novel. This is a masterful ability of the writer to intrigue his readers.

As a means of providing a particular level of inference based upon these two nations, the following two books will be analyzed: Rigoberta Menchú’s I Rigoberta Menchu and Peter Winn’s Weavers of Revolution.