Literature Essays

Zola’s portrayal of sexuality in Germinal serves as a grounding force for the story. The physicality of the characters, thus enunciated, is a counterpoint to the revolutionary socialist ideas that suffuse the political and philosophical vision of the novel, with the political and poetic facets of the writing fortifying each other.

British society in Where Angels Fear to Tread is portrayed as a society full of hypocrisy, which is juxtaposed with the more naturalistic and down-to-earth society which is represented by the Italian society in this novel (Kar-Man Ng, 1982, p. 16). The two societies are portrayed in opposition “between Apollonian and Dionysian, city and country, the British ‘insider’ and the foreign ‘outsider’” (Sampson, 2004, p.

The main character initially assumes he has been summoned to perform duties related to his profession, but encounters numerous difficulties when he tries to communicate with his employer, Count Westwest, whom resides in the Castle and owns the entire village.

Worldwide, short stories are considered as the integral part of literature, especially fiction because the same is symbolic of literary creativity within a limited framework.

“Oranges” effectively depicts the universal theme of young love and its role in the emotional development of adolescents, using succinct language, non-rhyming and narrative form, and meaningful, contrasting imagery.

In examining the nature of the witches within the work, it becomes clear to the author that they are a literary device that is provided in order to suggest the evil intentions of ‘plotters’ as well as the concept that ideas are dangerous. The witches are defined by a complex set of ideas that are related to the threat against the patriarchal society.

Literary issues surround the essence of tragedy as it is played out in Othello and the uniformity between the actions and aims of the characters. Moral issues focus on the depiction of righteousness and wickedness, and social issues emerge from the play’s presentation of justice, violence, and race.

The book is written in a breezy, journalistic style, and starts off with a number of narratives describing journeys the author has made to remote corners of the earth in search of evidence relating to climate change. A dimension which was lacking from the book was that of global markets and the capitalist structure of the world economy. The problem looks like simple incompetence on the part of governments.  

In this paper spoken word poetry versus traditional written poetry will be analyzed in the following three entities:  oral tradition and poetry in Black culture; poetry slams and the poetic play in the Black Arts movement; and African-American spoken poetry versus traditional written poetry which has been written by Anglos.

The research analyzes the short story “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant in terms of describing the theme and identifying at least two of the literary elements in the short story that contribute to the theme by providing an example of each element. Finally, the discourse would explain how the selected literary elements affect the narrative theme.

Through unsigned editorials and articles, certain periodicals like the El Obrero meaning the worker, and the La Voz de la Mujer meaning the women’s voice proclaimed themselves as tools of politics of the predecessor revolutionary movement. Just the same, another periodical named the Pluma Roja, meaning the red pen, proclaimed and acted the same.

In “The Horse Dealers Daughter”, D.H. Lawrence depicts the struggles of a woman who tries to cope with the collapse of her family and her strained relationship between her and her brothers. She does not feel loved and thus begins to feel insecure of her worth and purpose in life.

The Wife of Bath's Tale is one of the stories from the sequence of tales in the “Tales from Canterbury”. The story begins with a prologue that presents a gallery of portraits of the pilgrims.

The author states that the novel also has pointed commentary about the war in El Salvador, along with indicting the immigration policies of the refugees of this war. Through it all, however, the culture and communication gap cause problems in the relationship, and, ultimately, the relationship does not survive because of it.

The border between the United States and Mexico not only demarcates two countries, but also differentiates between two cultures, two societies, one overdeveloped, and the other typically developing. In Alicia Gaspar de Alba’s novel, The Desert Blood, the protagonist, Ivon Villa is of Mexican descent, but was born and raised in the United States, who becomes a University professor.

Specifically, the novel implies that, for the Indians, death is much more sacred and meaningful, and therefore gratuitous killing is wrong. For the Westerners, this is not necessarily true, although, as the novel takes place during war, perhaps this is unfair.

The Agency especially in literature means capacity of the characters to function as autonomous agents in their respective lives. Sometimes the characters are fictional while sometimes they are real characters. In the paper an attempt is made to show the agency of the characters who are either immigrants, or prisoners, either political or social.

In exploring what this type of evolution would mean for human beings, the ethical considerations are vast and complicated making one wonder if this form of research will do more harm than good. Moral judgment against science has come in many forms, some of them based on beliefs that science has no place in the story of creation.

Psychoanalysis was proposed by an Austrian Neurologist Sigmund Freud who suggested it for the treatment of psycho patients by determining the circumstances which they have faced. In the light of his theories, the critic is done over the famous epic poem The Fairie Queene by Edmund Spenser.

One morning as Gregor Samsa woke up and discovered that he transformed from a human being into a vermin. Just like every man, he got shocked as to what he has transformed into and why it happened to him. However, it was not his main concern. The question that bothered him the most was how he would go to work in his condition. His family was depending on him since his father’s business was unsuccessful yet his father was too proud to admit it (Kafka & Jarvis, 3-30).

The two works: - Schiller’s ‘Der Verbrecher aus verlorener Ehre’ and Kleist’s Die Verlobung in St. Domingo best illustrate the nature of violence in society: here being exemplified from the German peoples’ perspective.

While Sense and Sensibility reflects societal norms for marriage in the late 1700s and early 1800s, Austen’s work shows a wrestling going on between marriage for money or love, and in the end romantic ideals of marriage for love wins out.

The ability to create specific expressions within literature is not only bound by the expectations of the author. There are also expressions which are reflective of social and political issues as well as the historical applications of the time.

The role of the author in the canon of South African literature has been a subject of ongoing critical concern. The writer as artist has historically taken on, either voluntarily or as a function of social expectation, an inevitable sociopolitical importance in a society where large race-based power imbalances have played a critical role.

The works of Anton Chekhov and James Thurber are well known for their ability to understand the social realities of their respective societies. Their works also are able to analyze the intricacies and nuances of the human mind.

As a rite of passage story follows Ixchel’s transition period from puberty to adolescence. The story starts with Ixchel’s recollection of her experiences with Shaq. She met her when she was just a teenager selling cucumbers. Shaq used to buy her food and drinks, and through this, he deceived Ixchel into thinking that he is a good man.

The paper tells that in Jane Eyre, the heroine is eventually rewarded for her rebellion, as is the heroine in The Tenant of Windfell Hall. In Tess, the heroine is tragically punished. Although these novels have different endings for their heroines, they all have something in common, and that is that the heroine refuses to play by the rules put upon them by Victorian society.

One of the major influences of British colonialism on Indian subcontinent was the gradual evolution of Indian literature (especially novels) in English language from the latter half of the nineteenth century. The Indian writers added British style and manifestation to their traditional mode of narrative depiction, and the hybrid result, considered a new form of literary innovation, drew a great deal of attention.

Human beings have a primal relationship to the land. Some cultures hold that people belong to the earth, while others claim that land is an asset to be possessed and exploited. In either scenario, the environment nurtures and protects people according to the dictates of the seasons and the gifts that nature chooses to bestow or withhold.

This essay discusses that Worthen introduces Michael Goldman as the prospective model who can be used in dealing with divisions in performance or text. Worthen states that Goldman proposes a reading tactic with the verbal organization of works in a script and not in a structural, literary design.

According to the research findings, it can, therefore, be said that ‘colonialism’s truths’ revealed in Shaw’s John Bull’s Other Island, atrocious or else, are mostly half-done viewpoints on human understanding, knowledge, and experiences built among historical interactions, within and between Ireland and Britain.

Intertextuality is a term that is used to show the relationship that exists between various texts used by an author in conveying his message. Some of the views in the book would currently be unacceptable for the current generation. This is in contrast to the author’s intentions of making the book enjoyable for the current crop of readers.

In times of revolution and change, literature and poetry often experience the same sorts of revolution and change. Whereas, in the past, before upheavals and revolutions, poetry reflects tradition, and the writers are often beholden to the society around them.

The mark of good literature is measured by the writer’s ability to play with expressions and make the content remote yet relatable. A technique, which is used to convey the point in fiction, is through the use of narrative fiction. This allows the narrator to speak directly to the audience while creating specific associations with the story.

In this paper, the translatability of poetic language will be studied, along with the several issues surroundings these translations. The paper will be based on Hikmet's “The Epic of Sheikh Bedreddin,” and the three translations done by Blasing, Konuk, and Clark for this literary piece.

Based on this research fundamentalism in all of the religions – Islam, Christianity and Judaism – are a direct result of modernity. Modernity, with its emphasis on the rational and on science, essentially takes away many individuals' sense of purpose in the world. People have to feel that their lives have meaning, argues Armstrong, and modernity takes away this sense.

American dramaturgy has contributed two great dramatists to the world- Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. The contribution of both the playwrights has ornamented the rejuvenation of plays in American literature. Both the writers have lived in somewhat similar periods and among the two, Arthur Miller has made a leap out of Tennessee Williams.

The main purpose of the research is to present that Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit has been a philosophical discourse that describes how human consciousness evolved through history (Hegel). What he has tried to explore is how to analyze something all the same keeping in mind, the act of analyzing itself can bring about changes to the reality that is being analyzed.

John Cheever’s celebrated story “The Swimmer” (Cheever, 1976) tells the story of an extraordinary journey undertaken by its main character Neddy Merrill through all the swimming pools in his local area. The goal of travelling across the county in this way is a startling one, adopted for no real reason except just as a crazy idea that dropped into Neddy’s mind one sunny midsummer afternoon.

The story of an hour is linked to the Women Liberation Movement, which was a political movement in born in 1960. The feminist of the time took a stand to fight for women freedom in America. American wives in the late 19th century were legally bound to their husband’s power and status.

With every page turned, a book has dialogues, characters, and situations that help people to escape the confines of their reality temporarily and think in the manner that the author makes them. Books provide for an excellent getaway for an individual and also help him to attain spirituality and understand individuality to a great extent.

This research paper attempts to explain, rather than describe, this similarity in content, style and imagery between Shakespeare and Keats.

Unwitting Propaganda in the Shield of Aeneas The Shield of Aeneas is received and studied in a very special place of the remote Caere-vale, an area that is withdrawn from Arcadian Rome and present war preparations (Miller 45). B. What was Virgil’s purpose in writing the Aeneid?

Edgar Allan Poe has been credited for creating the modern Gothic genre, which is clearly illustrated in his works, the poem “The Raven,” and his short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart.” By his own essays, Poe defines his utilization of language, parallels, and themes in an attempt to craft great poetry through careful technique that will have the ability to reach his readership on a transcendent level.

Self-discovery is one of the most covered themes in many literature materials in American society. This anthology explores the major theme of self-discovery with concentration on the theme of racial attitudes.

Although her situation is hopeless because she has no idea how she got there, Winnie trusts that her life is meaningful and truly believes that there is nothing she can do to change it.

The main character of the book is Susie who is the narrator of the story or we can say the soul of Susie as Susie is shown dead at the very start of the novel. Another major character is George Harvey, who can be said the villain of the story as he is a serial murderer and is responsible for raping and murdering Susie.

Recitatif, a short story by Toni Morrison (19 pages long) was first published in 1983. It was in the “Confirmation: An Anthology of African American Women.” The term is representative of a style of musical toning; between ordinary speech and song and is used during oratories and operas. It is used in both narrative interlude and dialogic.

The farewell to arms is heartwarming war novel grounded on literary symbolism. The research centers on the symbolism of Frederic Henry. The research includes focusing on the symbolism of Catherine Barkley. The novel’s symbolisms bring memories to the readers’ lives, as they read the novel masterpiece.

War and Peace was not only novel, but also a poem and more still a historical chronicle. The novel is largely a philosophical discussion rather than a narrative. Tolstoy explained that Russian literature abides to standard norms. In his novel, Tolstoy organized a historical research which was extensive.