Literature Essays

The Odyssey is a great book in which many characters are brought out and developed. The most significant development that occurs in the epic is the development of Telemachus. Telemachus is a very complex character that Homer develops from beginning to end. Many factors influence Telemachus as he matures into a man.

It should be pointed out that all the verses of the paper are written in the modern English language. Thus, "Psalms 137: Super flumina" sounds like that: "By the waters of Babylon, we sat down and wept when we remembered the old Zion as for our harps, we hung them up upon the trees that are there".

Kipling's main argument proposes that it is the responsibility of whites in the west to colonize and rule over the darker nations. Inherent in this view is an ideology that was much of the driving force behind American expansionism as well as Eurocentric idealism.

The chapter in which he elaborates the theories underlying the questions of globalism and capitalism are detailed in the essay, ‘The Shadow our Future Throws’.The name itself is a signifier that actions can lead to disastrous consequences if we leave progress unchecked. The first theory that Gore mentioned concerned the ‘Chaos Theory’

What makes Andersen's use of the technique distinctive is how he treats death in these stories and uses the concept as a foil for the deeper themes of faith and trust. For Andersen, and the two mothers in these stories, death is a personality-an actual character in the story.

In the Book of Jonah, Jonah's anger at God's forgiveness towards Nineveh is clearly displayed: "But it displeased Jonah greatly, and he was angry. And he prayed to Jehovah, and said, Ah now, Jehovah, was not this what I said when I was yet in mine own country"(Kent 422).

It is hard to overestimate the influence the Poe’s writings produced on the literature process all over the world. He determined the style and structure of detective stories, influenced the theory of poetry and inspired mystical literature of his contemporaries and the descendants as well.

And yet, there is a sober and muted undertone to this magnum opus, as Marquez provides for us, his readers, a dark commentary on war and revolution. Themes such as the seduction of power, the disastrous effects of human frailty and the evils of capitalism animate the text.

In her celebrated short story “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall”, Katherine Anne Porter deals with the memory of a dying woman about being left at the altar on her wedding day. Whereas the short story is celebrated for several artistic qualities, it remains one of the most effective illustrations of the genre of stream of consciousness story.

(This happened when Virgil was around 40 years of age) Once the Emperor Augustus consolidated his position, the power of Rome grew, and it witnessed what historians referred to as the Golden Age.

Analysis and evaluation of these two types of characters would reveal the qualities in the Celtic culture that denote a strong character and those that indicate weakness in character. Arawan represents one of the strong characters of the Mabinogi. This shows a complex notion of character build up in this text.

He removed the shears of symbolism enshrouding her in order to express a more evolved character in ways that were much more, "fascinating, complex, dramatic, and human-like" than just the past points of view about her (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2005). Shakespeare gives the audience intrigue and mystery in regards to Cleopatra's character.

In the seventeenth century 'naturalist' referred to those working in natural sciences and the term was also used to describe a philosophical doctrine, which denied the existence of metaphysical phenomena and concentrated on the material world. These earlier meanings are important in that naturalism is primarily concerned with the natural world.

In other words this character can be better understood by the short summary of the main events which occurred with Emma during the whole novel.A rich, clever, and beautiful young woman, Emma Woodhouse was no more spoiled and self-satisfied than one would expect under such circumstances. She had just seen her friend, companion, and former governess, Miss Taylor, married to a neighboring widower, Mr.

Most of Hardy's characters have the stubborn determination to know the worst the future has in store for them. The belief that "what will be, will be" runs all through all of Hardy's works. In addition, Hardy's characters face whatever comes to them. This admirable spectacle of human patience and sweetness generally moves the reader to pity.

Cerebral palsy is a static developmental abnormality of movement and posture normally caused by cerebral lesions, injury or insult. This nonproliferative disorder mainly occurs in prebirth, peribirth or post birth period. It has been estimated that it is one of the major cause of physical disability and worldwide around 0.2% of live births get affected by cerebral palsy.

Then, in 1970, the four-serial television movie "Holocaust" was shown that made this theme so constant and general that it became a part of schools and higher educational institutions curricula. How often, even within one generation, we witness the change in treatment of historical events by official history, presented in the school and university textbooks.

Antony has emerged as indecisive, and his expressions and jargon towards his love remained diluted. The character remained vacillated about his emotions towards Cleopatra, and his reluctance towards the abidance of the terms of honour. The interpretation of love in not merely confined to the revelation of emotions, and the existence of the bond of affection which has engraved the scintillating sense of passion, desire and commitment.

For reasons best known to themselves these official version of history is only the twisted truth. In the book "The Secret Histories" we find a collection of documents, memos and transcripts that expose the dark side of such events ranging from the hand of IBM in the Jewish annihilation by Nazis, the dark side of the Korean War, The CIA's hand in the overthrow of the democratic government of Iran in 1951 and the covert political maneuvers conducted in Chile, the way unsuspecting human beings were secretly used as guinea pigs to experiment on plutonium from l945 to l947 and the torture of inmates in the infamous Abu Ghraib Prison, the reflection of official paranoia as shown by the secret age

Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most controversial figures in American and, in general, world literature. Even today his prose is regarded by critics as one of the most original. The turbulent imagination of the writer produced the stories that could captivate any reader even today.

He was appointed as the Library of Congress' poetry consultant in 1958 and recited his poem "The Gift Outright" at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. This was the first time that a poet had ever been invited to recite at an inauguration (Cuneo). Frost moved from San Francisco to Massachusetts as a child.

Further, Doyle employs tension and develops suspense to move the story forward and keep the pages turning. Through the use of literary devices like setting, misdirection and visual imagery, Doyle propels his reader through Watson's and Holmes' world with brilliant effect.

The very endeavour of approaching a work of literature by correlating it with the conventions of the genre it affiliates to, enhances the basic understanding pertaining to that work, be it the poetry, drama or fiction.

The film explores on the events of the Sahara desert, and how mysterious it was. The protagonist here is County Almacy who still lives in the desert full of many explorers, as well as natives who are trying to bring life to the classics and who are stereotypes.

The main conflict of a novel Gold Dust Dynasty is the image of the new woman. In pre-industrial China a life for married woman was not very happy. She did not have any option than follow the established order of her husband and in-laws. But, the western culture influenced on China and its women in the first decades of 20th century.

The story is vintage Wharton, a satirist par excellence and keen observer of the minutia of character. Poignant and provocative, “Roman Fever” exposes the antics of human beings in the comedy and tragedy of being alive. It also tells us that jealousy and envy, though often hidden, always run rampant among neighbors.

The story revolves around the main character named Nick, who narrates to the readers, about the life of another character, Gatsby. The novel portrays Gatsby’s dream of pursuing his love for Daisy, whom he met five years ago. He deliberately involves in possessing wealth for winning back his lost love and finally faces the consequences of it.

It is common place to find reference to the Greeks as the Fathers of Civilization. As such, they left behind a lot that would cause the Romans to look up to them time and again. It is said that Julius Caesar wept when he stood before a statue of Alexander the Great in a temple of Heracles in Gades, fearing he would never be as great himself

Indeed, one of the characters, Holden Caulfield, has become perhaps the most infamous character in all of literature. Many real people, often of a disturbed nature, have found a home within Holden's search for an identity.1 Holden Caulfield does not appear to be a very sympathetic character on first glance.

These caves are to play an important role in the book as a symbol of ambiguity as also for the effect a visit to the Caves has on the persona of Mrs. Moore. Mrs. Moore is an elderly English lady who along with her travelling companion, Adela Quested are on a visit to India, to see Mrs.

We all know that the French walked the streets of Paris and that the revolution was from the people.Be aware of Kant, his ideas where not the same that lead to freedom. His idea is based on self criticism.

The author of the paper states that Belloc also offers a number of philosophical observations and reflections.  He is describing Europe, philosophy, and ideas.  This essay will discuss two passages from the text in an effort to illuminate how this work is much more than a standard travel account.

It should be mentioned, that the author tries to give her own definitions of concepts "family" and "career" - "family" means ever having a first birth, "career" means reaching an income level greater than that achieved by 75% of college graduate men (only 25% of men have a lower income).

Pollack talks about ways and means of using measurement to dictate what will happen in the future, there are reasonable estimates in the scope of science that can measure the probabilities of the future.

Later a hero by the name of Beowulf kills the monster and also the mother of the monster that came to take revenge. Beowulf later dies while fighting the dragon and killing him. The monster Grendel has the power that human weapons can't hurt him given as a curse by the same dragon that later dies fighting Beowulf.

A David Falconer Well is a distinguished professor of historical and systematic theology at Gordon- Conwell theological seminary. He has authored and co-authored numerous books which speak of evangelical theology and the modern world. Wells is also a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.

Sethe's definition of "rememory" (sic) provides a framework for examining the healing work of memory in the society and in the novel. Sethe lives in a world where "nothing ever dies" and where "rememory" can be encountered in physical form while walking down the road.

In the poem, we are shown a day in a woman's life in a studio, a place she had assumed will remain the same day after day, and all the artistic artefacts of her lover will remain intact, requiring no upkeep. But she finds that each morning at five the milkman comes up the creaking stairs, and daylight reveals the remnants of last night's meal, also a bug in the kitchen,where she knows there are many more.

Things Fall Apart is the story of a proud man's inglorious fall. The novel has universal appeal. Almost every culture's literature has produced a similar tale. It is the story of an ordinary man who had to live through extraordinary circumstances, only to give up at the very end out of fear and frustration.

Many of the Caribbean writers have been educated abroad and continued to live there, returning once in a while to their homelands. All this has built up a sense of dislocation, a historical void, lack of a common indigenous culture that has no clarity of tradition.

In fact, it is possible that if Oedipus lived in another place and another time, he might not have ended up the tragic figure he became. The setting of Oedipus the King impacted the character of Oedipus and played a part in his hardships at home and in society because of the geography of the land in which he lived, because of the time in which he lived, and because of the commonly held spiritual beliefs present when he lived.

The ordinary people of France usually contain some views like this which might be where Fowlers personality pulled his one-sided attitudes from the most. Graham Greene's representation of American citizens is a bit subjective on his own individual and cultural feelings with regards to Americans.

It is up to the author to determine what should be placed as 'good', 'desired' or 'right' and then to contrast this with something that is 'bad', 'undesired' or 'wrong'. To what degree depends on the variables that make up the story. They may derive from any number of aspects of the communication content.

In his book Back From the Brink: The Greenspan Years, Steven Beckner presents a very detailed account of the policy-making process of the FED. Positioned in the middle of this process is the FED Chairman, who since 1987 has been Alan Greenspan. Greenspan, dubbed as the most powerful man in the United States second only to the President, played the central character in this book.

On the other hand, the thematic concerns can also help in the analysis of the formal concerns of the work. The two aspects of art are thus, related. The narratorial voice, the chronological structure of the events in the work of fiction and other aspects of style often influence the outcomes of thematic analyses of a work of art.

The conclusion from this study states that the role of modern literature in dealing with contemporary challenges cannot be overemphasized as Sherman Alexie demonstrates in his poem. A simplified presentation as prepared by Alexie captures a rare glimpse at a poor suicide victim overwhelmed by thoughts of inadequacy, which would apparently subside with appropriate information.

This dramatic poem is important as it “presents the heroic way of life” during the Trojan War and the siege of Troy (Mishra, pg.3). In this literary war, the Olympic gods and goddesses play a huge part. This poem speaks volumes about “abnormal events, traits such as pride, courage, and loyalty and also about weaknesses such as anger and betrayal” (Mishra, pg.3).

As the legend states, Don Juan starts to ridicule the statue of her father and invites this statue to the feast. This statue appears there and leads Don Juan away to hell. This story has been retold thousands of times in literature of many countries, music, opera, ballet and paintings of the most famous artists of the world.

According to Robert Brustein, 'August Wilson larger purpose depends on his conviction that Troy's potential was stunted by centuries of racist oppression. "Fences" takes place during a period of time when the fights against segregation are barely blossoming results'.

McCarthy is shocked by the conditions under which refugees live in the world and he has placed them in a different landscape only to highlight their plight. They are people with no present and no future. They are living on bare minimum and the parallels that the author has drawn only helps us understand their condition with more clarity.