Literature Essays

However, this seemingly chaste and perfect example of the young wife quickly melts away as a determined young woman, fully in command of

The characters and the events in Animal farm are similar to those that existed and occurred in Russian revolution. Orwell’s choice of using a fable to condemn the communism in soviet union is that the audience would understand that concept in fable better and it would reach out more as the book is widely read compared to essays.

It is the symbol of Melville’s own personality and outlook, which is divided into two contradictory minds; one is logical and empirical while the other mind is completely religious. It is a dilemma or inner conflict of the writer’s mind. Ishmael is Melville’s religious self while Ahab is his scientific self who wants to give up all religious faiths.

Apart from writing he also tried his hand at painting and even film production. However, it is as a writer that he is best remembered. His most popular work was the novel God’s Bits of wood published in the year 1960. Also

A growing sociocultural framework dominated the mid-1900s wherein in blacks made music to voice their demands. Voicing demands was the second way the African American Civil Rights Movement reached a white-dominated government (Reed 14). For instance, when nonviolent demonstrators gathered around Washington in 1960, they sang songs of freedom.

The reason for the medicine is that her grandson had swallowed lye which is used in soap making and other manufactured products and is extremely poisonous. It causes severe burns in the esophagus as it is caustic but does not cause instant death like other poisons but instead will constrict the neck and esophagus due to the scarring.

The poem elaborates on the true meaning of what it is to be a man of color in an endeavor, such as college, which is inherently a White man’s pursuit. The persona is unfailing in his conclusion that because he is black his poem, as assigned, will definitely be black. But this is not in any way an underestimation but an assertion of a factual incident.

This is because they constantly argue on subjects related to religious beliefs. Here, most of the characters acknowledge and tend to believe that there is only one God. Tarmazin

According to Dreyfuss, the role of United States in the growth Islamic fundamentalist groups across the world is so far “an unwritten chapter in the history of the Cold War and the New World Order”. He has argued that throughout the last sixty years the United States has “sometimes overtly funded and encouraged right-wing Islamist activism”.

This research is being carried out to compare and contrast “The Washing” by Reshma Memon Yaqub and “Travels with my Ex” by Susan Straight. These articles have similar ethos, pathos, and logos in discussing the themes of race and identity, but they use different forms, tones, and symbols to denote divergences in their racial identities.

From the onset of the story, Holden is overtaken by the desire to isolate himself from the society in an attempt to realize identity. This is one characteristic of the young people as they undergo transition to adulthood. However, symbolism has been used in this work to

Metaphysical detective stories disclose much about the relationship of postmodernism to modernism and of high to low literary culture. Therefore, metaphysical detective story helps us to question the limits of our knowledge, fiction, narrative, subjectivity, and the nature of reality, hence coming up with a rational interpretation.

The writer Tim O’Brien fuses fact and fiction in the way he structures his characters and stories in the book. First and foremost, he names the main character and narrator of the story after himself.

The author states that ‘Antigone’ written in 442 B.C. by Sophocles is a Greek tragedy about the life of the daughter of Oedipus, the late King of Thebes who suffers a tragic fate despite her righteousness and love for her slain brother. The play is built upon an aura of tragedy where most of the characters including the ruler Creon justify their decisions.

According to the research findings, it can, therefore, be said that Gatsby is still stuck in his past perception of Daisy, even though she has changed and is a married woman, he still has kept his love for her over the years.  Gatsby also makes up his past to impress Daisy, allowing himself to become a sort of mysterious millionaire and object of gossip. 

“The Epic of Gilgamesh” is one of the most important literary works in the history of man. It was the very first surviving work of fiction and may very well be humankind’s first as well.  The narrative is estimated to date back from the beginnings of civilization in Mesopotamia and tells of a story of Gilgamesh, the fifth king of Uruk, which was a Sumerian city established after the Great Flood.

Dr. Lewis Yealland served to portray the concept of regeneration as he utilized a rigid, rather inhumane form of treatment, known to be electro-shock therapy. This was presented to have become the only means he knew soldiers would obtain fast regeneration of their critical system or sensory framework back to normal and surpass the weakness.

Arthur Miller in the drama ‘The Crucible’ charts the downfall of John Proctor, a tragic hero. John Proctor definitely qualifies as a tragic hero since he had a fatal flaw which led to his downfall. It was hard to imagine that a man could be filled with so much pride that it finally led to his downfall and destruction.

What is composed without endeavor is read, usually, with no enchantment. A legendary English writer, Samuel Johnson, said these words. Writing is an art that requires considerable effort in order to produce something worth reading. Nevertheless, I need to practice a lot to improve coherence in my writing.

In chapter 1, we are introduced to Charity as she is setting off to her work at the local library. It is at this point that she notices a stranger, Lucius Harney. She is attracted to the guy instantly, and even after he leaves, she cannot forget

For instance in the first play even after coming from a trip where he had made $70 as his commission Willy exaggerates the figure to $212 just to impress his wife Linda (Miller, 2010). In the same play he also brags at his grown up sons, Happy and Bill, and later the wife of

As it is evident in all the stories, the Chinese intellectuals acknowledged their responsibility in contributing positively towards social reform. The authors of the four stories formed part of the intellectual group that could lead China in its transformation from conservative thinking to a modernized perspective.

The story is told by the young girl, whose name the reader does not know, who was sent to the foster parents, while her mother is

(Abigail runs towards Tituba, takes the cup and drinks the chicken blood, as if thirsty. Abigail then joins the others, dancing and laughing, obviously exhilarated. Tituba’s chants and the girls are now running wild, dancing round and round the

She falls for a conman who steals from her. She however triumphs by meeting the love of her life. Another theme in the story is betrayal. Sedalia feels betrayed by love when her lover abandons her while she is pregnant. She also betrays Luella by raising her

The author addresses fear in stage 1, uncertainty in stage 2, enthusiasm in stage 3, and withdrawal in stage 4, as well as understanding in stage 5. First, in stage 1 the author gives an account of a very tough journey. When the road network is poor the chances of not enjoying the ride are usually very high.

The significance of the quotation to the story is that those who are licentious like Ximen Qing will soon find themselves punished for their lust and immorality. Since Ximen Qing dies horribly because of being overdosed by Pan Jinlian with the aphrodisiac, it means that the author is not sympathetic toward womanizers like Ximen Qing.

The writer states that the changes that occur in adolescence can result to either positive or negative socio-emotional skills. In that line, it is important to understand occurrences in adolescence that may lead to wanted and unwanted socio-emotions and ways to handle each so that you emerge healthier.

Due to the capacity of human beings for oral communication and language, the history had been transferred from generation to generation along with the cultures and traditions of early ancestors. Based on the study of early English

of a woman in prison, under the title, “my year in women’s prison.” The series opens out the life of Taylor Schilling, her stage name, Piper Chapman, from the TV series and Piper Kerman in the book, a nickname she got from her partner Alex, during her trial that led to her

The author states that in the short story there is a clear depiction of the mistaken meaning of goodness or morality. The story uses the grandmother to depict that the term morality has clearly been misunderstood by the common man. In the story, the grandmother has her own definition of morality.

The farmers admire the hunters in light of the fact that the hunters shoot the buffalo before it can harm the farmer's cattle and infecting it with brucellosis, a buffalo carrying sickness. Amusing enough there has never been a record of a buffalo infecting cattle with brucellosis. Webster is concerned about the animals where she lives.

The title of the book is used to symbolize the fact that alienated people in the society have a lot to deal with. Actually, these groups of people only have to find a way of

The speakers of Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” and “Porphyria’s Lover” are both men who took the lives of the women who loved them, for somewhat different reasons. Porphyria’s lover might, at first glance, appear crazed by love, but the love soon reveals itself to be self-love rather than love of his sweetheart.

he author states that many critics are also of opinion that ‘The Overcoat’ can be classified as one of those few pioneering short stories that have introduced the modern form of short story writing. As a critical reader looks into the works of great Russian artists of short story writing, he understands to what extent ‘The Overcoat’ has wrapped them up.

Evil lives in any person and we can’t do anything with it. We got used to treating evil even with respect because we often feel helpless before it. If not to take religion into account, comedy and satire is the only way to make people think about their actions as we do not like to be ashamed and laughed at.

The author states that similarly to Maureen, Hassan’s father dreams of a better future for his son. In fact, both of them try to determine their children to lead the lives they never got to achieve. But neither Hassan nor Grace is able to make their parents’ dreams come true; and they do not want to.

This news release reported the denial of Japan’s Supreme Court to the claim of the Chinese comfort women to war damages. The SC ruling which was issued for the first time said that the “PRC people do not have the right to seek war reparations”. News report said that the ruling is based on the Japanese position that it is a matter of policy between the two governments and not between the government and individuals.

Avery is trapped Scout narrates that ‘I buried my head under Jem’s arm and didn’t look again until Jem cried, “He’s got loose, Scout! He’s all right!” (Lee, 71) Q- Give an example in this section where Scout feels anger. Do you think this anger is

The onus on him as a man increases when his wife gives birth to a child, who is brain damaged. His life becomes more complicated with the birth of this child. However, he keeps escaping from the responsibilities of life and seeks

Thus, these translations allow us to almost see slightly different aspects of story handed down between generations upon generations. Gawain, the brave knight was the

The narration always acts as a two-way communication; on one side the Raconteurs are striving to tell life experiences and creative fantasies in a fascinating and sometimes mythological manner, whereas the listeners, at the same time, are interpreting and applying the plot’s sequences and the resulting moral to their personal experiences.

This essay demonstrates that Ginsberg presents a society that is in a dire situation and leans towards perishing as youths have been either drawn into war fields, in drugs all are wasting their precious brains away after going through universities. The use of metaphor and symbolism is also rich in the novels.

I have found that Christianity is just an extension of Judaism. Islam is also an extension of Judaism. If more similarities were pointed out between the religions maybe an interfaith peace could be achieved. The anti-Semitism in Europe and

This statement is a representative action that occurs in the morning is also important. As the opening day is coming to pass, the narrator believes that with every dawn, a new life starts in him (Thoreau 57). This assumption is brought about by the opening statement that

Although at first, the poem is not easy to understand because of the colloquial language used, it becomes clear that what the author is trying to say is that Black people are deprived of the same recognition in education as that of their White counterparts, like Albert Einstein. The poem is hence revolutionary in some ways.

This story follows the existence of Emily Grierson as she ages and increasingly becomes reclusive in a single southern town. Upon Emily’s death the story reveals that she has kept the corpse of Homer Barron in her upstairs bedroom for over a

The owners of the systems of production eventually determine the consumption patterns of the poor. For instance, they create laws that determine the actions of the poor. The imbalances created in consumption create tensions and some determined struggle by the poor to acquire some bigger stakes in the management of the resources (Faux 41).

Loman is relatively characterized as someone, in a class, who thinks that he or she has ballooned egos, which not everyone else likes. The whole play gives a vivid picture of an American dream gone sour. Loman’s statement that his brother walked into the

Amir’s father is a wealthy Sunni man with social standing living in Kabul, Afghanistan. The family lives with servants, a Shi’a man called Ali and his son Hassan. Amir and Hassan are age mates and they forged a brotherly love. Amir’s father, despite his social standing and tribal and religious differences, adores Hassan and regard Ali as his best friend.