Literature Essays

The characters and relationships among these individuals are well displayed in the storyline. For instance, Iago’s jealousy emerges after Othello endorsed Michael Cassio to the position of lieutenant. This action angered Iago because he had imagined that it could be applied to him. The jealousness of Iago is the primary reason for these reactions.

Ramayana poem, on the other hand, is about King Dasaratha of the Kosala, who has four sons. Each of the four sons is partly an incarnation of the god Vishnu. The five sons of Pandu had five

In the beginning, Macbeth does not have any evil motives. However, when King Duncan announces that his older son will succeed him, he starts to plan evil against the king. To accomplish his mission, Macbeth asks for darkness to come and hide his evil thoughts that were crossing his mind (Shakespeare, 5-19).

The Nazis slowly extended their power into the Netherlands too and the Franks were trapped. The Nazis practiced heavy persecutions on the Jews. They had to wear a star sewn on their clothing whenever they appeared in public. This was a mark of segregation and shame.

Since both of the writers come from very different genres, it would be best to examine the writers individually to show how they deal with the idea of communicating and coming to terms with the idea of communication having its own limits. The magnum opus, Waiting for Godot is a tragicomedy in two acts, written by Samuel Beckett.

Her person, her mind, or her emotions were often not considered in the types of arranged marriages worked out between families (Thomas, 2007). It is this revelation Gulnare experiences in this scene. “Even though Gulnare is surrounded by splendor, she understands that she is only a slave and has no claims on the luxury by which she is surrounded.

The author states that Peyton Farquhar was a soldier at heart, who ardently devoted himself to the Southern cause. Nevertheless, circumstances did not permit him to enroll himself in the gallant, army during the fall of Corinth. He bided his time and waited for the opportunity to render his services to aid the South.

Sonnet130 is a rare sonnet by Shakespeare in which he adopts a humorous tone and pays a tribute to his dun mistress.  The mistress is called dun due to her dark complexion. The message relayed by the poem is very simple; the beauty of the dark lady cannot be compared with the beauty of a goddess because she is a mortal at the end of the day.

The author states that the first thing that Sophocles is able to do with dramatic irony in Oedipus is create an intense sense of inevitability of Oedipus’s downfall.  The very irony itself, by reminding the audience that a line has a double meaning, reinforces the fact that Oedipus is going to suffer his downfall. 

Myths, in their nature, are closely linked to spirituality and religion. They are often sanctioned by leaders, rulers, and priests, and are often deemed as religious stories. Myths take place in a prehistoric age; at a time when the world had not developed to its current level. The myths explain how the world transformed to its current level (Powell, 72).

He constructs a poem where the reader’s expectation is met with disappointment. Even the first line of the poem employs this technique by rejecting the idea of a famous hat, much less a list of famous hats. Tate writes, “Napoleon’s hat is an obvious choice I guess to list as a famous hat, but that’s not the hat I have in mind.”

Although Mr Foxfire seems to be a little strict in his daily life, he lends a helping hand to people in difficult situations. Foxfire has become a hero for the people working in atrocious conditions and even puts his own life in real danger when it comes to saving the lives of his own group and people.

Since my childhood, I was meant to believe that the moon and the sun were connected to the crystal sphere, which connected the stars and the planet too, again the earth revolved around the sun (Zeilik 44).  Last month that I met one of the old men in our hometown, that seemed very intelligent. I was so certain that something good was going to come out of him even before we sat down to chat.

Simply, I like the feelings in the book. The author has set the story in the sleepy lumber city of Fingerbone. The story opens with a tragedy about Ruthie who is the narrator. The tragic death of Ruthie’s grandfather and her mother’s suicide is also revealed.

The opening sentence, “We never know how high we are,” (Line 1) is the assertion of an achiever. He has achieved, and therefore with the categorical statement, he advises the

Alienation from almost all aspects of an individual’s life is an underlying theme which can be traced throughout the entire story.

Of course, the most striking contrast between the two stories is that A Madman’s diary is an allegory that is used to describe the bankruptcy of the Chinese feudal system and culture; whereas Nam Le recounts Yamaha's description of life in Hiroshima during the American aerial bombardment of World War II.

As a function of analyzing these and categorizing the unique aspects of language that the author uses, this brief analysis will seek to weigh the work using one of the analytical concepts that have been learned within this course

nt point of view, which means that the narrator knows everything that needs to be known about the characters, actions and motivations mentioned in the story. 2. The salient plot point in the story is when the old traveler with the white beard comes to the village. It is only

 Mr. Torvald’s admission to not being able to understand a female mind is an act of humanism as he begins to gain a different approach on how to treat women in a more moral way.  He breaks down and begins to cry as Nora leaves thus bringing out the human aspect in her.  

 This discussion will focus on the application of symbolism; highlighting and describing ways through, which the author discusses the child’s miseries to depict the selfishness of the society. There is a symbolic connotation in the novel indicated by a scenario where the author describes the situation of a child left in the house with poor ventilation.

Christianity and Islam are the daughter religions of Judaism. They were established as splinter groups from Judaism at different times in the history of the Jews. On its part, Judaism is a very old religion that traces its origin from the Old Testament times of Abraham and Moses. In fact, all of its doctrines revolve around the Mosaic Law.

The US figures coating the American stage record 200-250,000 South Vietnamese warriors slaughtered and 58,200 US fighters dead or MIA. (BBC). Undoubtedly it was one of the worst wars fought by the United States of America. During this bloody war, emerged numerous stories of oppression, bravery and courage. The local leaders did not hesitate to slaughter and torture their own people without a blink of an eye.

The author states that at the first glance this is a simple story with a common plot, but taking into account all specialties and aspects of this creation we are able to find a deeper meaning and interesting context that makes “Everyday use” memorable and worse to read. It is curious to observe the number of literary elements.

Some of them may think that Arnold is a human, while others would insist that he is a supernatural being. There is no single answer. Therefore, Arnold is both a dream and reality, simultaneously. Many people tend to believe that Arnold is more

Bartolome de las casas was a propagandist who spent most of his time working in the Indies as a missionary and Bishop. He argued regarding the rights of the Indians because of his affection for them, his zeal for their spiritual well-being, and his perfect indignation towards the treatment that they received.

According to the text, the loyalty to the nation and the willingness to die for the nation are possibly more widespread than any other human allegiance. Reportedly, an important assertion here is that the word “imagined” is not the same as fake, as Anderson took pains in emphasizing that his use of the word is anthropological.

Interdependence has always been a human trait and how well we can realize our dreams while maintaining good relationships depends very much on our circumstances. Robert DiYanni provides the reasons for the basic need which drives people to read (prose, poetry, essays, plays, or another genre), which constitute this infinite creative process.

The author in this book brilliantly combines his narrative skills and interweaves it with the historical Aleutian Islands Campaign of World War II, to spin out a scintillating tale of the war between US and Japan, over the Aleutian Islands in the Pacific Campaign. This book takes us lets us examine in minute details the incidents that happened.

Yet, numerous technological disasters and tragic events in the history of the 20th century have made people realize that technology has nothing to do with progress. I agree that the

As the quote suggests, many people are unable to let go of the past. While there are those who will not accept what happened, there are others that outright deny that anything has changed. Emily reacts with denial, starting when her father died. Her father had been dead for three days, yet Emily refused to believe it.

The poet presents the reader with the plight of a walker in the woods who comes across a fork while pursuing a trail and is required to make an important decision as

The author states that we go buy new hats, clothes and other materials which are harmful to our lives, yet attractive. It is accomplished through the support of the government, for instance, in this case, Annie talks of George Bush the then-president instructing people to buy the bulk of goods.

This is demonstrated in the case where it is said that all members of the mountaineering expedition were conscious of the possible trouble that they would face but they did not realize that it would lead to loss of lives and make it the worst mountaineering expedition at Mount Everest (Krakauer, 2009).

The husband Menelaus was of course furious and waged a war against Troy which precipitated the Trojan War. In this account, Helen was portrayed as a mistress being prone to infidelity to a younger man. Her story continued in Aeneid when her lover Paris was killed along with the other heroes of Trojan.

The master – of art, Claggart, accuses him of using his charming looks and liking by fellow crewmembers to initiate a mutiny (Melville & Milder, 78). According to him, the crewmembers would support Billy in ensuring the plot's success. Captain Vere becomes suspicious of Claggart’s accusation and thus summons Billy to his cabin.

Emily brings out her love for nature which includes flowers and grass in this poem. She intelligently uses these natural features

Whether it is George Orwell or Mark Slouka or Thomas King – they all have depicted the dystopian situation very well. And not only the situation but also the solution to how the situation can be avoided. The best dystopias are not didactic creeds. It is evident that the best dystopias do not draw their power from the societal or political points that they are making.

Ender’s Game revolves around a boy Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, who is sent to a Battle School where he is trained to engage in complex war simulations. Ender’s Game happens to have an enticing plot with complex and engaging

She is a woman with five husbands, and she is proud of this feat. She says that the first three were good husbands because she was able to manipulate them to submit to her needs. She did not like the last two very much. Emilia is a woman who

The author of the essay comments on the personality of Maya Angelou. It is stated that Maya Angelou lived a full life and she died only just recently (May 28, 2014, aged 86) but she was an extremely accomplished woman in her own time despite the many challenges she faced in her life, especially in her younger years.

Dale Harding is a Professor: he is intelligent and uses sophisticated language. “Chief” Bromden is a Warrior: he protects those he loves and respects. 8. Nurse Ratched despises McMurphy because he appears to

At first, Brennan briefly summarizes the work on the novel conducted by other critics and states that none of them has presented a sufficient analysis of the piece. Here he also discusses

These reflect when the birds chirp, and flowers tend to blossom, and people are longing for pilgrims that will involve some traveling, a vacation to the spiritual world for renewal. The springtime sometimes depicts of rebirth and fresh beginnings. The time

As compared to the past and present eras, a huge transformation has been noticed among the cultural societies with respect to drama. The present era has created new chances and various challenges for every creative field. Likewise, American theatre and drama faced a cultural change, which created a new challenge for modern play writers. In the history of American theatre and drama, varied authors creations hit the floor.

Herman later became a newspaper reporter where he gained most of his book reading and writing skills. His interests of becoming a merchant sailor were attained during his first voyage to Liverpool. His main hobby was

The author explains that the Grocer Kharzavil is a collection of stories written by Nasim Khaksar, an Iranian exile leaving in Netherlands. His exiled life gives him the best cosmopolitan that perceives reality to be a processed thing capable of being made and unmade. In his stories the protagonist is suspended in a zone of being and becoming.

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragic tale of two lovers who eventually embrace death, due to the unfavorable behaviors of their feudal families. Like other Shakespeare’s works, this piece is an embodiment of the use of refined literary ideas that convey complex meanings and emotions to the reader.

The author states that in European mythology dragons are always evil and fearful creatures that abduct princesses, kill brave warriors. Chinese people compare themselves with dragons that they consider their protectors. Dragon is the main character of Asian mythology; he is a god-like creature which represents nobility, honor, and power.

The main character Howard Beale doesn’t cope with the bad news of his firing off from the “Evening News” on UBS to which he has devoted 11 years of his life. The life commotion breaks him up and he turns into “an angry prophet denouncing the hypocrisies of our times”.