Literature Essays

The researcher of the essay explores both the movie and the book by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. He provides a detailed analysis of what was similar or different in both creations in this essay. It is alo mentiones, that reading the novel excites the imagination and watching the film helps in reaching it.

Minorities can speak for a whole nation. This is evident in David Malouf’s novel, Remembering Babylon. The views expressed by the characters forever changed Australia’s social, political, and economic identity. They also reflect the positive and negative aspects of colonialism, nationalism, and the struggles of becoming a country.

One of Hamlet's first-act soliloquies (Act I, Scene V, 92-112) is a response to the shocking revelation made by the ghost of his father. This response offers insights into Hamlet's indecisiveness at the very onset of the play.  From his speech, we see Hamlet as one who is incapable of deciding the actions that he should take.  

In this short story, the role of the narrator is crucial, still there are some facts that make his narration unreliable. Montresor, the protagonist of the short story, an aristocrat who values honor and his good name above all. He insists that he has been insulted by Fortunato, and wants to take revenge upon him.

The social convention has always demanded the periods of childhood and adolescence be a time of innocence and as such most parents attempt to shield their children from the harsher realities of life. A child who thinks or behaves like an adult worries teachers and parents alike. We know, instinctively, that exposing a young human to traumatic or disturbing events can cause damage later on.

The author states that Bradbury seems to view the theatrical demonstrations of power in his book as a commentary not on official power, suggesting that people like spectacles and that the government is merely giving them what they want. Bradbury emphasizes the voluntary participation of the populace in the oppressive policies of the government.

To analyze the folklore ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ about a little girl’s encounter with a wolf, or any other fairytale is a tricky business because we generally do not have a completely comprehensible collection or totally reliable and authentic texts from the times and places in which these stories have circulated.

Holden has been made a symbol of American individualism of his time. Salinger used him as a mouthpiece to voice his contemporary society’s social issues like the gradual diminishing of the parental control in the family.

The dramatic monologue at poem “Patterns” begins on a soothing, fanciful note, with the lady narrator walking around amid flowers in a garden (I walk down the garden paths, /And all the daffodils/Are blowing, and the bright blue squills.), but goes on to take a restless, almost seditious tone within the confines of the constricting brocade and the patterned garden paths.

The author states that a superior and dominant gender, can reproduce by means of asexual reproduction, and which gender and the ways human practically does are perfectly reversed in the story such as men having long hair while women have their hair short, strong nature of women.

In "el burlador de Sevilla", Don Juan is presented as an excessive and libertine character that always follows the dictates of his own will and is completely fearless of human or divine justice. Regarding his social status, Don Juan is a notorious member of the aristocracy of the Seville.

One of the book’s main ideas is the collective responsibility of the village, signifying the nation’s role to the development of a dependent child. The idea here is that it takes more than a family to raise a child. Through her anecdotal illustrations, when she was breastfeeding Chelsea then, the child started foaming at the nose.

Evaluated from this point, the theme of education, which is a major theme of the novel, can be comprehended as the best example for the same idea. That is to say, the theme of education is strongly connected to the structure of the novel and the novelist aims at the education of the readers by proposing this theme and strategy.

Two short story classics, “Paul’s Case”, written by Willa Cather at the beginning of the twentieth century, and “The Lottery”, by Shirley Jackson in 1948, explore the effects of conforming to Society’s expectations. Both stories give examinations of the outcomes for individuals when expectations force unquestioned loyalty and obedience.

I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. In the literary genree 'Naturalism' , 'Naturalismm' there is a representation of real life forces which are negative. The writers apply scientific principles of objectivity and detachment in their study of humans.

The novel portrays the tragedy that happens to a young girl, Ruth Kowalsky, who drowns near the falls of an environmentally protected Tamassee River. It is especially notable here that this compelling novel, an "eco-thriller of ideas," has been critically acclaimed by many for its environmental concerns, regional voice and other themes.

From very ancient times people were eager to know what would happen tomorrow, day after tomorrow, or even in the far future. So that obscurity pushed people to dream about the next days imagine and create different pictures about the future in their minds. But it often happens that things which are strange to people cause fear and uncertainness.

The author has rightly presented that Billy Collins may be writing on a very simple thing like missing a vacation, or a disquieting thing like the beginning of dementia, or on a profound philosophy of life. However, the researcher states that each his poem is treated in a unique way to make it interesting and funny.

The object of analysis for the purpose of this assignment is The Rain God, a debut novel written by Arturo Islas in 1984 which is now considered a classic of contemporary world literature. Islas is, more than any time before is read, discussed and critically evaluated in more and more literature classes and reading groups.

The narrator is critical of political subjugation, and of the people who contribute to oppressive regimes. Irony and understatement are used to reveal the condition of society, and the narrator ultimately chooses an optimistic view of the significance of life, despite her reflections on themes of war and oppression.

his play, especially the theme of pragmatic love, goes against the usual notion of love that is depicted in the literature of Elizabethan milieu. The conventional picture of love as long-suffering, martyr-type, deadly and forceful – all inclined to the negative consequences of love – were reflected in other literary works of that time except Shakespeare’s.

The autobiography is undoubtedly an abolitionist discourse of a freed black man who had undergone atrocious enslavement. Equiano sets his motive straight in the first pages of his narrative:In that passage, he subtly introduced that slavery is inhumane.

The Epic of Gilgamesh dates from the beginnings of civilization in Mesopotamia. Gilgamesh was the fifth king of the Sumerian city of Uruk after the Great Flood. The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the most popular stories ever told. The story seems to have taken form almost two thousand years before that. There is also another story titled Dante’s inferno.

The author states that it has been said that life often imitates art. It is possible to see the influence of our favorite actors and characters in all facets of our lives. Haircuts, clothing, and patterns of speech are just a few of the examples of life imitating art. Some people would argue that the exact opposite is true – art imitates life.

The author states that all people are created equal, is our bold point. It seems patent that some people are gifted and some are not; it seems patent that some peoples have a certain gift – such as the Teutonic race in the case of music. Such are the arguments commonly made in circles that might say that people are created unequal.

His consuming desire for distinction in the field of natural science has changed him and estranged him from his loved-ones. His obsession with the life principle through generation of life out of assembled body parts of the dead has led him to his ultimate demise. This is evident with Frankenstein’s reaction towards his creation, which turned out to be an abominable creature.

World history in the twentieth century is especially noted for the various wars, bloodsheds, violence, etc and modernist literature, including fiction and poems, has attempted to represent this human situation. Significantly, there is an obvious relationship between history and violence in twentieth-century and modernist literature.

He wanted to make it clear for people of all ages. John Demos tells us about the struggles between Puritans, Catholics and Native Americans. But the most significant thing in his story is the choice of the representatives of these leading groups of that time.

The author states that the frame of the novel, the world of fantasy, plays a critical role, opposing its imaginative visions to existing or potential ills and injustices in society. On the other hand, imaginative episodes are one of the most important means by which Marquez can investigate new ways of defining itself.

Since “Ceasar and Cleopatra” is a historical play Shaw could successfully bring the social reflection of the time under the royal invasion of territories focusing on the fact of the Roman invasion of the world with a special reference to Egypt and the consequences. The character bears the might of maternal love, a genuine human of flesh & blood, and political ambition via romantic tragedy.

The author states that throughout the story, it is unknown whether it truly was Santiago who took Angela's virginity. The whole basis of the story revolves around this mystery. When under pressure, one may lie, deceive or betray someone. All of the townspeople are well aware of the murder that is almost definitely going to occur.

The researcher focuses on the statement, that in these two stories, modern readers can have a taste of a world in which the word “feminism” did not exist and women’s rights were considered a radical idea. The issue that many women broke under the pressure of being treated like a child or a possession by men is explained.

The themes of the book are intriguing and evoke a favorable response from the reader, for instance, the description of the origin of coffee, the association between drug market and tea and the slave trade etc is worth reading. Furthermore, there are thousands of useful and inspirational quotes throughout the book 

It is evident that the playwright presents a male dominated society in the play where women are inferior and all the female characters including Desdemona, Emilia, and Bianca are abandoned by their partners, though they love them magnanimously.

Now let us consider the main examples of such changing identities in Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Fathers and Sons' written by Turgenev, paying attention to the way they are presented through the narrative techniques. In her novels Jane Austen makes the special accent on the moral aspect of life, considering that a moral feeling are not originally inherent, it may be developed gradually, as a result of lessons obtained from life.

The author states that even if love emerges from mere “sympathy” or mutual understanding and desire, rather than family obligations and pressure, all possible disasters will happen to this person. He will be stricken by death, or war, or incurable illness. Love can exist without the family responsibility to marry for the partner they have found for you.

The author explains that the Gothic is, by its very nature, supernatural and fantastic because it renders the impossible possible, largely through the annihilation of the boundaries between the world of the living and the world of the dead, or by making the unreal, real. Concurring, Punter asserts that the Gothic invariably draws upon the fantastic.

 ). In these stanzas, Shakespeare compares the lover with worldly resources; however, still finds her immeasurable. The comparison and contrast of the dark lady give her image and confirms the adoration of the poet towards her. In the subsequent and third stanzas, he broadens the metaphors to engage two lines each.

The author states that little women and grown-up women, each fighting her own battles, and striving to change her destiny to live a better life than what the society might offer her, grasping the knowledge from her mentor, the mother, and making it her own.

The question of what it means to be a man and a soldier who is ready to demonstrate bravery and intelligence for the benefit of others arises. Even though it is a children’s book, Private Peaceful possesses dramatic power and is a true description of the horror of war times. Private Peaceful is a humanizing recollection of the depravity that is overlooked by the British army to date.

The author states that Lachros had even heard to say that there was nothing the gods could do that a human being could not do if he applied reason and logic to the situation. Nidstye was particularly affronted by this concept for he was the God of Choices. Nidstye had two bodies and two heads that he could tear.

Through his power and influence over the natives, Kurtz has had human sacrifices offered to him.  It implies that the absence of law and morality results in violence and cruelty When a man allows himself to be ruled by whatever brutal passions lie within him, violence is committed. Arising from that is the extreme cruelty from an evil heart.

Iago is able to exploit the unconsolidated love between Othello and his wife, their respective isolation, Othello's subsequent passionate jealousy to bring about the disastrous end. Iago pays in the end with his life, but his villainy is almost unrivalled in literature, especially because he makes it seem so easy through his genius at plotting.  

Ford had taken the position that things are not what they seem to be. He had written explanations of how events and people could be deceiving as they could be manipulated to contrive desired outcomes or, on the other hand, surprise us with unexpected, sudden truths. In one way, Ford conveyed his message to tell readers not to judge the book by its cover.

Using the character of Hans Schneir, Boll depicts the importance of food and emotional support in the love of a person and his relations with society. Thesis In the novel, the absence of love is symbolically depicted through lack of food and poverty. Love is one of the most important sources of energy and enthusiasm, vitality and joy in the life of every person.

 The women are referred to as girls because they are immature. They each think they have attained some measure of success in their lives. ‘Top Girls’ is also the name of the Employment Agency where Marlene works. This essay explores the different meanings of success for the different ‘girls’ in this play.

From an unloved childhood, Jane's character is shaped so that she is always driven to find love, to belong and to be recognized as a worthwhile person. She is intelligent, sensitive, loyal, intuitive and hardworking, qualities which she applies to her job as teacher at Lowood Hall, and elsewhere.

The author William Henry Fox Talbot was a genius in his own right. He was a true nineteenth-century polymath who produced this masterpiece after eleven years of experimentation and discovery that began in Italy on the banks of Lake Como. A graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge, Talbot’s intellectual curiosity embraced the fields of mathematics.

An unexamined life, in this sense, could be taken to mean a life that is not lived to its fullest - a life that contributes little to society or to the others in your own social circle. A person's life can be measured and defined by the number of other lives that it touches.

The author states that television leaves no room for independent thought and makes no space for analyzation. It prefers the one-size-fits-all images and the fewer words the better approach. Chance is a total product of this broadcasting style, and as such is the darling of the televised world as it feeds on the incestual nature of the meaningless cliché.