Literature Essays

This research paper intends to find out the innovative strategy of the writer in presenting the various self-governing chapters or stories in an organized and unified entity. Background and Research Issues: The Things They Carried has been praised for the writer’s ambition in attempting to convey the horror of war and the power of storytelling.

The author states that extreme situations and experiences are crude realities of human life in the contemporary world, which is growing more complex than ever, and people encounter personal agony within increasingly desperate lives. While William Faulkner, in his “A Rose for Emily,” offers an idea of the effect of the complexities of modern life.

Both the stories depict the probabilities of a hostile fate operating to upset one’s hopes and desires. Ambition and greed can sometimes destroy innocence. The king never thought that his barbaric idealism would also apply to his own apple-like daughter. Kino also failed to see his foolishness in relying on the pearl 

The author states that the murderer left behind a videotape by taking dozens of other people with him, he ensured his notorious place in history and found a way to set the record straight: He was a man to be reckoned with. Cho Seung-Hui had been previously investigated for hostile behavior.

The author states that perspective plays a big part in how we conduct our lives and deal with others. We can view situations in life only from our personal standpoint and make decisions accordingly. Or, we can look at that same situation from the point of view of another party and have a different understanding which can ultimately affect our choices.

"The good news is that the nonproliferation regime has worked. The nuclear threat is less cruel today than it was in 1970 when the Non-Proliferation Treaty entered into force". He bases this evaluation on the fact that "the number of nuclear weapons in the world has declined from a peak of 65,000 in 1986 to roughly 27,000 today". But does this automatically make the world a safer place?

In its extreme forms, redemptive perception can become self- crushing as it pushed the imaginative personality into innermost isolation. Life is in fact a sequence of ups and downs. This poem shows that people never completely convalesce from being drawn down by reality even if they don't seem distressed.

The purpose of writing, as well as the important role that imagination holds in writing and reading nonfiction works, are also briefly tackled. Nonfiction works are interesting to read because they talk about real life experiences. Salvation and The Talk of the Town are the two stories chosen to be explored in this paper

According to the essay, in Othello, Shakespeare has moved against the conventional stereotyping of black as evil by changing the meaning of black and white in the play. Through his attempt to alter the significance of black and white colors in the play Othello, Shakespeare apparently seems to be making a political statement with respect to race.

The author states that Jimmy Cross fantasizes about developing a serious relationship with Martha but it appears that the romance stems more from his imagination than reality. As a result, he holds on to the objects Martha has given him and imagines that as Martha herself: he would caress and lick the pebble, imagining he is, in fact, kissing Martha.

Thе аuthor аnd hеr young studеnts show how thе livеs of both mеn аnd womеn аrе impovеrishеd in а world whеrе onе sеx аttеmpts to аssumе control ovеr thе othеr. For mе, thе book is bеst summеd up in thе аuthor's words nеаr thе еnd: "Living in thе Islаmic Rеpublic is likе hаving sеx with а mаn you loаthе."

The author of the paper states that this story could have had a very different, although admittedly less moving, conclusion had Mathilde simply admitted the truth to her friend right away. But, as foolish as Mathilde behaves, it is not easy to be certain that in her place I would have acted differently.

This may indicate Rhys's awareness that the logic of the Creole mode of subjectivity, dependent as it is upon the structures and ideology of European colonialism and imperialism, becomes unraveled in the postcolonial Caribbean. Such a subject cannot any longer exist. The white West Indian must negotiate a new relationship in terms of the socio-political structures in place in the West Indies.

Imagination, combined with the clever and powerful use of language and rhythm, shapes them into beautiful expressions of art. The past merges with the present to transform notions of the future, both for the author and the reader, that become, stanza after stanza, critical pieces of opinion and food for the soul.

In general, methods employed by social scientists can be divided into two broad groups - quantitative methods, which are aimed at measuring social phenomena and analysis of numerical information, and qualitative methods, which highlight personal interpretations in order to achieve a better understanding of the significance of social phenomena.

So runs Colmer’s assessment of George in E.M. Forster’s novel ‘A Room with a View’ and there certainly is some truth in such an outright critical dismissal. To say the least, George Emerson, as Forster portrays him, does not appear to be a powerful enough character to bear the burden of symbolism placed on him and thereby becomes a victim of it.

Pip visits the eccentric Miss Havisham and her adopted child Estella for the first time in chapter eight. In chapter 29, as an adult, he makes yet another visit to the estate. Dickens sets up the chapters scene by scene: both entail Pip's arrival to the estate, his wanderings inside Miss Havisham's home, his encounter with Estella (and therefore his perception of her), and his concluding thoughts in each chapter.

Mary Ann's mother was Christina Evans (nee Pearson) a farmer's daughter, and her father-Robert Evans. She had four siblings-two brothers and two sisters. Of these, a brother and a sister much older, were from her father's previous marriage. Robert Evans was the manager of Arbury Hall Estate in Warwickshire.

The author states that the story revolves around two brothers Lee and Austin and tells how change can play a role in the life of an individual. This essay would further analyze the theme of change in the characters as shown in the play. True West is a play written by Sam Shepard which revolves around two brothers Austin and Lee.

The writers have shown the dark side of society. The lead characters are females who are victims of the evils of society. The titles are simple but have a lot of meaning hidden in it. It arouses curiosity in the readers about what would happen to the main characters. The language used in both stories is simple and allegorical. 

“Friendly fire” is a military phrase and refers to the unintended attack by friendly forces, largely as a result of mistaken identity. Historically, its occurrence has been steadily increasing in US warfare from the killing of Confederate Lieutenant General "Stonewall" Jackson in the Civil War to that of Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan (Jones 38-41).

The author through his work takes readers deep into worlds. This book basically covers the notion and existence of nature from one corner to the other covering rituals, beliefs, and lives of the Waorani, the Penan, the Inuit, and many other unique and hidden traditional cultures. He writes “The human imagination is vast.

In the first stanza of the poem Dickinson says, "One needs not be a Chamber - To be haunted - The brain has corridors - surpassing - material place" (Dickinson). Dickinson is using imagery in this stanza to compare the internal confrontation between "the social self" and "the poetic self" to the haunting of a house.

The author states that Romeo and Juliet meet by accident, and it is love at first sight. Accidents follow in quick succession; Juliet is forced to accept Paris as her fiancée; Romeo and Juliet marry in secret; Mercutio and Tybalt are killed; the Prince banishes Romeo, and the lover messages become lost.

Elizabeth Gaskell's language is as fresh and relevant to the modern reader as it was to the Victorians. With short, simple sentences, she portrays a truthful and sympathetic picture of Charlotte Bronte. This is not to say it is boring or prosaic. The descriptive passages all contain strong poetic elements which bring them to life.

The author of the paper states that there are faint suggestions that he was in love with the girl and thought it was a sin. Young Goodman Brown is about a gentleman, who travels with the devil to participate in an unholy ritual that has Faith, his wife, and many of his respected neighbors in it.

The author states that Lee has denied any conscious connection between her and Scout, and contends she was merely writing about what she knew. Writers, such as Harper Lee, routinely put themselves into the characters they construct as an unconscious by-product of the creative writing process.

She wanted to stop just being her husband's plaything or her father's "little doll".Her character showed how women were expected to be dutiful to men and that men had power that could destroy both them and the women they dominated. In Act 1, Nora appeared playful, manipulative and materialistic with regard to money.

Egeus says Lysander wins Hermia's heart with all these tokens and it is an unfair advantage over Demetrius, who has never had a chance to woo Hermia. (Act 1, Scene 1). 2. The sort of entertainment Puck describes in Act 2, Scene 1, Lines 47-57, is not the sort of comic entertainment provided by this play.  

Marquita, read ‘The Thought Fox’ by Ted Hughes because this is where the idea for this poem came from. You can find it on the internet or in the Norton Anthology of Poetry. You can explain the origins of the poem to your teacher, once you know it. This poem is a METAPHOR, like his, for the act of creation and how it can be lonely and difficult.

Shakespeare provides insight in how true love would withstand everything, even certain doom. Again, Shakespeare offers a grain of truth in his words. He speaks of true love as though it were living, breathing, no matter that it is emotion. Shakespeare paints the picture that love makes time stand still, no matter how brief the time may be.

The author states that the poem is hard to understand unless you have more knowledge about it. How can the narrator mourn a person they have never seen? The answer to this question is simple once you know that the poem was around 1862, during the bloodiest part of the Civil War. Many people mourned the men lost in Civil War battles.

The author states that Panna had an aristocratic British-style education in India and at the time of the story was enrolled in a Ph.D. program in New York. But her physical movement to American culture accelerated the pace of change. Her alien status within American culture is driven home at the beginning of the story.

'The Cherry Orchard' has been written at the very end of Chekhov's life. Karlinsky in the book ‘Anton Chekhov's Life and Thought: Selected Letters and Commentary’ writes: “The reading public is aware that his days are numbered, and every new work is received with a sort of tender gratitude, with the realization that it was written with the remainder of his dwindling strength”.

Many cultures have goddesses for instance, often as the member of a large pantheistic structure including members even sometimes having hermaphroditic gender identities as well as the conventional ones. As historian Lyndal Roper notes in 1994, “large-scale historical transformations may barely disturb the relations of power between men and women.

The author states that the ironic lesson that is learned from reading The Metamorphosis is that Gregor Samsa undergoes a metamorphosis in the physical sense only; philosophically Gregor had always been a bug and becoming one physically has no effect on his enjoyment of life. Gregor sticks stubbornly to the very same conformist mindset.

His writings were dominated by the realistic conception of politics and the work of any ruler. Only one book that could be compared with The Prince was written in Sanskrit by a Minister of the Mourya Dynasty, whose name was Kautilya (also called Chanakya) and the book is Arthashastra. Apart from this, The Prince remained unparalleled.

The author states that John Updike portrays Sammy, the narrator of "A & P", as a nineteen-year-old cashier at the local A & P in a coastal town near Boston. Sammy, thru the use of daring means, fruitlessly attempts to win the attention of a beautiful girl. The narrator of "Araby" depicted by James Joyce, also, conveys his first failed love.

We read that Gregor was not surprised to see his own transformation. Kafka’s purpose was to include absurdity as a normal way of life, to open our eyes to the responses of Gregor’s predicament.

The conclusion of the review left me with the same desire to see the film that it started with. There were a few technical errors, very minor, such as an improper pronoun in the last paragraph. (Should have been they instead of it) Also, switching between character names and the use of pronouns sometimes got confusing to follow.

"Septimus Warren Smith, aged about thirty, pale-faced, beak-nosed, wearing brown shoes and a shabby overcoat, with hazel eyes which had that look of apprehension in them which makes complete strangers apprehensive too"(14). This is our lingering impression of Septimus in Mrs. Dalloway.

Millay succeeds through juxtaposing the actions of Penelope and Ulysses against her own, seeming more mundane, but in reality similar actions in the present day. She shows that ancient myths are so evocative because they take the actions of ordinary people and make them something profound (Milford, 2002).

The author states that Orwell’s vision of women was limited, thinking of Julia as the forbidden, fun and sexually active, pretty but not so smart girl; while only mothers were honorable and cause for admiration. Orwell’s famous line: “You’re Only a Rebel from the Waist Downwards” can be thoroughly discussed.

Both of them form the very important literary tradition of the black woman’s discourse who were denied a voice and who have risen through generations and proclaiming their political rights but also questioning the female identity under male-centered power structures and in contrast to the white feminist

Gaines’s novel examines the difficulties facing African Americans in the rural South during the 1940s, but the historical content covers nearly a century. Between 1910 and 1970, more than six million blacks left the South. During this time, the Civil Rights Movement did much to increase civil equality among the races.

The author states that the novel reveals David's struggle to accepting himself and rejecting the fear of his own sexuality. Self-acceptance and fear of one's sexuality are both different things, and so they can never be resolved in the same way. A person can lack fear of one's sexuality by openly practicing it.

The author states that surprisingly Mancio bets military secrets and somehow wins against the Incas and cashes the gold. In Montezuma’s peacock how a cook shows his love, affection, and gratitude towards his lover has been sketched. All the recipe's instructions were given. All the happenings of the French revolution were described.

The author states that Socrates described Meroe, the witch to Apuleius. This woman loved somebody deeply. But unfortunately, her man loved somebody else besides her. With just one word, Meroe turned his man into a beaver. She also changed one of his neighbors into a frog. One of the advocates of the court spoke bad things against her.

Her columns commonly support New Labour, but she has also made keen criticisms of the Blair government. She was born on the Isle of Wight. After she attended the Holland Park School, a comprehensive school in London (she had failed the Eleven Plus examination), she read history at St Anne's College, Oxford, but dropped out before completing her degree.

The author states that both characters represent how individuals can respond differently to distressing situations and, ultimately, effect their future. Uncle Tom and Victor’s creation endure horrible treatment from other human beings. Tom decides to remain positive and he fights the urge to become bitter.