Literature Essays

The author succeeded in featuring a fraction of Russian family life, as well as the social implications of being a legal, bourgeois, and professional person in the country. Furthermore, it makes people understand the contrast between the rich and marginalized people, and how different they are when it comes to perceiving life and death in the person of Ilych and the peasant Gerasim.

The protagonist of the story, Mabel Waring, suffers agonies of insecurity over her new dress. Great emphasis is given to dress and toilet: on entering Mrs Dalloway’s house, the women are provided with a mirror and “all the appliances for tidying and improving hair, complexion, clothes” (Woolf, 1924, 1). 

The author states that the tool of foreshadowing is used in poetry, short stories, and drama. Foreshadow gives the audience a hint of future happenings. In poetry, foreshadowing can be captured as early as the poem title to shed some light on the reader of what the poem entails. The mood is also extensively utilized in all these three literary works.

Going to school for women in traditional Chinese society was historically unheard of since the most obedient women were illiterate.  The freedom of women was highly restricted in traditional Chinese society, such that women would remain bound by their feet in order to remain confined within the home compound.

The book has a number of characters such as Stephen Kumalo, James Jarvis, and Theophilus Msimangu who reveal a potential for goodness in humankind, and are able to defuse hatred, overcome fear, and take the first steps necessary for mending a broken nation. The book is set in South Africa in the 1940s.

However, the author introduces Christianity as European religion and outlines its positive and negative impacts on African culture. The mixing of world religions describes

A storyline can be metaphorical, heroes and a plot can be fictional, and a story itself may seem very far from common life, yet findings are always true. This phenomenon is very simple to prove when witnessing the same truth discovered by different artists from different periods of time and different historical circumstances. Even more, exciting is to find those artists speaking the truth on human lies.

Hamlet is thirty years old and it is described by the gravedigger in his speech. Notably, in line 139, Hamlet asks the gravedigger of his being in his profession as a gravedigger and he replies that he has been associated with his profession since Hamlet’s father’s victory in Denmark when Hamlet was born. 

“There is no good on earth, and sin is but a name.  Come, the devil; for to thee is this world gave”.  Understanding the teaching of the Puritans that no man may ever escape the evil to which they’re born, regardless of their intentions or daily activities, Goodman Brown loses his faith in a good and forgiving God, giving in entirely to the despair that must follow such revelations.  

Maurya ultimate recognition of pain, and her acceptance of death as the irrevocable end of human existence does not compensate for her losses; but certainly, it makes the losses appear meaningless in a broad human context: the knowledge of life is available only to those who have been chastened and purified by suffering.

The author states that Gatsby had a strong attachment to this mysterious light as the author states, “Gatsby believed in the green light”. The green light was Gatsby only diminishing hopes to ever get back with Daisy, which unfortunately never occurred.  In addition, the green light also represents that of the quest for the “American Dream”.

The author states that a number of Packer collections deal with the issues of race, religion, and sexual identity. Parker’s stories look at key themes and attitudes by using the normal ghetto types such as the pimps, an unwed teenage, church lady or ex-con, and more upstanding casts like the classical musician.

The author of the paper states that Mark Twain extensively employs the tool of satire to mock at ills of human nature, which lead them to commit atrocious and inhuman acts against others. Twain lampoons the American society’s condoning of slavery by exposing the inhuman nature of the practice.

In most cases, such a situation may be described as barbaric and satanic considering the fact that Usher was committing murder. Evans also argues that the fact that Usher buried his sister alive was the cause of the haunted nature of the house (99). The most astonishing use of the gothic genre is when Poe highlighted the resurrection of Madeline (Evans 90).

Because of such oppression from their husbands, the wives could just end up being ignorant and submissive, willing to follow their husbands anywhere and do anything because they haven’t known

To illustrate the point, women characters from three of the Asian myths would be compared and contrasted to another myth i.e. Adventures of a disobedient price. Also, the features and characteristics associated with these characters would be discussed to come up with a consolidated explanation of these women.

This is a perspective that limits its interpretation to the syntax and grammar while ignoring socio-cultural and political aspects that usually define a work of art. In, An Inspector Calls, a play by J.B. Priestley, different issues emerge that could be analyzed

Therefore, as a result of flexibility of study within literature, the purpose of this study is to give a comprehensive examination of the occult tradition. The word occult is derived from a Greek

The speaker of the poem murders Porphyria for possessing her, but this seems possible for some time only, as the corpse cannot exist longer and must be wasted. The speaker wants full control over Porphyria without any social restrictions and pressures, which Porphyria feels in her life. For exercising full control, he murders her, but ironically, his control and possession are just temporary.

Helen Keller grew up being a determined person and one who defied some odds in life in order to attain her dreams. She is described as a person who was enthusiastic and sometimes unruly from her young age. However, her strong will power always motivated her to overcome all the negative feedback she received in life. 

The plot and setting of the story make "The Underground welder” a great piece of literature. The story follows the life of Jack Joseph, a welder who undergoes a lot of stressful situations forcing him to breakdown and almost lose his life. After the struggles, the welder later develops ways to improve his life and that of the family.

These requirements have in turn led to fast fashion, which is the move from talk work in order to embrace the current fashion market. Since fast fashion clothing is based on

 In the book Dubliners, James Joyce brings out the theme of fatherhood, in a couple of stories, to show the issues that revolved around it. James treats the father-child relationship as a delicate subject because he touches on the challenges faced by both the children who had father figures and those who lacked one.

Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage is Lord Byron’s longest narrative poem published between 1812 and 1818. It describes the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man looking for distraction in foreign lands. The title comes from the term childe, a medieval title for a young man who was a candidate for knighthood.

Emma, in contrast to Huck, is exposed to certain parts of society but is also very sheltered which causes her to have problems accepting other peoples’ points of view. Asher Lev, like Emma, is very sheltered as a youth, as he grows up in a tightly knit Jewish community. Asher is similar to both Huck and Emma.

The poem presents a traveler standing at a crossroad and finding it hard to decide which road to take. Making the decision is hard because neither road was actually preferable to him since there wasn't actually much difference between the two. Both seemed quite abandoned and were equally attractive to him.

The strength of character demonstrated as she illustrates her outrage at the murder surpasses the normally acceptable bounds of genteel behaviour and most definitely focuses attention upon the inner character of those individuals who would be capable of committing such a crime.  “The nature of the tale itself must be studied".

Then there is the matter of the primary character of the tale, the governess, who is mysteriously unnamed. She also sees visions no one else does, which create odd gaps in the storyline as well as strange moments of silence, at least as the governess’ describes them in her narration. Eventually, her visions also lead to the tragic end of the novella.

The woman is judged with scrutiny in terms of her fascinating manner of eating ice-cream. While having ice-cream, she makes use of her “milky hands” to inform the men around her about her beauty. She has a captivating beauty due to which, all the men around her are attracted to her but not everyone has the courage to talk to her.

Renowned critic, author and scholar of 18th century Samuel Johnson maintains that “Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature.” Hence, being a great critic, Johnson has presented a superb universal approach and everlasting criteria of assessing and judging the magnificence and universality of a piece of literature.

The excerpt gives insights into numerous aspects of life during the Arthurian period. First, the excerpt gives an insight into the nature of the judicial system during the period of King Arthur. Second, the excerpt gives an insight into the nature and extent of Queen Guinevere’s wealth while at the same time highlighting her lack of spiritual and intellectual qualities.

ury marked ambiguity in social condition and status because of the rapid changes, making the boundaries between gentry and upper elite, as well as wealthier professional classes and those below them, difficult to establish (Lynch 113). William Shakespeare, the legendary English

MAN FROM THE GRAVES: Swear that the Lord strike you down if you don’t! PIP: Strike me down God if I do not do as I promised. MAN FROM THE GRAVES: I will let you go, but remember what we have talked about. PIP: (Shyly) Goodnight sir!  MAN FROM THE GRAVES: Good riddance. (Glancing at the cold floor below him) I wish I was a frog or an eel. 

The novel “Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter” deals with the psychological development of humans and their changed relationships owing to the external and internal changes guided by circumstances and society. The two main characters of the novel, Silas Jones and Larry Ott undergo phenomenal transitions throughout the novel which develops an apt paradigm for the character analysis in the novel.

Although some might object on grounds, one who hasn’t thought critically about the importance of the templates would argue in that way, I believe that the templates are a good idea that all writers should embrace given their importance and use that inculcates better argumentative formula on writers. 

The defamiliarization technique is used to illustrate a familiar world or concept using familiar words from the point of view of another (the writer or the artist) in order to force the reader to perceive or think about the familiar world or concept from a different perspective and oftentimes in more complex terms (Bjørhovde 129).

Looking at what has survived of the Roman Twelve Tables as compared to Hammurabis Code shows a great deal of similarities, but there are some subtle differences that may suggest a change in civilization. The Hammurabi Code offers numerous specific

It was the juxtaposition of her childlike innocence and a diva-like physical appearance that were key ingredients. For example, Marilyn Monroe “was recognized around the world as the embodiment of beauty. Quite simply, her name and her image have timeless appeal. But behind the wealth, glamour, and celebrity status was a lonely woman.

Booker with the words, “We have with us today a representative of Negro enterprise & Negro civilization” (XIV The Atlanta Exposition Address, n.d.). There have been so many instances in history and until

The author claims that criminology theories can be integrated into one universal theory. In this approach, the labeling theory lacks sufficiency in explaining criminal minds. Indeed, the theory deviates from some crucial ideas or theories of criminology. The integration theory does not nullify the credibility of fundamental criminology theories.  

He controls his anger and portrays great expertise and experience in the Trojan War. The victory at the war results from his ability to manage his anger and coordinate his troops effectively. He arrived at Trojan with fifty

wo years after Christ’s demise whereby during then images had a representation of biblical episodes to stress on deliverance (Gwynn, Bangert & Lavan, 2010). To date, there are very few surviving arts form ancient times. This could mean either the followers were less concerned

William Blake was mostly homeschooled by his mother, who used the bible as a very pivotal source of education for the young poet (Rowland 142). The exceptionality was highly considerable, since, by the age of 10, he was already an exceptional artist, having been enrolled at the Henry Pars' drawing school.

Through careful weaving of both male and female characters, the author explores the institutions of marriage, family and friendships. He illustrates to us the differing roles played by both genders in these relationships. The men in the play bring out a variety of character traits and conflicting ideas of what masculinity is. 

The author of the essay gives a detailed information that concerns the novel "The red badge of courage". As the author puts it, Stephen tells an enthusiastic, interesting and comic story of Henry Fleming, a young private of the Union Army. Moreover, it is stated that the plot begins on a cold day near a river where the 304th regiments await battle.

The most well-known sort of school to which white collar class young ladies went was a little, single-sex school run by a solitary lady or man. A few young ladies went to school for a year and after that got to be educators; it was normal that after a year or two of instructing, a young lady would then get married and resign from educating.

In the chapter - “A Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe”, the writer talks of the cutting of the tongue so that she could speak any language. This gives her the advantage to a suite in any community and overcomes any challenges.  The writer tries to put across the importance of women in society, how they are neglected and the many challenges they face.

I, Sarah, had nothing to surrender, nothing to conquer. On an unfortunate path, that implied my fortune - an open road of misleading thoughts; I had

McKay was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and his literal works challenged the White authority. He threatened retaliation for prejudice and defended Black rights. His Harlem Shadows poem is a narrative of what he sees in the negro in Harlem and uses a tone of struggle to demonstrate his anger for inequality in society.

The 18 and 19th centuries is an era remembered for the literal and art creations as depicted in Daniel Defoe’s The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders of 1722 and Gustave Flaubert Madame Bovary of 1856. The two pieces are Novels exploring the lives of heroines Moll Flanders and Emma Bovary respectively.