Essays On Books

Conflict occurs in variable manners, and it can be individual to individual, individual to self, or individual to surroundings among other contexts. Flannery O’Connor, William Faulkner, and Emily Dickinson present conflict in poetry and prose. They present such in “A Good Man Is Hard to find,” “Barn Burning,” and “No Rack Can Torture Me” respectively. […]

In the short story, “Good Country People,” Flannery O’Connor tells us that everyone’s lives can be torn by acts of weakness and evil. Everyone has a weakness of some sort, just like the characters of this story did. People often put on fronts and they don’t act themselves. Evil is everywhere. Everyone has their faults […]

My initial response to the story’s title is that the short story was going to be about a happy family that lived in the country and drama to make the story interesting. At the start, it seemed as if anybody that was from the country were “good” and never did anything wrong throughout their entire […]

In “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”, O’Connor introduces the reader to a family representative of the old and new Southern culture. The grandmother represents the old South by the way in which she focuses on her appearnace, manners, and gentile ladylike behavior. O’Connor writes “her collars and cuffs were organdy trimmed with lace […]

At first glance, the story Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway may seem simple enough.  It appears to be a tale of two people waiting for the train.  However, deeper analysis would reveal that the theme of the story is of great relevance.  Though not directly indicated in the text, the story deals with […]

To demonstrate your understanding of a specific issue (race, gender, class, psychological), choose two of the following literary works and evaluate them with the same critical perspective. The works to choose from include, but are not limited to: Toni Cadre Bambina’s “The Lesson,” Counter Culled’s “Incident,” Jamaica Candid’s “Girl,” Julia Olivarez’s “How I Learned to […]

Describing the tale of an unnamed male figure referred to as the American and his companion Jig, The Hills like White Elephants presents a brief and seemingly clear-cut narrative. While waiting for a train bound for Madrid, the duo pauses to savor some beverages. The main topic of the text is implied to be the […]

Word Count: 2210 was one of the greatest writers of the century. He was born at the close of the old century but was able to see the Disorders of the new century. Hemingway was marvelous in bringing about his pictorial effects for his readers even in his drunken state. Hemingway was skilled in the […]

Ernest Hemingway, alongside Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner and John Steinbeck, is a shining beacon of the American literary scene. He mastered both the novel as well as the short story forms. The scope of this essay is two of his short stories – Hills Like White Elephants and A Clean Well-Lighted Place. The two stories […]

Masterfully written short stories by legendary writers like Ernest Hemingway and Kate Chopin stir the senses.  They transport readers to a different time and place and are written with rich imagery along with other literary elements like figures of speech to convey the message.  Ernest Hemingway’s Hills Like White Elephants and Kate Chopin’s.

Modernism as a movement is an artistic reaction to the conventional art and literature of mid- to late 19th century. World War I introduced advanced technology and the introduction of industrialisation provoked Modernist writers to express their concerns about the changing society and the complexities it of through their works. Urban alienation, the meaning of […]

Born on July 21st, 1899 in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Ernest Hemingway was a renowned American writer who passed away in 1961 (Ernest Hemingway). He is esteemed for his significant writing skills and narrative technique characterized by “minimalism” (Ellipsis), which made a lasting impact through his literary pieces. Among these works, Hills Like […]

In the story “Hills Like White Elephants” there are two main characters the American and Jig. The story takes place at a train station in 1927 in Spain. Jig is a young girl dealing with a woman’s choice. Although the word abortion is never used in the story, the reader is lead to that conclusion […]

Hills Like White Elephants In the story Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, the author uses the luggage to symbolize the hard decision that the American and Jig face in regards to having the abortion. The couple faces a very difficult decision about this baby because they are not willing to give up their […]

There are no specific rules or guidelines for categorizing certain stories as American Literature. Thus, the question arises: what qualifies a story as American Literature? An exemplary illustration of American Literature is found in Washington Irving’s profound short story, “Rip Van Winkle.” This story depicts the protagonist, Rip Van Winkle, who falls into a deep […]

Word Count: 1160Analyzation encompasses the application of given criteria to a literary work to determine how efficiently that work employs the given criteria. In the analyzation of short stories, the reader uses a brief imaginative narrative unfolding a single incident and a chief character by means of plot, the details so compressed and the whole […]

Rip Van Winkle is a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819, as well as the name of the story’s fictonal protagonist. The story is set in the years before and after the American Revolution War. It mainly tells that the man named Rip Van Winkle who attempted to escape from his […]

Over a century after Washington Irving published his world-renowned short story, Rip Van Winkle, the piece remains one of the most well-known fictional works in history. Irving’s descriptive writing style uses words to paint a vivid picture of the characters and setting where this story takes place. Without a critical analysis, Rip Van Winkle can […]

In nature, people keep reciting “to lead is to serve”. “Servant-first” perception by Robert Green leaf clears the air with exploration on who is a visionary leader. But am more attracted to how John C. Maxwell describes leadership. To him, true leadership is one that benefits the followers and not enriching the leaderfootnoteRef:1. Therefore, regardless […]

In the recent years, the debate over consumption of vinpocetine has intensified. Several types of research have been conducted to examine the effects of this ingredient to human beings.  In late 2015, Senator from Missouri, Claire McCaskill, requested the Food and Drug Administration agency (FDA) to stop the sale of commodities that contain vinpocetine component, […]

In her collection, The Bloody Chamber, Angela Carter employs various narrative techniques that draw inspiration from fairy tales. She incorporates techniques from the folkloric genre but also blends it with other styles to give her stories a contemporary feel. Through this fusion, she is able to satirize the society she wrote for. In her writing, […]

Angela Carter’s writing possesses a powerful and captivating force that effectively makes us overlook any doubts we may have regarding her subject matter. Discuss. Carter was a renowned advocate of magic realism, incorporating Gothic themes, violence, and eroticism into it. She consistently integrated the language and distinct elements of the fantasy genre in her literary […]