Essays On Books

Parker’s short story, “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” is steeped in the discomforting emotional states of an old woman in response to her jilting, which happened during her youth. The antagonist, George ushers Granny into a depraved life when he jilts her during their planned wedding day while she is in her twenties. The story […]

The Rich Brother is a story concerning the two brothers, Pete and Donald, who live completely contrasting lives. Pete is very rich and has all the qualities of a good life. He has easy access to the resources of an average American family. On the other hand, Donald is poor and lives a simple life. […]

Leda and the swan was written in 1928 by William Butler Yeats. It is a petrarchan sonnet, in iambic pentameter; it has a rhyme pattern in ABAB CDCD EFGEFG. This is the most famous poem in the collection The tower, and the one with most imagery. Despite its ABAB rhyme scheme, the poem is breathtaking […]

Death Avenue In Thomas Mann’s short story “The Path To The Cemetery”, there are a few major themes throughout the plot. The story starts off with an elderly man named Piepsam walking along the road to the cemetery, and out of nowhere a young kid on a bike races by. The older man threatens to […]

“The Destruction of Sennacherib” is an example of Romantic philosophy in both its revolutionary subject matter and in how Byron uses vivid details and descriptive language. “The Destruction of Sennacherib” retells an ancient story that is firmly rooted in nineteenth-century Romanticism. Byron believed strongly in a revolution of ideas, not only how poets should write […]

Explain the title. In what way is it suitable to the story? For me, the author choose the “Chieftest Mourner” as the title of the story because the story shows who suffered most between the legal wife, Sophia and the second wife, Esa. What did the predominant element in the story-plot, theme, character, and setting? […]

Tom, a good and honest worker, is the slave of Gentleman Shelby of Kentucky. After losing on the stock exchange, Shelby, a kind but weak-willed man, reluctantly agrees to sell Tom and the boy Harry to the slave trader Gailey. Overhearing the conversation between Shelby and Gailey, the young slave Eliza, Harry’s mother, warns Tom, […]

“Eleven” depicts a young and composite character, Rachel, whose birthday experience instills the connection between wisdom, intelligence, and maturity, using literary devices. In the story, Rachel’s teacher, Mrs. Price insists that Rachel wears a repulsive red sweater that does not even belong to her. Feeling powerless to her teacher’s authority, Rachel reluctantly obeys, but her […]

While some contend that knowledge is obtained through life experiences rather than books, I am of the opinion that the majority of our knowledge originates from books. Although it is true that not all information can be acquired from books, the importance of knowledge derived from books outweighs that gained from life experiences. We still […]

Book Journal (Canal de la Reina by Liwayway Arceo) The world is composed of different kinds of people. Some people are rich, others are poor. But in most countries majority of the people are the poor. Write about what your feelings are after reading the opening chapter(s) of the book. How do your feelings change […]

Double Helix is an engrossing novel that revolves around modern scientific discoveries. It combines suspense and exquisite prose, building up to a chilling climax. Additionally, Double Helix explores deep themes of personal identity, human connection, and the intricate ethical dilemmas surrounding genetic engineering. The book presents thought-provoking questions and hidden answers throughout its pages. With […]

With references to “touching the void” and another book. Books and movies have similarities and differences. When we read a book we create a visual image in our heads, whereas when we watch a movie the image is already created. In “touching the void” and “my sister’s keeper” the written story differs from the film […]

William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies presents significant issues relating to the concept of conflict. Through analysing characterisation and symbolism it is evident that conflict can be destructive to social order. The Black Eyed Peas music clip “Where is the Love? ” portrays the damaging nature of conflict, resulting in chaos, by the use […]

Apologies for the inconvenience caused by occasionally interrupting you. In life, we encounter experiences that provide us with a new perspective. It’s similar to watching news reports about hunger in a third world country while enjoying a lavish three-course meal. Humans tend to compare their own lives with those of others, perceiving life as a […]

Two Very Different Marriage Proposals Both the first passage from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and the second from a novel written by Charles Dickens are marriage proposals made by men. Even though the explicit purpose of these proposals is to persuade, the two essays reveal two very different assumptions each of the writers have […]

You can see that this poem, like most of Dickinson’s poems, has an ABCB rhyme scheme. Here, our rhyming pairs are “saw/raw” and “grass/pass. ” Extra note: Dickinson wasn’t strict in her rhyming. Though she did take steps to fit her feelings into the rhyme (she kept a dictionary by her bed, to help her […]

Foreign Policy Analysis (2010) 6, 277–296 Groupthink, Iraq, and the War on Terror: Explaining US Policy Shift toward Iraq Dina Badie University of Connecticut Existing scholarship on the Iraq War decision-making process generally treats the event as a logical extension of pre-existing ideas and policies. This paper considers the Bush administration’s decision to absorb Iraq […]

Rating: I would rate this novel as 8 out of 10 for a few reasons. First, the author seems to know a lot about mythology, Greek and Roman. When he put the story all together, it relate a lot to the myth of Greek and Roman people, sometimes it seems to make the myth make […]

Epic Simile: it is also called Homer simile because it was first used by Homer in his epic. It is also called the long tailed simile because in it the comparison is not condoled to some one quality but a number of qualities are compared and the comparison is elaborated and spread over a number […]

The Rise and Fall There are many talented musicians in the world, but few ever become both blessed with fame. The Greek hero Orpheus was gifted with superhuman musical skills (“Orpheus” Merriam. ) He is well known for playing his lyre and his singing abilities throughout his life. Orpheus is the son of a muse […]

Kidnap Poem Kidnap Poem was written by Nikkei Giovanni. Kidnap Poem is a great poem, because she is imagining that if she was a poet all the things that she would do. The Poem Expression that I pick “spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling”- William Wordsmith. I feel that this expression and the poem that I […]

Strange Strangers Is everyone really how they seem? In Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Possibility Of Evil’ She describes Ms. Strangers as a sweet kind old lady who Just likes people in her town to be happy. Throughout the story Mrs.. Strangers is nothing but a mean old lady who likes to hurt others and […]