Literature Essays

“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do. ” (Johann von Goethe) “The Endless Steppe” by Esther Hautzig is a novel about a family’s determination to survive. In the novel it tells of how determination, the human ability to adopt, and happiness can hold a family together and help […]

305 Reasons to Love Emily Dickinson Poem #305 The difference between Despair And Fear—is like the One Between the instant of a Wreck And when the Wreck has been— The Mind is smooth—no Motion— Contented as the Eye Upon the Forehead of a Bust— That knows—it cannot see— Dickinson’s poetic accomplishment was recognized during her […]

The Rise of the English Novel English literature has a long and colorful history. From the masterfully written old English tales of Chaucer to the countless Shakespearian dramas to the poetic verses of Tennyson, England has produced some of the richest treasures of the literary world. Not until the eighteenth century, however, did a type […]

In the novel, ‘ I Heard The Owl Call my Name’ by Margaret Craven, the young twenty-eight year old vicar Mark Brian is sent to a remote village of Kingcome by the Bishop. In this he has no choice. However, it changes him. This essay will explain why this change is important to Mark. When […]

A Clockwork Orange depicts a disturbing tale of the future of humanity, with its setting in a totalitarian state that blends elements of Soviet communism and American capitalism. Written as a dystopian fiction, Burgess’ novel is a logical extension of contemporary conditions rather than a purely speculative forecast of what’s to come in the early […]

The history has oppressed and forced women to adapt themselves to a world controlled by men, making it difficult for the feminine gender to thrive. Although progress has been made towards equality, men still dominate. “The Chrysanthemums,” “A Rose for Emily,” and “A Doll’s House” are written pieces that feature dissatisfied female protagonists, frustrated with […]

I wasn’t exactly thrilled to hear we were studying this book in class but I found that I really enjoyed it. I really liked it because of the fact that the prominent theme of racial prejudice is so controversial. I found it very hypocritical that the gossiping friends of Aunt Alexandra could be so concerned […]

Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote The Yellow Wallpaper in 1892, which was later adapted into a movie. Although the film closely follows Gilman’s original script, there are numerous details and differences that distinguish it. The discrepancies between the narrative standpoint, character elaboration and introduction, and symbols set the short story and film apart. In the short […]

Technique Analysis of ‘Shooting an elephant’ Written by George Orwell Essay by Arthur Diennet In 1936, George Orwell published his short story ‘Shooting an elephant’ in an English magazine. Since then, it has been republished dozens of times and holds a place as a definitive anti-colonial piece of literature, in an era where the British […]

Introduction The White Heron is a spiritual story portraying great refinement and concerns with higher things in life. A 9 year old girl once isolated in the city found fulfillment in a farm surrounded by nature. Too those less unfortunate, money charm and other attractions can be intoxicated; Sylvia did not bite. She could have […]

In Martin Luther King Jr. ’s speech “I Have a Dream,” his extensive use of imagery, repetition, and metaphor, as well as an appeal to the reader’s sense of ethos, logos, and pathos, persuade the audience to have faith and optimism in the face of despair and prejudice. His speech empowers and encourages the audience […]

Representatives of the Victorian Era The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Dorian Gray The novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was written by Robert L. Stevenson and first published in 1886. The years from 1837 to 1901 are considered the Victorian Era, so the novel is considered […]

Ernest Hemingway’s “Indian Camp” from “In Our Time” (1925) follows Nick, his father, and Uncle George as they are rowed across a lake by indigenous locals at dawn. During an emergency medical call, Nick, his father, and his uncle arrive on shore and discover a series of shanties. They enter the one closest to the […]

PEDRO PARAMO This novel was written by Juan Rulfo a pre eminent Mexican writer who was raised in an orphanage. The central vehicle of the novel is that spirits are here with us if we care to listen, many dialogues and situations in the book have characters who are dead and speak from the beyond. […]

Virginia U. Jensen – “The actions of righteous women ripple on through time and space and even generations. ” In “The Prologue,” Anne Bradstreet writes a poem that seeks to understand her role as a female poet in a male-dominated Puritan society. She knows that her poetry is perceived as inferior because it was considered […]

Figurative Language, Imagery. And Sound in “Sonnet 29” Williams Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 29” is Shakespeare starts the first quatrain with himself talking of disgrace in his fortune and in the eyes of others. In the second quatrain, Shakespeare takes the inward thoughts and looks outward with coveting eyes and wishes he could be a different man. […]

Both Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” and Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “Chronicles of a Death Foretold” begin in an unorthodox way, presenting the reader with an unexpected opening line that withdraws any initial suspense. In Beckett’s play, the antithesis of a usual opening line is used: “Nothing to be done”. Similarly, Marquez’s novel begins with “On […]

Early horror literature came out of a mix of the upcoming of romanticism, the decline of the enlightenment, and most of all from early gothic traditions themselves. Neo-gothic interests greatly sparked the minds of many 18th century writers, Edgar Allen Poe being one of them. Poe is classified as an American Horror author of the […]

It can be argued that William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” is a play about forgiveness and reconciliation. The title, The Tempest is both literal and metaphorical. Shakespeare begins the play with a fierce storm which wrecks the courtier’s ship. I think this storm symbolises “the tempest of life” (i. e. the struggle of life) around which […]

Starting her essay, Alice Walker recalls a delightful memory from her youth that emphasizes her attractiveness. This beginning establishes the foundation for how all aspects of her life are affected by the disfigurement she experiences later on. In her essay “Mercury,” Walker acknowledges that she was aware of her physical appeal from a young age […]

The Most Effective Literary Element in “Cathedral” and Reasons for its Effectiveness Raymond Carver uses the literary elements of characterization and point of view to make Cathedral an effective story. While Cathedral appears to just be a story about a visit between two old friends and the narrator, I see it as a journey between […]

Introduction Thesis-Robert Frost’s poem “The Lockless Door” is a great example for the reader to experience what being lonely is like. It also gives the reader mood and emotional thoughts and feelings. Robert Frost’s writing style lets you feel as if you’re in his head and you feel exactly how he feels. Scope and Sequence-Robert […]