Literature Essays

Kate Chopin, the author of “Regret”, was born on February 8, 1850, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born to Thomas and Eliza O’Flaherty, as Katherine O’Flaherty. Chopin’s father died in a train accident when she was five years old and she grew very close to her mother and great grandmother. She was one of […]

In the poem called “Five Ways to Kill a Man,” by Edwin Brock, the poet indicates five different ways to kill a man by using history to relate the topic. A woman named Gerda Hoogenboom said, “The key to understanding the poem is to look at the setting of each stanza. Then, the rest follows” […]

‘A Gift’ by Rahila Gupta, is a short story about a two homosexuals, which traces fragments of the feelings and emotions of a chaste and somewhat intellectual relationship between two women, one being the dominant partner and the other the submissive one. She uses a vast variety of figures of speech, such as alliterations, metaphors […]

We are nearly at the end of the first Act, and at last our two heroes meet and immediately fall deeply in love with each other. The language used by Shakespeare here eloquently describes the deep passion that they feel for one another, and the audience are well rewarded for their patience in waiting for […]

Sherman Alexie’s What You Pawn I Will Redeem Reading Response #1 How has Sherman Alexie managed to detach Jackson Jackson from his present predicament, and what is the effect of this on the reader? Throughout Sherman Alexie’s short story, What You Pawn I Will Redeem, the narrator, Jackson Jackson, manages to distance himself from his […]

‘Everyday creativity is always dialogical in Bakhtin’s sense’. To what extent do you agree or disagree wit this perspective? Traditional definitions of language have often categorised creative activity in the ‘canonical’ literary uses we see in artistic works. However, contemporary definitions no longer confine creativity with language to the work of the novelist or poet. […]

Frank O’ Connor’s short story, “Guest of the Nation”, exemplifies an effective plot as all good writing does through the utilization of rising and falling action. With the implementation of the major components integrated to form the plot, O’Connor is able to construct an alurring and exciting series of situations for his readers to enjoy. […]

The text pertains to a story written by John Updike called “A&P”. It explores the notion of immature judgment among adolescents during the 1960’s. “A&P” follows Sammy, a young boy employed at a nearby grocery store of the same name. Sammy, working at the register, regularly observes the individuals entering the store. Sammy is surprised […]

Physical journeys also involve emotional and spiritual journeys A physical journey brings inner growth and development from the experiences a person encounters from a physical transition from one place to another. All physical journeys include obstacles and hardships however they also involve emotional and spiritual journeys along the way. Peter Skrzynecki’s poems “Postcard” and “Crossing […]

The narrator expresses admiration for nature in both passages I and II. Jay Parini expresses his worry over the human-caused destruction of nature, while Beryl Markham describes the beauty of the Serengeti Plains. It is important for people worldwide to value and respect nature, as we will be the ones to feel its absence when […]

Doomed Youth? “Dulce et decorum est pro Patria mori”. A noble sentiment, taken from a poem by Horace, and one which was taken as a veritable truth by virtually every man, woman and child in the early years of twentieth century Britain. The memories of Britain’s last conflict, the Boer War, had faded. Victoria’s reign […]

The aim of this essay is to do a comparison on two poems, Woman Work by Maya Angelou and I Aint Mad At Cha by Tupac Shakur. Maya Angelou is a remarkable Renaissance woman who is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature. As a poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, […]

William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” is perhaps his most famous and most anthologized short story. From the moment it was first published in 1930, this story has been analyzed and criticized by both published critics and the causal reader. The well known Literary critic and author Harold Bloom suggest that the story is so […]

The story “The Ghost Soldiers” is one of the only stories of “The Things They Carried” in which we don’t know the ending in advance. I believe that O’Brien chooses to make this story particularly suspenseful in order for the reader to understand the meaning of the ending and recognize that the ending is not […]

A lot of authors express their emotions, thoughts and feelings through works of literature. Things they hear and see, as well as own life experiences influence some authors. Marge Piercy, a well-known author, was inspired by the stories her grandmother and mother would tell her throughout her childhood. Piercy was also encouraged by her mother […]

In William Faulkner’s novel, Intruder in the Dust, racism at the beginning of the civil rights movement is a key theme. During this time period in the South, people were expected to behave a certain way towards those whose skin was different form their own. However, in this novel, William Faulkner defies the norm by […]

Satire is often defined as a literary genre or form; although, in practice, t is also found in graphic and performing arts. In satire, human or individual follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, burlesque, irony, or other methods, ideally with the intent to bring out improvement. Although satire […]

Mid-Road Family Mid-road family, a Thai short story, is settled in Bangkok Metropolitan. It focuses on experiences middle-classmen often meet on the road during traffic jams. The story conveys how it is a necessity to own a car and why it is considered as good opportunity even one is stuck on traffic jams. We as […]

ENGLISH FAIRY TALE ADAPTATION SPEECH You will all be familiar with the fairy tale of the three little pigs, were in the fairy tale the pigs are cute and cuddly, and the wolf is big and bad. But what if we looked at it from a different point of view? What if the three little […]

Interview with Shirley Jackson I still remember the day we were assigned to do a research paper on a piece of literature we had read in my English 198 class. The story I chose to write my paper on was “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, it was one of my favorites. Luckily for me Mrs. […]

Since the 1900’s, women have struggled with gender roles in society that leaned more in favor of men. Susan Glaspell’s play, Trifles, reflects on this struggle by blatantly separating the ideas, opinions and actions of the men and women in the play. As the title Trifles suggests, the men in the play view the two […]

Seamus Heaney is a famous Irish poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995 and is considered by many to be the most interesting Irish poet since William Yeats, who likewise won a Noble Prize in his day. Heaney’s literature frequently communicates the rather tranquil setting of his home land, Ireland, and […]