Comparative Analysis

Published in 1912, Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” is a novel that takes place in an anonymous European city. The narrative revolves around a common salesman residing in a society obsessed with industry. However, one fateful morning, he undergoes a dramatic transformation and wakes up as an enormous cockroach. Throughout the book, the author delves into the […]

There have been different artistic peaks throughout the history of humanity influenced by specific social, political or religious situations of the time. Those peaks shaped by certain styles had an important impact on art as we know it today. One of the most recognized styles of art of seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe were […]

Since the beginning of the 20th century many countries have favored the economic system of communism over capitalism many political partys around the world that are communist based have the term “workers party”incuded in their name because communism is a system for the working class and capitalism is a competitive system for the upper class […]

The concept of fear towards the unknown is examined in both “Lord of the Flies” and “Sufi Tales.” In “Lord of the Flies,” this trepidation is represented as “the beast,” while in “Sufi Tales,” it manifests itself as a watermelon. The reaction to this unfamiliarity is similar for both the boys in “Lord of the […]

The two poems ‘Disabled’ and ‘Mental Cases’, both written by Owen, are about war and cover similar but also very different situations. ‘Disabled’ displays the thoughts and feelings of a young man who has lost his limbs after suffering the injuries of war. ‘Mental Cases’, on the other hand, captures the damage to men’s minds […]

The three poems used in this essay are: “The Meal”, “My papa’s Malts”, and “Daddy”. All three poems were written and created in such a descriptive manner with the use of images that stimulates the imagination and the senses of the readers. Thus, imagery plays a role in each of the three aforementioned poems to […]

Both Beowulf and Odysseus are initially presented as formidable figures. Beowulf is hailed as the mightiest man in Geatland, while Odysseus holds a similar reputation in Greece. Additionally, their respective quests involve significant undertakings – Beowulf seeks to vanquish Grendel, while Odysseus yearns for a triumphant homecoming and reunion with his wife, Penelope. Both Beowulf […]

In the poems ‘To his coy mistress’ and ‘In Paris With You’, both of the poets are speaking about a relationship with their lover and they present love through the use of language in many different ways. Love is presented in ‘In Paris With You’ through repetition as ‘Paris’ and the mantra ‘In Paris with […]

The love and hate Emotions are the strongest feelings that anyone will ever experience in their lives. They are the two most extraordinary feeling known to man. As experience has taught me, nothing is greater than love and with without love, nothing matters. The strength of love is greater than hate because love brings so […]

When it comes to choosing whether or not to read the text along with the film, most would recommend reading the story first for “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”. While the film had a mostly accurate portrayal of the story, one would need to read the text for the entire account. Although, the main […]

It was well documented in his Biography that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle based his character, Sherlock Holmes on his teacher and mentor, Doctor Joseph Bell, a surgeon that Doyle studied under at Edinburgh University (Hodgson 4). We can see another influence on the stories written about “the great detective” in the works that came some […]

Both Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Voltaire’s Candide illustrates the collapse of a philosophy. This philosophy revolves around the inability of human beings to enclose their lives in accordance to a confined and limited doctrine which is superficially persuasive. The nature of doctrine is not contentious because the important aspect is that it underlines the idiosyncrasies […]

Mark Mcwatt and Hazel Simmons-McDonald have authored a book called “In a world of poetry for CXC,” which contains two poems titled “Forgive my guilt” and “Once upon a time.” These poems delve into the wrongdoings of young, innocent children and highlight the passionate and fervent essence of childhood. Despite addressing different situations, both poems […]

Loss is universal. An inevitable condition of life; you cannot have one without the other. Whether it is the loss of innocence of an unborn child in “Prayer Before Birth” by Louis MacNeice, a mother’s loss of her young child to poverty and starvation in “A Mother in a Refugee Camp” by Chinua Achebe or […]

In Henry James’s “Daisy Miller” and Edith Wharton’s “The Other Two,” the narrators each disclose the complications of their party’s social formalities during circumstances within their own society. In both short stories, Winterbourne and Waythorn try to figure out their adored ones character and motives but for different reasons. In “Daisy Miller,” it’s noticeable that […]

I have chosen to compare the two short stories “The Story of an Hour”, by Kate Chopin and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, by James Thurber. “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is a short story written in 1937. The main character is an older man that drives his wife to town for beauty […]

Comparing to ‘the Perks’, ‘the Catcher’ is found more enjoyable by me. I’m not saying ‘the Perks’ isn’t great–obviously it is. I just made a judgment mostly by my instinctive feelings. Both books are simple to read: words and phrases are plain and frank. Like Charlie says he writes kind of the way he talks, […]

Ginsberg poem reads like a spontaneous    monologue and the train of thought is occasionally interrupted from time to time. For example, at one moment he speaks of,  “America when will we end the human war? /Go fuck yourself with your atom bomb” and then he followed it with “I don’t feel good don’t bother me”. […]

Amy Tan, Frank O’Connor, and Tom Whitecloud explore similar themes in their stories despite their diverse backgrounds. They all focus on the challenges encountered by children who belong to a different culture than their own families.