Literature Analysis

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Saving Private Ryan’ is an incredibly violent and brutal film. In the opening of ‘Saving Private Ryan’, Spielberg uses many film techniques to show the atrocities that happened in World War II, such as the landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944.The film starts off with the title ‘Saving Private Ryan.’ It […]

Elie Wiesel’s book depicts the ordeal of a Jewish family during the period of concentration camps in Nazi Germany before World War II. The author himself grew up in Sighet, Transylvania, a predominantly Jewish community that suffered attack from the purification movement and was eventually governed by the Nazi regime. The Jews were gradually cleared […]

Madame Bovary was written in 1857 in a time of great social unrest in France. The Revolution in 1772 had led to some movement towards the establishment of equality between the sexes, however, this was to be temporarily abolished with the re-introduction of the monarchy and women’s roles within society were redefined once more. The […]

Have you ever seen someone strange? Strange enough, in fact, to chill you to your bones, and boil your blood all at once? I haven’t seen someone like this, but I have read about someone like this. In the fantastic story “The Ratcatcher” by Roald Dahl I will ‘travel’ down into the depths of the […]

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller Salem is on the brink of disaster because of a bunch of girls trying to stay out of trouble. Reverend Hale, an expert on witchcraft comes into town in an attempt to stop all the chaos. He eventually fights a battle between what is right, and upholding his beliefs. […]

The scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, written In 1850, Is a product of the literary struggle between Classicism and Romanticism. Classicism is based upon writing in a traditional tone that involves no emotion, while Romanticism is the idea of letting emotion flow through literary outlets, such as a novel. This struggle Is plainly embodied In […]

Gail Godwin’s “A Sorrowful Woman” is to some extent an attack on marriage and gender roles. She allows us to view the social lie that comes with this commitment and in doing so I believe that Godwin is allowing her audience to see marriage from an entire different perspective. She is allowing us to see […]

The Snows of Kilimanjaro – analysis Hemingway’s “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” is a story about a man and his dying, his relationship to his wife, and his recollections of a troubling existence. It is also, more importantly, a story about writing. Ernest Hemingway’s background influenced him to write “The Snows of Kilimanjaro. ” One important […]

Various interpretations and messages are conveyed in “The Winter’s Tale” through its themes and symbols. One must consider the socio-political context of Shakespeare’s time, as there were conflicts among Christians. Protestants were persecuted during Queen Mary’s Catholic rule, and during Queen Elizabeth’s Protestant reign, there was religious tension between Britain and the Holy Roman Empire. […]

Dostoyevsky is justifiably famous for his studies of the human mind. His powerful analytical style forms the backbone of his novels and his characters are undoubtedly deep individuals with a real scope for psychological exploration. In Crime and Punishment our central character, Raskolnikov, is given this treatment around the context of a murder. We comprehend […]

The Tao of Pooh we are introduced to “Ibis Backbones” who represents the most misguided of Western Society, as well, we are shown that Western societal thinkers/philosophers/writers represent, In their own way, the Tao. “Ibis Backbones” confuses exercise with work and activity with creativity. “The Ibis Backbones Is almost desperately active,” (p. 93) says Benjamin […]

Susan Shown Harjo in her essay titled, “Last Rites for Indian Dead” found in Chapter 9 of our textbook, argues that it is wrong to remove the remains of Native Americans for purposes of archeology, medicine or fortune-hunting. She would like to see national legislation passed to protect the burial remains of Native Americans. I […]

Realistic Hero in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer, the main character of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written by Mark Twain, is an average boy who is bored with his civilized life and escapes these constraints by pulling pranks. The character, Tom is presented as a realistic and convincing boy. He is kind […]

In Elizabethan society it seems that although gender roles were expected to be fixed and distinct, sexuality was far more fluid than the strict categories which we impose on it now. It was commonly known for men to have male ‘bed-fellows’ and, with Queen Elizabeth’s liking of the Petrarchan form of address, it was not […]

William Shakespeare was at the peak of his career during the reign of Elizabeth I, at the time England was at the climax of its power, having a large empire strong trade, a great naval fleet and many explorers who were forever discovering new lands. It was a time of travel and discovery, as well […]

According to Mikhail Lermontov, the portrayal of the Hero of Our Time is essentially that of a villain. However, it is important to note that this depiction does not refer to an individual person but instead represents the flaws and faults present in our entire generation, taken to their extreme. As Francois Truffaut once noted, […]

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 […]

Graduation is one of the most memorable moments in a lifetime. Maya Angelou’s graduation was an exciting moment, yet it was a very hurtful experience because of racism/segregation. This badly affects Angelou at her graduation. The overall point in Graduation is racism and segregation. Her choice of words is very powerful and emotional: It was […]

Carlos, who trades Spanish wine and fruits within the EU, is entitled to raise concerns over the legitimacy of payments he was asked to make under articles 25 and 90 of the EC Treaty. One of the four freedoms provided by the original Rome Treaty is the free movement of goods, along with the free […]

Before we analyse the role of witches in Macbeth we must look at them from a historical perspective as people’s attitudes to witches in Jacobean times were very different to what they are now, in the 21st century. During the times of Shakespeare people were petrified of witches and their society was very paranoid, witches […]

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is the tragic tale of a warrior, Macbeth, corrupted by power and greed. This tragedy could be explained two very different ways. One explanation is that Macbeth is lead down a wicked road by fate. On the other hand, perhaps there is no such force as fate, which therefore indicates that Macbeth […]

Exuding the underlying reflections of Macbeth’s psyche, the soliloquy represents the outpouring of confusion and conscience, adding to our insight into Macbeth’s obscure persona. At the opening of the play, we have a strong impression of Macbeth as a ‘worthy gentleman’, with Duncan referring to him as ‘noble Macbeth’. Though, this becomes untenable with ironic […]