Literature Analysis

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is a small town lawyer and a single parent raising two children. Atticus is a strong, intelligent, white male in his forties. He was raised in a Christian home and believes in treaty people fairly and with respect. Even though Atticus is a […]

The lengthy and complex history of providing equal and exceptional education to all children in the country is examined by Eaton’s story. She analyzes various factors that hinder equitable access, beginning with a discussion of Brown v. Board of Education. Following a significant ruling by the Board of Education in 1954, civil rights were advanced […]

Antigone’s father complex was related to Oedipus, but in a humorous way. Antigone was the youngest child of Oedipus and Jocasta, who were in an incestuous marriage. Oedipus, who unknowingly killed his father and married his mother, is familiar to psychology majors because Freud coined a developmental stage in which males compete with their fathers […]

1 . In the song lyrics section titled His Story, Card describes Job as “a man truly righteous” with “no pious facade. ” Since Romans 3:23 says “all have sinned,” what could the wisdom teachers have meant by designating Job as a righteous man? When Scripture states as it does in Romans 3:23, “for all […]

In Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, I believe that his most effective argument is that the relationship between the colonist and England is basically one sided. England rules the colonies for its own benefit, and puts the needs of England before the needs of its American colonies and the colonists living there. Most of Thomas Paine’s […]

Henrik Ibsen in ‘A Doll’s House’ written in 1879 uses the repetition of motifs throughout the course of the play to emphasise how the characters go through a series of changes in their characteristics and relationships. Ibsen makes use of motifs such as a Christmas tree, fancy dress, macaroons and doors to highlight changes throughout […]

Fascism is known to be the “philosophy of government that stresses the primacy and glory of the state, unquestioning obedience to its leader, subordination of the individual will to the state’s authority, and harsh suppression of dissent. ” As William Golding’s Lord of the Flies unravels into an ongoing story about leaders and power, the […]

Shakespeare uses blood imagery to dramatically exaggerate guilt within the play. Firstly, Lady Macbeth’s enormous sense of guilt provokes her to smell blood on her hands. While sleep walking, Lady Macbeth says, “Here’s the smell of blood still: all the perfumes / Of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh! ” (V. i. 48-49). […]

In The Outsider, Mersault is finally given a hearing and his punishment is not directly related to the murder of the Arab, but for his lack of social skills governing appropriate behaviour after his mother’s death. One meaning of the title of the novel, The Outsider, is that if you live a life different than […]

The possession of patriotism is a common attribute among the citizens of a country, while some believe that it has a poetic quality, making it a suitable topic for poets to explore. E. E. E. Cummings expressed his perspective on patriotism through a poem that, initially, may appear disordered and bewildering. E. E. Cummings expressed […]

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s novella tells the story of Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, prisoner of a Stalinist Labour Camp, forced to endure the seemingly intolerable living conditions intended to physically and mentally destroy the spirit of all the men contained within. This essay will discuss how Shukhov struggles to preserve his dignity throughout the course of his imprisonment […]

The ninth chapter of Emily Bronte’s perplexing novel, Wuthering Heights takes the reader to the climax of the novel where Catherine discusses with Nelly, her decision to marry Edgar. Although, still an account of Lokwood’s diary, it is a narration of Nelly’s accounts at Wuthering Heights. Bronte uses informal language to make sure every event […]

Looking at Mrs Alving’s character from the standpoint of an outsider, such as someone who resides in her community, it would be reasonable to conclude that she is a benevolent and liberal individual based on her conduct. If one is unfamiliar with the underlying plots and schemes surrounding Mrs. Alving’s actions, it may appear that […]

The Culture of Entitlement in Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is an attack on the new American dream of achieving wealth without concern for principle or virtue. Miller illustrates the negative results of the culture of entitlement. Willy Loman is the protagonist in Death of a Salesman. Willy is a […]

This extract of ‘Perfume’ by Patrick Suskind written in first-person narration explores and captures the author’s portrayal of the olfactory sense in eighteenth century France, where rests the foulest city of stench, Paris. The diction, literary devices and on top of that, the use of revolting visual imagery to describe each particular unappealing smell encompassing […]

Throughout Maya Angelou’s childhood, major obstacles do not cease to be thrown at her. This includes the obstacle she was born with, which is being a black female, in a harsh world of Jim Crow laws, racism, and sexism, a real-world existing during the 1930s-1940s in southern America. She depicts this world to us through […]

Kick the Habit, or Kick the Bucket is the premise of Stephen King’s “Quitters, Inc.” where a smoker aims to quit the habit by any means necessary. Dick Morrison reunites with his old friend Jimmy McCann at the bar in Kennedy International airport. During their previous meeting, McCann informed Morrison that he had successfully stopped […]

The Gap of Two Experiences and the Problem of Gender Inequality In two passages, Virginia Wolf describes her experience at a two cafeterias, one for a men’s college, and the other for a women’s college. Virginia Wolf uses complex diction, imagery and detail to convey her negative attitude towards women’s place in society. She also […]

“Analyse the dramatic effectiveness of Act 3 Scene 1” The tragic Shakespearian play “Rome and Juliet” is about two young people who experience true love even though it is forbidden. Against the will of both families they marry secretly. Just when all seems well, everything goes horribly wrong leaving them dead. Even though this play […]

Part I This passage is the first chapter of the first book of the Tao-te Ching of Lao Tse (604 – 531 BCE). The word Lao means “teacher” and Tse means “old man.” Some say that Lao Tse was a man named Li Erh, born in the state of Ch’u, employed as a curator in […]

Fathers and Daughters in Shakespeare Fathers and Daughters in Tempest, Merchant of Venice, and Othello While there is an over arcing theme in these plays as to the subject of Father-Daughter relationships in which the mother is absent, even the most cursory inspection shows relevant differences in both the characters and their relationships to one […]

Since its release in 1960, Harper Lee’s iconic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, has experienced tremendous success. It was chosen as a Literary Guild Selection Choice and a Book Society Choice, and it received the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 (Johnson 8). By 1982, over 15 million copies of the book had been sold. In a […]