Literature Analysis

In “Battle Royal” by Ralph Ellison, the brawl initially acts as a suspense builder. Before the climactic speech, the reader must explore the fight between the protagonist and a few black boys. White men incite this fight for their own viewing pleasure. At first glance, the Battle Royal scene appears trivial but it allows the […]

After vigilant investigation I have accomplished an understanding that the theme “duty” in the novel Silas Marner has a big impact and means very much. Duty is the moral obligation, which is due. In the novel there are various links to do with duty and the main characters all had a duty to fulfill. Silas […]

Throughout the story Silas Marner character seems to change but inside he is still the same person. At the beginning of ‘Silas Marner’ Marner comes across as a lonely, greedy old man that is unsociable and the only point he is still alive is to work so he can get even more rich. As the […]

The structure of the two novels is significantly different upon examination. “Remains of the Day” is a travel diary that tells the story of a wasted life and missed opportunities. It follows Stevens, the butler of Darlington Hall, on a journey that serves as both a symbolic and physical exploration for him. As he moves […]

‘Silas Marner’ and ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ were written at different times but both were written at the height of great change in the world. Eliot wrote ‘Silas Marner’ in 1861, but set it at the earlier time of the 1820s, during the Industrial Revolution, and similarly, Harper Lee wrote ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ at […]

Silas Marner is a story set in the past, set in the city and the countryside. In the beginning of the story Silas suffers for a crime he did not commit. Silas is trailed even though it was his best friend William Dane, who set him up so he could steal Silas’s wife to be […]

In the beginning of the book, Silas asserts that the earth is not ruled by a fair God, but rather a deceitful one who punishes the blameless. However, by the end of the novel, he expresses his belief that goodness exists in this world and he feels it strongly. Silas Marner was known as a […]

In the novel Silas Marner by George Eliot, the eponymous hero has moved into the outskirts of a small rural village called Raveloe and, during his time there, we can observe many changes in him. He goes from being withdrawn and mysterious to being a part of community life. When he arrived there, he was […]

Taking place in Salford during 1970, the play is focused on the Khan family, who are a group of eight “Anglo-Pakistani” individuals. The plot occurs before the aforementioned outburst of war between India and Pakistan regarding the independence of East Pakistan. The father, George Khan, maintains an authoritative presence in which his offspring are expected […]

One of the most important aspects of defining a character as courageous in George Eliot’s novel Middlemarch is self-recognition. In this novel, one of the keys to such recognition is through an understanding of one’s surroundings, the environment in which that character operates. When one looks at the character of Dr. Tertius Lydgate, one discovers […]

Silas Marner is a moral fable written by the Mary-Ann Evans under the pen name of George Eliot. It was published in 1861. It tells the story of the ways of an estranged old weaver, his struggles through life and society, descendence to and emancipation from mental slavery, desolation of faith, and human nature. Essentially, […]

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 […]

If you have made all the mistakes in your relationship and realize that you have one final opportunity to make things right, it can be disheartening when you unintentionally let that chance slip away. It will cause pain, leading to anger and frustration, and you will protest its unfairness. However, you must remember that not […]

The narrators of Havisham and Our Love Now cling onto relationships that their partners have abandoned. Despite Havisham’s bitter and angry tone and Our Love Now’s more positive and hopeful tone, there’s a feeling that their relationships cannot be salvaged. This essay will explore the conflicts within romantic relationships in these two poems, which both […]

The Merchant of Venice, written by William Shakespeare, tells multiple tales, with the most captivating being the destiny of Shylock, an unlucky Jewish character. In 16th century Venice, where the play unfolds, it was not unusual to find unfortunate Jews as second-class citizens in a society dominated by Christians. The essay will explore the extent […]

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon around 23rd April 1564 and died in Stratford fifty two years later. He married once to a woman named Anne Hatheway with whom he had three children; the eldest, Susanna and twins, Hamnet and Judith. The Globe theatre was where all of Shakespeares productions were staged, it was built […]

One of William Shakespeare’s most complex plays is The Merchant of Venice, which he wrote in the late 1500s. The audience in England, where the play was performed, was most likely Christian and thus less likely to empathize with Shylock, who was a Jew. During that era, Christians held unfavorable views towards Jews due to […]

The first scene of ‘The Merchant of Venice’ opens on a street in Venice. The merchant, Antonio is introduced to the audience, and he is shown as depressed and melancholy.’In sooth I know not why I am so sad. ‘This shows that Shakespeare uses Empathy to reflect Antonio’s feelings with his surroundings. This hints to […]

To adequately answer the first question, we must assess how Shylock treats Antonio, how Antonio treats Shylock, Jessica’s treatment of her father, and Shylock’s response to Jessica’s actions. To answer the second question, we need to analyze Act 4 Scene 1 (the courtroom scene) where Shakespeare incorporates dramatic techniques to depict the varying fortunes encountered […]

The Oxford English Dictionary explains ‘just’ as ‘that which is morally right’; this definition would lead a person to believe that there is an element of humanity in justice. This, however, happens to be a particularly modern view on justice, a view which has been altered and warped over the years but it is reflected […]

Mikhail Bulgakov’s Master and Margarita and Manuel Puig’s Kiss of the Spider Woman both explore the development of human identities through complex language and actions with moral implications. Despite both works demonstrating this theme, there are also notable differences in the characters’ behaviors in relation to love and success. Puig’s protagonist Molina displays selflessness by […]

When Shakespeare wrote his play in the 16th century all Jewish people had been expelled from England 300 years before , and hence found new homes in various places across Europe namely Venice ,(a place which was ruled by Christians who hated the Jewish people for supposedly killing “Jesus Christ”) where his play is set […]