Literature Analysis

Book A Separate Peace he communicates how the war in him was taking its toll on him. He uses the characters in a complicated plot to show the destructive forces of war. The characters, Gene and Finny, are the opposing forces in a struggle between the reality of war (World War II) and a separate […]

In his story “The Chrysanthemums,” John Steinbeck utilizes symbolism to convey deeper meanings. Each symbol employed sheds light on the characters and their circumstances, particularly Elisa, the protagonist. Elisa’s garden goes beyond being a typical one; it holds significant meaning. The chrysanthemums she nurtures are more than mere flowers. Moreover, her actions in the story […]

The play Antigone by Sophocles, written in 442 BC, perfectly exemplifies Aristotle’s belief that humans are political beings. Despite being the first of the Theban plays to be written, it is performed as the third and builds upon the existing Theban legend. At its core is Antigone, who chooses death over being buried alive according […]

The characters in the book sonny blues seems to be physically and emotionally imprisoned. All over the story, the narrator of the book and Sonny seems to be undergoing a great struggle to overcome constant barriers that have appeared in their lives. According to the story, sonny is seen to be imprisoned physically in jail […]

And King Lear Shakespeare has many overlapping themes that seem to correlate throughout his different works of literature. However, there are many themes that conflict as well. King Lear and Hamlet are two works of literature that can be both compared and contrasted. Hamlet and Lear seem to be complete opposites on the surface. Hamlet […]

  This book attempts to deconstruct the various dimensions of Jonathan Edwards’ famous sermon. In other words, it offers the social, historical, and theological contexts for the sermon for the novice reader. Even for those practicing Christianity for a long time, the book offers key insights and asides with respect to the text in question. […]

In The Hobbit, various events and conflicts unfold. I observed conflicts like Bilbo Baggins vs. himself, all the hobbits vs. Smaug, and Bilbo vs. the other hobbits. Bilbo faced reluctance from the hobbits he joined on his journey. The only reason they permitted his presence was due to the reassurance of Gandalf, the wandering wizard, […]

Howard Zinn is arguably the most important American historian. He brought a radical transformation to the construction of history that was previously unheard of. By siding with the oppressed, the underprivileged, the victims, the poor and the weak, he made their voices heard through his writing. The People’s History of the United States is a […]

Wu Jianren’s 1906 novella ‘Sea of Regret (originally titled Hen Bai) is a masterpiece of modern Chinese literature. The book is rich in themes of morality and the challenges of modernity and patriotism. Adopting a tone of sentimentality that is essential to the Chinese literary aesthetic the novella deals also with concepts such as chivalry […]

The social and economic impoverishment of aborigines in North America, including Canada, is well-documented historically. However, there has been limited scholarly focus on the detrimental effects of European colonization and settlements on aboriginal gaming and gambling in Canada. In order to address this gap, Yale Belanger conducts a comprehensive study that explores this facet of […]

“It Makes Me Wanna Holler” is a book written by Nathan McCall, a vibrant black youth who grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia. He had a caring mother, stepfather, and four brothers. Throughout his childhood, McCall was obsessed with the prominent issue of race, but later came to resent his fixation. He discovered that one’s color […]

Both Victor and Thomas play different roles in each of the various short stories in the novel, which are all grounded in the theme of blurring the line between reality and imagination. The book explores the experiences of individuals living a Native American lifestyle in Spokane. Throughout the stories, there is a recurring theme that […]

Emily Bronte’s novel Wuthering Heights is a key text in the English literary canon. The first and last novel of the short-lived life and career of Emily Bronte, the novel lends itself to analysis through various disciplines such as psychoanalysis, race, gender and cultural studies. For example, it could be read under the feminist framework […]

At the turn of the twentieth century, The Importance of Being Ernest premiered as a humorous play that is widely recognized as a “farce” and a “social satire.” This classification accurately captures the play’s emphasis on street-smart humor, although some critics originally objected to its lack of seriousness and social message. Such objections were uncommon […]

King Lear is widely acknowledged as one of William Shakespeare’s great tragedies. This essay will identify and analyze a couple of key scenes from the play which makes a significant contribution to the overall development of plot, its character and the theme. Act 1 Scene 1 The very first scene from the first act is […]

The novel “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer recounts Chris McCandless’s brave expedition into the unfamiliar Alaskan wilderness. The story begins with the discovery of McCandless’s body, serving as an entry point to explore his life and the events that led him to the wilderness, ultimately resulting in his premature death. Throughout the narrative, Krakauer […]

Beyond the Limbo Silence is a novel written by renowned novelist Prof. Elizabeth Nunez a few years launching her first book “When Rocks Dance”. In this book, she explores the ways in which different cultures would mix and shape the life of an individual. She seeks to know how cultures may synthesis or change the […]

Specific time periods, such as World War II, and the Post-Civil War era bring to mind images of hate, death, and violence. Not solely external violence or violence that is carried out, such as murders, war, or blatant displays of violence such as those in Ellison’s Battle Royal, but internal violence as well. Internal violence […]

The poem The Raven is one of the classics of the American literary canon. Its author Edgar Allan Poe, the quintessential American poet and short story writer, brings rhythm, style and high metaphor to bear on this work. Published in the era preceding the American Civil War, the poem captures sentiments common during the time. […]

Nature remains indifferent to human concerns, despite the unease it creates. However, principles of fairness, justice, and equality are highly valued in Western Civilization. Although history does not show the success of these principles, it does show that the forces of nature and fortunate circumstances greatly influence human lives. Therefore, helplessness accurately describes the human […]

Even after a hundred years since its publication, Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘The White Man’s Burden’ continues to be debated, discussed and reinterpreted in various ways. When we look at the context in which the poem was written and published (originally written for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations), it becomes clear that Kipling is promoting the […]

Fight Club is a fiction novel written by Chuck Palahniuk. It was Palahniuk’s first novel. The narrator who remains unnamed throughout the book suffers from insomnia. He finds solace in support group meetings designed for people with terminal illnesses though he isn’t one. After sometime a lady called Marla joins the group faking illness since […]