Literature Analysis

Doris Duke entered the world in a magnificent way, much like how she would live her life. She was born in a cutting-edge hospital that was built inside the Fifth Avenue Mansion specifically for her birth. This happened on November 22, 1912, and she soon gained the nickname “The Richest Baby In The World.” (Thomas […]

“A Beautiful Mind” relates the story of John Forbes Nash, Jr. , a gifted mathematicianwho overcomes the inner conflict of schizophrenia to achieve the prestigious Nobel Prize. It isa story of tremendous sadness and confusion, as one watches Nash and those dear to himcome to terms with his mental illness. The story opens in the […]

The Symbol of the Moon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream In William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s dream and also the movie A Midsummer’s Night Dream written and directed by Michael Hoffman, the moon is not only used to represent the difference between day and night but also as a symbol to represent love, lust […]

The poem “Good Times” was really moving. It was a fairly short poem, but in the eighteen lines it was full of emotion. The author was talking about how her family had hit a good patch in their life after an apparent rough patch. She speaks about her father getting the power turned back on, […]

In the poem, ‘An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow’ by ‘Les Murray’ reflects upon a different type of society as feelings and emotions are kept secret. In the first stanza of the poem Murray uses imagery to paint a picture in the readers mind of a busy city coming to a halt, ‘Pitt Street is baked up […]

Traditions represent the Actual Identity of particular society, while getting rid of them is supposed to be a sign of modernity. Traditions, quite often, keep us United, but modernity, usually, takes us apart from each other. A tradition implies belief or custom, passed on to us by our ancestors. Much of what we do today […]

Love for Des combined with insecurity, resulting from his permanent outsider status “black/As mine own face”, makes him susceptible to Iago’s manipulation. Pure, moral, loving at beginning, juxtaposing ferocity at end  Truly in love with Des that is his downfall  Overcome by grief when he is made aware of her innocence. Wants to die “’tis […]

The essay “Still Learning from My Mother,” by Cliff Schneider is a personal tribute to his seventy-nine-year old mother. In the essay Schneider shares his fondest memory as a young boy growing up in the 1950’s. During this time it was common for a young boy to “have a catch” with his father. This was […]

The subjects of the war poems “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy and “The Death of a Ball Turret Gunner” by Randall Jarrell revolve around soldiers in war. These poems explore themes of duty, commitment, and simplicity. Both poems suggest the responsibility of participating in war, but joining it is not seen as an […]

Fate or Providence In Beowulf there is a constant struggle. It may be a physical struggle, psychological struggle, or a struggle between people and beasts. Beowulf is a Geatish hero, warrior, and an emotional being that stands up for and defends the weak or needy. Beowulf has a constant struggle with what seems to be […]

While reading “Drug Policy as Social Control” by Noam Chomsky and “Crito” by Plato I noticed a similarity between the two. People in higher power have ways of stabilizing populations. The government is customized to make people fail and the less fortunate are targeted. The inequalities of the government aren’t dealt with but they surely […]

This is shown throughout the novel. The Guillotine has been around for quite a long time. “Inventors were devising beheading machines at least as early as 1300” Lienhard “On the top of the gallows is fixed the knife, blade upwards, with its point in the air”. ”On one side of the scaffold were drawn out […]

Sexual inequality can be traced throughout history. Since centuries ago the male populations have been perceived as the ones with less weakness and flaws, they were almost even deemed as superior. Kings were often regarded as the chosen ones over the queens, additionally, in many locations including Greece and early America only male could vote. […]

Women Equal to Men This world has many questions to ask about Global Warming, Why Animals are going Extinct, Technology advancing quickly and The Growth of population. A common question that is commonly debated everyday is Are Women Equal to Men? Of course each gender has their answer to the question. Men say that they […]

In the novel, Hamlet Prince of Denmark, Hamlet had plenty of time to kill Claudius in revenge of his father King Hamlet. Hamlet procrastinated many times before taking action because he was depressed, uncertain, and he needed time to prepare for his revenge. Hamlet becomes very depressed when he finds out about his father’s death. […]

The Great Gatsby as a Social Commentary After the First World War, American society enjoyed prosperity as the economy soared. At the same time, Prohibition created millionaires out of bootleggers. Consequently, materialism and superficiality immediately filled America. F. Scott Fitzgerald, a witness of people’s spiritually empty lives, wrote “The Great Gatsby” which gave him literary […]

In her novel Beloved, Toni Morrison sets up several characters who both love and are beloved. Among them, Paul D stands out through his timidity toward love and the meaning behind love, freedom. Because of the bitter and miserable experiences suffered by him and people around him, he has learned to love just a little […]

The narrator emphasizes Miss Emily’s idol-like qualities, indicating that her upbringing and societal perception have isolated her from others. Miss Emily would sit in a manner reminiscent of an idol, with the light behind her, her body upright and unmoving. Occasionally, we would catch glimpses of her in the windows of the lower floor, as […]

The first stanza of the poem “They ask me for verses”, speaks of the time when Jose Rizal was writing this poem. In the first stanza Jose Rizal used a lyre to symbolize his writing; The members of the society requested him to write a poem, even though he doesn’t find it easy to write […]

“One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love”. That quote is attributed to the Greek philosopher, Sophocles, and while it may be true in some cases, this is not true in Romeo and Juliet. As evidenced in Romeo and Juliet, by the Immortal Bard, William Shakespeare, Mercutio, […]

The earliest childhood friend I remember was my classmate, Deanna Richards. We have known each other since we were in the third grade. Her parents and my parents were friends, and her two older brothers and my two older sisters were friends. We were all good friends. In my opinion, Deanna and I were more […]

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Truman presents a national bestselling classic account of the creation of the Panama Canal. In ‘The Path Between the Seas’, celebrated historian and author David McCullough delivers an unparalleled representation of the extensive human endeavor that led to the creation of this majestic venture. Winner of the National Book Award […]