Literature Analysis

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger is a classical coming of age novel that deals with a youth’s mental adjustment to a modern world. Holden Caulfield, Salinger’s troubled protagonist, has a flawed view of the world where youth and integrity fights maturity and corruption. Salinger explores this dichotomy using a variety of […]

If you expect the worst, you’ll never be disappointed. Those could be the words heard from Ruby Cooper’s in the beginning of Sarah Dessen’s book “Lock and Key”. Lock and key is a roller-coaster of emotions and life lessons that will keep your turning page after page. Ruby’s story starts out in the many ram […]

At first, The Handmaid’s Tale (1986) may purely seem like a reconstruction of events. However, when examined more closely the reader can see that Atwood has used many narrative and poetic techniques. Each of these devices develop the novel into so much more than just a simple reconstruction of events, it becomes a precise and […]

Regarding history/ when death comes Luisa A. Igloria’s, “Regarding History” is a very intriguing poem. Initially it seems to be a very straight forward poem, she beings by speaking of two trees that she can see from her window that lean into the wind, and goes on to describe a certain meat that she is […]

Section II “Wasn’t I aware that reading could unlock entirely new universes? A book had the power to pave the way for me. It could acquaint me with individuals and reveal places I’d never even dreamed of. She motioned towards the bookcases. (Images of African women dancing bare-chested, and the gleaming hubcaps of cars on […]

“2BRO2B” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. is about a first-time father named Edward K. Wehling, Jr. that is about to have triplets and must decide which one of them will live. During this period, population control was practiced. Being that Wehling was having triplets, he had to chose a child to live while deciding which family […]

The title of the book is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and the author is John Boyne. The genre is Fictional History and the setting is in Berlin in a big house and in a house in Poland near a Concentration Camp. This book is about a boy that is called Bruno. His father […]

Can the poem beif necessary? Yes, it can. The poem depicts an individual reflecting on their various past occupations and asserts that the one job they would not repeat is being a telemarketer due to the discomfort caused by disappointing the people on the receiving end of their calls. Who is the speaker in the […]

During the early 1900s till now, women have been discriminated against and have been battling for equal rights in the United States. In 1960s America, the feminist movement was growing rapidly, bringing out influential women and protesters who were starting to get noticed by the majority of the population. One of those influential women, author […]

Some people live life like it is their last day alive, spending everything. Some other people save every penny they own. Which way of life produces a better life? What should people do with their money? In the fable, “The Ant and the Grasshopper” and the modern fable, “The Richer, the Poorer,” the main characters […]

Most people in today’s society define success as someone who makes a lot of money or has done something important to help form today’s society. People such as Bill Gates or Donald Trump are considered successful because they have lots of money. Even actors whose lives are wrecked and destroyed are considered successful because of […]

In the poem’s “Ode, Intimations of Immortality” by William Wordsworth and “The Tyger” and “The Chimney Sweeper” by William Blake from Songs of Experience, the poets use light and dark imagery to give the audience a picture of life and, ultimately, death. The poems all have the idea of death in common but most importantly, […]

Edgar Allan Poe’s stories were set within 19th century Europe. He used witty depictions of various rumored tales and stories that vaguely resembled occurrences during his eventful life, “The setting is European, set in some indeterminate past, so as not to get too close to depicting Poe’s own enemies. ” (Murphy) Poe wrote ‘The Cask […]

Through his critique “On the Scarlet Letter”, D.H. Lawrence vividly portrays his perspective on Hester. He perceives her, stemming from her act of adultery, as a “demon” and perceives her as “the great nemesis of women”. His viewpoints are conveyed effectively through the use of literary tools such as sarcasm, fragmented sentence structure, and repetition. […]

Chapter Nine marks a pivotal moment in the storyline of Ian McEwan’s Enduring Love. In the previous chapters, Joe and Clarissa experience a tragic ballooning accident in which a man loses his life. This occurrence deeply affects their emotions. On that same day, they encounter Jed Parry, an intense Christian zealot. Later that night, Parry […]

Billy Collins’ poem use conflicting images to drive home the point that people are multi-dimensional, even paradoxical. The title evokes positive images of two people hugging in camaraderie, friendship or love. It evokes images of tender moments in ones own life. The rest of the poem, however, is neither sentimental nor tender. The first line […]

The title tells us where the main characters of the poem meet; it creates the setting for the poem. There is no other part of the poem which tells us where the characters are or what they are doing. Also, through the title, the mood of the poem is set. A subway represents the urban […]

The short story focuses on Filipino conventions during the wake of loved ones. It’s also a twist of Filipino stereotypes regarding social conventions such as the ‘kabit’ or the second wife/mistress, as compared to the first wife. The story is narrated in a somewhat unbiased, childlike tone but it’s actually flavored with insight and implicit […]

Weight loss supplements like diet pills have grown in popularity, but they also pose several questions: Are they safe? Do they deliver what they promise? Are the outcomes lasting? Robyn Melamed, in her piece “Health Controversy Surrounds Diet Pills,” aptly uses logos by providing hard facts, builds ethos with citations from reliable references, and engages […]

How far would you go to fit in or feel like you were part of the “crowd’’ ? Some people will go as far as having suicidal thoughts. Turning to something so harmful for love, is insane to me because there’s no benefit from it. The author of this short story I will be introducing […]

In the novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner each chapter is written through a different character’s perspective. The book follows the Bundren’s family on their journey to fulfill Addie’s dying wish. There were many motifs and themes throughout the book but one of the most important ones was the use of symbolism. Cash’s […]

My last Duchess essay ‘My last Duchess’ is a dramatic monologue written by Robert Browning in 1842. The poem itself is based in the 16th century and is narrated by Ferrara, the fifth Duke. Throughout the poem, many aspects of the Duke’s personality are brought to attention such as his need to possess and control […]