Literature Analysis

1.) What did you learn about the character, Forrest Gump, in the opening scene by observing his nonverbal behaviors and listening to his speech? Be complete in this answer, for many aspects are covered by both behaviors. In the opening scene I learned that Forrest Gump has a very straight edge to him; meaning that […]

The essay “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson is an engaging and thought-provoking piece of writing. It offers persuasive arguments that have the potential to inspire all readers. Emerson, known for his intelligence, compassion, and innovative writing skills, excels in both essays and poetry. In his work, he emphasizes the importance of self-confidence, embracing one’s societal […]

This short story written by Hemingway is titled Cat in the Rain. The title suggests that something weak (‘cat’) is trapped in a difficult situation (‘rain’). Since cats are generally very afraid of water, being in the rain can be such a torture to them. From the title, it is hinted that the story may […]

Social class played a major role in the society depicted in Charles Dickens’s novel “Great Expectations”. Many characters were treated differently because of their social class in the story. Seeing the contrast between how the poor and the rich were treated will give a clearer understanding of how much social class mattered. During the nineteenth […]

Homer H. Hickman, Jr. ’s Rocket Boys (1998) is a beautiful exposition of determination on the part of a young person. Most definitely a crowd pleasure, the book is about growing up in a dismal coal mining town in West Virginia, and most importantly, about learning to build and fly rockets. “Like everybody else in […]

I liked this story, because it is alive with secrets, irony, and a twist on the O. Henry story Gift of the Magi. In Magi, a husband sells his gold watch at Christmas for money to purchase decorative combs for his wife’s beautiful long hair, while she sells her hair to provide money with which […]

Krrish comes under a special class of species who is a combination of animal and a human being called as Mutants i. e. physical traits of a man and qualities of an animal. The relevance of these findings to the etiology of Krrish is discussed in the paper. Krrish possesses superhuman strength, speed, stamina, endurance, […]

The novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is not a critique of European colonialism and imperialism in the post-colonial term. Certainly when the novel was published the colonialism was an accepted matter all over the world. Nobody questioned the audacity of colonialism. As a novelist Conrad himself is much criticized by post-colonial thinker like […]

In the book Animal Farm, the character Napoleon builds up power as a leader and maintains it throughout the book using various schemes and techniques. This essay will explain how Napoleon creates and maintains his power from the turning point of the book. I shall start with his creation of power then the maintenance of […]

Everybody has a weakness or something that makes them feel like they’re imperfect, or they need to change. One of the main feelings that I believe is causing this is insecurity. I’ve always thought that it meant not being too sure of yourself or feeling shy, but I learned that its much more than that. […]

In Shakespeare’s tragic play Macbeth, the lead character travels an emotional journey from esteemed noblemen to violent murderer. These actions lead to a series of unfortunate events which Macbeth is found responsible for. As tension in the kingdom rises, corruption of Macbeth’s mental ability begins to occur. Macbeth’s mental deterioration is the cause for his […]

An Old French name meaning “appearance of God”. A famous jewelry trademark. Just a girl who is one of my classmates. And for all of these there is one name – Tiffany. Only a feminine name should be associated with appearance of God as Gods are considered to have the most perfect appearance. You know […]

One of William Shakespeare’s many attributes as a playwright of the late 16th century was his character development. Shakespeare’s seamless use of indirect characterization sets his works apart from the other playwrights and authors of his time. In Othello, the Shakespearian tragedy about the newlywed Othello and Desdemona, Shakespeare uses character foils to emphasize the […]

We live in a world where the internet and social media play a big role. There are constantly becoming less and less physical contact and fewer face-to-face relations. This is demonstrated by the fact that we keep in touch with each other over Facebook, shopping takes place over the internet, we keep up with our […]

In “Death of a Pig,” written in 1947, Elwyn Brooks White chooses to illustrate real life, a far cry from the imaginary world he weaves in his novels for children. As he explains in a letter he wrote to kids, “Real life is only one kind of life. — there is also the life of […]

In American culture, there is a great emphasis placed on the importance of becoming a successful entrepreneur in order to attain the American dream. These individuals, often referred to as “self-made people,” are highly respected by many Americans. Although occupations such as carpenter, gardener, or nurse are not typically viewed as pathways to success and […]

David Spring, in his undoubtedly well-researched essay, “Interpreters of Jane Austen’s Social World: Literary Critics and Historians”, expresses his dissatisfaction with the applicability of the term “bourgeois” to Austen’s Social World pointing out its ‘hybrid’ nature (392). He furthermore proposes a classification of this hybrid world of the rural elite of Austen’s novels, into the […]

The poem “Shooting Rats at the Bibb County Dump” by David Bottoms suggests that people are like rats. The narrator comments that we all crawl towards the darkness and the poem ends with the statement that we drink and load again, allowing the rats to crawl into the darkness. Both the hunters and the hunted […]

Leo Tolstoy’s The Darling has the main character, Olenka, as the one described as the darling, suggesting that her beauty is such when she is happy and content that she glows with radiance, she emits an aura of loveliness. However, her beauty, her happiness is superficial. For Olenka does not have substance. The story describes […]

When one thinks of the afterlife, they can’t help but think of Dante’s Divine Comedy. In his book, The Inferno, Dante ventures into hell, both as a poet and an epic hero. His story is obviously inspired by Book VI of Virgil’s The Aeneid, which depicts the epic journey, into the underworld, of Virgil’s hero […]

Criminal profiling is defined by Kocsis and Palermo “as a technique whereby the probable characteristics of a criminal offender or offenders are predicted based on the behavior exhibited in the commission of a crime” (1). Commonly, it has been attached to the idea that it is a set of leads and a biological picture that […]

Dan Brown’s novels The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons are, at the same time, very popular and highly controversial. The author’s main concern in both of the novels is to point to the possibility of an alternative view of history and religion. His claims are very daring as they undermine the fundamental ideas […]