Literature Analysis

Choose a character from The Scarlet Letter who responds in some significant way to justice or injustice. Then write a well-developed essay in which you analyze the character’s understanding of justice, the degree to which the character’s search for justice is successful, and the significance of this search for the work as a whole. In […]

Oedipus, the protagonist from Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King”, is a great example of the immense power that fate has within literature. Sophocles is very effective in portraying the wrath of fate as he shows how Oedipus is a victim of fate and, despite his endless efforts, was unable to avoid it. Fate managed to overcome […]

Crooks, the only black man in the novel, is a literate horse caretaker on the ranch. He has endured years of oppressive violence and prejudice, which have led him to adopt a distant and guarded persona, suppressing his true nature. Crooks possesses a cynical intelligence and a contemptuous demeanor that he employs to shield himself […]

The novel “Beka Lamb” by Zee Edgell focuses on Belize and its citizens’ issues. The story follows a young girl’s upbringing and transformation. By addressing themes such as death, success, maturity, and change, Edgell explores the impact of change on various aspects of the characters’ lives. Throughout the novel, change is intertwined with other themes, […]

Is The Hairy Ape an expressionistic play? Expressionism is a movement began in early 20th century in German and soon spread over the whole Europe. It initiated in paintings and quickly started to include music, literature and architecture. It was a new technique used in drama of Strindberg and later became a theatrical movement round […]

Both “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” depict protagonists who utilize their imagination to evade reality. However, a distinct contrast exists between them: one protagonist can reenter reality while the other gradually descends into madness. Moreover, these two characters share comparable incentives for seeking an escape from reality, specifically concerning their […]

This quote by James Dean is of great significance to me; it is what I live by. I feel it puts an optimistic outlook on my life. This quote can sum up my life so exactly because of my core beliefs. I believe in living for the moment and never letting any opportunity, no matter […]

In the paired reading titled “Closing Doors” by Gavin Rember, the author takes us through the journey he faced as a child in dealing with the Denver Department of Social Services. Through his writing Rember focuses heavily on the detailed descriptions to enhance his arguments and feelings of the reality that he had faced at […]

What is One Friday Morning by Langston Hughes?   The short story “One Friday Morning” is a short story by Langston Hughes and it’s one of the stories found in “The Short Stories of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes. The main theme of the short story is undoubtedly discrimination because the text is focusing on […]

In the realistic fiction novel, Thirteen Reasons Why written by Jay Asher, Hannah Baker is your average new freshman that just moved into town. She’s a simple girl at heart that admires candy, hot chocolate, and writing poetry. However, things are put into a different perspective when she meets Clay Jensen; reputations and relationships will […]

1. Cigarette case: The cigarette case introduced in Act 1 acts as a source for introducing the conflict. It leads the audience to discover John and Algernon’s double lives and introduces the notion of ‘Bunburying’ as named by Algernon. 2. Food: Food is used as a prop quite frequently throughout the play. In Act 1, […]

The book “Stiff” by Mary Roach can be renamed as “How to Use Your Cadaver,” as it delves into the various ways cadavers are utilized. The following three excerpts highlight these different uses. The first passage on page 87 explores the utilization of cadavers in car crash simulations, which are essential for understanding the force […]

“The Tyger” by William Blake is a famous poem published in the collection Songs of Experience. It expresses Blake’s resistance to oppressive institutions such as the church and monarchy, as well as cultural traditions that stifle imagination and passion. In contrast, “The Lamp” can be found in his collection Songs of Innocence, which contains peaceful […]

Pretty much all of the key events or turning points in Much Ado about Nothing happen because characters deceive each other. Shakespeare uses deception as a way of structuring the plot because it often results in comedic situations and, after all, Much Ado about Nothing is a comedy. From the very beginning Shakespeare introduces the […]

Jerei Hagramaya Gawo, meaning “the way forest weeps,” is a significant novel by Ratna Bharali Talukdar that explores the ethnic conflicts in North East India. Published in October 2012, it focuses on the tension between the Bodos and ‘Aadivasis’ during the 1990s. Despite a history of coexistence, discontent among these indigenous inhabitants has grown due […]

Some writers don’t just describe their characters directly, but instead, they allow the readers to find it out from the interactions and behaviors of the characters throughout the story. Francisco Arcellana’s “The Mats” doesn’t contain a clear description of the characters, however, it allows the readers to imagine the characters’ portraits and attitudes, and feel […]

1. Blanche who is homeless, comes to her sister’s house at the beginning. Blanche had been a schoolteacher, married Allan, a man she later discovered to be gay. Her reactions to his sexual orientation caused him to commit suicide. Lonely, she becomes a prostitute, who loses her teaching career when her sexual relationship with a […]

Jump Lahiri used woman as a literary device, “foil”, in her novel The Namesake to help contrast with the protagonist, Nikhil “Gogol” Ganguli in order to shape his identity. There were quite a few women that came and went through Gogol’s life span in the novel but three essential women were his mother, a woman […]

The Iranian Hostage Crisis occurred in 1979 when students in Tehran, Iran seized the American Embassy, holding 52 American diplomats, intelligence officers, and Marines hostage for 444 days. To fully understand the importance of this event, it is essential to consider the events of 1953, around thirty years earlier. At that time, the United States […]

In the following reading, Nancy Masterson Sakamoto explains the difference between Japanese and American conversational styles. Born in the United States, Sakamoto has lived and taught English in Japan. She is currently professor of American Studies at Shitennoji Gakuen University, Hawaii Institute. The following selection is an excerpt from her textbook, Polite Fictions(1982). After I […]

The theme of violence is explored in many parts of the Kite Runner. The novel is based upon a boy named Hassan (a servant boy) and Amir who is Hassan’s best friend, and master’s son. The theme of violence begins when Amir and Hassan enter Afghanistan’s annual kite-fighting tournament. This is when boys from all […]

Staying true to self or following the crowd were the two choices that Millicent had to make in the story “initiation” by Sylvia Plath. Often times teenage girls long to be a part of a group or a club to feel a sense of acceptance. Millicent started off as a bashful girl who wanted to […]