Literature

Mary Shelley Gothic Horror and Science-Fiction – Frankenstein Essay
Background: Mary Shelley’s life was surrounded with death as Mary Shelley’s mother died just ten days after giving birth to her. Her own daughter died within two weeks of

birth. Then …

“Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes – Literature Essay
In Langston Hughes poem “Theme for English B,” the literary elements like plot, character, setting, tone, point of view, symbols, and themes weight heavy throughout this poem. The plot seems …

Juliet Essay – Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
In the play Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the character Juliet goes through many changes and tragedies in her life. Shakespeare conveys Juliet, in the beginning, as a young hearted, naïve, daddy’s girl who …

Pearl: “witch baby” or confused child? – The Scarlet Letter Essay
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel, The Scarlet Letter, tells the tragic tale of Hester Prynne, a beautiful, righteous Puritan of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, who
becomes a social outcast following …

Summary of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe – Literature Essay
“Robinson Crusoe is certainly the first novel in the sense that it is the first fictional narrative in which the ordinary person’s activities are the centre of continuous literary attention.” …

The Method of Narration Used in The Catcher in The Rye
The catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a novel which is written in the first person. The first person narrative plays a very significant part in the …

Summary of The Power of Context by Malcolm Gladwell
In “The Power of Context” by Malcolm Gladwell, the author proposes a theory to explain the phenomenon that occurred when the sudden period of intense cleaning and maintenance of crime-infested New …

Choosing Your Religion and Political Beliefs – Literature Essay
Everyone knows that part of the idea behind the creation of an independent nation in the 1700’s was the opportunity for all people to make choices for themselves and to be …

Friendship According to Rowson and Brown – Literature Essay
Friendship, according to some literature of the late 1700’s, seems to serve as a reprieve to those in need of advice or comfort, and as a duty for those who are …

The Call of the Wild Summary by Jack London – Literature Essay
The Gold Rush in the Yukon and Alaska has prompted the need for big strong dogs to pull sleds over icy trails. A large and strong dog named …

“The Red-Haired Man” by Danill Khrams
We began to research who Danill Kharms’ was before reading the text and decided what was more interesting for us to perform. After we read all the stories together we resulted in choosing “The …

Summary of Shakespeare’s Plots – Literature Essay
Shakespeare is all about mind games. Each and every one of his famous works from Othello to A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Hamlet plays with the emotional and psychological aspect of a person’s …

Comparing Grace Nichols to William Carlos Williams’ – Literature Term Paper
Grace Nichols, a compromised writter with the richness of Pre-Columbian cultures, has attempted with her work along her life, to avert the imposed ideas from western

societies. On the …

Summary And Analysis of Miss Brill – Literature Essay
The protagonists of two stories constantly face the challenge of isolation. Miss Brill in Katherine Mansfield’s “Miss Brill” and Zoe in Lorrie Moore’s “You’re Ugly Too” both face a similar circumstance …

The Guilt and Innocence of Monsieur Mersault – Literature Essay
Guilt and Innocence were mere feelings that mean nothing to an indifferent soul. Monsieur Mersault is doomed by his apparent guilty innocence. Many times tackled by feelings

that are essential …