Category: Literature
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Critical Analysis of “Crime and Punishment”
Crime and Punishment was like no other book that I have read in a while. The style, plot, settings and especially characters were all completely different and in now way associate with much of the books that I have recently read. Fyodor Dostoyevsky truly reaches the
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The Oppressors and Heretics of Animal Farm
Animal Farm is a political allegory written by George Orwell and about the animals taking over the farm, which was originally owned by a human. Albert Camus quoted, “Every revolutionary ends up either by becoming
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MacBeth – The Tragic Hero
I do not think that Macbeth fits into Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero. In defining a tragic hero, Aristotle clearly states that a tragic hero must be ‘renowned and prosperous’, not all good, nor all
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“The Kiss” by Anton Chekhov
After reading Anton Chekhov’s “The Kiss”, it is apparent that several elements of fiction were incorporated into his story. The story included interesting characters, a descriptive setting that effectively reflects the mood of what is going on,
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Addiction – Long Days Journey Into Night
I chose to discuss addiction because of how greatly it effects the characters through the plot line of Long Days Journey Into Night. I found a parallel between the Tyrone family and my own family in dealing with bouts of addiction that have plagued one of my family
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Why Shakespeare’s Works Still Live On
Why Shakespeare’s Works Still Live On William Shakespeare is perhaps the greatest playwright in the history of mankind. He is a global literary icon who is known in every country, city, and household across the globe. Although he has lived and died during the Elizabethan era, his works have survived
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Why We Sympathize with MacBeth
Why We Sympathize with MacBeth MacBeth fits all of the characteristics of a tragic hero. He is an important character in the play, has a character flaw (his ambition), has one good quality (at the start of the play he was noble and respected), has someone to tempt or persuade him to commit a crime
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Marilyn Schiel’s Levi: A Representation of Freedom
Marilyn Schiel’s Levi: A Representation of Freedom Freedom is perhaps the most valued privilege in society today. It is an entitlement that no one has the right to take away, although some will try, yet the boundaries of freedom are not defined. In the story Levi’s, Marilyn Schiel discusses growth,
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The House on Mango Street – Literature Essay
The House on Mango Street – Literature Essay Norman Vincent Pearle, An American Protestant Clergyman and Writer, states, “One of the greatest moments in anybody’s developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is”. Esperanza
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Hamlet: Sanely Ingenious or Genuinely Insane?
Hamlet: Sanely Ingenious or Genuinely Insane? Often, when a person allows a certain thought to permeate his mind, that thought can consume him – driving him to a skewed perception of reality, also known as insanity. Such is the case for the title
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“A Jury of Her Peers” Speaks Volumes Above “Trifles”
“A Jury of Her Peers” Speaks Volumes Above “Trifles” While Susan Glaspell’s drama “Trifles” uses actors to vocalize the many emotions of the story of the investigation of Minnie Wright, her short story “A Jury of Her Peers” makes the emotions very clear without
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Inconsistent Characterization in Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
Inconsistent Characterization in Main Street by Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis uses the novel Main Street and his characters within it as a window, which reveals his inconsistent feelings about his hometown, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Throughout the novel his characters
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Bent on Vengeance: Roger Settling the Scores (The Scarlet Letter)
Bent on Vengeance: Roger Settling the Scores (The Scarlet Letter) “Here beheld a man, well stricken in years, a pale, thin scholar-like visage with eyes dim and bleared by the lamp light that had served them to pore over many ponderous books. Hawthorne (1850)” Words used to
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The Original Style of Agatha Christie – Literature Essay
The Original Style of Agatha Christie – Literature Essay Agatha Christie as an English writer develops Miss Marple, one of her famous mystery, short stories characters in a very detailed and distinctive style. Throughout the world, Christie is recognized as the
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A Common Chain Among Literary Works – Literature Essay
A Common Chain Among Literary Works – Literature Essay How do six novels create a common chain that relates to each other? The following novels: The Stranger, The metamorphosis, One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich, Cry the beloved country, Heart of Darkness, and Things fall apart all have one simple relation: Loneliness.
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Conflicts in “The Quiet Man” – Literature Essay
Conflicts in “The Quiet Man” – Literature Essay Conflicts occur every day. No one can live their lives without conflict; and no writer can write a good story without conflicts. In “The Quiet Man” by Maurice Walsh is no exception. The characters in the story have many
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The Language of Change in Mary Barton – Literature Essay
The Language of Change in Mary Barton – Literature Essay In the novel Mary Barton, language is used to convey mood as well as religious commitment. Elizabeth Gaskell uses an obvious shift from common language to an almost biblical language when she wants display a
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Edgar Allan Poe’s Autobiographical Inspiration – Literature Essay
Edgar Allan Poe’s Autobiographical Inspiration – Literature Essay In several stories and poems that Edgar Allan Poe created, he left various indications that the written word is rarely disconnected from the person writing it. Through the dark, disturbing subject matter in his work, one can begin to understand the complex life and obstacles, both external…
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Beowulf, The Class Example of An Epic – Literature Essay
Beowulf, The Class Example of An Epic – Literature Essay The story Beowulf is a classic example of an epic. An epic is a long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society. The tone of an epic is
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The Mirrors of Macbeth – Literature Essay
The Mirrors of Macbeth – Literature Essay Different types of literature obviously focus on elements such as plot, setting, and character development. In dramatic literature the focus is on a character’s words and the dialogue the author employs
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Golding’s Themes of Civilization and Order vs. Savagery and Chaos? – Literature Essay
Golding’s Themes of Civilization and Order vs. Savagery and Chaos? – Literature Essay Lord Of The Flies is a book about the evil and corrupted nature of the human kind. It was written by William Golding, who manifests this natural darkness
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The Story of an Hour – Literature Essay
The Story of an Hour – English Essay “The Story of an hour” was written by Kate Chopin in the late 1800’s. It was about liberation, freedom, and marriage in the late nineteenth century. The character Mrs. Mallard is depicted as a weak and fragile woman
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Literary Analysis Paper – The Tradegy in Love
Literary Analysis Paper – The Tradegy in Love Thesis Statement: Love is not just the mere exchange of sweet words. It often has flaws like deception, hypocrisy and love-turned-to-hatred which also become the elements that make love a tragedy.
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Narnia – A Fantasy World Hidden in a Wardrobe – Literature Essay
Narnia – A Fantasy World Hidden in a Wardrobe – Literature Essay The relevance of the title shows a world of fantasy within the real world. A fantasy world that is hidden in a wardrobe and only the chosen youth could enter. They enter the fantasy world, “Narnia”, with a start of a new
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Essay on ‘Boyhood’ by J.M. Coetzee – Literature Essay
Essay on ‘Boyhood’ by J.M. Coetzee – Literature Essay Title: After studying Boyhood by J.M. Coetzee, would you say that childhood, and especially the end of childhood and the beginning of teenage, is always a happy moment in one’s life ?