Is Moby Dick really the better novel? Moby-Dick is a whaling epic written by Herman Melville in 1851. On its surface, Moby-Dick tells the story of an egotistical and obsessive captain and his quest to kill and conquer Moby-Dick, a white whale who has given him previous grief. However, Moby-Dick is also a critical commentary … Read more
Oedipus’s fate was to kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus believed that this man he killed, King Laios was Oedipus father. Oedipus thought that the long nosed man who brought him up was Oedipus real father. Oedipus ended up leaving Thebes because he married the one he loved which happened to be Jocasta-his … Read more
Greek and Norse mythology are two mythological systems that share the theme of gods interfering with human affairs. Norse mythology has its focus on Norse gods that descend to Earth, while Greek mythology places emphasis on humans coming into contact with immortals in a more direct fashion. This article will discuss a comparison of Norse … Read more
John Steinbeck is perhaps most famous for writing the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Grapes of Wrath, but there are many other books that were written by John Steinbeck that also incorporate the American Dream into their themes. A summary of each book follows along with how they involve this dream in some regard. ” John … Read more
The Maze Runner is a young adult, science fiction novel by James Dashner. The book’s genre does not suggest that it would carry many literary elements, but The Maze Runner is full of them. The key literary element in this book is foreshadowing. Foreshadowing makes The Maze Runner exciting and keeps the reader guessing at … Read more
The short story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” was written by Ursula K. Le Guin and published in 1973. In this short story, Le Guin presents a seemingly utopian society where everybody is happy except for one child who is being tortured so the rest of the society can be happy. In Le … Read more
The theme of Mark Twain’s novel, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” is that society must not judge people based on their social or racial backgrounds. Huckleberry Finn was abandoned by his alcoholic father and had to live with the Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson. Even though Huck and Miss Watson loved each other … Read more
Holden Caulfield is an extremely complex character. The fact that he is not static, but changes throughout The Catcher in the Rye, makes it nearly impossible to summarize Holden’s development in a short paragraph. The original quote is “You never really know anybody.” The most important things to delve into when discussing Holden’s character development … Read more
Toys “R” Us is an American toy and juvenile-products retailer founded in 1948. Toys “R” Us, Inc. currently operates over 1100 Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us stores in 47 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. [1] Toys “R” Us has Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us stores in the United … Read more
Doris Lessing’s short story, “Through The Tunnel,” takes place in the late 1950s. It is told from the perspective of a man who wakes up to find himself one day strangely attracted to his wife; he feels that they are connected somehow. He also has dreams where he is at home with her, even though … Read more
The relationship between Dimmesdale and Hester in The Scarlet Letter has been analyzed extensively at length by literary scholars. The two characters’ connection is handled through symbolism, which helps to portray the nature of their relationship. The imagery presented in The Scarlet Letter deals with fertility, innocence, and redemption. The symbols presented help to form … Read more
This paper is about The Iliad, by Homer. The question that this essay seeks to answer is “What role does the Greek Gods play in The Iliad? ” The paper will give an insight on how The Odyssey forms part of The Iliad and highlights the theme of fate. The two epics are distinctively different … Read more
Macbeth is arguably one of Shakespeare’s most spectacular plays, if judged by the number of theatrical productions it has inspired over the centuries. Macbeth himself is a fascinating character, and his quest for power is full of twists and turns. But Macbeth ‘s intrigue lies not so much in its main character; Macduff, Lady Macbeth … Read more
The Wife of Bath is a character from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The tale itself is one of the most famous ones in The Canterbury Tales, and is often used as an example of The Wife of Bath’s saucy behavior due to her overt sexuality. The story begins with a knight telling The … Read more
The Handmaid’s Tale is a novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. The first edition of the novel was published in 1985, and then again in 1998 with additional editing to update language that might be construed as sexist. It has since been expanded into a short series on Hulu, which has also garnered popularity for … Read more
In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne shows some misogyny as he writes about the evilness of Hester Prynne and how she is not worthy of respect. The consequences that Hester faced throughout The Scarlet Letter were given to her by men and because of actions that men directed her towards. This type of treatment and … Read more
“The Lottery” takes place in a small village full of normal looking people. The narrator starts by describing the time of year it is, late June. The weather on this particular day was hot and humid on that morning when Mr. Summers came to get old man Warner, who was selected to draw the winning … Read more
In the time when Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne lived, there were great changes in society. The people of this time were highly religious and believed that a life full of good works was most important for a happy life after death. For example, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote about his beliefs saying “To be … Read more
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, written by William Shakespeare around 1595, is about the events that take place in the woods near Athens on midsummers night. The story consists of four different plots th at are all intertwined with each other throug hout the play. These include two love stories between Lysander and Hermia, Demetrius and … Read more
I have always been fascinated by Daddy, the poem written by Sylvia Plath. Daddy is a poem that was created in one of her worst depressive moments and it shows clearly how she felt, what she thought about her father Otto Plath. Otto Plath was born on November 6th, 1880 in Grabow (Germany). He had … Read more
Eudora Welty’s A Worn Path is a story of the patient and courageous struggle, defeat and victory of an old black woman named Phoenix Jackson. The story takes place in Mississippi during the early twentieth century. Eudora Welty wrote A Worn Path while living in New York City. Eudora Welty’s A Worn Path is a … Read more
In today’s modern world, many people enjoy the benefits of living in a digital age. In this new era, people have access to more materials at their fingertips than ever before. That includes film and theatre. Film is a relatively new art form that has only been around for about a century or so, while … Read more
Antonio Vivaldi was born March 4, 1678 in Venice, Italy. Antonio’s father was Giovanni Battista Antonio, a dyer, and his mother was Margarita. Antonio had three older siblings, but only one sister survived infancy. Antonio began composing music at the age of five or six years old. Antonio learned to play many instruments as well. … Read more
Catch-22 is Joseph Heller’s novel that was written in the post world war 2 era. It takes place on a small island conveniently located behind enemy lines and near Italy during 1944 and 1945. Catch-22 mainly focuses on the life of Yossarian, a US bombardier and his struggle with military bureaucracy regarding his desire to … Read more
“My Last Duchess” is a poem by Robert Browning first published in 1842. My Last Duchess is narrated by the Duke of Ferrara who has murdered his last wife for her infidelity, and is now showing around the new potential bride – with whom he falls desperately in love at first sight. My Last Duchess … Read more
Edward Scissorhands is a film directed by Tim Burton and produced by 20th Century Fox. With cinematography done by Stefan Czapsky, the film is very unusual for its ’90s time period because it uses many different film techniques that weren’t used much before or after that decade. Jump-cuts are cuts in film editing where there … Read more
Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography, written at age seventy-seven, was the story of his life. Franklin began writing his autobiography when he retired from business in 1748 to dedicate himself fully to exploring the sciences and world religions. He continued to work on it up until his death in 1790. Through Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography, Benjamin Franklin told … Read more
Macbeth is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare about a brave Scottish general named Macbeth who receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife—a cold-hearted, manipulative woman Macbeth murders the king and takes the throne for … Read more
“The Importance of Being Earnest” is full of characters living double lives. The play opens with John Worthing in London, Jack, posing as his brother Ernest in order to pursue Algernon’s young ward, Cecily Cardew. We learn that he has invented an imaginary invalid friend named Bunbury who suffers from chronic indigestion and requires Jack … Read more
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe is a classic story that has everything one would expect in a Gothic tale. The narrator, Montresor, lures Fortunato into his family’s catacombs with the promise of amontillado wine and proceeds to take him down to the depths below, brick by brick. The setting is especially important … Read more
John Updike’s A&P is a short story that tells the tale of an eighteen-year-old girl who quits her job in protest. The story follows three days in her life, all beginning with her working at A&P (a grocery store) and ending with her quitting after confronting a group of girls she thinks are too “brave” … Read more
“Death of a Salesman,” written by Arthur Miller, is often considered to be one of the greatest tragedies in American literature. The central conflict of the play is Willy’s fatal flaw: he does not have the courage to accept the harsh reality that his wife and sons do not respect him as a man, and … Read more
The Great Gatsby, written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, is considered a Modernist novel because it was written during the Modernism Era. The setting and characters of The Great Gatsby are very representative of this era. The characters reflect one another and can change their views and perspectives throughout The Great Gatsby , depending on the … Read more
Roethke’s poem “Root Cellar” is about Theodore Roethke’s place of birth, Saginaw County in Michigan. It was an agricultural community that included orchards, cornfields, apple trees and root cellars. The poem recalls the sounds, scents and feel of the root cellar including its coolness in summer time, the vegetables growing on hooks from the ceiling … Read more
The difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens or The difference between appearance and reality. The story’s outcome must be ironic for this literary device to be used effectively. Situational Irony may also be referred to as “Verbal Irony” or words that mean one thing but mean another or “Dramatic Irony” … Read more
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830 in Amherst Massachusetts. Emily Dickinson is known for her unusual poetry- which is controversial because it does not rhyme and the ordering of the lines are not conventional. Emily Dickinson died on May 15, 1886 at age 55 from Bright’s disease (inflammation of the kidneys). Emily … Read more
The Aeneid is an epic poem that tells of the founding of Rome. The main character, Aeneas, comes from Troy after it has been sacked by the Greeks and travels to Italy where he becomes the ancestor of Romulus and Remus who are believed to have founded Rome. The Aeneid encompasses many themes but one … Read more
Fight Club, based on the novel of the same name, was written by Jim Uhls and directed by David Fincher. Fight Club stars Edward Norton as “Jack”, Brad Pitt as “Tyler Durden”, Helena Bonham Carter as “Marla Singer” and Meat Loaf Aday as “Robert ‘Bob’ Paulson”. Fight Club was produced by Art Linson, Ross Grayson … Read more
Hie thee hither, And when they meet, say I am cald for: and here Stands one that will backe thee presently. Hie thou 5 Thither: ee not th’attendant-feebles my demand: If thou attend me, I will pay thy grones: Hie thee. (5.2) What is this? Lennox and another lord meet Macbeth on the way to … Read more
The Toyota Company is a multinational automobile company formed in 1937. Toyota has its headquarters in Toyota city, Japan. Toyota currently owns 5 brands including Scion, Lexus, Daihatsu, Hino Motors, and Toyota Motor Corporation or TMC for short. Toyota has 3 main production plants which are located in Japan along with other 9 plants found … Read more
Teachers are leaders. They are the teacher, they set the classroom tone, and students often see them as mentors. Through everything teachers have to do, being a leader is their number one priority. They have to be able to handle tough situations without hesitation or disbelief that it could happen. Teachers care about their students … Read more
A Raisin in the Sun is a play written by American playwright Lorraine Hansberry. A great work of African-American literature, A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway. A Raisin in the Sun tells the story of an African-American family in 1950s Chicago. A … Read more
Like Water for Chocolate is a 1990 historical fiction novel written by Laura Esquivel. The story follows the life of Tita de la Garza, who is born with an intense love longing; she can literally feel everyone’s emotions and sense everyone’s feelings. This proves to be most difficult when she falls in love with Pedro, who … Read more
“Young Goodman Brown ” is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne that appears in his collection of stories called “Twice-Told Tales”. The genre of this story can be described as gothic fiction, American Fiction, and adventure fiction (Schoell). The writer starts the story with Young Goodman Brown coming home tired from a journey. Young … Read more
The language in The Yellow Wallpaper is very important to the meaning of the story. The narrator, an anonymous woman (who I will call Jane), uses syntax and language that expresses her mental state. The story was written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, who suffered from depression herself; she later wrote The Logic of Vegetable Perception, … Read more
Emily Dickinson showed her view on God in some of the poems that she wrote. Emily Dickinson was known to go through hard times, especially when it came to losing people close to her. Emily Dickinson’s poems reflect that and how she dealt with those losses and what God meant to her and what he … Read more
Antigone is an Ancient Greek tragedy written by Sophocles. It was first performed around 441 B. C. , and it depicts the struggle between Antigone, a heroine of the play, and Creon, her uncle who happens to be King of Thebes at that time. Their struggles are based on their interpretation of religious and moral … Read more
King Lear is a tragedy about King who, after dividing his kingdom and throwing away the love of two faithful daughters turns mad and goes on a journey with his fool. The King’s loyal courtier and friend retires to the countryside where he rules over his own small kingdom in which he must learn to … Read more
Divorce is a very serious and controversial issue worldwide. Divorce has been known to lead to the deterioration of the mental health of those who are involved in this situation. Although divorce cannot be avoided completely, it can at least be minimized by understanding its causes. Divorce among married couples has three main leading causes: … Read more
Geoffrey Chaucer’s ‘The Pardoner’s Tale’ is characterized by its use of irony, allegory, and satire. Geoffrey Chaucer exposes the harsh truths about life through his ironic depiction of a corrupt clergyman who preaches against sin while simultaneously being very sinful himself. Geoffrey Chaucer uses this character to attack the corruption seen within the church during … Read more