Books essays

Imbalance of Community in Into The Wild

2 Pages 897 Words

The book, Into the Wild, reveals an imbalance of community and self-reflection in the life of Chris McCandless. Throughout McCandless’s journey, it is evident that he spends a great deal of time by himself, reflecting and contemplating his life choices. McCandless obtains self-actualization in the end. The irony is that McCandless comes to understand the connection between happiness and human...

Into The Wild Literacy

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Music Power And Brother Love In The Short Story Sonny’s Blues

2 Pages 1126 Words

The dictionary defines music as “sound in time that expresses ideas or emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.” Music gives even the most silent people a voice and is known to be one of the few coping mechanisms that doesn’t have negative side effects. It is no surprise that music is a prominent...

Music Therapy Sonny’s Blues

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Self-Identity in Graduation, Shooting Elephant, and Public Spaces

2 Pages 1039 Words

Identity is the characteristics, beliefs, personalities, and experience of a person or a group. Identity is a part of us and helps us make decisions. Identity is who people are, as they think about themselves, the way they view the world, and the characteristics that define them. In “Graduation,” Angelou wrote about her 8th grade graduation where a white person...

Black Men And Public Space Self Identity

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Chaucer's Views on Marriage in Two Tales

5 Pages 2271 Words

In the following essay I will look at Chaucer’s treatment of marriage within the Canterbury Tales, focusing in particular on the ‘Miller’s Tale’ and ‘The Wife of Bath’s prologue’ , by focusing on these tales, I will be able to look at the parallels and common themes of the tales. I will look at how the institute of marriage was...

The Canterbury Tales Wife of Bath

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The Image Of Narrator In The Tell Tale Heart

2 Pages 773 Words

During Edgar Allan Poe’s time, most writings and books were about the bible or related to religion. However, Poe wrote twisted, grotesque short stories that had a recurring theme: a narrator with a mental illness. In his short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart”, the narrator has a mental illness, specifically schizophrenia. Looking at this story in a present-day court case point...

Literary Criticism Robert Frost The Tell Tale Heart

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The Story of an Hour Feminist Criticism

2 Pages 1098 Words

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“The story of an hour” by Kate Chopin narrates the events taking place in the last moments of Louise Mallard, a housewife who is happy after being falsely informed about the death of her husband. Today, gender equality is one of the most debated issues. For a long time, society has been controlled by men. The desire for women to...

Feminism The Story of An Hour

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Unequal Marriage & Financial Independence in The Yellow Wallpaper

1 Page 562 Words

“The Yellow Wallpaper,” a short story written in 1892 by Charlotte Perkins Gilman was intended to bring attention to the women facing the oppressive nature of gender roles. The author, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s project, “The Yellow Wallpaper” is to make readers aware that women suffer post-pregnancy given that the author herself suffered nervous disorders post her own pregnancy. Gilman had...

Depression The Yellow Wallpaper Women’s Rights

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Themes Of Woman Roles And Depression In The Bell Jar

3 Pages 1530 Words

Happiness: a complex limitation. Something Sylvia Plath struggled to achieve her entire life and incorporated into her novel The Bell Jar. As we read, we go into the depths of her life and how sexism, a lack of moral support, and her constant feelings of failure cause her to slowly fall into a deep state of depression that dominates her...

Depression Gender Roles The Bell Jar

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The Theme Of Perseverance In The Works Of Art

4 Pages 2036 Words

What is perseverance? Perseverance means to never give up and always keep trying your very best. The theme of perseverance is showcased in the following pieces; the short story “To Build A Fire” by Jack London, Miley Cyrus’ song, “The Climb” and the painting, “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” by Emanuel Leutze. “To Build A Fire” by Jack London is about...

Aesthetic Perseverance To Build a Fire

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The Concept Of Identity Development In My Antonia

1 Page 482 Words

The land, like the story, represents both growth and development and the concept of identity as it links closely to the landscape of the character’s lives. At the beginning of the novel, the country ultimately represents change as an unfamiliar new beginning for both Antonia and Jim. Jim, for example, first encounters the landscape in the wake of tragedy and...

Identity My Antonia

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Comparing "Ode on A Grecian Urn" and "My Last Duchess"

5 Pages 2213 Words

In the world of poetry, John Keats and Robert Browning have remarkable contributions through their work. Though they belong to different literary era and have variety in their beliefs, writings, both of them have flourished the English literature with their individuality. In addition, “Ode” and “My last” are remarkable works of the respective poets, which showcases their mastery of writing....

My Last Duchess

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Conformity in "The Lottery" and "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas"

3 Pages 1265 Words

Human beings often overlook the horrors of humanity as they neglect the personal wellbeing of others. Ursula Le Guin’s speculative text “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and Shirley Jackson’s dystopian short story “The Lottery” encapsulates the effect of social conformity within a society. Written in the aftermath of World War II and towards the final years of the...

Conformity The Lottery The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas

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Hysteria in the Play The Crucible

2 Pages 1065 Words

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In matters of life or death, people do whatever it takes to not be hanged. In times where accusations, regardless of their accuracy, determine one's survival, people do what is necessary to survive. In Arthur Miller's, The Crucible, a constant string of allegations leads to people convicting the innocent of witchcraft. Ultimately, this leads to those convicted people accusing more...

Mass Hysteria The Crucible

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The Symbolism Of Blood In Bless Me Ultima

3 Pages 1291 Words

In the novel Bless me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya there is plenty of significant symbolism shown throughout the whole story. The water, the Golden Carp, the Virgin Mary, Ultima’s owl and plenty of others but a very intriguing symbol from the novel is blood. Blood symbolized several things such as the blood of the Marez and the Luna symbolized Antonio’s...

Bless Me Ultima

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Slavery's Effects and Tools for Freedom in Incidents in Life of a Slave Girl

2 Pages 1110 Words

In the slave narrative, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, the author, Harriet Jacobs, tells her journey through slavery and how she overcame it. This freedom was earned through many trials, but mostly by the of hand her master, Dr. Flint. To understand the importance of literacy between Dr.Flint and Linda, we must first understand their characterization. This...

Incidents in The Life of a Slave Girl Slavery

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Theme Of Friendship And Trust In Moby Dick And On The Road

3 Pages 1554 Words

In both the books that have been studied, which are “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville and “On the road” by Jack Kerouac the theme of friendship and trust emerges. In the book “Moby Dick” Captain Ahab and Ishmael and their friends go on a journey in the ocean to find a white sperm whale named “Moby Dick”. This whale had...

Friendship Moby Dick

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The Image Of Woman In Antigone by Sophocles

6 Pages 2697 Words

Morality is often regarded as objective, completely black and white. Although, the circumstances and consequences of actions broaden the picture and allow for condemnation or justification. Accusations of the extreme are polluted by one’s surroundings. The contextual power of culture and ingrained tradition supports multiple interpretations of morality. Sophocles’ Antigone demonstrates this truth. The understanding of women as inferior and...

Antigone Morality Sophocles

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Autobiographical Aspects In The Book Man’s Search For Meaning

2 Pages 1100 Words

Unfortunately, the world we live in today is full of violence, chaos, and mass destruction and it’s hard to imagine living in something worse. Although, close to eight decades ago World War 2 was led by the infamous dictator named Adolf Hitler in the regime against the Jewish people. He created an environment far worse than what we live in...

Man’s Search For Meaning

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Isolation In The Metamorphosis By Franz Kafka

1 Page 678 Words

Have you ever seen a human transform into a monstrous verminous bug in real life and act like one? In the metamorphosis book Kafka In the Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka introduces us to the main character Gregor Samsa that turned into a dangerous harmful bug after his anxious dreams. Gregor hates his job but keeps it because of the obligations he...

Kafka Metamorphosis Study

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The Peculiarities Of Language In The Novel As I Lay Dying

3 Pages 1293 Words

Modernism defined American literature as a movement that emphasized the human experience and expanded on the psychological conditions of the human mind in reaction to its surrounding environment. William Faulkner embodies the abovementioned sentiment as he emerged an extreme modernist, whose literature can thus be examined as an experimentation with the human condition and its response to substantial life events....

As I Lay Dying

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The Experiences Of Men And Women In Candide

2 Pages 931 Words

Candide, a novel written by French Philosopher Voltaire, takes place in Europe throughout the 1800’s. Women in the 1750’s did not have many privileges and were taken advantage by the men. Voltaire portrays this through the very limited female characters of Cunegonde, Paquette and the Old Woman. These women all coming from different origins, still suffer from the same hate,...

Candide

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Character Portrayals in Anne Frank & Boy at Top of Mountain

2 Pages 840 Words

In the play, The Diary of Anne Frank, and the novel, The Boy at The Top of The Mountain, characters undergo many changes throughout their stories. Anne from the play The Diary of Anne Frank and Pierrot from The Boy at The Top of The Mountain are both dynamic and round characters. A dynamic character undergoes a change throughout literature...

The Diary of Anne Frank

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Symbolism In The Lottery By Shirley Jackson: Symbols & Imagery

2 Pages 1129 Words

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The Lottery' is a story written by Shirley Jackson, first published within the 1948 issue of the magazine 'The New Yorker.' It's been said to be one of the simplest American literature short stories created. The title of the story 'The Lottery' refers to an unquestioned ritual that takes place during a small farming town annually and requires all members...

Symbolism The Lottery

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Isolation of Main Characters in The Catcher in the Rye and Others

2 Pages 895 Words

Young teenagers suffer from isolation and remoteness causing them to have a feeling of anxiety and depression. J.D Salinger and his novel The Catcher in the Rye reflects on Holden and how Holden is affected by the death of his younger brother Alie, it makes Holden feel isolated and lonely. Stephan Chobosky and his novel The Perks of Being a...

Catcher in The Rye The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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The Main Ideas of The Novel The House on Mango Street

5 Pages 2283 Words

Introduction to Esperanza's Journey on Mango Street The novel, The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros is a coming of age story of a young Mexican-American girl named Esperanza Cordero. The story describes the events in Esperanza’s life over a span of a year, in which she moves to a house on Mango Street. Although her new home is...

Coming of Age Novel The House on Mango Street

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Ethan's Struggles in Social and Physical Environments

2 Pages 878 Words

In Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome, Ethan is a dark character whos past alters how he looks at life. Some say that his change occurred within himself. His own personal choices have led him to where he is now, but this is not true. People grow up learning from the ones around them. We are all affected by how others act,...

Ethan Frome

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Social Topics in The Secret Life of Bees: Key Issues

2 Pages 774 Words

“I grew up in the South under segregation. So, I know what terrorism feels like - when your father could be taken out in the middle of the night and lynched just because he didn't look like he was in an obeying frame of mind when a white person said something he must do. I mean, that's terrorism, too.” (Alice...

Discrimination Racial Segregation The Secret Life of Bees

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Catcher In The Rye: Childhood vs Adulthood

3 Pages 1284 Words

Life is a beautiful Journey. You think you have it all figured out and have a plan. You think you have figured out your destination and the road that leads there. You are excited and feel like you know which direction you are heading in, but then suddenly the path changes, the signs change, the wind blows the other way....

Catcher in The Rye Conversation

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Literary Devices Depicting The Theme Of Friendship In Never Let Me Go

2 Pages 931 Words

A good friend is always loyal to you and never lets you down, no matter how hard your relationship gets they will always be there for you. This is true in Hailsham, Ruth is sort of a sidekick to Kathy but in the story they start to distance themselves from each other. Ruth’s relationship with Tommy contributes to this tension,...

Literacy Never Let Me Go

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Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka: Family transformation

3 Pages 1279 Words

Love, respect, and forgiveness are the fundamental values that every family should have. When a member of the family goes through a change, they should still stick with them, without giving up, trying to understand and make a difference. However, in Franz Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis, it isn't the case. As Gregor transforms into a vermin, his family slowly gives up on...

Kafka Metamorphosis Study

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