Genesis 30:1-3 states, 'And Rachel said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.' Taking a handmaid or a second wife can be seen throughout many religions. In the Bible, Rachel, the wife of Jacob, gives her handmaid Bilhah to Jacob as she is infertile...
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In the essay 'The Case for Reparations', the author, Ta-Nehisi Coates, analyzes African-American history in order to further his argument that African Americans deserve some form of reparations. He argues that America has allowed for the 'plunder' of African Americans in the past and continues to do so in the present. To back his claims, Coates uses stories and evidence...
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People go through difficult situations in life and while some may want to give up by committing suicide, most choose to struggle through life because the consequences of death are unknown and might be too great. In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, the main protagonist Hamlet, after finding out that his father was murdered by his uncle, must avenge...
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Social class is a prominent theme in ‘The Great Gatsby’. F. Scott Fitzgerald represented the upper class, middle class, and lower class of people in the 1920s era, he always separated the rich into two groups: old money and new money. In ‘The Great Gatsby’, Fitzgerald uses the characters to show the conflict among the high, middle, and low social...
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In our world, recognizing that individuals with disabilities are part of human existence, people must actively work to reduce inequities in society. People with disabilities often experience lower education levels and obtain fewer resources, and their health is not as important to them as people without disabilities. In many instances, they do not receive the crucial care one needs to...
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Immanuel Kant believed that morality is doing the right thing just because you know it’s the right thing. His theory contradicts other theories of thought such as utilitarianism. Utilitarians argue that the most moral action is one that fashions the greatest amount of good or happiness for the greatest number of people. This theory concentrates on the consequences of one’s...
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Kipling wrote 'The White Man’s Burden' believing that white men are getting the short end of the stick in Africa, but Morel thought the opposite and expressed his feelings in 'The Black Man’s Burden'. In 'The White Man’s Burden' Rudyard Kipling believes that Europeans are helping Africans by ending famine and sickness and not being appreciated for the hard work...
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Violence is an important concept in William Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet' as the two families act out their hate by adopting brutal means. Tensions, violence, brawls, deaths, and clashes not only drive the plot of the play but also give the reader an idea of how normalized violence, death, and honor killings were at that time. This is very...
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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a novel that reveals a society that objectifies women, deprives them of basic human rights, and glorifies hegemonic masculinity (Carrigan) in Afghan society. Hosseini was born in Afghanistan but sought asylum in the US as a child. He chose to highlight some grave issues that have enveloped society for many decades. As...
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George Orwell and his Animal Farm George Orwell is a prominent English writer of the first half of the 20th century. He was recognized as one of the most influential satiric writers whose works have merited detailed scholarly attention. More than half a century after they were written, Orwell’s books are still much in demand. John Rodden, the researcher of...
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ATTENTION ALL ANIMALS! Are you tired of being mistreated by Jones? Are you tired of giving everything to him but not receiving anything back? You are not the only ones, I myself am distraught by the conditions that Jones has kept us in. Comrades, I am here today to talk about the horrendous fad that we call our lives here...
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Introduction In "Just Mercy," Bryan Stevenson delineates the intricate and often inequitable landscape of the American criminal justice system. Through a poignant narrative that intertwines real-life cases with the overarching themes of racial injustice, systemic bias, and the pursuit of mercy, Stevenson offers an unflinching critique of a system that frequently fails those it is meant to protect. The memoir,...
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Within my role as a Community Health Worker, I am often faced with ethical dilemmas that involve conflicting values and morals. The balance of what is morally right and wrong is constantly in my heart and on my mind when it comes to the vulnerable populations I work with. However, this module’s material has given me a deeper insight into...
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As any good audience should know, there is quite a difference between using literary devices in a work and correctly applying those devices to convey a necessary message. Books can be read, enjoyed, and then finished if strategies don’t leave a long-lasting message or provoke thought. In George Orwell’s '1984', he includes symbolism, theme, and point of view to successfully...
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We the people core our society, policies, and laws to ensure protection and safety for residents in our governed body. We implement systems to keep peace and order. Yet what about the injustices within these laws? Individuals have the ability to find peace amidst the storms that threaten us during the journey of life. In this world, there is not...
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Emotions, reasons, and beliefs are three important tools of the human mind. They all operate in the human mind but in different ways. Mohandas Gandhi once said, “Faith must be enforced by reason, when faith becomes blind it dies,” (Seshagiri 59). This quote shows that reason is more important than belief. Without reason, humans will never have faith and belief....
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Yann Martel’s bildungsroman novel Life of Pi confronts and explores the contrasting and conflicting nature of both faith and science and their coexistence in this universe. Martel’s unconventional approach makes the novel appear to a broad audience as, like Pi, we all know what it is like to suffer. The suffering of Pi is essential to his survival out in...
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Literature is a vast area that incorporates different genres and cultures within itself. Novels, short stories, and biographies portray characters and events through words. When a film is made from a book it is called an adaptation. From the beginning, filmmakers have made films based on novels, short stories, biographies, and plays; of the sources of these adaptations, novels have...
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The author Yann Martel once said that he wrote Life of Pi to find direction and purpose for life (). And this point – the ultimate exploration of the meaning of life – distinguishes Pi's story from other stories like Robinson's. The symbolic expression of the personal belief system in the whole story is sublimated into the religious apex of...
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“The lower you are, the higher your mind will want to soar” (Life of Pi, page 283). In “Life of Pi” Pi grows up in Pondicherry, India, as a little boy who is the son of an owner of the Pondicherry Zoo. They set an immigration to Canada, after selling their Zoo, and their ship sinks. Leaving Pi on a...
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Introduction Yann Martel's Life of Pi is a profound narrative that intricately weaves together themes of survival, faith, and the human spirit. At its core, the novel addresses the protagonist Pi Patel's quest for spiritual fulfillment and his desire to love God, irrespective of religious boundaries. Pi's journey is not merely a physical ordeal but an existential exploration that challenges...
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Richard Machowicz once stated, “Being a warrior is not about the act of fighting. It’s about the ability, courage, and commitment to end the war within oneself and not quit until the job is done”. This quote from Machowicz reflects what the poem, 'Beowulf', is based on. 'Beowulf' is an epic poem written during the Anglo-Saxon time period which is...
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As we all know, the Second World War was a dark time ever, for as though many people got executed and frightened throughout the Holocaust. The memoir, 'Night', by Elie Wiesel, mentions the harsh circumstances, he and the others endured and how they were close to losing hope. It has a series of ironic and powerful themes that compels him...
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When being put to the ultimate challenge of life, it is often questioned whether individuals are meant to remain ethical. In extreme cases of survival, it is typically found that humans will do whatever it takes in order to survive, as an individual's will to survive is more prominent than their display of morals and beliefs. Yann Martel’s story The...
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The Things They Carried is a collection of metafiction short stories written in 1990 by Tim O’Brien. It was about a platoon fighting in the Vietnam War, in the book he talks about his experiences as a soldier. In one of his stories “The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong,” he talks about how Mary Anne, Mark Fossies girlfriend, transformed...
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Just after the Civil War, a mother grapples with her tortured slave past and the emotional effects of her behavior stemming from it. That is just about all that will be revealed here about the plot of Beloved. The reason is that the story of Beloved, as directed by Academy Award winner Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia)...
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Ophelia and Gertrude are the only two female characters in the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. In the play, Gertrude is the mother of protagonist Hamlet, and Ophelia is the love interest of Hamlet. In many ways, Ophelia is similar to Gertrude. They seem to be the same person at different stages of their lives. Along with similarities, they both...
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Introduction Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, first performed in 1944, remains one of the most studied plays in American literature, renowned for its delicate balance between illusion and reality. The play is a "memory play," a term coined by Williams himself, where the past is reconstructed through the unreliable lens of memory, shaping the narrative's form and content. This essay...
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In the book, The Handmaid’s Tale, many topics from a global aspect are satirized. Atwood uses satire within the book to help shed light on issues that our society, as well as many others, are facing. There are issues about, feminism, gender roles, gender stereotypes, and political gain. Within this essay, there will be a greater understanding of political increase...
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In this essay, I'm going to write about how Katniss’s role in her family affects her behavior in the games by giving examples from the novel The Hunger Games (2008), written by Suzanne Collins, and finishing the essay with a conclusion. The novel The Hunger Games (2007), written by Suzanne Collins has its main character Katniss Everdeen who is only...
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