Essays on Fiction

The Fifth Business is a fictional novel written of Roberson Davies from Canada who is a professor, journalist, critic as well as a playwright. It is the best-known novel of Davies, even has been ranked as the finest. It explores the life of the narrator Dunstan Ramsay. Dunstan is a...

In fan fiction, Mary Sue is a creative character Typically, the character is a woman who is openly despised by fan critics (Bok, 2013 p. 4).Mary Sue in Fiction In fiction stories, Mary Sue may, on occasion, be a man. A character is commonly referred to as a Mary Sue if she...

The novel, Odds Against Tomorrow is approved by Nathaniel Rich and it revolved publicist’s dream, a work of serious-minded and ambitious literary fiction with instantaneous, theatrical, and almost a cache of prophetic current affairs. Rich’s story focuses on a cataclysmic flood that demolishes much of New York City since this...

The Klingon Virtue of Endurance and Tenacity The phrase Qapla’ means success in Klingon. In Star Trek, Klingons are a warrior race who love challenges. The more impossible the situation, the more they delight in it regardless of the task that they face. This became a trait I internalized and used...

"All Summer in a Day" is a short story by Ray Bradbury. It was first published in the March 1954 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. The story deals with a young girl named Margot who is unable to describe the sun. Despite her best efforts, she...

Welty’s story, A Worn Path Affords to be a distinguishable work of fiction. Through the use of the simple tone and the scope, Welty structures the story incorporating a creamy and prosperous texture of symbolic meaning making it sound real. The story remarkably describes the journey of Phoenix, an ancient woman...

Fiction is the classification for any setting or plot that is derived from fantasy, rather than fact. True Fiction may take many forms, including writings, performances, videos, television programs, cartoons, computer games, and role-playing games. Fiction literature has long been neglected by psychologists because its sole purpose seems to be...

The Black Walnut Tree: An Important Commercial Crop The black walnut tree is an important and valuable commercial crop in North America. Native to Eastern United States, it thrives in riparian areas and also holds a special place in the culture of the Apache people. The raw nuts of the black...

An Analysis of My Antonia by Janet Cardiff The protagonist Antonia gives birth to a child that she does not consider to be legitimate. However, she does not hide this fact from society and does not fulfill the expectations of her peers. Instead, she openly displays her illegitimate child in front...

Obasan by Joy Kogawa Obasan by Japanese-Canadian author Joy Kogawa was first published in 1981 by Lester and Orpen Dennys. It recounts the internment and persecution of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. In 2005, it was chosen as a One Book, One Vancouver selection. While it may not be...

Introduction This paper would compare and contrast two books: Looking Backwards and Animal Farm. It will expand on the main topics of both of them and explain how certain problems and other fundamental concepts are linked or dissimilar. As a result, it will begin with a brief introduction to the two...

Fahrenheit 451 is widely regarded as Ray Bradbury's masterpiece. It is also one of the futuristic novels (along with Brave New World and 1984) that are said to have correctly predicted the future. Although this novel, published in 1953, does not accurately forecast current affairs, it does eerily capture key...