Essays on Literary Criticism

Archetypal Literary Theory in the Postmodern Era is a journal article documented by Darrell Dobson in 2005. The main argument of this paper is to clear the difference that lies in archetype and archetype image. For a long time Fyre had a hard time responding to postmodern critics about his...

Trifles by Susan Glaspell is a play with a unified plot and has verbal flashbacks to the events that led to the murder of John Wright. The themes highlighted in the play are based on the context of the events, and they include isolation, gender, patriarchy and plight of women....

Feminist literary criticism is informed by feminist philosophy. The criticism employs feminist concepts and philosophies to analyze literature vocabulary, with the primary goal of examining and explaining how literature portrays the male dominance paradigm by the manipulation of political, societal, technological, and psychological powers in literature. However, while feminist literary...

The short story "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin The short story "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin is a literary analysis of racism in the African American community. The work shows the gradual shedding of prejudice and its themes of music and religion. However, there are a few points that need to...

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...

Krakauer portrays Chris McCandless as a reckless adventurer Krakauer portrays Chris McCandless in his book "Into the Wild" as a reckless adventurer with risk-taking skills. He is portrayed as a very intriguing character who is driven to live a life that is not typical but exceptional. It's difficult to imagine Christopher...

When Charlotte Gilman wrote "The Yellow Wallpaper," the system of American society in the nineteenth century saw men (White men) ruling all facets of life, including the livelihoods of their wives. Gilman's short story can be seen as an attempt to liberate women of the time from the constraints of...

One of the most popular stories in English literature is William Shakespeare s Romeo and Juliet. It is a sentimental tragedy that demonstrates the power of passion in human relationships (Gergi et al 2004). Love as the Primary Theme Despite the fact that the play has many themes, love is portrayed as...

Analysis of Romeo s Character When young people are confronted with a variety of scenarios, they react in a variety of ways. They occasionally make sound choices that help them improve their lives. They can often become frustrated and make erroneous choices, which can have negative consequences. Romeo s Obstinate Nature Romeo is...

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift is a satirized literary work that delves into the deplorable circumstances in Ireland in the early eighteenth century. The publishing of the novel coincided with the arrival of the New World and the slave trade, in which people were commodified into commodities. Furthermore, Ireland,...

Great Gatsby is one of Scott Fitzgerald's novels that focuses on the gaiety of specific characters. The car and driving are two of the book's main themes. The automobile was becoming important at the time the book was first written. This seems to be a pivotal point in the book....

Introduction Because of the creativity and consistency in the prose, Mary Shelly's novel Frankenstein is arguably one of the most read books of literature. As a consequence, the novel has been subjected to scholarly review from a variety of literatures, with a variety of scholars describing their perspectives on the novel. Critical...