Essays on Literary Genres

Charles Brockden Brown is sometimes referred to as "the father of the American novel," at least in popular culture. (1771-1810). By writing gothic romances, Brown broke a practice that had previously been dominated and adapted by two of the greatest American writers ever to have lived, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar...

Heart of Darkness and the Character of Mr. Kurtz One of the most perceptive books of the 19th century is Heart of Darkness. Joseph Conrad's book is a philosophical investigation into what motivates excellence in people. Marlow, the main character, is thought to be the author's alter personality. The most intriguing...

Social Constructs and the Reality of the Social World Social constructs, according to Dr. Dennis Hiebert, are ways that people interact with one another and build a world that they feel is accurate and intuitively meaningful. Therefore, it is evident that the social world is not real or predetermined, but rather...

Seamus Heaney: A Memorable Poet Due to his work on more than 20 volumes of poems and criticism and his role as an editor for a number of widely used anthologies, Seamus Heaney is regarded as one of the best and most well-known poets of the 20th century. The poet was...

Existentialism in Notes from the Underground Existentialism is a philosophical idea that holds that each individual is ultimately accountable for their existence. According to this theory, people spend their entire lives trying to find and alter their essence. Because they possess free will, humans use their decisions to define...

The majority of academics concur that poetry explores the aspects of human nature that reflect the fundamental truths about nature and humankind. As a tool, poetry imagines humanity's truth and reality from a different angle than how other writers see and imagine humanity. Poetry, unlike other forms of art, has...

Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front" Erich Maria Remarque authored this book, which was released on January 29, 1929. It describes the First World War experiences of German soldiers and illustrates the extreme physical and emotional strain that soldiers went through. It also illustrates how detached from post-war...

And this turned into Florence's deepest desire: to leave the cottage one morning and never come back. Not many months after Gabriel's birth, her father—whom she hardly remembered—had left that way one morning. (Baldwin 15). Following Florence's realization that she has no cause to stick around is the quotation. She...

Pride and Prejudice is regarded as one of Jane Austen's greatest works, and its popularity is due in large part to the book's outstanding personalities as well as to Austen's distinctive writing style. The Victorian era, during which the book was written, was marked by numerous customs that shared a...

The novel "Beloved" is set in the Ohio metropolis of Cincinnati and starts in the year 1873. Denver, Sethe's 18-year-old daughter, and Sethe, a former slave, have been living together in the book. Baby Suggs, Sethe's mother-in-law, had resided with the couple until her death. (McCluskey et al. 55). Importantly,...

The family is a poem about a woman the poet refers to as aunt Lennie. Aunt Lennie resided in Kentucky in a spotless apartment and took the utmost care to tend to her prized garden. Every morning and evening, as the birds chattered, the poet assisted the aunt in taking...

Introduction One of the books that explicitly portrays feminism is The Awakening. It was released in 1899, a period when women were expected to adhere to the standards of society that set them apart. Edna challenges societal expectations and makes an effort to define her own personality. She exercises her free...