Essays on Literary Genres

Guy de Maupassant's story The Necklace is about Mathilde and her husband, who live in poverty. Suffering is a significant theme in the short story, as illustrated by the main character Mathilde Loisel. The misery is caused by the young woman's poverty and brutality in life, which she endures until...

Gulliver's Travel is considered to be the masterpiece of Jonathan Swift. This novel consists of four sections detailing Gulliver's four travels to imaginary tropical destinations. His first journey is to the world of diminutive people called the Lilliputians. Then his quest begins to the world of Brobdingnag, the land of...

The Cuban Swimmer is a one-act play in the tradition of magical realism. The drama depicts the trials and tribulations of a Cuban family in America. The main character, Margarita Suarez, is competing in the Women's Swim to Catalina. Eduardo Suarez, Margarita's father, Aida, her mum, Simon, Margarita's brother, and...

Man's Desire to Travel and the Theme of Flying Man has always desired to travel. He longs to fly into the skies like the birds to go anywhere his wings can take him. He creates contraptions that allow him to fly. For him, flying means being alive, being able to escape...

Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and the Use of Satire Jonathan Swift, the author of "A Modest Proposal," analyzes the extent of suffering as a significant subject. In his fiction, the author employs humor to highlight some of the facets of Ireland's low living standards. In doing so, he employs the...

Introduction Things Fall Apart is praised as a superb novel that tells the story of life in Nigeria at the end of the nineteenth century. It is without a doubt the most studied African book, having been written in 1958. (Kenalemang 4). The book has sold over 8 million copies and...

Alfred Lord Tennyson's Ulysses Ulysses is a textbook poem published in 1833. This poem is a dramatic monolog of the classical character of the myths of Greece. Ulysses finds himself briefly bored after returning home to Ithaca after a very long trip. The banality of ordinary life makes him ill. And...

Pride and Prejudice: Reinforcing Sexist Stereotypes of Women Introduction Pride and Prejudice, published in 1813, is one of Jane Austen's most popular novels. The narration reflects internal growth as well as a bitter family rivalry. The novel also elicits sexist perceptions of the female characters in the plot. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet,...

Because I couldn't stop for death, by Emily Dickinson, is the longest and most fascinating poem. Before she dies, the character continues to accept death. The poem's apparent message is that death will come to everyone, whether they are prepared or not. Nonetheless, from the speaker's point of view, death...

Anything in the family The TV series produced by Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear is one of the most popular situation comedy (sitcom) in American history. The TV series aired on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) television network between January 1971 and April 1979, during which nine seasons of the series...

The Impact of European Powers on West Africa The novel is set in the late nineteenth century when European powers were vying for a piece of Africa's territories. It depicts a time of transformation when western culture entered West Africa and Christianity was introduced. Following the introduction of the English Bible,...

The 1944 short story "Everyday Use" The 1944 short story "Everyday Use" unfolds by showing the neatly made yard that Maggie and her mother have to do. The garden was made for Dee, who is Maggie's niece, for a special visit. Although Maggie is anxious about the visit of a long-gone...