Essays on Literature Review

In the novel The Outsider, the main character Meursault "opened himself to the gentle ignorance of the world," he uses his unusually optimistic time to discover his surroundings; he has no respect for women and judges them based on their looks. When we look at the friendship between Marie Cardona...

Masculinity is described as the state or essence of being manly. Historically, manliness was considered to be natural for a man or male (Wedgwood 330). Ernest Hemingway wrote a vast number of novels, one of which is In Our Day, a collection of various stories that focuses on the subject...

Cummings' poem, Everyone Lived in a Pretty How Town, raises concern about how people value relationships in urban areas. Cumming portrays contemporary relationships as fading, claiming that people no longer value others. Instead, they respect their own selves and only see their industries as essential, and they show no care...

Walker's characters stand out in the novel Everyday Use, in part because of her wits in struggling for her family's heritage. The story takes place in the late 1960s, after a period of dramatic change for African Americans. African Americans gained their freedom from resistance, overcoming acts of segregation, brutality,...

Mark Twain (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens) is a world-renowned American author. On November 30, 1835, he was born in the Missouri village of Florida (“Mark Twain – Mini Biography”). This author was known for writing in a variety of genres, such as adventure novels, complex metaphysical memoirs, or fantasy....

The novel Black Boy by Richard Wright is about understanding American history from the eyes of an African-American boy growing up in the early twentieth century. Wright journeys through his early childhood in this semi-autobiographical book, not understanding that there is such a chasm between whites and blacks. He is...

Worth Jenifer discusses the first and second installments of Marjane Satrapi's novel Persepolis. The two novels are unconventional solo performances that can be read as an articulated solo performance that Satrapi would otherwise deny. Satrapis' Comic Relief and Social Change Satrapi provides comic light relief when juxtaposing the macabre imagery of revolt and...

Perceval, the Tale of the Grail Perceval, the Tale of the Grail is an unfinished romance story written by Chrétien de Troyes, most likely in the 12th century, though the precise year is unknown. The novel, like other literary works published at the time, contains various incidents of superstition mixed with...

The Road Not Chosen: A Misunderstood Poem The Road Not Chosen is widely regarded as one of the most misunderstood poetry in a variety of contexts. The poem is straightforward, but it has a critical notch that adds to its allure. The poem alludes to moral quandaries of life. The Two Paths The...

Literature authors also base their stories on key themes that can aid in the comprehension of life lessons. If fiction or nonfiction, child or adult, stories bind us. Literature is more than just a way to read about great writers from the past; the magic of narrative inspires the discovery...

The essay paper would compare and contrast the plots, motifs, and patterns in Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and Montaigne's "Of the Cannibals." Both playwrights have a unique way of demonstrating and portraying their themes. The Tempest is one of William Shakespeare's most important works; the plot is built on numerous topics...

Raskolnikov's Dual Personality Raskolnikov is one of the most convincing and fascinating characters Dostoevsky has ever developed. The name is derived from the Russian word "rasko," which roughly translates to "cut." This is the basis for Raskolnikov's characterization in the book. In his books, Dostoevsky also used characters with dual personalities....