Essays on Literature

Importance of Reading and Books Reading is an imperative skill that each individual should possess in life. Parents should strive to develop the reading skills of their children at an early age. Reading ability does not only assist in school, but also furnishes one with a full program of understanding texts...

Betrayal and Trust Betrayal is undoubtedly one of the most devastating low points that a person can ever experience. To be betrayed, the betrayer must have earned your trust. Apparently, it is fairly impossible to be betrayed without having trusted someone in the first place. Trust, the foundation upon which all...

Internationalization of activities has significantly influenced the nature of activities people undertake in the contemporary society. Indeed, a majority of citizens from one country have crossed to other nations for the purposes of studies or business thus influencing the manner in which societies need to operate and accommodate the foreigners....

Perseus: A Greek Mythological Hero Perseus is one of the oldest mythological heroes in Greek who existed several generations before Hercules. In the Greek mythology, Perseus is a hero, born in an ordinary world. According to the tale, he managed to slay the Gorgon Medusa and rescue Andromeda from a sea...

A Rose for Emily is a story which informs the reader of this tale about the leading character, Miss Emily Grierson whose entire life was on display and following her death, and the funeral was attended by many residents in the town. Notably, many critics popularly regard William Faulkner for...

The novel The Green House, was written by a well-known literature Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, published back in the year 1966. The writer of the novel, Mario Vargas Llosa was born on March 28, 1936, in Peru, and currently, he has established himself as one of distinguished...

            The current technological advances in the world have been of greater impact to the society. We are connected in a technological world that is characterized with hi-tech devices such as phones, laptops, and other advanced gadgets. This has made communication easily thus playing a critical role towards connecting...

“Let America be America again” is a poem by Langston Hughes which depicts all the distinct cultures and races in America and how it normally ends with the rich and powerful overpowering other races. Hughes was one of the greatest contributors to Harlem Renaissance. He lived in an era where...

Sophocle’s Antigone is a play of expansive and lasting well known appeal. However, it is ironical that most of the play’s admirers have hardly arrived at a concurrence regarding its interpretation. This paper seeks to discuss one character in the play, Creon, who becomes the new king of Thebes following...

Similar to most of Shakespeare's tragedies King Lear is another complex masterpiece with dramatic works which function on a variety of levels. Therefore, the play can be approached from different critical perspectives to enhance its interpretation (Snyder, 70). Depiction of a slow descent into insanity King Lear depicts a slow descent into insanity...

Fitzgerald's Background and Observations Fitzgerald is considered to be a great American writer. During his life, he authored several books most notable was the side of paradise, Great Gatsby among many others. The author was born and raised in Alabama a state in the United States of America. In the 1930's,...

In “The Lottery,” Shirley Jackson uses ironic figures and ironies to weave the story and maintain the readers’ attraction as she brings in her spiky criticisms. The title of the story is ironical as most of us know that ‘lottery’ is all about winning money. We have heard of the...