Essays on Literature

Two of the most prominent philosophers of the 17th century were John Locke (1632-1704) and Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). Their works, the Second Treatise on Government and the Leviathan, are valuable books in the field of political science, especially because they explain how and why civil society and government exist. However,...

Dante, the poet, and author of the Inferno, was a Renaissance-era artist who was interested in the historical time between 1300 and 1600. He was fascinated and dedicated to the church, which is why he conducts the Inferno, a description of hell and its sufferings. Dante is trapped in a...

Beloved by Toni Morrison Beloved by Toni Morrison is a fictional novel that discusses the oppressive essence of slavery. In the fact that most of the characters seem to have lost their sense of self-worth, Sethe stands out. Sethe's Battle with the Past When staying with Denver, she is...

Mein Kampf is Hitler's novel, in which he outlines his political agenda in detail. Mein Kampf was considered the Bible of National Socialism in Nazi Germany and achieved popularity well before its publication, and many Germans assumed that the Nazi leader was capable of bringing all of the ideas laid...

Edgar Allan Poe, author of "The Tell Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado," is well-known for creating some of the most terrifying tales in literature. Acting with the weather, livestock, and the natural world to produce the chilling tales is one of the things that make his works terrifying...

Authors and their Mediums of Communication Authors of various works of literature use various mediums to communicate their work with the aim of eliciting a specific response from the target audience. As a consequence, others may use the same means to accomplish different goals, resulting in parallels and variations in the...

The short plot The Story of An Hour employs verbal ambiguity, in which the characters words have contradictory underlying interpretations. A good example is when we are told, It is an honor to be Mila s mate. (Kate Chopin) Mila, on the other hand, much of the...

Margaret Atwood, a Canadian resident, wrote the novel. This was written and published in 1995. This story is set in New England after an authoritarian and Christian theocracy that overthrew the United States government (Atwood, pg. 6). The book follows the journey of the handmaid Offred, stressing Fred's possessive character...

Sophocles' tragedy "Antigone" Sophocles' tragedy "Antigone" was composed in or around 441 BC (Honig). The play is set in Thebes, where two heirs, Eteocles and Polynices, contend for Oedipus' kinship throne. Eteocles starts the war by sitting on the throne against Oedipus' orders. Both of them are killed on the battlefields....

The Importance of Inclusivity The Office of Adolescent Health (2015) defines inclusivity as "the degree to which services are receptive to, attentive to, and do not exclude the diverse backgrounds and needs of LGBTQ youth and families." In today's global climate, companies must recognize inclusivity for the good of their businesses...

Theme of Stereotyping and Individual Identity in What You Pawn I Can Redeem What You Pawn I Can Redeem is a short story that depicts the journey of a financially needy man Jackson Jackson who is faced with an uphill challenge of generating...

Ernest Hemingway will still be remembered as a revered heroic writer whose writings have influenced American literature. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois in 1899. Hemingway was an American novelist, short story composer, and poet whose works won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Hemingway started his...