Essays on Literature

Offensive Humor: Taking Comedy for What it Is Have you ever asked if people find you rude or really didn t see the joke? You are, however, not alone. Offensive comedy is intended to be amusing. Why is this so? Since it is amusing. It is made up with the purpose...

The first section of Dante Alighieri's poetry is the Inferno, a divine comedy that chronicles Dante's path to God (Barolini 35). It is divided into three sections: the inferno (Hell), the Purgatorio (Purgatory), and the Paradiso (Paradise). The poem starts in the year 1300, on Good Friday evening. Dante is...

The title of the episode The title of the episode, Rab and Ble, comes from the fusion of the names of the two main characters. The primary characters are the rabbits and the sheep. The first part of the title, Rab, is a condensed version of "Rabbit," the main character of...

Aldous Huxley's science fiction novel Brave New World was published in 1931. It is concerned with how things could evolve in the future. The book is set in London in the year 2540. It also forecasts the world's changes as a result of the advancement of sleep-learning and reproductive technology....

Marriage has been around for a very long time. Marriage is the union between persons of opposite sexes, but some people choose same-sex marriage. Those who wish to marry should be mature, and the wedding should adhere to social standards. Furthermore, the union should adhere to the laws of the...

Boxer's Plight and Benjamin's Reflection Boxer has died from overwork and is gravely ill in this monologue. Via his monologue, Benjamin expresses his thoughts on Boxer's plight and the situation in Animal Farm: The Silence of Desperation The silence is a painful experience. This audience is filled with desperation, hopelessness, and sorrow. Nonetheless,...

The Novel "Lord of the Flies" The novel "Lord of the Flies" vividly portrays humanity's worst hand, the barbarism that threatens even the most cultured citizens. William Golding gives the reader a straightforward storyline, realistic photographs of girls, a precise history of character behavior, and exotic locations to demonstrate man's brutality....

Richard Taylor and Susan Wolf express their thoughts about what they believe to be the essence of life. Certain elements of their claims are similar. Their assumptions regarding the importance or meaninglessness of existence, however, vary in several ways. Understanding their basic points entails analyzing their assumptions, the reasoning they...

Identity is a special and complicated character of an organism that is usually affected by a variety of influences as one develops and moves from one goal to another, and ambition to aspiration. What distinguishes one's personality is mainly one's history, memories, and family, among other things. In an ideal...

Factors that Make People Intimidate Others Before explaining the factors that make people intimidate others, one needs to thoroughly consider the sense of intimidating others. Bullying, for others, can involve purposeful attempts to manipulate others by using verbal harassment, for example, by taunting or insulting others. That can also be in...

This paper affords an analysis of Joe Franklin’s work “Working at Wendy’s” one of the many literary works in Norton Reader. The purpose is to analyze how well the writer demonstrates narrative techniques and the extent to which narrative diagram has been followed. Nevertheless, the paper delves into strengths and...

Introduction Frankenstein used to be authored by Mary Shelley who is English. In the novel, she narrates Victor Frankenstein's struggle story. The latter was a young scientist in the book who had the obsession to create a grotesque creature that would be sapient in nature via scientific experiments that were unorthodox....