Essays on Literature

Desert Solitaire is a nonfictional work that was inscribed by an American author acknowledged as Edward Abbey. The book was published in 1968 marking Edward Abbey’s first foray into the world of autobiographical writing. The work was transcribed when Abbey was still working as a ranger at the Arches National...

Pat Mora and the American Dream Pat Mora is a known poet in the United States who wrote the poem Immigrants. She lived in El Paso, at the border of Mexico and Texas. In her poem she speaks of American dream yet she knows the thought is not for her. Therefore,...

Literature and its Evolution Literature evolves as life continues to change and develop. As with evolution of human beings and animals, literature follows the same trend when the need to do so arises. Fortunately, the need for literature to evolve arose in the Victorian era when Dr. Robert Luis Stevenson and...

“Success is an ongoing game (11),” states Rodger Staubach. The statement by the author shows that a single action is not enough to measure success. “A Tool for Success” is a book written for the young generation in trying to guide them for future success. The book focuses on behavioral...

A Family's Impact on Individuals and Community A family is the building block of any society, and its success or failure has a significant effect on individual members and community as a whole. Dr. King and Wiesel demonstrate the relationship dynamics by examining different family experiences. This paper will also give...

As far as short stories go, the intrigue and awe in William Faulkner’s, A Rose for Emily is one to savor. The details, suspense, and reality the author tries to invoke stylistically is a clear indication of the societal as well as person ordeals people go through on a daily...

Alan Parton’s, Cry, The Beloved Country Alan Parton’s, Cry, The Beloved Country was published in 1948 and highlights the life of Stephen Kumalo and James Jarvis who had differing opinions and are forced to get into Johannesburg as they search for their sons. The Africans are exploited as analyzed in the...

Archetypal Literary Theory in the Postmodern Era is a journal article documented by Darrell Dobson in 2005. The main argument of this paper is to clear the difference that lies in archetype and archetype image. For a long time Fyre had a hard time responding to postmodern critics about his...

In her essay Homeless, Anna Quindlen portrays the struggle that people who have lost their homes have to undergo. A homeless person just wants a place to call their own, and that's why some prefer not to go to shelters and seek refuge in the streets, subways, and parks because...

Marge Piercy's Background and Commitment to Social Transformation Marge Piercy, born in Detroit, Michigan on March 31, 1936, to Robert Piercy and Bert Bernice Piercy – a working-class family like numerous others, hard-hit by the Great Depression. The latter occurred in the 1930s resulting in devastating effects on tax revenue, personal...

The interaction between parents and their children who are pre-scholars is based on the provision of books that are natural at school and other learning institution. The mainstream methods are evident in the society and the world at large that depend on the systems of education that prepare students to...

Stephen King's Cell: A Horror Fiction Book Stephen King, one of the most preeminent writers once again wows his audience with a horror fiction book titled Cell. This book talks about zombies and how people in the contemporary world take pleasure in shows and novels about zombies as if their lives...