Essays on Literature

The Secret Life of Bees The Secret Life of Bees is a novel by Sue Monk Kidd that illustrates the issues of betrayal, racism as well as accepting people despite having differences. The book's setting is in 1964 and depicts issues as they appeared at the period whereby Sue significantly addresses...

Sonnet 33 is one of William Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets, and it represents one of the most outstanding lyrical expressions from English poetry. The poem is about a young girl’s declaration of love for a man, and it displays the power of applying natural beauty as a human emotional symbol. The...

Candice Jalili's Article: "How to Make the Perfect Apology" Candice Jalili writes an article on Time Magazine titled 'How to make the perfect apology'. She makes it clear that an apology does not only show that the wrongdoer acknowledges the misdeed but it is also a way of making the hurt...

The Pianist: A Cinematic Masterpiece The Pianist is a cinematic masterpiece produced in the year 2002. The director of the film Roman Polanski did a commendable job to show the struggles that people experience while trying to survive. The movie plays for two and a half hours and the events that...

Every woman desires to have a strong man by her side. A man who portrays clear masculine roles and appearance. However, the case is different in the modern world. The increasing population of metrosexuals has left many young women intimidated due to the stiff competition leading to a confusion when...

Introduction: George Orwell and his Impact on Literature Learning Eric A. Blair is well known by his pen name, George Orwell. He is a prolific writer and his texts impact literature learning with a great magnitude. Among his best-known novels includes the Animal Farm and 1984. However, in the year 1931,...

The Rise of Violence Among American Youths The writer makes a substantial argument that ascertains the rise of violence among American youths. It is commendable how he/she gives statistics in actual figures to validate the argument. By reading the introductory paragraph alone, the reader discerns the main subject of the text...

Guy de Maupassant was a prolific French writer in literature. He wrote poetry, novels, and newspaper articles. He also knowledgeably compiled short stories like “The Necklace” and “BelAmim”. The narratives have made him famous due to their use in schools to enrich literature learning. In “The Necklace” story for instance,...

Theory of Knowledge The theory claimed that knowledge gained through the senses is an opinion and for people to possess the actual knowledge, it is paramount to achieve it through philosophical reasoning (Duarte 70). The Allegory of the Cave In this article, Plato offers a distinction between people who confuse their senses knowledge...

Stanville Women's Prison and Life Inside Stanville is a story that highlights life at women’s prison and focuses on the inmates and Gordon, a man who teaches G.E.D classes to the prisoners. Being at the jail was challenging, particularly when teaching people who showed no interest in improving their lives. Gordon...

Introduction Jo Shapcott is a prolific poet who had won national poetry more than once. He was trained both in Britain and America, Shapcott writes about Smells, Identity, Sexual politics, Myths, Language as well as Bodies. He uses both surrealist and feminist wit to create poetic themes, styles, powerful imaginative and...

The Influence of Classical Literature on Popular Culture The success of a given literary style is poised to be determined by the inherent content and the communicational approach adopted in that, target audiences develop an acceptance of a given culture based on the appropriateness of the message and the reach-out medium....