Essays on Literature

Anecdote of the Jar is an enigmatic poem that baffles readers. In just three stanzas the poem poses more questions than answers. The clear part of the poem is the first line where there seems to be an indication that a person initiated this mysterious process. A jar is placed...

The Argument between Peter and Thomas Stockmann The two brothers, Thomas and Peter Stockmann, are in an argument on the state of the Water Baths in their town. Peter, having received a report from Thomas on the state of the Baths, is tainting the report, terming it as untrue. Both Peter...

How are children’s lives influenced by language? This is a pertinent question probed in Amy Tan's “Mother Tongue”. In the book, Amy Tan shares her personal opinions on the use of English language in different countries and the impact of language on children’s lives. The author is fascinated by language and...

America today has experienced a great deal of positive impact done by people who are rather considered as rebels. These are the people who have gone their way against mainstream American norms. They have expressed their views independently. This has caused a big rift between them and the people who...

Introduction In the essay, "Am I Blue?" Alice Walker, who is a black woman uses her writing to show the nature of black man slavery, unfair treatment of women in the society as well as unfair treatment of animals. To achieve this, she tells a story of a horse called "Blue",...

The Tragedy of Macbeth and the Second Creation Story The tragedy of Macbeth can be easily related to the second creation story through the choices the protagonists make to achieve their wishes and the failures which result from their decisions. For instance, the creation story can in the Bible be easily...

A Rose for Emily A Rose for Emily is a narration written by William Faulkner. It is a story about Rose and her father, Mr. Grierson. Mr. Grierson lived with Rose, brought her up but refused her to get married. All the events that go in this narration are all in...

Imprisonment in Writing Imprisonment in writing is a typical device utilized by scholars to speak to an extensive variety of topics. Both, "A Rose for Emily" William Faulkner and "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker inspect social essentialness movement rubs off on conventional esteem and lifestyle. While general population of the world...

The book "Silence and the Roar" The book "Silence and the Roar" was written by a Syrian author known as Nihad Sirees in 2008. The initial version of the book was written in Arabic, but it was later translated into English by Max Weiss in 2013. A Typical Day in the Life...

Unlike a few years ago, I had no challenges comprehending concepts in recent grammar classes. After studying topics assigned for week one, I now know that traditional grammar classifies words into eight different categories, collectively known as parts of speech (VanderMey, Meyer, and Rys). These include nouns, pronouns, verbs, conjunctions,...

This is a play written in the year 1966 by Robert Bolt in Britain and put in the category of biographical drama film. The book that was a box office and critical success and won six Oscar awards was a play that depicted the final years of Sir Thomas More...

Jefferson's Beliefs and Conviction Jefferson in the novel A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines is a reserved individual who all his life believed a lowly life was his destiny (1), accepted the unfair conviction (2), and internalized the insulting remarks likening him to a hog made by his lawyer...