Essays on Literature

Johnny: The Kind, Curious, and Acquisitive Character Johnny is among the several characters in the story, The Man with the Heart in the Highlands, by William Saroyan. Throughout the story, Johnny plays various significant roles in enhancing the plot buildup through assisting in the development of other characters such as his...

Introduction In today's world, video games have become part of modern day life and a source of entertainment for people of all generations. Both adults and children spent hours each day participating in this form of indoor activity. Video games came about as a product in the new age of computers...

The Inferno and Beowulf The Inferno and Beowulf are two classical texts of literature that were written in different cultural contexts. For this reason, the two poems have striking differences between them. Dante the Pilgrim and Beowulf In Dante's poem, Dante the pilgrim character changes as he travels through his journey. The...

Edgar Allan Poe, 1809 to 1849, is an American essayist, short story compiler, and poet arguably viewed as one of the best as well as complex American literary figures that inspired many writers in the 19th century even beyond Gothic theme (Hutchisson 01). The choice of horrific themes and tones,...

Strengths and Weaknesses in Writing I think the skill of writing is an intricate and problematic practice. As such, proper writing needs cautious planning, insight, revision, and copy editing and it takes time to develop and perfect. While some people may think that writing is something natural, I believe that writing...

The Life of Eveline and Her Decision to Stay The life of everyone encompasses the daily challenges of making crucial decisions which affect both friends and the family. The Eveline is one of the exciting short stories by James Joyce, describing a story of the protagonist Eveline, whose life’s decisions are...

Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock": An Exploration of Modernist Poems Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is termed as a pioneer of the Modernist poems, owing to its awakening of the literary world to an entirely new world. The poem is centered on the...

Arthur Miller is regarded to be one of the influential American play writers in the history of American literature.  He is very popular in the across theatres in America, and most of his compositions that have premiered are regarded to be classics. The famous plays titled "Death of a Salesman"...

The Bluest Eye: Racism Symbolized through Color The novel The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison provides the readers with an insight into the life of an African American girl in a community that lived under the standards of the white people. The main character, Pecola, sees herself as ugly because she...

Iago: The Manipulative Driving Force Iago is among the most interesting characters in the tragedy play “Othello” by William Shakespeare. From his wisely thought utterances and actions, Iago manipulates other characters in a way that he stands to benefit and get closer to his objectives. He is considered the driving force...

Authored by Lorraine Hansberry, ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ focuses on a young man, Walter Lee who evolves through character changes. He is the dynamic character and the unconventional hero of the story, living with his wife, mother, sister and son in the southern side of Chicago. They live at...

Reading and Writing Experiences in High School Reading is an important aspect that brings about happiness, courage, and pleasure. Writing, on the other hand, enables an individual to learn diverse ways of self-expression, develop writing skills, and improve on vocabulary. Since High school, I have had different experiences in reading and...