Essays on Literature

Everyone has friends who have acted out of character, who have said or done something that is not like them. When such a person is not acting like himself,  we know him and how he or she should behave. A Mockingbird, for instance, defines a creature that does not do...

William Shakespeare and His Plays William Shakespeare was a great author during his time. He was one of the pioneers of playwriting since he came up with incredible plays, which were completely unique from anything the world had seen before. One of the primary focuses in most of Shakespeare's plays was...

Langston Hughes: A Study of Blues Poems Langston Hughes was an African American Poet who had a passion for blues. A study on the six poems of Langston Hughes shows how almost all the poems follow a typical form where the first line gives a statement, the second line gives a...

The “Wild Geese” is one of the most arresting poems by Mary Oliver, exploring the relationship between nature and humanity. The primary theme of the “Wild Geese” is the nature’s wonders and beauty, acknowledging how the world would become a better place if human beings adjust themselves with it. Through...

In the story, Half Broke Horses, the author, Jeannette narrates the story of Lily Casey, her grandmother, from Lily's point of view. Hence, Lily is the main character in the novel, and the plot of the story primarily revolves around her. Lily was brought up in two different ranches, the...

Happy Endings written by Margaret Atwood discusses the cruel stereotyping of women, the double standards practiced by the community, and the roles of men and women in society. Atwood employs the use of short anecdotes to denote the different possibilities that may arise from a commitment between a man and...

In Krista Foss’s debut novel, the former journalist, teacher, and a writer residing in Smoke River, Hamilton, presents the impacts of land struggles over a region of new residential partition between the non-natives and the Mohawks. There is a high likelihood that the excerpt of Salamanders was most likely enthused...

In the essay “The Prism of Race,” the author addresses the issue about race that impacted significantly to racism. The book expounds about the problem of the color line being the critical issue in the twentieth-century era (Slate 8). Consequently, it encompassed the relation of the lighter to the darker,...

The Comparison of Black Skin, White Masks and A Small Place The book Black Skin, White Masks is one of the most socially sensitive books to have been written across the world. In the text, Frantz Fanon sought to examine the element, causes and implications of racism. To reinforce his themes,...

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson: A Haunting Narrative on Conflict and Human Depravity The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is a narrative that contains haunting details on conflict, and human depravity. People in society, always exhibit callous traditions that people do not challenge and adapt freely. Shirley through a shocking setting and...

The research paper focuses on George Orwell who was an English journalist, essayist and novelist who created awareness of social injustices, articulated prose, supported democratic socialism and opposition to totalitarianism. He wrote fiction, poetry, literary criticism, and polemical journalism. He is known to have written the novel like Animal Farm,...

The paper focuses on personalities and interests that are gathered by reviewing INFP personality, friends, parents as well as strength and weakness.  INFP personalities are presented as idealists who strive to make things better regardless of being perceived calm, shy and reserved (Neris Analytics Limited, 2018). The essay also covers...