Essays on Literature

Sherman Alexie's "What You Pawn I Can Reclaim"What You Pawn I Can Reclaim is a story shared by Jackson, a homeless Spokane Indian living on the streets of Seattle. The story brings to light the truth of cultural emptiness. Living far away, learning away from home, there is a sense...

An Antihero: Faust in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe s Faust An antihero is a protagonist character in a given story that lacks the characteristics synonymous with a traditional hero, such as morals, bravery, and idealism. The antihero can often be depicted as doing the right thing, although this is often driven...

Writers and Social Situations Writers also write essays to discuss particular social situations in order to inform or remind viewers of historical incidents. Some of the great books that assist in the recounting of incidents that happened in American Indian cultures are John G. Neihardt's Black Elk Speaks and Sarah Winnemucca...

Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio Sherwood Anderson's novel Winesburg, Ohio was written in the early twentieth century. It is a series of 25 books that cover a wide range of psychological topics.Grotesque and Its Reflection Grotesque is a representation of bizarre human character distortions as well as exaggerated unusual characteristics. It contains the...

To The Virgins, To Make More Of Time To The Virgins, To Make More Of Time is about the passing of time, especially the rapid passage of one s youth. The first stanza warns readers to collect rosebuds when they are still young, as they will wither...

The Man Who Sent Rain Clouds The tale "The Man Who Sent Rain Clouds" depicts two cultural aspects involving Father Paul and the Native American protagonists. Only God will induce rain in the Christian world, but in the Pueblo world, it is everyone's duty to connect with the cloud people and...

Kate Chopin's novel The Storm The Storm depicts the unfulfilling case of relationships and circumstances that are typical in contemporary society. The work depicts a woman, Calixta, having extramarital sex with an old boyfriend, Alcee, in a Louisiana setting. When the hurricane ends, both parties are happy.The concept of an unfulfilling...

What to Listen for in Music One of the most beautiful works of art I've ever come across in my search for wisdom and soul liberation. Why a book about what to listen for in music? According to the poet, in order to get the most out of music, you must listen...

When I ve grown into a responsible adult, I ve always found myself wondering: how much control do I have over the world and my surroundings? In today s multicultural culture, plenty of us find ourselves conforming to our guardians earthly perspectives: looking no deeper than they do, even...

Bending the Spear, Drunk with Passion! is a poem by poet Robert Duncan. Now, The Master of Mandrake Park, and Now I Come to Talk of the Strong Magic, clearly fall into the post-modernist poets' category. It is clear from the above poetry works that the author delves into his...

Whitman's poetry praises freedom and fellowship. The author explains the outdoors as a place where people of all social backgrounds and classes will come together. The speaker addresses his passion for his country and his freedom to experiment in this poem, which is a plus. Whitman praises our country's diversity...

Emily Dickinson and Her Poetry Emily Dickinson is regarded as one of the greatest writers of all time. The elements she employs in her poetry, such as forms, punctuation, and vocabulary, allow her poems to express deeper meanings. Dickinson, like many female writers, composed her poetry with thoughts and sentiments in...