Essays on Literature

A theory is a common narrative that has been used repeatedly to justify or address questions about the history of something, or about the social or natural phenomenon that leads to the existence of objects as they are. Neil Gaiman uses the mythology of contemporary storytelling and fantasy to relate...

The primary goal of this article is to compose an essay comparing and contrasting the lack of empowerment for women in William's "A Streetcar Named Desire" and Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper." It also seeks to clarify what happens to women who desire individualism and independence, as well as how male...

Jhumpa Lahiri's novel "The Namesake" (2004) The Namesake is a fictitious story rich with themes that illuminate the various encounters that refugees are often subjected to and must contend with, the clashes caused by cultural disparities, the contradictions of accommodation and assimilation with human diversities and values, and the distorted relations...

The poem Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats was inspired by a chirping song of a nightingale that the poet heard in the garden of one of his friends-Charles Brown-and was composed one morning when the sound of the bird took his heart away. The 'Ode of a Nightingale,'...

The tale of Amundsen is one of Munro s collections that is strikingly captivating and draws the reader in. Munro uses this narrative to provide a retrospective account of incidents that occurred in Amundsen after the Second World War.Vivien Hyde and Dr. FoxVivien Hyde, the protagonist, and narrator of the...

In terms of theme and rhyme, this paper produces a poem that is modeled after the poem To My Close and Caring Husband. Its core focus will be the quest for unity. It will also take a textual, stylistic, and thematic approach, similar to Bradstreet s poem. In...

The plot of Barn Burning revolves around a black tenant, his white landlord, and the black tenant's son. The occupant had gotten into a dispute with the landlord. The tenant seemed to be unable to regain ownership of his hog. It had ruined crops to the point that the landlord...

A Wall of Rising Fire is a short story set in Haiti that follows the life of a three-member family. Man, his wife Lili, and their seven-year-old son Little Guy live in a single-roomed dilapidated structure in Haiti's shanty towns. The story depicts Guy's sacrifices in order to care for...

The Other Wes MooreSynopsisThe Other Wes Moore delves into the lives of two teenage boys named Wes Moore, who claim to have been twins. Essentially, they were both raised in the same suburb of Baltimore, where they took opposite directions in life.Similar BeginningsThe parallels between the two children are astounding,...

In her short story Desiree's Baby, Kate Chopin discusses the different shades of love that exist between people. In certain cases, it is conditional which jeopardizes the foundation of families. The most important divider in this story is race. It is set in pre-World War I America in the home...

Langston Hughes wrote the poem Mother to Son, in which the writer is a Black American mother to her son. It is clear that the mother has faced tremendous struggles and wants to give hope and inspiration to her son so that he, too, will persevere in life as she...

In the book, The Great Gatsby The setting is in America, showcasing a range of themes that the author depicts in the reading. Of the subjects, the author places the most emphasis on the subject of social stratification. Other themes include strength, corruption, justice, betrayal, and the American dream (Fitzgerald 10). Fitzgerald’s...