“To a Daughter Leaving Home” is a poem about the relationship between parents and their children who will eventually leave home and seek independence. Linda Pastan compares the life journey through a metaphor about riding a bike. In the poem, the mother remembers the past memories of how she taught...
Introduction The poem “Still I Rise” was written in 1978 by an African American poet and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou. The poem reflects the themes of finding self-love and self-confidence, as well as resistance to hatred and oppression. It is set within the social context of when and where...
Introduction War has a devastating effect on the health and well-being of those involved. It can lead to more fatalities and disabilities than any other significant disease. War damages communities and families and frequently interrupts nations’ social and economic growth. This paper highlights the effects of war, such as the...
Summary of the Reading In his article Why the 1936 Literary Digest Poll Failed, Squire writes that in 1936, Literary Digest published a forecast that predicted the defeat of Franklin D. Roosevelt in that year’s presidential election. The prediction was based on a telephone survey of some 2 million people...
The institution of relations in Oceania is one of the most dangerous enemies of totalitarian power, which recognizes the unification of people only around the state and the Leader. Winston Smith is the protagonist of the work, whose life changed drastically after a chance encounter with Julia, which was a...
Coping with the death of a loved one comes with several questions on the connection between life and death and if there is life after death. In society and with different religions, there are several controversies on death and the afterlife. Every individual has their perspective of death and the...
The common topic of chosen poems is perseverance. Despite the social, economic, political, and other challenges, black men continued to persevere, to fight for their lives and their rights, even if sometimes unsuccessful. I believe these poems highlight the inner strength of black men through history and now, living through...
Female murderers who transcend their roles as good mothers and submissive girlfriends have lately become an enticing theme in American culture. Gone Girl, The Handmaiden, and Suspiria are just a few movies about women avenging themselves on a patriarchal society that systematically dehumanizes them. Trifles is a one-act play by...
Boys and Girls depicts how men and women were treated unequally in the 20th century. The main character is a girl who describes her childhood in a strict traditional family. A&P introduces a short story of a 19-year-old man working at the store and his encounter of conflict between modern...
Since ancient times, people have written letters to communicate with each other, reveal their feelings and thoughts, and build social and emotional ties. Letters served as the main form of communication until the invention of telephones and virtual communication. For this reason, the epistolary form of writing was a well-known...
Shelley presents the feminine principle as a once beautiful body, which is doomed to wither and oblivion. While a woman is generally accepted as a symbol of beauty and youth, Shelley portrays Bertha as a “mincing, simpering, jealous old woman” (Shelley). Winzy’s image contains an intellectual, spiritual component as love...
Introduction Compositionally, William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello is considered his best work. The action is structured, cause-and-effect relationships are logical, and events are consistent. This is a real tragedy of the writer, excluding the presence of a magical element and describing the real world. The characters of the heroes are authentic...
Margaret is a typical representative of young and charming but very unhappy girls who, by fate, were brought up in a cruel burgher environment. Faust and Margaret’s love, which began so suddenly and happily, then undergoes many tragic moments. After a series of misfortunes and her lover’s departure, Margaret knew...
The novel Frankenstein is one of the most curious prose works of its time. It grows out of the literary and philosophical thought of the Enlightenment by the nature of the ideas that animate it. It partly tends to be a “Gothic” novel according to its standard features. The young...
This work is devoted to the analysis of the mental state of the main character of Yellow Wallpaper, Charlotte Gilman, as a linguistic personality in conditions of forced isolation. The essay explores the systematic reflection of the evolution of the primary structures of imagination as a self-contained identity. The character...
Introduction Weibe’s short story Where is the Voice Coming From reflects on facts and mysteries written by other scholars. The author has explored complex reviews in several documents that examined the topics of history and fiction. The story tells about Almighty Voice, a young Indian who is arrested and held...
In the narration “Salvation”, Langston Hughes experiences an epiphany that changes him. In the beginning, he believed in the possibility of God, and hoped to get saved during the big revival at his aunt’s church. He expected to see a light when he received salvation (Sharpe). However, by the end...
The short story “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” is a tale about an appearance of an old man with wings in a mundane decaying town. The author utilizes magic realism as a technique to drive the plot. Despite seemingly being an angel, the entity did not physically represent...
An ancient Greek tragedy, The Bacchae portrays its protagonist, Dionysus, as a vindictive god with a particular inferiority complex. Dionysus is a god descended from Zeus and a mere mortal, and this ambiguity of origin-haunts him. Contrary to Dionysus, Oedipus in the tragedy Oedipus the King is a mere mortal...
The English bourgeois revolution of the seventeenth century was of great importance for developing the poetic movement. It took place in the form of a confrontation between supporters of the Royalist King Charles I and supporters of the Roundhead parliament. The Puritan struggle against the established church grew into a...
The stories are a sophisticated way of conveying the authors’ message. There are numerous literary devices, which allow them to add more depth to the story, one of which is using symbols. ”The Red Convertible” by is an example of a Louise Erdrich is an example of a story with...
Introduction Literary criticism is always possible when fictional theories are used. Most works of literature are understood well when the theories are used in explaining fundamental dynamics. Several theories have been developed to evaluate and interpret literary works, such as structuralism, formalism, deconstruction, and poststructuralism. The models usually have certain...
Introduction The second section of Between the World and Me, a book written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, regards his memories about Howard University, the inequities faced by African-American people, and the journey to understand oneself. The author describes his concerns, fears, and anxieties about his place in the world as an...
Society forms one of the largest and greatly respected and honored places in history. However, over the different issues that arise within the course of its performance, most individuals tend to create a significantly different environment that supports and influences the decisions made. Being perfect would mean having all the...
Background Meet Lemuel Gulliver: a former surgeon with a mind of an inquisitive traveler! Go deeper into fantastic worlds with their inhabitants, way of life, and aspirations. Have you ever encountered people less than 15 cm tall who have high ambitions? Have you ever seen a flying island state inhabited...
Introduction Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian fiction by Ray Bradbury, discovering a dull society focused on consumption and uniformity. The book presents a number of ideas and topics, the most notable of which involve the contradiction between the accepted social norms in real life and the fictional world. The protagonist...
The author’s conception of hell differs significantly from descriptions proffered by writers such as Dante. It is vital to note, that Blake does not depict it as a place of retribution. Instead, he believes it is the source of creativity, personal spiritual growth, and candid human expression. In the illustrated...