Essays on Fiction

Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales is a series of tales told by pilgrims on their journey from Southwark to the Canterbury Cathedral. The actual journey itself takes a relatively minor, background role to the real “frame story,” that is the exchanges and interactions between the …

The escape of the characters from reality in the film “The Glass Menagerie” Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” is centered on a dream of escape. Although everyone wants to run away from a different reality, they all feel the need to escape. The most fortunate …

An epic hero is a character in an epic poem that is brave and noble and is admired by his followers for their achievements. Beowulf is an epic hero. He fits every description and is talked about in elevated language. In the story it is …

The book Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick, is about two people who aren’t really normal. Max is freakishly tall and Freak abnormally small. Many conflicts come along the way such as killer Kane also Blade and his Gang. Freaks traits are short body type …

THE CANTERBURY TALES (The Man of Law’s Tale) The Man of Law’s Tale (also called The Lawyer’s Tale) is the fifth of the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, written around 1387.  Summary The Man of Law, also known as The Sergeant at Law, tells a Romance tale of a Christian princess …

Though Cormac McCarthys All The Pretty Horses and William Faulkners The Unvanquished are completely different, their style and plot techniques share more similarities than differences. All The Pretty Horses and The Unvanquished both depict the importance of honor in a persons life, whether it be …

The title of the novel, Atonement, by Ian McEwan should strike readers instantly and leave the impression that there is a secret hidden inside. At first glimpse, this could seem like a very complex novel, but after reading its entirety, it becomes very simple. In …

The novel “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway is more than simply a straightforward story; it also serves as a tutorial in subtext and symbolism. Hemingway’s sparse approach allows him to cram layers of significance into seemingly straightforward settings and conversations. The plot develops …

The Canterbury Tales is about an unrelated group of twenty-nine pilgrims traveling together on a pilgrimage. One of the major aspects of the journey is the unique diversity of the characters. There are knights, nuns, monks, lower-class tradesman and single women. One of the characteristics …

The narrator in [Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson is a low class working citizen telling the reader, in detail, about a distinguished gentleman named Richard Cory who eventually put a bullet through his head. Almost everyone, including the narrator, would stare at him with …

Michael lewis starts the book out by describing the change that had happened in football during the 805. Football became more of a man’s sport. Players got faster, and players got bigger. which gave the quarterback less time to throw the ball. Basically, the game …

Sophocles, I am filled with ancient greek tragedies such as Oedipus the King. In the play Oedipus the King, we follow Oedipus as he makes an endeavor to save his city. Thebes, from a curse that is causing deaths among the cattle and people. In …

Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus explores the life of a wealthy Nigerian family with the protagonist Kambili, a young girl who tries to find her own voice in an oppressive society and home. Throughout the novel, the author uses a number of symbols to convey her ideas. …

The novel The Stranger by Albert Camus is about a troubled man, Meursault, who is perceived as unemotional and unaware of the situations he is in. After closely analyzing the book, more is revealed about Meursault. The fact that Meursault is more aware and emotional …

Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood was a major revelatory book about the nature and nurture of two cold blooded murders as told in a narrative based on factual events. In his pursuit of creating a “nonfiction novel,” it was urgent that Capote find a hero …

Guy Montag is a regular man. He wakes up, goes to work in the morning, comes home to his wife, and then starts the cycle over again. However, Guy soon finds that the life of the firehouse and television screens is not as it seems. …

The Razor In “Moby Dick,” by Herman Melville, he writes about multiple gams between Captain Ahab’s ship, the Pequod, and other ships, yet because of Ahab’s selfishness, these meetings do not last a while unless there is information to be gathered about Moby Dick’s whereabouts. …

Often, two different stories have very much in common. Two authors with completely different styles often write very similar stories. Tobias Wolff’s “Powder” and Leslie Norris’ “Shaving” have many similarities. They are comparable in their themes, plot and relationships. owder” share is that change is …

Life on the Mississippi, by Mark Twain, is a signet classic. It is a romantic history of the great Mississippi River and autobiography of Mark Twain’s early days as a steamboat man. It has many interesting stories about nights on the watch and brawls between …

I can still remember it like yesterday. It was June 6, 1994, the day of my high school graduation. This day is the single most important day of my life. This day was so important to me because it was the first thing I had …

From Trivial Pursuit winner, Name That Tune in two notes, to asking my grandfather what his name was. That’s how my summer began in 2010. Sue was a charismatic, loving grandmother whose mind was sharp as a tack. She never failed to put a smile …

Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare. It is a love story between two rival families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Romeo, who is a Montague, falls in love with Juliet who happens to be a Capulet. It is love at …

The narrator in a short story provides for the readers the eyes and mind by which they see and understand everything that happens in the story. He affects the perspective by which they approach and digest the story. The narrator always creates a subjective viewpoint …

I had a cousin who passed away two weeks ago in a car accident. My cousin Amr was kind, generous and everyone loved him. After the funeral, in the next morning of his death, I entered his room and examined it; every little bit reminded …

Sex, lies and deceit. These three things are what this novel is about. But it is so much more than that. In the book Ethan Frome, written by Edith Wharton, the author uses symbolism to represent many things such as death. Symbols such as Zeena’s …

Fortunato followed me deeper in the catacombs, his mood growing merrier the deeper we went. He wrapped his arm around my neck, pulling me closer. “Montresor, I must admit it has been a long while since I’ve tasted Amontillado, but the taste is something I …

N. Scott Momaday’s short story, “The End of My Childhood“ depicts a young man who has experienced a dramatic twist in his life, which he refers to as the metaphoric end of his childhood. He is leaving the world he knew in his youth behind …

In the beginning of the movie, the Narrator has a nice apartment and fancy furniture. After his apartment is destroyed, he moves in with Tyler and they live in an abandoned house that is practically falling apart, and make soap for their living. After losing …

The narrator of this book is the author. I can tell that the narrator of this book is the author because the book says what Anne is thinking. The narrator is telling the story in third person form. The setting of the story changes in …

While stranded in the desert because of a plane crash. I came upon meeting a little prince with a seven-year-old Influential mind The little prince came to save his planet and his beloved rose from baobab trees and had asked repeatedly after many sketches of …