Essays on Literary Genre

The date was August 1, 1941. World War II had been raging for two years. France had fallen, the Battle of Britain had been fought, and the Soviet Union had just been invaded by Nazi Germany. The bombing of Pearl Harbor was four months in …

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Shakespeare is one of the most well-known playwright and poet that the world has ever produced. He’s known for his ability to recapitulate the array of human emotions in simple yet Intensely expressive verse. One of Shakespearean most popular plays, A …

In these paragraphs Marx takes into consideration the first ‘illusion of German Ideology’ and questions it validity. German philosophy based its premises about human consciousness on idealism whereas Marx develops it from the material existence of humans.  He says that ‘[t]he premises from which we …

Introduction “Romeo and Yuliya,” written William by Shakespeare, becomes a portrait tragedy that prolongs to take in a captivity audiences in the whole world. After an external story two unhappy fallen in love, plays ordinary with a symbolics that enriches his themes, love, fate, and the inevitable collision of contrasting zmusza. This essay investigates substantial symbols present person in “Romeo and Yuliya,” illuminating their deeper values and holding to the patient appeal of game. The Balcony Scene and Light vs. Dark The balcony scene, one of the most famous in literary history, exemplifies the recurring motif of light and dark. As Romeo proclaims his love for Juliet beneath her balcony, he associates her with light and radiance, …

The history of the One Ring dates back to the rule of Dark Lord Sauron during the Middle Age. Sauron crafted the ring in the fire of Orodruin. He intended to establish control over the other rings in the Middle Earth. The other rings and …

The history of the One Ring dates back to the rule of Dark Lord Sauron during the Middle Age. Sauron crafted the ring in the fire of Orodruin. He intended to establish control over the other rings in the Middle Earth. The other rings and …

The theme of what of this goldfish would you wish is, be careful how you use things you might need them later. The conflict is between Sergei and Yonaton. “Sergei finds that the kid is in his house. He’s already making his movie, running his …

John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is filled with colourful characters and well developed moods beautifully contrasted with each other as the plot progresses. An excellent example of this occurs in the opening and closing episodes of the novel. The story’s introduction is set in …

Hannah Webster Foster’s 1797 novella “The Coquette” is a fascinating examination of social mores, female autonomy, and the moral standards that pervaded early American culture. The work, which is written as a series of letters, digs deeply into the life of its heroine, Eliza Wharton, …

Allen Yun Ms. Chen English 1 Honors 16 April 2013 Oedipus Rex and Antigone Essay Prompt What would happen if one were to witness a wealthy, powerful leader who could wish for nothing more in his life? Sounds like everything a man could dream of, …

“Metamorphosis” was published in 1915, it was written by Frank Kafka. Kafkawas a Jewish German. In the novella it tells a story from a third person point of view, he awakens to find himself an insect. In “Metamorphosis” by Frank Kafka, family is a major …

Katie Kukay Wednesday Sept. 10 OutlinePd. 9 Winston Smith From 1984 by George Orwell Thesis: Winston Smith is an average man living in totalitarian-ruled London, where he must fight to keep control of his own thoughts and his own mind. I. Winston shows his rebellious …

1) Chopin heavily utilizes symbolism in her story. Describe three symbols in detail, making sure you discuss their relevance to the story’s themes. 2) Mrs. Mallard is described as suffering from a heart condition. How does this malady affect her character and the events in …

Fantasy literature is fantasy in written form. Historically speaking, literature has composed the majority of fantasy works. Since the 1960s a segment of the fantasy genre has taken the form of movies, television programs, novels, video games, music and other media. Fantasy Language is a …

Who is Mrs. Bennet? While Mrs. Bennet speaks to her husband we can see many of the same characterizations through what he says in response. As far as the Mrs. being a gossip, it is clear that Mr. Bennet has heard his fair share of …

Introduction: In the vast and resplendent panorama of literature, few poetic forms capture the essence of love as compellingly as sonnets. One sonnet that profoundly resonates with readers worldwide is Sonnet 43, written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. This piece, brimming with emotions and intense sentimentality, …

Epic heroes like Achilles, Odysseus, and Aenas were warrior-type males who fought enemies and wars with great strength and exceptional courage.  Most of the time they had little regard for their own personal safety.  That, particularly characterized Achilles.  Odysseus on the other hand was cautious …

Introduction: In the vast and resplendent panorama of literature, few poetic forms capture the essence of love as compellingly as sonnets. One sonnet that profoundly resonates with readers worldwide is Sonnet 43, written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. This piece, brimming with emotions and intense sentimentality, …

Telling the difference between two fictional novels is a simple task but finding a similarity within them both is a hard thing to do, or so you may think. When I think of the comparison of the two novels, which I need to pick, there …

Jim and Della were a young married couple, like Mr. and Mme. Loisel, who were immature and foolish. They both lived in run down, shabby flats in big cities. The apartments were dark and dreary, which symbolized something bad might happen. These were both times …

Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights” stands as a lone monument to intense, often sinister feelings amid the broad literary landscape. This book is much than simply a story of love and retaliation, set against the bleak background of the Yorkshire moors. It is an investigation of …

In the story “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket” written by Jack Finney, the main character named Tom goes through a near death experience causing him to realize that ambitions are not all that life is about, that his job is not more important than …

Shakespeare’s Macbeth has been considered by many experts a successful tragic play over all other Shakespeare tragedies. The play reveals the concept that ambition could lead a hero astray In Macbeth we see the gradual change of Macbeth‘s and Lady Macbeth’s characters that ultimately led …

People want to spread their messages and share the meaning and importance of certain things to as many other people as possible. In today’s society, with the ample amount of multimedia available along with writings, this is easy to do. But what grabs another person’s …

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is a modern fantasy book, which “…refers to the body of literature in which the events, the settings, or the characters are outside the realm of possibility” (Lynch-Brown, Tomlinson, Short 131). Four characteristics that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s …

Aspects of a Tragic Hero To be a tragic hero, the character must show a great strength of heroism, including a vulnerability, that could lead to his or her demise. Sophocles, the great ancient playwright of the Greek Empire was as popular then as he …

The children in “All summer in a day” the children live on Venus. They only see the sun once every 7 years. Even after they wait for so long they only see it for 2 hours. Ray Bradbury used a lot of figurative language in …

The Renaissance Period The renaissance period started between the 14th and the 17th centuries ,and it? s associated to the rediscovery of the ancient Roman and Greek classics, geographical and astrological discoveries and the religious reformation, characterizes itself as a movement of thinking. Basically the …

“The Fault in Our Stars” is a novel written by John Green, published in 2013, and Copyrighted in 2012. The film adaptation of “The Fault in Our Stars“ Was directed by Josh Boone, and the lead cast was as follows; Shailene Woodley as “Hazel Grace”, …

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote several detective stories. His first story was ‘A Study in Scarlett’ which he published in 1887. After his first book he wrote many more. The famous detective that is in all his stories is Sherlock Holmes, along with his associate, …