Essays on First Love

Love in Turgenevs novella First Love is treated like some brief summer whirlwind or storm that sweeps through his people and transforms them. Vladimirs love for Zinaida triggers such a transformation, changing him from a naïve, idealistic young boy to a man. The story of...

A story of a bashful boy’s unrequited first love may seem to be dull; however, Araby proves different. The subtle bursts of love, frustration, and hope are captured and framed in Araby. James Joyce ignites a monotonous topic by cascading a flood of images to...