Essays on Literary Genres

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Positive Represenattion of Women in Ulysses

3 pages / 1353 words

James Joyce’s 1922 novel, Ulysses, is a recast of one of the most formulaic and fundamental plots of the Western canon, Homer’s Odyssey. The novel is divided into eighteen episodes, which is set on the 16th of June 1904 in Dublin. Joyce fills the lengthy...

Novel Ulysses

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Haunted Hotels

2 pages / 810 words

There must be something special about hotels that makes people’s imagination inhabit them with ghosts, poltergeists, and other supernatural beings. We can find countless stories dedicated to this subject not only in literature and cinema, but in real life as well a lot of hotel...

Ghost Literature Review Stephen King

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The Concept of The Fertilizing Room in Brave New World

6 pages / 2937 words

Introduction The description of the Fertilizing Room is the first paragraph of the novel. The vivid imagery creates a futuristic atmosphere that focuses on the dependence of technology to control human life. Only from the yellow barrels of the microscopes did it borrow a certain...

Novel

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Cthulhu Monster in H.p. Lovecraft's Fiction

2 pages / 1130 words

Cthulhu is a monstrous entity created by H.P. Lovecraft, his creation was first introduced in his short story, “The Call of Cthulhu”, published in American pulp magazine, Weird Tales in 1928. Considered a Great Old One of great power that lies in a slumber mimicking...

Fiction

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The Passage of Time, The Concept of Loss, and Self-reflection in The Literary Works of James Merrill

3 pages / 1353 words

James Merrill boasts an immaculate portfolio of plays, essays, and his specialty, poems. Formulaic, strict works of his earlier career evolved into deep explorations of personal psyche carved from his subjective interaction with the world. In sampling Merrill’s poems, I have observed his particular enrapturement...

Book Review Poetry

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A Critique of The Samurai's Garden, a Novel by Gail Tsukiyama

3 pages / 1314 words

In the novel The Samurai’s Garden by Gail Tsukiyama, the author tells a story about a Chinese teenager, Stephen, who moves to a small village named Tarumi to recover from Tuberculosis. While there, he meets the housekeeper, Matsu, who cares for Stephen while he is...

Literary Criticism Novel

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Comparison Between Novels "The Kite Runner" and "Still Alice"

3 pages / 1164 words

The kite runner is a novel written by Hossein Khaled, an Afghan-American author. The book informs readers about a story of a young boy, Amir from the Kabul district. This story is set from a backdrop of events such as the Soviet military’s intervention in...

Novel The Kite Runner

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Social Alienation in Brave New World

2 pages / 1114 words

The new brave world (Social alienation) Alienation is a common condition but still a very complex one. It occurs when an individual is isolated or by himself withdraws from the society away from other people. Besides the fact that alienation is sociological, it is also...

Brave New World Novel

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Christina Rossetti and James Weldon Johnson on Death/dying

2 pages / 842 words

Introduction Death is a common theme explored by various poets across the globe, primarily because it evokes a spectrum of feelings and emotions shared by all humans. It is a universal subject as it impacts individuals from all walks of life, often experienced through the...

Death Poetry

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A Simple Life is a Happy Life

2 pages / 766 words

In the fast-paced and often chaotic world we inhabit today, the notion of living a simple life has gained significant traction. Initially, I believed that happiness was intertwined with constant acquisition—be it through shopping, social status, or engaging in dramatic experiences. However, my journey through...

Drama

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Literary Analysis of "We Came All The Way from Cuba so You Could Dress Like This"

1 page / 577 words

Growing up is not an easy task for many children, especially girls, because they are often voiceless, forgotten, and dehumanized. Given the numerous challenges faced by women, this essay discusses the challenges faced by the narrator in the short story “We Came All the Way...

Short Story

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The Themes of Power, Race, and Class in a People's History of The United States

3 pages / 1390 words

The novel A Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn, narrates the history of the rulers, conquerors, leaders and also the history of the oppressed and slaved individuals. In the first three chapters, the story talks about the discovery of America during the...

American History Book Review Novel

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Astronomer’s Wife: The Plot, Symbolism and Point of View

1 page / 556 words

The Astronomer’s Wife is a fictional story by Kay Boyle whose primary character is Katherine Ames. The entire story revolves around the lifestyle and experiences made by Ames as well as the way the character interacted with her husband. The plot, the setting, symbolism and...

Character Fiction

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Research of What Makes a Good Tale: Franklin Vs Chaucer

4 pages / 1828 words

What makes a good tale? A common staple, especially of medieval tales, is a moral, or a message. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay is customized to cater to your unique preferences + experts online Get my essay The Franklin’s Tale...

Geoffrey Chaucer Novel

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"Listen. This is The Noise of Myth" by Eavan Boland

1 page / 583 words

Throughout the poem, “Listen. This is the Noise of Myth” by Eavan Boland the position of women in Irish History is constantly alluded to and used to portray the disconnection of women and their beliefs, as well as their desires and ideas within their own...

Literature Review Poetry Symbolism

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James Baldwin’s "Sonny’s Blues"

1 page / 415 words

Throughout James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues”, darkness is used as a symbol to represent both the dangers and hardships faced by the African American community. The narrator describes this darkness as being inevitable. He talks about his students saying that “all they really knew were two...

Short Story

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Marion Zimmer Bradley’s "The Mists of Avalon"

4 pages / 2069 words

Gwenhwyfar’s Counsel ‘She Igraine, mother of Arthur could do nothing but wait. It was a woman’s fate to sit at home, in castle or cot — it had been so since the Romans came. Before that, the Celtic Tribes had followed the counsel of their...

Fantasy

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Abraham Stoker and His Novel Dracula

2 pages / 1935 words

Abraham Stoker was born in Clontarf, Ireland, on November 8, 1847. He was a sickly child, bedridden for much of his boyhood until about the age of seven. As a youth, Stoker was intrigued by the stories told him by his mother, Charlotte. Especially influential...

Dracula Novel

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The Characteristic of The Novel "Heart of Darkness"

3 pages / 1401 words

Adaptations can come under great criticism when they do not remain faithful to every step of the original text as often it is claimed the adaptation will lose the original meaning of the text. “Apocalypse Now” as an adaptation deviates from the original novel ‘Heart...

Heart of Darkness Novel