Essays on Literary Genres

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Lather and Nothing Else: Moral Dilemma Depiction

1 page / 582 words

Introduction The writer Peter Zikaly once said, “You have to make choice, even when there is nothing to choose from.” Sometimes, it is hard to make a decision, even whenthough you are stuck in a dilemma. In the story “Lather and Nothing Else' by Hernando...

Morality Oppression Short Story

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Romeo and Juliet: Infatuation and Immature Love

2 pages / 804 words

Introduction William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a timeless love tragedy. They are from the city of Verona and belong to two feuding families, the Montague’s and the Capulet’s. They are both very young with Romeo being 18 years of age and Juliet being the...

Romeo and Juliet Tragedy William Shakespeare

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A Good Man is Hard to Find: Symbolism of Redemption

2 pages / 1005 words

Introduction “Redemption: [mass noun] The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil” (Lexico Dictionaries). Redemption is an important concept in Christianity in which a sinful person atones for their wrongs. “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor is...

A Good Man Is Hard to Find Short Story

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Rules of The Game: Cultural Analysis of The Story

1 page / 588 words

Introduction A short reading written by Amy Tan’s, ‘Rule of the Game’ stated about the art that the mother of Weaver Region teaches invisible power at the age of six, which is a strategy to win controversy and respect. The story is about Waverly J.,...

Amy Tan Chinese Culture Short Story

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Exploring Who is The Real Villain in Frankenstein

2 pages / 704 words

Introduction Mary Shelley makes use of very dramatic and imagery-encumbered language to define the shattering of Victor’s goals in her novel Frankenstein. Her strong diction transforms throughout the novel from a youth science prodigy to a guilt-ridden man trying to destroy his own creation and...

Frankenstein Gothic Fiction Mary Shelley

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Romeo and Juliet: Infatuation as a Volatile Emotion

1 page / 630 words

Love and Infatuation in Romeo and Juliet There are a number of strong emotions when it comes to the human psyche, love being one of the strongest in humanity’s arsenal. Love, a very volatile emotion, was a very common theme throughout the Early Modern Period...

Romeo and Juliet Tragedy William Shakespeare

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Defining Who is The Real Villain in Frankenstein

2 pages / 824 words

Introduction Feeling utterly alone is one of life’s greatest horrors, a theme which runs through Shelley’s book and the entire Frankenstein series, especially The Bride of Frankenstein. This film is less about the cone-haired “bride” and more about the existential ruination of the monster himself....

Frankenstein Gothic Fiction Mary Shelley

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The Fall of The House of Usher and House Taken Over: Theme of Transformation

2 pages / 693 words

Introduction In ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ and ‘House Taken Over,’ Edgar Allan Poe and Julio Cortázar respectively describe how tortured characters undergo transformation all through the tale. First, in ‘The Fall of the House of Usher,’ Lady Madeline goes through a transformation...

Edgar Allan Poe Short Story The Fall of The House of Usher

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The Rules of The Game: Exploring French Identity

6 pages / 2887 words

Introduction In 1934, Depression put a shroud on the thriving large-scale French film production that had “begun with sound and the stock market crash” (Brooks, 1971, 265), paving the way for experimental independent filmmakers to find their niche to thrive. Jean Renoir, one of the...

Film Analysis National Identity Satire

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"Rules of The Game": The Importance of Staying Strong

1 page / 450 words

‘Rules of the Game’: Art of Strength In “Rules of the Game,” Amy Tan reveals the importance of staying strong even when one may not be expected to succeed. Meimei’s mother teaches her daughter the “art of invisible strength” (497), instilling in her the value...

Amy Tan Short Story

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Who is The Real Villain in Frankenstein: Analysis of Frankenstein

3 pages / 1159 words

Introduction Mary Shelly’s novel Frankenstein (1818) is a Gothic horror story that raises the question of who is the real villain in Frankenstein’s narrative. The story is about a young student of natural philosophy, who discovers the secret of giving life to matter and creates...

Frankenstein Gothic Fiction Mary Shelley

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Gothic Literature and Magical Realism: The Nose and The Black Cat

1 page / 551 words

Introduction Gogol’s and Edgar Allen Poe’s short stories, “The Nose” and “The Black Cat,” are similar but also have their major differences, making them intriguing subjects for a gothic literature and magical realism essay. Suspense, flashbacks, foreshadowing, tension are all parts of these two stories....

Edgar Allan Poe Gothic Literature The Black Cat

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Jacquie Red Feather and After-effects of Adversity in There, There

3 pages / 1231 words

Introduction Regardless of adversity in life, human resilience always prevails. There There, a Political History novel, written by Tommy Orange is a well-paced multigenerational tale about self-identity, loss, reliance and the excellent writing which interweaves sadness into the historical backdrop of a country and its...

Adversity Novel

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The Role of Imagery in 'Sonnet 18' by William Shakespeare

2 pages / 750 words

William Shakespeare uses metaphors, similie’s, natural phenomena in relation to time or love as well as imagery in his Sonnet 18. This sonnet shares the centrel theme of the vicious powers of time. However, it varies in the means used to portray the speaker’s anxiety...

Literary Criticism Sonnet William Shakespeare

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Research of Why The Endings of Modernist Texts Are Necessarily Unsatisfying

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Introduction A ‘satisfying’ ending to a novel often leaves the reader feeling emotionally fulfilled, with many problems presented in the novel being solved and loose ends optimistically tied. Examples of these ‘happy endings’ are predominant in popular literature and not hard to find in narratives...

Mrs. Dalloway Novel Virginia Woolf

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Voices of a Chicano Movement: The Novel 'Puppet'

4 pages / 1819 words

The Chicano movement was a movement that inspired thousands of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans to boldly take a stand against discrimination oppression. For years, the Chicano movement fought for Mexicans’ rights. Puppet a Chicano novel embraces code-switching as a liberating combination that helps the characters escape...

Literature Review Novel

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Depiction of Dystopian Society in 'Stranger Things' and 'Legend'

2 pages / 993 words

Dystopian novels within literature hold an interesting genre that lets reader’s minds enter another reality that isn’t what one would call ordinary. With a literature like this existing, it allows readers to expand their minds with new knowledge and actually make people question if dystopian...

Book Review Dystopia

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The Clash Between Emotion and Reason in 'The Hunter'

4 pages / 2019 words

Julia Leigh’s the Hunter is a contemporary novel with ecocentrism as its central theme. Personifying natural elements such as the Thylacine and the harsh climes of New Zealand allows her to create a vivid and haunting aura that looms over the reader throughout the novel....

Literature Review Novel Reason

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Protest Poetry as an Effective Tool in Influencing an Audience

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Through my research, I have found that the use of protest poetry can be more effective at influencing an audience than other genres. The use of protest poetry is prevalent in modern-day society where the problems of racism, climate change and civil rights are present....

Audience Literature Review Poetry