Essays on Literary Genres

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Dead Gods and John’s Father in Benet’s by The Waters of Babylon

3 pages / 1509 words

Apocalyptic science fiction stories are dominated by the theme of the end of civilization with the influence of technology. For example, By the Waters of Babylon by Stephen V. Benet is a short story where John, the narrator, describes the taboos of his community and...

Science Fiction

781

Paul Laurence Dunbar’s Resilience in We Wear The Mask

2 pages / 1004 words

On June 27, 1872, the U.S. was coming out of the chains of slavery, and a baby was born, Paul Laurence Dunbar. His parents are African-American or know as freed slaves at the time, who faced many racial hardships. Paul Laurence Dunbar became a famous...

Poetry

782

A Theme of Racism in We Wear The Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar

3 pages / 1234 words

Paul Luarence Dunbar once wrote a sad poem titled “We Wear the Mask”. By reading this short poem many people would ask the questions: What is going on or what is the “Mask”?, Who is this happening too?, and Why is this happening?. There would...

Poetry

783

Reflection on Paul Laurence Dunbar’s Poem We Wear The Mask

2 pages / 1011 words

Paul Laurence Dunbar was an astonishing African American Poet from the nineteenth century. Dunbar was born in 1872 and died in 1906, he was born to ex slave parents following the Civil War, which influenced his writing greatly. According to his biography in the McMichael...

Poetry

784

The Search for Individuality in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been

3 pages / 1403 words

At the begin of 1960s, there was a spiral decline in the cultural and societal values in America. The story ‘Where are you going, where have you been?’ by Joyce Carol Oates tries to depict the suffering that an adolescent is likely to go through...

Novel Where Are You Going Where Have You Been

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The Female Tragedy in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been

4 pages / 1898 words

Who wrote the plot of the novel? ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been’ is written by Joyce Carol Oates. Oates is one of the most famous female writers in contemporary American literature. Although she claimed that she was not a feminist writer, she...

Novel Where Are You Going Where Have You Been

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Loss of Innocence in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been

2 pages / 834 words

In the 1960s, women felt pressured to present themselves attractively; due to this, women came to the conclusion that if they didn’t they would be shunned by society. In the article, “Where are you going, where have you been” Joyce Carol Oates tells a story...

Novel Where Are You Going Where Have You Been

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Youthful Rebellion in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been and A&P

4 pages / 1799 words

The transition from childhood to adulthood is a time in which a young adult begins to learn about their place in the world, where they belong, who they are and observe the society around them. In these moments of self-discovery, many young adults take on...

Novel Where Are You Going Where Have You Been

788

Critical Analysis of Lewis Lowry's Book Number The Stars

3 pages / 1343 words

I have chosen to write an analysis on the book Number the Stars by Lewis Lowry. This novel is written in a historical children’s critical approach to society. The conflict of this novel that I have chosen to write about is written in a man...

Book Review Fiction

789

Analysis of Anne Bradstreet's Poem to My Dear and Loving Husband

2 pages / 1043 words

Bradstreet’s poem addressed to her “dear and loving husband” portrays the intimacies of their relationship as well as the never ending feelings of true love shared between their idealistic and perfect romance. The poem consists of six rhyming couplets that serve to emphasize the speaker’s...

Anne Bradstreet Poetry

790

Comparing George Orwell's 1984 to Our Generation

3 pages / 1490 words

Today the works receiving the term ‘dystopia’ appear regularly many of them and in truth trying to consider the problems and issues of social life but most simply exploits dystopian entourage. Therefore, I will reach why the main idea of dystopia is and why our...

1984 Dystopia George Orwell

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1984: Technology in Orwell's Book and Today

2 pages / 1002 words

In his book, Orwell wrote about a totalitarian run society that uses technology to keep track of their occupants. Orwell’s novel explores the idea of Big Brother and the concept of technology that is always watching every citizen’s every move. The main protagonist in the...

1984 Dystopia George Orwell

792

The Prediction of The Future: 1984 Compared to Today

2 pages / 997 words

Imagine living in a world like 1984 where the government controls everything; it seems too harsh to be true but we already are. The very definition of dystopian is an imagined place where everything is bad, but the earth has become too much like 1984...

1984 Dystopia George Orwell

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The Issue of Personal Privacy in Orwell’s 1984 and Today

2 pages / 723 words

Nineteen Eighty-Four reveals a world where personal privacy is illusory. The author created a bleak manifestation of a dystopian future where the danger of domestic control is prophetic. Under this fictional totalitarian government, citizens were constantly scrutinized, deceived, and pressured by the idea of “Big...

1984 Dystopia George Orwell

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Literary Analysis of The Maze Runner by James Dashner

2 pages / 778 words

The Maze Runner is a young adult post apocalyptic dystopian science fiction novel, written by James Dashner. This text strategically approaches symbolism to denote the contrast of civilisation versus savagery, and how people can lose humanity when order fails. The ‘Gladers’ all have an undying...

Dystopia The Maze Runner

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Johnathan Swift’s Satire in a Modest Proposal and Gulliver’s Travels

1 page / 656 words

Johnathan Swift was a man with quite a bit to say. And he believed that for anyone to listen to him, they would need to be either shocked or entertained. In his two satirical works, “Gulliver’s Travels” and “A Modest Proposal”, Swift takes two different...

A Modest Proposal Gulliver’s Travels Satire

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Analysis of Jonathan Swift’s Message in a Modest Proposal

2 pages / 973 words

Satire is the use of sarcasm, exaggeration, irony, humor, and ridicule to denounce and expose human vices, especially in modern issues and politics. Often Jonathan Swift must use satire because his ideas have fallen on deaf ears, so to raise awareness about his topic he...

A Modest Proposal Satire

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Swift’s Allusion to Contemporary Contexts of The 18th Century in a Modest Proposal

2 pages / 1117 words

Jonathon Swift’s satirical pamphlet, entitled A Modest Proposal (1729), portrays a composer who has conceived a plan to resolve the economic crisis that was prevalent within Ireland. The solution that was proposed was to eat the children of the poverty-stricken Irish. Alongside this depiction, Swift...

A Modest Proposal Satire

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The Use of Ambiguity to Strengthen Suspense in Robert Cormier’s Novel

2 pages / 916 words

In certain novels the author uses ambiguity to help strengthen the suspense. Robert Cormier’s I Am the Cheese contains many examples of ambiguity. Adam Farmer is an adolescent boy whose parents are under the protection of the government. He and his family are living a...

Novel Suspense