Essays on Literary Genres

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The Function of Epigraph in T.s Eliot's Poetry 

5 pages / 2137 words

Introduction The Love Song of John Alfred Prufrock, The Wasteland, and The Hollow Men poems are written by Thomas Stearns Eliot. In the beginning of the poems, all of them have epigraphs. And this paper aims to analyze the background of the poet, background of...

Poetry T.S. Eliot

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Dear Mama – The Modern Ode by Tupac Shakur

2 pages / 1039 words

An ode can be defined as a ‘ceremonious lyric poem on an occasion of dignity in which personal emotion and universal themes are united’ (Ode, 2012). Although hip-hop music is usually known for it’s violent, and often, masculine lyrics, ‘Dear Mama’ the first single from...

Ode Tupac Shakur

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Literary Analysis of Robert Frost's Poem Fire and Ice

2 pages / 809 words

Analysis of the poem In the poem “Fire and Ice,” by Robert Frost readers learn of his thoughts on how the world might terminate. The emotion he conveys seems to convey is remorse and disgust, as shown in line five, “I think I know enough...

Fire and Ice Poetry Robert Frost

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On Turning Ten: Analysis of Literary Devices in Billy Collins' Book

2 pages / 1252 words

Prompt Examples for “On Turning Ten” Essay Imagery and Symbolism: Analyze the use of imagery and symbolism in Billy Collins’ poem “On Turning Ten,” discussing how these literary devices contribute to the poem’s themes and emotional impact. Tone and Mood: Examine the tone and mood...

Poetry

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Analysis of Henry Drummond as an Admirable Character in Inherit The Wind

2 pages / 1096 words

Introduction There are thousands if not millions of people constantly fighting for their beliefs every single day; however, they have commonly been considered as godless people or sinners by others. This is the case for the one and only Henry Drummond, the best lawyer in...

Character Drama Inherit The Wind

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Inherit The Wind: Analysis of The Conflict in Society

1 page / 594 words

The Explosive Trial in Hillsboro An explosive trial leads the moderately quiet town of Hillsboro to question their faith in Brady and thinking factually. Belief is pitted against evolution, and Brady vehemently believes that religion is the only valid sect of the case. In the...

Drama Inherit The Wind Social Conflicts

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Analysis of The Main Messages in Luis Valdez’s Play Zoot Suits

4 pages / 1977 words

In June 1943, Los Angeles saw a series of riots known as the Zoot Suit Riots involving American sailors and Mexican American youths. The riots were named after the Zoot suits, which were baggy suits worn during World War II. While clothing seems an irrational...

Drama Zoot Suit

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Depiction of Racial Prejudice in America in Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez

3 pages / 1412 words

Luis Valdez, the author of the play, Zoot Suit, introduces the struggles of being a Mexican American during World War II. Valdez writes about a real-life incident associated with the Sleepy Lagoon murder court case and how many Pachucos were being intentionally prosecuted because they...

Drama Racial Profiling Zoot Suit