Essays on Literary Genres

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The Interpretation of Tragedy in The Hate U Give

2 pages / 1078 words

Worlds of individuals can be shifted by the events of tragedy. In Angie Thomas’s novel “The Hate U Give,” she explains the views and lives of individuals that grow from tragedy. Thomas’s interpretation of tragedy is formed through real-life events in the United States, from...

Novel The Hate U Give

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The Ban of The Exceptional Novel: "The Hate U Give"

1 page / 618 words

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas has become a rising issue among many school boards, particularly due to its portrayal of the Black Lives Matter movement. Many people are starting to have a realization of this problem and have started standing up for their...

Novel The Hate U Give

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The Activism of Black People in The Hate U Give

1 page / 643 words

 In Chapter seven of The Hate U Give, Starr says the only thing worse than being thought of as the angry black girl is being the weak black girl. This essay argues that Starr is really afraid of being considered weak; she feels like she...

Novel The Hate U Give

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An Exposition of Immigrant Struggles in The Namesake

1 page / 402 words

The Namesake, written by Jhumpa Lahiri, is a novel about an Indian family who have just moved to the United States. The novel shows two generations of the Gangulis and their struggles with the move. In the first generations, there’s Ashoke and Ashima who were...

Novel The Namesake

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The Namesake: The Importance of Love/intimacy for Self-discovery

2 pages / 728 words

The Ganguli’s. This book begins with Ashoke and Ashima and their lives beginning after they get married. When they come to America Ashima gives birth to a boy named Gogol and later to a daughter named Sonia, and that’s when the narrative of the book...

Novel The Namesake

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The Complexity of Identity in The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

3 pages / 1421 words

Lauryn Hill once stated, “All of humanity is living in a dream world, but suffering real consequences” (Medrut). In The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, several characters strive to find their identity, despite acting on impulse and showing minimal thought to the possible ramifications of their...

Novel The Namesake

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Reinvention of Characters in The Namesake

3 pages / 1212 words

In the novel, The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri, the main character Gogol goes through some dramatic changes throughout the story. The book follows the character, Gogol, and his family’s life as he grows up in America. His parents are immigrants from India and many aspects...

Novel The Namesake

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The Realistic Take on Immigrant Experience in The Namesake

2 pages / 694 words

‘Just because you know my name doesn’t mean you know my story,’ (Johnathon Anthony Burkett). This quote seems to be a perfect fit for The Namesake written by Jhumpa Lahiri, which is considered a realistic fiction. It starts at the beginning of the novel, in...

Novel The Namesake

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The Small Town Suburbia in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been

3 pages / 1289 words

A short story by Joyce Carol Oates, setting in a small town, the main character is a 15-year-old girl named Connie. Connie is a beautiful young girl, who is always arguing with her sister and mother. She knows she’s beautiful, but she still craves the...

American Literature Short Story Where Are You Going Where Have You Been

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The Religious Symbolism in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?

2 pages / 1002 words

Biblical and Religious symbols are seamlessly hidden in everyday life like a book with no stitches. Part of the problem with being blind to the signs and symbols is that not many people have the knowledge of religious references. Religious symbols are portrayed through music,...

American Literature Short Story Where Are You Going Where Have You Been

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Character Analysis in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?

1 page / 563 words

Joyce Carol Oates is a natural-born writer, she has had a passion for writing even before she was able to read. She attended Syracuse University with a scholarship and as her success grew, so did her popularity. Oates’s’ clever short story, “Where Are You Going,...

American Literature Short Story Where Are You Going Where Have You Been

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Appearance and Reality in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been

2 pages / 879 words

One of the hardest things one has to do in life is make decisions. When one is little, they are simple decisions like what to eat for breakfast. However, as one gets older the decisions become harder to make, and have a larger impact, whether...

American Literature Short Story Where Are You Going Where Have You Been

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Comparative Analysis of Young Goodman Brown and Where Have You Been

1 page / 556 words

Centuries dissever two of the most entangle record to hominine company. Where are you going, where have you Been by Carol Oates and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown might seem dissimilar in stem and blue alignment? However, an detailed analysis of the statement prove alike...

Short Story Where Are You Going Where Have You Been Young Goodman Brown

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The Reasons Why Tartuffe Finds It so Easy to Manipulate and Exploit Orgon

1 page / 632 words

Moliere has written a Tartuffe play comedy that reflects the fact of human nature. The author clearly portrays the nature of the characters and especially Orgon and Tartuffe. Through this, we can find the two main reasons why Tartuffe can easily manipulate and exploit Orgon....

Comedy Human Nature Tartuffe

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Reason Versus Emotion in Cry, The Peacock by Anita Desai

7 pages / 3366 words

Abstract Anita Desai’s Cry, the Peacock portrays the trauma of a married woman inflicted by a male dominated society. She gets enslaved by the belief that her family male members are her protectors. Once she realizes that they cut her off from their family domain,...

Character Fiction Peacock

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Analysis of How Tartuffe Manipulates Orgon in Molière’s Play

1 page / 539 words

In Tartuffe by Molière, the hypocrisy of Tartuffe has completely confused Orgon. Although Orgon’s family has seen Tartuffe’s true face and try to hinder Orgon. But due to being so devout and obsessed, Orgon almost sabotaged his family. The first reason that Tartuffe can easily...

Comedy Hypocrisy Tartuffe

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The Idea of Good Fences Make Good Neighbors in Mending Wall by Robert Frost

2 pages / 746 words

In this essay we are taking a look into poetry and try to see what Robert Frost was conveying when he wrote this poem. “Mending wall”, a short poem that has two neighbors whom have a wall that continues to decay over time and they...

Mending Wall Poetry Robert Frost

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Interpretation of Theodore Roethke’s Poem My Papa’s Waltz

3 pages / 1183 words

Within the lines of Theodore Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz” a playful experience between father and son can be misinterpreted, while the mother watches in anger. The content is presented in a happy and childish manner, which can lead one to believe that a child is...

Childhood Memories My Papa’s Waltz Poetry

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Literary Analysis of My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke

3 pages / 1260 words

Judith Lewis Herman, an American psychiatrist, said “Many abused children cling to the hope that growing up will bring escape and freedom.” This quote seems to ring-true in “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke. My Papa’s Waltz is one of Theodore Roethke’s most widely known...

Child Abuse My Papa’s Waltz Poetry