Essays on Literary Genres

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Moving Toward The Destination: an Analysis of Stephen Vizinczey's "Elephant"

2 pages / 972 words

Life and death are two sides of a coin that all humans must face. Life is a beginning, but its destination that we all human share, is death which is inevitable. The trip from life to death, is sometimes long and can be, rapturous and...

Literary Devices Poetry

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The Concept of Home in "Kindred" by Octavia E. Butler

2 pages / 1013 words

A home is one of the places in which an individual feels the most safe and enjoys spending a lot of their time. In Octavia E. Butler’s novel, Kindred, the concept of home is complicated by the clashing emotions of the characters Dana and Kevin....

Fantasy Science Fiction

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The Theme of Big Government in "Ender’s Game" by Orson Scott Card

2 pages / 825 words

A big government can create dangers in people’s lives by taking away their rights. In Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, a young boy is taken away from his family at the age of 6 and is sent to a battle school in space that...

Ender’s Game Science Fiction

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Analysis of The Main Messages in "Ender’s Game" by Orson Scott Card

3 pages / 1586 words

Orson Scott Card’s novel, Ender’s Game, parallels the concept of the Cold War that developed shortly after World War II which was a state of political hostility. New technologies rose in the 1980s as well, such as the world’s first and only fleet of space...

Ender’s Game Science Fiction

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Aliens Versus Humans Conflict in The Film Men in Black

1 page / 511 words

The film “Men in Black” employs both Horatian and Juvenalian satire to explore the “aliens versus humans” conflict. Horatian satire is characterized by a voice that is indulgent, tolerant, amused, and witty. The speaker gently ridicules the absurdities and follies of human beings, aiming to...

Film Analysis Satire

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Depiction on Human Contact with Aliens in The Film "Arrival"

1 page / 463 words

Introduction Movies about contact with aliens are pretty numerous, and what aliens mostly do is abduct, scrutinize, infiltrate, devastate, enslave, observe, and attack humanity. In those rare cases when aliens’ intentions are peaceful and harmless, it is usually not a problem to understand them. All...

Aliens Film Analysis Science Fiction

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The Impact of Technology on Relationships in The Book "Feed" and The Film "Gattaca"

2 pages / 741 words

Technology and the rate of use by people have been growing exponentially and much more than the last 50 years combined. The line is only expected to get steeper meaning more and more humans are using technology. Other than the overwhelming growth in technological use...

Dystopia Gattaca Science Fiction

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Comparison of The Film "Gattaca" and The Short Story "Movement"

2 pages / 849 words

Introduction Science fiction texts comment on the present, made evident through the exploration of various fictional futures. Composers of science fiction texts highlight the differences between the present and their speculative fictional futures through the utilisation of conventions, specifically by manipulating the setting and characters...

Dystopia Gattaca Science Fiction

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Lessons of Motherhood in Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

2 pages / 727 words

Born A Crime is a humorous and serious memoir by Trevor Noah. The book begins in South Africa, where Noah is from, under apartheid, and continues throughout his childhood and adolescence, as South Africa rid itself of apartheid. Trevor and his mother go to church...

Comedy Motherhood

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Motherhood and Childhood in Gabriela Mistral’s Works

3 pages / 1447 words

Gabriela Mistral’s literary legacy transcends sentimental representations of human experience. This study investigates her thematization of mother child-relationship in her monologue “Gabriela Thinks about her Absent Mother” (1923), with some references to the poems “Rocking”, “My Mother” and “The Parrot”. Analysis reflects a well wrought...

Childhood Memories Motherhood Poetry

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Depiction of Women in Lamb to The Slaughter by Roald Dahl and a Jury by Her Peers by Susan Glaspell

2 pages / 831 words

Introduction Since the beginning of time, there have been vast differences in the roles that men and women play in society. The way society treats women is mostly determined by the attitudes of men living in the society. This presents itself in the short stories...

Gender Equality Lamb to The Slaughter Short Story

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Relationship Between The Past and The Present in Octavia Butler’s "Kindred"

4 pages / 1825 words

Octavia Butler’s Kindred involves two central themes of time travel and slavery. Published in 1979, the novel focuses on many issues during slavery in the 1800’s including the abuse of power, gender hierarchy, and the outcome of racial conflict. The novel features a twentieth century...

Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction

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Depiction of a Strong Bond with Grandmother in The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy

2 pages / 890 words

Introduction to the Novel and Author The Jade Peony is a collection of short stories narrated by three siblings- Jook-Liang, Jung-Sum, and Sek-Lung. It is in Sek-Lung’s point of view. The three siblings are Chinese Canadians and live in the Chinatown of Vancouver. The novel...

Literature Review Short Story

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Symbolism of The Closet in The Novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

4 pages / 1768 words

The novel “Speak” discusses about the story of Melinda who was going through a difficult time in her life. Melinda had to find who she was after being raped and going through high school alone. Melinda didn’t feel like she could discuss anything with anyone,...

Book Review Novel Symbolism

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The Theme of Justice in a Lesson before Dying by Ernest Gaines

2 pages / 903 words

In a society that is racist towards black men, many black men show weakness to white men, who are considered powerful in the 1900’s. The book written by Ernest Gaines, A Lesson before Dying, is set in a small Cajun community in the late 1940’s,...

A Lesson Before Dying Book Review Novel

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A Lesson before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines: Depiction of Injustice Against The Black Population

2 pages / 980 words

Ernest J. Gaines wrote a powerful novel, A Lesson Before Dying, based in a small-town Cajun Louisiana in the 1940’s. Gaines tells a story about a young African American male, Jefferson, who was wrongfully convicted of a crime and is sentenced to death. He portrays...

A Lesson Before Dying Book Review Novel

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Depiction of an Innocent Spring to Mask The Murderous Void in Down in The Valley by Joshua Mehigan

2 pages / 981 words

The free-verse poem, “Down in the Valley”, written by Joshua Mehigan presents the return home of a college student. The poem’s speaker describes in minimal phrasing, as if to recall only the essential details, the young girl’s past and present experiences. The narration, although bare...

Literature Review Poetry

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Critical Review of Lara’s Journal by A. Gavazzoni

2 pages / 944 words

Lara’s Journal by A. Gavazzoni is a thriller suspense novel that deals with crime, love, jealousy, sex, and abuse in the life of two dispirited women. The plot starts off in Miami with the primary character, Simone, on a steamy vacation trying to escape from...

Book Review Novel

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Manipulation, Segregation and Dictatorship in "Anthem" by Ayn Rand

2 pages / 847 words

Ayn Rand’s philosophy of individualism and freedom is crucial for a well-balanced society. The society controlled by the World Council, described in Anthem, should be avoided as it represents manipulation, segregation and dictatorship. This essay will demonstrate the negative aspects Equality faces through the following...

Ayn Rand Dystopia Novel