Essays on Literature

In William Golding’s “Lord of The Flies”, Golding uses the theme of human nature to show how self- destructive human nature is when in its raw form. William Golding’s view on human nature is said here. Once people are free from the constraints of society,...

What is a hero? I believe a hero is a person who shows very good behaviour and physical qualities. In the book, “The Hobbit” Bilbo is the main character and I believe that he is one of the heroes in the book. For me, Bilbo...

To be a citizen of the world, this new world of invention and discovery, it is as though there is something new being created every minute of every day. We have so much knowledge at the tips of fingertips that people just 50 years ago...

A chilling Breeze passes through Great Britain as Winston Churchill was about to give the most crucial speech of all time. The speech that Sprouts into the death of over 9 million innocent people. The Holocaust was a time of savagery where many everyone who...

As citizens of a society, we hold the ability to question, criticise and suggest alternative methods of governing to better the society and its individuals. Thomas More used this ability of critic in the creation of his book, Utopia, which acted as a social commentary...

Introduction It is a common phenomenon in all countries around the world for a person to be quickly identified as not part of or different from their community, society, or their. They would be immediately labeled as an “outcast” creating a dangerous image in their...

Connie and Christabel are two different teenage girls who lived in different eras. In the article “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?”, Oates illustrated Connie as a young pretty girl, who liked to look at herself, but rebellious. She always argued with her...

‘Food is not only a collection of products that can be used for statistical or nutritional studies. It is also and at the same time, a system of communication, a body of images, a protocol of usages, situations and behaviours’. I agree with this statement...

Thomas More’s “Utopia” is a work which fundamentally encompasses and endorses key values of Renaissance Humanists. Despite various interpretations that argue otherwise, in this essay I will contend that through his discussion of education and emphasis on persuasive rhetoric. More demonstrates his support for key...

This chapter is from a book published by SAGE publications which defines what a moral digital citizen actually is. It also elaborates on the terminology that is used in regards to digital citizens which helps gain a better understanding into the world of technology. The...

I will examine how gender based violence negatively affects the mental health/overall well being of Latinx women, and how there is hope for healing due to strength within Latinx women. I will support this by using the impact of domestic abuse on Cleófilas in “Woman...

The book “Attitude is Everything” touches on the idea of how the way we perceive the world and the circumstances around us affect us through our actions which are followed by the results. This is a book based on Jeff Keller’s journey of being a...

The evocation of Bob Dylan by Joyce Carol Oates is purposeful, adding wealth to the setting of the story, especially the period in which it occurs. When Oates wrote in the 1960s, ‘Where You Going, Where Have You Been’, there was a social revolution. American...

The Reel Sisters is a novel about friendships created through a fly fishing hobby. The novel has many lessons on friendships, love, giving, and kindness. Author Michelle Cummings is a flyfisher herself and her aknowledgment of her ‘soul sisters’ in the beginning reveals the quintessence...

Every human has a desire. Whether it is to win the geography bee or to be the richest man in America, desires have been something people have always wanted, but sometimes, if not all the time, they take drastic actions to achieve those desires. Whether...

Depending on past consequences and a person’s willingness to improve, most people deserve the opportunity of another chance. Second chances depend on one’s actions and the consequences of those actions. In some cases, people do not deserve multiple chances due to their previous actions. For example,...

Choices can change many things around a person from friends to the environment one life in. Throughout The Other Wes Moore: One Name Two Tales, the choices the other Wes made affected his attitude in the situations he was established in. This led to one...

The Novel “The Lord Of The Flies” asks the difficult question of “is there a natural way to behave?” The behavior aspects of the boys throughout the novel demonstrates Golding’s underlying desire to show that loft is an attempt to explain why people behave as...

Usually authors use setting to portray certain feelings which is brought on by the character’s surroundings, The setting of a story gives us a better understanding to the characters involved in the story. The setting also gives us knowledge of why the characters behave as...