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Need some tips for writing essays on literature? How about you check our free samples of literature essay topics or order an essay today and leave the hard task for us? Like all academic papers, literature essay topics require you to think critically and produce strong arguments. The outline is similar to most types of essays but what makes it unique is the language style in addition to the contextual analysis. We have tips we would like to share with you concerning every section of literary essays from the introduction to the conclusion. First, avoid giving a plot summary because readers are already familiar with it and focus on advancing an argument. However, you can mention some plot details and extra information to support your arguments.
Imagine being in the grips of a mental illness and being told that the only way to rid yourself of depression was by shock therapy, or by cold water immersion to “shock” the illness out of you. This seems far fetched today, but it is...
Source criticism, also known as literary criticism, is an analysis technique used to identify the sources used to compose a biblical text. It is the oldest known method of biblical study and allows us to understand the origin of particular text within the Bible. It...
Biblical criticism is the study of looking at the textual, compositional and historical questions surrounding the Old and New testament. The theme of narrative criticism as a part of biblical source criticism is revealed in the essay. Narrative criticism tries to understand the meaning of...
Euripides crafted his master piece Medea, empowering the female protagonist by giving her masculine traits and characteristics. The characteristics make her one of the foremost controversial female figures in Greek mythology. Medea’s story can be sum-up by one word: revenge. Revenge is sweet for Medea...
The journey of innocence vs experienced is a dominant theme in McEwan’s essay ‘Atonement’ and Hartley’s ‘The Go Between.’ Innocence represents youth within a free, simple world. On the contrary, experienced expresses influenced behavior and lessons learned. ‘Atonement’ and ‘The Go Between’ are both Bildungsroman...
The story of “The Wife’s Lament,” who’s author is to this day unknown, tells a tale were a husband and a wife had a strong and timeless marital relationship based on romance and a lifelong commitment, until death pulled them apart. In a similar manner,...
The Merchant of Venice is a traditional Shakespeare comedy, which means there is an abundance of romance and love (Devine, 29 Aug). The two main lovers in this play, Portia and Bassanio, are newly-wed lovers after Bassanio becomes the only suitor in all of Europe...
Smoking, gambling, and drugs are among the many examples most people associate with an addiction. The subject of this essay is the novel, The Devil in the White City, where the author, Erik Larson, writes about H.H. Holmes, a handsome, cunning serial killer from Chicago...
Introduction William Golding’s, Lord of the Flies, is a novel about a collection of young British boys who’re stranded on an island after their aircraft is shot down. The group encounters endless hardships while being stranded at the island, ensuing in multiple disputes among the...
Introduction Where the Wild Things Are (Sendak, 1963) portrays the story of young boy Max, who is presented to the reader as belligerent, and his ‘journey’ into a place where his ‘wild’ spirit can roam free without punishment from his mother. It is a place...
Introduction The United Nations has been the leader in conducting to eliminate gender inequality and stereotypes. The United Nations Women is an organization that goes to battle for ending gender inequality and giving women the global empowerment that they deserve (Watson, 2014). The launch of...
Introduction The ideas and assumptions towards childhood and children’s literature plays a significant part in socialising its readers. ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ is a children’s picture book published in 1963 and written and illustrated by American author Maurice Sendak. Despite its release spanning to...
Introduction Stevenson writes about the duality of humankind – the concept that a single human being has good and bad within them. Stevenson explains how everyone’s attitude has a positive and negative side, but what is important is how you act and the choices you...
Introduction In the play ‘An Inspector calls’, Priestley conveys the theme of social responsibility through the words and actions of his character’s. Which was set in 1912 but written in 1944, just after world war 2 in 1946. Therefore, many writers at the time were...
Introduction How is responsibility shown in ‘An Inspector Calls’? This essay discusses how, during J.B. Priestley’s play ‘An Inspector Calls’, the responsibility of members of society is extensively questioned and explored, as the clashes of contemporary political views are presented for the audience to debate....
Introduction “It is a fine line between civilization and savagery. To any who thinks they would never cross it, I can only say it, you have never known what it is to be utterly betrayed and abandoned, you cannot know how close it is.” Powerful...
Introduction In this paper, I will explain the theme of ‘violence’ in the stories ‘Victory Lap’ and ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find.’ Depending on the situation, violence might be used for good or for self-protection, but it is always perceived negatively. In both...
Introduction The three plays that I have chosen to discuss in this paper are The Cherry Orchard, “Master Harold” and Raisin in the Sun. Symbolism in a play can be very powerful for the audience to grasp what it is the characters are trying to...
Introduction To introduce, Purple Hibiscus is set in post-colonial Nigeria, a country beset by political instability, civil strife, violence and its glaring economic difficulties. It captures the prevailing socio-economic and political climate in the country. Therefore, it is no surprise that Adiche uses this setting...