In a writers essay, one can cover a specific piece of literature or the entire creation of a given writer. In such essays, students identify themes, motifs, symbols, key messages, stylistic devices, describe or compare characters, their traits and personal conflicts, reveal personal reactions, their interpretation and attitude towards the ...Read More
In a writers essay, one can cover a specific piece of literature or the entire creation of a given writer. In such essays, students identify themes, motifs, symbols, key messages, stylistic devices, describe or compare characters, their traits and personal conflicts, reveal personal reactions, their interpretation and attitude towards the written piece. When focusing on the entire creation of chosen writers, the typical characteristics of their style are uncovered along with the unique and original elements that set it apart. Additionally, the sources of inspiration, the influences, the evolution in time are analyzed. Review the essay samples below on certain writers and their works – pay attention to the topics, content organization, approaches to writing, etc.
The universe is full of many traditions - tailgates before a ballgame, parades commemorating holidays, and trick-or-treating on Halloween. Why does society adhere to traditions? What is the importance of a tradition? Will society ever be content with its current progression? In order for any...
Tessie Hutchinson, a character in Shirley Jackson’s chilling short story “The Lottery,” is a central figure whose portrayal offers profound insights into human nature, society, and the darkness that can lurk beneath seemingly ordinary settings. “The Lottery” is a narrative that explores the sinister consequences...
Death is commonly reflected in Greek mythology. Many epics, myths, and short stories include death in their plot or theme. For instance, the short story of Pyramus and Thisbe conveys the idea that when one dies, it does not mean the other should too. However,...
William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet, is acknowledged as a representation of the inner workings of the human mind and illuminates the internal struggle Hamlet faces following the death of his father. The cause of Hamlet’s conflict is the sudden death of his father, his strained relationship...
Hamlet’s life is centered around deception. Not only is he frequently the victim of deception from others, but he himself is also deceptive. Mostly everything he believes is false, and most of his manipulation is with the intent to help himself rather than hurt others....
In today’s society, people often put on a show and act like a different person when attempting to fit in. However, Shakespeare was a man well ahead of his time and incorporated the use of acting and faking many times throughout his plays in order...
If the struggles of life are too terrible to bear, why do people continue to live if they could commit suicide and end the anguish immediately? In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, the topics of mortality and the afterlife are...
Introduction: The Timeless Tragedy of Hamlet Hamlet is truly one of the most famous tragedies in the history of world theater. It marked the beginning of Shakespeare’s tragic writing period, establishing itself as his most profound historical psychological play. The work reflects the spirit of...
“Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?” (Hamilton). You and I, we both cry, we both bleed, and we will both die. One critical lens that sparked my interest the most while reading William Shakepeare’s Hamlet was the postcolonial lens, especially because of the...
In the essay “Mother Tongue” published in the American literacy journal, Amy Tan goes on to emphasize the struggles of identity, and expectations of the American and Asian society, through her two worlds of language. She demonstrates her point through her mother’s perspectives, as well...
Imagine moving to a foreign country overseas and not knowing your way around. You’re in need of guidance with directions, but you don’t speak the language of the country. Wouldn’t you feel lost? Clueless? Perhaps, excluded? This is what the author, Amy Tan, in “Mother...
In the epic poem, The Odyssey, by Homer, one Greek value explored is Kleos, otherwise known as glory. This value is not only explored in the Odyssey by the protagonist (Odysseus), but is also used to explore different themes through the protagonist reaching their Kleos....
Literary analysis In the stories of “Cask of Amontillado”, “Tell of Tale Heart” and “A Rose for Emily” the main characters have killed someone close to them. These stories have some differences but also some similarities. Montressor it’s a smart guy and he has some...
In the late 1400s, Leonardo Da Vinci used his various natural-born talents to shape the world as we know it today. Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the greatest Renaissance men of all time. The great artist was born April 15, 1452, in Vinci Italy...
Humanity is setting so much tension on individuals to achieve success and be someone they can’t be, that people are behaving in any way they can achieve that goal. Men repeatedly use authority and dominance to prove that they are important and that they can...
“They look like white elephants” says a girl, referring to a burden that is never called by its name in the story. Although, the girl and her companion have a conversation through the story, neither of the speakers truly communicates with the other, highlighting the...
“Champion of the World” is a chapter from a piece called I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou. It tells a story of a boxing event and describes what being African American in the early 1900’s was like. The nineteenth chapter of...
In Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, Shakespeare shows many different types of political violence which can still be related to today. Shakespeare writes about civil war over how the government should work. This is a concept that can relate to our times and almost any time...
Introduction to The Things They Carried In the title chapter of The Things They Carried, six young soldiers of the Vietnam War listen raptly to a monk who has come to their base from another, safer world. Following an unexplained personal moment when the main...