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.
Throughout the novel, Austen constructs the protagonist in defiance to codified behaviours in regards to women’s social decorum that characterise Regency England in order to illustrate a forging of a female identity in an environment of changing values such as the disintegrating class structure, a...
What is the American Dream? Well first… the american dream is something that people all over the world come to America for. People from other countries come to the United States for better education and a chance to have the best life possible. The texts...
Gothic literature is characterized by suspense that comes from not knowing what will happen next in a story. Great Gothic writers like Edgar allan Poe move beyond simple techniques like beginning there stories with descriptions of a dark and stormy night. Poe’s effective narrative choices...
The America’s “world poet” and a modern-day successor to writers like Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare, Walt Whitman was a prominent American poet, teacher, journalist, and also a nursing volunteer during the Civil War. He was a voracious reader and was largely self-educated. Whitman’s poetry...
During the Harlem Renaissance when the African Americans were fighting for civil rights and economic equality while emerging of the black culture, arts, and music. Claude McKay wrote the Poem the Harlem Dancer in 1922, this poem was written to explain some of the struggles...
What is the American dream? It is not just a set of individual goals but the concept that every citizen has an opportunity to achieve success. The poem, “I Hear America Singing,” is a joyous reflection of many working individuals and they work to reach...
Introduction Robert Frost, a prominent figure in American literature, stands as a testament to the enduring power of poetry to reflect the complexities of human existence and the world we inhabit. In this essay, we embark on a critical analysis of two of his seminal...
Norwegian painter Edvard Munch once expressed that ‘Disease, insanity, and death were the angels that attended my cradle, and since then have followed me throughout my life.’ Similar to Munch’s thought, literary critics use the collapse and mental senselessness as a central theme to draw...
The story is meant to incite terror at gratuitous violence. The beginning shows this as even the awaiting of the sentence is full of unnecessary terror (foreshadowing what is to come later). The narrator finds terror in the visual aspects of things: the “black-robbed judges”...
Claude McKay was born in Jamaica in 1889 and then came to the United States in 1912. Upon his arrival in the United States, he enrolled at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. He studied English-style poetry that was written by Milton and Pope. McKay soon ascertained...
As we live our lives we will go through many emotions. These emotions could range from, anger, fear, sadness, or guilt. But one of the most profound emotions that a person can experience in his or her lifetime is love and hate. On paper, these...
Whether or not one is aware of it, literary canons permeate society on many levels and have undoubtedly shaped everyone’s world view. The term “literary canon” refers to a body of books, narratives and other texts considered to be the most important and influential of...
“O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of the night as a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear: Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!”. Who could forget one of Romeo’s most iconic lines...
George Orwell is an English novelist who has written over 13 books depicting his political views on social injustice and his objection to totalitarianism. 1984 is one of Orwell’s famous books a dystopian fiction on totalitarianism. In 1984, Orwell describes a totalitarian government managed by...
Although set in a time period and culture very unlike the one seen now, Persuasion, written by Jane Austen, manages to discuss issues that still show relevance to this day. For instance, the perception that women should be seen as equals to men in society...
In 1984, George Orwell reveals a dystopian society in which fear is created by the existence of Big Brother. The novel is set in and around London, which is the main city of Airstrip One, a province of the country of Oceania. The technologically advanced...
During the early 1900’s, a plethora of totalitarian regimes were created which often forced their citizens to conform to a certain set of outward beliefs either through torture, mind control, manipulation, fear, or propaganda, regardless of their own personal ideals. In 1984, George Orwell utilizes...
Analysis & interpretation focused on surveillance through description of Big Brother society being watched without your consent has always been one of societies biggest fears, and because of that fact, a big topic. We always see the subject in our daily lives, from series plots...
Dystopian narratives involve a society in which great suffering and injustice are present of which is caused by authoritative figures craving of power. Thus, when one is able to critically control all aspects of society, a totalitarian regime results. Dystopias result in the infringement upon...