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.
Kate Chopin is an American author who wrote many books during the late 1800’s. Chopin lived during a time period where woman did not have basic human rights like voting, opening a bank account and could not hold certain occupations. Through writing Kate Chopin is...
Despite there only being one copy of the source material for the Greek epic poet Homer’s The Odyssey, there have been numerous different interpretations and ideas, as the original language and stylistic elements of the text can be interpreted in various ways. The two translations...
Jane Austen was an author who lived through an extremely hard time for women, especially those who liked to defy the natural roles provided by society. Austen’s work was filled with satire, irony, parody, and feministic qualities that had caused somewhat of a controversy among...
The Love of Reading is a short literary essay written by Virginia Woolf in 1931, whom is a well-known modernist writer and feminist of the twentieth-century. The essay explores many different concepts, from how one should read a book, to why we may read in...
“You see, more than a simple matter of putting down words, writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer” (Harper Lee). According to Laura Fine (2016), Harper Lee, born as Nelle Harper Lee, was raised in Monroeville,...
In Macbeth, Shakespeare presents the consequences of rejecting the natural order through literary techniques such as characterisation of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, nature in itself and the setting of the play. Shakespeare uses soliloquys, stage directions and recurring motifs of darkness to establish instability and...
In the vast majority of Shakespearean works, female characters are used as simple pawns in men’s plots for power, revenge, or glory. In the tragedy Othello, the same is true for the two central female characters: Desdemona, the wife of Othello, and Emilia, the wife...
The first man to ever coin the term American Dream was James Truslow Adams, in which he describes a dream of a place where everyone has an equal opportunity regardless of predetermined life factors. By putting a name to this ideology, Adams gave many American...
The writing style of renowned English novelist George Orwell can be characterized as a critique of society that incorporates political culture and disagreement with totalitarianism. All of the things that characterize his writing shine through in his most famous literary work, 1984, published in 1949...
A tragic hero is usually pictured as the protagonist and is a type of character in a tragedy. Within this tragedy that they are a part of, they’re typically placed with heroic traits that allows them to gain the sympathy of the audience. However, they...
Though scholars may have said it before, it is important to emphasize that the beauty of Shakespeare’s writing lies in his characters’ pretenses. This becomes evident in Shakespeare’s Othello; specifically, within the dialogue of the play’s antagonist, Iago. Othello is a tragedy that revolves around...
Macbeth, written by Shakespeare, is a play which shows evil; the action of being profoundly immoral and wicked. Since the beginning of the play, there is an act of betrayal. The Norwegians fight against the Scots, Macbeth and Banquo are on Scots’ side as well...
Introduction The relationship between power and its corruption is a timeless truth, as stated by William Gaddis, “power doesn’t corrupt people, people corrupt power.” This notion finds profound expression in dystopian narratives, where authoritarian regimes exploit their authority. George Orwell’s novel, “1984,” and James McTeigue’s...
The power of persuasion is a dominant and influential tool that can easily be misused for personal benefit. Lies and deceits are becoming more common in society, with individuals masking their true intentions. In William Shakespeare’s Othello, the character Iago is no different from those...
In the play Antigone by Sophocles, a tragic thing happens where Antigone and Creon are torn apart between the law and family. The law clearly states that “Polyneices who came back from exile intending to burn and destroy his fatherland and the gods of his...
The most unique and well distinguished American of the 19th century was writer Edgar Allan Poe. He was inspired by events that occurred in his life and decided to make a living by writing about them, he also became one of the first writers to...
The characters Emilia and Desdemona in Shakespeare’s Othello exemplify the distinction between that of a common, abiding woman and a woman who dares to challenge the sexism of her time. But before one gets into the parallels of these two characters, one must know the...
Paradise Lost is an outstanding work of world literature, one of the few bright and extant examples of the literary epic, a creation extremely diverse in content and at the same time extremely complex and contradictory, causing controversy and discussion among readers. Since the plot...
Throughout the Early Modern Period and the birth of a time of greater thinking, creating, and most importantly writing; many scholars and authors created pieces of writing soaked with human emotions. Setting its readers and audiences up to his or her own understanding and perception...