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.
Introduction In Sherman Alexie's novel "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian," we delve into the life of Arnold Spirit, a young Native American residing on the WellPoint Reservation in Spokane, Washington. Raised alongside his parents, sister Mary, and frequently conversing with his grandmother,...
While U.S. unemployment is the lowest since 2000, an even greater economic disparity is shown in Native American communities, where jobless rates continue to echo recession-era levels in the rest of the country. Of 27 counties with a majority Native American population, more than two-thirds...
Curtis Sittenfield’s award-winning novel, Prep, and Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian illustrate the prominent theme of isolation in an upcoming teen’s life. In Prep, the reader is brought through Lee Fiora’s trauma filled journey through a renowned institution known as...
Introduction Have you ever noticed the similarities and differences between characters when reading different books? Consider Arnold (Junior), from The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (2007). He is a 14-year-old boy whose condition leads to him being bullied by others....
Success has no secrets. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. The main protagonists in the novels; The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Alexie Sherman, and Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, explore how their status of...
It is an undeniable fact that, character triats, attitude, upbringing, and education will shape an individual perception and mindset towards life. Lennie, Suyuan and Amir each has their own idea of what The American Dream should entail. Happiness as a concept is as ambiguous as...
Society is cutthroat. It’s a killer community where people battle every day to remain themselves while trying to remain in the group. Sherman Alexie portrays this in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by showing what being an individual in a community is...
The American and Chinese cultures have major differences. Most of these differences are highlighted or presented in the movie. While analyzing the movie, it was important to identify some of the differences as the basis to understand the underlying message that Amy Tan wanted to...
Differentiation between appearance and reality has always been an underestimated struggle in regard to the human experience. Our understanding of many mental, social, and physical phenomena, hinge on the very basis of appearances that are presented to us. Unfortunately, situations that present misleading appearances are...
People should find their own cultural identities and feel proud of and empowered by their origin and identity. However, It is important to acknowledge that once people immigrate and immerse in a new culture, it is more challenging for them to have a clear definition...
The Joy Luck Club is a novel first published by Amy Tan in 1989. The 4 mothers portray in the book have all shared painful and heartbroken memories back in the days in China during the Japanese occupation. All 4 of them fled to America...
Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club is about Chinese immigrant mothers and their daughters who struggle in keeping balance in their lives. Waverly, a chess prodigy, struggles to fulfill the wishes of the people around her while also trying to fulfill her own wishes. Waverly...
As complex as they may be, Tan’s novel pays particular attention to the special connection between mothers and daughters being extremely valued and powerful. For instance, after An-mei’s mother attempts to save Popo by adding her own flesh to a Chinese soup, An-mei realizes, “This...
Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, depicts the lives of four mothers who were born in China but eventually immigrated to America. They hoped to live better lives for themselves and for their daughters. A major portion of the novel focuses on the relationship between...
Trials…errors…disappointment. Many adolescents fail to keep up with their parents’ expectations and as a result often distort their own reality. The book The Joy Luck Club, published in 1989 by Amy Tan, takes place around the 1980s. The setting alternates between San Francisco and China....
Wilfred Owen and Robert Frost both use their poems “Out, Out-” and “Disabled” to portray the prominent theme of loss. Both poems establish this through the destruction of the protagonist’s youth, cut short by the lack of maturity and wisdom which is most potently seen...
Loss in the many forms it comes in is a common theme in literacy texts, causing readers to reflect on the meaning of the life and the hope that has been lost. In ‘Disabled’ by Wilfred Owen and ‘Out, out’ by Robert Frost, this theme...
Before we try to understand how the authors of the two poems tried to present the idea of loss, we first need to know what loss is. So, what is loss? Loss is being deprived of something that you need or love, such as losing...
Zora Neale Hurston “Their Eyes Were Watching God” shows and depicts several themes such as speech and silence, love and hate, but most importantly gender roles. Hurston does an outstanding job of establishing how men such as Joe Starks believed were the standard roles for...