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.
Edgar Allan Poe experienced a variety of trauma throughout his lifetime. By the time he was three years old, both of his parents had died. The reasonings for their deaths are still unclear to this day because of the lack of medical records from the...
A dead wife. A set of teeth. A painter. A man of malaise. These four details bond two of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories to the elements of madness, isolation, and obsession. In one of these short tales a man is staying in a tower and...
Edgar Allan Poe was overlooked as a writer in his lifetime, much like most writers of the era. All his writings are still studied and analyzed by most anybody in literature related teachings. His themes differ throughout his writings, but all arise from the foundation...
After the Second World War, writers started to use their platform as a way to voice their opinions and concerns with the world. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller which was performed in 1949 tells the tragedy of Willy Loman who gave his life...
Disobedience can influence a person and show them a new way of thinking or a new solution. Throughout centuries, people have participated in disobedience in order to achieve a goal. Disobedience is a form of feeling, and is a feeling humans get when they feel...
Bradstreet’s poem addressed to her “dear and loving husband” portrays the intimacies of their relationship as well as the never ending feelings of true love shared between their idealistic and perfect romance. The poem consists of six rhyming couplets that serve to emphasize the speaker’s...
Is Anne Bradstreet a rebel, resentful of her gender? This is possible, but it needs to be noted that Anne Bradstreet was exploring concepts and ideas from a Puritan context. Misunderstanding of Puritan ideas and values can lead to Bradstreet’s intentions in her writings being...
As evidenced by the selected poems, Anne’s firm faith in religion is the key to setting up the background of her poetic publications. This is similar to Puritan religious beliefs, which were also published during the era. From several literacy works, Anne Bradstreet was struggling...
In “The Prologue,” when Anne Bradstreet suddenly shifts her viewpoint from belittling herself in a way to demonstrate and agree with the standard thinking of women back in the day, we see the emphasis on highlighting the oppression and objectification of women in a Puritan...
Animal Farm is a masterwork and a dystopian novella. It falls under novella because it is shorter and has a plot that is less complex as novels. This tale tells us a real story of animal revolution. This use of literary devices helps us to...
During the 20th century, literature took an uprise in the world of fiction in the United States, where many writers originating from a diversity of ethnic minorities shared their ideas, background, and culture with the public. Chinese American novelist, Amy Tan, is best known for...
In the story, Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self, it is written by Alice Walker and about how someone’s perception of anything is always influenced by experiences. Alice discusses her perception of beauty and how an eye injury changed her perception of beauty...
Today the works receiving the term ‘dystopia’ appear regularly many of them and in truth trying to consider the problems and issues of social life but most simply exploits dystopian entourage. Therefore, I will reach why the main idea of dystopia is and why our...
In his book, Orwell wrote about a totalitarian run society that uses technology to keep track of their occupants. Orwell’s novel explores the idea of Big Brother and the concept of technology that is always watching every citizen’s every move. The main protagonist in the...
Imagine living in a world like 1984 where the government controls everything; it seems too harsh to be true but we already are. The very definition of dystopian is an imagined place where everything is bad, but the earth has become too much like 1984...
Nineteen Eighty-Four reveals a world where personal privacy is illusory. The author created a bleak manifestation of a dystopian future where the danger of domestic control is prophetic. Under this fictional totalitarian government, citizens were constantly scrutinized, deceived, and pressured by the idea of “Big...
Individuals attempt to rebel against a dystopian society in order to maintain individualism and unique experiences in the face of forced conformity on the majority. Brought to an extreme in George Orwell’s satirical novel Nineteen eighty-four, he explores the negative consequences and loss of fundamental...
One of the most common, but misdiagnosed mental illness conditions in the world is the bipolar disorder. Many people in the world suffer every day from the lack of accurate diagnosis of their condition, which leads to those victims being left unaware of their true...
Happiness is a thing individuals spend their entire lives in pursuit of. In countless shapes and forms, while the feeling is universally understood, it is unique to each individual and cannot be shared or imposed upon others no matter how hard one tries. So the...