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.
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...
The Pursuit of Happiness: A Universal Yet Personal Journey 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...
To an unusual degree, The Death of a Salesman interweaves past and present action. Willy Loman, the play’s protagonist, repeatedly revisits old memories, sometimes even conflating them with the present moment. But these memories are not the sentimental, slightly melancholy daydreams of a contented man....
The salesman in the novel “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller is a perfect example of how life of today works. Willy Loman made a mistake – a big one – and tried to correct it to no avail. His misdeed left him so...
Currently, depression and its impacts on society has become a mainstream concern. The development of depression has been widely debated with theories ranging from a chemical imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain to a mental state created through an inability to accept faults in life....
In the play, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Biff and Willy Loman both struggle to preserve their dignity but in different ways. In the scene where Biff finally realized that he is dime a dozen, Willy refuses to believe in what Biff says...
The Sacrifice of the Common Man in “Death of a Salesman” In Arthur Miller’s play “Death of a Salesman,” the sacrifice of character is one of the mind. Willy Loman is characterized as the “common man.” In a time when the glow of post-war success...
In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the author, R.L. Stevenson uses the views of a repressive society and Dr. Jekyll’s conformity to show when people are held under harsh principles and expectations some are forced to find an outlet to compensate...
Stevenson uses many motifs in the novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One of them that stands out the most is duality and opposites which are used throughout the novel in every chapter. Duality comes from the word “dual”, meaning it...
The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was written by Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson and was set in the 19th century during the Victorian-era London, where expectations are high and reputations are valued. This novella explores the dual characteristics of a Victorian...
Introduction: The novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson elaborates the ideas of the duality of human nature and the nature of good and evil. The story revolves around Dr. Jekyll and a strange character named Mr. Hyde....
“People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies.” Mexican author Don Miguel Ruiz’s words of knowledge are widely expressed throughout Oscar Wilde’s Importance of Being Earnest as the characters experience the consequences in...
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde utilizes parody to deride the social standards of marriage, love and mentality which were inflexible during the Victorian Age. Since it utilizes parody to mock these institutions, it shows the aberrance from the social request by making...
Oscar Wilde differs from other modern dramatists, and such difference makes him distinctive as a modern writer. Not only the themes in his works but his life shows his modernity, and he benefited from the modern flow in the British theatrical world in the 1800s....
Anne Frank’s extraordinary diary, since it was unveiled in the attic where she had resided during the last years of her time, has been a classic book read worldwide, a compelling read reminding of the war and its horrors, being a tribute to humans. Through...
Macbeth’s character trait of ambition represents a universal human trait because Macbeth’s greatest desire was to become King, just like many of us regular people have our own ambitions and aspirations. However, the only difference is, Macbeth did everything and anything possible to become king,...