Poseidon, The God Of The Sea
Poseidon, Zeus, Hades, do you know who these greek gods are? Do you know Poseidon? Let's get educated on the god of bulls Poseidon. Most people know him as the god of the sea, but he is so much more than that. He is the god of sea, earthquakes, bulls, horses, and his roman name…
My Attitude to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Characters
This is how I responded to the characters of MacBeth and Lady MacBeth. Yes, they do horrify me. The way they act, their decisions, their thoughts, it does horrify us. But strangely, I do feel sorry for them, no matter what horrible thing they did. Their characters are complex, and the basic instinct of human…
Religion Question in a Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities: A Christian Novel? A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens delves into the spiritual concept of finding meaning in life through death. Sydney Carton's act of true, boundless love should resonate within the hearts of Christians, as it is established in John 15:13 that "Greater love has no one…
Summary: Sensational Color Symbolism Throughout The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, is considered as Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald’s masterpiece and of the finest American novels in the 20th century with its mood and characteristics of the Jazz Age. The novel is inspired by Fitzgerald’s personal life and experience. The main theme of the novel is the American Dream, and it…
Summary: The Psychological Consequences In The Tragedy of Macbeth
“The Tragedy of Macbeth,” one of the most prominent plays in the 16th century written by William Shakespeare, has caught the eyes of many psychologists afterward. This play isn’t just about betrayal, murder and supernatural, it also is psychological which leads to the tragic events throughout the play. The psychological research did not appear until…
Summary: The Character Of Iago In Othello Play
When the play starts, the audience is struck with Othello naming a new lieutenant, that is not Iago, even though Iago has always been a faithful person to Othello. He is so outraged that it leads him to formulate the downfall of Othello by ruining his life. This incident acts as the main motivating starter…
Analysis Of The Book “The Catcher in The Rye” By J.D. Salinger
Often times in society adapting to the expectations of how to live allows a person to feel more wanted and loved. In J.D. Salinger’s “The catcher in the rye” that was the case for Holden Caulfield, a 16-year-old boy that struggles to fit in this world full of “phonies”. Throughout the book, many events have…
Slavery Issue in Uncle Toms Cabin And The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Men or Martyrs When Harriet Beecher Stowe's book Uncle Tom's Cabin debuted in 1853, slavery remained a heated political concern and a day-to-day reality for millions. The novel all but promises an honest and unflinching look at slavery. It doubles as an abolitionist piece, aiming to expose the injustice of said institution. That same intent…
Slavery in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and in The Piano Lesson
IntroductionWas the lasting effect of slavery in America over by the 1930s? In The Piano Lesson, August Wilson illustrates that blacks in America, specifically in the 1930s, are still haunted by the poverty that slavery left them in. There are many similarities and differences between slavery in the 1840's in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,…
A Review of Othello's Decisions in Othello by William Shakespeare
Othello Revised Essay Killing, cursing, and hurting emotionally or physically are valid proofs of cruelty. In Shakespeare's play Othello, Othello is an honest and justice general in the citizen's view; however, Shakespeare depicts Othello as a perpetrator of evil since his jealousy and doubts drive him to smother his beloved Desdemona. This brutal crime illuminates…
The Great Gatsby Critical Analysis Plot
After World War I, America celebrated with many forbidden pleasures like alcohol, naming this time period The Roaring 20’s. The Great Gatsby is a story based around the millionaire Jay Gatsby in Long Island, New York. F. Scott Fitzgerald follows the many characters in the book and shows that chasing your dreams may only lead…
Appearance and Reality in My Sister’s Keeper
The novel My Sister's Keeper has an astonishing contrast between appearance and reality. Since the begging of life and all over around the world people have kept secrets from each other. But, what motivates them to do this? Jodi Picoult develops this contrast by shedding light on each character's thoughts through a point-of-view narrative. Picoult…
Comparing Martin Heidegger And Albert Camus Existential Philosophies
Martin Heidegger and Albert Camus are two philosophers that talk about existential similarly but in different ways. First, let’s start with a little bit of background on each philosopher. According to Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (iep.utm.edu), Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) was acknowledged as one of the most original and important philosophers of the 20th century and…
Supporting Your Loved One in A Visit from the Goon Squad
In Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad, there are a few characters who each, chronologically at first, shared a strong bond with one other character; Lou and Rolph were very close as father and son, Jocelyn and Lou were lovers who often had passionate sex, Scotty and Bennie were good friends during their…
The Quest For Beauty in The Bluest Eye
Any literature written in the United States or the original colonies is part of what is today considered American Literature. The variety of cultures that were welcomed into America gave way to a fantastic diversity in the types of literature it spawned. From the 1500s to today, America has delivered some of the finest writers…
Evolution Of The Main Character in The Secret Life of Bees
Lily’s Change of Views “This is the moment I remember clearest of all-how I stood in the driveway looking back at them. I remember the sight of them standing there waiting. All these women, all this love, waiting”(Kidd 299). In the novel The Secret Life Of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, Lily Owen’s perspective on…
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury: Overview
Ray Bradburys the Martian Chronicles is a futuristic story about space travel, invasion and planet colonization. Analyzing characters in this twenty-eight-chapter novel is extremely difficult because every chapter includes different characters, which are oriented to form the plot. Each chapters characters are used to show the founding of the planet Mars, the colonization of it,…
Comic Relief In a Tragic Play
Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare in about 1594-96 and first published in an unauthorized quarto in 1597. It is an enduring tragic tale of two teenagers who happen to fall in love with each other but are supposed to be sworn enemies. The two main characters of the play Romeo…
Race in Their Eyes Were Watching God Novel
The Road to Delusion In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Mrs. Turner feels honored in Janie’s presence due to Janie’s “white folkish” appearance (Hurston 138). Through the extended metaphor of Mrs. Turner’s racist ideology as a god, it is revealed that Mrs. Turner’s racist paradigm functions as strongly as…
Utilization Of Narrative Conventions in ‘Fearless’ By Tim Lott
‘Fearless’ is a captivating dystopian themed novel which is epitomised by bureaucratic control in the narrative, as the government manipulates their citizens to an illusion of a perfect society through the means of oppressive societal control. This story has been carefully crafted by British author Tim Lott and was released in 2007. This typically can…
Representation of Social Class Structures in England in Howards End by E.M. Forster
An Analysis of Social Class In E.M. Forster’s Howards End From the very beginning, it is evident that Edward Morgan Forster’s Howards End is a commentary on class and the reconciliation of the social class structures in England during the turn-of-the-century. However, it wasn’t until the opening of chapter six that the point was truly…
The Necklace’ By Guy De Maupassant: Tragedy Of Madame Loisel
Things aren’t always what they seem, and people aren’t always what they appear to be. Individuals pretend to live a life that they don’t have to fit in with those they aspire to be like. Those individuals tend to become blinded and forget the reality of their own lives. They want to be like other…
The Views of Paulo Freire and Jean Jacques Rousseau
Paulo Reglus Freire was born September 19th, 1921, he came from a poor family in Recife Brazil. Freire became familiar with poverty and hungry during the ‘Great Depression'. These experiences shaped his concern for the poor and hunger ultimately influenced his decision is to construct and enter the education field. Freire stated that poverty and…
The Turn of the Screw: One Of the Most Debated Novels
Turn of the Screw: A Marxist Perspective: A Criticism The Turn of the Screw has been one of the most debated novels of all time because it leaves blank spaces in the text that Henry James intentionally left. Those blank spaces are being filled in with the readers’ own background of history and literature. Marxist…
How Far Does Shakespeare Present Lady Macbeth As a Dominating Character
William Shakespeare's timeless play ‘Macbeth’ was written in the early 1600’s. The themes include Good vs Bad, and the danger of ambition which is deeply explored throughout the play. Shakespeare touches upon the influence of the supernatural and the lying contrast between loyalty and guilt. The protagonist of the play is Macbeth- the scottish general…
The Major Support Role Played by the Father During Pregnancy
Okay, so everyone always says that mothers are supposed to take care of themselves and the baby. They are supposed to rest, not take stress and eat right. Sounds pretty easy but it hardly ever is. And usually, whenever a woman is pregnant, their mothers, sisters, sister-in-laws and mother-in-laws take care of them, leaving the…
Government Propaganda As Portrayed In Animal Farm
Propaganda has long been recognized by corrupt, tyrannical political figures as a way to achieve and maintain power. In fact, the tactic is used (in some form) in most countries. It is present even in societies that lean towards a more democratic approach to government, though it most likely is veiled by subtlety. Disturbingly, the…
Relations to Human Experience Analysis
Have you ever wondered how many books exist on Earth? Well, Leonid Taycher, a Google software engineer has an answer for you. With special tactics, he has concluded there are 129,864,880 books out there in the world (Joab 2). From childrens to sci-fi, fiction to nonfiction, and everything else in between. All of these books…
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison: Apathetic Illusion
Any action that humankind takes is a decision that could lead to either progression or degeneration. A civilization is comprised of a system that is created to serve the well-being of a people, not a corrupted one that has been succumbed to indifference, lack of morality, deception, and materialism, etc. Looking back at history, we…
The Imagery Used in Digging by Seamus Heaney
In most families, fathers usually take pride when receiving comments from their sons such as the term “like father like son,” which puts them in a position to follow their fathers’ footsteps. Seamus Heaney, an Irish poet, revealing his feelings on not pursuing his family or Irish traditions. Heaney's father and grandfather are fond of…
Male Dominance in Purple Hibiscus And a Streetcar Named Desire
The desire to adhere to hetero-patriarchal social conventions of masculinity is a problematic issue that many of the men seem to personify in Purple Hibiscus and A Streetcar Named Desire. The wish to conform to a toxic patriarchal form of control and domination were brought about by the institutions that plagued 1940s Puritanical America, as…
Gender Norms in Daisy Miller by Henry James
IntroductionDaisy Miller, a stepping stone for modern feminism, is about a young American woman traveling in Europe with her mother, who encounters Frederick Winterbourne, an American living abroad. Through his novella, Henry James studies, in detail, his title character. What he discovers is Daisy Miller is unbothered by European preconceptions, whereas Frederick Winterbourne, the protagonist,…
John Steinbeck’s Novel “Of Mice And Men”: Focus On The American Dream
In John Steinbeck’s novel, he introduces characters that undergo a series of events that takes them closer and further to reach their dreams. Two men, Lennie and George, escape from Weed. This results in them working on a ranch to survive and set their main focus entirely on working towards prosperity. Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice…
Change and Tradition Clash: ‘Things Fall Apart’
IntroductionChinua Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart" delves into the clash between change and tradition within the Igbo society of Nigeria during the late 19th century. As colonial forces encroach upon the Igbo way of life, the characters grapple with the tension between preserving their cultural traditions and adapting to the inevitable changes brought by colonization.…
Impulsive Behavior Through The Romeo and Juliets Love Story
Impulsiveness causes one to make unsound decisions leading to traumatic endings for oneself and others. This is evident throughout the calamitous tale of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as many of the characters live come to an abrupt end. “Wisely and slow, they stumble that run fast”. A critical statement made by the Friar Lawrence,…