Comparative Literature Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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The Different Perspectives of Oskar Schell and Grandpa Thomas of the World in the Books, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (951 words, 3 pages)

According to J.W. Von Goethe, No two persons regard the world in exactly the same way. In other words, everyone sees things the way they want to and no one sees the same thing. This means that everyone is different. For example, if two people watch a drama, one person ... Read More

Realism in the Works of Tolstoy and Monet (780 words, 3 pages)

Many artists and writers of 19th century share a common idea of Realism through their literature and art. In their works they attempt to portray an ordinary life of ordinary people. The works of Claude Monet, Garden at Sainte-Addresse and Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilyich are great examples ... Read More

A Comparison between the Portrayal of Conjoined Twins in Mark Twain’s Short Story Those Extraordinary Twins and Katherine Dunn’s Novel Geek Love (2522 words, 9 pages)

Freakery is a concept that has captivated and entertained readers for many years. People are interested in reading about things that are different from them, and there is nothing quite as different as a freak. One of the pinnacles of freakery is the conjoined twin. Conjoined twins have appeared in ... Read More

The Theme of Work in Harvest Song by Jean Toomer, On Dumpster Diving by Lars Eighner, I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen, and the We Can Do It Image (1493 words, 4 pages)

Humans constantly struggle with the idea of work is it really necessary? Is it worth it? Will it pay off in the end? Some see it as the devils burden and others know that in order to create an outcome, work will have to be put in first.The question is, ... Read More

Sample Works of Idealism in American Literature as Seen in the Characters Of “The Great Gatsby”, “Into the Wild”, And “The Scarlet Letter” (758 words, 3 pages)

Book ComparisonA prominent man in the world of literature once stated The American mind has displayed from the first a remarkable combination of idealism, a concern with ideas and values, and shred practicality, a concern with the fact of things as they are. He believed that the mind was a ... Read More

Movies and books are both great sources of entertainment. They are two very different ways to present ideas. Books use descriptive text to bring words to life and create vivid imagery. On the other hand, movies supply the visuals to the audience to bring a story to life. When a ... Read More

The Theme of Conformity in Two Short Stories: A&P by John Updike and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson (1145 words, 3 pages)

John Updikes AP and Shirley Jacksons The Lottery share a common theme, conformity. Before comparing the two works, I want to define the term. What is conformity? Conformity is the behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards (Websters Dictionary). Now, with that being said, why would the authors ... Read More

A Comparison of Berlin Stories by Robert Walser and Berlin Childhood around 1900 by Walter Benjamin (1072 words, 3 pages)

Robert Walsers Berlin Stories is a collection of vignettes that track his observation during his jaunts through the city. Walter Benjamins Berlin Childhood Around 1900 is an attempt by Benjamin to recollect his urban childhood as an adult in exile. They both write about Berlin at the turn of the ... Read More

A Comparison of the Movie Osama and the Novel A Thousand Splendid Suns (676 words, 2 pages)

A Thousand Splendid Suns vs. OsamaStory-telling through film and story-telling through novels are both good ways to convey a story but they each have their own strengths and weaknesses. Story-telling through film is a great way to help visual audiences get the full outward impact of the story and see ... Read More

Question 1One of the man differences between Eleanors arrival to Hill House in The Haunting of Hill House and the governess in The Turn of the Screw is that the governess was welcomed to Bly and Eleanor was told to leave Hill House. Bly was a beautiful welcoming home and ... Read More

The Struggles Provided by Segregation Throughout American History in I Have a Dream, Shame, and My Name is Margaret (650 words, 3 pages)

AbstractSegregation introduced some of the most influential people in American History. These individuals set the precedent for societal changes that brought about equality for all citizens. This paper examines the struggles that segregation provided throughout history as written about in I Have a Dream, Shame, and My Name is Margaret. ... Read More

A Comparison of Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis and Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling (1661 words, 6 pages)

Oblivion and the Adolescent Fantastical Approaches to MortalityDeath is one of the few things in life of which we can be absolutely certain. But how we think about death as humans, as rational agents, as mortal beings, changes over time and circumstance. Once a distant consideration, it becomes vital and ... Read More

A Comparison of One Thousand and One Arabian Nights and The 13 and a Half Lives of Captain Bluebear (1426 words, 4 pages)

Storytelling has been an art that has developed over the entirecourse of human history. Throughout history we have evidence ofstorytelling among the human civilization. These stories become the basisfor such things as oral histories and religious texts. We can drawinferences on the type of culture and values that are reflected ... Read More

Negative Effects of the Cold War in the Short Stories Speech Sounds by Octavia Butler (2012 words, 7 pages)

Octavia Butler, an African American female writer in the twentieth century, composed a science fiction short story titled Speech Sounds. The story demonstrated the negative effects of the Cold War, a war between the United States of America and the Soviet Union, on its citizens. Speech Sounds draws this comparison ... Read More

Comparing the Similarities and Differences Between the Novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the Adaptation The Cloven Vicount (748 words, 3 pages)

In 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote the novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Since then, the novella has been adapted countless times. Though there are numerous definitions, adaptation can literally be defined as, the action or process of adapting or being adapted. Although the term adaptation ... Read More

A Comparison of Blue-Collar Brilliance by Mike Rose and Kenyon Commencement Speech by David Foster Wallace (1223 words, 5 pages)

The stereotypical idea of a blue-collar job is said to be anything but attractive. One often considers blue-collar employees to lack an education. On the other hand, white-collar occupations are seen as prestigious. David Foster Wallaces Kenyon Commencement Speech and Mike Roses Blue-Collar Brilliance, debate these conflicting ideas of white-collar ... Read More

Isolation as a Silent Killer in Into the Wild by Jon Krakaeur and The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (873 words, 4 pages)

Does Isolation and Loneliness Lead to Pessimistic Fallouts?Clinical psychologist Guy Winch states that loneliness is viewed merely as an unfortunate circumstance and not as the silent killer it is. One may think that isolation is not harmful, but Winch relays to us readers that it is in fact a silent ... Read More

The Literary Devices in Fight Song by Rachel Platten and Keep Your Head Up by Andy Grammer (653 words, 2 pages)

Making It Through With Literary DevicesThe two songs I chose were Fight Song by Rachel Platten and Keep Your Head Up by Andy Grammer. Their themes would be making it through, which is the perfect theme for senior year. In both Fight Song and Keep Your Head Up, Platten and ... Read More

A Comparison of the Movie and the Novel The Great Gatsby (959 words, 2 pages)

The Great Gatsby CriticismWithin the contrary of The Great Gatsby it is apparent to note that several of the acts that were portrayed in the beginning of the movie were dismayed for the sake of that of more prejudice to a bigger faster roaring 20s (understandable to that of a ... Read More

A Short Review of The Kingdom of Matthias, a Novel by Paul E. Johnson and Sean Wilentz (652 words, 2 pages)

The encounter between the prophet Matthias and Joseph Smith ends in Smith banning Matthias from Kirtland, Ohio and the two men swearing the other is possessed by Satan. Smith clearly thought Matthias was deranged saying his mind was evidently filled with darkness (5) and fully acknowledges Matthias as a murderer ... Read More

Christina Rossetti and Charles Baudelaire, in their respective poems Goblin Market and A Carcass, voiced different, though sometimes intertwining, views on the conditions of the modern world. Goblin Market describes the troubles that arise from pure women giving into the temptations of goblins a metaphor for men while A Carcass ... Read More

Wealth in Literature as a Marker of Superficial Success: The Example of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, Coleridge’s Kubla Khan and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1045 words, 4 pages)

As literature often describes the struggle to achieve success, wealth is seemingly a sign of triumph and comfort as well as a goal which many characters strive for. However, wealth is rarely used as a positive symbol despite its positive connotations in the real world. I will argue that wealth ... Read More

Religion, Utopia, and the Concept of Perfection in Allegory of the Cave by Plato and A Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau (950 words, 3 pages)

In todays world, religion is one of the most important things that influence the way a person lives their life. Whether its waiting until marriage for sexual relations or deciding to not murder that coworker who always steals lunches, many people have their own religion that helps guide their actions ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poems The Kokinshu, Returning to the Farm to Dwell, and Thoughts While Traveling at Night (795 words, 3 pages)

From what we have read so far, the writers themselves have a form of free will. The writers themselves write in a way that makes think that we are not limited to what humans can do that help, harm or offend others.In this essay, we will be analyzing two Chinese ... Read More

A Comparison of Migrant Hostel and Ancestors by Peter Skrzynecki and Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1493 words, 4 pages)

The statement A sense of identity, more than anything, is reliant upon the relationships between oneself, others and environment coherently defines the concept of belonging and identifies that in order for someone to know who they are and their purpose one must relate to internal and external relationships as well ... Read More

A Comparison of Late Ferry and Diptych by Robert Gray and My Place by Sally Morgan (1492 words, 3 pages)

A discovery is often a new revelation that acts as a catalyst for further development of understanding while the rediscovery of something thought to be known appeals for the reassessment of perspective. Concepts found within a discovery or a rediscovery determine the depth and lasting impact on a persona, of ... Read More

The Fall of the Catholic Church and the Rise of Irish Responsibility Portrayed in Patrick McCabe’s The Butcher Boy and Steve McQueen’s Hunger (3561 words, 11 pages)

The Fall of the Catholic Church and The Rise of Irish ResponsibilityIn Irish culture, as represented in many works of literature and film, there is a tradition of facing difficult or unacceptable topics with silence, oppression, and a reliance on religion. In the novel The Butcher Boy, for example, Francies ... Read More

The Use of Symbolism to Portray Innocence and Its Loss in Octavia Butler’s Bloodchild and Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go (2096 words, 6 pages)

Symbols are an object, person, or place that is used to represent a thought, institution, or ideal. Symbols representation changes over time and changes depending on the person. Innocence is the blissful mindset one has regarding their life or surroundings. Loss of innocence occurs when knowledge is gained to destroy ... Read More

The Importance of Writing Poetry (1414 words, 4 pages)

Our Existence is PoetryHypnotizing and enlightening the act of writing poetry is very sensational but it would not typically be the best seller of literature and normally people label it too complicated or disinteresting to read. The act of writing poetry is an art form that demands respect through its ... Read More

A Comparison of Carl Sagan to Victor Frankenstein (724 words, 3 pages)

What if there was a real life version of someone just as fanatical as Victor Frankenstein? Luckily, there is nobody exactly the same as him. There are people like him, though. Some of those people may be similar to Frankenstein through their motivations, while others may be similar through what ... Read More

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