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

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An Analysis of Pedophilia in The Turn of the Screw, a Book by Arthur Conan Doyle and Henry James (1840 words, 6 pages)

Analysis on PedophiliaThe novel The Turn of the Screw by Henry James tells the tale of a governess whos taking care of two children and encounters what she believes are two ghosts. The ghosts of both Jessel and Quint are symbolic of the governess own decaying sanity between her morals ... Read More

The Morality and Social Reform Issues in the Works of Langston Hughes and Robert Frost (1990 words, 8 pages)

Morality and Social Reform in the Works of Langston Hughes and Robert FrostThe themes of morality and social reform were prevalent in the poems written by American poets Langston Hughes and Robert Frost. Langston Hughes focused on ideas of social reform during the late 1900s. Robert Frosts poems dealt with ... Read More

The Consequences of Crossing the Boundary Between Self-Concern and Being to Detriment to Those Around You in The Elephant and Like Water for Chocolate (893 words, 3 pages)

For as long as there are submissives, tyranny and greed will be the basis of many of the worlds regimes. The fine line between self-concern and being of detriment to those around you isnt one recognized by all leaders, and even when distinct, is often disregarded for their self-interest. Both ... Read More

The Evil in Human Nature in Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden and Barney by Will Stanton (698 words, 2 pages)

It is funny how the word 'Evil' turns to 'live' when the letters arereversed. Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden is about a teenagegirl in Australia who finds herself and her friends stuck in the middle ofa war waging in their homes. "Barney," by Will Stanton, is a ... Read More

My Favorite Inspiring Stories: Dead End and Viva New Jersey by Gloria Gonzalez (417 words, 2 pages)

These two books i read inspired me. Dead end and viva New Jersey are the two most interesting stories I read. They taught me to keep on pushing yourself to the limit. Dead end by Gloria Gonzalez is about a girl named Maria whose mother died and father never came ... Read More

The Methods of Identifying Literature on the Example of Woolf’s The Lighthouse and a Review of a Recipe (2505 words, 8 pages)

Everything depended upon things being served up to the precisemoment they were ready. The beef, the bayleaf, and the wine - all must bedone to a turn. To keep it waiting was out of the question. Yet of coursetonight, of all nights, out they went, and they came in late, ... Read More

The Psychological and Physical Aspects of Terror as Shown in Poe’s and Lovecraft’s Stories and the Show The Walking Dead (1457 words, 5 pages)

The two different aspects of terror are what is on the outside and what is buried deep within. The most terrifying aspect is the psychological horror rather than the physical aspect of it. This is because when a person suffers from internal terror, it tears a person apart. It will ... Read More

A Comparison of Theme and Characters between the Two Novellas, So Long See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell and Remembering Laughter by Wallace Stegner (1266 words, 5 pages)

Some people would consider the novella to be the perfect form of prose fiction. Novellas are interesting books to read because in a short amount of pages, the author is able to tell an intimate story with different elements. This is the case in both William Maxwells So Long See ... Read More

A Comparison between Disney’s Movie Beauty and the Beast and Angela Carter’s Short Story The Tiger’s Bride (1979 words, 6 pages)

Is the real beast the patriarchy? From a story where beauty becomes a beast, underlying issues of femininity, identity, and society are questioned, years before Disney upheld traditional notions of a females role through their portrayal of Beauty and the Beast. The Tigers Bride by Angela Carter is a feminist ... Read More

An Analysis of the Painting Gluttony by Rachel Howard Through the Eyes of Immanuel Kant and G.W.F. Hegel (1332 words, 5 pages)

Kant and Hegel Writing PromptBy analyzing Rachel Howards 2003 painting Gluttony through the eyes of Immanuel Kant and G.W.F. Hegel, an interesting challenge arises of characterizing the beliefs of these philosophers and subsequently addressing the utility of these beliefs in the contemporary world. For Kant, the non-representational nature of the ... Read More

Chinese American Women and Mexican American Women in Judy Yung’s Unbound Feet and Vicki Ruiz’s From Out of the Shadows (1156 words, 5 pages)

Minority Women's ExperienceAmerica is built upon immigrants. Almost every person living within the U.S., except for Native Americans, has family that had to immigrate to America, if they did not immigrate themselves. The experiences for these individuals vary depending on race, class, and sex. Even if individuals belonged to the ... Read More

The Themes of Manipulation, Power and Playing God in The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare’s The Tempest (1060 words, 4 pages)

Dr. Faustus and The TempestManipulation, power, and playing God are all related themes explored in The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe and Shakespeares The Tempest. Both of the main characters of Dr. Faustus and The Tempest have magical or supernatural powers at their command however, these two ... Read More

An Examination of Black Oppression in the Short Story Sonny’s Blues and the Speech I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr. (1124 words, 4 pages)

Sonnys Blues and I Have a Dream Presentation of Black OppressionIn practical subjects, like math, it is often frowned upon to find your own way of doing something. Students are expected to pay attention to their lessons and use the exact same methods that are presented to figure out problems ... Read More

A Comparison of the Life Changing Situations of the Characters in Awakenings by Dr. Oliver Saks and Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes (365 words, 2 pages)

Touching stories let the audience view the world as another person sees it. Awakenings, by Dr. Oliver Saks, and "Flowers for Algernon", by Daniel Keyes, are about the experiences of characters that go thru life-changing situations. Although "Flowers for Algernon" and Awakenings have several similarities, they also have many differences. ... Read More

A Comparison of Epithalamion by Edmund Spenser and Solomon’s Song of Songs (1456 words, 5 pages)

Both Spenser's Epithalamion and Solomon's Song of Songs, are weddingpoems, but their purposes are different as well as their tones. Song ofSongs is a collection of various genres of love poetry, where asEpithalamion is simply an epithalamion a poem celebrating a wedding. Inaddition to this, the points these two poems ... Read More

The Town of Omelas in the Short Story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin (1294 words, 5 pages)

In Ursula K. Le Guins short story, The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas, the town of Omelas is depicted as a thriving, successful, utopia with the exception of one thing. The dark secret of the city is that a child is locked below the grounds, sitting in misery, alone, ... Read More

The Concepts of Courage and Cowardice in the Red Badge of Courage, a Novel by Stephen Crane (870 words, 3 pages)

In his novel, The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane presents hisdefinition of the concepts of courage and cowardice. Henry, the maincharacter in the book, often ponders these topics, revealing Crane'sdefinition of them. Before Henry even engages in combat, he starts torationalize that he was forced into it. His fearful ... Read More

The Theme of Coming of Age in the Short Stories Flood by Daniel Alarcon and My Parents’ Bedroom by Uwen Akpan (1586 words, 4 pages)

Fragmented Reality of AdulthoodBoth Flood by Daniel Alarcn and My Parents Bedroom by Uwen Akpan contain the common relatable theme of coming of age. Although this is a process everyone has to go through, Alarcn and Akpan successfully demonstrate how the symbols, setting, characters, and storyline are able to intensify ... Read More

A View of the Theme of Adulthood in Rebel Without a Cause by Nicholas Ray Through the Lens of Death of Adulthood in American Culture (1208 words, 4 pages)

What is Adulthood? A view of Rebel Without a Cause by Nicholas Ray through the lens of Death of Adulthood in American Culture by AO ScottWhile the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause, directed by Nicholas Ray, seems to be an entertaining and eccentric film about the roles of teenagers ... Read More

The similarities between Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre and Frances Burnetts Secret Garden are ones that can help readers understand the types of feminism that were being discussed in the time period of these texts. There are many various types of feminism and in the middle of the 19th century and ... Read More

Devices Hiding the Horror in A Barred Owl and The History Teacher (873 words, 3 pages)

In A Barred Owl and The History Teacher, the literary devices used help convey the narrators attempts to trivialize different horrors. In both poems the objective of the speaker is to shield the children from the outside world. Wilbur uses couplets and a humorous tone in order to soothe the ... Read More

The Uncontrollable Factors of Life in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon (729 words, 2 pages)

According to Hamlet, Shakespeare is stating that an individual does not have complete freedom in hisher life. The character Hamlet, created by Shakespeare, is the Prince of Denmark. Being born a prince, Hamlet has little control over the course of his life. Using imagery, allusions, and metaphors, Shakespeare shows that ... Read More

The Measure of Freedom in Different Works of Literature (1572 words, 4 pages)

How much Freedom Does an Individual Have?I believe that no individual has complete freedom over his or her life. Their life could always be affected by society, their setting or environment, certain situations they are caught in, and the people around them. However, I know that one has the freedom ... Read More

The Problem of the Color Line in the Book The Souls of Black Folk by W.E. Du Bois (487 words, 2 pages)

W. E. B. Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk is an American classic. In this work Du Bois proposes that "the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line." His concepts of life behind race and the resulting "double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's ... Read More

An Analysis of the Textbook The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by Bryan Mealer and and William Kamkwamba (411 words, 2 pages)

Outline The Boy Who Harnessed the WindIntroductionOpening sentence Education is the key to success in all shapes and forms, because it can uplift the most oppressed and poor people and provide them with a way out.Thesis statement William Kamkwamba is a determined young boy who can be compared to his ... Read More

An Examination of the Theory of Forms in Philebus, Meno, and Allegory of the Cave by Plato (1931 words, 5 pages)

There is no doubt that the theory of forms exists in Philebus to a certain extent, but the purpose of the dialogue is mainly to provide a new way of dividing reality and ultimately rejects the theory of the forms. This can be seen mainly with respect to Platos method ... Read More

A Reflection of the Representations and Narratives of Black People in China in Culture, Media, and Black Life in China by Taj Frazier (544 words, 3 pages)

Reflection on Culture, Media, and Black Life in China by Taj FrazierAs a Chinese-American who has spent significant amounts of time in China, I found Professor Fraziers talk fascinating. His work looks at how representations and narratives of black people are shaped in China and how that influences conflict. He ... Read More

This Split between Hmong Spiritualism and Western Rationalism in the Book the Spirit Catches You and You Fall down by Anne Fadiman (706 words, 3 pages)

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down tells the story of Lia Lee, a Hmong baby diagnosed with epilepsy in a California hospital and treated by Western doctors. Over the course of the next eighteen months, Lias condition continued to worsen. The medical professionals taking care of Lia eventually ... Read More

The Use of Epiphanies in the Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and Eve by Anna Carey (1507 words, 5 pages)

Summer ReadingEpiphanies in literature are crucial to engaging a reader and providing an in-depth look at a character. They are realizations of information not previously revealed, and understandings of issues in a characters life. While epiphanies are important realizations that open a character up to new ideas, some characters do ... Read More

Salvation in Augustine’s Confessions, Thomas Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain, and Jarena Lee’s Sister of the Spirit (2234 words, 6 pages)

Christianity is based on the premise that through faith, all people who believe in Jesus Christ will be forgiven for their sins and freed from their consequences. Beliefs differ on who is worthy of salvation and whether or not people are predestined to be saved, but The Bible declares in ... Read More

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