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

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Fear and Doubt in Unholy Fire: A Novel of the Civil War by Robert Mrazek and State of Siege by John Lockwood (1195 words, 4 pages)

A War of SecretsThe American Civil War cast an engulfing darkness across a once proud nation. For a country who stood and fought for their own freedom was now at war with each other. It was clear that it did not matter who one or who lost. Either way the ... Read More

The Social Acceptance of Adultery in the Poem Lais of Marie de France and the Film The Lion in Winter (1107 words, 4 pages)

Social norms from the European Middle Ages are incredibly different when juxtaposed with those of modern times. However, when looking at social norms, there are many similarities, including the public perception of adultery. The act of cheating one ones husbandwife has always been seen as an egregious act, yet both ... Read More

An Analysis of the Similarities between Frankenstein and the Book of Genesis (700 words, 2 pages)

Throughout the many stories created in history, many have always asked the same question can God and Man truly be the same? Such examples can be read in the Book of Genesis and Frankenstein. These stories, though vastly different in context, are quite similar in the lessons they tell. Both ... Read More

An Analysis of the Impact of Societal Stresses on Atypical Psychology Portrayed in J. D. Salinger’s Novel Catcher in the Rye (1823 words, 6 pages)

Societal Stresses on Atypical Psychology America emerges from the ashes of old European empires as the richest and strongest nation in the world. With the technology to produce the Atom bomb, and having trillions of dollars loaned out, America was at its zenith. Holden Caulfield, a teenager growing up in ... Read More

A Comparison of Antigone by Sophocles and a Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr (1164 words, 4 pages)

Justice does not come easy to anyone who desires it. It is a concept that has been fought over for years, from riots to wars. In the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone is a powerful young woman who does not agree with ruler Creons decision to deny her brother ... Read More

An Analysis of the Hidden Eating Disorder in Jane Eyre and Charlotte Bronte’s Personal Life (1455 words, 4 pages)

Jane Eyre A Plea for HelpMany people believe that eating disorders are a product of the twentieth century, brought on by teenage girls aspiring to be supermodels like Cindy Crawford. Although such pressures are precipitating factors to many eating disorders, doctors diagnosed patients with anorexia as early as 1689 (Spignesi ... Read More

The Role of Women in the Short Stories Lanval by Marie de France and Punishment by Rabindranath Tagore (3212 words, 11 pages)

The plight and struggle of the woman has been an issue facing humanity since before recorded time. The roles of women and the positions they occupy in society have changed dramatically throughout the centuries, over many different cultures, and they are still evolving today. We can document the way these ... Read More

A Definition of a Global Citizens in Various Literary Pieces (706 words, 3 pages)

My former English teacher once told me, Everything is an argument. Arguable, right? Well, if everything is an argument, then everything must be rhetoric. Rhetoric fills spaces far beyond the pages of literature, and we make its use materialized with everything we do.The most impressive forms of rhetoric that I ... Read More

A Comparison of the Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri and Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama (331 words, 2 pages)

Establishing a strong sense of identity is difficult and can take a lifetime to discover. It poses an even greater challenge for the immigrant a person separated from their homeland in a totally foreign environment. So often, immigrants are portrayed as leaning to either one culture or the other afraid ... Read More

The Characters Who Faced Adversity and Took Control of Their Future From The Hunger Games, In Time of the Butterflies and Fahrenheit 451 (923 words, 3 pages)

End Of Term Semester Exam - Semester Jamais Cascio once said, Resilience is all about able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive. As an individual, you have the choice on how you react to unexpected problems, and how you react and ... Read More

The Analysis of Beauty in Snow Country by Kawabata Yasunari and the Temple of the Golden Pavillion by Mishima Yukio (1359 words, 5 pages)

Virtually all of modern society is structured around the premise that beauty is to be desired and that we should all strive to attain it. Heavily idealized models that serve as examples of perfected humanity grace billboards. Advertisements insist that we are horrid and deplorable and need the products they ... Read More

A Comparison of Earth and Soldiers by Hino Ashihei and the Idiot by Sakaguchi Ango (1305 words, 4 pages)

One does not have to look far to find horrifying depictions and descriptions of the detrimental pain caused by war. Other than propaganda almost universally decried as sensationalistic and absurd, virtually no works in modern or post-modern eras champion war as being beneficial to anyone except those who are at ... Read More

A Comparison of In Praise of Shadows by Tanizaki Junichiro and Japan, the Beautiful, and Myself by Kawabata Yasunari (2423 words, 8 pages)

With the current popularity and proliferation of "Cool Japan" in the media, Japan has arguably never been at the peak of cultural relevance that it enjoys today. With a rabid desire to appear cool and trendy, Japan is embarking on a massive campaign to make sure foreigners are made privy ... Read More

A Personal Narrative on Attending the Hangyu Bai’s Contemporary Performance Certificate Recital on the Piano in Baird Recital Hall (1098 words, 3 pages)

Today I attended Hangyu Bai's contemporary performance certificate recital on the piano in Baird Recital Hall. I arrived a few minutes late and was unable to be present for the first movement. It was because since the first movement had already started, we were not allowed to enter the room ... Read More

Women at the Intersection of Blackness and Womanhood in Clotel by William Wells Brown and The Gilded Six-Bits by Zora Neale Hurston (448 words, 2 pages)

Coins and Clotel Women and Commodification For centuries, the Western social system has predicated the status and personhood of a woman upon her attachment to a man. Appropriately, this reality is explored as a frequent theme in literature. William Wells Browns Clotel and Zora Neale Hurstons The Gilded Six-Bits are ... Read More

An Analysis of Totalitarian Warfare and the Revolution in the Books Bread and Wine and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (2218 words, 7 pages)

There's a scene in Bread and Wine where Mussolini declares war over the loudspeakers in the bustling town of Avezanno. This major announcement brings joy to the hearts of parents hoping to make the best of their sons, and they blindly enlist them for suicide. Concurrently, Pietro Spina, the main ... Read More

The Setting, Characterization, and the Theme of Class Conflict in the Play Trifles by Susan Glaspell (1361 words, 4 pages)

TriflesDramas are part of a literary genre that is typically represented by a performance. Authors of dramas will use several elements of fiction along with literary movements to help with the portrayal of their overall message. Realism is a literary movement that was part of the realist art movement beginning ... Read More

Good and Evil in Puskin’s Poem and Forman’s Film Amadeus (418 words, 2 pages)

AmadeusBoth Puskins poem and Formans film are very interesting in how they portray good and evil, genius and mediocrity. I will start by saying that Mozart is not portrayed as a morally flawed character in the film, and especially not in the poem. He does act arrogant, childish and ornery ... Read More

The Importance of Hope Even for Those Behind Bars in A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca and the Poetry and Life of Kathy Boudin (1193 words, 6 pages)

Hope Behind BarsThe life of a prisoner is not one to be envied. Nearly all facets of daily life are controlled by external forces. Robbed of lifes liberty, one is left to ponder the reasons to maintain hope while surrounded by four walls Hope for oneself, and hope for those ... Read More

The Abandoned Boy on the Deck of a Burning Ship During a Naval Battle in Casabianca by Felicia Dorothea Hermans and Casabianca by Elizabeth Bishop (1617 words, 5 pages)

In, A Figure a Poem Makes, Robert Frost claims, We do till we make the discovery that the object in writing poetry is to make all poems sound as different as possible from each otherWe need the help of context-meaning-subject matter. This brings forth the question can two poems written ... Read More

The Evolution and Dilution of Aristotelian Tragedy to Contemporary Tragedy (3834 words, 12 pages)

The Evolution and Dilution of Aristotelian Tragedy to Contemporary TragedyA plane crashes into the side of a mountain in the French Alps with zero survivors. The news headlines proclaim the event as a tragedy. A girl ends a relationship with her significant other, and the event is referred to as ... Read More

An Analysis of Metaphors in Life Is a Highway by Rascal Flatt and Psalm 23 in the Holy Bible (830 words, 3 pages)

A once popular song, Rascal Flatts Life is a Highway seems to have gone forgotten. The song was once dominated country and pop radio stations and was popularized by its inclusion in the Cars soundtrack. Despite the commercial success, the songs metaphorical basis is ineffective in portraying life as it ... Read More

The Differences between the Works of John Winthrop and Ann Bradstreet (1200 words, 4 pages)

1. John Winthrop and Ann Bradstreet both produced Puritan literature that discussed the concept of what love meant to the Puritans. However, each writer described love differently and in different genres. Winthrop discussed the importance of love between neighbors meant for a public audience, while Bradstreet wrote of the love ... Read More

A Comparison of The Doll’s House by Ibsen and The Pedestrian by Bradbury (438 words, 2 pages)

The Dolls House and The Pedestrian ComparisonThese two stories start with seemingly divergent premises but arrive at a similar conclusion. The details of these works of fiction are greatly unalike, but the underlying theme in both matches. Without looking at their aspects such as setting, characters, plot, and theme they ... Read More

The Theme of Maturity and Development of Character in Through the Tunnel by Lessing and The Drummer Boy of Shiloh by Bradbury (302 words, 1 pages)

Theme PaperShort stories Through the Tunnel and The Drummer Boy of Shiloh both display themes of maturity and development of character. Each narrative features a young boy facing new fears and uncertainty. Their triumph, whether assisted or independent, is a milestone of their maturity into an adult. Success grants each ... Read More

Jay Gatsby From The Great Gatsby and Blanche Dubois From A Streetcar Named Desire as Examples of Dreams Ruined by American Culture (679 words, 4 pages)

Ruined Dreams Attributable to American CultureAmericans have different dreams and goals in life. We often think that money is the answer when trying to accomplish the goal. Two good examples of these ideals are Jay Gatsby from the Great Gatsby and Blanche Dubois from A Streetcar Named Desire. Both believe ... Read More

The Mind-Set Changes Throughout the Journeys of the Iranian Marjane Satrapi and Greek Warrior Odyseus (1270 words, 4 pages)

When in a foreign country, peoples customs and beliefs are different. The Iranian Marjane Satrapi and the Greek warrior Odysseus both experienced a change in their mind-set and lives throughout their journey. I believe that both Marjane and Odysseus benefited from their travels and they both realized what was important ... Read More

The Views of Several Writers of American Mores in the Future (1020 words, 4 pages)

America has more influence on the world than any other country. That power creates a greater responsibility to lead and live with the highest possible values. At the beginning of the year, I thought American mores were based on prejudice and self-absorption. Prejudice is an opinion about someone based on ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poetic Style of Walt Whitman in Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, One’s Self I Sing and Facing West from California’s Shores (1728 words, 7 pages)

The 19th century was turning point for American literature. The 19th century for the many revolutionary changes that have been documented in American literature. American Writers have shifted away from the 18th century Puritan literary Style of writing. Writers who wrote about the American Experience and how it affected each ... Read More

The Thematic Device of Landscape in the Novels, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (1984 words, 6 pages)

Landscape refers to all visible features be it flora or fauna of an area of countryside, which are considered in terms of the aesthetic appeal. Both the novels Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy are set in a countryside landscape. ... Read More

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