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

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Analyzing Our twisted Hero by Yi Munyol (565 words, 2 pages)

The book Our twisted hero, by Yi Munyol, is about how one student named Han Pyongtae, went to a very upper class school in South Korea. Han and his parents were forced to move to the lower class part of South Korea because of his dads job. The school he ... Read More

Analyzing and Comparing Characters in Literature (2040 words, 4 pages)

DEATH!! I love him but he might die. DIE. gone. No longer my beautiful, wonderful sunshine of light. These thoughts preoccupy the minds of those who are stressing over the welfare of their loved ones. Being either mothers, fathers, siblings, or other relatives or friends, they will come to a ... Read More

Analyzing Characters in Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (350 words, 1 pages)

Brian Robeson, a thirteen-year-old boy from New York, is left stranded in the Canadian wilderness to fend for himself after enduring a catastrophe. In this coming-of-age story, we watch Brian as he grows and develops not only physically but also mentally and emotionally. As well as coping with the Secret ... Read More

An Analysis of Betrayal in Macbeth (1289 words, 5 pages)

Betrayals happen around us in our daily lives. Different motivations start ideas of betrayals. There are various types of betrayals and they proceed differently. Peoples intentions of betrayals are motivated from people around them or come from their own ambitions. For fulfilling individuals own desire and power, people betray one ... Read More

A Message From Ralph Waldo Emerson: Just Be You (474 words, 2 pages)

Do you go through daily tasks mindlessly, do you feel like you serve a purpose living on this planet, do you let things control your life. In the short story Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson he explains the effects of todays society. This story this story shows a lot more ... Read More

Displacement in The House on Mango Street (1360 words, 6 pages)

The novel I chose is The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. In this paper, Im going to first talk about the background of the book and the author, and then analyze the role of the neighborhood of Mango Street in the story. Im also going to discuss cultural ... Read More

Thinking About the Future: College, Career, Salary (3191 words, 10 pages)

As one is close to graduation, there is one thought that will always appear in the mind of soon to be graduates. What am I going to do in life? When a student walks across the graduation stage and becomes a graduate, they officially start a new life. This is ... Read More

Religion in The Black Boy (904 words, 3 pages)

There are several characters in the Biography Black Boy that had an influence on Richard. The character that influenced him the most would be grandmother. I believe that grandmother is one of the main influences on Richardss life and is one of the main people that caused him to turn ... Read More

Jealousy and False Assumptions in Relationships (845 words, 3 pages)

Jealousy and false assumptions in relationships can cause discord. The discord itself leads to loss of friendship, destruction to the soul and wrecks the morality of ones character. Greed and self-satisfaction can also result in discord. This kind of discord can devastate trust and corrupt intentions. When this wicked discord ... Read More

Analysis Graduation Album (3046 words, 9 pages)

The title Graduation is the opportune moment being talked about Kairos is Graduation. This album is the best selection of presenting my life and the life of being a college student. School is a commonplace where people gather in order to receive the best education possible. The lives of these ... Read More

The Unreliable Narrator in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (344 words, 2 pages)

An unreliable narrator is someone with limited knowledge of an event who tells it from their own perception. In most cases the story is told by a first person narrator where the narrator is unreliable because they are not omniscient. Readers only see and know what the narrator knows because ... Read More

Oedipus Deserves to Suffer in Oedipus The King by Sophocles (773 words, 3 pages)

People can argue whether suffering is inevitable or not, he or she cannot control it. But I think Oedipus deserves to suffer, the main protagonist of the ancient Greek play "Oedipus The King" by Sophocles which takes place around 430 b.c. During the course of the play, there are factors ... Read More

Dedicated to My Brother Sam (1091 words, 5 pages)

I have been sitting in this lounge chair for over three hours, maybe four. I have been desperately trying to come up with something to write about for my next English assignment, but I cannot concentrate because my brother will not stop blaring his stupid rap music. It shouldnt even ... Read More

Analysis of Romeo and Juliet (681 words, 2 pages)

Blame, it is a strong word. It is the act of putting responsibility on something or someone, sometimes being their fault, others times not. In William Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet, the son and daughter of two rivals fall in love in spite of having to hate each other because ... Read More

Forced Marriage in Charlie-O By Cynthia Kadohata (1350 words, 4 pages)

Every parent, regardless of their kid's feelings, always does what theysee and feel is best for them, sometimes it may not seem that way to thechild, and sometimes the parent may not be making the best decision forthem, but they are doing what they think is right. In the storyCharlie-O'' ... Read More

Analysis of Hamlet (1407 words, 5 pages)

The definition of wall a structure that serves to hold back something that acts as a barrier. Walls are things that prevent one from going through life with ease. Randy Pausch, writer of the most inspirational book, The Last Lecture states that walls are put in life to test ones ... Read More

The Theme of Humanity in The Island of Dr. Moreau and Maus (1331 words, 4 pages)

History, we know, is apt to repeat itself, "is a quote from Eliot Janet, which accurately describes the world as we know it. There have been many individuals and powerful groups that have done wrong to innocent people for a multitude of reasons, but one that they all have in ... Read More

An Analysis of Written Literature on Roman History and Culture and the Ancient Greeks and Modern Christians’ Beliefs (4247 words, 16 pages)

The mythological account of Aeneas, a Trojan prince, was known and praised throughout late Roman history. These adventures of Aeneas, entitled The Aeneid, were made part of historical record by Publius Vergilius Maro (more commonly named Virgil) (Adler v). The Aeneid, his epic poem, goes into detail regarding the very ... Read More

An Account of My Class Observation (1104 words, 6 pages)

Over the last semester, I have been observing a forth grade class at Bailey Elementary. During my observations, I had taken a special interest in a young boy named Chris. Chris is 9 years old and was described, by his teacher, as a struggling student. When I originally came to ... Read More

Daysi Miller and Emily Dickenson, Characters and Drama (613 words, 2 pages)

Henry James in his story Daisy Miller A Study is truly a drama of perception the author skillfully plays with his characters to expose traits of all the characters, with a special emphasis on the traits of the Americans. Thus, one can conclude, no other identity in the world is ... Read More

One Teenagers Bucket List (1281 words, 4 pages)

My Bucket List To travel down South on a romantic get-a-way To travel to another country To travel to Australia To perfect a British accent To see Toronto win the Stanley Cup To get over my fear of swimming with fish To get over my fear of giving birth To ... Read More

Analysis of Julius Caesar (739 words, 3 pages)

The debate of who is the tragic hero in the story Julius Caesar byWilliam Shakespeare has been fought over for centuries. However, onething has been decided, a nominee for the tragic hero, Brutus, has aquality that eventually did him terribly wrong. Brutus' fatal flaw ishis undying belief in the honesty ... Read More

Analyzing Marriage in A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen (1499 words, 4 pages)

Most couples over the years of marriage grow together as a whole. This is not the case for Mr. and Mrs. Helmer in A Dolls House by Henrik Ibsen. In this play there is an important stress on how the husband, Mr. Torvald Helmer, views his wife Mrs. Nora Helmer. ... Read More

Analysis and Interpretation of The Business by Jay McInerney (822 words, 2 pages)

The Business is a short story written by Jay McInerney. It appears in the collection How it Ended, which was published in 2009. The story is about a writers struggle for success in the corrupted word of Hollywood. The main theme is the conflict of the main characters decisions and ... Read More

Humanity and Morals in Antigone by Sophocles (713 words, 2 pages)

Nick Lampson once said, There is nothing nobler or more admirable than risking your life for those you love. In the Greek tragedy Antigone, written by Sophocles, Antigone believes that humanity and morals have priority over, the king, Creons law and she disobeys him accordingly. Her love for and loyalty ... Read More

Arranged Marriages and Laws About Love (483 words, 2 pages)

Like Woody Allen once said the heart wants what it wants. Theres no logic to these things. You fall in love with someone and thats that. To this day, this quote is relevant because love will NEVER EVER be something that can be. I feel that our parents or friends ... Read More

Marlowes Doctor Faustus: Taking Education in a New Direction (2589 words, 8 pages)

Christopher Marlowe's The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is a playthat touches on the theme of the limitations of human knowledge throughthe ambitions of the play's overreaching protagonist, John Faustus.Marlowe's play is derived from an older German story that tells the taleof Doctor Faustus selling his soul to the devil, ... Read More

A Journey of Language Learning (1596 words, 5 pages)

Growing up in Northern California, I was surrounded by different ethnicities, cultures and languages. My journey of learning languages started at home with the influence of my parents and grandparents. The concoction of my ancestral heritage language Punjabi and my first language English allowed me to have a dual identity. ... Read More

Personal Psychoanalysis (2185 words, 6 pages)

As I walk into the kitchen to eat dinner, my grandmother walks up to me and starts to caress my cheek and looks up at me and says how grown her ratita (little mouse) has become. We had guest that night for dinner, and she continues to explain to us ... Read More

Creative Short Story about Playing Music (489 words, 2 pages)

The air came in cold wisps. It was not surprising to see a student sitting on the roof of the science room. Some used the roof to sulk others used it to reflect their day. Only once or twice was it ever used to save the world. It once had ... Read More

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