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

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An Analysis of A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (740 words, 2 pages)

"A Modest Proposal"Jonathan Swift wrote this essay as a satirical proposal for the purpose of exploiting social and economic issues in a sophisticated and comic way. Its main purpose is to prevent the poor people of Ireland, particularly the children, not to be burdens on their parents and to their ... Read More

An Analysis of the Satirical Elements in Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels (1663 words, 3 pages)

Gulliver's Travels - Gulliver's Crushed SpiritAlthough Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift has long been thought of as a children's story, it is actually a dark satire on the fallacies of human nature. The four parts of the book are arranged in a planned sequence, to show Gulliver's optimism and lack ... Read More

A Description of the Written Criticism of the Society in the Tale of Gulliver’s Travels (3045 words, 6 pages)

The tale of Gullivers Travels can be described as a written criticism of the society in which Swift lived. In each of the worlds Gulliver encountered the problems he saw with the civilizations were actually the political and social aspects Jonathan Swift disliked about his own world. He also accomplishes ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Araby by James Joyce (984 words, 2 pages)

The story, "Araby" by James Joyce, is a short story about a young boy's life and his quest to impress the young girl for whom he has feelings. The protagonists to the young boy, including the young girl, are the boy's uncle, and the people at the Bazaar booth. The ... Read More

A Critique of Jonathan Swift’s a Modest Proposal (1381 words, 2 pages)

In Jonathan Swifts essay, A Modest Proposal, Swift proposes that the poor should eat their own starving children during a great a famine in Ireland. What would draw Swift into writing to such lengths. When times get hard in Ireland, Swift states that the children would make great meals. The ... Read More

A Look at the Literary Works of the Satirists Jonathan Swift and John Wilmot (2543 words, 5 pages)

The satirists shared a talent for making other individuals feel uncomfortable, particularly by making them aware of their own moral inadequacies. They used irony, derision, and wit to attack human vice or folly. One method the satirist utilized to catch their readers' attention, while also making them feel uncomfortable, was ... Read More

A Look at Religion and Its Effect on Stephen Dedalus in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1202 words, 2 pages)

Religion and Its Effect on Stephen Dedalus Religion is an important and recurring theme in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Through his experiences with religion, Stephen Dedalus both matures and progressively becomes more individualistic as he grows. Though reared in a Catholic school, several ... Read More

A Look at Religion and Its Effect on Stephen Dedalus in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

Religion and Its Effect on Stephen Dedalus Religion is an important and recurring theme in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Through his experiences with religion, Stephen Dedalus both matures and progressively becomes more individualistic as he grows. Though reared in a Catholic school, several ... Read More

An Analysis of the Development of Eliza’s Character in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (1188 words, 2 pages)

In Act 3 we learned a lot more about the character and philosophy of Alfred Doolittle. He is strangely individualistic personally and very eloquent. He is representative of the social class of the "undeserving poor", which, means that he is not entitled to receive financial support from the government, since ... Read More

An Analysis of the Episode Where Eliza Threatens to Leave in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (1187 words, 4 pages)

The next day, Higgins and Pickering are just resting from a full morning ofdiscussion when Eliza Doolittle shows up at the door, to the tremendous doubt of thediscerning housekeeper Mrs. Pearce, and the surprise of the two gentlemen. Prompted byhis careless brag about making her into a duchess the night ... Read More

An Analysis of Romance in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (1276 words, 5 pages)

Higgins and Pickering show up the next day at Mrs. Higgins' home in a state ofdistraction because Eliza has run away. They are interrupted by Alfred Doolittle, whoenters resplendently dressed, as if he were the bridegroom of a very fashionable wedding.He has come to take issue with Henry Higgins for ... Read More

An Analysis of the Five Acts in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (1104 words, 4 pages)

In the preface Shaw describes the Oxford phonetician Henry Sweet, on whomProfessor Higgins is modeled, but warns us that Higgins is not a portrait of Sweet. Shawsays that he wrote the play in order to make the English aware of the importance ofphonetics, and he is grateful that the play ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Religion in a Portrait of the Artist by James Joyce (1179 words, 4 pages)

Religion is an important and recurring theme in James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as aYoung Man. Through his experiences with religion, Stephen Dedalus both matures andprogressively becomes more individualistic as he grows. Though reared in a Catholicschool, several key events lead Stephen to throw off the yoke of ... Read More

An Analysis of Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal (1381 words, 2 pages)

In Jonathan Swifts essay, A Modest Proposal, Swift proposes that the poor should eat their own starving children during a great a famine in Ireland. What would draw Swift into writing to such lengths. When times get hard in Ireland, Swift states that the children would make great meals. The ... Read More

The Symbolism of Bodily Functions in Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels (1486 words, 2 pages)

Jonathan Swifts, Gullivers Travels satirically relates bodily functions and physical attributes to social issues during Englands powerful rule of Europe. Through out the story we find many relations between bodily features and British and European society. Swift uses this tone of mockery to explain to his reader the importance of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Importance of the Character of Stephen Dedalus in the Writings of James Joyce (2512 words, 7 pages)

Stephen Dedalus, the main character in most of James Joyce's writings, is said to be a reflection of Joyce himself. In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the reader follows Stephen as he develops from a young child into a young artist, overcoming many conflicts both internally ... Read More

Whether Houyhnhnm Represents an idea of Rationality in Gulliver’s Travels (839 words, 4 pages)

One of the most interesting questions about Gullivers Travels is whether the Houyhnhnms represent an ideal of rationality or whether on the other hand they are the butt of Swift's satire. In other words, in Book IV, is Swift poking fun at the talking horses or does he intend for ... Read More

The Stages of Life’s Journey in James Joyce’s Dubliners (2995 words, 4 pages)

James Joyce's Dubliners was written in 1914 right at the onset of World War I breaking out in Europe. It is a journey through the stages of life itself childhood, adolescence, adulthood, public life and finally death. Each one of the stories in the novel fall into one of these ... Read More

A Summary of the Short Story, Araby by James Joyce (296 words, 1 pages)

This short story is about a boy (narrator) who is attracted to his friends sister, she is also his neighbor. Narrator is a boy who has probably just started his puberty. He lived in a Christian neighborhood, some of his friends lived in the same neighborhood. One of his friends ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story, Araby by James Joyce (560 words, 1 pages)

The characters in Araby display a wide spectrum of vanity that encompasses a variety of people. The narrator of the story is the best example of vanity. He is obsessed with a girl that lives next door to him. He never remarks about her personality but does remark that "her ... Read More

An Examination of the Narrative Voice of Araby by James Joyce (748 words, 2 pages)

Comment on the narrative voice of the story. Why does the boy get disillusioned at the end of the story? Does the confrontation with the reality take place only at the end? At what moment in the story and in what details does he confront the actual?The narrative voice of ... Read More

An Analysis of A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (549 words, 1 pages)

1.)In chapter one, a significant event was when Stephen went up to the reactors office to tell of Father Dolans pandying him. He felt that he had been falsely punished and did not want it to happen again. This seems to be a turning point for Stephen because it took ... Read More

The Satire in A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1219 words, 2 pages)

"A Modest Proposal" was a satirical essay written by Jonathan Swift depicting the horrific conditions of Ireland and the lives of the Irish people in 1729. The author portrays and attacks the cruel and unjust oppression of Ireland by its oppressor, the mighty English and ridicules the Irish people at ... Read More

An Examination of the Narrator in the Novel, A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1299 words, 2 pages)

Unlike most essays, Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" is written for the reader to see through what the narrator is expressing. The narrator does not want the reader to agree that the solution to overpopulation and poverty in Ireland is to eat babies, he wants the reader to see there ... Read More

A Summary of the Short Story, A Little Cloud by James Joyce (760 words, 3 pages)

James Joyce wrote the story A Little Cloud the story was published in 1905. A Little Cloud takes place in Dublin. Which is known to be a dirty town.Little Chandler is a thirty-two year old married man with one son who is not quite one year old in the story. ... Read More

A Review of Swift’s Novel “Gulliver’s Travels” (1124 words, 3 pages)

Swift was dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin when his novel came out. Since in this book he wrote about and often harpooned-prominent political figures, he published the book anonymously. While most readers were trying like mad to find out who the author was. Swift's close friends had fun ... Read More

A Review of James Joyce’ Book “Two Gallants” (629 words, 1 pages)

Try not to let the title fool you. Two Gallants, written by James Joyce, is a short story centered around two callous men. One, Corley, is an older man of some rudeness and has a taste for womanizing. The other is a self-conscience, older man of some weight, named Lenehan. ... Read More

A Review of Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travel” (556 words, 1 pages)

Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travel Book FourWhen Gullivers Travels was first published in 1726, Swift instantly became historys absolute most famous misanthrope. Thackeray was not alone in his outrage when he denounced it as past all sense of manliness and shame filthy in word, filthy in thought, furious, raging, obscene (quoted ... Read More

A Review of Jonathan Swift’s Satirical Commentary “Gulliver’s Travels” (489 words, 2 pages)

At first Gullivers travels comes off as a fantasyadventure, but in actuality its a satirical commentary on society in Johnathan Swift. It starts off with Gulliver talking about himself. Later he gets shipwrecked and ends up in Lilliput, where the people are 6 inches tall. At first they think Gulliver ... Read More

Symbolism in James Joyce’s Works (1228 words, 5 pages)

Literature is constantly showing its readers aspects of people and societies that would notnormally be shown to the public. The various aspects of society that writers choose tofocus on are done for a reason. Whether or not it is a positive or negative aspect ofsociety doesn't hold any significance. The ... Read More

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