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

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AN Analysis of the Link Between Daedalus and Stephen From A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (900 words, 2 pages)

Joyce has used the name Daedalus as a literary vehicle to give the reader a sense of deeper understanding about Stephen as a character in "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man ". There is a link between Stephen Dedalus and the Greek mythological figure Daedalus and this ... Read More

The English Treatment of the Irish in A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (929 words, 1 pages)

In A Modest Proposal, Jonathan Swift protests the egregious manner in which the English treat the Irish. He is attempting to change the minds of his audience to shame them for their attitude towards the Irish. He is suggesting that eating the Irish children are the solution to the crowded ... Read More

An Analysis of A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (362 words, 1 pages)

Jonathon Swift's A Modest Proposal Jonathon Swift assumes a few key ideas throughout A Modest Proposal. It is unquestionably assumed through the essay that anyone would be willing to give up and sell his child as nourishment. It is presumed that the reader would not hesitate to accept the ideas ... Read More

A Biography and Life Work of Jonathan Swift, an English Novelist (996 words, 2 pages)

Jonathan swift was born in 1667 and shortly after Swift and his mother moved to a house in England. At an early age he began writing, one of the things he was best at. In 1699 Swift wrote his epic story Gullivers Travels. This is the story that notified that ... Read More

Essay about the City Dublin as seen by the Eyes of writer James Joyce (1417 words, 2 pages)

Larissa Zhurakovskya With a population of 1,009,100 today Dublin has always been a large city. It is only logical that the daily thought processes and life force of its people inevitably produce certain spiritual energy, a collective consciousness. This collective consciousness does not disappear after it is created. It is ... Read More

A Biography and Life Work of George Bernard Shaw, an Irish Drama Writer (775 words, 2 pages)

George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, as the son of George Carr Shaw, who was in the wholesale grain trade, and Lucinda Elisabeth (Gurly) Shaw, the daughter of an impoverished landowner, Shaw's childhood was troubled. His father was an alcoholic. When Shaw was just short of his sixteenth birthday, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift (2071 words, 3 pages)

Throughout the beginning of the 18th century, satire grew and the most famous writers who wrote satirically were Pope and Swift. This time period, often called the "Age of Reason," was highly influenced by a group of the elite of society, who called themselves the Enlightenment Philosophers and were determined ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes and Symbols in James Joyce’s Dubliners (1229 words, 2 pages)

In James Joyces Dubliners, we are introduced to a number of themes and symbols through a variety of short stories. One such theme that makes Dubliners a highly unified literary work is that of paralysis. This unity can be seen in many of the stories, but this paper will look ... Read More

An Analysis of Character in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1724 words, 2 pages)

As we step into A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce, we find Stephen Dedalus to be a boy that lives a life of change. He is only one person, but one might say that he is numerous different people, and that most of these ... Read More

Love and Disillusionment in James Joyce’s Short Story “Araby” (797 words, 1 pages)

Love and Disillusionment In James Joyce's short story, "Araby," the author describes a young boy's quest from romance to dejection and disappointment brought about by a young girl's unintentional taunts. When the boy falls in love, his religious beliefs and sexual awakenment collide leaving him in a state of utter ... Read More

The Life and Literary Career of James Joyce (524 words, 1 pages)

Eveline James Joyce Choices! Every human being has choices to make. In the story Eveline by author James Joyce (1882-1941) Eveline is given the opportunity to make a choice on how her life can be. She has the choice to leave with the man she loves or stay with her ... Read More

A Character Analysis of Eliza from the Play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (300 words, 1 pages)

In what way or ways does Eliza change during the course of the play? Eliza Doolittle is introduced as a poor flowergirl.In the beginnig of the play she is described as a neglected and unromatic figure of the play.Her hair needs washing rather badly emphasizes her appeareance. Beside thatShe is ... Read More

An Analysis of The Sisters by James Joyce (988 words, 2 pages)

James Joyce uses different tactics to portray life and confront different issues in Ireland in his book, Dubliners. Joyce creates his characters with great detail and explanation. For instance, no eight-year-old boy uses "very truculent, grey and massive, with black cavernous nostrils and circled by a scanty white fur" to ... Read More

An Examination of the Short Story, Araby by James Joyce (1592 words, 2 pages)

James Joyce's, Araby (a paper on setting) According to many critics, James Joyce believed greatly that the Dublin of the 1900s was a center for spiritual ritualistic occurrences. He has written a great collection of short stories, including Araby that show just this. The boy in the story "Araby" is ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Gulliver’s Travels by Swift (1185 words, 2 pages)

As a seemingly wise and educated man throughout the Swifts classical novel Gulliver's Travels, the narrator cleverly gains the reader's respect as an intelligent and observant individual. With this seed planted, the comments and ideas that Gulliver impose upon those reading his four books have their own identity as they ... Read More

A Focus on James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist (852 words, 1 pages)

In the story, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, written by James Joyce, the main character Stephen Dedalus has many encounters with women. Women and sexuality are major influences on Stephen's adolescent life. Another major factor that has an influence on Stephen's life is the Church. Women ... Read More

A Biography of James Joyce (904 words, 2 pages)

Described as "a thoroughly chilling and unsettling story" (Porter), The Lottery was written by Shirley Jackson in 1948. In a letter to poet Howard Nemerov, she wrote, "...I have always loved to use fear...I delight in what I fear" (Guran). James Joyce was "born into a well-off Catholic family in ... Read More

Loss of Innocence in Araby by James Joyce (643 words, 2 pages)

In James Joyce's Araby the boys loss of innocence may be confusing and even painful but at the same time it is important. It begins his journey into adulthood. The boy in Araby is experiencing something all young men experience, the first crush. It is a time in his life ... Read More

A Plot Summary of the Book “Gulliver’s Travels” (640 words, 1 pages)

When I first started reading the book I thought its only purpose was to talk about the political system in England. But after some pages I found that there could be a deeper message concealed, between the lines somewhere. The book is divided into four minor novels. The first is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Epic Tale of Gulliver’s Travels (2906 words, 4 pages)

An Analysis of "The 10th Kingdom" This epic tale from the Emmy-winning writer of Gulliver's Travels was a ratings bust on television, but on video and DVD, where it can be enjoyed at one's leisure, it has a better chance to cast its magical spell. Kimberly Williams has never been ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel, The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (791 words, 1 pages)

THE PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN, by James Joyce Considering the fact that the Portrait is a writing of a sort that the early reviewers had not encountered before it is understandable that Joyce was not praised by the critics while alive. Recognising the literary greatness of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel, A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift (1213 words, 2 pages)

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift is a satirical work that gives an extremely sarcastic solution to the problems that Ireland was having with poverty and overpopulation in the 1700s. He gives a series of unrealistic and simply absurd solutions to the problem that include the harsh treatment of children. ... Read More

A Description of the Irish Catholic Society Portrayed By James Joyce in Dubliners (1286 words, 2 pages)

In the Irish Catholic Society portrayed by James Joyce in Dubliners, the characters live in a world guided by "respectability", yet some are driven by the urge to escape. Joyce illustrates the reputable populace as false and undesirable, and depicts his protagonists as the few who recognize and attempt to ... Read More

A Comparison of Gabriel From James Joyce’s The Dead and Willy Loman From Death of a Salesman (1194 words, 2 pages)

Comparing the literary works from James Joyce's "The Dead" and "Death of a Salesman", the characters Gabriel and Willy Loman have some similarities and differences. Throughout the story Gabriel's behavior appears to be split and seems to represent different in The Dead. Those different aspects in his behavior and also ... Read More

An Analysis of the Political Satire in Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” (1020 words, 2 pages)

In his biting political satire called A Modest Proposal, Johnathan Swift seeks to create empathy for the poor through his ironic portrayal of the children of Irish beggars as commodities that can be regulated and even eaten. He is able to poke fun at the dehumanization of the multitudes of ... Read More

Analysis of the Novel Ulysses written by James Joyce and Comparison with Homer’s Odyssey (631 words, 1 pages)

Initial reactions to the novel Ulysses, by James Joyce were that this book parallels itself with Homers Odyssey. I initially thought that the idea of a day in the life of book would be interesting to read as well. In almost every novel you are able to get inside the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Protagonist’s Motivations in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1847 words, 3 pages)

The Misogyny of the Artist as a Young Man In most novels there are always certain aspects of the protagonist's life that serve as the basis from which the character is motivated to create or to encounter particular events. Often times these motivations are the key that the protagonist needs ... Read More

An Analysis of the Last Chapter of Dubliners, The Dead by James Joyce (2596 words, 4 pages)

The Dead is the last chapter of Dubliners a book that contains fifteen short stories about the dubliners a critical description about all social classes that lived in Dublin. In 1905 when James Joyce traied to publish the book it contained only eleven stories. They were rejected for publication because ... Read More

An Analysis of Pygmalion, a Play by George Bernard Shaw (868 words, 2 pages)

Pygmalion by George Shaw Shaw "the second greatest English playwright, behind only Shakespeare" Title- Shaw called Pygmalion a potboiler and subtitled it "A Romance." Thus the play's main thematic concern is romantic in the literary use of the term. It is a play that has a highly improbable plot. Professor ... Read More

An Analysis of the View of Dublin Society in the Works by James Joyce (2751 words, 4 pages)

Still looking Joyce's modernistic view of Dublin society permeates all of his writings. The Irish experiences account for a large portion of Joyce's writings. Stephen Dedalus is sometimes Joyce's pseudonym and represents Joyce and his life in Joyce's works. Joyce plays a crucial role in the modernist movement in literature. ... Read More

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