English Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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A Comparison of Oedipus the King, Antigone and the Odyssey (1493 words, 5 pages)

The Three Great Epics- Three of the greatest literary works are Oedipus the King, Antigone and the Odyssey. Oedipus the King and Antigone, part of a three part series, was composed by Sophocles and performed on the stage during a three day festival. While Odyssey was story written down by ... Read More

The Three Battles of Beowulf Against Evil (1190 words, 4 pages)

The Three Battles of Beowulf Beowulf was the ultimate tale of good versus evil. With villains who captured the very essence of animosity. They were murderers out for blood almost completely savage with revenge or jealousy on their mind. They could rip a man in half and feel no guilt. ... Read More

The Gothic Elements and Omens Created by Horace Walpol (763 words, 1 pages)

It all began in 1764, when an author named, Horace Walpol, created a set of nine gothic elements to add suspense and mystery which he included in his novel, "Castle of Otrnanto". In the film, The Haunting, Dr. Merrill is in charge of a fear experiment, but misleads the volunteers ... Read More

An Analysis of Obsession in One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1543 words, 2 pages)

Obsession in One Hundred Years of Solitude Boy meets girl. Boy likes girl. Over time, boy and girl fall in love. Boy and girl get married and live happily ever after. This is the idealistic progression of 20th Century malefemale relationships, a progression which Gabriel Garcia Marquez utterly rejects in ... Read More

The Main Theme of Mark Twain’s the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1136 words, 2 pages)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? by Mark Twain is, on the surface, a rather childlike book. It explains the adventures of a young man all the things he does, all the ?dangerous? situations he is in, all the things he sees. The book is not usually taken for more than ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Love in William Shakespeare Work (1611 words, 4 pages)

Shakespeare and Love The theme of love runs rampant throughout William Shakespeares classic romantic writing. He has been labeled one of the greatest poets of all time. Whether he was writing a play or portraying a semi-biographical story it was all expressed through his poetic language. Shakespeare is known for ... Read More

An Analysis of Alienation in The Count of Monte Cristo, Invisible Man, Steppenwolf, Not Like Other Boys and The Outsiders (1443 words, 2 pages)

Alienation The Merriam Webster dictionary defines alienation as "a withdraw or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment." (Merriam Webster Dictionary, "alienation") As one explores literature related to the topic of alienation, one discovers profound patterns that seem to persist in ... Read More

A Comparison of the Tempest by William Shakespeare and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (705 words, 1 pages)

Although these two English works exist many centuries apart and use two different forms, William Shakespeare in The Tempest and Aldous Huxley in Brave New World, use style to explore the theme of the nature of men and sleep. What is sleep? The dictionary definition states sleep as the natural ... Read More

The Reflection of Society in the Tempest by William Shakespeare (1207 words, 2 pages)

"All men are created equal" is one of the declarations that American culture is built on. This declaration means that all men no matter of race, religion, or creed are equals in the eyes of society, as well as the law. This was not always true in history, especially not ... Read More

An Interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe’s a Tell-Tale Heart (1337 words, 2 pages)

Edgar Allan Poe's The Telltale Heart is a psychological horror story about a madman that kills the old man who he lived with. There are few scary images, few chilling phrases, and yet it is still a frightening story. The reason that it is scary, even without the conventional methods, ... Read More

An Analysis of The Telephone, a Short Story by Anwar F. Accawis (1061 words, 2 pages)

The Telephone In Anwar F. Accawis short story, The Telephone, The village of Magdaluna was overcome by the telephone. Magdaluna was a simple town. The villagers did not have much, and technology was very new to them. They judged time by certain events that happened. For example, an earthquake, or ... Read More

The Role of Symbols in the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (904 words, 2 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, the symbols play very important factors that are used throughout the story. Hawthorne uses three scaffold scenes that are at the beginning, middle, and the end of the story. He also uses the concept of nature such as the brook, rose, and forest ... Read More

An Analysis of the Case of Neddy Merrill in The Swimmer, a Short Story by John Cheever (1056 words, 2 pages)

Wowto have so much pain, so apparent to ones self! What an awful burden to stomach. Its of no mystery why one would attempt to forget his life, or try his best to elude it. Perhaps this is the case with Neddy Merrill. Why face life gone sour when you ... Read More

An Analysis of the Luddites in Human Scale, a Book by Kirkpatrick Sale (1692 words, 3 pages)

Technology doesn't kill people... Today we swim in a sea of ever-changing technology that affects us as much as our thoughts and actions shape it. The technology we have chosen, either by the preferences of those who use it, or the agendas of those who own and benefit from it, ... Read More

Sacrifice and Death in a Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (740 words, 1 pages)

The Tale of Two Cities has many assorted themes. The themes are interconnected with each other. Theme plays a big part in the plot a book. The opinions formed by the audience, of the characters, are also affected by the themes in a book. Three themes in this book are ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbol in the Scarlet Letter (435 words, 1 pages)

Many symbols are used to show the meaning of something going on in the Scarlet Letter. Symbols are used to stand for something else. There are many important symbols throughout the book. I think that the most important symbol is the Scarlet Letter A. One symbol in the book is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Question What Would I Have Done? in Simon Wiesenthal’s Book The Sunflower (814 words, 1 pages)

Simon Wiesenthal asks the question, What would I have done ? We are asked to put ones self in his place. This is not an easy task. One knows little to nothing of the actual feelings and struggles involved in being persecuted, unless one actually has been persecuted. As this ... Read More

An Analysis of a Hero in the the Sun Also Rises (2589 words, 8 pages)

The Hemingway Hero Prevalent among many of Ernest Hemingway's novels is the concept popularly known as the "Hemingway hero", an ideal character readily accepted by American readers as a "man's man". In The Sun Also Rises, four different men are compared and contrasted as they engage in some form of ... Read More

An Analysis of Existentialism in The Stranger by Camus (598 words, 1 pages)

Existentialism, the belief that mankind is entirely free and therefore responsible for their actions, is shown in Camus's novel, The Stranger. Through the various characters (namely Meursault) and elements of the story the beliefs of existentialism are clearly demonstrated in The Stranger. Meursault is the apex of the existentialism belief. ... Read More

An Analysis of Meursault’s Indifference in Albert Camus’s Novel The Stranger (821 words, 1 pages)

The Macmillan dictionary for students defines stranger as 1. Person with whom one is not acquainted or familiar. 2. Foreigner, outsider, or newcomer. 3. One who is ignorant of, unacquainted with, or unaccustomed to something specified. In the book, The Stranger, by Albert Camus, these three definitions apply to the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of The Lamb by William Blake (387 words, 1 pages)

In The Lamb, William Blake conveys that God can be like a child, gentle and innocent. The speaker of this poem is a little boy who questions the creator of the lamb and he compares his personality to the Creator. Blake's appeal is directed at those who speak before thinking, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters in the Poetry of William Wordsworth (2204 words, 5 pages)

Most of the characters who appear in Wordsworth's poetry are solitary in some way there are none who appear to be the sociable type which can be found in the poems of other Romantic poets, such as Byron's Don Juan, and Childe Harolde. The reason for this is perhaps that ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Signalman Short Story (633 words, 2 pages)

The Signalman is a short story, which brings up great suspense and tension throughout the story, mainly through the main characters, the signalman and the narrator. At the beginning of the story the atmosphere is quite dull. The tension and suspense really starts to increase when the narrator first meets ... Read More

The Significance of Using Spanish and English in Almost a Woman, a Novel by Esmeralda Santiago (1030 words, 2 pages)

The Significance of using Spanish and English in "Almost a Woman" Esmeralda Santiago i an american citizen with puerto rican origins who writes the novel called "Almost a Woman". Her book recalls her journey towards womanhood and describes the details of growing up Puerto Rican in the 1960's in America. ... Read More

An Analysis of The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (1136 words, 2 pages)

In J. D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, there are many themes that are perceptible, however the most dominant theme was embedded in the title of the book. This is why in this essay I will address the significance of the title of this book. At the very outset, I ... Read More

The Name Controversy and the Importance of Heritage in The Shipbuilder, a Play by Ken Mitchell (564 words, 1 pages)

The Name Controversy in The Shipbuilder There are many instances in Ken Mitchells play The Shipbuilder, where the main character Jaanus Karkulainen, insists on being called by his Finnish name Karkulainen. In the play, many characters call him Johnny Crook. This situation creates controversy about names and shows how important ... Read More

In Time All Do Fade: A Review of The Nymphs Reply to the Shepherd, a Poem by Walter Ralegh (743 words, 2 pages)

Christopher Marlowes poem The Passionate Shepherd to His Love introduces a shepherds unyielding desire for a beautiful woman and his determination to capture her love. This man seems to offer the woman all the pleasures prove (2) of nature ranging from the steepy mountains(4) to fragrant posies,(10) in exchange for ... Read More

A Creative Story With a Horror Theme (369 words, 1 pages)

A shadow fell over my doorway. A man of great width and stature stood, leaning down to look into my face. A pitiful scream erupted from my throut. I scrambled back and reached behind me for the brass doorknob, never taking my blue eyes off the giant of a man. ... Read More

The Portrayal of the Puritan Society, Settings, Conflicts, and Characters of Hawthorne’s Novel The Scarlet Letter and Miller’s Play The Crucible (1352 words, 2 pages)

When the topic of a Puritanical society is brought up, most people think of a rigorous, conservative, highly devout society. While this may have usually been the case, this was not always so. The Puritan society was also known not to act out of brotherly, "Christian love", but to cruelly ... Read More

An Analysis of The Secretary Chant by Marge Piercy (683 words, 1 pages)

The Secretary Chant Essay Marge Piercys The Secretary Chant uses whimsical metaphor throughout the poem to let the reader know that the worker is a women doing a job that makes her feel like a machine with only one purpose in life. The author conjures up an explicit mental image ... Read More

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