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

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An Analysis of a Passage Describing Paper Figures That Belonged to Otto Fuchs (645 words, 3 pages)

PassagesThere was a bleeding heart, in tufts of paper lace there were the three kings, gorgeously appareled, and the ox and the ass and the shepherds there was the Baby in the manger, and a group of angels, singing there were camels and leopards, held by the black slaves of ... Read More

The Destiny of Death in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, a Play by Tom Stoppard (885 words, 3 pages)

Death ClockGiven the title of Tom Stoppards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead the reader will know that the principal characters are destined to die its just a matter of time as to when the two will meet their inevitable end. There is no chance of the two changing their fate. ... Read More

The Youth, Education, and Works of Saul Alinsky in Let Them Call Me Rebel, a Book by Sanford D. Horwitt (501 words, 2 pages)

Sanford D. Horwitts Let Them Call Me Rebel is an in depth biography of Saul Alinksys youth, education, and work. The book, which goes into great detail about Alinskys personal relationships, his quirks, his interests, and his attitudes, is about Alinsky but it is perhaps even more about community organizing. ... Read More

Absurdity in The Trial, a Novel by Franz Kafka (780 words, 3 pages)

The Trial, the 1925 novel by Franz Kafka, follows the story of Josef K., an influential bank clerk who wakes up one day to find that he is under arrest for a crime which will not be named to him, and which, to the best of his knowledge, he has ... Read More

A Comparison between Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and Fear and Misery of the Third Reich by Bertolt Brecht (1424 words, 4 pages)

The words freedom and control for most people generally intwine. We tend to define freedom as having control over decisions concerning our lives. Typically we would rather be a boss controlling the lives of our employees than an actual employee under the control of the boss. Though we generally have ... Read More

The Concept of Spiritual Enlightenment in A River Sutra, a Novel by Gita Mehta (1078 words, 4 pages)

At the start of the novel A River Sutra, the narrator has just began his journey of spiritual enlightenment. In order to find inner peace, he renounces the world by leaving his government job and moving to a bungalow by the banks of the Narmada River. While living in this ... Read More

Existential Philosophy in Life of Pi, a Novel by Yann Martel (1853 words, 6 pages)

Major Paper 1.4An existentialist believes that every individual, thrust into the world with no pre-determined values or nature to guide his actions, is entirely responsible for who he becomes. His existence precedes his essence, and thus, he is no more than the sum of his actions. In Life of Pi, ... Read More

Female Empowerment in The Red Lotus of Chastity, a Story by Somadeva (516 words, 2 pages)

The Brothers- The Red Lotus of ChastityThroughout Somadevas The Red Lotus of Chastity, the four brothers actions support the reoccurring theme of female empowerment. In the story, four brothers are curious by the red lotus Guhasena, a merchant, carries on the island of Cathy. The brothers plot to find out ... Read More

The Christmas Season, the Christmas Tree, and the New Year in A Doll’s House, a Play by Henrik Ibsen (1219 words, 4 pages)

The importance of A Dolls House being set during the Christmas season is because the Christmas season is easily relatable and this can help the reader to make inferences about what is going on through familiarization. In A Dolls House by Henrik Ibsen, Ibsen uses the Christmas season, the Christmas ... Read More

Politics in An Iraqi Evening, a Poem by Yousif al-Sa’igh (2140 words, 6 pages)

Poetry and politics In the poem, An Iraqi Evening, Yousif al-Saigh talks about how Iraqi family is horrified by the Iran-Iraq war while the other poem, O mother land, Dear mother land, Shu Ting expresses her respect and love toward her country even though her country doesnt give her a ... Read More

The Destructive Nature of Mankind Presented in The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano, Elie Wiesel’s Night, and the Humanitarian Crisis in Syria (431 words, 1 pages)

The Destructive Nature of MankindIt is important for people who are victims of human injustices to record their experiences because it is possible that people might deny that these crimes ever happened if they are extremely heinous. In The Interesting Narrative Of Olaudah Equiano, Olaudah Equiano describes the atrocious conditions ... Read More

A Boy’s Loss of Innocence and Loss of Faith in a God in Night, a Novel by Elie Wiesel (549 words, 2 pages)

A Boys Loss of InnocenceAt the age of 15, Elie Wiesel has his world turned upside down. He was taken from his home in Sighet, Transylvania, and was deported to Auschwitz where he lost his humanity. Also, Elie was only 15 when he lost his innocence in a world he ... Read More

Dreams Do Come True in the Story of Cinderella (1198 words, 4 pages)

Cinderella, a favorite fairy tale for all ages, shows that if one would truly believe in their hopes and dreams, they can achieve anything. The story of Cinderella is about a young girl, Cinderella, who lost her father at a young age, and became an almost slave to her devious ... Read More

An Examination of the Rhetorical Devices in Night, a Book by Elie Wiesel (835 words, 3 pages)

Throughout Elie Wiesels story Night he reflects back on his imprisonment in a concentration camp in Buna in the mid 1940s. Wiesel was a very young boy while he was in the camps but that did not stop him from being one of the strongest prisoners. His faith, strength, and ... Read More

Positive Growth and Ironic Change in Metamorphosis and A Report to the Academy by Franz Kafka, and Axolotl by Julio Cortazar (715 words, 4 pages)

Positive Physical and Mental Metamorphosis Metamorphosis is a complete change of form, structure, or substance by magic or witchcraft. Metamorphosis demonstrates positive growth and ironic change with Franz Kafkas short stories The Metamorphosis and A Report to the Academy, and Julio Cortazars short story, Axolotl. In Franz Kafkas short story, ... Read More

The Theme of Loyalty in the Memoir Brother, I’m Dying by Edwidge Danticat (1681 words, 5 pages)

Does faithfulness have a root cause? Is it conditional, or is it unbounded? In Edwidge Danticats memoir, Brother, Im Dying, she tells the story of her family their hardships, their pain, their love, their roots. During times of turmoil in their home country of Haiti, she explores the passion her ... Read More

The Circles in The Book of Night Women, a Novel by Marlon James (796 words, 2 pages)

In the various chapters, the circles that James refers to include being pushed through the birth canal, slipping through the hull of a slave ship, and the closing of a circle as if it were a healing wound on the head. This phrase helps to set up key events by ... Read More

An Analysis of Women’s Role in the Book of Genesis (982 words, 4 pages)

Deception and Trickery The Role of Women in the Book of GenesisThroughout the Bible, women tend to play a secondary, yet crucial role. Theres a tendency for them to be deceitful, which in the Old Testament, isnt necessarily a negative trait. Although women arent the only characters in the text ... Read More

The Alteration of the Traditional Tale, Little Red Riding Hood (1482 words, 5 pages)

Evolution of the Wolf"Little Red Riding Hood" is well known to Westerners thanks to the Brothers Grimm, however, the origins of the Little Red Riding Hood story can be traced to versions from various European countries, starting with France where it was told orally by peasants in the 10th century, ... Read More

The Significance of Forest in the Grimms’ Stories as Explained by Jack Zipes in The Enchanted Forest of the Brothers Grimm (662 words, 2 pages)

A Grimm Forest The German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are two of the biggestnames in fairy tales. From a little girl deceived by the ruse of a cunningwolf to a prince turned into a frog by magic, their stories portray a widearray of characters in various predicaments. Despite all ... Read More

The Idea of Submissiveness in Rumpelstiltskin, a Grimm Brothers Fairy Tale (2238 words, 6 pages)

While I was revising my paper I had some troubles with figuring out what I needed to fix. My peer editors said that I needed to fix the organization and that they couldnt clearly tell what my binary was. To fix these problems I combined my message paragraphs with the ... Read More

The Representation of Gender Identities in Moth Smoke by Mumtaz Kashmiri (1835 words, 7 pages)

Moth Smoke Mother, Monster, MumtazMumtaz Kashmiri represents the gendered identities in Moth Smoke throughthe way Moshin Hamid portrays the gendered dynamics and expectations.Tradition and modernistic implications during this modern-day cityscapecreates tension between the character's desires and wants for a life thatis denied them or taken away. Mumtaz is pushed into ... Read More

The Crossroads of Jean and Javert in Les Miserables, a Novel by Victor Hugo (1381 words, 4 pages)

But How did it All Go Wrong?Law and justice are two very important topics to consider when one looks at Les Miserables. With these two should come about a peaceful and steady society, but this is not completely reflected in this book. Throughout, Hugo focuses on Jean Valjean and Javert. ... Read More

A Short Review of A Long Way Gone, a Book by Ishmael Beah (1613 words, 5 pages)

The Soldiers at Yele were ingenious with how they enticed the young boys. They didnt simply captivate them and force them to do what they wanted. They used well thought out techniques to gain power over the boys. They drew them in, made them feel safe, and then turned them ... Read More

Describing an Experiment from the Perspective of Jose Saramago the Author of Blindness (1325 words, 4 pages)

I have chosen to write a written debrief consent of an experiment from the perspectives of Jose Saramago, the author of the book Blindness. I did this because you can try to explain the fictional situation through the perspective of the author, as to why he created a world with ... Read More

The Impact of the First Night in Auschwitz on the Life and Values of Elie Wiesel Presented in His Memoir Night (817 words, 3 pages)

Night, by Elie Wiesel is a compelling memoir that prominently exhibits characters that undergo numerous conflicts and life-changing situations that ultimately either alters or solidifies their values within life. One of these characters is evidently the main character himself, Elie Wiesel. He evidently witnesses countless heart-wrenching experiences as he is ... Read More

Dependable Narrations in The Judgment, a Short Story by Franz Kafka (1762 words, 6 pages)

Fictional narratives present stories of the imaginary. While these tales themselves may be ambiguous by nature, their narrators often remain the readers most tangible form of consistency, and therefore, reliability. Franz Kafka challenges this necessity of dependable narration in his short story The Judgment. A seemingly conventional third person narrator ... Read More

The History of the Sad Clown, the Saucy Maid, and the Vainglorious Soldier in Commedia dell’Arte (975 words, 4 pages)

The sad clown, the saucy maid, the vainglorious soldier. The stock characters for which Commedia dellArte is famous are load-bearing threads in the tapestry of storytelling history. These archetypes appear in every kind of media if not in name, then in spirit. This essay will offer an in-depth exploration of ... Read More

Gender Discrimination and Women’s Sovereignty in A Doll’s House, a Play by Henrik Ibsen (660 words, 2 pages)

Before the womens suffrage and womens rights movement, women were taught to act like dolls, which is portrayed in the first and second act of A Dolls House. Many women werent educated well and their only duties were taking care of the children, the house, and their husband. Men, and ... Read More

A Review of Dear Canada: No Safe Harbour: The Halifax Explosion, a Historical Fiction Novel by Julie Lawson (1983 words, 7 pages)

GenreNo Safe Harbor is an incredible story of courage, living to accomplish and finding hope when all seems lost. The genre of No Safe Harbor is would be categorized as Historical Fiction because it is about the Halifax Explosion which was an important Canadian event that occurred in 1917. The ... Read More

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