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A Story Overview and Commentary of Henry James’s Psychological Thriller The Turn of the Screw (1811 words, 6 pages)

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (1843 - 1916)The Turn of the Screwby Henry James (1843- 1916)Type of WorkEarly psychological thrillerSettingEngland nineteenth centuryPrincipal CharactersThe "governess," an unnamed twenty- year-oldwomanMrs. Grose, an older housekeeperFlora, an eight-year-old girlMiles, a ten-year-old boyStory OverveiwAt Christmas time, a group of people inan old ... Read More

A Story Overview and Commentary of The Time Machine, a Science Fiction Novel by H. G. Wells (1595 words, 6 pages)

The Time Machine by H. G. Wells (1866 - 1946)The Time Machineby H. G. Wells (1866- 1946)Type of WorkFantasy science fiction novelSettingEngland late nineteenth century, andhundreds of thousands of years in the futurePrincipal CharactersThe Time Traveler, an inquisitive, scientificmanWeena, a future womanStory OverveiwOne Thursday evening, four or five menassembled for ... Read More

A Story Overview and Commentary of The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1702 words, 6 pages)

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864)The Scarlet Letterby Nathaniel Hawthorne(1804 - 1864)Type of WorkImpressionistic fictionSettingBoston, Massachusetts seventeenth centuryPrincipal CharactersHester Prynne, a condemned adulteressPearl, her daughterArthitr Dimmesdale, one of the community'sministersRodger Chillingsworth, Hester's estrangedhusband (his assumed name)Story OverveiwCondemned to wear a bright red "A" overher breast wherever she ... Read More

A Story Overview and Commentary of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a Lyrical Fantasy Ballad by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1758 words, 6 pages)

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834)The Rime of the AncientMarinerby Samuel Taylor Coleridge(1772 - 1834)Type of WorkLyrical fantasy balladSettingA sailing ship traveling the seas lateMedieval periodPrincipal CharactersThe Ancient Mariner, a sailor-storytellerThe Wedding Guest, a listenerThe Ship's CrewThe Allbatross, a symbolic representationof God's creatures ... Read More

A Short Commentary on the Spiritual Importance of Jesus to Humankind (279 words, 1 pages)

Gnostic JesusGnostic writings of Jesus portray him as a heavenly redeemer made less of flesh than of spirit. The emphasis of Jesus' importance is not on his physical humanness but rather, on his ability to show people the way to the kingdom. Jesus put on flesh in order to give ... Read More

A Commentary of Das Kapital by Karl Marx (1633 words, 6 pages)

Das Kapital by Karl Marx (1818 - 1883)Das Kapitalby Karl Marx (1818 -1883)CommentaryIn the mid-nineteenth century, when KarlMarx wrote Das Kapital - an exhaustive work of more than one thousand pages- factory conditions were often intolerable, wages were at best barelyadequate, and there were few groups or governments who advocated ... Read More

A Commentary on the Poem of The Cid (1711 words, 3 pages)

Commentary On The Poem Of The CidChris IrwinCommentary on Poem of the CidPoetry played a vital role in the dissemination of information during the Crusade period. It provided a compact, easily memorized way of spreading news in a time bereft of the benefit of mass printing. According to Michael Routledge, ... Read More

A Short Commentary on the Controversial Issue of Abortion (232 words, 1 pages)

AbortionAbortion has always been (and I reckon it will continue to be for quite some time) a very controversial issue not only due to the difficult comparison of rights (does the mother's rights outweigh the child's or vice-versa?) but also because of the many different instances in which the issue ... Read More

A Commentary on E. Hemingway’s A Cat in the Rain (900 words, 2 pages)

A commentary on E.Hemingway's A Cat in the Rain A commentary on E.Hemingway's A Cat in the Rain The multi-faceted shapes and messages that the story has makes it a typical "Hemingwayan" short story. Hemingway was a "Lost Generation" era writerone who directly witnessed and experienced some of the barbaric ... Read More

An Analysis and Commentary on Two Critiques of Ernest Hemingway’s Work (1438 words, 2 pages)

The author I have chosen for my research paper is the one and only Ernest Hemingway, I will analyze and comment on the criticism towards him. Ernest Hemingway is one of the most recognized writers in literature and has received numerous prizes for his works such as the Nobel Prize ... Read More

An Analysis of the Commentary on Gender Inequality in I Want a Wife by Judy Brady (1153 words, 2 pages)

Throughout the years, women have been seen as someone to have children, someone to cook, someone to clean, and someone who does not deserve rights. In the essay I Want A Wife, Judy Brady points out the different roles of a wife according to society at that time. I believe ... Read More

An Analysis of the Commentary, Down and Out in Paris and London By George Orwell (1197 words, 2 pages)

Orwell, George. Down And Out In Paris And London. 1933Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England. 1989. The commentary, Down And Out In Paris And London by George Orwell is quite interesting. In this commentary, Orwell explores the life of the disenfranchised poor, the underemployed, and the flat broke. Orwell not only wrote about ... Read More

A Commentary on the Uprooting the Native Americans (1466 words, 2 pages)

At the conclusion of the colonials' War of Independence with Britain, during which the Cherokee had fought alongside the British, a treaty was signed in 1786, establishing the boundaries of Cherokee territory. As always, encroachments by European-American settlers continued in violation of this written agreement. A second treaty and another ... Read More

An Analysis of the Cabaret Songs and Routines as a Commentary on the Social Issues in Cabaret by Bob Fosse (895 words, 2 pages)

center'How do the cabaret songs and routines comment on the social issues which are the background for the story of Cabaret?'centerSatirical on every level, Bob Fosse's 1972 film Cabaret redefines the previously accepted genre of the musical. Using the songs and routines as cunning tools of social commentary the musical ... Read More

The Poetry of Langston Hughes as a Commentary on the Condition of Blacks in America During the 20th Century (1753 words, 2 pages)

The poetry of Langston Hughes, the poet laureate of Harlem, is an effective commentary on the condition of blacks in America during the 20th Century. Hughes places particular emphasis on Harlem, a black area in New York that became a destination of many hopeful blacks in the first half of ... Read More

An Analysis of Voltaire Argument of the Misuse of the Death Penalty in His Commentary of On Crime and Punishments by Beccaria (825 words, 2 pages)

In his commentary of "On Crimes and Punishments" by Beccaria, Voltaire argues that the overuse and or the misuse of the death penalty erodes the very strength of a society. Voltaire's work acts like a thermometer for the age of enlightenment. During the enlightenment era, there was a shift in ... Read More

An Analysis of Commentary:Teenage Birth Control Rights (1340 words, 3 pages)

Commentary Teenage Birth Control RightsIn today's world, there are conflicts over the confidentiality of police reports, conflicts over the right to have an abortion, and conflicts over the release of personal medical records for public knowledge. All of these pressing issues have at least one thing in common-they are all ... Read More

A Commentary on Film Noir in the United States (4953 words, 7 pages)

Forty years after Raymond Borde and tienne Chaumeton defined the challenge, critical commentators on film noir continue to grapple with it. Ironically, American writers did not immediately take up consideration of this indigenous phenomenon and the question of its "essential traits." Only gradually in a frequently cross-referenced series of essays ... Read More

An Analysis of A Rose By a Vulcan Name on Social Commentary (1159 words, 3 pages)

A Rose, By a Vulcan Name, Would Smell as Sweet.Social commentary is dangerous. In addition to risking social and political censure, the commentator must carefully convey the message. In directly addressing a problem, one risks alienating an audience before making one's point. If one indirectly approaches said problem, one may ... 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

Gatsby as a Social Commentary on American Life in The Great Gatsby (1064 words, 2 pages)

Gatsby as a Social Commentary on American LifeThe Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, has been celebrated as one of the greatest, if not the greatest American novel. Yet this is ironic for the society which has so hailed the book is precisely that which is criticized throughout it. Politically, ... Read More

An Analysis of Metaphors in the Service of Social Commentary in August 1968 by W. H. Auden (1330 words, 2 pages)

All work of fiction contains some degree of social commentary, analysis or perspective. Most authors cleverly disguise this commentary without being didactic through the use of metaphors and leave it up to the reader to uncover their observations. More so than fiction, poetry is almost entirely metaphor. W.H. Auden uses ... Read More

Nathan Miller 121703 Secret Sin Any sane mind searches for internal justification for its blunders. Even the smallest sin can feel like a tremendous burden. One of the failures of the Puritan society was that their rigid and strict lifestyles forced their citizens to expurgate their real feelings and emotions. ... Read More

A Research of Commentary on Separation of Church and States by Alexander Zubarev (357 words, 1 pages)

Alexander Zubarev Commentary on separation of church and state My research topic was a separation of church and state, and in my opinion, it shouldn't be totally fused, but should be closer to each other than they are right now. The topic is controversial, since the United States was founded ... Read More

An Analysis of King Lear Commentary (8534 words, 14 pages)

King Lear Commentary - Act I. King Lear Commentary provides a comprehensive description of every act with explanations and translations for all important quotes. Act I. Scene I. - A Room of State in King Lear's Palace. King Lear "'tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from ... Read More

An Analysis of the Commentary on The Grapes of Wrath (751 words, 1 pages)

By Ang Li November 9 English Per. 8 Commentary on The Grapes of Wrath This scene occurs in the early parts of The Grapes of Wrath after Tom, along with Casy, decides to return home and before he realizes his family has abandoned their farm. In this brief intercalary chapter, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story of a Humorous Commentary on Industrial Society (969 words, 2 pages)

The story is a humorous commentary on industrial society. The author, Herman Melville uses the habits of the characters in the story to illustrate themes. The story is a particularly commentary on the modern office atmosphere and how it effected by the differ employees. Melville The author try to make ... Read More

A Concise Commentary on Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen (982 words, 2 pages)

A Concise Commentary on Anthem for Doomed Youth "Anthem for Doomed Youth" is an elegy in which Wilfred Owen conveys his heart felt sadness and disgust for the loss of life in World War I. This poem shatters the fantasized images of war by juxtaposing the opposite worlds of reality ... Read More

Commentary on the Article How to Recognize a Poem When You See One by Stanley Fish (1022 words, 2 pages)

Hersh Patel AP English 14 September 2003 Commentary on Stanley Fish Article "How to Recognize a Poem When You See One" Stanley Fish, in his inductive essay "How to Recognize a Poem When You See One", argues that the process of "distinguishing" certain "features" of an object follows "the act ... Read More

An Analysis of the Political Commentary on A Tale of two Cities Novel by Charles Dickens (657 words, 1 pages)

Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities was written as a political commentary to inform the people of the causes of the revolution in France. Dickens in his novel tried to show that if there were love during this time, the revolution would have succeeded, or if there was love ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013