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An Interpretation of the Poem Tract by William Carlos Williams (2048 words, 5 pages)

TractBy William Carlos WilliamsI will teach you my townspeoplehow to perform a funeralfor you have it over a troopof artists-unless one should scour the world-you have the ground sense necessary.See! the hearse leads.I begin with a design for a hearse.For Christ's sake not black-nor white either-and not polished!Let it be ... Read More

Freud and His Interpretations of Dreams (4272 words, 6 pages)

A bubble floats down from the sky and a cat appears to be encased within the bubble The cat meows and the bubble shatters and breaks. Suddenly there are bowls filled with cat embryos. A booming voice calls to you and you know it is the voice of God. God ... Read More

A Discussion of the Duality of Knowledge and the Way in Which Human Interpretation Skews Its Perception (1258 words, 2 pages)

A discussion of the Duality of Knowledge and the Way in which Human Interpretation Skews its PerceptionSince the dawn of human civilization, knowledge had always been a controlling force of humanity. The greatest of men and the bloodiest of all tyrants have both used knowledge as a tool to secure ... Read More

An Interpretation of King Lear by William Shakespeare (1189 words, 2 pages)

There has been many different views on the plays of William Shakespeare and definitions of what kind of play they were. The two most popular would be the comedy and the tragedy. King Lear to some people may be a comedy because they believe that the play has been over ... Read More

An Interpretation of Shirley Jackson’s the Lottery (768 words, 1 pages)

It is said that there is strength in numbers. While it is true that a large group of people has more authority than an individual, a single person within a large group will almost always conform to some degree. This, in a sense, weakens an individual and results in fewer ... Read More

An Interpretation of a Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1363 words, 2 pages)

Subject English--tale of two cities Tale by HAROLD BURWELLIn the fictitious novel Tale of Two Cities, the author, Charles Dickens, lays out a brilliant plot. Charles Dickens was born in England on February 7, 1812 near the south coast. His family moved to London when he was ten years old ... Read More

An Analysis of the Earnest Sandeen’s Interpretation of the Scarlet Letter (461 words, 1 pages)

This is Earnest Sandeen's interpretation of the Scarlet Letter not as a story about sins and sinners, but about the power of love. Sandeen describes the love shared between Hester and Arthur through the hard ship both individuals would gladly sacrifice for one another.And the fact tha you can see ... Read More

An Interpretation of the Play “Oedipus Rex” (1477 words, 3 pages)

In this paper I will present an interpretation of the Play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. "Compare and contrast the views of Oedipus and Queen Iocaste as to the validity of uncontrollable fate, and oracles being able to see the future. " King Laios the ruler of Thebes, has a son ... Read More

An Interpretation of Hop Frog by Edgar Allan Poe (1306 words, 4 pages)

"Hop-Frog!, I will make a man of you."In Edgar Allen Poe's short story "Hop Frog," the title character Hop-Frog is able to transcend the limitations of his physical body, in ways the Kingand his seven ministers are unable. "Hop-Frog" has multiple examples of thetranscendence of man, and the inability of ... Read More

An Interpretation of Social, Psychological and Moral Standpoint in Bartleby the Scrivener (415 words, 1 pages)

"Bartleby the Scrivener" is a short story written by Herman Melville. The plot is based on the character Bartleby, an office worker who decides to stop doing his work. Bartleby is thrown in prison because he does not adapt to society's expectations. It is in prison where he dies a ... Read More

A Summary and Interpretation of Antigone, a Play by Sophocles (715 words, 2 pages)

Antigone begins as Antigone and Ismene talk about their brothers' deaths in the war. The one brother, Eteocles, was buried with great military honors, whereas the other brother, Polyneces, was left in the field to rot. Antigone was angered by this and was determined to bury him, even though the ... Read More

An Interpretation of After Apple-Picking by Robert Frost (623 words, 1 pages)

Set in the evening of a late autumn day at the end of harvest time, Robert Frosts After Apple-Picking can be interpreted in two ways. The first is that the poem is an insight into Frosts thoughts on the triviality of life, especially his own. The second is that it ... Read More

An Interpretation of Black Boy by Richard Wright (700 words, 3 pages)

Black Boy (1845), created by Richard Wright with his soul andwritten as his shadow, is a subtly actualized chronicle of an adolescent'scoming of age in the United States accompanying by a clear-cut denunciationof the Southern racial intolerance. Throughout the novel, said reasons fornovelizing this superb piece of work, is upheld ... Read More

An Analysis of Psychoanalytic Interpretation in the Gothic Novel the Turn of the Screw by Henry James (1618 words, 3 pages)

What are the features of The Turn of the Screw that seem to you to most invite psychoanalytic interpretation?When considering the features of Henry James' The Turn of the Screw that invite a psychoanalytical interpretation it is necessary to establish the nature of psychoanalytic criticism. By using psychology according to ... Read More

An Interpretation of Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (847 words, 3 pages)

Most of what we really say has no meaning. This concept is perfectlysupported in Catch 22, by Joseph Heller. Almost every character and scene inthe novel contain dialogues where the people speak aimlessly and have noexplanation for why they are talking. Colonel Cargill addresses his men bysaying, You're American officers. ... Read More

An Interpretation of the Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (673 words, 2 pages)

Opinion and CommentaryIn the novel The Killer Angels, Mr. Shaara's historical accuracy isunquestionable. He has written this fabulous (Pulitzer Prize winning) novel.Although the heroic suicidal charge of the 10th Minnesotans on the second day ofthe battle was left out, Shaara focuses on Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlainand the 20th Maine which ... Read More

An Interpretation of Daniel Defoe’s Moll Flanders (788 words, 1 pages)

is an excellent story about one woman's evolution from a poor economic status to a, later, mid-class caste in life. used her meticulous cunning in order to survive in the 18th century. She started out with a tabula rasa, or clean slate, when she is born, but, eventually, she resorts ... Read More

An Interpretation of Memory and Imagination by Patricia Hampl (724 words, 1 pages)

The essay "Memory and Imagination" by Patricia Hampl, is the essay that I enjoyed reading the most out of all the others. I find she is very honest in her essay. The title itself tells you that it will be about memory, but it makes you wonder about how imagination ... Read More

An Interpretation of Horton Hears A Who!, a Film by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino (854 words, 2 pages)

Horton Hears a Who InterpretationHorton Hears a Who is a movie about a kind-hearted faithful elephant who happens upon a tiny speck containing a microcosm called Whoville. Horton defends the people of Whoville and believes it is his duty to find them a haven where they will all be safe. ... Read More

An Interpretation of Henrik Ibsen’s a Doll’s House (1314 words, 4 pages)

"A Doll's House" is classified under the "second phase" of HenrikIbsen's career. It was during this period which he made the transitionfrom mythical and historical dramas to plays dealing with social problems.It was the first in a series investigating the tensions of family life.Written during the Victorian era, the controversial ... Read More

An Interpretation of Helen Jackson’s a Century of Dishonor (1013 words, 2 pages)

?The author Helen Hunt Jackson had hoped for a triumph over the mistreatment, abuse, and mainly the deaths of seemingly innocent Native Americans with her novel, A Century Of Dishonor. However, when the hard cold reality set in, her novel was merely a small tragedy in the battle for the ... Read More

An Interpretation of Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (987 words, 2 pages)

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Some time ago, I decided to read Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, by Jules Verne. I figured that because it was so well known it must be an extremely interesting book. In addition, it was science fiction, the one area that I was ... Read More

The Different Interpretation of The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost (813 words, 1 pages)

"Do not follow where the path may lead... Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."-Robert FrostEveryone is a traveler, choosing the roads to follow on the map of their continuous journey, life. There is never a straight path that leaves one with but a sole direction ... Read More

Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis and the Interpretation of Dreams (2402 words, 4 pages)

Dreams have been objects of boundless fascination and mystery for humankind since the beginning of time. These nocturnal vivid images seem to arise from some source other than our ordinary conscious mind. They contain a mixture of elements from our own personal identity which we recognize as familiar along with ... Read More

An Interpretation to Christopher Columbus Being a Hero or a Villain in the Discovery of the New World (937 words, 2 pages)

Christopher Columbus was often received and remembered by the schoolbook image of him as a heroic, brave, modern individual spreading Christian civilization. According to those absorbed in this myth, his most important heroic attribution was his discovering of the New World, which led to immense progress. However, based on both ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Interpretation of Othello, a Play by William Shakespeare (858 words, 3 pages)

The movie Othello is full of very believeable and well developedcharacters. As it is a tradgedy, thought, we have to have a victim or victims,in this case Othello, and the cause of their misery, which is Iago. Iagomanipulates Cassio, Roderigo, Emilia, and Othello, useing a variety of methods.Iago's plots are ... Read More

An Analysis and Interpretation of the Jim Crow Laws (584 words, 1 pages)

Jim Crow Laws are laws that were passed by southern legislatures that segregated, or separated, different racial groups in public places. The state of Alabama had many of these laws, and their effect on the African Americans of that state was great.In Alabama, a lot of Jim Crow Laws were ... Read More

The Meaning and Interpretation of the Myth and Body of Myths from the Western Culture (1863 words, 3 pages)

Mythology is the study and interpretation of myth and the body of myths of a particular culture. Myth is a complex cultural phenomenon that can be approached from a number of viewpoints. In general, myth is a narrative that describes and portrays in symbolic language the origin of the basic ... Read More

The Interpretation of Act V Scene I of The Twelfth Night, a Play by William Shakespeare (1383 words, 3 pages)

The Interpretation of Act V Scene IThe Twelfth Night is a Shakespearean romantic comedy that is filled with plenty of humor and lots of deception. It is frequently read as a play about masking, about the conscious and unconscious assumption of false identities and about levels of self-knowledge and self-deception ... Read More

An Analysis of Critical Interpretations in the Human Abstract by William Blake (1580 words, 3 pages)

The Human AbstractAnnotated Bibliography The Human Abstract The Human Abstract has not received much critical attention on its own. Of the critical interpretations that do exist, many approach the poem by examining its various manifestations in Blake's manuscripts, reading it against A Divine Image, a poem w hich was never ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013