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Literary Analysis of the Book I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen (1076 words, 2 pages)

The first time I read "I Stand Here Ironing" by Tillie Olsen, the emotions it provoked made a tight ball of fear and guild appear in my stomach, I broke out in a sweat and my heart began beating triple time. There were so many similarities between the mother's story ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Book the Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (1046 words, 2 pages)

Identity Crisis(Joy Luck Club)Every person comes to a point in their life when they begin to search for themselves and their identity. Usually it is a long process and takes a long time with many wrong turns along the way. Family, teachers, and friends all help to develop a person ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Book Inferno by Dante Alighieri (604 words, 1 pages)

The Inferno is more than just a fictional story about someone travelling through the universe. It is actually more like an autobiographical journey of life through its author, Dante Alighieri s eyes. Written in the early 1300s by a disgruntled Dante living in exile, he literally describes a man who ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Play the Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (782 words, 2 pages)

Oscar Wilde s play The Importance of Being Earnest is perhaps the best verbal farce ever written. Although it is more deliberate and less frantic than your typical farce it still has the basic elements mistaken identities, the mocking of high society, and a few bits of outrageous physical humor. ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje (1080 words, 2 pages)

When studying a novel it sometimes helps to look at the language used in a specific passage. In the novel In The Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje, this approach is extremely helpful. It will help you better understand the characters and give you a clearer idea of what ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Book the Pardoner s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer (753 words, 1 pages)

In the Mind of the PardonerIn The Pardoner s Tale, Geoffrey Chaucer masterfully frames an informal homily. Through the use of verbal and situational irony, Chaucer is able to accentuate the moral characteristics of the Pardoner. The essence of the story is exemplified by the blatant discrepancy between the character ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (341 words, 1 pages)

InjusticeInjustice is a problem which everyone faces. Nobody likes to suffer from injustice, yet they do it to others. In the novel, " To Kill A Mockingbird " written by Harper Lee, there are three characters who suffer the most injustice. They are Atticus, Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. Atticus, ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel the Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (713 words, 1 pages)

Indulging in EscapismIn The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams presents us with a Family whose lives seem to be trapped in avoiding reality instead of facing it. The play, which is much like our own lives, is constantly pointing out ways of escaping. The characters in the play each try to ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Poem Inferno by Dante Allighieri (733 words, 2 pages)

"COMPASSION FOR THE SOULS WHO INHABIT HELL" Dante's Inferno is a 14th- century poem that seems calculated to cause the greatest possible pain to a 20th-century humanist, or to anyone who is attracted to Christianity because of its compassion and belief in the possibility of redemption. The God of the ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel on the Road by Jack Kerouac (1771 words, 3 pages)

On the Road by Jack Kerouac is a fresh and captivating novel which follows the life of Sal Paradise as he sets to the roads of America to escape the repetition of every day life. His journeys become a quest for new experiences and a new way of living, crossing ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice (358 words, 1 pages)

This novel, Interview with the Vampire , by Anne Rice, is by far one of the best book I ve ever read. It started with a young boy interviewing a vampire, and the vampire related him the whole story of his life, how he became a vampire, his thrilling adventures ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel the Jungle by Upton Sinclair (715 words, 1 pages)

It s a Jungle Out ThereUpton Sinclair s novel The Jungle (1906) gives an in depth look at the lives of the immigrant workers here in America. In fact the look was so in depth that the Pure Food and Drug Act was created as a result. Many people tend ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel the Rocking Horse Winner by D H Lawrence (358 words, 1 pages)

Rocking Horse Irony"The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawrence is a story about a boy named Paul who lives with parents that lack love and are filled with greed. Tormented by a house that whispers to him, Paul dies trying to convince his mother that he is lucky by picking horse ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Works of Jack London (1486 words, 3 pages)

In history, many extraordinary authors have written about struggles among two or more forces. Even in the earliest times, Homer, one of history s greatest writer and philosophers, has written such pieces as The Odyssey, the fable of a common man who challenges elements he has no control over, and ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Jane Eyre (2471 words, 3 pages)

Jane EyreIn Jane Eyre, the themes of servitude and liberty are brought to life and contrasted with each other in many instances throughout the novel. Inside, Jane at first desires to be a free spirit, but the social class stratification and conditions of the world that she lives in make ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel by the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie (528 words, 1 pages)

English LiteratureBook ReviewMystery Book of the Century with 1000 charactersBy the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie is a wonderful story with kidnappings, a series of murders, a painting with a story to tell, and two sly detectives. The book is set in 1940-1960 England. The plot winds, twists, ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding (593 words, 1 pages)

In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, we find a group of British boys stranded on a tropical island while the rest of the world is at war. Their plane has been shot down and they find themselves without adults to tell them how to act. As they struggle ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Book the Stranger by Albert Camus (1765 words, 3 pages)

In .The Stranger x, Albert Camus misleadingly portrays his existentialistic views of life, death, and the world. Camus portrays the world as .absurd x or without purpose Meaursalt, who, as a reflection of Camus, is foreign and indifferent to his own life and death. Meaursalt eventually senses guilt for his ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (750 words, 1 pages)

In the world today, there are many forms of societal differences that hold people back from their dreams and desires. The two novels, Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton and Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, both accurately portray those exact societal problems. In society, people are oppressed ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel Everyday Use by Alice Walker (1256 words, 2 pages)

Everyday Use"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is a short story about how people get caught up in the superficial value of material things, and the jealousy this desire causes. In this short story Dee, the eldest daughter, was always ashamed by the way she lived during her childhood years. As ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton (445 words, 1 pages)

Ethan Frome EssayCompare and Contrast the characters of Mattie and ZeenaIn the novel Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton, the characters of Mattie Silver and Zeena Frome are dissimilar in many ways. Mattie is a compassionate, lively, outgoing woman who tries hard and has a positive outlook on life. Zeena, on ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Short Story Everyday Use by Alice Walker (799 words, 2 pages)

People identify themselves by their colour, culture, language or religion. The identity goes back to generations and it doesn t start or change within the individual. It is an evolutionary process where each person brings upon some changes. This is best described in Alice Walker s short story, Everyday Use ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel Ethan Frome (471 words, 1 pages)

Ethan Frome EssayCould you ever imagine living your entire life in the same town and if you try to leave something will keep bringing you back. In the novel, Ethan Frome, the main character Ethan Frome lives his life in this way. Through his silence, isolation, and illusions he causes ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Poem Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen (753 words, 2 pages)

Explication of "Dulce et Decorum Est"In Dulce et Decorum Est Wilfred Owen explores the harsh conditions and realities of war. The burdens of war and the overwhelming weariness faced by soldiers are described in the first ten lines of the poem. Many soldiers in World War I did not have ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Short Story Flight by John Steinbeck (932 words, 2 pages)

Flight by John SteinbeckIn his classic short story, "Flight," John Steinbeck uses many examples of symbolism to foreshadow the conclusion. Symbolism can be anything, a person, place or thing, used to portray something beyond itself. It is used to represent or foreshadow the ending of the story. Steinbeck uses colors, ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1739 words, 3 pages)

Fahrenheit 451 is a literary work of art. It is a novel about censorship and one mans fight against it. The story was written in the fifties, but is set in the future. Ray Bradbury s prediction of what the future will be like is precise in some aspects, but ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (3555 words, 4 pages)

Fahrenheit 451 A Charred ExistenceImagine living in a world where you are not in control of your own thoughts. Imagine living in a world in which all the great thinkers of the past have been blurred from existence. Imagine living in a world where life no longer involves beauty, but ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (963 words, 2 pages)

It is once in a while in the history of one's literary experience that a book comes a long which is so poignant in its message, so "frightening in its implications" New York Times, and so ironically simplistic in its word choice. One of these treasures of 20th century literature ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury (1117 words, 2 pages)

In the 1950 novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury writes about a world shielded from the past and controlled by a central power.The novel is set in the, perhaps near, future where the world is in war, and firemen set fires instead of putting them out. Books and written knowledge is ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1249 words, 3 pages)

Utopia through Materials?Ray Bradbury s Fahrenheit 451 is a novel about a materialistic society that has forgotten social interaction with each other. This materialistic society is where Bradbury believed society today is headed. The materialistic society in Fahrenheit 451 created through Bradbury s cynic views of society. His views of ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013