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A Literary Analysis of Utah Blaine by Louis Lamour (1078 words, 2 pages)

Utah Blaine By Louis Lamour In this book there were very few significant quotes. I struggled to find ten. One of them is, Lifes to important to lose it over this ........ ranch. This was said by Joe Neal. I agree with this because life it to important to risk ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1400 words, 2 pages)

Throughout the whole of the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, we learn about many aspects of Maycomb society. However, many of these aspects are revealed most clearly during the heart of the novel, the trial against Tom Robinson. He was a black accused of raping Mayella Ewell, of the disrespected ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of To Room Nineteen by Doris Lessing (798 words, 1 pages)

Use of Setting and Color in Doris Lessings short story To Room Nineteen Susan Rawling, main character in Doris Lessings short story To Room Nineteen, fights against her inner emptiness and the choices she ought to make. This painful battle ends up determining an alienated attitude towards her life. In ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Until Angels Close My Eyes (466 words, 1 pages)

The story 'Until Angels Close My Eyes' was a very emotional story that revolves around how Cancer dramatically changes life. At the beginning, I assumed that this book was would be a tiresome, dull, uninteristing just like the other books that i've read about family problems. However, just reading the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (659 words, 1 pages)

In Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, there are many themes intertwined in the novel. These themes include religion, morality, and violence. Morality seemed to stand out as the underlying theme of the story. It shapes the characters and helps develop the book into more than just a classic ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien (1455 words, 2 pages)

The Two Towers Author J.R.R. Tolkien By Chris Hanes This story is the second part of the 3 book series, The Lord of the Rings. It takes place on Middle Earth, around the year 1450 there. The characters consist of many different things. Like, hobbits, elves, wizards, orcs, and men. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (852 words, 1 pages)

THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON So you plant your own garden and decorate Your own soul, instead of waiting For someone to bring you flowers... (Unknown poet) The short story Transformation by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a confession of a man, who experiences supernatural adventure that completely changes his ... Read More

An Introduction to the Literary Analysis of a Tragic Hero (261 words, 1 pages)

A Tragic Hero A tragic hero displays many specific characteristics. Many of them are displayed by Arthur Dimmesdale in novel The Scarlet Letter. Arthur Dimmesdale is a tragic hero because he suffers beyond the depths of despair, and then comes to a moral resolution. Dimmesdale is a tragic hero because ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1097 words, 2 pages)

People often incorporate the word tragedy with a single unfortunate occurrence, such as the events of September 11. Although there is no doubt that the loss of several thousand innocent lives is appalling, the literary world has formulated it own definition as to what tragedy really means. In prose fiction, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Pip a Young Orphan Boy (2903 words, 4 pages)

Pip, the young orphan boy from the forge was soon to become a young gentleman of great expectations. With a series of unpredictable events, unforeseen emotions, and a great deal of moral development we learn what it took for this young boy to learn how to be what he had ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen (1203 words, 2 pages)

In "A Doll's House", Nora is Torvald Helmer's little "skylark" (368) who seems to be dominated by him in every single way mentally, physically, and financially. Torvald treats Nora as if she were a child or some other creature that is incapable of thinking. She lives a sheltered life in ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Rocking Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence (1438 words, 2 pages)

Have you ever wondered how many mothers today that do not longer have the 'mother figures' or do not do their duties as real mothers? I bet, you wouldn't guess it right or not even close. In 'The Rocking Horse Winner', D.H. Lawrence created a character of a mother who ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Holy Thursday – Songs of Innocence by William Blake (621 words, 1 pages)

William Blake's poem "Holy Thursday- Songs of Innocence" is concerned with the abusive public display of children for their benefactor's glory on Holy Thursday. The poem follows Blake, an observer, as he expresses his mixed emotions towards the occasion and the parties involved. By using techniques such as allusion and ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Book Ends by Tony Harrison (1316 words, 3 pages)

Tony Harrisons Book Ends (Norton 2765) The poem is split into two sections (I II) consisting of eight and seven stanzas respectively. The sections are both in Harrisons distinct 16-line sonnet form. They adhere strictly to a simple a b a b rhyme scheme throughout (dead bed, pie try, looks ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin (508 words, 1 pages)

Tone of Chopin's The Story of an Hour Kate Chopin's The Story of the Hour tells the story of one woman's reaction to her husband's supposed death. Her friends treat her as if she is very fragile and will fall apart at the news of her husband's death. However, in ... Read More

An Introduction to the Literary Analysis of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (255 words, 1 pages)

Essay the nurse Most of the people who knew Juliet and her husband were rather involved in it. Nurse was also one of them. Nurse was an aged person who used to take care of Juliet since Juliet was a child. As Juliet's mother didn't had enough time for her ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (796 words, 2 pages)

Tybalt is shown as a villain in Romeo and Juliet but how much can he really be blamed? Tybalt is a proud and patriotic Capulet cousin, his name reflects his personality (tybalt means the prince of cats) he is a rare swordsman and fights with honor, although he does take ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of To Kill A Mockingbird (1005 words, 2 pages)

It is perceived that a court should be an un-bias means of determining the guilt or innocence of the accused. This is not always the case with racial, social and personal prejudices influencing decisions. It is clear in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' that there is racial prejudices in the town, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of To Vanquish the Dragon (427 words, 1 pages)

Managing with Resourcefulness In To Vanquish the Dragon, Pearl Benisch vanquishes her dragon through her resourcefulness. There are 3 different times Pearl was resourceful in To Vanquish the Dragon. One is where she helped save her best friend from the cruel and appalling prisons of the Nazis. They held her ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Harry Potter (956 words, 2 pages)

Harry Potter Harry Potter is a fictional character. Fiction allows children to expand their mind through different images, thoughts, and ideas. These characteristics permit children to look at the "real" world in different ways. Harry Potter is about a boy whose parents died while he was a baby. The evil ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1545 words, 2 pages)

"...in this country our courts are the great levellers, and in our courts all men are created equal." Describe and explain how justice and injustice are represented through events and characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. Justice, what is right and fair by all of society's standards and morals, is ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1153 words, 2 pages)

The book To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee. It was published in 1960 then it went on to win the Pulitzer prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award winning film. Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (537 words, 1 pages)

To Kill a Mockingbird - themes In my opinion theme with the most impact in To Kill a Mockingbird" is Hypocrisy as shown in three main incidents . These are the teachings of Ms Gates about the atrocities of Adolf Hitler whilst she hated blacks the missionary circle trying to ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (884 words, 2 pages)

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird begins with narrator, Scout Finch, introducing to the reader her brother Jem, her father Atticus, and her town, Maycomb, Alabama. She tells us a little of her family history, and then begins her story It is the summer of 1933. Scout is five, and ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (335 words, 2 pages)

SOCIETY NORMS VS. INDIVIDUALITY The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee deals with several controversial topics. Among these is society norms vs. individual. The setting of the story takes place in the 1930s in the southern town of Maycomb. In Maycomb it was hard for people like Atticus ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (727 words, 1 pages)

Racism is defined as "the belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others" by www.dictionary.com. In the novel To Kill A Mocking Bird, written by Harper Lee the conflict of racism is evident amongst the citizens of Maycomb, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1160 words, 4 pages)

A Literary Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (686 words, 1 pages)

To Kill A Mocking Bird A Comparison of The Novel and The Film There are many differences between the movie and the book. First the positive points This film attaches faces to Scout, Jem, Miss Maudie, and Dill, since no description of their faces is given in the book. Also, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (616 words, 1 pages)

To Kill a Mockingbird Miss Harper Lee has chosen Scout as a first person narrator in this story. This narrative technique has many strengths and some weaknesses. Scout is a bright, sensitive and intelligent little girl. For all her intelligence, she is still a child and does not always fully ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (662 words, 1 pages)

"Come, cordial and not poison, go with me To Juliet's grave for there must I use thee." In these few words Romeo refers to his up coming death next to Juliet's body. He mentions that the potion that kills him is like the cordial that would cure his broken heart ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013