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A Literary Analysis of King Lear by William Shakespeare (5287 words, 9 pages)

The Deception in King Lear William Shakespeare's play King Lear is a play full of deceit, betrayal and meaningless promises. This becomes evident in the first few lines. We first learn of the empty words of Goneril and Regan as well as their hatred for their father, King Lear. This ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of I’ll Explain it to You: Lecturing and Listening by Deborah Tannen (845 words, 2 pages)

In the article "I'll Explain it to You Lecturing and Listening", by Deborah Tannen, the main focus of men dominating conversation and women taking the passive role as listener is discussed. Tannen also suggests that both men and women have different listening and response styles in conversation. Tannen begins by ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (1238 words, 2 pages)

Death Of A Salesman In Arthur Millers Pulitzer Prize-winning story entitled Death of a Salesman, a gentlemen by the name of Willy Loman, a once very successful and prosperous salesman turned exhausted deadbeat of a father, is desperately trying to rekindle his relationship with his children and trying to keep ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Boy of Winander by Wordsworth (922 words, 2 pages)

Death and the Boy of Winander The death of Wordsworths Boy of Winander reflects his fascination with the eternal and the ephemeral. But there is an contradictory dimension to his thought on the one hand, death stops the Boy's potential on the other, death keeps the Boy of Winander from ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Dearly Departed (577 words, 1 pages)

Dearly Departed, is a comedy about a dysfunctional family that goes to a funeral. The play begins with a letter that Raynelle Turpin reads. The letter sets the scene and introduces the Turpin family. During the reading of the letter Raynelles husband, Bud Turpin has a heart attack and dies. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1046 words, 2 pages)

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein "Creation of a monster" Blair Trusty World Civilizations 100299 Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley is a complex novel that was written during the age of Romanticism. This gothic work has enjoyed a wide range of interest and readership for roughly 200 years. Gothic tales have certain elements in ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of A Growing Coral Crisis by Thomas Hayden (425 words, 1 pages)

This report was done on an article in Newsweek Magazine called A Growing Coral Crisis, written by Thomas Hayden, October 30, 2000. At a meeting of coral reef scientists, including marine biologist Peter Edmonds of California State University, North Ridge, say that the coral reefs are the most endangered ecosystem ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (4541 words, 6 pages)

The famous novel 'Frankenstein' is known world wide for its horror and intrigue into the aspect of enforcing life into the deceased. It was written by the equally famous Mary Shelley, formally known as Mary Godwin. She was an English author and first published her novel in 1818, but wrote ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (2086 words, 3 pages)

'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife' This opening paragraph of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen has become one of the most famous sentences in English literature. It states clearly that the novel ... Read More

An Introduction to the Literary Analysis of Macbeth by William Shakespeare (838 words, 2 pages)

Shakespeare, thought of by many to be the best English author of all time, constructed entangled plotlines of human conscience, emotion, and the folly of disregarding warnings that can be exemplified in one of his most well-known works, Macbeth. The roots of such moving narration can be traced back infallibly ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of True West by Sam Shepard (627 words, 2 pages)

In the play True West, by Sam Shepard, the conflict which occurs between Austin and Lee is most interesting when in regard to business. As stated in the assignment sheet the essence of dramatic action is conflict, I find the most enthralling action sequences in this play to be those ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Odyssey by Homer (965 words, 2 pages)

Completing a Journey Its been twenty years since Odysseus has been able to go home to his kingdom and family, because Poseidon has a grudge toward him and would not let him leave. Currently his kingdom is slowly falling apart, and Athena, who always liked Odysseus, recognizes this and says ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (1423 words, 2 pages)

The World Sucks Two of the greatest novels for the hate-filled and the pessimist are The Catcher In The Rye and Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger. In The Catcher In The Rye, Holden Caulfield, a young delinquent, shows his views to the reader during the four days before the ... Read More

An Introduction to the Literary Analysis of Animal Farm (784 words, 1 pages)

The USA adaptation of the classic work Animal farm was entertaining and historically representative. The characters in the movie were all representing key elements in the Russian Revolution from start to end. The owner of the farm Mr. Jones is Czar Nicholas II who was the Czar of Russia before ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Othello by William Shakespeare (917 words, 2 pages)

There are many examples that one can come up with to compare Othello with O.J the fish and juice. They are both stars in there own way, heroes, warriors, and gladiators. So with some of these ideas in mind, this is how I am going to compare the similarities of ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of House of Games (3291 words, 4 pages)

House of Games represents David Mamet's directorial debut. He has directed the film of the screenplay he has written. But even directing the film was difficult because a lot of things had to be changed or adapted. David Mamet speaks of transforming "his storyboard into the storyboard" (viii). So it ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of The Storm by Chopin (202 words, 1 pages)

By Lee A. Zito Gilman's perception of her "reality" and Chopin's Calixta in "The Storm," are women who just might have been suffering the same feeling's of depression and routine. The only difference might be how they dealt with this depression. Gilman suffered from depression after the birth of her ... Read More

An Introduction to the Literary Analysis of Huckleberry Finn and Holden (1189 words, 2 pages)

The purpose of an automobile is to transport an individual to a desired place. The same holds true for a horse and carriage. However far-fetched it may seem, this is a perfect analogy for the comparison of Huck and Holden. Huck would represent the horse and carriage and Holden would ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Monkey’s Paw and Life is Sweet at Kumanensu (421 words, 2 pages)

The Monkey's Paw and Life is Sweet at Kumanensu are similar in that they both deal with magic, but the Monkey's Paw deals with black magic and Life is Sweet at Kumanensu deals with spiritual majic. Both of these stories had magic in them but the magic type was very ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Package for the Distant Future and The Song of the Whale (700 words, 2 pages)

Topic compare and contrast the two poems. The two poems Package for the Distant Future and The Song of the Whale differs mainly in their subject matter and the way they evoke different feelings and images and also the style and presentation of the poem. Coincidently both poems contain the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of The Color of Water by James McBride (1010 words, 2 pages)

PK I hate being a pastor's kid, or at least that is what I used to say. Being a pastor's kid is not a desirable appointment in life. It is not without it benefits in that one can stay abreast of biblical discoveries and theological trends more than the average ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne (1443 words, 2 pages)

In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne describes Hester as an enigma of womankind instilling his views of Puritanism and the role of the woman into the heroine. In de Beauvoir's essay, The Other, she introduces the role of woman as seen by men in society. Both writers have developed a clear ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Tragic Hero by Aristotle (1889 words, 3 pages)

Aristotle has long ago delineated a renowned definition of a Tragic Hero as 'an honourable protagonist with a tragic flaw'. This definition had been conveyed through time from Euripides in ancient Greece to Jean Anouilh in 1940's France. In order to assess the degree of tragic heroism in both Euripides' ... Read More

An Introduction to the Literary Analysis of English Art and Modernism 1900 – 1939 by Charles Harrison (2469 words, 3 pages)

Compare and contrast two of the three key texts. Discussed in this essay are two books English Art and Modernism 1900 - 1939 written by Charles Harrison, published in 1981 and Contemporary British Art, written by Herbert Read published in 1951. Although it may seem unusual to include the published ... Read More

An Introduction to the Literary Analysis of Hester Prynne (3926 words, 5 pages)

Joseph K. Hart once said, No child can escape his communityThe life of the community flows about him, foul or pure he swims in it, goes to sleep in it, and wakes to the new days to find it still about him. He belongs to it it nourishes or starves ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Umbilicus by James Alan McPherson (960 words, 2 pages)

There is a black man walking along the highway needing a lift do you stop to pick him up? In the essay Umbilicus by James Alan McPherson, two white men stop and ask a black man if he needs a lift, and he accepts their offer and the journey begins. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Battle Royal by Ralph Ellison (857 words, 2 pages)

Ben Riley 7-24-00 Thoughts on Battle Royal Ralph Ellisons short story, Battle Royal, takes place in any small town in the south. The main focus of this story is the reoccurring incidences of racial inequality. This is a story of several generations of an Afro-American family that dream about improving ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (2011 words, 3 pages)

Wuthering Heights is the only novel written by the Victorian writer, Emily Bronte besides her poems. It is one of the most passionate and heartfelt novels. It is also, considered highly original and deeply tragic. This novel is about the relation between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, the orphan boy brought ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of The Color of Water by James McBride (440 words, 1 pages)

Growth In The Color of Water, by James McBride, James is always trying to learn more and more about his mother. Unsuccessful most of the time in his childhood. He wants to understand the present and future by understanding the past. Both James and Ruth are subject to varying degrees ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Chocky by John Wyndham (764 words, 2 pages)

Chocky The Novel Chocky was written by John Wyndham and was later adapted into a TV drama by the BBC. The producers, Pamela Londale and Vic Hughes, kept the same title for the TV series as the Novel, and named it Chocky, but the Film text had some changes in ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013