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A Literary Analysis of the Short Story the Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe (1441 words, 5 pages)

By telling the story of a perfectly sane man driven mad by his own fear and sense ofterror, Poe establishes a very important point that ones fear is determined by ones reaction to asituation. In Edgar Allan Poes short story "The Fall of the House of Usher," the narrator startsout ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (529 words, 2 pages)

Setting - This book usually took place in the giant submarine the Nautilus. The Nautilus roamed the world's oceans. A group of men were captured by the Nautilus which they thought was a sea monster. The ship was run by captain Nemo. Point of View - This book is told ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Novel 1984 by George Orwell Aka Eric Blair (1309 words, 2 pages)

1.) List the title and author of the work you read? 1984 written by George Orwell which is a pen name for Eric Blair, his real name. 2.) Briefly describe the plot (action) of the work. What happens? 1984 a story of dictators who are in complete control of a ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Character Winston Smith in 1984 (408 words, 2 pages)

Winston Smith has lived a long miserable life. He believes he is responsible for his mothers and sisters death and he has to live with that pain his whole life. Also his wife left him and he has no one to talk to and no one to be with. But ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Different Theories in 1984 by George Orwell (2714 words, 4 pages)

Since the onset of the United States, Americans have always viewed the future in two ways one, as the perfect society with a perfect government, or two, as a communistic hell where free will no longer exists and no one is happy. The novel 1984 by George Orwell is a ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Supernatural in Macbeth by William Shakespeare (1203 words, 2 pages)

In Shakespeares Macbeth, specific scenes focus the readers attention to the suspense and involvement of the supernatural. The use of witches, apparitions and ghosts are an important element in making the play interesting. Examining certain scenes of the play, it can be determined that as supernatural occurrences develop, Macbeth reflects ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Play Trifles by Susan Glaspell (779 words, 2 pages)

Steven FiorilloThe thesis of this paper is to prove that the title of Susan Glaspell's play "Trifles" represents how men considered women's duties and their opinions to be of little importance compared to a man's role in society. The dictionary defines the word trifle as something of little importance or ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Main Character Winston Smith in 1984 by George Orwell (615 words, 3 pages)

Winston Smith, the main character, works in London, at the Ministry of Truth. London isa city in Airstrip One, a Province of Oceania. A government that goes by the name BigBrother has taken over the world. The Party with Big Brother as its leader rulesOceania, a state and one of ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Story First Confession (522 words, 1 pages)

The story First Confession is a story about a troubled boy who is tormented by his sister and his grandmother and is forced to go to confession for his first time and he just refuses to go. He plots to kill his grandmother and tries to kill his sister with ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Touch Wood Based on the Author’s Own Life as a Jewish Girl During the German Invasion of France (849 words, 1 pages)

"Touch Wood" is based on the authors own life when she was growing as a Jewish girl during the German invasion of France. In 1940, Rene and her family were living in Alsace, France, where nothing ever changed. No one expected anything unusual to happen. Then one day, a war ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Insanity in the Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1368 words, 3 pages)

The Yellow Wallpaper - Journey into InsanityIn "The Yellow Wallpaper", by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the dominantsubmissive relationship between an oppressive husband and his submissive wife pushes her from depression into insanity.Flawed human nature seems to play a great role in her breakdown. Her husband, a noted physician, is unwilling to ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking by Walt Whitman (1983 words, 4 pages)

Wonderful Causing TearsThe ability to pinpoint the birth or beginning of the poet lifestyle is rare. It is rare for the observer as it is for the writer. The Walt Whitman poem Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking is looked at by most as just that. It is a documentation, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of 1984 an Anti-Utopian Novel by George Orwell (620 words, 3 pages)

1984 as an Anti-Utopian NovelA utopia is an ideal or perfect community. While some writers have createdfictional places that embody their ideals societies, other writers have writtensatires that ridicule existing conditions of society, or anti-utopias, which showpossible future societies that are anything but ideal. In 1984 , George Orwellpresents a ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of a Novel Portraying a Restricted Society in 1984 by George Orwell (236 words, 1 pages)

1984 by George Orwel is a dramatic novel portraying a restricted society. Winston Smith is a thin, 39 year-old man who wears blue Party coveralls. Winston is sick of the Party's rigid control over his life and world, and begins trying to rebel against the Party--writing defiant thoughts in a ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Friendship in a Separate Peace by John Knowles (423 words, 1 pages)

A Separate PeaceA Separate Peace written by John Knowles tells the story of two friends in their quest through school, war, friendships, and death. As the story moves on, so does Gene's and Finny's friendship. It goes through many changes as the characters themselves change. In the beginning of the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1459 words, 7 pages)

A tale of two cities A Tale of two Cities In 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 nears the south coast. His family moved to London when he was ten ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Short Story Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessin (871 words, 1 pages)

Point of View EssayIn the short story "Through the tunnel", Doris Lessing describes the adventure of Jerry, a young English boy trying to swim through an underwater tunnel. Throughout the story, the author uses the third person omniscient point of view to describe the boy's surroundings and to show us ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Unstoppable Love in a Worn Path by Eudora Welty (863 words, 4 pages)

A Worn Path"A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty, is the tale of the unstoppable love and careof a grandmother for her grandchild. It tells a story of sheer determinationas Phoenix Jackson makes a long journey into town to get medicine for herchronically ill grandson. She strives forward despite frequent obstacles ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of the Sleep Book by Linde and Savaley and the Sleeping Pill by Ernest Hartmann (1854 words, 2 pages)

How many times during the night do we toss and turn, check the clock, and find it ticking away and tell ourselves, "If I could fall asleep right now I would get at least five hours of sleep"? But, sleep doesn't come so we continue to toss and turn. This ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Conflict in a Worn Path by Eudora Welty (1167 words, 4 pages)

In Eudora Welty's "A Worn Path" the conflict was not apparent at the very beginning. What was a poor, elderly sick woman doing gallivanting in the forest during the dead of winter? The reason became clear towards the conclusion of the story as the action revealed that the conflict was ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Knights of the Round Table and the Movie Blade Runner (566 words, 1 pages)

We think of ourselves as Knights of the Holy Contact. This is a lie.... we need only mirrors. Man has always tried to create or search for another life form, whether this life forms intelligence is less than, equal to, or greater than our own intelligence, hence the Knights of ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the First Chapter in a Passage to India (683 words, 3 pages)

The first chapter of A Passage to India describes the setting of the novel. Forster establishesChandrapore as a prototypical Indian town, neither distinguished nor exceptionally troubled. Thistown can therefore be taken to be symbolic of the rest of India rather than an exceptional case. Thisallows the actions that occur in ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Article Cultural Relativism and Cultural Values by Melville Herkovits (1559 words, 3 pages)

A critique of cultural relativismIn his article "Cultural relativism and cultural values", Melville Herkovits defines the principle of cultural relativism as "judgements are based on experience, and experience is interpreted by each individual in terms of his own enculturation" (26). This is the basic premise of cultural relativism, that beliefs, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Crucible by Arthur Miller (626 words, 2 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Arthur Miller's The Crucible are both distinctly different narratives of the Salem Witch trials. The Scarlet Letter is a novel and The Crucible is a play. While The Scarlet Letter deals mainly with the sin of adultery, The Crucible mainly deals with witchcraft. Both ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of a Civil Action Based upon a True Story of Jonathan Harr (518 words, 2 pages)

A Civil Action is based upon a true story that Jonathan Harr, a former staff writer of New England Monthly describes a case that in the legal system that is fascinating and compelling. The story of an impracticable quest by an idealistic young personal-Injury lawyer, whose aim was to prove ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Character Marian in a Visit of Charity by Eudora Welty (839 words, 2 pages)

Jennifer GeorgeProfessor ThomasEnglish 1302.15124 July 2000A Character Analysis of Marian in A Visit of CharityIn the short story, A Visit of Charity, Eudora Welty illustrates the story of a fourteen-year-old girl named Marian, who is a Campfire Girl that is paying a visit to the Old Ladies Home in order ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Summary of a Separate Peace by John Knowles (2023 words, 6 pages)

For my A Separate Peace essay I will be summarizing the book. In chapter 1 the narrator, Gene, returned to the Devon School in New Hampshire, where he was a student with his friend, Finny, 15 years prior, just as World War II began. The narrative went back 15 years, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Animal Nature in Deliverance by James Dickey (1208 words, 7 pages)

A Mirror Has Two Faces Connecting with Our Animal Nature inJames Dickey's novel Deliverance I remember watching nature shows on television andseeing natural predation. There on the screen lions stalk,chase, kill, and eat their prey. A true vision of animalnature. Humans are also animals, therefore, possessinganimal nature. This animal nature ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Theme of Heartache in the Poem Home Burial by Robert Frost (389 words, 1 pages)

The poem, Home Burial by Robert Frost, tells of a child that was buried not long in the past and of the sorrow of the wife and husband. The husbands grief is not as apparent as the wifes heartache. The husband has become accustomed to his feeling, but the wife ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of a Midsummers Night Dream by William Shakespeare (524 words, 1 pages)

A Mid Summers Night DreamOne play can be told in so many different ways but yet have the same story behind it. A major example of this is the six interpretations of William Shakespeare's play A Mid Summers Night Dream. In class we saw these six versions, there were many ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013