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A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of the Catcher in the Rye and the Glass House by J. D. Salinger (1366 words, 4 pages)

J.D.SalingerYour NameCOURSETEACHERDATE"I Think that J.D.Salinger is the most talented fiction writer in America."(Hyman, Edgar p.444) ""Salinger is an oddity, an obsessive, who commands respect.."(Kazin, Alfred p.446) These are just a portion of endless quotes which describe Salinger's impact on typical modern day literature critic. Throughout his career he has turned ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Iago’s Treachery in Othello by William Shakespeare (2407 words, 11 pages)

When Iago's treachery is fully revealed, Othello asks "Why hath thouthus ensnar'd my soul and body?"Explain Iago's motives for hating both Othello and Cassio, analyse themethods he uses to ruin their lives and show how Shakespeare revealsIago's thoughts and plans to the audience.The play "Othello" was written by the playwright ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Russian Revolution in Animal Farm by George Orwell (544 words, 1 pages)

George Orwell, author of the highly acclaimed Animal Farm, wrote this fablein hopes of informing not only children, but also the population as awhole, of his views on the Russian Revolution and the rise of communism inthat nation. The fable, a literary composition conveying a moral truth,clearly guides the readers ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Characters in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (629 words, 4 pages)

Nate BillsEnglishJane EyreYou can't judge a book by it's cover. In Jane Eyre byCharlotte Bronte, we meet Jane Eyre, who finds her true loveto be someone she is not attracted to. Jane is attracted topeople who contain the same intellectual capacity as her,and has no regard for those who have ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Insanity in Macbeth by William Shakespeare (418 words, 1 pages)

InsanityInsanity to a certain person is someones inability to make reasonable decisions and also the inability to separate the real from fake. In Shakespeares MacBeth, the main character MacBeth goes through many incidents that make him seem insane. His insanity is evident throughout the whole play from his hallucinations to ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Accidental Tourist and Searching for Caleb by Anne Tyler (969 words, 3 pages)

Individualism and Belonging to the FamilyAnne Tyler's novels The Accidental Tourist and Searching for Caleb are concerned with the family and individualism. In the Accidental Tourist each character undergoes a transformation between individualism and belonging to his family. Individualism means isolation, while family means belonging. Searching for Caleb shows how ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Chimney Sweeper by William Blake (790 words, 1 pages)

William Blakes The Chimney Sweeper offers a graphic portrayal of a particular cultural aspect of England in the 1790s. By examining my interactions with the poem, I will attempt to analyse and contrast my own belief system against that which is presented in the text.Blakes poem was initially very striking ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Indians in I Heard the Owl Call My Name and in the Black Robe (622 words, 2 pages)

Although the Indians in I Heard The Owl Call My Name, and in The Black Robe are primitive in the technological sense, they are neither simple or emotional people.The Indians in both texts could be classed as primitive people - if we take primitive to mean technologically underdeveloped. The level ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of in Contempt by Christopher A. Darden and Jess Walter (1058 words, 2 pages)

TITLEThis report is based upon the book In Contempt, written by Christopher A. Darden with Jess Walter. This book is published by Regan Books an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers and is copyrighted 1996 by Christopher A. Darden.Introduction of the AuthorThe book In Contempt was written by Christopher A. Darden. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Imagination in Morte D’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory (504 words, 2 pages)

IMAGINATION IN MORTE D' ARTHURA recurring theme in Sir Thomas Malorys Morte d Arthur is the use of imaginative descriptions of characters and settings. Imagination is what the reader of the story must use to form his or her own mental images of a situation, and the better the storyteller ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Crime and Punishment and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1610 words, 3 pages)

How the main characters from Crime and Punishment and One Day in the Life of I van Denisovich cope differently to each of their own sufferings.Survival trough suffering is a general theme running through the novels. Different forms of survival occur because in different scenarios. In One Day in the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Hester Prynne Sanction by Peter French (1443 words, 2 pages)

The persistent issue of corporate punishment has been the proverbial thorn in the side of many people throughout history. Corporations have caused many people huge amounts of both physical and emotional pain due to instances of improper mechanical maintenance, ignorance towards the environment, and the manufacture of life threatening products. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Henry IV by William Shakespeare (1647 words, 2 pages)

English Shakespeare October, 5 1996RedemptionIn Shakespeare's Henry IV, the character Hal, the Prince of Wales, undergoes a transformation that can be characterized as a redemption. Shakespeare introduces Hal, in the opening act as a renegade of the Court. His avoidance of all public responsibility and his affinity for the company ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Horror in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1322 words, 5 pages)

The Horror! In Heart of Darkness it is the white invaders for instance, who are, almost without exception, embodiments of blindness, selfishness, and cruelty and even in the cognitive domain, where such positive phrases as "to enlighten," for instance, are conventionally opposed to negative ones such as "to be in ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Scrambled Eggs & Whiskey by Hayden Carruth (964 words, 4 pages)

Hayden CarruthScrambled Eggs Whiskey is Hayden Carruth's most recent collection of works. Published in 1996, it reflects a dark, boozed washed view of the world throw the eyes of a 76- year-old man. His works reflect his personal experiences and his opinion on world events. Despite technical merit Carruth works ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Collection in Our Time by Ernest Hemingway (585 words, 2 pages)

Half-way through reading Hemmingway's collection In Our Time I was interrupted by myroommate, George. He wanted to know how I liked the story. He seems to be very impressedthat I'm reading Hemmingway. I explained to him that it was, in fact, not one story, but a collectionof short stories. He ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Civilization in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1003 words, 2 pages)

Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, is an intriguing and extremely disturbing portrayal of mans surrender to his carnal nature when all external trappings of "civilization" are removed. This novel excellently portrays the shameful ways in which the Europeans exploited the Africans physically, socially, economically, and spiritually.Throughout the nineteenth century, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (489 words, 1 pages)

Heart of Controversy Chinua Achebe believes that Joseph Conrads Heart Of Darkness is racist based on Conrads descriptions of Africa and its people. Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart, stresses Conrads depiction of Africa as the antithesis of Europe and civilization, and the animal imagery present throughout the novella.Heart of ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Creativity and Luck in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (971 words, 2 pages)

How Huck Uses His Creativity, Luck, and Wits to Get Rid of the PitsWhat would you do if you were a young teenager traveling down the Mississippi River, not knowing where to sleep that night or find food for your next meal? That is the dilemma faced by Huckleberry Finn, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Emotional States in Hamlet by William Shakespeare (3280 words, 12 pages)

Hamlet went through various emotional states because of different unfortunatecircumstances that confronted him. Yet Hamlet never went so far over "the edge" so as tonot come back from reality, yet for reasons psychological, he procrastinated actions thathe should have taken, until it was too late. I will first discuss Hamlet, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Madness in Hamlet by William Shakespeare (699 words, 2 pages)

HAS HAMLET GONE MAD???Hamlet was the prince of Denmark, son of the assassi-nated King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude, and nephew to Claudius. Hamlet, (during the play) goes through some very troubling situations in which he seems to act in an insane manner. But I am convinced that he was "not ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Main Characters in Macbeth by William Shakespeare (6257 words, 25 pages)

Macbeth, a play by William Shakespeare written sometime between 1603-1606, is atragic story of death and deceit amongst the noblemen of Scotland. The two maincharacters are Macbeth, Thane of Glamis and his wife Lady Macbeth. The play isbased around the conflict in Scotland at the time between the King andrebellious ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of a Tool of a Higher Power in Hamlet by William Shakespeare (695 words, 2 pages)

Kristine TheobaldJanuary 15, 1997Per 6 Adv. Sr. EnglishHamlet A Tool of a Higher PowerThroughout Shakespeare's Hamlet, it seems that a higher spiritual power is influencing the events taking place in the state of Denmark. A ghost of the recently deceased King Hamlet appears to Young Hamlet telling him of his ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Tragic Flaw in Hamlet by William Shakespeare (792 words, 1 pages)

Question Does Hamlet have a tragic flaw? If so, what is it and how does it effect his surroundings and how does it effect Hamlet himself? What is the outcome of his flaw?Hamlet has a tragic flaw in his personality and behavior. His flaw is that he is overly concerned ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Tragic Play Hamlet by William Shakespeare (469 words, 2 pages)

In William Shakespeare's well known tragic play, Hamlet, the main characterHamlet is defeated by his own flaws. These flaws are the killing of Polonius, the killing ofClaudius, and most of all by Hamlet being misled by the Ghost. The killing of Polonius isa major flaw of Hamlets because it got ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Tragic Hero in Hamlet by William Shakespeare (1480 words, 2 pages)

Hamlet as a Tragic HeroWilliam Shakespeare, the greatest playwright of the English language, wrote a total of 37 plays in his lifetime, all of which can be categorized under tragedy, comedy, or history. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Shakespeares most popular and greatest tragedy, displays his genius as a playwright, as ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Hatchet by Gary Paulsen (289 words, 1 pages)

Hatchet is the story of a young boy named Brian who is stranded in the middle of the Canadian woods after the plane he was in, crashes. Brian must learn to live in nature with no rations or food. He must survive with nothing but the hatchet his mother gave ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Lifestyle in Hamlet by William Shakespeare (748 words, 3 pages)

Live by the Sword, Die by the SwordIt is commonly said that if you play too close with the fire, you are going to getburned. This generally means that if you live a dangerous lifestyle, then you willeventually falter and suffer the consequences. In Shakespeares Hamlet, there are manycases where ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Antiheroism in Hamlet by William Shakespeare (834 words, 5 pages)

HamletAntiheroism has always been an interesting aspect of a character thatauthors have chosen to illustrate. In literature, there has been countlessantiheroic characters, from Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo'sNest and Allie Fox in The Mosquito Coast, to others as famous as Robin Hoodand ... By literary definition, an ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of The Importance of Being Earnest (1428 words, 2 pages)

A Tale of Three ClassesA Marxist Criticism on "The Importance of Being Earnest""Excuse me Geoffrey, could you get me some more water. I'm terribly thirsty, and the weather out here isn't doing any good for my complexion." declares the man as he sighs in exhaustion."Right away sir, anything else?" proclaims ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013