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An Analysis of the Themes of Love and Deception in Medea by Euripides (514 words, 1 pages)

Love and Deception There are many pieces of literature that may entail more than one theme throughout the story. The tragedy, Medea, by Euripides is very good example of this. Throughout this story, the themes of betrayal and love, revenge, and womens rights arise. Euripides brings these points up to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Justice in the Cave by Plato (1085 words, 2 pages)

Sofia Kaufman AP Government D-Block September 23, 2000 Justice and Sovereignty There are two basic questions in this world. Who governs? And to what ends do they govern? These questions raise concerns over the limits of power given to people. How much power is just? In their writings, Plato, John ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Initiation in the Short Story A&P and in Everyday Use (716 words, 1 pages)

Initiation Essay An initiation story may be said to show its young protagonist experiencing a significant change of knowledge about the world or himself and this change must point or lead him toward an adult world. In this essay I will be characterizing and evaluating each of the major protagonist ... Read More

The Theme of Nature, Pain Imagery, Tone, and Figurative Language in Emily Dickinson’s Poems A Bird Came Down to Walk and I Dreaded That First Robin So (729 words, 1 pages)

Emily Dickinsons A Bird Came Down the Walk-- and I Dreaded that First Robin So, compare and contrast in a number of significant ways. Both works incorporate the theme of nature, juxtaposed with pain imagery. A strong tone in both poems helps to carry out the speakers message. The figurative ... Read More

The Universal Theme of Growing Up and the Colorful Symbolism of The Catcher in the Rye, a Novel by J. D. Salinger (1006 words, 3 pages)

In 1919 Jerome David Salinger was born to Sol and Miriam Jillich Salinger. This man would have a moderately normal childhood attending the private McBurney School in Manhattan, and afterwards the Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1936. He then attended New York University for an ... Read More

A Major Theme of the Crucible (638 words, 1 pages)

A Major Theme of The Crucible The theme of the story was rising over adversity, and standing for the truth even to the death. The Crucible explores the depths of honor and truth. John sacrifices his own life in order to die with goodness. He would rather die by his ... Read More

The Use of Parallelism, Relationships between the Characters, and the Theme of Revenge in Wuthering Heights, a Novel by Emily Bronte (2482 words, 4 pages)

In the novel 'Wuthering Heights', Emily Bronte shows how different aspects of themes are presented for a reader's consideration. Some of the important themes in Wuthering Heights are revenge, spiritual feelings between main characters, obsession, selfishness, and responsibility. Although it may seem like a tale of villains and victims, Wuthering ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme in Sheila Gordon’s Waiting for the Rain (507 words, 1 pages)

The first theme shown in Sheila Gordon's Waiting for the Rain, is that a true friendship is stronger than any emotion of the human character that corrupts, even hates, emotions like distrust, fear, beliefs that one race is better than another, and intolerance. In Waiting for the Rain, these feelings ... Read More

The Plot, Characters, and Theme of The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (3045 words, 5 pages)

The story opens with Hester Prynne standing silently on the scaffold in the middle of a town square in 18th century Boston. Hester, holding her small child in her arms, is publicly on trial for adultery. The town people, especially the women, are not happy that Hester has been sentenced ... Read More

The Theme of Learning in Blake’s Poem The Schoolboy and an Extract from Byron’s Epic Don Juan (1754 words, 3 pages)

'The Schoolboy' and this extract from Byron's epic Don Juan are concerned with the theme of learning. Blake regards formal schooling as confining and destructive to a child's nature, whereas Byron ridicules and shows the ineffectuality of strict puritan education. 'The Schoolboy' comprises six stanzas of five lines with a ... Read More

An Analysis of the themes of Book “The Passion” (2142 words, 3 pages)

The book "The Passion" is a wonderful book that brings with it many themes. Female identity, gender roles, passion, love, gambling, religion and war. Passion is the main topic in this book it is repeated over and over. The book seemed to be an investigation of the passion that arises ... Read More

The Themes of Hypocrisy, Guilt, Authority and Hysteria in The Crucible by Arthur Miller (1154 words, 2 pages)

Arthur Miller set his play "The Crucible" in the town of Salem, Massachusetts, in the year 1692. The story revolves around a farmer John Proctor and his community, devastated by allegations of witchcraft. The play begins with a group of young girls being discovered to have been dancing in the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme in I’m A Fool by Sherwood Anderson (486 words, 1 pages)

"I'm A Fool" by Sherwood Anderson takes the reader into the mind of a lying, ambivalent, uneducated and somewhat foolish youth. It is a story of a foolish incident in which he lies to a beautiful girl in attempt to win her love. His plan backfires when he realizes that ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes of Religion and Personal Salvation in Inferno by Dante (2883 words, 4 pages)

"Midway through the journey of our life, I foundmyself in a dark wood, for I had strayedfrom the straight pathway to this tangled ground." These famous lines from Dante's Inferno signify the themes of religion and personal salvation in the poem. Often when one embarks on a journey of self-discovery, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Isolation in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (1090 words, 2 pages)

Great Expectations The theme of isolation is directly reflected in the time it was written, the Victorian era. Women during this period were dependent on men, unless they were rich. Miss Havisham, who is rich and who is not dependent on a man, is isolated in her own, home which ... Read More

An Overview of the God Theme (1750 words, 3 pages)

Who is God? A theme that Gerard Hopkins seems to have spent his life exploring and attempting to answer through his poetry. By exploring nature around him, Hopkins adds insight to Gods relationship with and essential role to man-- that of creator and redeemer. In his poem Windhover we see ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Obsession in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (1815 words, 5 pages)

In the novel Wuthering Heights, a story about love turned obsession, Emily Bronte manipulates the desolate setting and dynamic characters to examine the self-destructive pain of compulsion. Emily Brontes Wuthering Heights is a novel about lives that cross paths and are intertwined with one another. Healthcliff, a orphan, is taken ... Read More

An Analysis of the Bear Foot Theme in the Volvo Advertisement in 1990 (1444 words, 3 pages)

VOLVO'S "BEAR FOOT" MISSTEP INTRODUCTION The Volvo car manufacturers in 1990, following a monster truck rally in Vermont, devised an advertisement to show the strength and safety of the Volvo station wagon. The actual event of 1990 was one whereby a monster truck which because of its size was given ... Read More

An Analysis of Theme and Style in These Colors Don’t Run by Beuford Smith (892 words, 2 pages)

The piece which I will analyze was shot by Beuford Smith, and is titled These Colors Dont Run. It was taken in 1999 and is a silver gelatin print. It is displayed in Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery in the Schine Student Center at Syracuse University. The issue at the ... Read More

The Usage of Character, Theme, Acting, and Set to Relay the Emotions of Camille to the Audience in Uncommon Clay, a Play by Jeanine Thompson (1521 words, 2 pages)

Uncommon Clay was devised and directed by Jeanine Thompson. I saw the 800 PM at the Thuber Theatre. This play purpose was to relate to others the hardships and ordeals that Camille Claudel had dealt with from her child hood all the way up to her containment in a psychiatric ... Read More

A Comparison of the Plot, Themes, and Characterization of The Old Man and the Sea and True Grit (984 words, 2 pages)

Comparative Essay Between The Old Man and the Sea and True Grit The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway, a simply written novel of an old mans singular struggle, while trying to catch a fish, against forces of the sea overpowering him and True Grit, by Charles Portis, ... Read More

A Survey of Features of Transcendentalism and Themes in Literature (2256 words, 4 pages)

Transcendentalism For the transcendentalist, the "I" transcends the corporeal and yet nature is the embodiment of the transcendence and, or, the means to achieving transcendence, which gives way to a belief that the physical "I" is at the root of all transcendence. In practical terms, the transcendentalist is occupied with ... Read More

An Overview of the Transcendental Themes in the Poetry of Walt Whitman (2077 words, 3 pages)

Walt Whitman Transcendentalism By the late 19th century, Walt Whitman had become positioned at the forefront of the American cultural lexicon. His poetry was at once brash, dissonant and resoundingly erotic. His raw, unabashed poetry flew in the face of the prevailing ideals of his time. Whitmans greatest literary accomplishment, ... Read More

The Theme of American Dream in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (549 words, 1 pages)

The 1920s, ten years of thriving life in America. People living the good life and people living in the slumps. East Egg, the prominent community of the old rich. People who have known money all their lives. West Egg, the up and coming community of the newly rich. Manhattan, the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Segregation in the Novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (915 words, 1 pages)

The novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee takes a reality look at life in the South and 1930s. The trial in this book is affected by setting and changes the result of the trial, Atticus, and how people saw their views of life. Atticus, Scout, and Boo are ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes of Imprisonment and Escape in I’m the King of the Castle by Susan Hill (531 words, 1 pages)

CRITICAL ESSAY In her novel, "I'm the king of the castle", Susan Hill conveys the themes of imprisonment and escape through a number of key incidents, symbolism and using the relationship between characters. Being trapped can to some people be a very traumatic experience. The sheer claustrophobia of it all ... Read More

An Analysis of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein on the Many Themes That are Presented (1821 words, 2 pages)

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, many themes that are present are also present in contemporary society. Many of these themes are universal. The term universal pertains to the "relating to, extending to, or affecting the entire world or all within the world worldwide all time periods" (American Heritage Dictionary pg. 1401). ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a Medieval Romance (599 words, 1 pages)

There are many major themes in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, some more present than others, for instance, honor and pride which lead to manipulation (domination) and finally, the game itself. These are three themes that get the audience interested in the story and give them an appetite for ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes in the Poetry of Langston Hughes (1192 words, 2 pages)

Theme for a Life Langston Hughes was one of the greatest black poets, not just poet but black poet, ever to live. Langston Hughes was proud of his heritage, and he was proud of his color. He did not want the title of poet, but that of black poet. Hughes, ... Read More

A Theme Analysis of the Homer’s Iliad on War as Depicted as Horrible, Bloody and Fruitless (586 words, 2 pages)

Theme Analysis In Homer's Iliad, war is depicted as horrible, bloody, and fruitless. There are no clear winners in The Iliad. Many people die in vain because of arrogant and emotional decisions made by men. Achilles directly causes the death of his friend by first refusing to fight, leaving the ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013