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The Themes of Progress and Collapse in Joel Sternfeld’s American Prospects, a Photography Collection (1562 words, 6 pages)

The ProspectorThe word prospect has a few different meanings, but a common theme that runs through all of them is the idea of searching for potential. Like the prospectors of the nineteenth century exploring the landscape for gold, American Prospects (1987) by Joel Sternfeld explores the American landscape, looking for ... Read More

The Themes of Sexuality and Fertility Depicted in the Tomb of Nebamun (907 words, 3 pages)

Women in ancient Egypt possessed a greater power in the revitalization of the soul than in most other aspects of their lives. Their female generative principle worked equally with the male principle to allow for the continuation of the soul into the next life. Since men were more commonly depicted ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes of Light and Darkness in the Novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (307 words, 2 pages)

A Tale of Two Cities Light and DarknessIn Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities, metaphors circulating around the shadows of darkness and glimmers of light are developed throughout the story. These metaphors are perhaps the strongest in Book 3, when the lives of Madame Defarge and Lucie Manette ... Read More

The Modernist Themes in Hamlet, a Play by William Shakespeare (703 words, 3 pages)

Modernism is an ideology that began in the wake of unimaginablecatastrophe. It began at a time (just after WW1) when people were facedwith death on a scale unimaginable. It began as people were forced, face toface, into trying to comprehend the incomprehensible. Those whocharacterized the modernist movement, when faced with ... Read More

An Analysis of the “Seize the Day” Themes in The Road Not Taken, A&P and Araby (640 words, 2 pages)

Carpe Diem- seize the day enjoy the present, as opposed to placing all hope in the future. Those who want to take a big bite of life and just run with it usually express this term, instead of worry about the future and what it holds. Besides, the future is ... Read More

The Apocalyptic and Scientific Themes in the Short Story, The Star by H.G. Wells (1086 words, 3 pages)

H.G. Wells 1897 short story The Star has proven to be one of the most foundational pieces discussed this semester. During the turn of the century, writers like Wells were just starting to experiment with new topics for their writing, and, naturally, as science and mankinds understanding of astronomy progressed, ... Read More

Comparing Political Themes in Episode 9 of “Rains of Castamere” and the Third Season of “Game of Thrones” (1242 words, 4 pages)

Game of thrones is an epic fantasy television series based on the A Song of Fire and Ice series by George R. R. Martin which is about the struggle for power of the seven influential and noble families and their respective kingdoms and how the three powerful families Lannisters, Targaryans ... Read More

The Themes of Slavery and Rebellion in Stephen B. Oates’ Book The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion (1062 words, 3 pages)

The Fires of Jubilee Nat Turners Fierce Rebellionby Stephen B. Oates is a compelling account of the infamous 1831 slave rebellion that took place in Virginias Southampton County. A historical narrative of Nat Turners life as a gifted black slave we follow him as he leads a band of slaves ... Read More

The Setting, Characters, Themes and Symbols in Atonement, a Novel by Ian McEwan (1077 words, 4 pages)

SettingThe novel is set in the United Kingdom and France in 1935, mid-WWII, and 1999. It is divided into four parts. The first is set in at a country estate where Briony Tallis, the protagonist, lives. The second and third parts are set in World War Two France and the ... Read More

The Multiple Themes of Notions of Suffering, Catharsis, Jazz and the Blues, Drugs and Alcohol, and Family Life in the Short Story, Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin (1173 words, 5 pages)

Sonnys Blues by James Baldwin is much like an intricately designed fabric with the threads of many themes. Among these themes are the notion of suffering, catharsis, jazz and the blues, drugs and alcohol, and family life. The themes that James Baldwin addresses in Sonny's Blues work together strongly to ... Read More

The Setting, Characters, Themes, Styles and Symbols in Death and the Maiden, a Play by Ariel Dorfman (939 words, 4 pages)

SettingDeath and the Maiden is set in an unnamed Latin-American nation which has recently returned to democracy after a long period of dictatorship. The events are set in the early 1990s, around the time period the play was written. Although the country in the play is never named, it fits ... Read More

The Setting, Characters, Style and Themes in The Natural, a Novel by Bernard Malamud (1005 words, 4 pages)

SettingThe Natural takes place in the United States in the early to mid 20th Century. The bulk of the story takes place in New York CityThe New York Knights are a baseball team that has been in a perpetual losing streak for a long time. It is the arrival of ... Read More

The Themes of Reality and Responsibility and the Use of Metaphor in Birches, a Poem by Robert Frost (1164 words, 5 pages)

Robert Frost was born in 1874 in San Francisco. Descended from the New Englanders, Robert Frost is much associated with New England. In addition, most of his poems were well-known as a reflection of New England life. Despite that, he was a kind of subtle poet and generally recognized as ... Read More

Flannery O’Connor’s Use of Religious Themes and the Use of Character Names and Objects to Signify the Concept of the Story in Revelation (1386 words, 5 pages)

Flannery OConnor was born in 1925 in Savannah, Georgia. The themes that OConnor often used in her work are religious, probably influenced by her Catholic parents. Even though, her parents influence her in Catholicism, her devotion to Catholicism is likely stronger than her parents devotion to it. Furthermore, she is ... Read More

A Discussion of Themes in Gender and Jim Crow a Short Narrative by Glenda Gilmore (2197 words, 8 pages)

Glenda Gilmores Gender and Jim Crow Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896 1920 presented a narrative of North Carolinas politics during the turn of the century. Gilmore told the story of how, after Reconstruction, blacks began to become part of North Carolinas society through their ... Read More

The Growing Gap Between the Rich and Poor as the Major Themes in in Charles Dickens’ Literature (735 words, 4 pages)

While Dickens has lived most of his life out of poverty, he has experienced both sides of the spectrum, both luxury, and poverty. When Dickens was twelve, he was forced to work in a shoe polish factory due to his fathers numerous debts. The hard and low-paying work at the ... Read More

The Themes of Slavery and Gender in the Works of Mark Twain (2088 words, 7 pages)

Slaver and Gender on Human SufferingMark Twain Confronts These Two Issues in His Writing Slavery and gender are two of great issues throughout human history. In his stories, Mark Twain emphasizes these two issues. In the story A True Story Mark Twain exposes the cruelty of slavery and commends human ... Read More

An Exploration of the Central Themes of Racism, Inequality, Courage and Innocence in To Kill a Mockingbird, a Novel by Harper Lee (1168 words, 3 pages)

To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a literary classic that was published in 1960, and has remained an enormously popular novel ever since. The story is set in the small rural town of Macomb, Alabama during the 1930s. It was written from the perspective of ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes in the Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving (722 words, 2 pages)

In his story The Devil and Tom Walker, Washington Irving uses Tom Walkers character to portray the theme that it is important to be a kind person, because what is put out into the world will come back to repay you. In the beginning of the story, Tom Walker is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes of Race, Class, and Ability in the American Film Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino (880 words, 3 pages)

Django unchained is an American film directed by Quentin Tarantino anddepicts a slavery culture happening in the Old West and Antebellum South(Ritzenhoff and Kazecki, 23). The major stars of the film include JamieFoxx as Django, Christoph Waltz as Schultz, and Leonardo DiCaprio. The filmfollows Django who is an African American ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Themes, Messages, and Characterization Presented by Quentin Tarantino in His Films Django Unchained and Death Proof (1715 words, 5 pages)

Quentin Tarantino is a screenwriter, cinematographer, actor, filmdirector, and producer who has produced many movies since the 1980's. Mostof his movies have had great impact among people leading to high ratingsand many views (Greene and Silem, 26). Among the movies produced by QuentinTarantino include My Best Friend's Birthday, Reservoir dogs, ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes in Ender’s Game, a Novel by Orson Scott Card (912 words, 3 pages)

The common theme in Enders Game is and always was everyone plays and views their life on a game. The object of the game of life in this book is to be on top, crush everyone else in life. Be on top be number one. The Social Darwinism is the ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes in Schindler’s List, a Movie Based on the Novel of Thomas Keneally (2312 words, 9 pages)

Thomas Keneally captures the struggle of humanity against the world by providing a sense of realism and using devices to tell a story with ambiguity. In Schindlers List, Keneally portrays many important themes as Schindler attempts to assist in helping Jews escape from the Nazis. One compelling theme is presented ... Read More

The Themes of the Eastern and Western Philosophies and Ideologies (785 words, 3 pages)

What shapes the way we think? Who determines if we are thinking rationally or logically? Why do we place value into particular things? How do Eastern and Western ideologies differ? These are all questions that were answered in the text The Geography of Thought. The two cultures in particular, which ... Read More

The Mythemes and Literary Devices Used in Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (943 words, 4 pages)

SiddharthaIn Siddhartha the teaching and delight is elaborately intertwined with one another so that while extracting delight from the daring adventures of Siddhartha, we are being taught to observe and experience life in a completely different manner. The vital mode of communication of Siddhartha is symbolic tinged with realism of ... Read More

Leonard Podis Examines the Themes in the Diamond as Big as the Ritz and Rappaccini’s Daughter (951 words, 3 pages)

In a 1984 article in Studies in Short Fiction, Fitzgeralds The Diamond as Big as the Ritz And Hawthornes Rappaccinis Daughter, Leonard Podis serves to compare the two stories and highlight a major theme shared by them. Podis himself asserts that comparing the two stories emphasizes the connection between Hawthorne ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes in the Boscombe Valley Mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (637 words, 2 pages)

Within Sir Arthur Conan Doyles The Boscombe Valley Mystery, a plot of blackmail and murder unfolds. Mr. McCarthy, a wealthy but shrewd man, and Mr. Turner, a once-poor thief turned rich man, quarrel over the future of their respective children. McCarthy wants a marriage, and Turner does not. This argument ... Read More

The Abolitionist Themes in the Works of Harriet Beecher Stowe, an American Author (320 words, 1 pages)

Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Beecher Stowe had an enormous passion for writing. Her parentsinstilled in her an initiative to change the world, and Stowe reflects thisexpectation in her writing. Her most famous work is Uncle Tom's Cabin, ananti-slavery novel depicting the reality of slavery in her time. Shepublicly expressed her ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes in the Film Suspicion by Alfred Hitchcock (1020 words, 4 pages)

According to the book A Short Guide To Writing About Film Ninth Edition, author Timothy Corrigan discusses that themes in film become the foundation for analysis because they point to the main ideas in a movie. This statement serves to be very true. The theme alone has played such a ... Read More

A Reflection of the Major Themes in the Epic, Aeneid by Virgil (448 words, 2 pages)

Aeneid Lines 1-33 ReflectionVergils Aeneid lines 1-33 reflect on the major themes he will explore throughout the rest of his epic. These major themes include the cost of founding Rome, Romes history, roles the fates and gods play, and the powerful force of emotion. Opening with the words Arma Virumque ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013