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A Comparison of American Themes by Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin (1305 words, 2 pages)

From their critical assessments on how to improve themselves and to the American public that they influenced by their writings, Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin illustrate American themes in their personal narratives that quintessentially make part of American Literature. Although they lived in different times during the early development of ... Read More

The Themes of Selfishness and Possesiveness in John Updike’s Short Story The A&P and Robert Browning’s Poem Porphyria’s Lover (1556 words, 3 pages)

In John Updikes short story, The AP, he writes of an eighteen-year-old cashier who is infatuated with three girls that enter the store and in Robert Brownings poem, Porphyrias Lover, He writes of a mans intense passion for his lover. Even thought these two works are different in context, they ... Read More

An Analysis of the Many Themes in W.E.B. Du Bois’s “The Souls of Black Folk” (1740 words, 2 pages)

W.E.B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk, a collection of autobiographical and historical essays contains many themes. Themes such as souls and their attainment of consciousness and the theme of double consciousness appear in many of the compositions. However, one of the most striking themes is that of "the ... Read More

A Reflection on the Themes and Characters of The Great Gatsby, a Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1625 words, 2 pages)

The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby was a very well written and enjoyable book. It was follows the lives of some upper class people in rural early America. This book shows the corruption and lack of morals posessed by many people. Jay Gatsby, the main character is used as a symbol ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes in Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zore Neale Hurston (1453 words, 7 pages)

Theme AnalysisAlice Walker depicts Zora Neale Hurston's work as providing the African-American literary community with its prime symbol of "racialhealth - a sense of black people as complete, complex, undiminishedhuman beings" (190). Appropriately, Hurston's Their Eyes WereWatching God, published in 1937, provides an enlightening look atthe journey of one of ... Read More

Flashback and Supernatural Themes in an Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and the Death of Haplin Frayster (1301 words, 5 pages)

AMBROSE BIERCE'SUSE OF FLASHBACKS AND THE SUPERNATURAL IN HIS SHORT STORIESAmbrose Bierce is known for using both flashbacks and the supernatural in hisshort stories "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "The Death of Haplin Frayser." Bierce was born on June 24, 1842, in House Cave Creek, Meigs County, Ohio. ... Read More

The Themes of Role-Playing and Stereotypes in Six Years After by Katherine Mansfield (630 words, 1 pages)

A Shilling-Lorenzo GiuffreIn the short story Six Years After written by Katherine Mansfield. There are many stereotypes (mostly aimed at men) and role-playing (played by men). When it comes to men and women, men are always the ones taking care of things or being ridiculed. In this essay I will ... Read More

The Themes in A Separate Place by John Knowles (741 words, 3 pages)

As with most novels, it is best to begin a discussion of thematic by examining the title. The phrase "a separate peace" is mentioned once in the novel when, speaking of the Winter Carnival, Gene writes "It was this liberation we had torn from the gray encroachments of 1943, the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story and Themes in the House of Mango Street (1446 words, 2 pages)

The story themes and implications for teaching from the House on Mango Street come from showing how todays society has low expectations for those in the inner city. This book can be used to show what inner life is like and how these people are looked at and treated by ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Themes and the Origins of the Enlightenment Period (1280 words, 10 pages)

Main Themes The Enlightenment 1. The Enlightenment had its origins in the scientific and intellectual revolutions of the 17c.2. Enlightenment thinkers felt that change and reason were both possible and desireable for thesake of human liberty.3. Enlightenment philosophes provided a major source of ideas that could be used to undermineexisting ... Read More

Major Themes in Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (1127 words, 6 pages)

Here are major themes of Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Some of these themes contradict one another others are complementary. Consider each of these themes in depth, using the text to substantiate your ideas. - A PORTRAIT OF TESS The novel is about Tess- her personality, trials, growth, and development. While ... Read More

An Analysis of Knowing the Multiple Themes Through Characters Words in “The Winter’s Tale” by William Shakespeare (1043 words, 2 pages)

Shakespeare creates many topics for discussion throughout his play, The Winters Tale. For many of these themes, multiple viewpoints can be derived from the thoughts, words, and actions of the characters in the play. The reasoning for Shakespeares title is indeed one of the aforementioned topics. Firstly, the title helps ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes Used in “The Sun Also Rises” by Ernest Hemingway (1191 words, 4 pages)

One theme that I found recurring throughout the novel, The Sun Also Rises byErnest Hemingway, was love. Lady Brett Ashley was a beautiful woman who seemed tobe irresistible to the men she became acquainted with. For example Robert Cohn, BillGorton, Pedro Romero, Mike Campbell, and last but not least Jake ... Read More

An Analysis of the Literary Style, Themes, and the Characters’ Way of Dealing with Death In “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien (1125 words, 2 pages)

The Things They Carried was a story about soldiers caught in the confusion of the Vietnam War. There are a lot of apparent themes that are dealt with when writing a story about war, especially about death. I enjoyed reading this story, however there were some things about it that ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (1200 words, 2 pages)

Arthur Miller, in his plays, deals with the injustice of society's moral values and the characters who are vulnerable to its cruelty. A good majority of these plays were very successful and earned numerous awards. According to Brooks Atkinson, a critic for the New York Times, Miller's play Death of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey (1150 words, 2 pages)

Ken Kesey's novel " One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest " takes place in a mental hospital. The main character, or protagonist is Randle P. McMurphy, a convicted criminal and gambler who feigns insanity to get out of a prisoners work ranch. The antagonist is Nurse Ratched also referred to ... Read More

Underlying Themes in Frankenstein Makes It Ethically Debatable (873 words, 4 pages)

Mary Shelley Frankenstein is filled with various underlying themes, the crux being the effect society has on The Creature personality. In fact, the ethical debate concerning biotechnological exploration into genetic cloning has created a monster in itself. A multitude of ethical questions arises when considering the ramifications of creating a ... Read More

The Major Themes in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (763 words, 1 pages)

Of Mice and Men", by John Steinbeck, is composed of four major themes. These themes are the value of dreams and goals, moral responsibility, social injustice, and the bond of friendship and loyalty. The value of dreams and goals are that they provide hope and the desire to keep going ... Read More

The Themes of God and Church in the Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (841 words, 2 pages)

The Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonThematic Uses of God and the ChurchMorrison places a responsibility for the social dilemma tragic condition of blacks in a racist America so prominent in the 1940s, on an indefinite God andor the church. This omniscient being, the creator of all things, both noble and ... Read More

Analysis of Themes And Narration in Everyday Use by Alice Walker (988 words, 2 pages)

The Theme and Narration Technique of Everyday UseEveryday Use, by Alice Walker, was first published in 1973. The story opens as Maggie and her mother, a black farm woman, await a visit from Maggies older sister, Dee, and a man who may be her husband--her mother is not sure whether ... Read More

The Themes of the Poetry of the Romantic Era (1780-1830) (839 words, 4 pages)

RomanticismWhen we think of romance or romantic we often associate the term with love. People talk about how they want their significant others to be more romantic. But what does the term romantic really mean. Does it mean giving flowers, spending an evening alone by candlelight, bringing home extravagant gifts, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characterization and Themes in The Stranger (958 words, 2 pages)

Meursault, the main character and the narrator of the story, is a 30-year-old shipping clerk who lives an ordinary day-to-day existence. We see him as a son (at his mother's funeral) as a friend as a solitary creature pursuing simple experiences from moment to moment and as a prisoner, first ... Read More

The Themes of Seeing and Blindness in Oedipus Rex, a Play by Sophocles (967 words, 3 pages)

The play Oedipus Tyrannus, written by Sophocles, is a play filled with symbols and irony involving the aspect of both vision and blindness. This aspect of the novel takes on an important role in the life of Oedipus, the ruler of Thebes. He originally feels as though he knows and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes of Hiding and Confessing Sin in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (829 words, 2 pages)

Hiding Sin and Confessing Sin 91001 4th The way Hester and Dimmesdale approached their sins has a direct correlation with how they lived the rest of their lives. Hester confessed her sin because she had no choice she already had incriminating evidence in the form of a child and had ... Read More

An Examination of the Three Major Themes in the Novel “1984” (854 words, 3 pages)

Symbols are everywhere. Whether its the cross of Christianity, or the swastika of the Third Reich, symbols can convey messages of love, or hate, without ever having to say a word. While George Orwell in his masterpiece 1984 does, of course, use words to convey his themes, he also uses ... Read More

A Variety of Themes in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights (788 words, 2 pages)

In the novel Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte, shows how different aspects of themes are presented for a readers consideration. Some of the important themes in Wuthering Heights are, revenge, spiritual feelings between main characters, obsession, selfishness, and responsibility.Bronte mainly focuses on the spiritual feelings of her characters. The difference between ... Read More

The Themes of Love and War in Ernest Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms” (854 words, 2 pages)

A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway, is a story about love and war. Frederic Henry, a young American, works as an ambulance driver for the Italian army in World War I. He falls tragically in love with a beautiful English nurse, Miss Catherine Barkley. This tragedy is reflected by ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes in Night by Eliezer Wiesel (700 words, 2 pages)

Night by Eliezer WieselThemes One of the main themes throughout the book is the title of the book Night. There are references from Eliezer about night during the book, which are full of symbolism. The word night is used repeatedly, and Eliezer recounts every dusk, night and dawn through the ... Read More

The Themes in The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant (719 words, 3 pages)

The NecklaceThe theme of Guy de Maupassant story The Necklace seems to be suggestedby the line, What would have happened if Mathilde had not lost the necklace?.Mathilde Loisel grew up in poverty and had no expectations in life. When she got married, her and her husband would sit around the ... Read More

The Themes of Good and Evil in Isobelle Carmody’s Novel “The Gathering” (686 words, 2 pages)

Text Response Good Vs. EvilGood vs. evil is a widely explored theme in Isobelle Carmody's novel 'The Gathering'. It is most evident in the battle between the Chain and the Kraken, however the more sinister, subtler acts of evil occur when he attempts to make each member vulnerable by breaching ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013