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A Literary Analysis of Themes and Ideas in the Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (842 words, 4 pages)

JohnSteinbeck carefully molded his story The Grapes of Wrath to encompass manythemes and ideas. He included several Biblical allusions to enforce his messageof the migrating families coming together to form a community. Steinbeckalludes to Biblical characters through Jim Casy and Rose of Sharon, events likethe family's journey to California and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Conflicting Themes of Love and Death in The Legacy by John Donne (746 words, 3 pages)

John Donnes poem, The Legacy, displays the conflictingthemes of love and death. He uses imagery and there associations to convey manyof his personal thoughts and feelings, as well as, creating a theme. JohnDonnes intentions of writing this poem was to leave a legacy for his love,though he realizes that you ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes in William Shakespeare’s Play Macbeth (1074 words, 5 pages)

Shakespeare wrote Macbeth the play in 1606. Itwas written to entertain the king (James 1st) and his brother in lawthe Christian king of Demark. The first act introduces the important themes oftreason, deceit and witchcraft which the whole play revolves around. This isportrayed through the dramatic setting of a lonely ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes of Deception in the Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (2509 words, 10 pages)

All that glistens is not goldExplore the theme of deception in the Merchant of Venice. Why is it animportant theme in the play? Gilded tombs do worms infoldAppearances may bedeceptive and it is the use of the outwardly deceptive three caskets from whichPortias husband will be decided which shows the ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes in the Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (2406 words, 10 pages)

ChancieKnightsThe Merchant of Venice Are The Christians The Good People Or Heroes InThe Play And Is Shylock The Bad Person Or Villain? Or Is It More Complicated than This?TheMerchant of Venice, 1594,is one of Shakespeares most popular yet troubling works. The hard-hitting play deals with theproblems of usury, the difficulties ... Read More

An Analysis of of Sylvia Plath’s Themes and a Brief Biography of an American Poet, Novelist and Short Story Writer (2005 words, 8 pages)

Plath dealswith the themes she chooses to write about, such as death, suicide anddepression, in a very interesting fashion. However, out of all her themes, theone that is the most interesting is her presentation of relationships betweenparents and children. The way in which she deals with this theme is verydifferent ... Read More

An Analysis of Major Themes in Faulkner’s Light in August (1230 words, 2 pages)

Major themes in Faulkners Light in August Light In August A Study of 20th Century Man's Search for Self A Study of the Origins of Evil "...a man's future is inherent in that man..." -Faulkner in the University. p.139 Faulkner's Light in August is a metaphor. In fact it is ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes of Love in Songs of Innocence by William Blake (658 words, 3 pages)

Theworld of Innocence of happy and loving, and can be compared to Arcadia, a placeof paradise. However, Experience is another reality of what living in the worldis actually like, where people have experienced the problems in the world. Theyare aware of these problems due to experience, however, the world of ... Read More

A Comparison of the Main Themes in the Novels Dear Nobody and Tess of the D’urbervilles (2384 words, 3 pages)

The two novels in question, Dear Nobody and Tess of the Durbervilles (hereafter referred to as Tess), raise surprisingly similar issues for books written in such different times and among such varying attitudes. However, the period difference does highlight some major contrasts, most relevantly, the censorship that would have taken ... Read More

A Comparison of Themes in the Great Gatsby and War and Peace (1309 words, 2 pages)

I will discuss during the course of this essay the above theme in the two following books - The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and War and Peace, written by Leo Tolstoy. Much has been written in each of the two books on this theme. Very briefly I ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Key Themes in the Play by Robert Bolt (2372 words, 3 pages)

Robert Bolt deliberately chose a subject that would prove to be difficult for other authors but Bolt managed to get round this and write about it in a very skilful way. The problems that this play may have posed for Bolt would've been how to compress several years of history ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes of Evil in the Woman in Black by Susan Hill (2448 words, 12 pages)

In the novel, The Woman in Black evil is an important theme. We see howevil is portrayed through setting, characters, plot and descriptivelanguage.Evil is depicted through the setting, place names and weather conditions.The scene is set in the first chapter with the description of the happy,festive meal which had taken ... Read More

The Shared Themes in the Poem, The Lamb and The Tyger by William Blake (623 words, 1 pages)

Many poems written by the same author often have similar themes. The authors usually believe in something very strongly and their poems usually reflect such a nature. Sometimes poets reflect aspects of their personal life in their poems. In the poems "The Lamb" and "The Tiger", by William Blake, the ... Read More

The Many Themes of the Novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (822 words, 2 pages)

There are many themes that run through the novel Heart of Darkness. There are however two main and significant ones. These are the theme of restraint and mans journey into self.The importance of restraint is stressed throughout Heart of Darkness. In the novel Marlow is saved by restraint, while Kurtz ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes in The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald (628 words, 4 pages)

THE GREAT GATSBYThe Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald embodies maythemes, however the most salient one relates to thecorruption of the American Dream. The American Dream isthat each person no matter who he or she is can becomesuccessful in life by his or her own hard work. Thedream also embodies the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Many Assorted Themes In “The Tale of Two Cities” (752 words, 1 pages)

The Tale of Two Cities has many assorted themes. The themes are interconnected with each other. Theme plays a big part in the plot a book. The opinions formed by the audience, of the characters, are also affected by the themes in a book. Three themes in this book are ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes Found in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1183 words, 4 pages)

The Themes in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe novel To Kill a Mockingbird succeeds in portraying the lifestyle of a relaxed southern town in the early 20th century. It shows the families, feelings, and bigotry of the time. There are three main themes in the novel, which are ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes of Life and Death in the Epitaph (450 words, 1 pages)

In the Epitaph, Thomas Gray shows his discontent toward the way that life and death are categorized on this planet. He speaks of earth as a place which holds people for the time being that they are going through this grand cycle of what is called life.When somebody only "rests ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes in Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois (2997 words, 7 pages)

"For now we see through a glass, darkly"-Isiah 257 W.E.B. Du Bois's Souls of Black Folk, a collection of autobiographical and historical essays contains many themes. There is the theme of souls and their attainment of consciousness, the theme of double consciousness and the duality and bifurcation of black life ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes in Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (906 words, 2 pages)

Period 412-4-95English 2 HonorsSiddhartha's JourneyThere are two parts to the main theme of this work. One part is that people can teach religious doctrine, but it may not lead one to find one's true inner "self". The other part is that knowledge can be taught, but wisdom comes from experience. ... Read More

The Importance and Themes of Robert Frost’s Works (2823 words, 12 pages)

ROBERT Frost has been discovering America all his life. He has also been discovering the world and since he is a really wise poet, the one thing has been the same thing as the other. He is more than a New England poet he is more than an American poet ... Read More

A History of the Evolution of Cinema and Its Influences to the Present Themes in Television Shows and in the Internet (6037 words, 7 pages)

While films made during cinema's early days may appear archaic, awkward, or even unintentionally funny to some modern viewers, they were part of a revolution in entertainment that was never before equaled and perhaps may never be equaled again. Later innovations such as television and the internet (so far more ... Read More

The Themes of Love and Hate in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (594 words, 1 pages)

Romeo and JulietLove and HateIn Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare wrote the story of two lover's Romeo and Juliet. The love of Romeo and Juliet was a great and unforgettable love. The two cross star lovers had shared their love and hate to each other. The families had to have love ... Read More

The Themes of Life and Death in Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury (1759 words, 3 pages)

Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury, a collection of poignant vignettes about one summer in the life of 12-year old Douglas Spaulding, is a powerful mirror into childhood, growing up, and life in general. Bradbury, generally considered one of the Grand Masters of science fiction, did not in fact write science ... Read More

Analyzing the Themes in A Theory of Justice by John Rawls (875 words, 2 pages)

Rawls theory of justice revolves around the adaptation of two fundamental principles of justice which would, in turn, guarantee a just and morally acceptable society. The first principle guarantees the right of each person to have the most extensive basic liberty compatible with the liberty of others. The second principle ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Main Themes in Alfred Lord Tennyson’s The Lady of Shalott (558 words, 3 pages)

What are the main themes in Alfred Lord Tennyson's 'The Lady of Shalott',and how are they presented?Alfred Lord Tennyson was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire on August6, 1809. It was his father, Reverend George Tennyson, who initiallyeducated him and recognised his poetic abilities, whilst he was stillin his early teens. Tennyson ... Read More

An Analysis of the Several Themes in the Novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (636 words, 1 pages)

In Mark Twains novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he uses several different themes. His themes help to portray the meaning and message of the novel. Twains major theme in the novel is mans inhumanity to man. He develops this theme through the inhumane actions of Pap toward Huck, the ... Read More

An Analysis of Themes in William Faulkner’s Light in August (1229 words, 2 pages)

Major themes in Faulkners Light in AugustLight In AugustA Study of 20th Century Man's Search for SelfA Study of the Origins of Evil"...a man's future is inherent in that man..." -Faulkner in the University. p.139 Faulkner's Light in August is a metaphor. In fact it is many metaphors, almost infinitely ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Three Recurring Themes in Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe (1180 words, 2 pages)

Three recurring themes in Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe are greed, vanity, and repentance. Theme is defined as an underlying or essential subject of artistic representation. These three themes play an important role in the development of the story of Moll Flanders.The first theme, greed, is shown in Molls acts ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Themes in Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1046 words, 2 pages)

A running theme in Lord of the Flies is that man is savage at heart, always ultimately reverting back to an evil and primitive nature. The cycle of man's rise to power, or righteousness, and his inevitable fall from grace is an important point that book proves again and again, ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013