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The Structure of Sophocles’ Antigone Emphasizes Its Themes (1535 words, 2 pages)
The structure of classical tragedy supports the theme of Antigone. Unable to conform, Antigone chooses to honor the divine law of the gods over mans law imposed by Creon.The play begins in medias res, the Latin term for in the middle of things. This is seen in Antigones first quote ... Read More
A Comparison of the Themes of Antigone and Oedipus Rex, Two Plays by Sophocles (1652 words, 2 pages)
In Sophocles' play "Antigone" he writes about the same themes as in "Oedipus Rex" and places different characters into almost the same horrible, chaotic situations. Sophocles writes strongly about his most important key theme, the exploration of human limits. He also touches on the themes of discovery of self, wisdom ... Read More
An Analysis of the Important Themes in the Novel A Seperate Peace by John Knowles (557 words, 1 pages)
The novel A Separate Peace includes many important themes. The author, John Knowles, was able to make the book more realistic because of his personal experiences. Knowles, like the characters in the book attended a boarding school. Many of his dilemmas were similar to those of Gene and Finny. The ... Read More
The Important Themes in A Separate Peace by John Knowles (557 words, 1 pages)
The novel A Separate Peace includes many important themes. The author, John Knowles, was able to make the book more realistic because of his personal experiences. Knowles, like the characters in the book attended a boarding school. Many of his dilemmas were similar to those of Gene and Finny. The ... Read More
The Universal Themes in the Novels, The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy and Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (1229 words, 4 pages)
Classic novels usually share in the aspect of universal themeswhich touch people through out the ages. All types of audiences can relateto and understand these underlying ideas. Victorian novels such as ThomasHardy's The Return of the Native and Charles Dickens' Great Expectationsare examples of literary classics that have universal themes. ... Read More
An Introduction to the Central Themes in Boo’s Story (1628 words, 5 pages)
OUTLINEI. Introduction Thesis statementII. Central Themes A. Part one, Boo's Story B. Part two, Tom Robinson's storyIV. Change in Children A. What children thought at first B. How they changed C. Feelings after the changeV. Historical Content background A. time place, relevance to story B. relation to Scottsboro trialsVII. ConclusionIn ... Read More
An Analysis of the Many Characters and Themes in Harper Lee’s Novel “To Kill Mockingbird” (417 words, 1 pages)
The book To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, has manycharacters and themes.The main themes are racism and theinteraction of colored and white people in thesouth. The settingis Maycomb County, Alabama. The main characters are theFinchfamily father Atticus, daughter and narrater Jean Louise (Scout),and herolder brother, Jem Finch. Jem was ... Read More
A Literary Analysis of the Themes in Enders Game (567 words, 1 pages)
The themes in Enders Game are Children vs. Adults, Games vs. Reality, Winning all the Battles, and Living in a Shadow. Children vs. Adults is the main theme. Most of the book follows on the track of the manipulative teachers taking advantage of Enders (somewhat) innocence and ability to wipe ... Read More
A Literary Analysis of the Themes in the Novel About the Natives of Mexico (1175 words, 2 pages)
The themes of this novel strongly portray the issues of our present day society. These themes include struggle for existence, social oppression, money and possessions, free will versus determinism, wholeness, man as a part of nature and obsession. All of these themes can be related to in todays terms.The natives ... Read More
A Number of Themes in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (397 words, 1 pages)
A good novel has a number of themes. Throughout this book several appear. The following are important themes of The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is a novel about what happened to the American Dream in the 1920s, a period when the old values that gave substance to the dream ... Read More
The Three Themes in the Novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1170 words, 4 pages)
The novel To Kill a Mockingbird succeeds in portraying thelifestyle of a relaxed southern town in the early 20th century. It showsthe families, feelings, and bigotry of the time. There are three mainthemes in the novel, which are justice is not blind, mob rule is not theway to solve things, ... Read More
An Analysis of the Major Themes in the Novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (1007 words, 2 pages)
Of the major themes from Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations" to be discussed as to their importance concerning its structure, I have selected "Love" in the context of human relationships, "Isolation" and finally "Redemption". The loneliness isolation brings can only be redeemed by the loving associate of our fellow man, ... Read More
The Themes of Loss and Social Status in John Cheever’s The Swimmer (1051 words, 2 pages)
In John Cheevers short story, The Swimmer, themes of loss and social status are developed throughout the story. The main character, Neddy Merrill, portrays the idea of a journey. Cheever compares and contrasts Merrills beliefs about his own life in both the realms of reality and fantasy throughout his physical, ... Read More
The Surprising Passages and Themes of Joseph Heller’s War Novel, Catch-22 (885 words, 1 pages)
Joseph Heller's humorist-war novel, Catch-22, has many surprising passages and themes. The part that is most surprising to me in Catch-22 is the amount of sexual connotation in a novel based around World War II. The question which has to be raised is, Is Catch-22 really about World War II? ... Read More
Exploring the Many Themes in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (586 words, 1 pages)
Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter deals with many themes, the most powerful being punishment. In this novel, Hester Prynne becomes a highly respected person in a Puritan society by overcoming one of the harshest punishments, the scarlet letter. This object on "her bosom" however, does the exact opposite of that which ... Read More
An Analysis of the Themes of Punishment and Death in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” (628 words, 2 pages)
Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter deals with many themes, among thoseincluding punishment and death. Utilizing the theme of punishment, thecentral character, Hester Prynne, was forced to wear an embroidered scarletletter on "her bosom" for the rest of her life as a sign of her sin ofadultery. This object however, has the ... Read More
The Themes of Common Times and the American Spirit in Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles (3610 words, 4 pages)
Ray Bradbury is a twentieth century writer. Two themes, common times and the American spirit characterize Bradburys book. Bradbury contrasts these two themes and creates irony throughout the book. Bradbury uses most of the book to show the adaptation of Americans to the planet Mars, and how they strive to ... Read More
The Themes of Alienation and Isolation in A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner (851 words, 3 pages)
William Faulkner, one of the most famed writers of our times, exploresin his writing the themes of alienation and isolation. He interweaves thesethemes with his female characters. In A Rose for Emily, Miss Emily Grierson is awoman who is alienated and lives in isolation from the people in her town. ... Read More
An Analysis of Themes in the Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (813 words, 1 pages)
When an author writes a book he has a message that he is trying to get across to the reader. This message is called a theme. In The Killer Angels Shaaras theme was freedom for the slaves. The Northerners truly believed that the slaves deserved to be free, and their ... Read More
An Analysis of the Themes Found in Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (384 words, 1 pages)
Themes of chapter 7On the hottest day of the summer, Daisy invites Nick and Gatsby to lunch with her, Tom, and Jordan. At one point, while Tom is out of the room, Daisy kisses Gatsby on the lips and says she loves him. But the next instant the nurse leads ... Read More
An Analysis of the Themes and Symbolism in The Gift of the Magi (395 words, 1 pages)
The Gift of the Magi has many themes that touch the heart. The author expresses those themes in many ways. The two biggest ways that the author expresses the most important themes are through the setting and the characters. Symbolism also takes a big part in this story. In the ... Read More
The Themes of “the Veil” in W.E.B. Du Bois’ Souls of Black Folk (2998 words, 9 pages)
"For now we see through a glass, darkly"-Isiah 257 W.E.B. Du Bois's Souls of Black Folk, a collection of autobiographicaland historical essays contains many themes. There is the theme of souls andtheir attainment of consciousness, the theme of double consciousness and theduality and bifurcation of black life and culture but ... Read More
An Analysis of J.D. Salinger’s Use of the Style of Writing, Symbolism and Universal Themes in His Novel The Catcher in the Rye (1049 words, 2 pages)
There are many necessary components that make up a classic novel. Although it may be a matter of opinion, to consider a novel a classic, there are certain standards it must follow. "The Catcher in the Rye" should be considered a classic because of the style of writing J.D. Salinger ... Read More
An Analysis of the Themes in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a Novel by Mark Twain (628 words, 2 pages)
In Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, he usesseveral different themes. His themes help to portray the meaning andmessage of the novel. Twain's major theme in the novel is man's inhumanityto man. He develops this theme through the inhumane actions of Pap towardHuck, the dishonesty of the King ... Read More
An Analysis of the Themes of Racism and Lying in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a Novel by Mark Twain (632 words, 2 pages)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel that will continue tobe read for decades to come. Why? The novel by Mark Twain, or SamuelClemens, has many themes that relate to society today. Even today societycontinues to talk about whether the novel should be read amongst high-school curriculums. Society is ... Read More
An Analysis of the Themes of Authority and Hypocrisy in Mark Twain’s Novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1205 words, 3 pages)
"It was according to the old saying, 'give a African-American an inch andhe'll take an ell.'Here was this African-American which I had as good ashelped to run away, coming right out flat-footed and saying he would stealhis children - children that belonged to a man I didn't even know a ... Read More
The Major Themes of The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (1216 words, 4 pages)
1. Major themes in the book.The Prince, written by Niccolo Machiavelli, is one of the firstexaminations of politics and science from a purely scientific and rationalperspective. Machiavelli theorizes that the state is only created if thepeople cooperate and work to maintain it. The state is also one of man'sgreatest endeavors, ... Read More
An Analysis of the Themes of Right, Revenge, Love, Justice and Loyalty in The Once and Future King, an Arthurian Fantasy Novel by Terence Hanbury White (662 words, 1 pages)
The Once and Future King carries many themes beyond its literal meaning. Right, revenge, love, justice, and loyalty are all themes present in the work which can be applied to everyday life. These issues can teach valuable lessons about life, and the events in The Once and Future King leave ... Read More
An Analysis of the Themes of Santiago against Nature, the Figures of Christ and the Relationship between Characters in Ernest Hemingway’s Novel The Old Man and the Sea (1469 words, 4 pages)
Old Man and the Sea Themes of Santiago Against Nature, Figures of Christand Relationships Between CharactersThis part of the story has to do with Santiago against nature andthe sea. In this part of the story, he goes out and fights nature in theform of terrible forces and dangerous creatures, among ... Read More
The Four Major Themes Found in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (764 words, 2 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, socialinjustice, and the bond of friendship and loyalty.The value of dreams and goals are that they provide hope and the desireto keep going in life, rather than ... Read More
Published: Friday 25th of January 2013
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