To Kill A Mockingbird gives many important themes and lessons to ponder. There’s the theme of racism, sexism, and personal bias. But the most obvious was the theme of innocence to experience. Harper Lee explores this theme through the character of Scout Finch the things she does, the people she is surrounded by, and the events she witnesses. All of this culminates in Scout’s newly formed conscience at the end of the book. At the beginning of the book, Scout...
2 Pages
1053 Words
Society has an influence on everyone, whether they realize it or not. This fact isn’t any less true in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. This book tells a story from the perspective of a young girl named Scout in 1930s Alabama, right in the middle of the Great Depression. In this book, Scout learns several important lessons from her father and witnesses the terrible issues of racism and violence, which were very prevalent in the deep south at this...
4 Pages
2086 Words
The interactive oral presentations for the play Antigone, written by Sophocles, has allowed me to acquire new knowledge about the background details of the characters, the history of burial, and the rules of marriage in the ancient Greek times. When I first started reading the play, I was confused with the storyline, characters’ names, and their family tree. However, the presentations were a great opportunity for me to gain a better insight into the play. Also, I believe that I...
4 Pages
1787 Words
ABSTRACT Adapting literary texts into films, often disregarded as a secondary activity, is a crucial process that requires the effort and time equal to that of creative writing. An adaptation's success depends on its ability to amalgamate the gist of the literary text and the necessities of a visionary medium, without the objective of the adaptation getting compromised. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is adapted into an Indian Bride and Prejudice by Gurinder Chadha in such a manner that the...
7 Pages
3153 Words
In today’s society adolescents face numerous problems that not only affects them physically, but also mentally. In Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, and The Catcher In the Rye by J.D Salinger, the protagonist’s face several conflicts throughout the novels. Ralph, the main character in Lord of the Flies, must gain the respect of others as well as keep them focused on the goal, to get rescued from the island that he along with other children were left...
3 Pages
1451 Words
Get a unique paper that meets your instructions
800+ verified writers
can handle your paper.
Place order
One of the most prominent themes throughout Beckett’s works is the passage of time. This essay will explore the presentation of the passage of time in Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Molloy. The characters in these works are utterly constrained by the ways in which time passes, has passed and will continue to pass; from Vladimir and Estragon who are condemned to spend their lives waiting for a person that may not even exist, to Molloy and Moran who find...
7 Pages
3328 Words
Douglass is the one who ended the slavery in united states of America and Abraham Lincoln had a big role in slavery because he helped them free slavery and he was the 16th president of united states he maintained the union during the civil war and speaking on Nation they probably achieved their goal because the one of the most important debate on slavery was done so there is no more slavery in America and constitution helped them to be...
2 Pages
761 Words
Macbeth and The Kite Runner has a lot of similarities between the characters in both of their work. One of which is the problem and challenges that Amir and Lady Macbeth both face. Their stories are similar but has a different ending. Macbeth features the story of a well respected general and his wife who betrayed their friends and the kingdom. Meanwhile The Kite Runner is about a man who betrayed his childhood friend and seeks redemption. In the play...
3 Pages
1206 Words
The idea of Dystopia is used in many novels and stories both modern and ancient, it simply reflects the idea of how modern society is taking a path which might lead us to a dystopian society. Although these novels are talking about dystopia in general but each novel or story show us a different way to reach the dystopian society, the author of Lord of the Flies William Golding's use kids that are abandoned on an island to show how...
3 Pages
1441 Words
Both The Handmaid’s Tale, and The Scarlet Letter written by Margaret Atwood, and Nathaniel Hawthorne respectively are novels that explore self-development within a dystopian society through a feminist lens. They also examine the idea of having self-consciousness under an extremely controlling and oppressive environments. Both of the protagonists, Offred from The Handmaid’s Tale and Hester from The Scarlet Letter derive their idea of the “self” and “self-consciousness” through more secular beliefs, over a higher spiritual world. R.D. Laing in Self...
2 Pages
1050 Words
The themes in any piece of writing is what brings readers wanting more. A strong theme leads to a strong novel, or piece of writing. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, holds three strong major themes which consist of, innocence, death and religion. These themes bring you along Holden's journey and how he overcomes certain obstacles in his life and how he chooses to deal with others. The innocence is used to show his youth and and vulnerability. Death...
3 Pages
1164 Words
The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, in the novel this author puts the reader in a position of understanding the unattainability of true equality and the American dream during the depression, it is a novel that juxtaposes hopes and dreams against hardships and perseverance, crooks wants to be more than “A coloured man” he wants to have the same rights and opportunities as others, but being unable to because of his race. Curley's wife is a perfect...
1 Page
670 Words
First of all, Holden and Esther share the common obstacle of being unable to conform to the standards and expectations formed by society. Holden and Esther are both adolescents in a 1950s United-States, a less progressive time where you had almost no choice but to follow the path set out by society as you enter the adult world. However, neither of them can seem to conform to these standards. Firstly, Esther is torn over the expectation for her to marry...
1 Page
434 Words
Introduction to Frost’s Thematic Exploration The twentieth century was to witness an explosion of poetry in America. The traditionalist search for a past and precedent, as described in the Phillis Wheatley essay example, was to be maintained. The reader is confronted with work that negotiates between the solidity and the subversion of the moral self and poetic structure, the pursuit of form, discipline, and the impulse towards fragmentation, doubt`. (Gray 373-374) This is the way in which Richard Gray describes...
6 Pages
2845 Words
Social class is defined as, “A system of ordering society whereby people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status” (Oxford dictionary). In The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, social class plays a significant role. Throughout the centuries humans continue to find ways to divide themselves into categories such as ethnicity, gender and culture. The Kite Runner establishes that society uses social class as an additional way to divide humans into categories. Although Amir has negative...
4 Pages
1938 Words
As one looks at past authors in British and American literature, two authors stand out among the others. These two authors are Charles Dickens and Mark Twain. Both of the authors lived during the Victorian Era (Lane 1). Their writings are very interesting and entertaining to readers because of the themes and writing styles that these authors used to convey their thoughts. Charles Dicken’s childhood which consisted of poverty and poor working conditions had a great impact on Dickens’ writing....
7 Pages
3045 Words
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain has been opposed regularly following its release. The constant usage of bad choice words has really hurt this book's relationship with many people. The inclusion of the bad words, however, helps explain various details in the book. For example, it talks about the main differences among multiple ethnicities and color. If there is no emphasize made, it will be difficult to understand, and there won't be that same feeling. The novel really...
2 Pages
1030 Words
“To the place where my heart takes me, I start my journey that way. I look for my next destination. A delightful excitement” (FTISLAND). These lyrics express the writer’s willingness to go wherever he considers suitable at any given moment. To the writer, an adventure to an unknown place is a fun experience which burdens him not. In contrast to this notion, some classic literary characters experience life-changing events on such trips. Specifically, the protagonists of H.G. Wells’ The Island...
5 Pages
2122 Words
Social class in the Victorian era is often envisioned as a strict structure made up of the working, middle and upper classes: difficult to climb up but easy to fall down. However, in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, that strict class structure is turned upside down, with characters gaining a higher social position just as easily as they lose it, showing the fragility of the class system. The structure of class in Wuthering Heights is therefore more complex and more, if...
7 Pages
3060 Words
The room is silent, as you read the novel To Kill a Mockingbird in complete peace, accompanied by only the sounds of nature beyond your room. The pages glisten in the beams of light through your window, and you are lifted and driven through the vast words on the pages. As you flip through the novel you begin to wonder of the work and process behind such of a piece. Truly a work of art, this novel has been critically...
3 Pages
1533 Words
Struggling to find the right direction?
Expert writers are here to provide the assistance, insights, and expertise needed for your essay.
The irony is a literary technique that and in our every story, it is used very well. In The Wall, there is situational irony. When the prosecution occurs and they all sentenced to death. Pablo Ibietta starts to think that life is meaningless and existing does not make any sense for him. Then he decides to fool their guardians and wants to have fun before gone. He tells guardians that Ramon Grill is hiding in the graveyard, but when he...
1 Page
591 Words
'There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you:” The term catharsis — which originates from the Greek kathairein meaning 'to cleanse or purge'—was first used by Aristotle to describe the freeing of emotional tension that spectators encountered while viewing dramatic tragedy. Nowadays, 'catharsis' may refer to any experience which results in cleansing or emotional release created by a work of art. This can be demonstrated in Ian McEwan's Atonement and Khalid Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. In...
10 Pages
4464 Words
In this essay, I will be talking about how the children are used as a literary device in novels in the 19th century. I will be comparing two stories; they are “Oliver Twist” published in 1838 and “Le Papa de Simon” published. Both of the stories illustrate a boy, around a young age who is not accepted in the society or maltreated by it. The setting of the stories takes place in a social context of the middle or lower...
1 Page
511 Words
“Of course a Grierson would not think seriously of a Northerner, a day laborer” This line from the short story A Rose for Emily is in reference to the view point of the people of Jefferson when they see Emily Grierson, a lady from the upper class, falling in love with a man from the working class. The story brings to light the tragedy that unfolds in the town of Jefferson due to its class conscious society. Since class and...
3 Pages
1290 Words
This essay shall be disscuing childhood and childhood innocence. It shall also look at the literature /media portrayal used , it’s plot and relation to the idea of childhood as innocence. As humans, one must be careful of the evil of this world. Abhorrent atrocity event happens everyday, around every human being. Although these dreadful and horrific events surround every human, yet children are clueless to it all. Children are filled with innocence and uncertainty of event that transpire around...
2 Pages
1088 Words
In his book, Dystopian Literature: A Theory and Research Guide, Professor M. Keith Booker argues that the principle literary strategy that dystopian literature utilizes is defamiliarization. He states that 'by focusing their critiques of society on imaginatively distant settings, dystopian fictions provide fresh perspectives on problematic social and political practices that might otherwise be taken for granted or considered natural and inevitable' (3-4). My opinion concerning this idea of using defamiliarization as a tactic in dystopian literature does not differ...
5 Pages
2207 Words
Gossip Girl is a TV drama series based on the book sequel of novelist Cecily Von Ziegesar. Von Ziegesar, wrote her first novel, at 2004 and her starting point was her private school days. Then 2007 the book series become a TV novella in the same name Gossip Girl and on air till 2012. Basically, in the TV series, we watched the rich adolescences of Upper East Side (Manhattan / New York) torturing each other by socially, psychologically and sometimes...
10 Pages
4395 Words
At the point when authors choose to compose a story, numerous subjects may ring a bell. In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, numerous subjects are available. The topic that most interests to me would be Natural selection. Two characters that help this thought are Sweet's pooch and Lennie. Sweet's canine speaks to the destiny anticipating any individual who has outlasted their motivation. When a fine sheep hound and very valuable on the farm, Sweet's mutt is presently crippled by...
1 Page
518 Words
Society has high expectations that are expected to be met, in a world like this there’s an extensive amount of challenges and high levels of pressure that must be endured throughout life. This harsh reality is consistently represented in the book Of Mice and Men as a variety of the characters apart of weak or minority groups are isolated from the rest of the ranch. The book is set in the time of the Great Depression, a time of desperation...
4 Pages
1815 Words
Uncle Toms Cabin by Harriet Beachier Stowe uses sentimentalism in order to captivate her nineteenth century audience. She does this in order to cultivate an understanding and sympathetic viewpoint with her chosen audience. Uncle Toms Cabin utilizes sentimentalism in order to form an attachment with slaves. Throughout the novel you take each hardship the slaves have endured as your own, in doing this she uses sympathy and love crutch to hold up her own Christian views and show slavery must...
2 Pages
1087 Words
