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In this essay, I will analyze two poems. I will aim to discuss the main themes that are evident throughout the poems, as well as how the writers show these themes through the structures of the poems. The two poems which I will analyze are The Soldier and In Flanders Fields. The first poem which I will look at is...
Literary CriticismPoetry
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In this research paper, the purpose of this study will be to identify the differences and similarities between Oliver Goldsmith's and Jonathan Swift's satire. This paper will also compare and contrast the social criticism of Oliver Goldsmith and Jonathan Swift to today’s varying issues. Both Oliver Goldsmith and Jonathan Swift had many things in common about their writing styles that...
A Modest ProposalLiterary CriticismSatire
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Toni Morrison is one of the most recognized and honored authors in the world. In addition to her timeless essays and stories such as “Recitatif” and “Tar Baby,” her classic novels have earned her numerous reputable awards including the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prize (“Nobel Prize in Literature 1993”). Needless to say, Morrison’s work has ignited and...
Literary CriticismSong of Solomon
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The exploration of diverse human experiences can provide valuable insights into the nature of human behavior. Through the portrayal of human experiences, an individual can deepen their understanding of the fundamental characteristics that make us human. Within Arthur Miller’s 1952 tragedy, The Crucible, my attached visual representation, and the 2016 slam poem 'Islamophobia' performed by Elevated!, the audience is provided...
Literary CriticismThe Crucible
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I have chosen to deal with the Salem witches, a myth that inspired Arthur Miller who wrote The Crucible in 1952. Firstly, in 1692, in Salem, Massachusetts, the Reverend’s daughter, Betty, fell sick and the only explanation given by the physician was that she was under the influence of the devil, and this led to a Puritan inquisition. Right from...
Literary CriticismThe Crucible
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Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible and Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go both yield the power to challenge assumptions about the insignificance of the human individual when pitted against the collective. Executed through the characterization of their respective protagonists, Miller and Ishiguro offer similar insights into the ramifications of individual passivity, which creates opportunities for oppressive societies to endure....
Literary CriticismThe Crucible
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The stories chosen for comparison are Ernest Hemingway’s ‘Hills Like White Elephants’ and Amy Tan’s ‘Rules of The Games’. The comparison would be conducted based on the aspect of protagonist’s isolation which is evident from both the stories in which each of the protagonists has their own world and has their own way to interact with the world. The thesis...
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In both the short stories “The Story of An Hour” and “Girl”, Chopin and Kincaid focus heavily on the roles that women must play in order to fit societal norms. While the two stories are written in different times, both views the restraints of societal norms on women as a negative occurrence, railroading women into one singular path of life....
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The content recommends that the idea of inspirations that direct a person's course of activities are of sincere goal and will manage the individual in the right way. Right now, I will address the inquiry above and give proof of the announcement I have made. Santiago is persuaded by the old ruler more than once. The main inspiration is when...
CharacterLiterary CriticismThe Alchemist
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In Persepolis, a story of a childhood in Iran, Western ideology and culture are prevalent in a country where it is prohibited. Throughout the graphic novel, the author incorporates many examples of Western culture and ideology which represent particular ideas, themes, and attitudes that are resented by the Islamic regime. Satrapi integrates most of the Western references through the protagonist,...
Critical ReflectionLiterary CriticismPersepolis
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People share troubling experiences to help others learn and grow from them in the future. In Night, a memoir by Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the holocaust, he describes some of the tragedies of the Holocaust that he lived through in his adolescent years. As Elie grows up in Sighet, he wants to learn more about his faith and the...
FutureLiterary CriticismNight
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Six million Jewish people died during the holocaust for simply having a religion. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, the author chronicles his own story as a holocaust survivor who endured many hardships during his time in the concentration camps. One theme that Wiesel incorporates throughout the novel is dehumanization. Kapos, SS Officers, and even Jews themselves behave in...
HopeLiterary CriticismNight
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In Elie Wiesel’s horrifyingly real, raw memoir Night, he develops a very strong central idea surrounding the significance of identity; he makes it very notable that one’s identity can be easily influenced and changed subject to your environment and personal hardship. From the beginning to the end of the book, we follow Wiesel along his journey of surviving through the...
Literary CriticismLiterary DevicesNight
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Elie’s life within the city of Sighet in 1941 was completely different from once the Holocaust had started. though there was a war, Elie Wiesel was unaffected whereby he targeted on following his father’s occupation. Life in 1941 for Wiesel wasn't as overwhelming for Elie compared to once the holocaust began. “I was almost thirteen and deeply observant” shows that...
Literary CriticismLiterary DevicesNight
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From little children being burned to characters wanting their family members to die, from princesses falling out the sky to people being gassed alive, ‘Night’ and ‘Life is Beautiful’ portray the same dreadful event that took place almost 80 years ago. However, the aims are wildly different. The memoir ‘Night’ written by Elie Wiesel and the film ‘Life is Beautiful’...
Literary CriticismNightPerspective
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Context is a crucial element when reading a memoir. Context is what brings background and circumstantial information to the reader and informs the reader about why a particular event might transpire. In order to truly understand “Night” by Elie Weisel, the contextual details specifically about the Holocaust and the Nazis are important to inform some of the events, places, and...
Literary CriticismNightNovel
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 “Night” by Elie Wiesel is a true book about surviving the holocaust, It’s a truly touching book that represents the meaning of perseverance. We often see the SS talk to the Jews like they are literal dogs, Which eventually demeans the Jews and takes away their humanity. ’’Faster, you filthy dogs’’ (pg.85) an SS soldier shouted to Jews while they...
Literary CriticismNightPerspective
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The play A Raisin In The Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry carries on the tradition of the Harlem Renaissance by centering the different characters' experiences during and after this period and departs from or extends beyond that tradition by describing their realistic struggles and the racial injustice that they experience every day. In the play A Raisin in the Sun...
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In Night by Elie Wiesel, he continually mentioned the theme of faith/optimism/hope. The deeper into the memoir, the more Wiesel lost his faith. Initially, in the beginning of the book, he had a really close relationship with God, but as the Holocaust went on, he lost his faith more and more. Wiesel went through many occasions of a loss of...
HolocaustLiterary CriticismNight
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A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, introduces several of her characters, where money is a promise of escape, a gift to be stored up and fought for whenever possible. But as the story progresses, the Younger family must constantly consider their wish for significant wealth against their wish for freedom. Beneatha, Walter, and the others eventually choose conceptual...
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Introduction Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman addresses the loss of identity and a man's inability to accept change within himself and society. The play is a montage of memories, dreams, confrontations, and arguments, all of which make up the last 24 hours of Willy Loman's life. The play concludes with Willy's suicide and subsequent funeral. Arthur Miller's play...
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It failed to realize what was in front of it, seeing only what it wanted to see, sort of like a veil. The Crystal Merchant, when he discovered that there were potential business opportunities outside of his comfort zone. Our Englishman. For most of the time we knew him, he was absorbed by his books. When he and Santiago tried...
Critical ThinkingLiterary CriticismThe Alchemist
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Introduction: One of the best-selling books in history, ‘The Alchemist’ written by Paulo Coelho, has been translated into over seventy languages, published in one-hundred-forty countries, and sold over sixty-five million copies. It is indexed within the Guinness Book of World Records as the most translated book by a living author. The book, ‘The Alchemist’ is about following your dreams. The...
Book ReviewLiterary CriticismThe Alchemist
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Happiness is only real when shared.” said Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild. Having a healthy relationship is a key component when pursuing happiness in life. That is why Chris McCandless, who was unsuccessful in forming a relationship with his own family, sought out nature to fill the void of his family. Throughout his journey with nature, Chris McCandless...
CharacterInto The WildLiterary Criticism
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Traditionally, main characters were easily recognized as either a hero or a villain. Heroes demonstrated selflessness, honesty, devotion, and bravery along with many other qualities. Villains illustrate the deceptive, evil traits that are associated with the features of such a character. For a variety of reasons, recently, another kind of character has become very popular--the anti-hero. He, like the hero,...
CharacterInto The WildLiterary Criticism
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During the 1980s, Iran was starting the biggest transformation in the nation's history. In 1978, Iran was ruled by a monarch called the Shah, with whom the people had been engaged politically with different nations. During the 1970s, Shah was not successful in his strategy and then lost his devotees. Marjane's family was fighting his standards and following an extreme...
CharacterLiterary CriticismPersepolis
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The book, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, is a romantic novel of 1813 in which, Austen charts the emotional development of the heroine- Elizabeth Bennet. The book provides insight into the disastrous effects of having excessive pride and prejudice and distinguishes between being indispensable and secondary. This book contains several important characters, but some characters have the role of...
CharacterLiterary CriticismPride and Prejudice
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Individuality is the quality or character of a particular person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind, especially when strongly marked. The book Night, by Elie Wiesel, demonstrates his loss of individuality as well as the other Jews in concentration camps. The book is about Elie’s life starting with him as a young Jew living in...
CharacterLiterary CriticismNight
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Elie faces many internal and external conflicts during the book ‘Night’. He not only faces the challenges and problems within himself but as well as battling external disputes while in the concentration camp. Consistently, Elie had to make tough choices to not only help himself survive but to protect his father. Throughout the book ‘Night’, Elie experiences trial and error...
ConflictLiterary CriticismNight
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Jake Sully, a paralyzed marine, fights against his own army to later become the leader of an entire planet. After his arrival on Pandora, he was given an objective to learn the Na'Vi people and in return, he will get his legs. By the end of the movie, Jake does not agree with the plan and fights against his own...
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