Newest Literature Essays

One of the oldest questions about the universe is whether or not it has a purpose. Many people, especially those who are religious, believe that the earth has a special relationship to the rest of the universe and to its creator; for example, the...

Gillian Clarke is well known for incorporating her own experiences into her poems. One such poem is “Lunchtime Lecture”, a poem that is based upon Clarke’s experiences at an archaeological museum. Clarke, through her critical choice of language...

Butterworth creates an intense, climactic end to Jerusalem, using Johnny as the mouthpiece to vocalise his societal commentary. At face value, Jerusalem is a play centred on the comic story of Johnny Byron and his struggle to maintain ‘Rooster’s...

“And you, a trained man of science, believe it to be supernatural?”

The mystery in The Hound of the Baskervilles puts both the readers and characters (except the detective and the culprits) in an ambiguous position as the boundaries between...

‘Much Ado About Nothing’ is a captivating Shakespearean play which leaves the audience naturally puzzled over its genre. We keep pondering throughout the scenes whether its plot is a comedy or a tragedy. While the unfolding events underscore...

The novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee explored the racist south during the Jim Crow era through the lense of a girl, Scout Finch. Through the novel, we learn of the experiences of the people living through this time, and how racism was...

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon, has long been praised for its representation of the autistic community. Since its publication in May of 2003, Haddon has received several compliments by notable...

Athol Fugard’s plays often depict the ferment of ideas and the tenor of township lifestyle in the late twentieth century. Like he had experienced first-hand during his time in South Africa, he portrays an explosive mix of Sophia town culture,...

The city was the popular expression of writers such as Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) and João do Rio (1881-1921). Despite having lived in different periods and places, they thematized the city, exploring its social spaces, and promoting a...

The poems in the Ellesmere manuscript facsimile of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales are accompanied by a portrait of the storyteller. Based on the miniatures’ attire, accessories, and horse trappings, the pilgrims can be classified into...

Though rhetoric may have a long history of doubters toward the profession, suspicious of its claims and ability to persuade, it still pervades nearly every area of scholarship. After all, anyone who engages in writing which is geared toward a...

How would a son feel if his father abandoned him, only to love another woman aside from his mom? This is the story of Dark Sons as two young men, Ishmael and Sam, living in two different settings in the story, deal with this conflict. Although Sam...

Influential African novelists have long focused on tackling difficult issues occurring in their respective countries. One enduring issue that writers have explored is gender. Common questions are: how are gender norms established? Why are women...

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring follows the adventures of Frodo, Pippin, Merry, and Sam, who set out on a journey to destroy the One Ring. When the party finally leaves the Shire, they encounter many dangers as black riders, and other...

Sylvia Plath’s “The Applicant,” is a 40-line poem first published in The London Magazine in 1963, then later republished posthumously in Plath’s second poetry collection, Ariel, in 1965. Her poem describes an unknown, presumably eligible male who...

The Symbolism of Nature, Biblical Lessons, and Tests of Faith in Silence

Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence has confounded and conflicted critics ever since it came out, due to the challenging combination of simple writing, rich symbolism, and...

Much Ado About Nothing, a comedy by William Shakespeare, was first preformed in 1612. The play is set in Messina, Italy that follows the couple Hero and Claudio. Hero is unjustly accused of unchastity that results in her and Claudio’s separation...

Though Agatha Christie has been enjoyed by millions in the last century since she wrote her widely popular detective novels, little serious scholarship has been written on her works, despite their ingenious craft and subtlety. In fact, there is a...

“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates is a short story that was published in the 1966 Fall edition of Epoch magazine. Connie, a fifteen-year-old girl, who frequently picks up boys without her parent’s knowledge at a local...

e.e. cummings’ idiosyncrasy can largely be attributed to his situation in the modernist United States as he lived through World War I, World War II and the Great Depression. His works largely divulged a need for love within society to resolve its...