Newest Literature Essays

The mythological figure of Medea and her story has been told throughout the centuries, her deeds encouraging many moral and ethical debates. However, writers from different periods represent her in different ways, no retelling quite the same as...

Nostos is a theme in Greek Literature where an epic hero returns home from sea after shipwrecks, adventures, and trials. When the hero returns home, the hardest part is retaining their identity. While Huck is not an epic greek hero, he does return...

John Steinbeck’s The Pearl is set in a largely patriarchal society, that is rather gorged and brimming with irrational and impulsive people, it is ambrosial to have individuals who embody impeccable judgments and propose practical answers,...

John Steinbeck, in The Pearl, employs creative use of language and style, carefully creating a story that registers vividly in the mind of the reader. Through his artistic and slightly varied, cautious choice of words, Steinbeck brings into...

Symbolism is significant within every film, it is used to enhance emotion and tone. Farrelly uses symbolism in many ways within Green Book, both subtly and prominently. Everything from the film title, to the furniture and the food consumed act as...

“The Aspern Papers” by Henry James is about a nameless man who is willing to do anything in order to achieve his goal concerning an obsession with a writer. In the story, this nameless character who is both the narrator and the main character,...

Both Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg reimagine what America could be in their poetical and literary endeavors, and Whitman’s influence on Ginsberg runs infinitely through our culture, shaping the fabric of America. Whitman wrote, “I celebrate...

Disability studies helps to construct and present disabled people within literature and bring them to the center of public discussion. Educating people through literature is a popular form of teaching. There are many types of disabilities such as...

Language as a symbol of culture brings tremendous and irreplaceable power. Specifically, a new identity could be seen as a product of learning a second language. Its elements are speaking habits, means of expression, and individual attitudes and...

Asian-American writers’ personal experience has deeply influenced their literary works, with some of them focusing on the traumatic topics, and using fragmented writing style. Vietnamese-American writer Le Thi Diem Thuy and Korean-American writer...

Composed by Oscar Wilde to be first played at the St. James Theatre of London in the year of 1895, The Importance of Being Ernest has since named itself one notable satire among the blooming era of comedies that dwell on the hypocrisy of the upper...

Alan Paton, in his novel Cry, The Beloved Country, reflects on the institutionalized ruling of the white colonizers over South Africa before the years of Apartheid. However, rather than being pessimistic and outrageous about the torments of his...

“Well, … listen, you don’t have to worry about getting rid of that stuff in the next room. It’s all been taken care of” (503). With indifference and a sigh of relief, the charwoman marked an official resignation of Gregor Samsa from his own life—a...

Why is history an essential core class in the American school curriculum? The phrase ‘those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it’ is a surface-level answer to such question. The past formulates the ingredients for the future,...

Martin Luther King stated the following: “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws” (King 259). Laws are meant to protect citizens and ensure order within society; however, when a law degrades human personality, the obligation to...

The 20th century saw the rise of totalitarian governments worldwide. Naturally, writers turned to their craft to express the horrors of their regimes. This expression not only encompassed social issues and political views, but also provided a...

After a series of chapters were first published in an American magazine, Horatio Alger’s novel Ragged Dick was met with a fanatic readership and widespread critical acclaim. In March 1868, advertisements of the forthcoming full-length novel raved,...

When one thinks of a famous, all-hailed, top surveyor in the nation, one may think of a reserved, ordered and, most importantly, an incredibly fulfilled individual. After all, to attain a similar status in not only the surveillance field but in...

They slowly approached the area where the injured lion laid. The lion gathered up its remaining strength to prepare to rush the approaching hunters. They crept closer and closer in the grass searching for the lion, then out of nowhere it charged...

In Hassan Fazili’s Midnight Traveler, the global migration crisis comes into intimate view. Hassan Fazili is an Afghan filmmaker, husband, and father of two daughters, and was previously the co-operator of a small cafe where reform-minded...

In the Platonic dialogue, Greater Hippias, Socrates and Hippias argue that the beautiful is primarily the fitting. Like perfection and wholeness befitting the gods, certain qualities can be assigned to a body. Militarism and strict law adherence...

In the late 19th century, Christianity remained deeply rooted in European culture. The desire to spread the teachings of Jesus Christ continued to rise with growing fervor, and the push for missionary services spiked in eastern-European nations...

Michael Healey’s The Drawer Boy expresses several universal themes. One major theme throughout this play is the complexity of human relationships. The story follows a pair of farmers named Morgan and Angus as they face the trials and triumphs...