English Literature Essays

Analysis of John Green's 'Looking for Alaska'
Example essay. Last modified: 28th Sep 2017
Introduction: Looking for Alaska Introduction: “The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.” John Green, the author of Looking for Alaska, writes a story about a group of young adults, where ...

Analysis of Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea'
Example essay. Last modified: 28th Sep 2017
Introduction: A Five-Point Plan Analysis + Theme Description The novel The Old Man and the Sea was written by Ernest Hemingway. It focuses on Santiago, an ageing and skilled fisherman who battles with a colossal m...

Analysis of Thomas' 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'
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Introduction: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wide men a...

Analysis of Robert Frost’s 'Mending Wall'
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Introduction: A Critical Analysis of Robert Frost’s Mending Wall Robert Lee Frost was a Four-time Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry, who was born in San Francisco on March 26 1874 to Isabelle Moodie and William P...

Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded and Clarissa: An Analysis
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Introduction: Pamela Virtue Rewarded 1. Society in 18th and 19th Century England Life in 18th and 19th century England was to a large extent governed by the class system. Who you were in this society was determine...

Vladimir Lenin: “State and Revolution” Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Sep 2017
Introduction: In August and September 1917, Vladimir Lenin wrote “State and Revolution.” This essay will analyze and examine an extract from this book. First, the document shall be placed into historical conte...

Female Independence in Frankenstein and Jane Eyre
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Sep 2017
Introduction: Visions of Female Independence in Frankenstein and Jane Eyre. There are considerable ironies in the fact that, of the two novels considered here, it is Jane Eyre which is far more profoundly concerne...

Female Innocence and Violence in Literature
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Sep 2017
Introduction: ‘For maximum literary effect, sensationalism and violence have to be juxtaposed with female innocence and vulnerability’. Discuss with reference to the ‘Tale of Two Cities’ by Charles Dickens...

Comparison of Herny V Adaptations
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Sep 2017
Introduction: Compare two different adaptations of the same primary text. In this brief essay, I will look at the comparative versions of Henry V, the first of which was the film produced during the Second World W...

Social and Feminist Influences of Austen and Shakespeare
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Sep 2017
Introduction: By Khalil Jetha Introduction Feminist thought is a movement truly indicative of a dynamic society. When manifested in literature, it signifies the breaking of old traditions, and the manner in which ...

Americanah: Analysis of Language and Accents
Example essay. Last modified: 4th Sep 2017
Introduction: Americanah– ISU Part 2 (Plot Summary) Pg. 1 Ifemelu speaks without the fake accent for the first time when taking a train to Aunty Uju’s house. While on the train she meets Blaine, a ...

"Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson - Review
Example essay. Last modified: 4th Sep 2017
Introduction: Beacon Lights Book Review “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson Every once in a while a book comes along that makes you think and even changes the way you have previously looked upon a subjec...

Death of a Salesman Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 4th Sep 2017
Introduction: The End OF American Dream “Death of a Salesman,” by Arthur Miller, tells the story of Willy Loman, a salesman who reflects on the frustrations and failures of his life, which are due to ...

Clytemnestra & Antigone: Inescapable Femininity
Example essay. Last modified: 4th Sep 2017
Introduction: In Aeschylus and Sophocles’ portrayals, women who are masculine are feminized when they confront death; the reassumption of orthodoxy reflects how women cannot truly break away from their femi...

The Truth About Area 51
Example essay. Last modified: 4th Sep 2017
Introduction: Area 51 is a United States Air Force base that is a detachment of Edwards Air Force base. Area 51 is secluded from the public and no one is allowed there without permission from the United States go...

Animal Characteristics Used in A Doll's House
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Introduction: An Analysis of the Significance of Animal Characteristics Used in A Doll’s House Reflective Statement Discussion of A Doll’s House in class reach me deeply and implored new perspectives ...

Prisoners' Plight in Plato's Cave Allegory
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Introduction: Through the interactive oral, I learned about the prisoners’ plight in Plato’s cave allegory. In the allegory, there are prisoners, chained, and facing a wall with a fire behind them. Ob...

The thousand and One Nights: Gender and Power Dynamics
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Introduction: GENDER/POWER dynamics as seen in The thousand and one nights The Thousand and one Nights are a collection of stories in the middle east/south asia in the golden Islamic age. The tales are centere...

Psychoanalysis as a Form of Literary Criticism
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Introduction: Psychoanalysis is a set of psychological theories that was founded by the Austrian physician Sigmund Freud in his work Interpretation of Dreams (1900). By bringing up models for the human psyche suc...

Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens Comparison
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Introduction: There is a typical subject of destiny in compositions of Thomas Hardy and Charles Dickens. The two creators are practically identical in the way that their characters they would state notions of dep...

"Bullet in the Brain" by Tobias Wolff
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Introduction: Short Response to “Bullet in the Brain” by Tobias Wolff My initial thought of this reading was that the title would be some metaphor for something else that happens. The story was short ...

The Grapes of Wrath Analysis
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Introduction: The Grapes of Wrath, describes the difficulty of migrant labors during the Great Depression. Written by, John Steinbeck, this novel went on to receive......

Analysis of American Protest Literature
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Introduction:   The protest literature of early to mid-19th century America shares a common theme of moral values. Both Henry David Thoreau and William Apess speak of a moral code that humanity is bound to up...

Symbolism of Trains in Novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
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Introduction:  Anna Karenina, written by Leo Tolstoy, follows the accounts of Anna who begins an affair with another man, as a result of their affair falls from moral decency and eventually commits suicide by th...

Analysis of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Example essay. Last modified: 4th Sep 2017
Introduction:  After reading a part of Oliver Twist and after watch the short documentary on Charles Dickens, it is easy to say that he can be identified as a realist writer. A realist writer is defined as a w...