English Literature Essays

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: Romanticism Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Aug 2017
Introduction: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein uses many elements of both Gothic literature and Romantic literature. Being written in 1818 the novel was placed well in the romantic era. Frankenstein uses very de...

Traditional Adventure Stories in the Modern World
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Introduction: This essay will critically examine the question ‘What is the place of adventure stories such as Treasure Island in the modern child’s world’. This essay aims to discuss about the l...

First Analysis of the Great Gatsby Amina Bangura
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Introduction: In The Great Gatsby, Nick Carraway’s second cousin, Daisy Buchanan, comments on her newborn daughter saying, “I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool-thatR...

Satire in Tartuffe and Candide
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Introduction: The period, known as the Age of Enlightenment or The Enlightenment Period, began in the late seventeenth century. It was a time of great turmoil and intellectual movements that ultimately led to the...

Desiree's Baby Analysis of Racism
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Introduction: We live our life within the boundaries of our belief systems and moral guidelines we were raised with such as social classes and race .The story tells about love, slavery, and racism victimizes ever...

Themes in 'Year of Wonders' by Geraldine Brooks
Example essay. Last modified: 1st Aug 2017
Introduction: “GERALDINE BROOKS USES A FULL RANGE OF NARRATIVE DEVICES TO PRESENT A CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE ON A NUMBER OF THEMES. EXPLAIN HOW THE NOVELIST DEVELOPS ONE MAJOR THEME. INCORPORATE DIRECT EVIDENCE...

Jane Eyre Vs Wuthering Heights
Example essay. Last modified: 24th Jul 2017
Introduction: The Bronte sisters definitely played a major role in the English literature. They wrote in a style which is called Gothic fiction or sometimes Gothic Horror, this style is an extension of the Romantic...

Hyperbole in the Importance of Being Earnest
Example essay. Last modified: 24th Jul 2017
Introduction: Satire is a genre used and widely known for its comedic purposes. It involves the mocking of an individual for humorous means; however, it is commonly used by authors and playwrights to display critic...

Importance of Reputation in Othello
Example essay. Last modified: 20th Jul 2017
Introduction: Reputation is very important when one needs to know whom to trust and what judgments can be made about a reason. The reputation of three characters in the play Othello by Shakespeare plays important r...

Essay on my Favourite Book Snow White
Example essay. Last modified: 20th Jul 2017
Introduction: Snow White was the heroine of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in 1937. Snow White is young, pretty, virginal, sweet-natured and obedient. She doesn’t mind h...

The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho - Santiago Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 20th Jul 2017
Introduction: Paulo Coelho’s magical novel follows the adventure of Santiago, a young Sheppard from an Andalusian town who disobeyed his father’s will for him to become a priest. For this reason Santiag...

Wizard of Oz Analysis Essay
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Introduction: When I was five years old, my family gathered around the T.V. on a snowy Sunday night and watched a special presentation of The Wizard of Oz. Shortly thereafter, I picked up L. Frank Baum’s The ...

Illusion in The Tempest
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Introduction: Throughout his thirty-six works which frequent stages around the world, Shakespeare was able to explore not only the human psyche and characteristics of humanity, but he also investigated the natural ...

American Adam Myth
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Introduction: The term American Adam generally refers to a mythic concept considered by some critics and scholars to be the central element of American literature. Its assumption is based on the view of European co...

Shylock ways of Expressing Conflicts
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Introduction: The Merchant of Venice has an Italian setting and marriage plot; this is very typical of Shakespeare whose love for Italy is evident in most of his play. In Merchant of Venice Shakespeare’s rema...

The Outsiders Movie Review Essay
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Introduction: The Outsiders movie is based on a book written by S.E Hinton. The story takes place in Oklahoma in the 1960’s. It is about two gangs or social classes named the ‘greasers’ and the &#...

How does Great Expectations Reflect the Victorian Era?
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Introduction: Then, Pip becomes a gentleman, he assumes that great expectations mean that he may no longer be content with the good things he already has. When Mr. Joe visits Pip in London, Pip looks down on Mr. Jo...

Lord Byron Byronic Hero
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2017
Introduction: Literature of the Victorian epoch was marked by a close intertwining of romance and realism. It also exhibits other features, such as a strong sense of morality, fusion of imagination and emotion, foc...

Narration in Jane Eyre
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Introduction: Jane Eyre is written from the first person standpoint. How does this affect our judgement of the protagonist Jane? Jane Eyre is narrated by its title character and so presents us with a story from a s...

Symbols in Beloved
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2017
Introduction: The degradation imposed upon all slaves, the relationships among enslaved and the changes in their own perception of themselves, the meaning of time and memory and how it influences the future are som...

Khushwant Singh Writing Style
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Jul 2017
Introduction: Khushwant Singh is one of the major Indian English novelists of our times. He is not only a novelist but also a short story writer, a columnist, a journalist, an editor. He has five novels to his cred...

Charlotte Haze
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Introduction: Literature is not solely a method of entertainment. It is also used to expand a readers mind by allowing them to enter a different world. To do so, a reader will often have to suspend their disbelief....

Streetcar Named Desire Psychoanalytic Theory
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Introduction: The story Streetcar named Desire is a vastly confusing and complicated piece of literature. The characters in the story are constantly developing and you seem to find out their background history and ...

The Purple Hibiscus Analysis
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Introduction: Purple hibiscus is the first novel of the writer Chimanda Ngozi Adichie. The novel was published in 2003, it got a lot of attention in terms of prestigious prizes. Chimanda used her own experiences fr...

Sister Carrie Symbolism
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Jul 2017
Introduction: The naturalistic writer presents his theme through symbolic detail. The use of symbolism in Sister Carrie offers some evocative effects to this novel, namely, it eases to determine the elements, expos...