English Literature Essays

Feminism in Top Girls
Example essay. Last modified: 13th Jul 2017
Introduction: The play is one of the most famous works of Churchill in all of hers. Some consider the play as a very radical feministic one, some consider it as anti-feminist. But the matter is that she, by the use...

Hedda Gabler Manipulation
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: August Strindberg’s Miss Julie and Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, bring out the same themes but with completely different motives. The dominating theme of manipulation is brought out by the ...

Existentialism in The Trial by Kafka
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: The Czech writer FRANZ KAFKA (1883-1924) belonged to a middle class family. His father Herman was disrespectful and ill tempered towards Kafka’s escape into the literature work and writing. Kafk...

Themes of Madness in Hamlet
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: “To be or not to be” begins one of the most famous soliloquies of all time by an author that has stood the test of time, William Shakespeare in his play, Hamlet. There are several differen...

Candide by Voltaire Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: According, to Candide by Voltaire, he describes the transformation of the protagonist Candide, throughout the story. Voltaire utilized satire, characterization, and techniques of exaggeration and cont...

Romanticism and Realism Comparison
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Introduction: Romanticism and Realism are both different literary movements, but are closely related in time and history. Romanticism is best characterized as a movement of art, literature, and way of thought in th...

Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: The poem ‘Poet, lover, birdwatcher’ displays Ezekiel’s views on poet’s problems. Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher is one of the better known poems of Ezekiel and has received considera...

Semantic Derogation of Woman
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: The Semantic Derogation of Woman In the reading of Muriel Schulz “The Semantic Derogation of Woman”, the author talks about words in which describe woman in a slang or profound way. The au...

Fly Away Peter Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: In Fly Away Peter, David Malouf carefully and subtley indicates humans ability to transcend the immediate and create an alternate perception of their own life. Malouf does an exceedingly good job at e...

Sympathy for Frankenstein's Monster
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: Mary Shelley might have written ‘Frankenstein’ because she was challenged by her husband and Lord Byron to see who could write the best horror story while they were staying at Villa Diolat...

Toni Morrison Post Colonial Feminism
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: The author is of the view that third wave feminism which includes black feminism is a speaking back to the white Westerns. The African American writers by writing back to the ideologies set by the col...

My Papa's Waltz Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: Upon first reading the poem titled “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke, a negative opinion could be formed. Due to some of the words in this poem, it is understandable why this kin...

Poetry Analysis Comparison
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: Compare and contrast the portrayal of strong emotions in the poems War Photographer, A Mother in a Refugee Camp, Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night and with referenced to: Dulce et Decorum Est , St...

Dramatic Techniques in Hamlet
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: A text is exposed as remarkable and memorable as a result of the innovative ideas and the dramatic execution that carry them from writer to audience. Shakespeare’s theatrical play, Hamlet, exemp...

Why is Frankenstein Guilty?
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jul 2017
Introduction: “I may die; but first you, my tyrant and tormentor, shall curse the sun that gazes on your misery. Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” -The Monster, Ch. 20 I, the miserable...

A Modest Proposal Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Jul 2017
Introduction: In A Modest Proposal the author, Jonathan Swift, uses techniques such as irony, satire, and sarcasm to mock the Irish government of his time. A Modest Proposal was a heavy-duty social commentary. At t...

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Analysis
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Introduction: “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” is an autobiography written by Maya Angelou. She describes about her hard life “caged” growing up as a black girl from the South. Maya Angelou...

Humour in Don Quixote
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Jul 2017
Introduction: Don Quixote’s initial reception in the Seventeenth Century was as a work of humour; Cervantes’ ability to reflect and imitate reality through the ironic juxtaposition of his two main chara...

Stream Of Consciousness Essay
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Introduction: Stream of Consciousness is a literary technique which was pioneered by Dorthy Richardson, Virginia Woolf, and James Joyce. Stream of consciousness is characterized by a flow of thoughts and images, wh...

A & P by John Updike Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Jul 2017
Introduction: In the short story “A & P”, John Updike explains how Sammy is a young man working as a cashier. One day three young ladies come into the supermarket half dressed wearing only their sw...

The Flea John Donne Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Jul 2017
Introduction: Born in 1572, John Donne was an English poet and perhaps one of the best metaphysical poets of his era. His works are notable for their realistic style and include sonnets and love poetry. One of his ...

Medea Euripides Analysis
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Introduction: So long as the immense passion of the tragic heroine of the play is considered, Euripides’s Medea is a work of pathetic tragedy from Aristotle’s point of view. It opens up with a major con...

The Kite Runner - Religion Theme
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Jul 2017
Introduction: Introduction My object of study is The Kite Runner — a novel by Khaled Hosseini, published by Riverhead Books in USA, 2003. The novel was adapted into a film in 2007 by the same name of The Kite...

Wit by Margaret Edson - Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Jul 2017
Introduction: In the play Wit by Margaret Edson, the relationships between the doctors are in need of examination. Dr. Harvey Kelekian, and Jason Posner, is morally viewed characters because of their discussions wi...

Of Mice And Men American Dream
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Jul 2017
Introduction: The ‘American Dream’ is presented as being unattainable in John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men. This is predominantly evident in the case of George, Lennie, Candy, Crooks and Cur...