English Literature Essays

Origins Of The Kadazan People
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Introduction: The Kadazans are an ethnic group indigenous to the state of Sabah in Malaysia. They are found mainly at Penampang on the west coast of Sabah the surrounding locales,and various locations in the interi...

Barn Burning | Analysis
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Introduction: The story “Barn Burning” is an example of coming of age story because the coming of age story entails the initiation of an individual into an enhanced level of self awareness (“Comin...

The grief over a lost pet
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Introduction: This grief may be so difficult that the person may feel more upset over a pet than a human loved one; there are many feelings, and stages that are involved in losing a pet. Five stages that are inclu...

The Epic Of Gilgamesh | Analysis
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Introduction: The epic of Gilgamesh, is one of the oldest pieces of literature still read to date and the themes are still some that society can relate to. The trials and tribulations the main characters in this e...

Aphras Behn's Oroonoko | Analysis
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Introduction: Aphras Behn’s Oroonoko tends to focus on the treatment of slavery and race, particularly Behn’s ‘granting of heroic stature to an African .....

Gender Stereotypes In 'Trifles'
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Introduction: The Nineteenth century was built around a society that contradict a strong point in the United States Constitution, that all men are created equal. Even though segregation was one of the main problems...

Their Eyes Were Watching God | Analysis
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Introduction: Hurston’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God” presents several themes such as speech and silence, love and marriage, and finally gender roles. Zora Neale Hurston does an outstanding job of inst...

Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang | Analysis
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Introduction: When I first heard the title of this film, I wonder why the title is Tinimbang ka Ngunit Kulang. I knew that the title is based from a bible verse Daniel 5:27 saying “Tekel, you have been weighe...

Hamlet | Character Analysis
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Introduction: In the play, Hamlet: Prince of Denmark by Shakespeare, Hamlets soliloquies reveals much about his character. From to the beginning to the end of the play, Hamlet’s soliloquies reveal that he is ...

The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho
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Introduction: 2.The alchemist (in the form of Melchizedek) says to Santiago, “When you really want something to happen, the whole universe conspires so that your wish comes true.” Write or create a res...

The Great Big Turnip | Analysis
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Introduction: Introduction: Our choice of storybook is “The Great Big Turnip” edited by Bob Williams, published by KohWai and Young. This book is appropriate for children aged four to six as it is speci...

The Crucible | Analysis
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Introduction: The tragic events that unfold in ‘The Crucible’ are to an extent caused by Abigail’s sexual desire however she is not the only one to blame. ‘The Crucible’ is about the S...

Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn | Analysis
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Introduction: Huckleberry Finn is original in the sense that we can feel the presence of Twain’s voice, as well as Huck’s voice. Throughout the entire book, Huck speaks to us in the colloquial language ...

Yeats' Poem | Second Coming |
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Introduction: As the title of the poem suggests, Yeats poem is a prophetic poem that clearly shows Christ’s second return to the earth after the world has been engulfed in sin and sorrow. The poem was written...

Things Fall Apart | Okonkwo
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Introduction: Chapter 1 “He was a man of action, a man of war...On great occasions such as the funeral of a village celebrity he drank his palm-wine from his first human head.” (Page 10) This quote introd...

Winters Bone By Daniel Woodrell
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Introduction: Winters Bone, written by Daniel Woodrell, tells the story of seventeen year old Ree Dolly and her struggles to save her family from the unfortunate circumstance that they have found themselves in. De...

Typical Stereotypes Of Males And Females
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Introduction: What defines males from females? Many times people can name off many physical characteristics that tend to be commonly known differences between males and females. For example: males tend to have some...

Summary Of The Da Vinci Code
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Introduction: To begin with, Da Vinci Code – is a novel written by American author and journalist Dan Brown and published in 2003 by publishing house “Random House”. It should be noted that Da Vin...

A study of Athol Fugard
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Introduction: Athol Fugard, who was born in Middleburg, South Africa in 1932, is a well known realist playwright. He has written many plays which reflect his extreme opposition to the Apartheid system. Two such pl...

Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father
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Introduction: Barack Obama in his first book Dreams from my Father – A story of Race and Inheritance takes his readers to a beautifully crafted journey of self-discovery. His first book was published over a d...

The Portrait Of Dorian Grey | Analysis
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Introduction: Dorian is soon to recognize of his deviance from social norms and decides to indulge himself in everlasting pleasure. “Eternal youth, infinite passion, pleasures subtle or secret, wild joys and ...

The Literature In English Component
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Introduction: CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1Introduction It has been 9 years since the literature in English component was first introduced by the Ministry of Education and to be included in English s...

The Theory Of The Doctrine Of Affections
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Introduction: We will doubt, first, whether all of the things that have fallen under our senses, or which we have ever imagined, any one (of them) really exist; in the first place, because, we know by experience th...

The Chimney Sweeper | Analysis
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Introduction: William Blake was a famous writer of the Romantic Age which took place in 1832. William Blake wrote two poems called “The Chimney Sweeper.” The first poem had to do with innocence. The ...

The Caretaker By Harold Pinter | Analysis
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Introduction: Numerous critics have said that much of the action of “The Caretaker” by Harold Pinter is dominated by the characters’ struggle for power over one another. As Michael Billington rema...