English Literature Essays

Two Lovers But Different Religion
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Introduction: Samantha lives in the city of Winnipeg. She went to high school there. When she was in high school she fell in love with John, who belonged to a Philippine family. But Samantha is ”Christen̶...

The Cultural Impact Of 9/11
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Introduction: The cultural impact of 9/11 has been likened to a fall from grace, the loss of US innocence as the country suffered the first attack on its own soil since the civil war. Do you agree or disagree with ...

Wag The Dog | Movie Analysis
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Introduction: The movie entitled Wag the Dog was directed by Barry Levinson in 1997 which was about the way in which media can divert the publics attention on the presidents sex scandal with a firefly girl. The cha...

A Review Of The Shawshank Redemption
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Introduction: The Shawshank Redemption begins with young Andy Dufresne, a young vice-president of a Portland, Maine bank, wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and her lover and who is sent to Shawshank Prison to...

Is The Ghost In Hamlet Real?
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Introduction: In the first few scenes of Hamlet, the political abilities of Claudius are strikingly evident, and even though it has been only a scant two months since the death of King Hamlet, his powers are well-c...

The downfall of Macbeth
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Introduction: Macbeth is a tragic play. There are several key moments which lead to the tragic hero’s downfall: firstly when Macbeth meets the three witches in Act 1 Scene 1, secondly when he decides to kill ...

Analysis Of George Orwell's Animal Farm
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Introduction: Stories of any kind are usually written to deepen our understanding of human being, the surrounding environment and to elicit moral value for our benefit. Interesting stories are able to attract reade...

'Theme For English B' By Langston Hughes
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Introduction: Langston Hughes’ poem “Theme for English B” is an influential three stanza portion which explores an exceptionally tarnished subject. There is negligible intricacy in Hughes selectio...

Explanation Of 'The Company Of Wolves'
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Introduction: This essay attempts to justify translator’s way of rewriting the Angela Carter’s story “The Company of Wolves” into Italian language. Departing from a general introduction on t...

Characters In 'Looking For Alibrandi'
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Introduction: Author of ‘Looking for Alibrandi’, Melina Marchetta, discusses strong aspects of Australian life through the portrayal of the characters in the novel. Josephine Alibrandi is an Italian- Au...

Social Issues Seen From A Literary Approach
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Introduction: For centuries, social issues have been the heart of innumerable works of art which deal with several worries concerning this natural aspect of human life. Through literary circles men and women of all...

Poems On The Theme Of Death
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Introduction: The theme of death and the dying have pervaded numerous works of art throughout the ages. “Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas, “Remember” by Christina Roset...

The Inclusion Of Music And Songs
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Introduction: The inclusion of music and songs not only helps to enliven even the most tedious of theatrical performances; it also grasps the audiences attention and sometimes adds greater depth and meaning to the ...

Exploring 'An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge'
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Introduction: The short story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” has received more critical attention than any other single work written by Ambrose Bierce. This is most likely because of the way the st...

Biff Loman In 'Death Of A Salesman'
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Introduction: This is a play written in the 1940s by Arthur Miller, the famous American playwright. It is a play about the Loman family and raises a counterexample the illustration that tragedy is the downfall of g...

Mother And Son Relationship In Hamlet
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Introduction: The individual texts of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the First (so-called ‘Bad’) Quarto (Q1, 1603), Second Quarto (Q2, 1604-1605) and First Folio (F, 1623) have caused much controve...

Analysis For A Pair Of Blue Eyes
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Introduction: In this article Hardy’s 3rd novel; A Pair of Blue Eyes, has over and over again been gravely pilloried for its lapses in pragmatism, categorization of rural life, and selection of narrative make...

Mirrors and reflections: Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Introduction: Mirrors and Reflections Mirror images reflect Nathaniel Hawthorne’s view of the Puritan society, his message of humanity, and the different significances of sin during that time period. Not on...

Edna In The Awakening
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Introduction: May Edna Pontellier’s actions in the novel The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, ever be justifiable? Society accuses Edna of being selfish and unjustifiable in her behavior and actions. She focuses on...

The Curious Incident Of The Dog in the Night-time
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Introduction: One of the interesting novels that I am going to write about is called: “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time”. Which is the next novel I am going to describe it for my second...

Experiences of Afro Caribbeans and Asian migrants to Britain
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Introduction: The second half of the twentieth century saw a transformation of British society in which peoples from areas of the world that had formerly constituted colonies of the British Empire migrated to Brita...

Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales
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Introduction: Geoffrey Chaucer created one of the worlds’ greatest works of literature when he wrote The Canterbury Tales. He stepped out of his era and created works of poetry that withstood the tests of ti...

A Book Report On The Vampire Diaries
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Introduction: Lisa Jane Smith was born September 4, 1965 and she lives in California. She is an American author and her books are young-adult literature, horror, science fiction/fantasy and romance. She has written...

Character Analysis 'A Kiss Before Dying'
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Introduction: Ellen is the sister of Dorothy and Bud go with her a relationship because he didn’t had the money yet so he tried a other daughter of Leo Kingship. Ellen is very involved in the death of her sis...

Conflict Of Modern Vs Traditional Culture
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Introduction: The system of immigration is of sole importance in the US national development. The country mainly stands on immigration driven transformation throughout the history. Looking back in history, large sc...