English Literature Essays

Chronicle Of A Death Foretold Extract Analysis
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Introduction: The treatment and lives of women in the Colombian town and the time period of the 1950’s, makes the reader aware of the harsh reality of the suffering women. The reader can only sympathise with...

Heather Whitestone, A Deaf Miss America
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Introduction: Heather Whitestone is an admirable woman. She is the first Miss America with a disability. Whitestone was born in April of 1973 in Dothan, Alabama. She is admirable for being strong and dedicated thro...

Sister Carrie From The Perspective Of Naturalism
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Introduction: At the beginning, it’s of importance to define what naturalism is. As a matter of fact, that’s a troublesome question, for there are various opinions and consistent debates about it. In my...

An Ideal Husband, By Oscar Wilde
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Introduction: To give the devil his work is fiction Wilde brilliantly uses the opportunity to authors comments (remarks), which gives explanations to the text of a dramatic work, containing a description of the sit...

Theories Of The Picturesque And The Sublime
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Introduction: Joseph Mallord Turner and John Constable are the two acclaimed giants of English landscape. They were both influential exponents of Romanticism, an artistic movement that emphasized an emotional respo...

Defining Evil In 1984 And Heart Of Darkness
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Introduction: Evil, exactly what is Evil? Evil as I see it is an abstract concept that is commonly defined by our own moral values. Evil exists within each person in one degree or another as a slightly varying va...

Deconstructive Concept Of Death: John Donnes Poems
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Introduction: John Donne was born as a Catholic in 1572, at a time when England was full of anti-Catholic feelings and the Catholic was annoyed by secret polices of Elizabeth queen. His religious took away many opp...

Coping As A Stepmom
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Introduction: As far back as I can remember, the one thing I always wanted to be was a mom. I had dreams of being the perfect mother, giving and showing love and affection to my children and having them give that ...

Dramatic Irony In The Age Of Innocence
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Introduction: Dramatic irony occurs when the reader is aware of past or future events that make it easy to recognize the contradiction in a character’s speech or actions. This essay will explore how and to wh...

Types Of Speech Acts In Harry Potter
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Introduction: Communication is the most important thing on the planet earth, no human being can deny it and be separated from this means in any way, because without communication we cannot convey what we want to sa...

The study of racism in literature
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Introduction: In the tragic novel, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old black girl is a victim of racial, dislike herself and rape by her father which results in pregnancy. Pecola g...

Looking At The Use Of Fear In Literature
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Introduction: A man with an IQ equivalent to Einstein’s takes part in a study. He is told to answer one question correctly, but if he is wrong then he will be subjected to painful shocks that increase in inte...

Good Country People By Flannery O Connor
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Introduction: Writing of explicitly named Good Country People, short story author Flannery O’Connor ironically molds a depiction of the contradictory nature of a cliche-ridden Southern society. The “go...

The Dream Of The Rood
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Introduction: The Old English poem The Dream of the Rood is an early Christian poem written in alliterative verse describing a dream vision. Fragments of the poem were found carved in the runic alphabet on the Ruth...

The Tragic Dilemma Of Hamlet
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Introduction: When your faith is destroyed, how can you tolerate the failure or error? How can you confront yourself, forgive all the past mistakes, and rebuild tolerance and faith? Is it better to pardon or to r...

The Visit Chronicle Of A Death Foretold
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Introduction: To what extent does religion play a role in ‘The Visit’ and ‘Chronicle of a death foretold’ ‘This is what I found out about religion: it gives you courage to make the dec...

Moral Corruption And Deception
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Introduction: The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, showed the lack of innocence in the people of the 1920’s and how it was replaced by deceit and adultery. The moral emptiness and corruption from...

Depth Of Revelation And Parkers Back
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Introduction: O’Connor further develops the theme by using literary device such as symbolism. Symbols help to explain the moral of the story using visual stimulation instead of just using words. The Character...

The Use Of Simile In Poetry
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Introduction: Have you ever found yourself saying, “Those are two words I never thought would go together!” In everyday speech, people may draw comparisons between unlike things for effect. For example,...

Hamlet's Qualities When Confronted With Moral Dilemmas
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Introduction: Before examining Hamlet’s qualities when confronted with a moral dilemma or dilemmas, I believe we should have a common understanding as to what strength and a ‘moral dilemma(s)’ mea...

Analysis: 'Sweat' By Zora Neale Hurston
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Introduction: In the short story “Sweat,” written by Zora Neale Hurston, Sykes, one of the main characters in the story, seems as though he gets easily upset with his wife Delia. Sykes takes his anger ...

How Patriarchy Portrayed Medea And Dolls House
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Introduction: In the past females have been shown to be weak and submissive, they would obey their male counterparts and stay back to look after the children and the house. All decisions were made by the males and ...

Character Analysis Of Othello
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Introduction: To a certain extent, I agree with Albert Gerard`s interpretation of the character of Othello. Othello is presented as “credulous” in Act 3 scene 3. Othello and Iago see Cassio parting from...

Questioning Sanity Insanity And Conformity
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Introduction: Either conform and be released, or maintain your integrity and be kept in the ward. During his time working at the Menlo Park Veteran’s Hospital, this is the harsh reality that Ken Kesey learned...

The Caliban Treatment Of The Tempest
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Introduction: ‘The Tempest’ is the magical story of the ship-wrecked inhabitants of an island. It deals with many serious themes such as; nature/nurture, power, magic and treachery. Many of these themes...