English Literature Essays

History And Satire In Joseph Heller's Catch 22
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Introduction: The novel Catch 22 was published in 1961 by Joseph Heller. It recounted the story of a group of soldiers fighting in World War II. The storyline is centered around times of jocularity and solemnness...

Monologue Of The Cracker Under The Settee
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Introduction: ‘A Cream Cracker under the settee’ is a monologue which was extracted from a series of monologues written by Alan Bennett for the BBC. These monologues give the audience a window into the ...

The Lyrical Ballads Of William Wordsworth
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Introduction: In his Preface to Lyrical Ballads, William Wordsworth states his intent to redefine poetry in a way that would make it more accessible, and more interesting, to common people. Thus, Lyrical Ballads sh...

Analysis Of The Ministers Black Veil
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Introduction: All humans do not know another person’s life inclusively. Therefore, one is concealing numerous aspects and conducted actions, which defines his/her individuality, from the environment and the p...

History And Tradition In Childrens Literature
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Introduction: The influence of history and tradition of children’s literature is of great importance in the novels and books that are written and published today. Not only do they give a framework for the au...

My Fair Lady, an analysis
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Introduction: The movie My Fair Lady tells love story between a flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, and a phonetic professor, Henry Higgins. The movie was made in chronological order. Eliza Doolittle, played by Audrey He...

The Study Of Literature And Music
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Introduction: The capacity of music to disclose the inner workings of the universe has a strong place in early Christian thought, inspired by its even earlier role in Greek philosophy. Over the millennia since anci...

The Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Of Allan Poe
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Introduction: An obsession can actually become disabling and all consuming to the patient experiencing it. The person’s thoughts will be intruded by “persistent and unwanted ideas” that can even t...

Social Conflict In A Dolls House
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Introduction: Dollhouse, a noun used to describe a dwelling that serves as a display for small replicas of human beings (Dollhouse). The Norwegian realist, Henrik Ibsen, chose his title cleverly when naming one of ...

Racism, Sexism And Feminism In African Literature
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Introduction: Women in Africa have been exploited by the oppression of race, gender, and class. The depiction of the Black women solely as ill-fated and submissive receiver of sexual and racial abuse restrains the ...

Drama Paper: The Merchant of Venice
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Introduction: In society the actions of certain members of a family can shape a child into how they are viewed as an adult. We judge an individual for being the way they are and put the blame on how they were b...

Examining The Feminist Intertextual Factor
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Introduction: Intertextuality has always been used by authors as a literary device in order to bring forth references to other works which might help to build the impact the author wants his text to have on the re...

Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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Introduction: This assignment evaluates on how the Novel “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” by Mildred Taylor had been written as a form/Machine to achieve the purpose of the author. Hence, the author has d...

A Raisin In The Sun and Sonny's Blues
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Introduction: A Raisin in the Sun, authored by Lorraine Hansberry and Sonny’s Blues, authored by James Baldwin are two masterpieces that have an array of comparisons and contrasts. Lorraine Hansberry’s ...

The Traits Of Heroism In The War
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Introduction: ‘Journey’s End’ by Sherriff depicts life in the trenches as lived by the officers of Company C. It is a fictional play set in the trenches during the lead up to the Battle of the St ...

Anne Bradstreet Puritan And American Poet
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Introduction: Anne Bradstreet is one of the most remembered American poets who lived during the ages of the 17th century. She faced many challenges and obstacles simply because she was a woman living under Puritan ...

Analysing The Characteristics Of Victorian Literature
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Introduction: When books from Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, and Anne Bronte such as Wuthering Heights and Villette burst into the literary scene, the ......

Culture And Identity In Canadian Short Fiction
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Introduction: Canada is home to many immigrants from all over the world; this country has many ethnic groups, it is in close relation with the United States and with Europe as well, so it is obvious that identity a...

To Lucasta going to the Wars and Dulce et Decorum Est
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Introduction: The two poems, “To Lucasta, going to the Wars” by Richard Lovelace and “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen are both devoted to the subject of war. Lovelace’s poem was ...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez Short Stories
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Introduction: Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of the most important exponents in the literary sphere that surrounds the world, commonly known as El Gabo can be considered as the most important Latin-American novelist...

Dark Side Of The Moon Analysis
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Introduction: Music usually expresses emotions. Each band or musician has an emotion they want the listener to feel. Album covers show what the album is about or the story behind the album. The songs tell the story...

Travelling Makes People Explore The World
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Introduction: The story starts with the sentence “From time to time life sends you someone who is so unexpected that you wonder how you ever lived without them.”(Shah). Tahir is in search of this “...

The Caucasian Chalk Circle
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Introduction: In the Caucasian Chalk Circle, the Governor has a child who is called Michael and his wife is called Natella. The Governor’s brother, the Fat Prince, triggers an insurrection on Easter Sunday. H...

After Great Pain Formal Feeling Comes
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Introduction: One of the most wonderful, exciting pages in the history of the world womens literature that deserve the attention of people is the destiny and the work of a famous American poet Emily Dickinson. Her ...

Shakespeare And The Body Politic
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Introduction: Shakespeare and The Body Politic The frontpiece of Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan presents an interesting image: A King towers over a large city with a sword in one hand and a Bishop’s crosier i...