Category: Comparative Literature

  • Human Nature in “The Scarlet Letter” and “Moby-Dick”

    Table of Contents Introduction Engagement with the Texts Implications of Experiences from the Texts Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The books Scarlet Letter’ and ‘Moby Dick’ were the most engaging during the literature course. Both books are rich in themes concerning human nature. Although the books have been set in a different previous era, their contents…

  • Comparison and Contrast of the Poems Written by British Romantic Poets

    Table of Contents Introduction William Blake’s Chimney Sweeper Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Kubla Khan John Keats’ Ode to a Nightingale Comparison of the three poems Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Romanticism is an artistic movement that united various creators from different epochs and determined the characteristic peculiarities of creative thought of the time. Originated at the end…

  • How Decisions Can Make or Break an Individual: Literary Analysis

    People make decisions all the time. Do you want steak or chicken for dinner? Should you go to work or stay at home? While some decisions don’t have any long-term consequences, others may change the course of your life. The decision to have steak today may mean you are having a rare treat, a good…

  • Comparison S. Glaspell’s Play “Trifles” and “A Jury of Her Peers”

    Table of Contents Introduction Different Approaches to the Same Plot Similarity in Genres’ Representation Major Theme of A Jury of Her Peers. Significance of Genre Major Themes of Trifles. Significance of Drama Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles and her short story ‘A Jury of Her Peers’ are the one that shake readers’…

  • Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey — Comparison & Critique

    The Iliad and the Odyssey are two of the oldest pieces of Western literature in existence today. They are canons of the west’s literary past even now and have a large following. The stories of both have been repeated countless times and used in cultural references and in making big-budget movies that speak of their…

  • “The Accident, Say Yes” & “The Things They Carried”: Comparison

    Table of Contents Introduction Tim O’Brien “The Things They Carried” T. Wolf’s “Say Yes” Gao Xingjian “The Accident” Conclusion Works cited Introduction The art of literature is many-faceted thing full of expressive stories and means with which they are illustrated. The characters can be compared and evaluated with an author’s own experience in terms of…

  • “Travels With Herodotus” and “Marco Polo Didn’t Go There”

    Traveling as the Core problem in the Compared Books Traveling notes have always been interesting and exciting for both, the writer of them and the reader. Different people, visiting the same countries may write absolutely different works about these countries as personal perception in traveling is one of the main characteristic feature of literary works…

  • Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 and “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost

    Table of Contents Introduction Eternal Life of Poetry in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 Road of Life Reference List Introduction The verses “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost and Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare are among the most beautiful. They show poets’ ability to capture the essence of life. They depict the inevitability of choice and…

  • Comparison and Contrast of the Poems Written by British Romantic Poets

    Table of Contents Introduction William Blake’s Chimney Sweeper Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Kubla Khan John Keats’ Ode to a Nightingale Comparison of the three poems Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Romanticism is an artistic movement that united various creators from different epochs and determined the characteristic peculiarities of creative thought of the time. Originated at the end…

  • Comparison S. Glaspell’s Play “Trifles” and “A Jury of Her Peers”

    Table of Contents Introduction Different Approaches to the Same Plot Similarity in Genres’ Representation Major Theme of A Jury of Her Peers. Significance of Genre Major Themes of Trifles. Significance of Drama Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles and her short story ‘A Jury of Her Peers’ are the one that shake readers’…