Category: Literature 5177

  • “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” by Raymond Carver

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction What We Talk About When We Talk About Love is a concluding story in a self-titled collection of short stories written by Raymond Carver. It sets to explores various notions humans have about love. The title itself suggests that there are different perceptions people can…

  • William Stafford’s “Traveling Through the Dark” Poem

    Table of Contents Introduction Stanza 1 Stanza 2 Stanza 3 Stanza 4 and the Final Couplet Symbolism Rhythm Conclusion Work Cited Introduction William Bradford’s “Traveling through the Dark” seems to present its setting in the very title, but further analysis of the poem allows discerning that the “dark” has two shades of meaning. The direct…

  • The Duality of Societal Prejudice in “Désirée’s Baby” by Kate Chopin

    Désirée’s Baby is a short story written by Kate Chopin, one of her most famous pieces. It was written in 1892, a little less than thirty years after the abolition of slavery in the United States. Kate Chopin’s family came from St. Louis, Missouri, where having slaves was considered to be normal until the 1850s.…

  • “Snail” by Langston Hughes as an Inspiration Source

    Table of Contents Introduction Inspiration Piece My Art Piece Connection References Introduction Poetry is one of the best ways of expressing one’s feelings and emotions, as well as understanding those of others. From ancient times, poets wrote about love and hatred, friendship and rivalry, life and death, and many other topics. Unlike prose, poetry does…

  • “The Road Not Taken”: A Reflective Poem by Robert Frost

    “The Road Not Taken” is a mostly reflective poem written by Robert Frost. This poem is primarily about the choices one makes in life. Once someone makes a choice, it is usually for better or for worse, according to this poem. The poem utilizes symbolism as a reflective tool. For instance, the road is a…

  • Shakespearean King Lear from a Marxist Perspective

    Among the core insights of the Marxist theory is that the class struggle has characterized the history of societies’ development. Because art, both literature and theater, does not exist separately from society, it has become a crucial aspect of the historical process and people’s comprehension of the world. Thus, it is appropriate to examine pieces…

  • “The Bowl” by Terry Tempest Williams

    “The Bowl” by Terry Tempest Williams produced a deep impression on me. Such pieces of writing cannot remain without the reader’s attention since through its lines you can see that the writer put a part of his soul into his work. The style of writing the writer uses and his manner of writing make the…

  • The Issue of Identity in “Proof” by David Auburn

    Published in 2000, a winner of Pulitzer Prize and multiple awards, Proof by David Auburn is a profound masterly written play that examines the issues of identity, the borderlines of genius and madness, sanity and instability, a correlation between logical mathematical proof and the emotional proof of human relationships, love, faith, and trust. Concentrating on…

  • “The Divine Narcissus” by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction The Divine Narcissus employs religious symbolism to highlight important Christian ideals and teachings. The play is considered to be one of Sor Juana’s masterpieces because it employs allegorical narratives to explain complex theological ideas. The play uses American themes to explain the Spanish conquest of Mexico,…

  • The Turn of the Screw through Psychoanalytical Lens

    In his chef-d’oeuvre novel, The Turn of the Screw, Henry James underlines the psychoanalytical premise that the unconscious mind significantly controls and directs the conscious mind of humans. An unnamed governess, the narrative’s protagonist, qualifies Sigmund Freud’s notion that the normal human mind, in most cases, cannot rationalize its thoughts, which then implies that people…