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  • “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Robert Frost was born in 1874 in San Francisco, California, which is a surprising fact to many people. Although he lived in small apartments throughout the city during his first 11 years, Frost is more commonly associated with the natural scenes of the New England…

  • The Impact of Greek Philosophers on Current Life

    Many scientists agree that Ancient Greece is the cradle of European civilization. Its philosophers, scientists, and poets greatly contributed to the development of Greek culture. Modern philosophical thought would be impossible without the works of Aristotle, Plato, and numerous philosophical schools. Dramatic art would have been different if, at one time, the tragedies of Aeschylus,…

  • Unconditional Fatherly Love in Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”

    Table of Contents Introduction Literary Devices Used by the Poet Poem’s Structure and Rhythm Emotional References Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Differences in the perception of life values, manifested in the context of a generation gap, are a common problem raised in literary works. In Hayden’s poem “Those Winter Days,” the poet demonstrates such an assessment…

  • Human Weaknesses in Literature: Importance of the Concept

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction A challenging task faces writers who want to evoke readers’ emotions and provoke them into thinking about crucial life issues. They need to make readers believe their characters, sympathize with them, and identify with them; otherwise, the audience’s attention will be lost. Joseph Conrad once stated…

  • Comparison of Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks

    Gwendolyn Brooks represents one of the most prominent African American poetic voices of the 20th century. Her works reflect the complexity of the sociocultural environment of the mid-20th-century American community, particularly, the Civil Rights movement and the associated struggles of African American people (Hayes, 2019). Although “We Real Cool,” Sadie and Maud,” and “Speech to…

  • Naturalism in “To Build a Fire” Story by Jack London

    In the short story To Build a Fire by Jack London, a man undergoes a lonely journey under the severe environment of the Yukon, attempting to avoid dangerous complications related to freezing temperatures. However, the traveler commits several crucial errors, which ultimately result in his demise. The first mistake made by the character is the…

  • Michel de Montaigne’s Wisdom in Essays

    Michel de Montaigne was a French Renaissance writer who developed the essay as a literary form and wrote some of history’s most enduring and significant articles. Michel de Montaigne was an academic who devoted his entire career to criticizing intellectual hubris. In his major opus, the Essays, he reached out as unfailingly innovative and brilliant…

  • “And of Clay, We Are Created” by Isabel Allende

    “And of clay, we are created” by Isabel Allende is a short story that tells the events of a volcanic eruption that led to a mudslide that killed twenty thousand people in Colombia. Isabel Allende is the narrator of the story who watches the incidences unfold from afar. The story portrays an emotional setting that…

  • Analysis of “The Handmaid’s Tale”

    The Handmaid’s Tale is a novel in a dystopian style written by Canadian author Margaret Atwood and was published in 1985. The set is based on the near-future state called Gilead, which has dethroned the United States government. The new state is strongly patriarchal, where the main character, a woman named Offred, is being used…

  • The Theme of Goodness in “The Good Person of Setzuan” by Hoit Hilsman

    There are many instances portraying goodness in the play “the good person of Setzuan.” One has to say that “goodness” as portrayed in the play is a multifaceted phenomenon. During Wong’s absence, the gods show their fears about the possibility of failing to achieve their mission of finding a good person. One god decries lack…