Category: Literature 5177

  • “Hidden Intellectualism” by Gerald Graff

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Reference Introduction Gerald Graff is a specialist in English language studies and a researcher in the sphere of education. He wrote more than five books covering controversial and complicated topics, such as conflicts between a pupil and a teacher, the problem of diversification of cultural backgrounds, and the…

  • “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison Analysis

    Table of Contents Introduction Toni Morrison’s Personality Recitatif Topical Themes behind Recitatif Conclusion References Introduction One of the primary purposes of literature is to deliver meaningful messages through artful images and plots. While some literary works may have a mostly entertaining function, some pieces prove to be seminal in the broader context of topical issues…

  • “Mama Might Be Better Off Dead” by Laurie K Abraham

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction Mama Might Be Better Off Dead is written by Laurie K Abraham (1994) and depicts a profound and unsettling picture of health care from the human perspective. The book is illuminating as also disturbing in telling the story of the devastating illnesses which have become very…

  • “The Boarder” Short Story by Isaac Bashevis Singer

    The exposition begins when the characters and the setting are introduced to the reader. The dialogues between the characters filled with their constant disagreement serve as the rising action. The story reaches its climax when Moris Melnik decides to let the spoon of salt define the state of things in the world and determine whose…

  • “Digging” Poem by Seamus Heaney

    Seamus Heaney was born in 1939 and became one of the most brilliant Irish poets, translators, and playwrights. His first significant volume, Death of a Naturalist, was published in 1966 and included Heaney’s probably most read poem, “Digging,” in which the poet is thinking about his grandfather’s and father’s occupation (Heaney, p. 12). In this…

  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Review

    Introduction Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960 and adapted for the cinema in 1962, is set in Maycomb, a small Alabama town, in the middle of the Great Depression. The story is told by Scout looking back at the time when she was the six-year old daughter of the town’s best-known lawyer,…

  • Prejudice in “On Seeing England for the First Time” by Kincaid

    Jamaica Kincaid’s “On Seeing England for the First Time” is a piece that reflects on her pessimistic view of the country. The narrative of the writing constructs a growing dislike, or even hatred, for England through comparisons to what can be seen as negative metaphors, such as a leg of mutton or a jail (33).…

  • The Theme of Success in “Winter Dreams”

    Literary works of F. Scott Fitzgerald are very famous in the whole context of 20th-century American literature; the writer managed to win fame due to his artistic and gentle language, the ability to conform to the views, tastes, and attitudes of the beginning of the 20th century and his skillful representation of fiction. Fitzgerald, in…

  • Viewpoint and Narration in Lusus Naturae by Atwood

    The concept of the point of view in the narrative is useful in evaluating and critiquing stories. Each author selects it depending on different factors. This essay seeks to use the point of view to evaluate the story Lusus Naturae by Margaret Atwood, a tale of an outcast with whom nobody wants to be associated.…

  • Character Analysis in Mark Twain’s Works

    Table of Contents Introduction Similarities between Huckleberry Finn and Mark Twain Conclusion References Introduction By portraying the relationship between a young white boy {Huck} and a black slave {Jim} – a relationship that sees the racially prejudiced suspicion of the former dissolve and replaced by a warm friendship with the black slave – Mark Twain…