Category: Literature 5177

  • The Review of “A Cyborg Manifesto”

    Table of Contents Summary My Reaction to The Work Conclusion References Summary The essay “A cyborg manifesto” by Donna Haraway presents a revolutionary view of humanity’s future developments. In her work, the intersections between dualistic concepts like genders, primitivism, truth, deific/humane, order/chaos, and others must be eradicated in order to create a cyborg society (Haraway,…

  • “Paradise Lost” by John Milton Literature Analysis

    Before we look into the passage, it is better to understand the poem of Paradise Lost. The passage is taken from the first book of the poem. Paradise Lost was written by John Milton in 1665. It was written in ten books and then revised where two other books were added into the poem. The…

  • Irony in “Of Mice and Men” Novel by John Steinbeck

    John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men seems to be a simple story about the Great Depression. The story is essentially about two guys trying to make it in California as they struggle to stay employed as migrant field workers. Their dream is to earn enough money to buy a piece of land of their…

  • “Squatter” by Rohinton Mistry

    Rohinton Mistry is an author of Squatter, a story about two individuals, narrated to the local young boys by Nariman Hansotia. One of the characters in the story is Savukshaw, a great cyclist, pole-vaulter, hunter, and cricketer. The other one is Sarosh; a Parsi immigrant who lived in Canada and was known as the “squatter.”…

  • “Why I Live at the P.o.” by Eudora Welty – Story Analysis

    Table of Contents Narrator and her Relationships with Sister Protagonist and Antagonist Reliability of the Narrator Family Values Moving into the P.O. Reference Narrator and her Relationships with Sister The first paragraph of Why I Live at the P.O. presents the reader with the narrator’s evaluation of relationships with her sister (Stella-Rondo). The narrator appears…

  • Shakespearean Characters: King Lear’s Daughters

    King Lear is a story of an old headstrong king who is often blind to his frailties. This king decides to divide his empire among his three female offspring. However, the division is based on a love recital that the daughters are supposed to make. The daughter who makes the best recital gets the biggest…

  • The “Sula” Novel by Toni Morrison

    Table of Contents Introduction Symbolism in the Novel Fire Tunnel Birds Conclusion Works Cited Introduction In the middle of the 1900s, the United States of America survived hard times when racism, poverty, and inequality shaped human standards. There are many literary works where authors tried to share their opinions and describe specific situations, conflicts, and…

  • Robert Browning’s “Porphyria’s Lover”: Gender and Power Dynamics

    The interaction of partners in a relationship is connected with the construction of specific power dynamics. Recently, gender roles have shifted, and a somewhat unusual dynamic may be built between two people based on a woman’s dominance or mutual assistance and approximately equal roles. However, such a variety of force dynamics in human relationships has…

  • “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” Literary Analysis

    Table of Contents Theme Point of View Allegory Symbolism Conclusion References The appearances people put on for others and the true essence of their being are vital parts of “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been.” A short story is a literary genre with distinct ways of conveying themes and messages concisely. Various authors…

  • Semiotics in “Invisible Cities” by Italo Calvino

    Invisible Cities is a novel that invites the reader to active cooperation and provides erroneous interpretations. It seems that the development of an adaptive metanarrative for this text should not be too difficult since the emblematic nature of its constituent elements presupposes its presence. However, the complexity of perception is the method of documenting reality…