Category: Literature

In “Not All Men Are Sly Foxes,” which appeared in the Newsweek in 1992, Amin A. Brott asserts that most popular contemporary picture books have not given a fair idea of stereotypes. He insists that most of these books describe mothers as the only real parents who take important family roles such as bringing up…

Show business manifests through myriad media formats and the recent spurt in radio talk shows and their wide local popularity has spurred the development of numerous FM stations all over the country. In order to grab the attention of the avid listeners, innovative and meticulously planned music as well as talk shows are planned, designed…

Ehrlich views cowboys very differently as from what many people think they are and this is in an attempt by some individuals to idealize them which consequently makes us loose the true disposition of cowboys. Real cowboys as depicted by the author are homely, kind and gentle individuals, who work fifteen hours a day taking…

The writer of “Conundrum” Jan Morris formerly James Morris provides an autobiography of personal gender transformation from biological male to female because she felt that she belonged to the wrong body. The writing in the text is elegant to portray anachronistic perception. Although spent in the male pursuits of the traditional times, the author’s male…

Table of Contents Similarities Differences Conclusion Works Cited The passing of time only manage to improve the potency of Poe and Oates’ storytelling like vintage wine. In Poe we have a writer who was prolific in the 19th century and in Oates we have a master storyteller who gained recognition decades ago and yet the…

Atlas shrugged is a novel written by Ayn Rand and published in 1957. It is one of Rand’s famous novels and the last one which she wrote during her career as an artist. The idea behind writing the novel was to empower the shakers and movers of a nation in fighting for their rights. The…

The Souls of Black Folk is an early twentieth century book authored by William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) which had an influential impact on African American intellectual life. The novel, which is a compilation of fourteen prose pieces, responds to the Emancipation Proclamation set by Abraham Lincoln to deliver the blacks from the yoke…

Introduction Literary studies entail presentation of poems, stories, songs, and drama among other forms of art to the community. Literature and related studies date back to the time when language was first used as a medium of communication. Literature has a variety of uses in the society including transforming cultural practices and reflecting the conditions…

Table of Contents Addie Bundren Addie’s Perspective in Plot and Themes of the Story Conclusion Works Cited Written by William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying is a masterpiece addressing different societal issues that were pertinent in 1930s and have even persisted to contemporary times. This story is intriguing given the numerous numbers of narrators involved,…

Table of Contents Class Conflict Life and Death Bibliography At one time or another, philosophical questions arouse in the mind of any individual. By the way, these questions do not change, no matter whether it is the French Revolution or the 21st century. In his play The Persecution and Assassination on Jean-Paul Marat as Performed…