Category: Literature

Before Georgina came along the most valuable thing in Aylmer’s life was science. He had dedicated his life to this field, and he felt that nothing was of greater value than its study. Georgina came along, and everything changed for him. He even abandoned his life long career for the sake of love. After marriage,…

“The Haunting of Hill House” is written by Shirley Jackson, and the plot shows a ghost hunter and his assistants aiming to prove the existence of the supernatural. Despite this novel having a glimpse of fiction and fantasy, due to its focus on poltergeists and the scientifically unexplainable phenomena, it also shows the vulnerability of…

The inspirational novel Esperanza Rising tells the narrative of a girl who discovers the value of resilience, tenacity, and devotion through her relationships with her family and friends. Poverty-stricken families, particularly those of immigrants and low-wage workers, are shown in this novel as facing unique cultural and personal challenges. Esperanza endures tremendous hardship throughout the…

The poem “The book of Thei” written by William Blake makes the reader think about the purpose in life. The poem is written in the form of dialogue between the virgin who complains about her fear of death and Thei who symbolizes an angel sitting on the airy thrown. The author applies direct formal structure…

Literature writing is an expression of the happenings in society. Authors in the sphere of writing echo their opinions on eminent events that constantly shape the society through artistic application of thematic references. The various themes are intertwined in the periphery of action oriented presentation of behavior, belief, and social position of a character on…

When drawing a cathedral with Robert and closing his eyes, the narrator experiences an awakening in which he is able to see more than he ever could while keeping his eyes open. Despite his behavior that has been inconsiderate and disdainful of Robert all evening, he is compelled to talk to Robert after his wife…

Girl short story is a single sentence of advice from a mother to her daughter – the author uses semicolons between the words of wisdom and admonishments. In this sentence, the mother intends to aid her daughter and scold her simultaneously, which results in being twice interrupted by the girl to defend herself or ask…

The concepts of consumerism, materialism and conformity factor heavily into the overall theme of the novel with the following phrase being an apt summary of such aspects: “then you’re trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own; now they own you” (Schultz, 583-605). What you have to understand is that Palahniuk…

Lovely Bones embarks people on an emotional journey of dealing with loss through the lens of the dead, willing for their loved ones to get over the grief and emptiness. I was satisfied with this novel because of the reunion that is shown later in the story. The author shows how Susie reached out to…

Barbara Fordham, one of the main characters in Tracy Letts’ darkly comic drama August: Osage County is a forty-six years old daughter of Bev and Violet. This person plays an important role in the play. Trying to consider this character from the point of view of different theories discussed in class, it is important to…