Category: Literature

Table of Contents Background Stream of Consciousness Epiphany Materialism and Consumerism Analysis References Background John Updike’s short story A&P is an example of modernism, a literary movement characterized by experimental writing techniques. The main character and narrator, Sammy, tries to act in a heroic way but realizes that such actions are not appreciated in the…

Table of Contents Introduction Essay Body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction This essay explores “A Worn Path,” one of Eudora Welty’s most anthologized stories. It provides a number of contextual readings as well as biographical information about Welty. Welty was born in 1909 in Jackson Mississippi, where she was based for most of her life. She…

Today, the public discuss zombies as part of the popular culture, although during the decades, these creatures were associated only with frightening religious practices typical for the African and Caribbean cultures and traditions. That is why, now zombies are the topic for the active discussion in different cultural, social, and religious fields. If the persons…

Both the novel Black Rain and the science fiction film Gojira are very impressive in terms of expression the strongest effect which the atomic bombing has left in the minds and hearts of Japanese people. However, the novel presents the most detailed, touching and thought-provoking description of all the saddest consequences the trauma of being…

Keats was an important figure in early 19th century poetry and arguably wrote some of the most beautiful and moving poetry in the English language, despite dying at a very young age. Many of Keats’ themes and concerns are essentially Romantic such as the beauty of nature and the transience of human life in time.…

V for Vendetta is a graphic novel written by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. It reflects an imaginary future of the United Kingdom after the Second World War, namely, the established dictatorial regime. This essay aims to reveal the meaning of V who came to overthrow the existing order and show people the truth. In…

Table of Contents Introduction Human Nature Right and Wrong Religion and Science Artificiality and Naturalness Conclusion References Introduction The literary works of American authors of the nineteenth century are focused on the description of morality as it is understood by them, and Washington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne are no exceptions to the rule. In their…

Chinese novels take up a special place in the world’s literature. When getting acquainted with these texts, one gets absorbed in the mysterious eastern culture full of multi-layered value and meaningful images. Hua’s To Live and Hsun’s The True Story of Ah Q represent fine examples of Chinese literature of the twenty-first century. While telling…

Consistent with his reputation as the pioneer of “Romantic” writing, Scottish Bard Robert Burns wrote this piece from a woman’s point of view, to show affection as the wife or lover of John Anderson. This is a romantic love that compares his aging, deteriorating looks with that of his younger self. She remembers with gladness…

Literary writers often get their creative juices working when certain events, persons, or things strike them in such a way as to significantly impress upon their senses. Most love poetries, for example, are written at a time when their respective writers are in the ecstasy of being in love or at the lowest point of…