Category: Literature

  • “Boris Godunov” the Book by Sergei Platonov

    Table of Contents Introduction Polish and Lithuanian invasion Godunov’s personality References Introduction The book written by Sergei Platonov deals with many important issues connected with the life and politics of Russian tsar Boris Godunov. The personality of this tsar is cloaked in many mysteries and problems Platonov tries to detect and analyze. The main problems…

  • “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque Literature Analysis

    Table of Contents Introduction A brief history of the book Physical implications of war Mental implications of war Conclusion Works Cited Introduction War impact permanent psychological strains on soldiers every time it occurs, and the novel by Erich Maria Remarque has significantly contributed to this belief. Being a German veteran of World War I, the…

  • “La Luz Y Sombra” by Ana Roque de Duprey and Its Female Characters

    La Luz y Sombra is a novel written by Puerto Rican author, feminist, and suffragist Ana Roque de Duprey in 1903. The story depicted in the text takes place in the author’s home country during the last decade of the 19th century. It tells about the lives of two very close female friends, Matilda and…

  • Emerging Brotherhood in “Halves” Short Story by Benji Whalen

    “Halves,” a short story, was written by Benji Whalen in 2002. The novel’s plot contains an enveloping process of getting each other by two half-brothers who had been living separately for their whole lives. The attitude towards the new family member of the main character is ambiguous and changes gradually through the narrative course. Both…

  • The “Prisoner on the Hell Planet” Comic Book by Art Spiegelman

    The technique of graphic storytelling is an effective way for to individuals to write and share stories while refining their artistic communicative skills. Graphic storytelling is often applied in the comic book and graphic novel writing and is invaluable to comic artists and filmmakers. Today’s American comics seem to be more diversified than ever before…

  • “Upon Burning of Our House” Poem by Anne Bradstreet

    Table of Contents Angry God in Jonathan Edwards’s Sermon The Topic of God’s Will in Two Works Works Cited Anne Bradstreet is a 17th-century puritan poet. In the poem “Upon Burning of our House,” she “shows her total belief in God, even in times of the destruction of their property” (Alkhafaji and Al-Rashid 84). Truly…

  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas an American Slave

    The theme of slavery has been a considerable issue for a long period of time. Some people found this fact injurious; some people tried to make as many benefits as possible; some people could not stand why so many brave and smart people did nothing to change the situation. The story written by Frederick Douglas…

  • “Emma” by Jane Austen

    There is a widely held opinion among scholars that the novel “Emma” is by far the most complicated work by Jane Austin because it explores not only social issues but also physiological geneses of a person, particularly the main character(Bloom, 34). Traditionally, it is believed that Emma undergoes certain changer in the course of her…

  • Grimmelshausen’s “The Adventures of a Simpleton” – Opinions on Social Differences

    Table of Contents Opinions on Socail Differnces Historical Social References in the Novel How Historians can use the novel References Opinions on Socail Differnces In his novel, Grimmelshausen speaks of the utter despair that the social differences caused among the people. He has suggested that the peasant class actually were to blame themselves for some…

  • About Oedipus and Blinding Himself

    Oedipus blinds himself as a symbolic gesture because he was more blind than the blind soothsayer, whom he maligned when he thought the soothsayer was wrong. Some people think that he does this instead of committing suicide because he is a coward, but it seems to me that it is much harder to put out…