Category: Literature

  • The Way of Duty: The Life of Women and Extraordinary Combination of Historic Evidence and Good Writing Style

    Table of Contents Introduction The Way of Duty and Its Core Aspects Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Aim and scope The present paper is aimed at discussing and evaluating the book The Way of Duty written by Joy Day Buel and Richard Buel Jr. This book is really worth reading though it contains a great number…

  • Water Contamination Case: “A Civil Action” by Jonathan Harr

    American author Jonathan Harr was catapulted into literary fame because of his compelling non-fiction work, A Civil Action. Chronicling the deliberate/negligent toxic contamination of the Woburn, Massachusetts water system during the 1970’s and 80’s, A Civil Action was a 1996 number one best seller as well as a recipient of the National Book Critics Award.…

  • Joseph Conrad: Narrator’s Action in “The Secret Sharer”

    Introduction The book, The Secret Sharer was written by Joseph Conrad and was first published in 1911. The secret sharer captures the life of a young sailor, who in his young age became the captain of his ship. With lack of experience and non-conformity with the seas, the young captain, who is the main character…

  • Super, Sad, True Love Story

    Summary Written by Gary Shteyngart, Super, Sad, True Love Story is a dystopian scientific fiction with Lenny Abramov as the main character in the story. He works in a future New York City with a company that deals with increasing longevity through artificial and dietary means. Lenny’s boss is a 70-year old man but looks…

  • Summary Atlas Shrugged Part One and Two

    Introduction “Atlas Shrugged” refers to a novel by Ayn Rand. In this novel Rand explores the United States where there is an outcry of renowned renovators against exploitation by the government. The government expresses its spirit of relentlessness in exploitation by maintaining control over the industry. As a result, the whole society collapses amid a…

  • Super, Sad, and Real

    Written by Gary Shteyngart, Super, Sad, and True Love Story is a fictional novel describing the vicissitudes of two lovebirds, Lenny Abramov and Eunice Park. Both are a generation of American immigrants during its political turmoil with unstable economy. However, the only means of communication is through electronics like instant emails or electronic journals. Although…

  • The Use of Ethos

    Table of Contents Introduction An Apology for Poetry The Marriage of Heaven and Hell The souls of Black Folk Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The task of writing is tough but the most demanding aspect of writing is connecting with the reader. Convincing or persuading the reader to believe what the author has written is always…

  • A review of Sojourner Truth the Narrative

    Table of Contents Introduction Book summary The indispensable place of the woman in the society Conclusion Reference List Introduction Sojourner truth was born in 1800’s America, one of the darkest period in human history characterized by slave trade and gross mistreatment of the black race. She and her parents as well as the other slaves…

  • Contrasting attitudes about some limited aspect of the individual and community from the Plague and the Stranger

    Table of Contents Introduction Literature review Substance Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The manner in which any author sets the stage for his story forms the basis upon which the literary value his work may be measured. Camus suggests a philosophy that is distant from the religious belief and common man concepts of morality. Sentience and…

  • “White Noise” by Don Delillo

    Most post modern literature writers delve into highlighting the change that comes with modernism more especially in the family level and Delillo is not left behind. In his book “White Noise”, he creates a post modern family comprising of Jack Gladney the protagonist in the story, his wife Babette, and four children. Jack is a…