Category: Literature

Mark Salzman’s book Iron and Silk, discusses the experiences he faced in China as a teacher. It is necessary to note that he had learned a lot about Chinese culture before he went to that country. However, Salzman had realized that the Chinese culture was different from that of his home country only after he…

Table of Contents Introduction Project Mayhem Satire Philosophy of Change Pros and Cons Comparison Freud’s Concepts Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Fight Club brings into perspective many issues that affect contemporary society. Themes such as consumerism, materialism, fatherliness, capitalism, rebellion, and conformity dominate the setting of the play. This study focuses on the issue of capitalism…

The short story Mellow Yellow by Barry Callaghan can be well referred to as the account of the deteriorating relationship between the characters of Marie-Claire and Conrad Zingg. In this respect, the metaphor of traffic lights, plays an important role, within the context of how it emphasizes the plot’s plausibility. This simply could not be…

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz has gained numerous awards. This passionate story of a family which has lived through horrors of a country, where a vicious dictator commits his inhumane crimes, touches the reader’s heart. Some argue that the book cannot be regarded as a serious literature since its language…

Western democracies, such as the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Australia, among the others, are regarded as the worlds where people enjoy the most favorable environments for their lives. Individuals living in those countries share democratic values and proclaim the sacredness of a set of human rights. The twentieth century was specifically…

Mark Twain, the writer of the book “The two views of the Mississippi” talks of the two sides of the Mississippi River; however, Twain uses ‘Mississippi’ symbolically to represent life. The short story underscores how individuals lose the ability to see the beauty in common place especially in the workplace; what appears as beauty to…

Table of Contents Textual Analysis Conclusion References It is a common notion for many authors to explore life in their writing. While some authors do it by creating a complex plot to show character development and growth, others use linguistic styles and features to illustrate life metaphorically. The three texts from the course that provide…

Table of Contents Introduction Personal Journey Emphasis on Transformation Personal Healing Spiritual Journey Conclusion Introduction Self-transformation and self-reflection are critical parts of heroic journeys in literature. Often, heroes fail to succeed, but their experiences provide philosophical insights into the essence of personal reflection journeys. In this paper, I explore “Wild,” a hiking memoir of Cheryl…

“The starting point of these reflections was usually a feeling of impatience at the sight of the ‘naturalness’ with which newspapers, art and common sense constantly dress up a reality which, even though it is the one we live in, is undoubtedly determined by history… I resented seeing Nature and History confused at every turn,…

Max Adeler’s short story “A Desperate Adventure” dwells upon an important issue concerning the life and death. Notably, the author is famous for his “mental pictures” of men and women who make the reader laugh or cry (“Max Adeler’s Return” 7). The story in question contains both components as it seems very sad at the…