Category: Literature

  • The Hardboiled Qualities and Features in Detective Stories

    Hardboiled literary style in crime fiction writing is associated with detective stories. It is often distinguished by the cynical interpretation of sex and violence in the literature. Caroll John Daly is credited to be the pioneer of hardboiled crime fiction style writing in the mid 1920s with his “Knights of the Open Palm” published on…

  • “The Nymphs’ Reply to the Shepherd” by Christopher Marlowe

    Table of Contents Introduction Paraphrase Technical analysis Interpretation Conclusion Reference Introduction This is a six-stanza poem written by Sir Walter Raleigh. The poem was written as a response to another poem, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love that had been written by Christopher Marlowe. In The Passionate Shepherd to His Love, the author tells of…

  • “The Octopus” by Frank Norris Literature Anakysis

    Table of Contents Broad themes presented in The Octopus Magnus Derrick and Behrman: feelings and ideas Images of angry men Works Cited Broad themes presented in The Octopus There can be only a few doubts that, throughout the entirety of Norris’s novel The Octopus, the theme of the West dominates. Having been a romantically minded…

  • The Lady and The Monk

    Pico Iyer was a well accomplished young writer when he wrote this book. His artistic work was well appreciated when he wrote the book entitled “Video Night in Kathmandu” in the year 1988. The setting of this book is Japan and hence, it analyzes the Japanese culture from a foreigner’s point of view. Iyer was…

  • The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu

    Table of Contents Thesis Statement Background composition Psychological Character Value Orientation Aesthetic Orientation Conclusion References Thesis Statement The theme of multicultural is examined through the analysis of the Tale of Genji as well as the analysis of the theme through elaboration and analysis of four aspects from the tale. These aspects are the composition of…

  • “Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri presents a story about the native Indians from the USA visiting their original homeland. The main vibes of the plot heavily reflect the author’s sentiments, due to her heritage and most of her life spent in America. However,…

  • Stephen Greenblatt: Shakespeare’s Life in “Will in the World”

    There are numerous books written by renowned scholars depicting Shakespeare’s life. Among these countless biographies, Stephen Greenblatt’s piece called “Will in the world: How Shakespeare became Shakespeare” is a captivating account. It is paramount to acknowledge that Stephen Greenblatt is a celebrated scholar born in 1943 at Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has taught for extended periods…

  • The One Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula Le Guin

    Table of Contents Introduction Description of the story Conclusion Introduction The One who walks away from Omelas is taken from Ursula Le Guin’s short story compilation, the wind’s Twelve Quarters, in this story, Le Guin presents a story of an imaginary city where delight and happiness thrive, where people are cultured and smart. Everything about…

  • “The Beard” and “From Hunger”

    Table of Contents Introduction Reality Is Unintelligible Writing as a Remedy Conclusion Works Cited Introduction In “From Hunger,” Sarah Gerard has awkward shots of her scarred face that remind her of her lost beauty. Her determination to get over her face reconstruction through travelling lands her in the reality that she is pretty no matter…

  • Brooks’ “A Song in the Front Yard” & Blake’s “The Sick Rose” Poems

    Table of Contents A picture of a child in “A Song in the Front Yard” The child in ‘A sick Rose’ Conclusion A picture of a child in “A Song in the Front Yard” In the poem “A Song in the Front Yard” we get a picture of a child who needs and wants to…