Category: Literature

  • Rama and Sita in “The Ramayana” by Valmiki

    Table of Contents Introduction Body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The Ramayana is a classic poem about bravery, humor and magic. The original composition of the poem was done by the Sanskrit poet known as Valmiki at around three hundred B.C., and remains to be an integral part of the religious and cultural expression of India.…

  • Holy War over Ground Zero by Joseph Bottum Literature Analysis

    Joseph Bottum makes several powerful points regarding the constitutional independence of religion, but because he begins with some assumptions about the proposal for the building project that is inaccurate, he thus irritatingly casts into question the validity of the rest of his observations. He characterizes the project as a mosque, and offensive because of that…

  • “The Summer I Was Sixteen” by Geraldine Connolly

    “The Summer I Was Sixteen” by Geraldine Connolly (Poem 34) The turquoise pool rose up to meet us, its slide a silver afterthought down which we plunged, screaming, into a mirage of bubbles. We did not exist beyond the gaze of a boy. Shaking water off our limbs, we lifted up from ladder rungs across…

  • “The Circular Ruins” by Jorge Luis Borges Literature Analysis

    Table of Contents Reality is the creation of human brathe in Co-existence of different realities The relativity of positions of a creator and creation What reality is? Works Cited Reality is the creation of human brathe in Many philosophers and thinkers still argue about many issues of human beia ng. One of the most disputable…

  • “All About Suicide” Short Story by Luisa Valenzuela

    It is evident that this particular short story written by Luisa Valenzuela vividly exemplifies the difference between conventional and experimental literature. First of all, as we know conventional or traditional literature is characterized by strict compositional structure which can not be violated. It was long accepted by many writers in classical period and is followed…

  • “The Guide” by R. K. Narayan

    Table of Contents Marco’s character Raju’s mother character Works Cited Modern morality values have firmly entered the life of western society many decades ago. However, eastern cultures’ values are affected but not overthrown. What can be said about modernity and Indian society? Did it refashion its values or just affected them in a way? In…

  • “Empire Rising” Novel by Thomas Kelly

    Table of Contents Introduction Synopsis of the book Character traits Themes Conclusion Work Cited Introduction The Book Empire Rising’ by Thomas Kelly is an affectionate story that unveils dirty games and belief abstractions in which in-depth scrutiny of the book brings into focus a throbbing want for love. In this book, Thomas brings into focus…

  • Aeneid, an Epic Poem by Virgil

    Table of Contents Introduction Interpretation Conclusion Reference Introduction One of the traps of history is the tendency for social reality projections of our own culture with those we have limited information about. Human beings, as we are, it is inherent for us to have human tendencies to think in linear patterns, seeing ourselves as the…

  • Victorian Literature: “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold

    Dover Beach is a lyric poem published in 1867 by Matthew Arnold. The poem describes the shore of the English port of Dover, which the poet visited during his honeymoon in 1851 (Stange 37). It is commonly acknowledged that Dover Beach, although being quite a typical romantic poem, raises important social problems and provides a…

  • Separation in Two Stories from “Interpreter Of Maladies” by Jhumpa

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Works Cited Introduction One of the most critically acclaimed and also commercially successful collections of short stories in recent times are Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies. Published in 1999, the book went on to win both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN award in the year 2000.…