Category: Literature

Walt Whitman’s “I sing the body electrica” initially appeared without a title. Whitman’s poem belongs to the American epic genre that contributed to the shift from transcendentalism towards realism, but both views have been incorporated in this poem. For instance, Whitman views the body and soul as the same and sacred (transcendentalism) and celebrates the…

Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Works Cited Introduction ‘My Turkish Lover’ is the third of a series of memoirs ‘When I Was Puerto Rican’ and ‘Almost a Woman’ written by Esmeralda on her life (Esmeralda 1). In this continuation, Esmeralda mainly focuses on her relationship with Ulvi, her boyfriend. At the age of 21,…

Table of Contents Gowdy’s Vision of Neo-Gothic Novel Genre Discrediting the Stereotypes Works Cited Writing about the sexual life of the protagonists has already become a mainstream in the modern literature. However, sexual perversions, such as pedophilia or necrophilia, remain taboo for most authors. Barbara Gowdy, however, is not among those writers that are afraid…

In her short story Two Kinds, Amy Tan uses influence of past events on present life, language subtleties, and daughter centrality to explain why the characters are in conflict and how it is exacerbated. The story revolves around Jing-Mei, an ethnic Chinese girl who was born in a family of Chinese immigrants to the United…

Table of Contents Book I Book II Book III Works Cited The poem Metamorphoses by Ovid presents a chronological narration about the changes occurring in the human world. In particular, the poet touches upon the creation of the world from the beginning of the universe formation up to his times. Throughout the fifteen books, the…

Table of Contents Synopsis Analysis of the Book A Reflection of the Book Works Cited Synopsis The book Super Crunchers: Why Thinking by Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart by Ian Ayres is a comprehensive overview of society’s development from the time when people relied on predictions based on experience to nowadays when…

Table of Contents Introduction Comparative Analysis Conclusion References Introduction The works “Unguarded Gates” by Thomas Aldrich and “Courting a Monk” by Katherine Min are considered to be the real masterpieces of world literature embodying the themes of national priority and American position on the international level. The authors of the works managed to underline their…

Table of Contents Introduction How does the Setting of the novel affect the plot and the characters’ decision Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Paul Bowles in his book, “The Sheltering Sky”, narrates a story about two people who are married, Kit and Port originally from New York, and this couple is in the company of their…

The following is an incisive study on the work of Kesey “The day when superman died” it is giving an insight into the symbolism, which Kesey has used to depict the theme of the story to the readers. Though the author’s work is rich with literary symbolism, only those symbols, which appear in the book…

Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Works Cited Introduction One of the most peculiar aspects about the relationship between men and women is that, despite being commonly referred to as the representatives of a ‘weaker sex’, women often prove themselves capable of coercing men to act in one way or another. In its turn, this…