Category: Literature

  • Jack London’s Martin Eden in the Context of American Realism

    Table of Contents Realistic Basis of Martin Eden Social Class Theme of Martin Eden Role of Art in Martin Eden’s Tragedy Conclusion Works Cited American realism as a cultural movement embraces the period from the Civil War to the turn of the century during which fiction writers like Howels, Davis, James, Twain and others explored…

  • Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

    The novel, “Steppenwolf,” by Hermann Hesse entails the spiritual world of Hesse as he reflected in it the 1920s. The author introduces the two opposing sides that would prevail throughout the book. First, the author portrays himself as a human being who is willing to help others in society. On the other hand, the author…

  • The Properties of Memory in “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” by Sherman Alexie

    Sherman Alexie presents in his poem, ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’, a memory based on traumatic experiences. These experiences have enabled him to indicate the long-term memory processes of anxiety resulting from horror and elucidate his personal experience in the glimpse of horrified modes that have long-term implications. His conscience is like an open book that has…

  • “Meneseteung” by Alice Munro

    Table of Contents Introduction Analysis References Introduction Meneseteung is one of the famous short stories of Alice Munro which was published in writer’s collection, Friend of My Youth (1990). Meneseteung is entitled without any specific implications it is just a name of river, Champlain as Munro’s themes are concerned with her love of recalling history…

  • Sophie’s World: The Roman Philosophy

    While reading the first part of the book, it becomes clear that the most philosophical ideas were professionally interpreted to the relatively unprofessional audience so that the described concepts might be easily analyzed and implemented in real-world philosophy. In the first part of the book, the author tried to explain the main concepts developed by…

  • Literature Analysis: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Work Cited Introduction There are two reasons that explain the tribulations that Harriet Jacobs went through in her life. Foremost, there is her being deemed black. Secondly, there is her being a member of the female gender. In this essay, I will show that her troubles are more attributable…

  • “Du Tenth Sinks the Jewelry Box in Anger” by Menglong

    “Du Tenth” is a Chinese love story that shows the relations between passionate love and conformation to social norms. This story shows the traditional roles of men and women from the past of China and how love is sometimes blinded by things such as money, control, and they want to be accepted in society. Although…

  • Characters in Hiroshima by John Hersey: Reverend Tanimoto and Miss Toshiko Sasaki

    Table of Contents Reverend Mr. Tanimito Miss Sasaki Works Cited Hiroshima was written by John Heresy. In this paper, a discussion is going to be carried out on two of the main characters. The characters that are going to be considered are Reverend Tanimoto and Miss Toshiko Sasaki. Reverend Mr. Tanimito Mr. Tanimito woke up…

  • Headlines twice the size of the events

    Table of Contents Introduction Headlines twice the size of the event Conclusion Introduction Headlines are texts that appear at the top of newspaper articles and they usually indicate the nature of the article below it. The purpose of a headline is to provide a quick preview of the story and it is usually meant to…

  • Henri Bergson’s Idea of the “Laughter”

    The debate on what can be regarded as funny has been ongoing since time immemorial. Many people however believe that comic is an art rather than a science and therefore tend to be more subjective with no distinct rules. In the essay, “ Laughter”, Henri Bergson argues that comedy is the involuntary element which lacks…