Category: Literature
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“The Mills of the Floss” a Tale by George Eliot
Table of Contents Introduction Children in the context of power A historical significance and implication of the text Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Fiction works are characterized by the presence of a teller and a tale. Moreover, within a tale is a message that aims to influence an audience in a certain way. “The Mill on…
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King Leopold’s Ghost and The Poisonwood Bible
Man’s attempts to overcome stifling and hostile conditions bears testimony to the fact that imperialism finally gives way to freedom. History is witness to such ruthless deeds which pave the way to an end to brutality inflicted upon the natives. Adam Hoschild’s King Leopold’s Ghost substantiates the above statements and Kingsolver, a deft craftsman, instills…
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“The Rape of the Lock” by Alexander Pope Review
This paper would discuss and evaluate the traces and proofs regarding Pope’s demonstration of disapproval about British Mannerism and exaggerated decency in his world renowned mock epic “The Rape of the Lock”. The most powerful tool used by Pope to show his disapproval of so-called aristocratic and civilized mannerism prevailing in his contemporary British society…
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“Tribe”, Short Story by Alan Elyshevitz
Allan Elyshevitz is known to be one of the modern American writers, whose talent is unfolded in writing poems and short stories. He enlightens us with his works and gives us brief ideas on vital problems of modern society. In his short story “Tribe” the author gives a simple situation of the meeting of a…
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Characterization in The Storm: Calixta and Alcee
People often say that there are no identical human beings in the world. But this is what people say, while the practice proves the opposite – people might differ in appearance but the basic ideas they have stay the same. Kate Chopin is a genius of psychological prose and her novels and short stories describe…
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“How to Talk to a Hunter” by Pam Houston
Table of Contents Abstract My story “But why? What did you do?” asked Zhu Song Abstract If this story had been told in third person it would have lost most of its immediacy and power. Even though the story is in second person, we understand that this is actually the feelings and thoughts of the…
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“After a Great Pain, a Formal Feeling Comes” by Emily Dickinson
Table of Contents Introduction Speaker’s Intention Structure of the Poem Conclusion Woks Cited Introduction Emily Dickinson is an American poetess that has a rather isolated life deprived of friends and normal human communication. Instead, she was more likely to sit at home in the atmosphere of creative silence. Therefore, Dickinson’s pessimistic and monotonous life was…
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Poems about the Earth by Robert Penn Warren and Pablo Neruda
Poems about the planet Earth reflect the close relationship that humans have with it. The unique link is defined by interdependence where one would be without life and movement without the other. The particular works of Robert Penn Warren’s “Summer Strom (Circa 1916), and God’s Grace” and Pablo Neruda’s “O Earth, the Wait for Me”…
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Nature as an Element in Romantic Literature
Reading through a collection of works written during the Victorian period in England quickly makes one aware that nature played an important role in how these people understood their world as well as the fact that their world was changing. Nature is repeatedly brought up as a means of recapturing a sense of self and…
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Sea Oak’ by George Saunders
One of the most notable features of the story Sea Oak by George Saunders, is that many themes and motifs, radiate the spirit of a certain oddness, in the perceptual sense of this word. The reason for this is that, despite the unconventional sounding of the story’s plot line, it appears innately consistent with what…