Category: Literature

  • Coetzee’s “Disgrace”, Fugard’s “Master Harold and the Boys”, Mathabane’s “Kaffir Boy”

    Table of Contents Introduction Main Text Conclusion Introduction The books Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee, Master Harold and the Boys by A. Fugard, and Kaffir Boy by M. Mathtabane depict the apartheid era and its impact on the lives of ordinary citizens. All three novels reveal the extreme racism that lay at the foundation of the…

  • ‘Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood’ by Richard Kim

    The book ‘Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood’ written by Richard Kim is considered to be referred to the outstanding works of historical fiction; the work is aimed at disclosure of the most significant scenes from the early life of the protagonist experienced in Korea at the period of Japanese occupation. The work can…

  • “Death by Water” Novel by Kenzaburo Oe

    Death by Water is a novel by Japanese author Kenzaburo Oe, written in 2009. This is the last of the writer’s novels, after which Oe ended his career. Similar to other works of Kenzaburo, the story is told from the point of view of the semi-autobiographical character, the writer Kogito, who tries to analyze the…

  • Sophie’s World: Summary, Part Three

    The book’s third part explains the already modern philosophical ideas, mostly related not to the exact sciences but to the social sciences, such as economics and sociology. The major thinkers in this era were presented in narrow chronological order compared to earlier periods such as Antiquity or the Middle Ages. Thus, many of them lived…

  • “Twelve Years a Slave” by Solomon Northup Literature Analysis

    Being born a free person, Solomon Northup enjoyed all the privileges granted by liberty and managed to use many opportunities of his position of a free man. His father managed to educate him and, thus, he could read, write, and he even played the violin. Solomon married a woman he loved and could be regarded…

  • Sexual Identity in Behn’s “To the Fair Clarinda”

    Table of Contents Introduction Poetry analysis Conclusion Works cited Introduction Love relationships between women referred to as Lesbianism have been in existence for many years but in the earlier times, it was regarded as a strong form of friendship. Society had not reached the point of because women relating in this way could be having…

  • Integrating Sources: A Deeper Look at Beauty

    Integrate the passages and the quotations provided below, using appropriate signal phrases, transitions, and in-text citation, and deleting elements of the passages or quotations as needed. Then, cross check your answers. There may be more than one correct answer for each question. This activity contains 5 questions Passage: Some might argue that traditional good looks…

  • Review of “A View From the Bridge” by Arthur Miller

    “A view from the bridge” is a gripping play written by American playwright Arthur Miller in 1955. This piece of art shows many aspects of the work of the human psyche, illustrates the nature of negative human feelings, and concerns how justice and law are applied. The main characters of the play are an Italian…

  • The Depth of Chekhov’s Vision in “The Lady With the Dog”

    Table of Contents Research problem and working thesis Brief summary of the future research A brief overview of the annotated bibliography Annotated Bibliography Research problem and working thesis Anton Chekhov is often regarded as “the father of both the modern theatre and the modern short story” who opened up new horizons for fiction and broke…

  • An Epic Text “The Ramayana” by Narayan: Critical Analysis

    One would expect consoling words after being rescued from a captor. However, after Sita’s rescue, she receives no such kind of words from her husband Rama. Her husband told her that he had gotten her as a prize after defeating his enemy in the war. He proceeded to tell her that he had recovered his…