Category: Literature

The Karamazov Brothers is a heartbreaking novel of a dysfunctional family (Dostoyevsky 2). As such, the family comprises of a father, a daughter, two wives, and three sons. The sons are Dmitri Karamazov, Alyosha Karamazov, and Ivan Karamazov. Fyodor Karamazov is an acquisitive and a negligent father. Their relatives, rather than their parents, have been…

Romanticism was a well-known and highly significant art movement of the 19th century that seriously influenced many literature artists, including poets. Specifically, some aspects of the romantic era can be found in the poems The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats, and “Hope” is the Thing with Feathers by…

Without a doubt, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is one of the greatest contributors to the field of art in Germany. His contributions that go beyond performing and nonperforming arts lives him as one of Germany’s most talented people with the ability to contribute both in the arts and in science. A close analysis of Goethe’s…

One more novel, one more story. Anna Fitzgerald. An ordinary girl of thirteen. If we picture an image of the girl of this age we will see a pretty creature with the eyes full of burning desire to discover the mysteries of life. Will her dreams be restricted to buying new clothes, watching new films,…

Alice Walker’s critically acclaimed short story The Welcome Table portrays life in America during the 1960s, a symbolic time for the African-American population. The nation was largely divided with the black communities resisting racial segregation and the dominant groups promoting white supremacy and repelling against the ideas of equality. With the use of symbolism, imagery,…

Table of Contents Thesis Introduction Conclusion References Thesis In one of Paul Lawrence Dunbar’s most renowned poem’s “We Wear the Mask,” he expresses the harsh reality of the black race in America and how they conceal their anguish, sorrow, frustration, and discontent under a ‘mask’ as an endurance strategy towards whites. Introduction ‘We Wear the…

Table of Contents Introduction Characteristics of the Shadow Archetype Emil Sinclair’s Life and Shadow Integration Conclusion Works Cited Introduction This work is devoted to studying Carl Jung’s theory on archetypal human stories within Herman Hesse’s novel, Demian. The essay analyses Emil Sinclair’s character regarding the Jungian Shadow archetype. The story is set in Germany in…

Lisa Ko’s book The Leavers may be analyzed under different angles: as the narration of an abandoned child or as the account of a woman who had to mature too soon. However, apart from these personal feelings, The Leavers is also a story of another tragedy: the fear of not knowing where one’s place in…

Table of Contents Introduction Work of Art A commentary about the project Label References Introduction Here is an aesthetic project which permits the viewer or reader to enjoy a work of art and understand its technical elements and also evaluates aesthetic beauty. The project is based on theatrical performance and it provides both visual and…

Theodore Dalrymple, in his work “The Frivolity of Evil”, argues that most of the misfortunes that people face throughout life arise from the realization of the consequences of the actions. The author points to the ever-increasing number of social grievances in Britain. Even though their scale is comparatively smaller than in other countries, they are…