Category: Literature

  • William Blake’s Poetry Analysis

    Table of Contents Tyger by William Blake London by William Blake Break, Break, Break by Alfred Tennyson Tyger by William Blake About the writer William Blake was born in London on the 28th of November 1757 and died on the 12th of August 1827. He is a celebrated English poet who belongs to the school…

  • Rick Bragg’s Writing Technique in “All Over But The Shoutin”

    Table of Contents Introduction Essence Conclusion Work Cited Introduction A writer, in his most abject and humane form, is serving the purpose of expressing his personal and intimate reflections of the world to the complete stranger who reads his works. Writers who can perform this purpose to a great extent have the much-vied-for talent of…

  • Chekhov’s Writing Style in ”The Lady With the Pet Dog”

    Table of Contents Introduction Uncompleted Plot My Vision of Chekhov’s Writing Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Many people try to understand why The Lady with the Pet Dog is that unique, and the answer lies in the peculiarities of Chekhov’s writing style. Admittedly, he was one of the first artists to understand the strength of realism,…

  • Books About Fathers by K. Negley and N. Wing

    Table of Contents Introduction Fathers’ Role Depicted in Literature Conclusion References Introduction Family plays an essential role in the life of every person. It guarantees that every individual will be safe, protected, and have all resources necessary for his/her development. For this reason, mother and father are fundamental figures forming a character of a person…

  • Response to Poetry: My Papa’s Waltz

    The melancholic and resentful tone in My Papa’s Waltz is a striking message of the author to his own father. The poem is very moving and arouses a feeling of sympathy towards a little boy particularly because of the tone he uses. This is not a mere retelling of his childhood; rather it is a…

  • Search of Identity in “The Manticore” and “World of Wonders” by Robertson Davies

    Table of Contents Introduction The problem of searching the identity Summary Works Cited Introduction Robertson Davies’s novels The Manticore (1972) and World of Wonders are integral parts of his Deptford Trilogy. The narrow-minded and emotionally meager community acquires the author’s witty criticism in this work. Connected by one event, the two novels (the first one…

  • Characters in “Daphnis and Chloe” by Longus

    “Daphnis and Chloe” is probably one of the most famous pastoral romances of ancient Greece. Almost nothing is known about Longus, the author of the romance, but his name is praised by scholars nowadays for his ability to entertain and to teach at the same time. The author’s main aim was not only to describe…

  • The Birds and Other Stories by Daphne Du Maurier Literature Analysis

    What evidence of foreshadowing is there in either the story or the movie? In his masterpiece work, The Birds and Other Stories, Daphne Du Maurier uses foreshadowing in numerous occasions throughout the story. Conventionally in literature, foreshadowing is used to highlight some plot developments, which occur later on in the story. In the story The…

  • Describing the Obsession: William Faulkner’s “The Sound and the Fury”

    Table of Contents Introduction Analysis Conclusion Works Cited Introduction “The Sound and the Fury” may be regarded as a story that can not be attributed to any of the traditional plot patterns and styles. It tells the story of three brothers, their family, and their obsession with their sister in particular. The story is told…

  • “Catfish and Mandala” by Andrew Pham: The Methods Used in The Novel and Their Functions

    “Catfish and Mandala” written by Andrew X. Pham is a famous autobiographical story about Andrew’s searches for his place under the sun. It is Pham’s memoir of the Vietnam War and its influence on his life. This novel is a panorama of late-twentieth-century Vietnam, a divided country that is suffering from the unrecoverable consequences of…