Literature

The behavior of the suitors appears to be too harsh when it came to Telemakhos in the disguise story. The suitors don’t seem to cope with anything they think is not casual. This is evidenced by when Odysseus goes back to his own house and experiences rowdy behavior. In addition,...

Even the brief analysis of how Arendt and Memmi discuss the relationship between racism and imperialism points out the fact that authors’ ideas, in regards to the discussed subject matter, are being essentially the same. After all, both authors never cease exposing the evilness of imperialism and racism while positioning...

There can be little doubt as to the fact that both Memmi and Fanon would have enjoyed reading Abufarha’s book – after all, it promotes the idea that indulging in suicidal violence against Israeli authorities is the legitimate way for Palestinians to deal with oppression: “The targeting of civilians in...

One of the main themes explored throughout Said’s book Culture and Imperialism is the fact that, even though most Western countries had ceased being imperialist, in the geopolitical sense of this word, the legacy of imperialism remains alive and well in the hearts of many Westerners, which explains their arrogant...

The city can be a complicated place to comprehend especially by a person that has not been brought up close to one. There are certain attitudes that are held towards city dwellers which minimizes the activities that people do there. A couple of years ago, the city was mainly for...

Fireflies, as written by Ota Yoko is about the events of the second world war. In the story, the destruction that comes with the dropping of bombs at Nagasaki and Hiroshima is captured as well as the outcome of other actions related to the war. This story has well pronounced...

Hamlet has become an eternal character of classical literature not in vane – his personality has found many revelations in literature, art, and real-life during many centuries to come, and the image of a naïve, pure man who found himself caught into a cage of plotting, cruelty, and blood-thirst for...

The Hand in the story exhibits that paradox of life that is faced by women. This is so with respect to freedom. Ideally, all people have the freedom to do as they please so long as they can withstand the consequences of their actions. However, for the woman, she does...

“Morning Song” has been written by Sylvia Plath as a part of her “Ariel” collection. This poem reveals her personal issues through a mixture of somber and joyous moments. Sylvia Plath has made the poem extremely powerful by using ironic wit, metaphors, fantastic imagery, assonance, and controlled stanzas. A number...

The play Antigone by Sophocles provides us with a wonderful piece of ancient Greek literature, which reflects the views, customs, and traditions that ruled that society. Based on the Theban legend, the play is focused on the destiny of Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus. As seen in the passage taken...

Gregor’s family comes off as a selfish one. In other words, one can assert that they all exploited the straightforwardness and loyalty of Gregor throughout. His father is rather lazy as he spends all day reading, yet he is deeply in debt. He leaves his son Gregor to toil for...

The book mentions some very important facts. It is true that the factual relationship is very hard to determine and as such is the strength of the book. There are countless amount of factors that played a role in the separation between cultures. Venkatachalam’s book review dully notes that biological...

The given extract from Conrad perfectly demonstrates the existence of imperialistic and colonial values in the minds of people. The speaker offers the idea of “an instrument” that has always been “at my back” and helps to cope with different situations. In such a way, we can see a specific...

One of the slogans of the world of Big Brother, at first sight, sounds rather conflicting and paradoxical: “war is peace.” Indeed, these two conceptions typically contradict each other, and people may ask themselves how fights, violence, and cruelty of wars can lead to harmony, peace, and quiet. However, in...

According to Homer in the Iliad book Vol. 1, the gods had the role of disciplining people who went astray by sending them an evil sickness to kill them as in the case of Latona’s son on the first page. Importantly, Homer used gods in order to add winds to...

Definitely, the destiny and poetry of two great English poets, John Donne and Andrew Marvell were connected. Still, if we compare the lyrics of the poets we would see that despite the fact that they both were representatives of the metaphysical poetic school. John Donne and Andrew Marvell dedicated their...

William Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night” explores the themes of identity and self. In a bid to protect herself after the death of her brother and father, Viola, the main character, seeks refuge in the guise of a male. In one day, she is transformed from an upper-class female into a...

“Ode to a Nightingale” by John Keats is among his most personal and longest odes and describes the poet’s voyage into a condition of negative capability. The essential premise of the text explores mortality, humanity, and the natural world and these themes honestly submit to his brother, Tom’s death. The...

“The Hollow Men” is among T. S. Eliot’s major poems and has fragmentary and overlapping themes. It is a short poem published as part of “Poems 1909-1925” and it addresses the emptiness and hopelessness of modern life. Unlike in “The Waste Land”, this poem has no mythologies and it represents...

The poem “My Homework” by Michael Rawlinson is direct, candid, and depicts a majority of students nowadays. It shows a challenged student who accepts easy from difficult tasks or assignments. It is very notable that he is one student who dislikes doing homework. In fact, he admits that whenever he...

“The Waste Land” by T. S. Eliot is a modernist poem of 434 lines and it shifts between prophecy and satire. It has 5 parts entitled, “The Burial of the Dead”, “A Game of Chess”, “The Fire Sermon”, “Death by Water” and “What the Thunder Said”. The first 4 parts...

Literary devices are an integral part of any poem as they allow authors to embed deep meanings with a few words. Allen Ginsberg and Dylan Thomas also use a variety of literary devices to bring sense to their poems. For example, Ginsberg’s poem’s central element is allusion as he refers...

Hospitality was an essential part of ancient Greece’s etiquette, not only in The Odyssey. The guest was supposed to be welcomed in the house, fed and warmed, and released with a gift. Philoxenia was not only a concept for the ancient Greeks but it is also considered an unwritten law...

Literature review plays a significant role in any research work. In most of cases, research conducted aims at proving a specific hypothesis or adding value to a known idea. As a result, one starts by giving a review of what is known so as to help the leader understand the...

The book titled The Gentle Subversive by Mark Hamilton Lytle is a perfect account of the life and professional development of the famous American scientist and environmentalist Rachel Carson. Moreover, this book is a skilful piece of literature that allows for a better understanding of Carson’s scientific progress in the...

Horatio and Marcellus have a conversation in the first scene of Hamlet – during their discussion the Ghost enters the scene. It is silent and does not inform anything them anything, but Horatio makes a conclusion about the Ghost being an omen of something dreadful coming to their province. He...

Discussing the interpretation of Igbo traditions in the book Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe, it may be concluded that they are both similar and different from Western traditions. First of all, it should be mentioned that the book describes the period of great changes in the lives, traditions, and...

With regards to the conclusions that the author reaches in the book, it appears that Equiano strives to prove that anything is possible in case the person dreams about it, and works hard in order to achieve it. The author related numerous pieces of evidence of this idea demonstrating that...

The significance of parables in Ibo’s tradition may not be overestimated. It seems that parables are given as the symbols of life which people have to lead. Taking the example of the parable Tortoise and the Birds, it is notable that it is one of the best examples of Ibo’s...

Comparing Achebe’s portrayal of Africa and the African people with Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, it is possible to say that the main themes of these two works are different. Achebe describes Africans as people with their own culture and tradition, he speaks that being pagans in general, they managed...

A Doll’s House by Ibsen is an outstanding play because it is said to lay the foundation for a feminist movement to emerge and develop. This piece of art depicts women and their role in the man-dominated society. Back then, women did not have many rights, and all they needed...

When King Hamlet appears to his son as a Ghost, revealing that he did not die of snakebite but was murdered by his own brother Claudius, and urges Hamlet to avenge his death: “Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” “Hamlet” Shakespeare Hamlet quickly develops a strong desire to avenge...

If we make attempt to analyze the way in which modern Americans tend to define themselves not only themselves but also their country, probably it will be prudent to compare their views with the views of Americans who lived at the very dawn of the United States. Moreover, it is...

Comment on the general nature of Hamlet’s greatest play. Why does it continue to captivate people even now, four hundred years? What does the play have to say to us, smart, hip folks living in North America noShakespeare’s play Hamlet is among a few of the ancient writings that still...

Although Hamlet pretends he is mad, a psychological analysis of his actions shows that he is only ferocious because of the betrayal he has undergone. He feigns the madness to divert the king’s attention away from him. In reality, a mad person can never discover a death trap planned for...

While Hamlet is still mourning the death of his father, he realizes that King Claudius killed him. Moreover, his mother has betrayed both his late father and him. Therefore, loaded with all these troubles, he is unable to make the right decisions thus, delaying his plans to revenge the father’s...

“Primacy of Plants” is a profound Anishnabeg parable simplistically illustrating the essential relevance of plant life to man’s existence. Anishinaabe scholar, language teacher, story teller, ethnologist and essayist, Basil H. Johnston, recounts the tale in his classic Native American anthology, Ojibway Heritage (1990), an expose on Ojibwa culture (beliefs, values,...

The book “Night” by Wiesel, which was awarded the Nobel Prize, depicted the events of World War II and touched upon the problem of the Holocaust. The author of the book was the prisoner of Buchenwald, and he saw with his own eyes all those terrible events. The book, written...

According to Homer in the Iliad book Vol. 1, the gods had the role of disciplining people who went astray by sending them an evil sickness to kill them as the case of Latona’s son on the first page. Importantly, Homer used gods in order to add winds to the...

In Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes the author advocates for a social contract that is ruled by the sovereign. Hobbes presents this contract as a way of escaping the state of nature which leads to acts of violence and civil war. Although some have argued that Hobbes presents the sovereign as...

Introduction Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper is one of the earliest American feminist literature that put a major spotlight on the perceived role of women in society and the need to allow them to take active roles in socio-economic activities. Narrated in the form of a collection of journal...

Literature plays a crucial role in influencing people’s perspectives of life. Works of literature, be it poems, short stories, spoken word, or songs, are influenced by several factors. The main source of inspiration is personal experiences and the writer’s background. Reading a piece of work and analyzing its contextual setting...

William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience are both some of the most well-known poetry collections, which rightfully became an integral part of the author’s literary merit. The very essence of each book can be captured in a single poem from them. This paper aims to compare “The...

Introduction It is impossible to imagine the modern world without technological advancements. They are present in multiple spheres, including business operations, communications, entertainment, and even personal relationships among individuals. That is why it is exciting to know how this state of affairs impacts society. In particular, it is reasonable to...