Books Essays

Introduction: Piaget believed that there were four main stages in which children pass during cognitive development. The sensorimotor stage lasts for the first two years of a child’s life, and learning primarily occurs through their senses. The child will also develop object permanence. The pre-operational stage is where a child’s …

Imagine a man so absurd, yet so in tune with himself that he does not go through the motions of life for anyone. This man has been brought to life in The Stranger by Albert Camus. The story takes place in a costal town of Algeria. The main character is …

Symbolism of Life and Death in “The Masque of the Red Death” One characteristic of a romantic piece of literature is the use of symbolism the authors use in their works. In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Masque of the Red Death,” symbolism is used and seen many times. …

Symbolism is an invaluable literary tool that may be employed by authors or playwrights to aid in the development of characters or to display themes in novels and plays. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism heavily in his text “The Great Gatsby”, as does Tennessee Williams in “The Glass Menagerie”. Various …

Golding uses the death of Simon to portray a death of goodness on the island and in the boys. This essay will explore how, with the use of language and imagery, how Golding shows this in chapter 9 of “Lord of the Flies”. Golding uses the weather and the technique …

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is an intriguing novel in respect to its haunting and powerful story and its effective development. The story has many different settings, all of which have a direct correlation to the story line. Setting plays a pivotal role throughout the novel, creating feelings of loneliness and …

The sun becomes one of the most important motifs in Albert Camus’ “The Stranger”. The imagery Camus uses when describing the sun sets the stage for the climax of Mersault’s murder of the Arab. More than anything the sun is depicted as a distraction to Mersault. It causes him to …

Liam O’Flaherty did an excellent job in employing stylistic devices in “The Sniper”. There were significant amounts of imagery, which enhanced the reader’s imagination while reading the book. There was also a distinct symbol that portrayed the true theme of the story perfectly. I also found interesting irony at the …

A successful piece of social commentary selects an issue (or feature) of a society and identifies a series of aspects that contribute to that society. By doing this, the author raises the awareness amongst readers and makes them reconsider the accepted state of affairs and challenges a position held on …

The title alone told me that this story had some amount of darkness to it, but the setting of “Greasy Lake” is what eluded me as to what would happen next in the story. The author, T. Coraghessan Boyle, foreshowed each phase in the story by providing the reader with …