Books Essays

In the dramedy “Twelfth Night”, William Shakespeare presents to us the many different aspects of love and its effects. All the characters in the play are, in one way or another, intertwined in a relationship or committed to a bond of trust. In a story teeming with humor and melancholy, …

As an epic tale of battle and heroic, the poem Beowulf and its spin-off novel Grendel are both literatures that detail characters and their deeds. Throughout the poem Beowulf, the author talks about men and their physical strength and appearances. On the other hand however, women are barely mentioned at …

The juxtaposition of sharply disparate elements, i.e. “clashing contrasts,” can give rise to violence. Such is certainly true of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. In fact, the entire novel could be analyzed using comparison and contrast. Examples of the “clashing contrasts” are found in the violence between Heathcliff and Edgar, Heathcliff …

William Blake wrote The Chimney Sweeper, in 1789. This poem tells the story of a young chimneysweeper and his dream. The analysis will cover the poem’s figurative language and it’s meanings and goals. Lines 1-4 The first line does not include any poetic element. It hit with the reality and …

“Things Fall Apart” is a tragic novel, which is set in the Igbo community of Africa. Chinua Achebe, who is the author of this novel, portrays how an ambitious, well known, and respected African, Okonkwo, life falls apart. He was a man with great intensity and personality. He had accomplished …

One of the most vibrant, deep, and sagacious screenplays of the 21st century is Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.” Miller brilliantly comments on human morals, authority, and mass hysteria. He parallels the events of Salem in 1600’s to the blacklisting and the discrimination against those who were labeled as a “communist” …

The Great Leap forward failed, therefore Mao was demoted and the moderates took control because Mao was still too popular to resign. One of the political consequences was that Mao wanted to reassert himself and regain power in China after he was demoted because of the failure of the Great …

“They were careless people.” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a novel about a man, who tries to make it rich by following the American Dream to pursue the love of his life. Through Gatsby pursuit of the American Dream, Fitzgerald illustrates the themes of “carelessness”, moral corruption, and …

I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. – Thomas JeffersonPolitical rebellion takes place when the people of a country feel it is essential that a change in government is made. Different …

The Holocaust is a haunting time in the history of the world. The book “Night” by Elie Wiesel captures Wiesel’s haunting experience during the Holocaust. A book like this is one that is not read for enjoyment, but rather for information. If one wants to be able to at least …