Books Essays

Heart of Darkness contains two layers of narration. The outer narrator is a passenger on the pleasure ship The Nellie, who hears Marlow recount one of his “inconclusive experiences” (21) as a riverboat captain in Africa. This unnamed narrator speaks for not only himself, but also the four other men …

Who Moved My Cheese? Is a good book to read for businessmen and those people who strive hard for success and are looking for precious advices when it comes to decision making. This book is written by Psychologist Dr. Spencer Johnson which according to him came up with this book …

This essay is a thematic approach to the novel by Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea. It discusses in particular how the author developed the themes of heroism and love in the novel as evident in the characters, dialogues, and imagery. In an attempt to exemplify the themes …

Democracy and human freedom have too many aspects to address before it can completely be achieved.  In his 4th of July speech, Frederick Douglass chose to focus on the lack of action on the part of the dominant religion and the current political structure  to effect changes that would bring …

Morrison uses the multifaceted and ghostly character of Beloved as a means of revealing the many facets of other characters – and providing insights into their personas and their trepidations. With the corporeal manifestation of Beloved’s ghost, Morrison is able to intertwine the present happenings of Sethe, Denver and Paul …

According to Luis Torres, in “Los Chinos Discover El Barrio,” the Chinese have been gradually displacing the Latinos, who turn displaced the Italians several years ago, in Lincoln Heights, which is a community in Northeast Los Angeles and which was the author’s hometown. In his story, Torres recounts how everything …

 Marx presents capitalism as the causes of almost all evils in the society. To him, it promotes individualistic or egoistic tendencies that encourage criminal activities in the society. Capitalism enhances poverty, alienation as well as economic distress in the society. He explains that there are two major classes in the …

In the movie American Beauty there are many ideas of the American Dream that come out of it as well as many controversies. There is much argument in the world already about what true beauty is and with the American Dream it is apparent that mainly it is about having …

In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Louis Stevenson uses duality to prove the theory that two polar opposites can balance out one another. Generally, human beings are “dual creatures”. Dr. Jekyll explains in his “moral” state “that [he] learned to recognize the thorough and primitive duality of man…even if [he] …

Abstract This essay will address the question: ‘’How are John Milton’s views presented through the character of Satan in the epic poem ‘’Paradise Lost’’?’’ by focusing on Milton’s initial portrayal of Satan’s glory as a rebel leader in book I, his political prowess in book II, as well as Satan’s …