Fiction Essays

Science fiction, over the years, has become more than just a genre meant to excite, thrill, or make a person think deeply. Instead, scholars have come to see science fiction as a mirror of the world in which we live in. It is the glass house we look through to …

            James Bowie was born on April 10, 1796 in Logan County (USA) to Rezin Bowie and Elve Ap-Catesby Jones. Bowie and his brother Rezin enlisted in the Louisiana militia in the late 1814 following a plea of volunteers to fight the Mexican troops in the war of 1812. This …

Observed through modern eyes, the “shock” endings so prevalent in Gothic fiction of the nineteenth century are likely deprived of a bit of their former gusto and visceral impact.  Not only have modern minds grown very well accustomed to the device of “shock” endings in fiction, as well as in …

Leila’s first Ball. The name of the book let us understand what it tells about: the main character Leila attends her first ball. She comes there with her cousins and is extremely excited about dancing and beautiful clothes. ‘Oh dear, how hard it was to be indifferent like the others!  …

Myal is a story where primal human beings are routed to the consciousness of animals.  This collective consciousness inspires a small Jamaican village to move beyond the norm.  They make changes that are designed to awaken people who have been placed almost in a coma when regarded with the spirit …

How my brother leon brought home a wife is a story written by Manuel Arguilla about a manwho comes home to his province to introduce hiswife from the city to his family. This short storywon first prize in the Commonwealth LiteraryContest in 1940 Summary In the story, Leon arrived with …

Characters: Protagonist: Leila Her first ball is based primarily on Leila, who is the protagonist of the story. In this story, we do not particularly know her appearance, but can form an image of her through the description of her personality. Leila is youth and idealism personified. She is simple; …

 Tim O’Brien’s 1998 work of fiction takes its readers’ imagination to the series of events or chapters around the lives of those who were part of the Vietnam War, including the “things they carried”. The author looks into the delicate and perilous aspects of uncertainty, transforming the blood and horrible …

Jorge Luis Borges’ “The Lottery in Babylon” reveals man’s inseparable belief in ‘chance,’ such as that there are moments in life where one cannot simply dictate the turn of events. This can be evidently seen in the main plot of the story which is that all the activities are determined …

Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” is a conflict between morality and tradition, and how individuals can be blindly led to committing immoral acts under the illusion that these traditions sacred.  This is the main theme that ruminates throughout the narrative.  The plot consists of a small town of about …