Literature Essays

Australia’s population, like that of most Western.countries, is ageing as a result of sustained low fertility and increasing life expectancy. Over the next several decades, population ageing is projected to have significant implications for Australia, and particularly for the institution of health care and allied industries. In the 12 months …

Donna Jo Napoli, the author of Alligator Bayou got her insperation from a newspaper article. It was about five Silician grocery workers in Louisiana, who helped an african customer before a caucasian customer, which was sadly lynched by a town mob. Alot of the characters in the book are historical …

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, published in 1885, is the sequel to his novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer published in 1875. Huckleberry Finn tells the bond of friendship between Huckleberry Finn, a southern teenager, and Jim, an uneducated slave, encountering various characters and events as the …

1) The boys in Lord Of the Flies never listen to Piggy because even though he symbolizes logic, he never takes action to any of his plans. I mean how can I respect someone who tells me what to do but is completely lazy and never helps? For example, on …

In our modern day world where the government is the leading actor for their respective countries, the citizens would say that most of the leaders are incompetent because they are dissatisfied with what they are doing. Most leaders who achieve fame and recognition are not always the ones who had …

The shipwreck in Act I, Scene 1, in a 1797 engraving based on a painting by George Romney The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set …

It is completely impossible for any of Shakespeares work to be replicated or reproduced. Instead many directors use the process of adaptation to tell a modernized version of his stories. William Shakespeare’s Elizabethan play Othello was a tragedy believed to have been written in 1603. It is an adaptation of …

This poem was written in 1915 by a female journalist Jessie Pope. This poem is aimed at young men trying to get them to enlist and volunteer for the war. Pope uses the colloquial word ‘laddie’ to suggest that it is directed at all young men. Pope clearly identifies in …

Hektor, a Trojan soldier, must fight Akhilleus, an Achaean, during the Trojan War. Both men are regarded as powerful warriors by both Trojan and Achaean forces. Homer, author of the epic poem, also held great respect for both warriors, but respected them in different ways. Homer demonstrates this respect greatly …

 “The Three Day Blow” is a dramatic story. Though it’s a story, we find certain elements of a drama. The story itself is not so grand. It’s simply a story of two friends – Nick and Bill. Once, in a blow, Nick came to Bill’s house to meet him. Bill’s …