Literature Essays

What are the dominant themes in Auden’s works? Discuss his poetry with reference to three poems. Without question Auden’s poetry moulds into a variety of forms and takes a stance on subjects that often affect our judgement on topics and issues that directly influence us or are merely ignored. His …

The first discovery in chemistry, the discovery of oxygen by Joseph Priestley in the 1770s, started when scientists searched for “new air”” known as gas. Later, Antoine Lavoisier named it oxygen and described its role. The next discovery was the atomic theory by John Dalton, who at first called the …

In the book 1984, George Orwell creates an intriguing novel about his predictions of the future using many literary elements. The novel 1984 uses many literary elements to create an image of a dystopian society throughout the book. Orwell uses literary elements like symbolism and allegory throughout the book, helping …

The article I have chosen for this critique assignment is “Genesis 1-11” written by J. Rogerson. He made it known clearly to his readers at the beginning of his article that the article aims to deal with separate questions: (a) How did the presumed Israelite readers of Genesis chapters 1-11 …

In the Teenage fiction novel, A Bridge to Wisemans Cove, Carl is one of the few people who change in the novel while being at wattle Beach and Wisemans Cove. Carl changes Physically, Socially and mentally. Harley also changes seeing his personality has developed as well as his decision making …

            Nella Larsen’s book Passing examines the role of African American females and their identities in society.  The way in which these identities mutate, shift, become a camouflage in society is something that is intriguing on both a sociological as well as psychological level.  In Brody’s examination of these elements …

It is often an authors perception of a novel that he is creating that shapes the main character of a literary work. The title of a book is the way he focuses all readers in to what is truly important. Like most other authors, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses a title, …

A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens portrays many views on how power corrupts the minds of the rich and the poor. Dickens displays his disgust toward both sides. As it shows throughout the novel, power does corrupt the minds of all types of people, but there are a …

Abigail Williams from the play, The Crucible, is a vicious antagonist .She would stop at nothing to attain her demented goals. In another writer’s hands, Abby could have been portrayed in a sympathetic light. After all, she is under age and has been sleeping with a supposedly honorable man thirteen …

Across the barricades is the second book is an irish story about two lovers who struggel to be together because of the conflict between the protestants and the catholics. The story takes place in Belfast. The city is divided in two with protestats and catholic residents. Sadie belongs to a …