Literature Essays

Throughout these two poems “Eros” is revealed to the reader in two very different perspectives. The first poem by Robert Bridges portrays to the reader that Eros is a true god and that when it comes to love man is the one who suffers. In the second poem by Anne …

“Daddy”, one of Plaths most famous and detailed autobiographical poems, was written in the last years of her life and is saturated with suppressed anger and dark imagery. The sixteen stanza poem, through Plaths use of ambiguous symbolism, arguably is bitterly addressing Plaths father, who died when she was only …

James Fenton, the poet of ‘Cambodia’ spent several years in Asia, touring countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam and Indochina and became distressed and exceedingly more and more incensed by the atrocious war crimes being committed by those in authority. He wrote most of his poems upon his return to America, …

In George Herbert’s poem “The Collar,” published in The Temple (1633), the author/persona rebels against the casuistry that the Christian life imposes, only to be brought back finally into childlike submission when he hears (or thinks he hears) the “Lord’s” gentle rebuke. My argument is that, astoundingly, the poem’s elaborate, …

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 …

John Wyndhams science fiction novel, ‘The Chrysalids’ is an enjoyable yet perturbing novel. In my opinion the main them o the novel is the dangers of believing political ideas are more important than individuals. It is necessary to discuss aspects of style in order to show how effective it is. …

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 …

Group insurance differs from individual insurance in several respects. A distinctive characteristic is the coverage of many persons under one contact. A master contract is formed between the insurer and the group policy owner for the benefit of the individual members. In most plans, the group policy owner is the …

“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” …