Literature Essays

Chose to or more other cultures poems you have studied. How do the poets present the theme of protest? ‘What else can an old woman do?’ ‘We know where we belong’ These two quotes, the first from An Old Woman by Arun Kolatkar and the second from Nothing’s Changed by …

The main character of Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus, is a cunning man. The Odyssey is a tale of Odysseus’ long and trying journey home after fighting in the Trojan War. On his way home, he upsets Poseidon, god of the sea, by blinding Poseidon’s son. In retaliation, Poseidon strives to make …

In the book Night, by Elie Wiesel, the assumptions made at concentration camps and in ghettos about the character Eliezer reveal the moral values of the surrounding society. In the book, Jews are treated inferiorly because of their religion and have to endure many hardships. Many things are compromised, and …

I have chosen to explore paragraphs 8, 9 and 11 to interpret what Wordsworth might have meant by this quote. The use of ‘fostered’ creates the impression of a parent or guardian, and with such a high regard for nature I wonder whether this quote is aimed at her and …

The character of the swipe in Sherwood Anderson’s “I’m A Fool” reminds the reader of J.D. Salinger’s Holden Caulfield — a slightly unschooled youth seeking greatness through ordinary means. Headstrong and determined to make something of himself, Anderson’s swipe could be any one of a million young men throughout the …

My Papa’s Waltz” In Theodor Roethke’s “My Papa’s waltz” the reader finds a horrid experiance, the beating of a child by his father, which is told in a way of a romantic and beutifull dance – the waltz. The feeling one get from reading this poem is that the narrator, …

Icarus is a character in Greek myth. According to the myth he and his father fly with wings that his father made out of wax and feathers. They are trying to escape from a mean king. Icarus’ father warns him not to fly to close to the sun or the …

In the classic novel 1984, author George Orwell writes of a future country called Oceania in which there is nothing that the government doesn’t control. By limiting the country’s historical knowledge, manipulating their minds, and conditioning their bodies, Big Brother is able to undermine citizens and use them as puppets. …

David McRobbie’s Mandragora (Mammoth Australia) is another contemporary novel with links to a historic shipwreck, the sinking of the Dunarling. Adam and Catriona have found a cache of four small dolls made from mandrake roots. The dolls were left in the cave by two other teenagers, Jamie and Margaret, who …

The book, Of Mice and Men, is one that invokes thought in the reader. Although the book is well written, the movie does not come close to those same standards. After reading the book, then watchisng the movie, I saw some major differences as well as some insignificant differences. However, …