Literature Essays

Alex Standall in Thirteen Reasons Why Throughout Jay Asher’s novel Thirteen Reasons Why, he has demonstrated to the reader how one’s inability to make rational decisions can lead to another individual’s suicide. Over the course of the novel, the reader follows the events in the life of the protagonist, Hannah …

To begin with our research on the book “reef” by Romesh Gunesekera , it is important to understand the concept of eroticism. Eroticism is defined as the quality that arouses sexual desires and the aesthetic philosophical thoughts that accompany it. This quality is normally found in many forms such as …

In an endeavor to define an ideal woman, we compare two Literature works which are the Kincaid’s short story “Girl” and Jane Martin’s play, “Rodeo”. Comparing these two works, we see two contrasting definitions of an ideal woman as they are brought out in different settings. In the Kincaid’s short …

Of Mice and Men is written against the backdrop of a troubled America The Great Depression began in 1929 – lasted 10 years. Severe economic slump. Businesses lost everything meaning mass unemployment. (25% of population unemployed.) Terrible drought lasting 10 years hit 27 states and meant farmland became a dustbowl. …

The book: All Pretty Horses by Carmac McCarthy presents the story of a 16-year-old cowboy, John Grady Cole, who spent his life growing up on his grandfather’s ranch in San Angelo, Texas. The book was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1992. The author, Carmac McCarthy portrays a high level …

“A dream within a dream” is a dream poem written by Edgar Allan Poe while the poem of a bed of cloud was written by Ashley L. Mayt. Both poems are dream poems although the writers have written the poems in different ways and styles in order to pass a …

There exist notable differences between the short story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates and the film “Smooth Talk”(Chopra). The short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” was first published in the nineteen sixty-six fall edition of the Epoch Magazine. The …

Canterbury Tales are stories written and told by an ancient writer called Geoffrey Chaucer. Chaucer was telling a story of a set of thirty men who were traveling to Canterbury in England. The pilgrims narrated the stories to pass time as they are still on their journey. It was expected …

“A Simple Heart” is a book composed and written by the renowned writer called Gustave Flaubert. The book is based on the life of a kindergarten servant by the name of Félicité. The author dwells on the life, fantasies, affection, and the working life of this diligent woman called Félicité. …

The story 57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides by Sam Miller is a strong piece of art that has a horror ending. It is a collection of story that tend to be less iffy. The character is simultaneously terrible and sympathetic and the ending of the narrative is moderately …