Writers Essays

Language is the system of words or signs that people use to express thoughts and feelings to each other. Language has an impulse on a person that allows them to make ties with a certain society, thus giving them a cultural identification. When residents of another country come to America …

Helen Keller once said that, “…although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.” This can be interpreted to mean that despite the horrors of the world, people will always fight oppression in order to regain humanity. These fighters are often credited with …

The gender roles of males and females is the most blatantly expressed theme in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus. It is as if Mary Shelley saw the theoretical horse that represents gender archetypes laying alive and well in the middle of a exquisite field of grass, and then …

In the past several decades, wilderness has been illustrated as the sole standing retreat for civilization to escape to when our world becomes overwhelming. In William Cronon’s The Trouble With Wilderness; or, Getting Back to The Wrong Nature, he preaches how over time our definition of wilderness has completely changed. …

Jonathan Swift was a talented author of his time who wrote intelligent and influential poetry in order to share his values. He was well educated and worked alongside various other distinguished authors and was the founder of a respected writers group which even included Alexander Pope. Swift had strong beliefs …

Many people have the ability to be a heroic figure. Huckleberry Finn, as shown in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is in a constant struggle with his conscience, which qualifies him as a heroic figure. Huck keeps it a secret when he finds out that Jim is a runaway slave. He …

Death, vengeance, violence. The three stories, “the most dangerous game” by Richard Connell, “the cask of Amontillado” by Ed Poe, “the interlopers” have the same mood of murder and horror. The majority of people seek to teach others a lesson that ‘revenge’ will always be the response to everything. The …

William Shakespeare is known for his ability to use literature, and to use his words in a way many meanings can be drawn. Because of the beauty of his work and many interpretations of his literature, he has stood the test of time. William Shakespeare simultaneously used tone, word choice, …

Fate is the tragedy of love in Romeo and Juliet and is a driving force that leads to many consequences and uncontrollable tragedy. The choices that the two lovers make are not bad or lives end with horrible tragedy/death. Romeo’s reckless decision to uninvitedly appear at the party of the …

Society trusts those that conform, and distrusts those that don’t. One advantage of conforming to societies expectations is that you gain trust from the society. People who don’t conform aren’t trusted. One disadvantage is that you join the group, so you’re not technically an individual anymore in your own right. …