Literature

Struggling affects people in many different ways. In the story, "Sonny's Blues", James Baldwin exemplifies this with the character Sonny with his life experiences. He is constantly biwiddeled and not …

The title of the novel, "A pair of tickets", can make the impression that this is a simple adventure story. Amy Tan's "A Pair of Tickets" is the account of Jing-mei, an American lady on an expedition …

He had risked everything to find and be with his family. He had fought to survive in that terrible place. Additionally, he had persevered despite it all. Nothing he did was without needed effort. The …

In "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros, we meet our main character, Rachel. Rachel is a young girl who is attempting to understand herself and how the way her age accumulates over time. Rachel has many obstac…

When fire devours the skeleton, the heat melts the chitin, energy burns the wings, the undersized insect gives over its soul and leaves nothing but the ash in this world. The destiny of moths was ingr…

Despite that Greek mythology dates back thousands of years, it is still deeply woven within modern society. The modern world is permeated with Greek mythology in many things such as company logos. Ni…

William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily" is written in a straightforward and simple manner. A point of view (POV) is important for every story since it gives the audience an idea of what the …

Everyone likes doing activities that are short and easy to do. Playing a sport, eating some food, watching a cartoon. All nice and short activities to calm you down and clear the frustration out of yo…

Analyze the comparison of the interior and exterior of the House of Usher with Roderick Usher's mind. Observe the feeling of the house and how it relates to the thoughts and actions of Roderick Usher.…

Ares was a Greek god that was the god of war and courage. He was the son of Zeus and Hera and was one of the 12 olympians. Ares had some symbols and animals that represent him. He was hated by mostly …

In her memoir, The Glass Castle, Jeanette Walls recounts the many obstacles that have occurred throughout her life. She recalls many stories which span from her childhood to her early adulthood. Throu…

How powerful is the past? It is inescapable? Is it all powerful? Can it control the future? These are just some of the question F. Scott Fitzgeral asks in his short story "Babylon Revisited" and using…

When you fit in you get the feeling of being safe and secure because you're like everyone else, you "belong". Today to belong is to be like everyone else, to live up to everyone's standards. However, …

The computer you use every day affects you more than you think. Computers are a substantial part of everyday life in an abundance of ways. Email, documents, work sites, school sites, homework, shoppin…

Pride is the quality of having a high opinion of oneself and having a feeling of accomplishment. Every person experiences a feeling of pride at some point in their life, however, it is very different …

Mark Twain stated, "The humorous story may be spun out to great lengths, and may wander around as it pleases, and arrive nowhere in particular." Twain proves his statement to be true through his writi…

What's the first thing you would do if you were granted the privilege of power over everything? Many people want power because it gives them the control and ability to do whatever they want. Power can…

My first reaction to both essays is that the police officer in "Shooting an Elephant" and the guards in "A Hanging" both don't enjoy their job. The police officer doesn't like his job he even says, "I…

In the short story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, the protagonist of the story Mathilde Loisel has a want and desire to gain social status and present herself as rich and high class. She also fe…

"Education means emancipation. It means light and liberty…", as Douglass says. In the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, education/knowledge is an important theme explored. Frederick Douglas…

Both fish cheeks and broken chains are narratives that have a common theme of belonging. In broken chains the author is trying to show the audience that they should appreciate the people around them. …

My story No Exit by Taylor Adams is a psychological thriller and usually in psychological thrillers the climax is when the main character faces a huge obstacle, gets into a really big fight, or finds …

Sometimes fear takes a hold of a person and does not let go. In the Seventh Man, fear took a hold of the narrator, which resulted in the death of his best friend. This event left him with a life fille…

Throughout time humans have been social creatures. We've always had the need to be 'liked' by one another. Both "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson and "Killing an elephant" by George Orwell are two stor…

What is unity? Unity is the state of being united or joined as a whole. The topic of unity can be seen in different texts and is connected to other several topics such as family, trust, and support. F…

Liberty Hyde Bailey once said ¨A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expends effort o…

In the short story 'burrito man', author Lulu Declare shows an aspect of food service workers you might not be able to see from the surface. Burrito man shows the life of a food vendor in the city who…

The shared theme between this story is that both characters want to find someone who can accept and love them for their natural identity instead of imperfections; they perceive others to be attracted …

The short story Was it a Dream? by Guy de Maupassant presents the story of a protagonist enduring profound sadness regarding the death of his lover. The death of a loved one has a significant influenc…

Achilles, a heroic figure who was an adept war machine who killed thousands in the Trojan War and let hundreds of people die because of his pettiness. Odysseus, a war champion who slaughtered hundreds…