Literature Essay Samples Page 103

Jane Austen’s 1818 novel Persuasion has been interpreted by critics as either a parody on upperclass vanity or a maturing love story. While the novel does contain elements of both themes, one should not forget the main narrative: Anne Elliot‘s personal growth into a poised, openheaned woman. Unlike Austen‘s other livelier protagonists such as Lizzy…

Some characteristics of narrative and descriptive writing is that a narrative essay or story is an explanation of the point the authors’ point they are trying to get across, whereas descriptive is describing the point the author wants to get across. Descriptive language helps to visualize the aspects of the writing, meaning in my opinion…

Homer’s Iliad was published in 850 B.C.E., the first of the many tales of the early Greek civilization during the ten years of the Trojan Wars. The early ideas of Greek heroism were mainly driven by passion, as Homer created and visualized heroes like Achilles and Hector in this dramatic telling. The original audience of…

A child has many interactions with different people throughout his/her life. A child learns to protect his siblings, to respect his mother, and to look up to his father. However, depending on what has happened between the child and the other person. In the poem “A Story” by poet Li-Young-Lee, he uses the third person…

Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel “Speak” delves deep into the traumatic aftermath of a young girl’s sexual assault, using an array of symbols to elucidate her internal struggle. Beyond the gripping narrative, these symbols form the backbone of the story, providing readers with a layered understanding of the protagonist’s journey from silence to self-expression. The interplay…

The short story, “Doe Season” written by David Michael Kaplan is about a young girl’s loss of innocence and hesitation towards womanhood. In this story, the protagonist, an eight year old girl joins in on a hunting trip with her father and some friends. During this trip, Andy learns that being one of the boys…

Everyone in life finds certain things that are extremely irritating. Sometimes they are things that aren’t that big of an issue to others, however it raises your blood pressure in an instant. My biggest pet peeve is when I have to wait at the doctor’s office forever. It’s so irritating and it happens every single…

Race has been an important factor in western history, especially American history Race was the infamous issue why the Civil occurred, and it left America in an obscure burden for centuries. Race has always caused an issue, if the person is dark skin, in often cases, they get negativity from society, and if a person…

The Rainmaker by John Grisham, both a novel and a film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, is a highly successful adaptation. This courtroom drama depicts the challenges faced by a young lawyer and his associate as they confront the deceitful tactics of greedy companies. Despite being ill-equipped for the case of a lifetime, every underdog…

Throughout Macbeth there is a strong contrast between what seems to be and what really is. The play begins with Macbeth saying. So foul and a day I have not seen. Macbeth is rejoicing over a marvelous victory as a captain of the army, while complaining about the weather. It is ironic that this day…