Literature Essay Samples Page 155

When I first started reading the Hunger Games, I was struck with the dystopian world in which Katniss lives. The description of her father dying and leaving the burden of her distant mother and younger sister made me sympathize for Katniss. I also really liked the relationship between Katniss and Gale because even though they…

Ambition and masculinity in MacBeth illuminate MacBeth’s thirst for the crown, and how his Wish to preserve his manhood inhibit his actions making many question his masculinity due to his indecision. Constantly defending his masculinity to his wife. MacBeth actually commits more unhonorable acts in an attempt to protect his ideal of being a man….

The Number Devil – A Mathematical Adventure, written by Hans Magnus Enzensberger, tells the story of Robert, a young boy plagued by recurring nightmares. These nightmares, such as being swallowed by a giant fish, slipping into a never-ending slide into a black hole, or being swept away by a raging river, always have a negative…

In chapter 9 Simon awakens and once he’s on his feet he notices the lord of the flies. He then begins to shout into the clearing asking ‘ that else is there to After receiving no reply he begins to stagger his way up the mountain. When he reaches the top he notices the body…

Throughout both Medea and Macbeth, there is a clear and heavy presence of the gods. This begs the question, are the characters in charge of their own destiny, or are their fates already written? Fate is described as “that which is inevitably predetermined; destiny. ” It can be said that it is the gods who…

When did Cisneros and her friends take over “the garden”, and what were some of its distinctive features? List a few of the details she provides to give readers a visual picture of “the garden”. The garden somehow eluded a sense of magic towards the people. There were instances when things would magically disappear in…

The Italian American in the 1950’s were not living in a very stable community but it was a lot better than the conditions in Italy. At that moment in time people were dying of starvation and not enjoying life because they couldn’t eat when they want to. Their life was very restricted and so a…

Hills Like White Elephants, written by Ernest Hemingway, is a story that takesplace in Spain while a man and woman wait for a train. The story is set up as adialogue between the two, in which the man is trying to convince the woman to dosomething she is hesitant in doing. Through out the story,…

Edgar Allen Poe’s use of the first person narrative in The Tell-tale Heart is much more effective than Nathaniel Hawthorne’s use of the third person in Young Goodman Brown because the use of the first person in Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart allows the reader to feel the narrator’s panic while the third person narrator in…

In 2011, a study was done, and what they found was that approximately one out of every three Americans felt unfulfilled in life. Further research showed that most of the participants retained the feeling due to not living to their fullest potential. The conclusion can be made that not following your dreams can create emotional…