Literature Essay Samples Page 255

Lolita “It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight. ” This was how Humbert justified his treatment of Lolita. To be sure, he was a pedophile and was so with how he treated Lolita. He devised a way to have his perverse intents be satisfied by a prepubescent girl. He…

Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, can be compared in various ways to the other characters in Homer’s poem The Odyssey. Many are the ways Penelope exemplifies the ideal woman, in that she conforms to the values and beliefs of her society. These include faithfulness, loyalty, willpower, pride in one’s home and family, and generosity and…

The Odyssey and Star Wars are two great examples of epics. Both the stories fulfill the epic hero cycle to the fullest. In The Odyssey, Odysseus is the hero, he goes to Troy to fight a war and get lost at sea for 20 years. In Star Wars Luck is the hero, he gets introduced…

Carol Duffy is the current Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom being the first female, Scot and LGBT to hold this position. Born in Scotland on 23 December 1955. She was appointed to this position in March 2009. She is also a Professor in of Contemporary Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University. The poet also writes…

I anticipate that the poem will center around an ox and its symbolic representation of strength. It is Christmas Eve, and an elder is sharing a story with the children alongside a cozy fire. Initially, the children fully embrace the tale of Oxen kneeling without any skepticism. As time passes and the children mature, they…

Washington Irving’s short story, “Rip Van Winkle”, tells the tale of a man unlike any other in his community. Rip Van Winkle’s village praised him for his voluntary efforts yet henpecked by his tempered wife, Dame Van Winkle. During the time of Rip Van Winkle’s life, he resided in America under King George III’s rule….

Sir, suffer me to recall to your mind that time, in which the arms and tyranny of the British crown were exerted, with every powerful effort, in order to reduce you to a state of servitude: look back, I entreat you, on the variety of dangers to which you were expose; reflect on that time,…

When Bill Cosby returned to television in the mid 1980’s, many were skeptical in regards to the show being successful. Cosby’s previous television show in the 1970’s bombed and the comedian was relegated to (lucrative) TV commercials for years. Could Cosby carry a program? History shows the answer was yes and, in addition to being…

In every life situation, there is a follower and a leader. In Animal Farm, Boxer, the follower, and Napoleon, the leader, both contribute to the loss of freedom and equality. Boxer is a hardworking horse that demonstrates loyalty to Napoleon throughout the story. Although Boxer is submissive and sometimes simpleminded, he allows Napoleon to do…

When one thinks of the word home, a place of comfort, love, and support comes to mind. Home is where one goes to ease their mind and soul from the hectic nature of the world outside, hang up their hat, sit, and put up their feet, only to be surrounded by the ones that they…