Literature Essay Samples Page 397

Research ProposalThe following study is a revisitation of classic novel with a focus on protagonist, relying on the premise that the main emotions generated by story are organized around fictional personae. The critical approach taken requires clarification in terms of its fundamental assumptions, since it goes somewhat against the grain of current mainstream criticism. A…

Deniro’s Game is a work of fiction about treachery, guilt and vengeance in the war-torn city of Beirut. It is the story of Bassam and George, best friends who grow up to become more independent as a result of the different incidents that take place throughout the novel. As ten thousand bombs land on Beirut…

The book “Night” shows me the Holocaust from a point of view of a child. This book is not easy to read. In fact, this is an extremely difficult book to read and it’s not the kind of book you want to read when you’re feeling down or having a bad day. Essentially, it’s a…

The themes in the novel Catcher in the Rye relate to the many evolving realizations that Holder makes throughout the book. We get a glimpse of the themes starting to develop when Holder tells us about his past. We see that Holder in a way think he is a very mature young man that does…

Sophocle’s tragic play Antigone, written in 441 BC, is a theatrical piece of drama in which an audience is compelled to empathize with its character’s. When empathizing with characters in Antigone the audience can, in imaginative and cognitive ways, participate in the understanding of a character’s feelings, ideas as well as their situations. Antigone, Creon…

Othello’s character undergoes a dramatic transformation, the man of calm integrity seen at the beginning of the play deteriorates into a man infected with ideas of revenge and death. This essay will focus on the attitudes and relationships between the central characters and the mistrust that is apparent as the play progresses.Othello is the protagonist…

Steinbeck uses foreshadowing in the course of “Of Mice and Men” by pulling together past events in the story, to build to the ending impact and overall importance and effect of the final scene. In the first chapters, it is apparent that Leonie is a simple minded man who likes to pet things that are…

Gustave Flaubert presents one extreme side of human life many would very muchrather think does not exist. He presents a tale of sensual symbolism within thelife of Charles Bovary. Madame Bovary is the story of Emma Bovary, but withinthe scope of symbolic meaning, the make-up of Charles is addressed. It isrepresentative of deep sadness and…

In his novel “Arrow of God,” Mordaunt discusses how the Nigerian author Chinua Achebe addresses the issue of personal conflict. The protagonist, Ezeulu, is the chief priest of Ulu, the deity worshipped in the village of Umuaro. Ezeulu grapples with an internal conflict as he strives to retain his authority despite his old age and…

The notion of fate plays an important role throughout Shakespeare’s play, “Romeo and Juliet”. The two lovers encounter an enormous amount of bad luck. It is made clear to the audience right at the start, in the prologue, when Romeo and Juliet are described as star-crossed lovers, that their lives are controlled by fate and…