Literature Essay Samples Page 501

Shakespeare’s Hamlet challenges the reader or director to independently analyze and bring to life what they perceive to be Hamlet’s tragic flaw. Various arguments can be made and dismantled by referring to quotes and actions from the text, as well as one’s own interpretation. Ultimately, the focus is not on determining Hamlet’s specific tragic flaw,…

Hills Like White Elephants is a short story written by Ernest Hemingway about a couple arguing over whether the woman named Jig should have an abortion or not. The word “abortion” is never mentioned in the text, but there is good reason to believe that what the couple is arguing about is about abortion. The…

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, symbolism is the practice ofrepresenting things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects, events, or relationships. Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of The Scarlet Letter, uses much symbolism throughout the course of his complex novel. Through the use of symbolism Hawthorne gives the book…

The Planning Strategies of a Publishing Writer” Berkenkotter & Murray Summary Berkenkotter’s research was designed to test the idea that researchers can study writing in a “laboratory” environment (as Perl did, and as Berkenkotter herself did in earlier research) * She studies Murray, a “publishing” writer, in both a lab & a natural setting, &…

In the 1800s many families in the South and Midwest sought escape from poverty and debt by getting a fresh start in Texas.  Back in those days when one would ride up to an abandoned house, odds are “Gone to Texas” or “GTT” would be written in chalk across the front door or posted on…

Dad, Tony and I are the only ones standing in the way of me pursuing my true passion for dancing. Unlike most boys who enjoy sports like football or boxing, I have a dream and purpose in life – to dance. While you may see me as a disappointment, bringing shame to our family, remember…

Louis Riel is known by many names: a prophet, a traitor, and a madman. Out of them all, Riel is regarded as a hero, who stood up for his people in the face of the Canadian government, and those who question his sanity still view him as an essentially honourable figure. Riel was strongly respectful…

“A Good Man is Hard to Find” is a short story authored by Flannery O’Connor, an important American writer and essayist. O’Connor’s writing style reflects both the cultural dynamics in the South and her personal Christian faith. She utilizes a third person limited point of view to depict the tragic expedition of a Georgia-based family…

I awoke today with the light streaming into my room and hearing the birds peeping in the distance. As I regained my scruples. I smelled the cast and felt moist room conditions all around me that imprisoned me. It reminded me of what would hold happened merely in a incubus. It was merely yesterday that…

Hopeless Solution “A Summer Tragedy” is a short story written by Arnaud Bontemps. “A Summer Tragedy” starts with Jeff Patton, an elderly African-American man, putting on his finest fancy dress clothes that he has worn barely than a handful of times. Having difficulty tying his bowtie, Jeff calls for his wife, with his thick southern…