Literature Essay Samples Page 502

I have read an amazing book called Drive: The surprising Truth about What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink. Daniel is an internationally bestselling author of six books. His books are in five different languages and he have sold more than a million copies in the United States alone. He has even traveled around the…

Erich Maria Remarque’s novel All Quiet on the Western Front, set in World War I, centers around the changes wrought by the war on one young German soldier. During his time in the war, Remarque’s protagonist, Paul Baumer, changes from a rather innocent romantic to a hardened and somewhat caustic veteran. More importantly, during the…

The Road Not Taken is presented with a decision. A difficult decision, for the choice he makes will determine the life he leads. “And sorry I could not travel both, and be one traveler, long I stood. ” As he stares down both roads he notices one road looks grassier than the other, with newly…

Coleridge famously describes the analysis of Iago as “the motive hunting of a motiveless malignity”. Using the soliloquies as a starting point, discuss your view of Iago and compare your views with other critics. Of all Shakespeare’s villainous creations Iago stands out as being the most wickedly stimulating yet most misunderstood character. His apparent lack…

Analysis of a speech made by Rene Boisvert, a Québec separatist Rene Boisvert’s speech about the wish to make Québec independent includes many oratory devices to make the speech effective in getting the attention of the audience and making an impression. First of all he focuses on the use of logos and, especially, pathos in…

The Farming of Bones is a fictitious narrative based on historic events – the 1937 massacre of Haitian workers in the Dominican Republic. The plot unfolds through the words of Amabelle Desir, a servant to a military official’s wife. We learn her story and her dreams; how she lost her parents, how she became a…

In some works of literature, childhood and adolescence are portrayed as times graced by innocence and a sense of wonder; in other works, they are depicted as times of tribulation and terror. Focusing on a single novel or play, explain how its representation of childhood or adolescence shapes the meaning of the work as a…

Their Eyes Were Watching God establishes a female voice of authority not only on the simple level of authorship, but also on the more complicated level of self-authorization” .Janie, all her life had been pushed around. She was told what to do, what to wear and how to live her life. She searched high and…

Catalina De Erauso, who was depicted in the persona of Lieutenant Nun, was a woman, which at an early age was sent into a convent and was expected by her parents to be a nun. She was basically raised in the loving arms of a religious people and once surrounded by a pious environment. Apparently,…

Esmeralda Santiago’s When I Was Puerto Rican focuses on island life in the 1950s. In the immediate period leading up to the 1950s, Puerto Rico experienced a rapid change in the economic situation of the island. The island began to change from a primarily agricultural economy to one dominated by industry and commerce. Sugar plantations…