Literature Essay Samples Page 632

In The Great Gatsby, color is used to express characters’ personalities, their status, and symbolic meanings. Fitzgerald employed color to depict various personalities, like Daisy and Jordan, who were frequently seen wearing white. Ironically, the white outfits suggested innocence and purity, which contradicted their true nature. Daisy mentioned how they had “spent a white girl-hood…

In her novel To kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee writes about the story of a man and his children, a trial of rape between an African American man, and a white woman unfolds. “You never really understand a person until you consider things form his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk…

The Pine Planters’ by Thomas Hardy presents the theme of resignation, nature and time passing through reflecting upon shock, despair, resignation and reconciliation. The poem is about Marty South’s unrequited love. It is written as a persona which allows the reader to sympathise with the character. It is a poem of lamentation and has elements…

Assignment, compare how two poems are structured, the use of the language and the message. Over the past 3 weeks I have been reading, analyzing and comparing poems, about similar themes such as; love, loss, murder and culture. I will compare two poems written by the same poet, Carol Ann Duffy, so I can observe…

Children and teenagers place a greater emphasis on belonging to “groups” compared to older individuals. Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem “We Real Cool” and Amy Uyematsu’s poem “Deliberate” both explore the themes of rebellion and the significance of group affiliation for teenagers. By examining these two poems which share a common subject, we can observe how two…

ical EnvironmentThe Harlem Renaissance emerged during turbulent times for the world, the United States, and black Americans. World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 had left the world in disorder and stimulated anticolonial movements throughout the third world. In America, twenty years of progressive reform ended with the red scare, race riots, and…

Grendel the Existentialist Monster The monster Grendel is portrayed as an ironic observer, offering continuous examples of foolishness and self-mockery. His statements often expose his Sartrean nature, such as when he arrogantly declares, “I create the whole universe, blink by blink” (Gardner 22). Gardner seeks to emphasize the concept of solipsism here. However, it is…

Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” tells the tale of a small town where its residents must take part in an annual “lottery”. The unique aspect of this lottery is that it is not one they hope to win. While it is unclear who the protagonist of “The Lottery” is, Tessie Hutchinson emerges as the story’s dynamic…

According to the definition, a hero is someone who is regarded as a model or ideal because of their heroic qualities or acts. They are respected for doing something great. In addition, an average hero has flaws alongside their heroic actions. Archetypal heroes are individuals who perform noble or heroic deeds, achieve their goals, and…

Mysticism according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is defined as a, “belief in the possibility of union with or absorption into God by means of contemplation and self-surrender; belief in or devotion to the spiritual apprehension of truths inaccessible to the intellect”. When worshiping a higher power, many different cultures experience the notion of self-surrender…