Literature Essay Samples Page 645

Caesar held great power in Rome, with Marcus Brutus as one of his closest friends. Brutus was a loyal and patriotic man, torn between his allegiance to his friend and what he believed was best for Rome. In his devotion to Rome, Brutus chose to betray his friend and join the conspirators plotting against Caesar….

In the science fiction novel, The Giver, by Lois Lowry, Jonas’s life goes from ordinary to crazy in just a few days. During the span of his life in the Community as the Receiver, he discovers color, emotion, and how everything used to be before the Community went to Sameness. As soon as Jonas became…

Gender is a socially created construct. Alongside the ideals of gender are the societal expectations associated with each gender role. Masculinity refers to a set of qualities, behaviors and expectations associated with being a man.. On the other hand, femininity refers to the qualities associated with being a woman. The standards of masculinity and femininity…

Project Pride of Cross Plains, Texas, the community organization directly responsible for the restoration and maintenance of the Robert E. Howard Museum, has announced the publication of A Word from the Outer Dark. This nifty little paperback tome is a generous collection of 100 poems by Robert E. Howard, and pretty well covers the broad scope of…

There are things we regret, Words we wish had gone unsaid, Beginnings that had bitter endings, Chances we threw away, Roads we should have never taken, Signs we didn’t see, Hearts we hurt needlessly, And wounds we wish could mend. The past can’t be rewritten, But it can make you stronger. Be thankful for every…

In the time ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ was set Gerry and Chris’s relationship would have been extremely unorthodox and would have circulated a lot of town gossip. Having a child out of wedlock was extremely shocking and making the decision to then keep Michael even more so. In 1936 women had very few rights and with…

The Master Builder, by Henrik Ibsen, is a drama about individualism, morality, and ego. But beneath those really equivocal descriptions lies a drama with symbols that clearly picture the corporate unconscious. Through a careful psychoanalytical review of the text, the relationship between the symbolism and the psychological subjects can be discovered as they interact throughout…

One common reading of Lord of the Flies is that it focuses on the dislocation of civilisation and the implicit in savageness in each single homo being, ever finally returning back to an evil nature with a focal point on the endurance of the person. Without regulations and norms to steer people, communities will fall…

In “The Red Badge of Courage”, Henry Fleming is portrayed as unsympathetic due to his attitude and lack of concern for others. His interactions exhibit his self-centeredness and mindset. On page 66, Henry dismissively tells someone, “Now, don’t bother me!”. The author’s depiction of Henry’s desire to strangle the tattered soldier further reveals his feelings…

Romeo says he is falling in love with Juliet within minutes of meeting her after finding out that she was a Capsule. “With love’s light wings did I o’er-perch these walls; for stones limits cannot hold love out, and what love can do that dares love attempt” (2. 2. 66-67). Making impulsive decisions allows Romeo…