Literature Essay Samples Page 647

“The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hawthorne makes Hester the most “free” character by showcasing her transformation from ostracizes sinner to an able woman of her letter in order to display the idea that repressed sin destroys the soul while openness and honesty sets a soul free. Hester was not burdened with the internal guilt…

William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564. Hewas baptized on April 24, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. He was the third of eight children born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. John was a well-known merchant and Mary was the daughter of a Roman Catholic member of the gentry. Shakespeare was educated at the local…

When you think of your identity, you may consider the choices you are able to make. This could be from what you wear, what you believe in, or your ability to express yourself. But what would happen if choice was taken away from all of us? The Handmaid’s Tale, a novel set in Gilead is…

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood shows us the literal impact of power and the identity of the people of Gilead. As it is shown and represented that commanders have the power and can do whatever they want but the handmaids rank in the lowest position and have no freedom and no right to speak….

In the spring of 1974, Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese army made world headlines when he emerged from the Philippine jungle after a thirty-year ordeal. Hunted in turn by American troops, the Philippine police, hostile islanders, and successive Japanese search parties, Onoda had skillfully outmaneuvered all his pursuers, convinced that World War II…

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…

The Chest of Visions: Secrets of Caperston is a Christian fiction novel designed to be used to guide youths especially in youth groups. The book begins with a contrast between the biblical concept of the origin of the universe and that of the theory of cosmetology — the scientific study of the origin of the…

When a poem is closely examined, it can reveal new meanings and ideas, and its true beauty can be fully appreciated. George Meredith’s poem “Lucifer in Starlight (p. 959)” can be analyzed extensively to better understand the author’s purpose and uncover deeper themes by considering every subtle hint and possibility. The main idea of the…

It would seem the never ending hunt is indeed never ending.  Despite the recentflurry of Howard publishing, a number of Howard characters are either out-of-printor impossible to find in one or two books.  Some of these include Francis X. Gordon, Kirby O’Donnell, Steve Harrison, Dark Agnes and Wild Bill Clanton. For example, the Steve Harrison…