Literature Essay Samples Page 709

Written in 1985 by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale is a novel that presents a totalitarian theocracy that has replaced the United States and forces the few fertile women left to bear children for elite couples that have trouble conceiving. The main protagonist in the novel is referred to as Offred and she is a…

Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is set in a dystopic and totalitarian society called Gilead, formed in response to the crisis caused by decreasing birthrates and, consequently, with one main goal: total control of reproduction. Therefore, the state intercepts the problem head-on by assuming complete control of women’s bodies through their politics supported by religious…

In “Everyday use” written by Alice Walker, the story is mainly about two sisters and their mom role in their relationship. Dee, which is the educated sisters, traveled around the world while Maggie the simple sister stayed at home and follows the traditional ways of her family. Being the only educated person in the family…

Literary Analysis: “Fish Cheeks” Amy Tan’s “Fish Cheeks” depicts a young girl’s realization that she should embrace her culture without shame. Through the use of powerful symbols and vivid imagery, the author explores this theme by recounting a memorable Christmas gathering. The cultural differences, which act as the main conflict for the narrator, are symbolized…

Zeus in Hesiod’s Works and Days Works and Days by Hesiod was a myth that provided an explanation to the Ancient Greeks of their role in connection to the gods and the universe. In Works and Days humans lived side by side with the gods and had everything they could need and would not suffer….

As a matter of fact, in these lines, he states how love s blind, and how it can make people do crazy things. But is it actually love that Romeo feels for Rosaline? It appears that it is not love that Romeo feels for Rosaline, but lust. Furthermore, it seems like Romeo does not know…

The beauty of literature is that a story can represent and bring a whole era to life. From William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet being a representation of romance during the Elizabethan era, to the writings of John Grisham representing the racial tension in the United States during the 1980s. Today, some of the most prominent…

The present and the future is something always to be obscured depending on person, place, and time period. To better understand Indian past, we must first examine the figure writing on Indian past, their reason for interpretation, and how they pursued their outcome. Sherman Alexie was born in 1966 and was raised at Spokane Reservation…

The great obsession with the afterlife, disorder, and despondency has raised from across the nation. Gothic literature, composed to express that there is nothing in this world for those in dark moments, those who find themselves in deep holes of depression. Literature meant to terrify people in most pleasurable way. Gothic stories like “The Yellow…

To many, people earned the right to be sculpted by being figureheads of countries, or religious icons, or those of great military importance. However, throughout history, sculptures have been created to signify people significant to the artist, and often these subjects were of significance to the society surrounding them. Gian Lorenzo Bernini created the well-known…