Literature Essay Samples Page 823

The theme of sacrifice plays a large part in William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a story of “star cross’d lovers” entangled in a love story destined in tragedy. Set in the Italian city of Verona, the streets are ablaze with conflict and terror. Right from the beginning we are shown…

Sam & Suzy Connection In Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola’s right of passage screenplay, Moonrise Kingdom, the connection of Sam & Suzy advances. The protagonist Sam Shukusky, is an orphan and seems to be misunderstood and he seeks a family throughout the play. There are three ways Sam and Suzy connect with each other, both…

            Toni Morrison’s novel, “The Bluest Eye” generally depicts the painful realities and sufferings of the members of the minority. The novel basically revolves around the life of a girl named Pecola Breedlove, the main protagonist. The story illustrated how Pecola, being a girl who belongs to the black race, suffers from discriminating acts which…

The movie “The Island” takes place in the year 2019, where rich people can buy a “life-insurance” in form of a clone. The clones live separately under the earth in an old military site, where they have no acces to the real world. They have been told that they are the only survivors of a…

James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States of America. He was a very intelligent man and was a good candidate to run the country. He was able to do many great things while he was the president. James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland, Virginia. Monroe was the son…

Despite the intended purpose of justice to be impartial and equitable, Arthur Miller’s film The Crucible reveals the inherent flaws in achieving this, as various instances highlight the presence of unjust forces. The film convincingly depicts how reason, emotion, and character expose injustice within the challenging social circumstances of a Puritan community. Justice emerges as…

In the short story “The Flowers,” there are examples of diction, symbolism, and setting that prepare the reader for the ending. The example of diction throughout the story is the narrator’s word choice, which prepares the reader for shifts in mood. The example of symbols in the story are the flowers, which represent innocence and…

The play ‘The Merchant of Venice’, by William Shakespeare, shows two different father-daughter relationships. The relationships are between Portia and her recently diseased father, the other involving Jessica and Shylock, a Jewish money lender. The first relationship emphasizes love, respect and trust whereas the other are obviously different. Portia’s relationship with her recently deceased father…

TGR contributor Barbara Barrett recently visited the home of Doug Ellis and his wife and had the opportunity to take some photos of their massive collection of pulp and fantasy art. Here’s Barbara’s introduction to the photos of the artwork: A Pulp Art Mind-Blowing Experience While I was in Ohio for three weeks in April, John…

The scene in the graveyard symbolizes the evolution of Hamlet’s mental state throughout the play. Here, he reflects on the various conflicts he has faced and comes to a new understanding of life and death. He compares the corruption of death to the corruption that occurred in Act 1, when his father died. He also…