Literature Essay Samples Page 89

The short story Fireweed, written by Skye Brannon in 2009, is a story about a young man named Baluta whose family was killed back in Liberia. I believe the story takes place around 1980-1990 (civil in Liberia) because we hear about the soldiers killing his family and his father also mentions a war coming. The…

The central theme of Hemingway’s work revolves around heroism, with his novels touching on subjects such as fishing, hunting, bullfighting, and war. However, it is the concept of death that heavily influences his writing. Hemingway’s novels explore heroes’ struggles and their perception of death. Being a hero entails taking greater risks and daring more than…

Beowulf and Gilgamesh are a pair of legendary heroes who shared many similar characteristics, even though they were written under starkly different cultural context. Being extraordinarily strong and courageous, they are meant to be remembered as glorious heroes by its people forever. However, since the epic of Beowulf is heavily influenced by Christianity rooted in…

Charles Saunders has one of the better fantasy author hosted websites on the internet.  Besides keeping up to date with current fantasy and horror goings-on, Charles periodically delves into his archives and pulls out some real plums from the past such as “Chocolate Covered Conan,” which he posted last month.  Since reviving his sword and…

The story of Of Mice and Men presents a compelling and vivid portrayal of rural American life. It tells the tragic tale of George Milton and Lennie Small, who are both lonely and nomadic laborers with no sense of belonging. George takes on the responsibility of safeguarding Lennie, who is mentally disabled but physically powerful,…

Death is a shared human experience and therefore a universal theme in literature.  Poetry, fiction, and drama venture into the dark recesses of life by exploring the inevitable fate of everyone and everything that breathes. Death differs from person to person and the treatment of death in literature differs from author to author. Similarly intoxicating…

Robert E. Howard had a fascination with the odd byways and lesser known abandoned courtyards of history.  Every fan of his knows that.  His work had a lot to do with raising the same strong interest in me.  His, and that of other, more prestigious historical fiction writers like Treece, Welch, Sutcliff, Cecelia Holland (whose…

In the book I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou, there are several women who play very important roles in Marguerite Johnson’s life and development. Marguerite had three women in her life that educated and provided her with useful skills, information, security, religion and love. Momma, Mrs. Flowers, and Ma’ Dear are…

The casual reader of John Keats poetry would most certainly be impressed by the exquisite and abundant detail of its verse, the perpetual freshness of its phrase and the extraordinarily rich sensory images scattered throughout its lines. But, without a deeper, more intense reading of his poems as mere parts of a larger whole, the…

The kingdom of Bahrain is one of the leading countries in the development of information technology and implementation of IT in all its sectors. An article published in the online IT magazine called “PSTM” on 25th May 2004, reported by Mr. Edmund Tan stated that: “The government of Bahrain’s central information organization (GIO) is to…