Literature essays

Chapters 1-3: Plot Summary: In chapter 1, Kean explains how the periodic table is set up, and he goes on to explain the make up of the table as well. He gives the analogy that the table is like a castle and that the elements are the individual bricks with each brick being made up … Read more

1. Foreword During a cold winter night, I wanted to spend my time in a pleasant way. So I decided to see a film and luckily for me, ‘Dead Poets Society’ was on Tv that night. I was touched by it and when the opportunity came to do something around it, I grabbed it with … Read more

The Edwardian period is often seen as a period of pleasure, peace and prosperity sandwiched between the enormous achievements in invention, culture and industry of the Victorian Age and followed by the devastating human catastrophe of World War 1. In 1908 Britain’s status was firmly established; it led the world in trade, its Empire covered … Read more

1. When I read poetry there was always that small thing that I didn’t quite understand, so once I learned what a symbol was I found a deeper meaning to the poems, which made me love poems more. Chapter 1- Every Trip Is A Quest (Except When It’s Not) 1. The five aspects are: A … Read more

Choose a character.  What is the significance of that particular character? Septimus Warren Smith is a World War I veteran who suffers from post traumatic stress disorder. His story is written alongside the story of the other main character, Clarissa Dolloway. His character is very significant as he shows the horror that occurs after the … Read more

Introduction A “Faustian bargain” is when the hero of a story is offered something he desperately needs or wants in exchange for his soul. Foster provides an example of this, showing it may not always mean a literal soul, but something representative of a soul, like dignity or self-respect. This phrase originates from Christopher Marlowe’s … Read more

HTRRLAP Chapter HTRRLAP Summary Book Connection — Hamlet 1 – Every Trip is a Quest In this Chapter, Foster explains how quests are always about self-knowledge. He shows how, even small tasks, can result in the growing of that knowledge. He takes the reader through a story and explains how each element applies to a … Read more

Frankenstein 1. Who is Prometheus? Why is Frankenstein subtitled “The Modern Prometheus?” Prometheus, meaning “forethought,” was the son of Titan, Iapetus and Oceanid, Clymene. He was given the task of molding the first man out of clay. Later Zeus instructed Epimetheus and Prometheus to give mankind gifts to make them prosper. To do so, Prometheus … Read more

The movie Dead Poets Society A new English teacher, John Keating, is introduced to an all-boys preparatory school that is known for its ancient, strict, orthodox traditions and extremely high standards. He uses unorthodox methods to reach out to his students, who face enormous pressures from their parents and the school. With Keating’s help, students … Read more

Maya Angelou and her brother were sent to California by their father to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. Maya was three years old and her brother was four years old at the time. Their grandmother ran a store down in Stamps; it was the focus of life in the Negro community of the … Read more

Introduction: How’d He Do That? The recognition of patterns makes it easier to read complicated literature because it boosts skills in memory, comprehension, and being able to make connections to different aspects of the literature. It helps to understand complexities such as the characters and their actions and allows us to associate the different ideas … Read more

The term scapegoat originates in the Bible, and was originally an animal that is burdened with the sins and wrongdoings of others and then banished. This has evolved into a psychological term used to describe an individual or a group of people that are blamed for external issues. Throughout history, minority groups are used as … Read more

Frank McCourt- author, narrator and protagonist of Angela’s Ashes- tells the story of his life and the hardships he faces in a lower class family. He talks of his mother and her alcoholic husband, Malachy, and his failure to provide for the family. In search of a better life, The McCourts move back to Ireland … Read more

Over the course of the summer, I was on and off with a book that I came to really appreciate. I was hesitant at first to enjoy it, but once I really dove into it, I found a lot of material worth discussing. In the book, “We Were Liars”, by E. Lockhart, I noticed there … Read more

Junot Diaz’s “How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie” is a story that takes the form of an instructional manual on how to act and/or behave depending upon the ethnicity and social class of the person one is dating. The true purpose of dating is to achieve physical and emotional intimacy, maybe not … Read more

In addition to experiencing segregation publicly, minorities were not given the same educational opportunities as privileged individuals were. In the book Blink, Gladwell discusses the impact of race while it effects minorities and how they view themselves. In this case, African Americans were discriminated against and became hopeless in receiving a proper education; discrimination kept … Read more

INTRODUCTION ‘The White Tiger’ is the debut novel of Aravind Adiga, which grabbed him his first man booker prize award. He is an Indo-Australian writer who graduated from Columbia university in 1997. Adiga began his writing career as a financial journalist for The Financial Times. He worked on stock market and investment , he even … Read more

It’s a miracle that Beowulf survived to see the light of day. Through a few rewritings, the Cottonian Fires, and its HORRENDOUS 2007 motion picture adaptation, it is safe to say that the Anglo-Saxon opus has seen a couple of battles in its day. While a portion of the emphases best catch the feeling of … Read more

‘Adam’s Curse’ centres itself around William Butler Yeats’s frustration at those who undermine the hard work and dedication required to compose poetry. A narrator, assumed to be Yeats, speaks under the moon to two women, discussing the laborious ‘stitching and unstitching’ required for poetics, female beauty and for love itself, lamenting at how all three … Read more

‘A plan once made and visualized becomes a reality along with other realities – never to be destroyed but easily to be attacked.’ Despite the fundamental dichotomy between reality and dreams, they are often perceived as indistinguishable by humanity. Dreams fuel humanity’s intense desires for the seemingly unobtainable whilst reality encourages reason, logic and moral … Read more

Mark Twain was an American author that became well known around the world for his satirical and humorous writing. The piece that launched the beginning of his successful career was written in 1865 and is titled “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”. This story centers on a Western man recounting a tall tale about … Read more