Literature essays

As we open the book and read the first pages, the word, or references to the word ‘sex’ is used and mentioned multiple times. Then we read the rest of the book and we see that it is (one of) the main theme(s) obviously. Disgrace is a book, whether or not chocked-full of sex. It … Read more

The nature of Foucault’s writings – their size, variety, and complexity – have been the subject of considerable debate, necessitating a broad response in the form of appreciation and critique. In a series of works written over thirty years, Foucault has attempted to persuade his readers to abandon traditional theoretical boundaries and reject disciplinary frameworks. … Read more

John Milton was born, in London, England on December 9th. He was alive during the Restoration Era of King Charles II, that’s when he decided to begin to write Paradise Lost. Paradise Lost which follows/talks about Satan’s impulses/itch of Adam and Eve and their journey from the Garden of Eden and what happens to them … Read more

When you think of technology in theatre you would normally think about how the lighting and sound has played a good service to the show and in most cases, you would only really focus on how well the actors on stage performed, as well as the narrative. Without us realising technology has always played an … Read more

Exposition and other mechanics (Joice) Title: The Age of Innocence We believe that the title relates directly to May based on her change of character, resulting from her loss of innocence, and the start of her doubt and questioning to Archer’s and Ellen’s relationship. In addition, in the beginning chapters Archer delivers the flowers to … Read more

After reading ¨American Carnage¨, I was amazed to learn how much of a business drug dealing really is. Drug dealers and drug addicts are given a multitude of opportunities to make money, and often, they do. They attain drugs from pharmacies and other people, and are able to then sell those drugs to other people … Read more

What Goes On The novel Sold by Patricia McCormick is about a young woman named Lakshmi forced into sex slavery. She wanted to leave for a labor job but instead was brought into a house by a woman named Mumtaz. Unaware of what would happen to her in this place, she was eager to begin … Read more

Greek philosopher Empedocles was first to classify the four elements of earth, fire, water and air. However, modern science has scientifically proven that there are more than the four elements. Even so, throughout history, the four elements are considered to be associated with human mental states. Philip Ball illustrates that each element can be a … Read more

American author and founder of the Church of Scientology, Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, explores the topic of greatness and what makes one great in his essay “What is Greatness?” Hubbard states that “greatness does not stem from savage wars or being known. It stems from being true to one’s own decency, from going on helping others … Read more

The central character in the novel Kindred by Octavia Butler is Dana, an African American woman who lives in Los Angeles, California. Throughout the novel, Dana travels through time multiple times to pre-Civil War Maryland. Readers first witness Dana being transported when she is assisting a young boy in a river bank in Los Angeles. … Read more

Katniss Everdeen. Frodo Baggins. Harry Potter. All of these characters are the heroes of their own books, and they are considered to be the most recognizable literary heroes of their time. However, what gives these so-called “heroes” leverage over others such as Howard Roark? Nothing. Ayn Rand is often criticized for her creation of heroes … Read more

“A Thousand Splendid Suns” and “A Streetcar Named Desire” are two texts written in different countries: Afghanistan and America which causes their context to be different due to politics and religion but there are similarities such as the roles, expectations and struggles that the women within these societies have. The main female characters in “A … Read more

Both regarded as works of literature that grapple with the effects of British colonialism and how it operated in their respective African countries, Weep Not Child written by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and Midaq Alley written by Naguib Mahfouz are strikingly similar works, based on their shared experiences. These similarities are manifested through several different ways … Read more

The term ‘illness’ draws up several definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary. The meaning most immediate to our present understanding would be a ‘bad/unhealthy condition of the body and mind’. Another among the others – now obsolete – presents it as a ‘bad moral quality, condition, or character.’ Illness was often used as a measure … Read more