Essays on Literary Genres

Jim Hawkins He is the book’s main narrator. He is a young boy who starts as timid and mostly insignificant but matures through the course of the novel. He ends up going on a solo adventure, rescuing the ship and saving Long John Silver. He…

In one of my major subjects back in college, I had the opportunity to learn about some of the works of one of Romantic Age’s major poet, William Wordsworth, who was also known as a Poet of Nature and in these sonnets the drastic changes…

Latino literature encompasses the themes of storytelling and finding a sense of identity in a changing world, centuries after European colonizers set foot on free lands that harbored an abundance of natural resources and culture in regions of Latin America. Chicano literature is a more…

Hawthorne’s tragic romance novel, ‘The Scarlet Letter’ centres on the adulterer Hester Prynne who is condemned to live a life of solitude and singlehandedly raise the child she produced out of sin in a harsh, critical puritan society. Hester has an illicit affair with a…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Birthmark” demonstrates the absurdity of trying to make an impeccable being, and thusly, meddling with the domain of the awesome. Hawthorne passes on this message through the tale of the researcher Aylmer and his lovely spouse, Georgiana, who has a…

The distinction between the theories of idealism and realism relies on the idea of human nature: when stripped of the fundamental constraints set by society, how are humans predisposed to act? An idealist would contend that human beings are inclined to behave in a more…

We were always an adventurous bunch. No matter which month of the year, you will see us with our big duffle bags and small rucksacks in the terminal waiting for a lift. Our passports, renewed every year because they just kept getting filled with stamps…

In Tim O’Brien’s “The Man I killed” guilt is a strong theme within the work. The narrator, Tim, is struggling with his whirlwind of emotions so much so that his own presence disappears within the story as he begins to focus more on the victim…

Anna Akhmatova was one of the most famous poets in twenties century, who wrote a lot of amazing poems and one of her most incredible poems is “Requiem”. Akhmatova’s poetry is the testimony of a person who has been through many trials. It is evidence…

Native American religions and traditions have evolved greatly, due to the wide range of indigenous groups. Every religion developed to match the needs and the way of life of each individual tribes. Although these religions differ from tribe to tribe, they share many common beliefs,…