Essays on Literature

In the book “How to Tame A Wild Tongue” Gloria Anzaldúa addresses the importance of language not only as a means of communication, but also as an identity and a form of cultural expression. She uses many personal experiences in this passage. I feel like…

Ghosts is a story written by Paul Auster. The story is taken from the book “The New York Trilogy”. All the story happens in the New York. There are some characters in the story but the main character is named Blue. All the characters name…

A world where everyone is equally beautiful, intelligent, and strong is an ideal world that everyone fantasizes about and strives for. In this world, not only would no one have to worry about being judged by their physical appearance or intelligence, but everyone would equal….

King of shadows is a book by Susan cooper set in a cross between 1999 and 1599 it is the story of a boy Nathan field who is playing puck in a midsummer night’s dream in the newly opened globe theatre but then is suddenly…

The Scarlet Letter In this view, Hester arrives to battle Chillingworth while he is picking herbs. She likes him to halt tormenting Dimmesdale the way he is. This view is recounting the transformation that Chillingworth has gone through. It recounts how he has gone from…

Montag’s Metamorphosis In the beginning of “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag is at first shown as a bad person, however it is simply the times he lives in that makes him seem this way. Throughout this book he slowly changes to being confused…

Amir’s Simple Progression Amir is a very complex character, he is often seen by a weakling that doesn’t stand up for himself or anything he believes in. Through the story of The Kite Runner we see an advancement of personality and maturity as the chapters…

Women and Gender Identity Throughout human history, women have been depicted as the weaker gender, evidence being in the literary communication left by those who gave themselves the opportunity to record such depictions. Since women are the weaker ones, then by definition (there being only…

There are many factors in today’s world that influence the media and as a result this influence’s our beliefs in our everyday life and how our culture is set up. It is no secret that the few rich celebrities and those who have money and…

Responsible (adj.) – involving accountability; ant: Rose Mary Most people would agree that it is a basic responsibility of parents to provide food and security for their children, who are expected to respect them and take care of them in the future in return. Jeanette…