Essays on Literature

The Billionaire Raj is an informative and intriguing book in which James Crabtree makes an analogy comparing India with the United States gilded age in the late 19th century. This analogy implies that other countries have been through similar periods, many including in Asia over…

This book, seeks to evaluate how food, has brought human being together and how it has connected people together. Sugar, being one of those items, has significantly done this. In Britain, sugar, at a commodity came at a time when there were vast changes in…

A composer utilises representation to offer insights into the complex relationships between people and their governing political authority. The political actions that individuals or groups undertake are conducted so that by the end of their feat they have seized control of a society or a…

Renowned comic extraordinaire Scott McCloud believes that comics have been in presence for a relatively long time. He argues that many fine works of art are mistakenly classified as other works of art rather, as opposed to being referenced as comics. McCloud also clarifies the…

“Marks” is unusual because it addresses the frustrations of a typical housewife. Few people consider being a wife and mother a full-time job in itself, and it is not uncommon for a woman who plays both of these roles to feel overworked and unappreciated. The…

It has been said of Anton Chekhov, the prestige Russian short-story author, that in the majority of his “work, there will never be precisely a point. Or maybe we see into somebody’s hear – in only a couple of pages, the shade hiding these lives…

Unfortunately, it affects more people than can be fathomed, and holds no cure. Many think that loneliness only affects the weak and emotionally detached, but in fact, it affects many more people than meets the eye. Loneliness can be seen everywhere, and in everyone. In…

The Rickshaw boy was novel and written by Lao She, the main character was Xiangzi. He was an orphan farmer who worked for rickshaw puller in Beijing. He was optimistic and with the hope of his life, his dream is having his own rickshaw. The…

Following the major economic boom in the roaring twenties, America was plunged into a dark time known as the Great Depression. All economic success that was brought by the victory of war diminished into desperate, starving workers. With the drastic change, the popular culture of…

Overtime, the role of the woman has changed significantly and has allowed for many more opportunities for them. Men have always been seen as more powerful and dominant over women however, women have developed the abilities and strengths to prove that they are capable of…