Literary Genre Essay Examples and Research Papers Page 81

Abstract The representation of colonization is quite evident in the postcolonial works and this research aims to establish a correlation between two different societies exhibited in two different works. Things Fall Apart a novel by Chinua Achebe and Heart of Darkness a novella by Joseph Conrad exhibits similar effects of colonization in the African region….

Abstract This analysis is meant to compare and contrast utopian and dystopian societies in fiction and real life by defining and contextualizing these topics with examples from fiction and today’s society i.e. Star Trek, George Orwell’s novel 1984, People’s Democratic Republic of Korea, and Omar El Akkad’s novel American War. It will discuss how the…

Wuthering Heights is an English classic literature written by Emily Bronte and published in 1847. It features a tempestuous romance between Catherine Earnshaw, whose mother died during her delivery, and Heathcliff, who is an orphan taken to Wuthering Heights. These two characters become extremely close companions. However, nature’s indifferent forces prevent them from enjoying their…

Voltaire’s Candide describes a brutal and harsh world of human societies in both the Old and New World. Despite the text being introduced with an optimistic sentiment that the world is good by the character Pangloss, the characters of Candide encounter and experience a world of torture, sexual and physical violence, arrogance, and enslavement. Voltaire’s…

What creates the poetry style of a well-known American poet such as Walt Whitman? Whitman’s use of poetry techniques makes him the recognized poet that he is today. Whitman is a poet whose poems often concentrated on himself or the world around him. He was one of the first poets of his time to use…

Heart of Darkness is a novel authored by Joseph Conrad in 1899. It is about a narrated trip up the Congo river to find a man named Kurtz, in the heart of Africa. Marlow is the narrator and the main character of the novel. The Company wants Marlow to “capture” Kurtz and bring him back…

In the story, “The Lottery”, Shirley Jackson tells us a heartbreaking story of a town that murders someone every year as a tradition their village holds. Jackson argues that tradition should not be followed blindly and that blindly following it can lead to the murder of innocent people. She argues this by showing us the…

Individualism, death, and the beauty of nature are the main themes shown in the works of Walt Whitman. Walt Whitman was 19th century poet who wrote Leaves of Grass, Song of Myself, and O Captain! My Captain!. Walt Whitman was born in West Hills, New York on May 31, 1819. Whitman grew up on a…

Never before have yams seemed so important. Set in Nigeria during the late 1880’s, Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart presents the truth about change of lifestyles and cultures through the story of one man, Okonkwo, who wanted to live the traditional lifestyle. “To show affection was a sign of weakness; the only thing worth demonstrating…

Oedipus Rex explores numerous themes, including Oedipus’ quest for identity, the nature of innocence and guilt, blindness and sight, and the abuse of power, however, the divisive question of whether humans enjoy free will or if they are victims of fate is the most powerful and fascinating theme discussed in the play. The author, Sophocles,…