Writers Essays and Research Papers Page 33

Edgar Allan Poe was a great American author, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and murder. Poe went through a lot of trauma as a child. Poe is truly an inspiration. Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19,…

Conveying Theme Through Clothing In the Joy Luck Club and the Third and Last Continent, both written by Asian American authors, female characters are depicted as striving to find the right place in relationship and understand their identities. In both stories, female characters grow up with Asian culture while their husbands either grow up in…

Sometimes a decision can be simple, such as studying for a test or watching a movie. Other decisions might take longer to answer, for instance, buying a new truck or buying a new minivan. People make decisions every day, and, while certain decisions have little impact on life overall, some decisions are more difficult to…

Shakespeare’s comedies usually come with a signature trademark; a happy ending full of joyous marriages and a tone best contrasted with that of a tragedy, more comical and lighthearted. Unfortunately, despite having been categorized as a comedy, The Merchant of Venice fails to reach a conclusive, happy ending as Shylock’s character is torn between two…

Maya Angelou wrote Still I Rise in 1978, In which a lot of racism was going on at this time towards African Americans in the late 70’s but early 80’s. Angelou lived through some of the worst oppression and inequality for African American people while growing up. Angelou saw its effects on society and the…

Expectation is a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future. In Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectation, the themes are affection, loyalty and conscience. Pip is a little kid who was raised by his sister, Mrs Joe. Both of his parents are dead. Mrs Joe has a husband, Mr. Joe…

In Walt Whitman’s “A Noiseless Patient Spider”, he uses several literary devices to convey his ideas of transcendentalism, focusing on the power of human connections and the need for a community within the soul. He does so by comparing the struggle of a lonely spider to his own soul’s anguish, both of them are trapped…

It was May 1990, a 20 year old man by the name of Chris McCandless just graduated college. WIth a well-to-do family and large savings account, Chris seemed to have a bright future ahead of him. Yet he ditched it all to forge out his own life in the Alaskan wilderness. However, in August of…

Both Elie Wiesel and Susan B. Anthony lived in a harsh time, facing numerous complications and setbacks during their life. Wiesel being a holocaust survivor gave a moving speech on the night of April 12th, 1999 at a White House Millennial Lecture. Anthony was a social reformer and a women rights activist who also delivered…

Annabel Lee and The Raven are two of Poe’s most famous poems. Edgar Allan Poe was a poem/story writer, editor, and a literary critic. His poems and stories have left readers thinking about what each phrase or sentence means or represents. Poe is the most famous romance writer in American Literature. Poe’s stories and poems…