Writers Essays and Research Papers Page 8

Suffer the Little Children is a short story written by Stephen King, which leaves you with an uneasiness few stories can call fourth. It was first published in an American magazine 1972, later it took part in the collection “Nightmares and Dreamscapes”. The story follows a traditional plot structure, used in horror stories. There is…

In the article “Mom and Me and Mom” and the video “Learning to Love my Mother” shows a mother daughter relationship that has both its ups and downs. Maya Angelou went from feeling abandoned to feeling loved by her mother. The video and the article are similar by the way they each portray Maya Angelou’s…

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the world’s most famous writers. Poe was born on January 19,1809 in Boston Massachusetts, he had a hard life from the age of three to the day he died. Poe had had a lot of life challenges, especially when he was a young adult. Poe got famous for his…

Dear Maya Angelou, What an inspiration you are to me and not only to me , but to other young females as well. I must say that you are one of my favorite authors. You write  your poems with so much passion and feelings that I sometimes can’t even describe. I feel your pain in…

There were so many great things in the lesson this week! I really enjoy this Making Shapely Fiction book, I mean, I have been writing for years, and before I could physically write, I was telling stories. My family knew when I was 3 that I was going to be a writer. They have always…

Stephen King might be known as one of the best horror and suspense authors in today’s society. His many literary works have caused controversy and most of his work has been transferred into film or in television. “The Man Who Loved Flowers” is a short story written by Stephen King about a young man who…

John Steinbeck John Steinbeck is a very well rounded author who is regarded as one of the most talented of his time. The California native lived an early life of constant moving, which eventually led to affect his writing style. Many common themes are evident throughout all of his short stories and books. Steinbeck is…

James Baldwin’s essay, ‘Letter from a Region in my Mind,’ first published in The New Yorker in 1962, presents a coming-of-age narrative that reveals race relations in the 1960s that eventually led to Baldwin’s conclusion that racial harmony, rather than racial division, was necessary in order for the nation to survive. The essay first focuses…

Zora Neale Hurston’s writings are a reflection and a departure from the Harlem Renaissance because she wrote about things that were going on at that time. Also Zora showed how freedom of a majority African American place like Harlem could produce someone as unique and brilliant as Zora. Zora Wrote books about how African Americans…

As a young poet, Edgar Allan Poe went through a myriad of difficulties throughout his life that stemmed from his mental deficiencies and spurned on his poetic nature. He had gone through various mental health issues, an indigent family life, and was surrounded by death which had a lasting impression on his overall psyche. Poe…