Essays 1861 - 1890
grief-stricken protagonist/narrator who is mourning the loss of his beloved, Lenore, and has perhaps taken to drink much as Poe ha...
so many things that Everyman had hoped to have done by the time Death arrived. As it is, Death has arrived and Everyman must make ...
to see, more objectively, the struggles of her aunt and the sad state of her aunt, thus giving her the ability to be kind and comp...
that they may have a different response to it, actively choosing to either accept the message, or to reject it and interpret it di...
the traditional society to fall apart," observes G.D. Killam. "Okonkwo is unable to adopt to the changes that accompany colonialis...
the glory when the farming goes well. Of course, this bitterness is something felt by most housewives of an earlier generation and...
reality of the war, of its physical wounds were to be seen. This had to have had a psychological impact on the people of the count...
seriously ill and needs a change in climate to regain his health, Nora is forced to take drastic measures in order to finance such...
of fancy, at least in her imagination. Austen states, "She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything: her sorrows, her joys...
nothing of pleasantry or peace. The windows seem as though they are "vacant," and "eye-like" and the narrator continues in this ...
Moor, Othello, exists and is now in a position of power within the masters house. In this scene, prior to Roderigo and Iagos disru...
see how the people in this town were essentially imprisoned in their own little useless lives as they went about getting rich, imp...
as music and the mass media contribute to the development of fashion trends. It is also important to remember that we are talking ...
In four pages this essay examines how guilt and grief regarding 14 year old Susie's death is thematically depicted by Alice Sebold...
he wants more from life, he begins to have great expectations. Later in the story he is given the opportunity to become educated...
In Dashiell Hammetts novel, "The Maltese Falcon," many people are given such an opportunity, and the story is filled with corrupt ...
been and am; but why WILL you say that I am mad?" (Poe [3]). In this the reader is immediately told that the narrator is mad becau...
that saw people for who they were and was blind to the social status they maintained. For him, honor was not a learned behavior; ...
now begun to build an empire: it has territories such as the Philippines and Puerto Rico, and the invasion of Iraq, many speculate...
to the gods, who always punish it. And that is a second theme of the play, the folly of pride. By refusing to accept his own acti...
Kevin Sims "Four Hours in My Lai." A Rumor of War In Caputos work he states, in the beginning, "In a general sense, it is simply...
Kill A Mockingbird"). The Radleys would ultimately play a very important part in the novel, and in this humble beginning which ill...
one dies alone is something that is realized here. In the end, Edna commits the ultimate act. No one can die with another human be...
banquet. Aeneas begins to talk to Queen Dido. Dido becomes enamored with Aeneas, something not unprovoked by the gods and goddess...
Iin four pages this combination research paper and essay discusses the critical thematic interpretation of this famous short story...
in many works, the focus of attention on the many true stories he takes on is related to childhood friendship that seemingly last ...
the supposed "insult" which Fortunato has offered him; he vacillates between a hatred of the man and a reluctant admiration for hi...
recorded today. With computer technology what it is today, it is difficult to escape the watchful eye of the government and the po...
(Coles 4). "I thought what Id do was, Id pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes. That way I wouldnt have to have any goddam stupi...
the subcontinent ("Midnights Children"). Because the history of India is so rich and varied, the novel is multi-layered and comple...