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Aspects of Celtic Mythology

see a great deal of intent on magic in a Celtic wedding, where there are many ways in which to honor the mystical forces, some of ...

Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, and Imperialism

who assure the king that Gulliver is merely a trained animal and that the farmer, from which Gulliver was obtained, had trained hi...

Chapter XI of Bearing the Cross by Garrow

very powerful then and that point comes through loud and clear in the chapter. It is also noted that blacks and whites did not lik...

Philip Roth's The Counterlife, William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, and Journeys

that Nathan takes towards his death, traveling to various parts of the world in this journey. But, the opening chapter takes place...

An Analysis of the Opening Passage of Anna Karenina

given notice (Tolstoy 1). As this illustrates, this opening passage accomplishes several purposes. It immediately announces the ...

Literature's Theme Concept

the work is the subject, while the insights that occur as a result of the interactions of characters represents the theme. For ex...

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and the Effects of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl

portrayal of some shocking events of the thirties" (French 43). Its various conflicts consider the downside of American capitalis...

Social Responsibility in Antigone and Oedipus the King by Sophocles

his infant son, Oedipus, die from exposure on a mountainside. The baby Oedipus was subsequently found and raised by the rulers of ...

Dada and Impressionist Art as Political Statements

favorable in his time period (Art Archive [1], 2005). This author notes the following in regards to his work and his beliefs: "Yet...

Society, Racism, and Book of Lamentations by Castellanos

was, and it should be said that this was a different place and time. Yes, the people did not have abundance, but also, one can say...

Michael Kolhaas by Kleist and Justice

abiding citizen. He is a horse trader and is targeted by the government much in the same way a citizen of the United States may be...

Death and Love from William Faulkner's Perspective

In five pages this essay examines Faulkner's 'Barn Burning' and 'A Rose for Emily' as they represent the themes of death and love....

A Clockwork Orange and 1984

Burgess poses basic questions regarding the...

'Loverboys' by Ana Castillo

our traditional notions regarding love and romance. She doesnt want any one "box" to define love or sex. The lesbian with a man ...

Detailed Cinematic Analysis of American Beauty

of confines. The overall metaphor of this movie is the symbol of the rose. At one point a neighbor asks how the roses are grown s...

Revenge Theme in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

violence unless he is propelled by the heat of passion. From the beginning of the play, Hamlet has doubts concerning the morali...

The Old Guitarist Painting by Pablo Picasso

the blue period would further find inspiration. "Having outgrown his possibilities in Madrid (Spain) by the age of 19, he went to ...

Dreams, Magic, and the Difficulty of Love in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

indicates that "The theme of loves difficulty is often explored through the motif of love out of balance-that is, romantic situati...

Symbolism and Theme in 'A Worn Path' by Eudora Welty

of death, while the Mourning Dove reminds one of the mourners at ones funeral. This also sets the tone for the frame of mind that ...

Machiavelli's Beliefs Regarding Fear and Love

seems to possess a great deal of truth. According to Machiavelli, the conventional wisdom is that a prince "should try not to ins...

Community in Sula by Toni Morrison

However, each contact with the white community in the town below reminds the reader of the constraints established by racial bigot...

'Up the Coulee' by Hamlin Garland

is a story about change - the change in a man, people he recognizes and knew his entire life did not recognize this man who Garl...

Aileen Wuornos and 'Freedom of the Individual versus the Power of Society'

into distinct groupings based upon certain criteria. These innate classifications can represent significant social power, as in t...

1960s' Life and Mike Nichols' Film The Graduate

to comment on his future and to give him advice. The viewer comes to understand that Ben is expected to follow in his fathers foot...

Themes of Fifth Business by Robertson Davies

Ramsays family is more materially oriented than spiritually. The religious/spiritual side of life is represented by Mary Dempster...

Themes of Death and Disease in John Donne, Thom Jones, and Margaret Edson

Edson shows how Vivian uses her poetry as a means for tenaciously clinging to her identity as a person. However, it also becomes c...

Jose Maria Arguedas' Deep Rivers

to them. This begins the series of compounding events which propel him toward the tragic end. Symbolically, the changes tha...

Thematic Analysis of Old and New Testament Scripture

duties. Leviticus 19:32-33 details the societal obligation to respect the elderly, and also instructs that strangers should not be...

Blackness in Young Goodman Brown and Betrothal in Santo Domingo

"black heart," but each kept some number of people at bay, not letting those individuals enter the inner recesses of either their ...

'A Rose for Emily' by William Faulkner and Love

living with Emily, which is certainly not proper but the town accepts this because there is sympathy for Emily who is a sad and lo...