Literature Essays and Term Papers

is the athletic, charismatic protagonist of Lord of the Flies. He was elected the leader of the boys at the beginning of the novel; Ralph is the main representative of order, civilization, and productive leadership in the…

The Red Badge of Courage is centered on one specific symbolic focal point, it is quite easy for the reader to look deeper into the title in search of another meaningful symbol. After much contemplation I realized that Crane uses color imagery as…

smile, but Sorcerer shot him." What kind of dark situations could entice a man to shoot a comrade? This is what Tim O'Brien suggests in his novel, In the Lake of the Woods. As O'Brien previous works also have presented, this book deals a lot with Vietnam…

in writing, many different writers expressed their opinions much more satisfactorily because of the idea of naturalism. Two of these authors are Edith Wharton, known especially for her work, Ethan Frome, and Herman Melville, whose masterpiece, Moby…

in the eyes of a member of the Ku Klux Klan <Tab/>In today's society there are too many things happing that spread the "Negro" propaganda. Niggers and nigger lovers are going all around the country and forcing the United States federal…

consider things from his point of view". To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel which embodies many themes and one of the most important in this book is its exploration of the moral nature of human beings. Because the book is written through Scout's perspect…

poem "The Iliad" Oxford (trans. Robert Fitzgerald University Press 1974) has been retold in many other forms, the most recent being the blockbuster film "Troy" (2004, Wolfgang Peterson). "Troy" is a basic retelling of the myth, lacking many elements…

different stories. They are both great stories written by great writers. "Romeo and Juliet" is a sad love story that's a classic known by many. It is the perfect model to be used by other writers. It is one of the best works of William Shakespeare.…

similarities can be found in works by various authors. "The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving and "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benet, illustrate the correspondence of litereary elements, marvelously. These two renowned…

novels for improvement or instruction," however there are many individuals who would disagree with Holmes' inference. There is a great deal of literature that offers much more than amusement for its audience. In fact, insight and wisdom is often…