Category: Comparative Literature

Table of Contents The Normal Way of Interpreting The Wiz and The Alchemist Revealing Something More than a Journey Conclusion Works Cited It has been said so many times that in any given journey, the destination is not the most important aspect of the trip or the quest. The most important aspect of the quest…

“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce In what ways are the condemned man’s perceptions of time and motion distorted as he is waiting to be hanged? Ambrose Bierce depicts the protagonist who is condemned to be hanged, and he does not realize the fringe between illusion and reality. Farquhar’s perceptions of time…

Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Normal can be considered to be an occurrence or behavior that conforms to accepted rules. Humans repeat patterns of behavior which in many ways makes them predictable. This phenomenon is apparent when characters in Sticks by George Saunders and The Underground Railway by Colson Whitehead are…

Perhaps, the fear is one the most widely spread vices of society, as it provokes the intense and negative emotions. The fear and horror is usually generated when people face the Ugly as a social and aesthetic opposition to the Beautiful. Provoked by social prejudices and vices, social fears are revealed and criticized in literature.…

There is no denying that history and literature are interconnected in many ways. Undoubtedly, the majority of artists resort to history as a source of inspiration. Extremely sensitive to contemporary and historical events, writers tend to raise the most controversial, vital, and burning questions in their works creating a resonance in public. In a contemporary…

Table of Contents Introduction “The Sandman” by E.T.A. Hoffman “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka “The Judgement” by Franz Kafka Bibliography Introduction Ever since Freud’s methodology of psychoanalysis has gained an academic validity, during the first part of twentieth century, it became possible for psychiatrists to get an insight onto the actual roots of their clients’…

Narration According to Childs and Fowler (2006, p. 148), narration consists of two “overlapping aspects” that include the content and the form of its presentation. The content will be mostly covered in the following part of the essay; in this one, the forms of the three novels (The Mayor of Casterbridge, Evelina, and Sexing the…

Table of Contents Introduction “Civilized” and “Uncivilized” in The Epic of Gilgamesh “Civilized” and “Uncivilized” in The Tempest Concluding Thoughts References Introduction Civilization is one of the most significant achievements of the whole world. However, is it indeed rational to consider people who fail to meet local norms uncivilized? When it comes to a postcolonial…

Characters, theme, dialogue, the setting, symbolism and narration are both part of a short story and a poem. On the other hand, unlike poems, stories do not have features of sound and tone. A short story is written in a narrative form but is made of fiction, just like the story of Aladdin and the…

Table of Contents Introduction Play Is The Structure of Games Conclusion References Introduction This essay is a review of two chapters from books by Miguel Sicart and Tracy Fullerton. The first chapter talks about the definition of play, and the second describes the structure of a game. The goal of the review is to find…