Category: Comparative Literature

To begin with, I would like to say that the story “Some are born to sweet delight” written by Nadine Gordimer and the poem “When the towers fell” by Galway Kinnell penetrate the readers with their gravity, compassion and feeling of death. In these two works the authors raise such important questions as terrorism, xenophobia,…

Table of Contents “Stop All the Clocks, Cut Off the Telephone” “How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)” “Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds (Sonnet 116)” References “Stop All the Clocks, Cut Off the Telephone” This poem was written in 1938 by Wystan Hugh Auden, an Anglo-American poet. “Stop All the Clocks,…

Table of Contents Introduction Brief Analysis of Stories The Path to Conflict Chekhov’s Gun Helps to Understand the Culmination The Solution Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Human society is founded on the fact that luck in life is a goal that everyone wants to achieve. From this perspective, in two dramatic short stories, “The Lottery” by…

Table of Contents Introduction Engagement with the Texts Implications of Experiences from the Texts Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The books Scarlet Letter’ and ‘Moby Dick’ were the most engaging during the literature course. Both books are rich in themes concerning human nature. Although the books have been set in a different previous era, their contents…

Table of Contents Introduction Approaches to Nature Description Means of Expression of the Poets’ Ideas Main Similar Feature Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Poetry about nature and its features occupies a significant part of the world’s poetic heritage. At the same time, in addition to describing the world, many poets resort to the analysis of such…

Table of Contents Introduction Eternal Life of Poetry in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 Road of Life Reference List Introduction The verses “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost and Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare are among the most beautiful. They show poets’ ability to capture the essence of life. They depict the inevitability of choice and…

Kindred significantly contribute to the character, values, beliefs, identity and status of an individual. When kindred suffer loss due to divorce, illness or death of an individual the impact is felt by others. In Toni Cade Bambara’s short story, “Raymond’s Run,” the protagonist shows how she relates with her brother who was born with a…

The Europeans’ conquest is one illustration of how people’s desire for power and ownership can subject others to suffering. The results of such actions are oppression and loss of identity since the conquered often have to obey the policies and rules that the conquerors impose on them. These perspectives help understand some of the literary…

The poem Theodore Roethke is a retrospective look of the poet himself on his childhood and evokes ambiguous emotions. While there are clear indications of somewhat rude behavior, the end lines indicate that the boy was still clinging to him (Roethke, 1942). Thus, the question for discussion is how exactly the author feels about his…

The poetry of the Romanticism era shares quite a few characteristics defined by the time in which it was produced, yet each author also left their own unique imprint on the poems created at the time. Three of the most prolific Romantic poets of the time, namely, Byron, Keats, and Shelley, are best known for…