Category: Literature 5177
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“Fat Girl” by Judith Moore
Fat girl is a non-fiction novel based on the abusive life of a young girl who is obese for as long as she can remember. She is mentally and physically abused by her mother and grandmother and her body size is one of the reasons why she faces constant and endless torment from all sectors…
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The Sir Patrick Spence Poem by a Scottish Writer
Poetry has always been one of the most popular forms of art used by individuals to reflect their feelings and emotions. Using various stylistic devices, rhymes, and rhythm, the author creates a unique image and sounding, attracting readers’ attention, triggering their feelings and emotions, and making them empathize with the main characters. For instance, the…
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Gettysburg Battle. “Lost Triumph” by Tom Carhart
There are many books on history written by different historians and scholars, and even by those people who are of little touch with the discussed issue. Some historical events have contradictory nature because of a lack of information that was not properly documented. Such events are doomed to provoke different opinions on the matter of…
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The Idea of Sublime: Critical Analysis
“You will remember, my dear Postumius Terentianus, that when we examined together the treatise of Caecilius on the Sublime, we found that it fell below the dignity of the whole subject, while it failed signally to grasp the essential points, and conveyed to its readers but little of that practical help which it should be…
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“Do Not Go Gentle in to That Good Night”: A Psychoanalytical Perspective
Dylan Thomas’s villanelle named “Do Not Go Gentle In To That Good Night” is an instance of valuable, from a psychoanalytical point of view, piece of literature. The work contains deep and meaningful imagery, which contributes to the dismal but fascinating atmosphere created. Potentially, this work evidences the presence of solid feelings hidden, which indicates…
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“The Life You Save May Be Your Own” by O’Connor
Table of Contents Author’s name: Flannery O’Connor Family personal influences Events in the story Aspects of critical analysis Critical acclaim Conclusions Works Cited Author’s name: Flannery O’Connor This author has published a number of short stories apart from two novels. Her writing slants towards a compulsive Southern Gothic tradition with a strong narrative pace and…
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“A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams, is the author of the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire,’ which was produced on Broadway in the year 1947. The play won many awards and was adapted to a film in 1951. The theme of the play is the decaying South and its arrogance, inability to accept truth and its consequences and uncontrolled…
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Nora’s Decision in H. Ibsen’s “The Doll’s House”
The power of classic literature and dramaturgy is in their ability to withstand the influence of time and remain relevant for society even after years since creation. This assumption might be applied to Henrik Ibsen’s play titled “The Doll’s House.” It was written at the end of the 19th century but continues to raise passionate…
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Time Machine in The Olive Tree by Aldous Huxley
Table of Contents Introduction Writing Techniques Major Arguments Themes in the Essay Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Aldous Leonard Huxley was born in the year 1824 and died in the year 1963 at the age of 69 years. He was born in England but spent several years in United States in his latter life from 1937…
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“The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Parking Lot”: Comparison
Introduction Numerous American Gothic Literature creators include mentalities that plummet into madness inside their accounts. Poe’s narratives review his self-existing emotions and encounters of seclusion and dejection that he had to manage throughout his life. He was never privileged with the introduction to the world with guardians; such as how we all usually have our…