Category: Literature 5177

  • The Theme of Faith in the Novel “Hey Nostradamus!”

    Table of Contents Introduction The Role of Faith in the Novel Conclusion Work Cited Introduction The theme of faith is a rather unpopular central choice for Douglas Coupland’s literary works. The author is popular with practical themes of life, death, and love in his past writings, such as Generation X: Tales of an Accelerated Culture…

  • Marshall Berman’s Views in “All That Is Solid Melts Into Air”

    Table of Contents Introduction Support Evidence Critique Reference Introduction The book All That Is Solid Melts Into Air is about Marshall Berman’s views on the relationship between different manifestations of modernity, and the concept of modernism as an approach to understanding the world. This academic text talks about the changes that the world is constantly…

  • “The Sixties” by Terry Anderson

    The Sixties by Terry Anderson analyzes the impact the decade had on American society. The book does not simply summarize the events of the decade, but places them into a context that today’s readers can easily understand. It discusses major events such as the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, the changing youth culture, and…

  • “The Difference of Being Human” by Francisco Ayala: Arguing

    Ever since the application of the notion of political correctness to theoretical and empirical research, in various fields of science, began to undermine its intellectual soundness, we can no longer assume the results of such research as being objective by definition. Reading Francisco Ayala’s article “The Difference of Being Human” substantiates the validity of this…

  • “Seven Jewish Children” by Caryl Churchill

    Table of Contents Introduction Mountain Language Similarities in style between the two plays Differing Themes brought out in the Plays Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The play, which takes approximately ten minutes, was written by Caryl Churchill as a response to the tragic events that took place at Gaza in the recent past. The play, among…

  • The Role of Nature in Human Life

    Regardless of the period the literary text is written, the message it tries to express through black ink is often relative for many decades. An example of this kind of works is the excerpts written by Keats, Yeats, and Orwell. The writers invoke philosophical ideas and provoke readers’ thoughts by revealing many critical aspects of…

  • “On Compassion” by Ascher Analysis

    Compassion is a feeling one experiences when confronted with the suffering of someone else; it results in the motivation to release a certain person from the anguish. The world is full of torments for the homeless, and facing the reality, where people without a permanent home live, can teach others to be compassionate, to be…

  • Sacagawea: Biography and Book Critique

    Table of Contents Introduction Sacagawea’s Early Life Sacagawea Participation in the Expedition Book Critique Conclusion References Introduction The stories about Indian people are always fascinating and mysterious. It does not matter whether they concern the way of life of Indian tribes or explore the life of a separate person, they do it in a way…

  • Anthony Anaxagorou’s Text Message Poetry Explanation

    Anaxagorou’s poem Text Message is about the changes in the contemporary world, more so those brought about by technology. The persona, who is living in the modern world, describes how things have transformed and the resultant effect on humans and the entire ecosystem. For instance, the use of information technologies as the primary medium of…

  • Style and Literary Techniques Used to Make a Literary Work Alive: Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things

    Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things is her debut work and the most popular one among the connoisseurs of literature. The author has a success in the depiction of India in the postcolonial period with all its social problems. Roy depicts the inner world of the main characters and the way of their development.…