Wilfred Owen, a poet who wrote about war, used a number of linguistic, structural, and other devices to express the anger he felt at war. This essay will examine and compare three of Owen’s works, namely ‘Anthem for the Doomed …
Kate Chopin published “The Story of an Hour”, a work of American literature, in 1948. The story revolves around a woman, Louise, and her tragic loss of Brently. Louise’s situation takes a drastic turn when this happens. She feels trapped …
Each individual is shaped by their surroundings and experiences. In dystopian societies, citizens can’t be themselves. They are forced to blend in. The basic freedom of people is violated when others deny them the right to act, speak and think …
Gender roles/discrimmination has been known for a long time and even still exists today. Alice Munro wrote a story called “Boys and Girls”, in which the protagonist struggles to break gender stereotypes despite being surrounded by those who are not …
Nathaniel Hawthorne explores this idea in “The Scarlet Letter”. The public self is distinguished from the personal self. This leitmotive is much more complex than the concept of an individual against society. It encompasses themes such as keeping to one’s …
Examining the Thoughts of Those Who Have Lost
Many Indian children grow up believing that they can’t achieve much because they’re Indian. Sherman Alexie discussed this in “Superman and Me”. He explains why he was able to learn to read …
Ever wonder why people tell lies? Lying is the deliberate use of a false statement to mislead. You know that the person who does this is a liar. Lie is a natural trait for some people. Some people inherit it. …
Joshua Mehigan’s “Down in the Valley”, a free verse poem, describes the homecoming of a college-age student. The speaker of the poem describes the girl’s present and past experiences in minimal terms, as if he were only recollecting the most …
Walt Whitman’s poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry”, which is also known as the “Song of Equality”, not only shows how different people are, but it also demonstrates the equality that brings them together. Whitman combines his experience of the Civil War …
James Joyce (1882) wrote Dubliners, which was published by the year 1914. While feminism was born in the nineteenth century, the first feminist essays appeared after James Joyce died. Joyce would not have wanted his short stories analyzed from a …