World literature essays
What Is Satrapi Trying to Show when She Shows the Way that Women Are Being Treated by the Government?
Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis is an autobiographical comic book that takes the reader deeper into the author’s upbringing in Iran. The memoir, presented from the first-person point of view, outlines...
‘The Call of the Wild’ by Jack London (Book Review)
The Call of the Wild is a popular work of American author Jack London. The book tells us about the hardship of a dog named Buck. His difficult adventures...
Magical Realism in Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Chronicle of a Death Foretold is one of the most famous pieces of the Latin American literature written by Gabriel García Márquez. In addition to the fact that the...
The Odyssey by Homer: Development of Oral Narrative Verse
Homer played a vital role in developing the Greek epic poetry. His famous Odyssey is a vivid representation of the culture of its period. Its style resembles several other...
The Purpose of History-A novel by Elsa Morante
In her book, History-A novel, Elsa Morante summarizes various historical happenings during the war in the South of Rome. While living among the farmers in a village, she witnesses...
Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman
Introduction Piper Kerman was born on September 28, 1969. She was named Piper Eressea Kerman by her parents who are Americans. Piper Kerman is an author with a bias...
Main Message of Persepolis
Introduction Growing up is a quest. Age fortifies the need for particular values and opinion, as well as the requirement of differentiating oneself from others, as a person’s identity...
Comparison of Death of a Salesman and The Great Gatsby
Introduction The Death of a Salesman is a novel by Arthur Miller. It illustrates how the protagonist Willy stops at nothing to achieve what he believes is the American...
Analysis of the Play Nine Ten by Warren Leight
The play Nine Ten by Warren Leight has a very short plot that may seem to be nothing more than an ordinary play; however, the author subtly represents in...
Men, Power and Literature: Men Seeking Power in Three Literary Works
Literature is a lens through which one can see the reflection of the culture wherein it was written. Books that portray struggle often reflect the sentiments of the time...
Playing Pretend: Carrie as an Actress in Theodore Dreiser’s “Sister Carrie”
“In acting, don’t settle for anything less than the biggest dream for your character’s future.”– Michael Shurtleff (1920-2007)The Greeks are credited with the first recorded moment of an actor...
“The Lady with the Dog” by Chekhov
“The Lady with the Dog” is remarkably a twisted story with a lot of subtlety and relativity in light of the events that are described. The story is about...
Beauty and the Beast
The story of Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale, first told by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in 1740. Written in French, the story takes place...
