John Yossarian, an antiheroic bomber and soldier in World War II, is a perplexed soldier who struggles to endure the constant torment of war while he longs to escape. Yossarian’s companions witness horrendous things and endure bureaucratic absurdity. Together they …
Society can sometimes pressure people to be someone they’re not in order to make them look great. Guy de Maupassant’s novel “The Necklace”, illustrates this. The story is about an attractive woman who doesn’t need anything but feels unsatisfied that …
Sherman Alexie’s “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian”, a book about Arnold Spirit, a Native American teenager, shares his life story. He grew up in the Reservation with his parents and sister Mary, a monk. His grandmother …
George Orwell’s “1984” story is set in “Oceania”, a vast nation that includes the Americas as well as the Atlantic Islands and Australia. The story is set in 1984 London. It’s a time when totalitarianism was a dominant force in …
Demeter, the goddess of harvest and agriculture is proud to be the mother of Persephone. Demeter loves her daughter and makes sure that the crops and flowers continue to grow. Persephone had been playing in fields when Hades saw her …
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein subtitle implies that Victor Frankenstein and the creation of Frankenstein take elements from classical mythology and reinterprets those through the “modern” science. Shelley’s novel, set against the Scientific Revolution, confronts perennial problems that had been solved through …
In fiction, irony has been used to create a sense that reality. It is a way to contrast the superficial meaning of what is being said or done with the true, underlying meaning. It is commonly used to communicate with …
As the 20th century is over, scholars and students will be returning to see contributors to this century’s literary canon. There are many options for poetry. But Sylvia Plath, a forceful contender, is the best choice. Plath’s dark, haunting and …
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin after a realization about the sinfulness of slavery. This epiphany was triggered by the passing the Fugitiveslave Law. She wrote a novel that is worthy of being considered protest literature. Stowe takes responsibility …
Antigone Response paper
Antigone is one among the oldest pieces that are still being studied. As they all have to face the death of the Polyneices, the play allows us to examine the psychology of many characters. While it is …