Category: Papers Examples on Literature

Victorian literature, as with most literature, is a reflection of the philosophical, social and religious concerns that shaped people in the Victorian era. Victorian literature has a tendency to challenge the Romantic ideals which celebrate and single out the person.

Cry, the Beloved Land, chapter 12, is all about repetition. Three key elements are repeated: title of novel, laws and separation. Alan Paton’s repeated statements make it clear that South Africa is in need of help. The repeated themes, phrases,

What’s the difference? Specifics. In a fiction novel, an author will recount only true stories. In a novel, the author is given a lot of freedom to express themselves and be as subjective as they want. One can recount their

Colors are important in a book about racism and slave trade. Toni Morrison’s Beloved does not confine the discussion of color to race. The novel is filled with vividly colored images, including roosters and ribbons. Sethe is the protagonist of

Thomas Hardy wrote a poem called “The Man He Killed”. In it, the unnamed author describes how he killed an individual during The Boer War (1899-1902). The speaker’s conflicted feelings about fighting in battle are reflected by his regret, guilt,

Toni Morrison’s Beloved is woven with many symbols. Paul D’s tin-box of tobacco, which represents his heart in a figurative way, is one such symbol. Paul D has experienced traumatic events as a prisoner in Alfred, Georgia and a slave.

Edgar Allan Poe’s name has become synonymous with fear and horror for most readers. The images and themes created by Poe had a huge influence on subsequent generations of authors and their works, to the point that they became part

The Kite Runner focuses on the interplay among guilt, redemption, sacrifice, and forgiveness. Hosseini speaks of the religious sacrifices that individuals make to cleanse themselves from sin and clear their conscience. Betrayal is the cause of guilt and healing is

Linney reveals the daily struggles and inequalities African American’s faced in the South in the 1900’s. Romulus was born a Philadelphian in 1930. He grew up in North Carolina and Tennessee. Linney completed his undergraduate studies at Oberlin College before

Cleopatra is the most beautiful and resilient female character in Shakespeare. She is personified and personified as ‘the spirit of Egypt’. This contradicts the Jacobean reductive “most-monsterlike” view on women. Cleopatra, who is “a beautiful piece of art,” is the