Category: Literary Criticism

What Is the Theme of Rikki Tikki Tavi: Critical Essay Rudyard Kipling’s “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” delves into a tapestry of intricate themes that transcend the boundaries of the animal world and offer profound insights into the human experience. This critical essay seeks to unravel the multifaceted themes woven throughout the narrative, exploring the interplay between instinct, courage,…

Similarities And Differences Between Book And Film Lord Of The Flies There are some differences that we can notice between the movies and book Lord of the Flies. The reason that there are differences is because the book is written by William Goldings while the movie is made by Harry Hooks so thats why we…

Essay on Figurative Language in ‘The Pearl’ On its cosmic pedestal, the sun was like the fire that had sent us out of the sky, only worse. It wore and dried us up in the desert for who knows how long. With twenty other people, it was something like a bad dream. So when it…

Essay on Transcendentalism in Poetry Aims and Objective: The aim and objective of this research is to study self-actualization as a coping mechanism to deal with the post-colonial identity crisis in the poetry of African poets like Ben Okri, and Langston Hughes. With Post-colonialism comes an age of ambiguity, a battle between appropriation and abrogation…

Marxist Literary Criticism Essay Literary theories provide limitless perspectives on the way individuals read the text making each interpretation unique. Through different literary criticisms, individuals appreciate Fitzgeralds portrayal of a theme, event, or character in The Great Gatsby. The Marxist theory analyzes the amount of power in numerous socioeconomic classes, the consequences of these power…

The Lottery and The Hunger Games Essay Introduction ‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson and ‘The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins are two thought-provoking works of literature that explore the theme of dystopia and the dark side of human nature. Although written in different time periods and contexts, both stories share common elements and raise similar…

Essay on Mercutio in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ In the Shakespearian dramatic tragedy play, Romeo and Juliet, there is much visible or known information detailing the importance of the minor characters. The friends of Romeos, Mercutio, and Juliets nurse are both characters that are not considered a major or main focus of the play, but play…

The Importance of Being Earnest’ Character Analysis Essay Contrastingly, although duality in The Picture of Dorian Gray is portrayed by dividing ones self into two, in The Importance of Being Earnest, there are several instances of characters taking on dual identities. Jack Worthing is an especially interesting case of this dual identity because, in the…

Essay on ‘The Stranger’ Book Setting The novel L’étranger, which translates as ‘The Stranger’ or ‘The Outsider,’ bears a striking resemblance to Camus’ philosophical concept of absurdity. The book L’étranger translated as The Stranger or The Outsider strongly resembles Camus’ philosophical idea of absurdity. Camus claims in his writings that individual lives and human existence…

The Stranger’ Analysis Essay When two people look at the same image, it can be seen differently depending on their own experiences. Sensory is based on how people perceive things, their habits, and their outlook on life. Everyone chooses different aspects of a message to focus on whether it is what interests them or what…