Category: Literary Criticism

Of Mice and Men’ Character Development Essay In the story Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck, The characters Candy, George, and Curley’s wife have unrealistic dreams given their circumstances because Candy wants to do things without them being taken from him, George has hopes to work for himself, and Curley’s wife wants to be…

Essay on Rosaline in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare portrays Romeo as an impulsive and immature character who is ruled by his emotions. He is presented as a Petrarchan lover and his language at the start of the play characterizes him as an inexperienced lover, however, as the play progresses he…

Essay on Marie in ‘The Stranger’ A presentation was given about womens lives in France. Under the Napoleonic code, women had to obey their husbands and had no social status outside of marriage. This gives an insight into Maries character and why she is so desperate to marry Meursault who himself is not sure about…

Essay on the Minor Characters in ‘The Stranger’ The Stranger by Albert Camus begins with Mamans death, the mother of Meursault, and also portrays the murder of the Arab, committed by him. The post-murder deals with the custody and trial of Meursault. Meursaults life changes drastically with the circumstances that come along his way. The…

Essay on ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ Living by ideals breeds hypocrisy. This was evident in the Victorian era: the era of contradiction. The societal morality during this time placed a great value on sexual restraint, low tolerance of crime, and a strict social code of conduct. One was expected to live life earnestly. This…

Absurdism in ‘The Stranger’ Essay The world is meaningless and absurd, and only by embracing the meaningless indifference of the world can humanity achieve true happiness. First published as LÉtranger in 1942, and later translated into English as The Stranger (also known as The Outsider), the novel follows the seemingly irrational character Meursault as he…

The Stranger’ and the Meursault Investigation Essay The Stranger is Mersault, the storyteller and hero of the novel. He feels alone in the world. His story is isolated into two segments. Part I manages the normal undertakings of Mersault, except on two key occasions. The story starts with the demise of Mersault’s mom. Since he…

Social Justice Argumentative Essay People have different ways to define social justice. There has never been a well-defined line that distinguishes social justice and social injustice. Every person has their reasons for standing for what they perceive to be the truth. Their reasons may be drawn from personal experiences or factual discoveries. However, it all…

Sonny’s Blues’ Central Idea and Conflict Essay The injustice of addiction was and still currently is a multidimensional problem in the United States. In Sonnys Blues James Baldwin illustrates how much of an issue drugs and violence were in the 1950s and truly captures the constant struggle between failure and redemption. Sonnys addiction problem provoked…

Lord Of The Flies: Roger Character Portrayal The reason society is flawed is because people are flawed. Golding, who had served in World War II, is well aware of the flaw known as savagery within humans, which he used to base his book The Lord of the Flies. In the novel, Roger shows this with…