Category: Literature Review

Reflections on Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery’ and Ursula Le Guin’s ‘The One Who Walks Away from Omelas The parable is widely used in literature. Centuries ago, it was used only as a religious didactic story, but today the writers want to give a lesson for people hiding it under the cover of a nice story.…

Review of Guy de Maupassant’s Story The Jewelry Guy de Maupassant wrote his story The Jewelry in 1887. This discusses the social aspect of the society. It explains how people find happiness and love in different situations of life, along with different roles played by the society. The story is simple and has more societal…

The Significance Of Feelings, Emotions, And Passions in The Giver In most cases, feelings, emotions, and passions dont seem to have a proper role in the truth that logic aims to achieve. Various logical fallacies stem from them, making such human experiences a nuisance to the pursuit of objective truths. We lose sight of the…

Review of John Cheever’s Short Story ‘The Swimmer’ The story The Swimmer by John Cheever is described as the swimming journey of Neddy in the neighborhood, as an active and optimistic father and husband. It was one of those midsummer Sundays when everyone sits around saying, I drank too much last night. Despite joining a…

Review of Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Story The Tell-Tale Heart Have you ever had an impression of an individual to have it then proven wrong? In the short story, The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allan Poe, we respond to the narrative of the protagonist with a variety of emotions. As he begins his narrative, we…

Review of Mary Oliver’s Poetry By simply reading the titles of Mary Olivers poems you can see how she connects with nature, not only nature its self but with the characteristics of nature such as animals and seasons. Mary Olivers poems are titled after an animal with a characteristic of nature for instance Turtle, Black…

Review of Nadine Gordimer’s Short Story The Moment Before the Gun Went Off The Moment Before the Gun Went Off is a story written by Nadine Gordimer. It is a narrative of a white farmer named Marais Van der Vyver, whose gun accidentally shoots and kills his young black man farmer, Lucas. The story’s plot…

Understanding Of The Rules In The Giver By Lois Lowry The Novel, The Giver, by Lois Lowry allows readers to examine many hidden lessons and messages throughout the story. In the book, we follow Jonas journey in learning the unpleasant truth about his community and his attempt to save its people before they destroy themselves.…

This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona: Analysis Essay This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona. By using background stories and third-person narratives, it introduces readers to tense relationships and seeks self-identity from the perspective of Native Americans. Alexei showed the audience the personal conflict and broken relationship between loved ones…

Ransom by David Malouf: Critical Analysis of Novel Composed as a literary novel that narrates through a legend of redemption and inscribed in the context of Ancient Troy is Ransom by David Malouf, which unravels how changes come to the reception of individuals in worlds. Such can also be said of the film Invictus, the…