150 Symbolism Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
“Help, help, help, dear Jesus! Those nasty secular liberal humanists are making war on Christmas!” These are the words of reporter Lee Salisbury, from www.dissidentvoice.org, and while this is a sarcastic statement, many Christians are saying it in all seriousness. They are talking about the ....
Symbolism in Death of a salesman
Symbolism in Death of a salesman
Many symbols are incorporated into the play "Death of a Sales man" and they in
turn relate to both character and theme. The hose, tape recorder and the seeds
are some of these symbols.
The hose in Miller's drama directly relates to the the....
The Resurrected Loomis
The Resurrected Loomis
Joe TurnerÂ’s Come and Gone, a primarily historical play written by American playwright and poet August Wilson, depicts what life was like for African-Americans in the 1910Â’s. Joe TurnerÂ’s Come and Gone deals with a time in American history when the sons and daughters of re....
'The Lord of the Flies' - Savagery
William Goldings novel The Lord of The flies presents us with a group of English boys who are isolated on a desert island, left to try and retain a civilised society. In this novel Golding manages to display the boys slow descent into savagery as democracy on the island diminishes. At the opening of....
"The road not taken" by Robert Frost
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The Road Not Taken
“The Road Not Taken” is a poem by Robert Frost; this poem is filled with imagery,
Symbolism, metaphor, and just a bit of personification. It is a poem about the
complications people like myself must face. My Father traveled a lot with us and He
claimed that....
1984
1984
Individuals take for granted, the fact that one has the gift of freedom. The freedom to think as one pleases, work as one pleases, live as one pleases, and not be controlled by a ruling totalitarian. In this book, we learn about the ironic endeavors of one individualÂ’s events in life; concern....
1984
A warning against the dangers of totalitarianism, George Orwell's 1984 embodies the beliefs of the negative utopian genre. Visualizing the worst political and social state in an attempt to prevent extreme governmental control, 1984 over exaggerates the 1949 fears of drastic technology growth and nuc....
1984 and Symbolism: The Literary Essay
Symbolism is very much apparent throughout the pages of 1984. Multiple symbols with multiple have multiple meanings that can be drawn upon to explain the way a character feels, or a certain aspect of the plot. George Orwell wrote 1984 as a political message to warn future generations about the dange....
3-Iron
3-Iron- A film that tells a story by saying nothing
1.) In the Korean film 3-Iron, directed by Ki-duk Kim, is like nothing American cinema has ever seen. What seems to be so very unique about this film is that the limited use of language leaves mannerisms to tell the story. The main character, ....
A Comparison of Characters: Sir Gawain vs. The Knight of the Wife of BathÂ’s Tale
Curtis 1
Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” and the unknown author’s Sir Gawain and the Green Knight both involve taking a knight through a twelve-month journey toward potential death. But like most tales of the middle ages, each knight experiences twists and turns along their passa....
A DollÂ’s House as Tragedy
Henrik IbsenÂ’s A DollÂ’s House can be seen as defining modern tragedy, and IbsenÂ’s innate ability at creating dramatic situations is evident in the fact that many of the conventions seen in theatre and television drama were developed within this play, some 120 years ago.
For instance, the popular....
A Farewell to Arms: A look at the structure and style in relationship to a theme
Even though many themes were present in this book, a major theme seemed to
dominate the story. The theme I am referring to is the importance of love and loss in a male-female relationship. These two lovers were so into in each other that they did not need anyone else in their life.
“’WouldnÂ....
A Good Man Is Hard To Find
A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Flannery O’Connor relies heavily upon the use of symbolism as she spins her Souther tale “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.” As Lucretia B. Yaghjian says “she voiced a characteristic religious ambivalence concerning symbol. It leaves the reader to work with many images a....
A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Flannery O’ Connor’s story “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” is one of O’ Connors stories that leaves readers perplexed with her use of humor and horror in the same story. The main character in this story in the Grandmother which is her only name given throughout the entire story. As the Grandm....
A rose for emily
Authors traditionally use symbolism as a way to represent the sometimes intangible qualities of the characters, places, and events in their works. In his short story "A Rose for Emily," William Faulkner uses symbolism to compare the Grierson house with Emily Grierson's physical deterioration, her s....
A Rose for Emily
A Rose for Emily
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English 1302
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11-06-02
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11-06-02
Thesis: A Rose for Emily, by William Faulkner contains many ideals that underlie the story and therefore cannot be considered a simple horror story. The use of fir....
A Rose for Emily
Gary Bell
English 1010
September 21, 2007
A Rose for Emily
A Rose for Emily, written by William Faulkner, presents the reader with an older woman that in a sense has beat down her life. This story actually talks about the symbolisms of love and tragedy and the fear of being alone by herse....
A Rose For Emily, Faulkner
Symbolism in “The Masque of The Red Death”
“The Masque of The Red Death” is a story filled with symbolism. Edgar Allan Poe uses vivid images of texture, color and objects to show man’s desire to overcome death. “The Masque of the Red Death” is a story of human denial and struggle with d....
“A Stately Pleasure-Dome Decree:”: Coleridge’s Critique of
Few ideas are more known than the obtaining of wealth and power, but in “Kubla Khan”, Coleridge presents the two opposing ideas of materialism and imagination. Coleridge’s poem is one of the best known from the Romantic era, and it sends a simple message through the intricate use of complex rhym....
A street car named desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams was once quoted as saying "Symbols are nothing
but the natural speech of drama...the purest language of plays" (Adler
30). This is clearly evident in A Streetcar Named Desire, one of
Williams's many plays. I n analyzing the main character of th....
A Streetcar Named Desire
The setting of New Orleans is important to the play: The city is one of powerful contrasts: old French architecture and the new rhythms of jazz; a kind of Old World refinement mixed with the grit of poverty and modern life; decay and corruption alongside the regenerative powers of desire and pr....
A Touch of Spice
‘A Touch of Spice’ by film-maker Tassos Boulmetis is a story about a young Greek boy, Fanis, growing up in his grandfather’s spice shop in Istanbul. His grandfather an expert on the philosophy of cooking teaches Fanis that, as food requires spices to be tasteful, life also needs to be spiced up a....
A Women's Care
A WomenÂ’s Care
"I like them to talk nonsense. That's man's one privilege over all creation. Through error you come to the truth! I am a man because I err!" (160) Dmitri Prokofitch Razumihin
The psychological realism apparent in the works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky does not exclusively apply to men. T....
alice and wonderland
Finding the Child in Us All Lewis CarrollÂ’s classic AliceÂ’s Adventures in Wonderland has entertained not only children but adults for over one hundred years. The tale has become a treasure of philosophers, literary critics, psychoanalysts, and linguists. It also has attracted CarrollÂ’s fellow mat....
Alice's Psyche - AliceÂ’s Adventures in Wonderland
AliceÂ’s Psyche
Dreams reflect the experiences we encounter throughout our lives. These journeys make us who we are. Because dreams unfold as we sleep, we have no choice of what they either echo or reveal. These echoes and revelations often contain ....
All Quiet on the Western Front - Symbolism & Characteristics of Paul
All Quiet on the Western Front is the story of a young German soldier, Paul Baumer who tries to survive through the First World War. This Paul Baumer is a very distinguishable character.
Paul is a sympathetic young man. He displayed this after killing the French man in no manÂ’s land. He examin....
An Escape From The DollÂ’s House: Nora Breaks free
An Escape From The DollÂ’s House:
Nora Breaks Free
In A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Nora develops into a strong enough character where she is able to escape from her doll's house; however, this rebelled against the norms of society in the 1800's. Henrik Ibsen was known to write ab....
Analysis of the Horse Dealer's Daughter
“The Horse Dealers Daughter”
In “The Horse Dealers Daughter”, symbolism is used to portray the pursuit of happiness and love. This English (Great Britain) love story by D.H Lawrence has many images which contain hidden meaning. For instance, I believe that Mabel emerging from the water ....
Analysis of TS Eliot's poem - The Love Song Of J.Alfred Prufrock
"The Love Song Of J.Alfred Prufrock" is perhaps Thomas Stearns Eliot's most well-known poem; as the epitome of a modern poem. The poem is comprised of text which is the voice of a neurotic, paranoid modern man - Prufrock - who is obssessed with time, mortality, and social conduct. Eliot's meaning in....
Animal experimentation is a necessary evil
Animal Cruelty Essay.
Animal experimentation is the malicious abuse and ill treatment of unfortunate helpless animals. However some may perceive the need for animal experimentation as a vital necessity for our society to continue the production of essential human requirements. The issue of anim....
Animal Farm Book Report
Chapter 1(pgs.15-24) In first chapter, the reader is introduced to all of his wonderful animals. Obviously most of the chapter is intended to spark pity and a sense of sympathy for the poor, suffering farm animals, but the old Major's words are very telling. The wise old pig addresses the central ....
Animal Farm:
Verbal Visual Essay: Appearances are Deceiving
After reading the book Animal Farm, written by George Orwell I recognized numerous themes relating to the story. One major theme in the book is that appearances can be deceiving.
It is easy to misinterpret appearances throughout the book because....
Anthem for Doomed Young
A Soldier With Some Catsup
The eulogy and sonnet “Anthem for Doomed Young” by Wilfred Owen uses a variety of literary techniques to evoke emotion and create a powerful anti war statement. It has no set rhyming pattern and is written in standard 14 line iambic pentameter. The poem is broken up....
Anthem for Doomed Youth and The Soldier Comparison
In this assignment I am to contrast and compare the two of the above poems: Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen and The Soldier by Rupert Brooke. They were both written at the time of World War One, and both of the poets fell victim to the warÂ’s sharp scythe. Quite tragically death is the subje....
Archetypal definition of the Bull
The bull is unique in the world of symbolism in that he is both a solar and a lunar creature, which in part sparks his archetypal complexity. The bull has both significant solar and masculine depictions as well as lunar and feminine ones. However, the bullÂ’s masculinity is not diminished by its fem....
Aurthr Miller
Arthur Miller is now regarded as one of the worldÂ’s greatest dramatists. In his plays he explores the struggles of the ordinary man against authority and insurmountable odds. It is his ability to dramatize the attempts to find the balance between the different conflicts of life that is MillerÂ’s fe....
Australian Literature: Lawson, Baynton and Fullerton
The 1880s in Australia marked a significant step forward in its literary history. We see the creation of the weekly magazine; the Bulletin and the publication of literary works attempting to encompass what it meant to be Australian. The landscape itself became a character in these works, and several....
Battle Royale
The Anatomy of a Short Story: Battle Royal
In magazines, newspapers, collectives, and other methods of creative output, through the years, the short story has been a vehicle to convey mood and message. Sure, there are other methods of making people think and feel, but for some, there is nothing ....
Between the Lines of “The Yellow Wallpaper”
Dana Burd
English 301
12-2-07
Between the Lines of “The Yellow Wallpaper”
“A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one,” Heraclitus of Ephesus. In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s, “The Yellow Wallpaper” this holds true. The story’s narrator is a late nineteenth-century woman, a hyste....
Between the Lines of “The Yellow Wallpaper”
Dana Burd
English 301
12-2-07
Between the Lines of “The Yellow Wallpaper”
“A hidden connection is stronger than an obvious one,” Heraclitus of Ephesus. In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s, “The Yellow Wallpaper” this holds true. The story’s narrator is a late nineteenth-century woman, a hyste....
Black Boy, by Richard Wright
“Analyzing the work of a Black Boy”
During the 19th century the literary movement of choice was naturalism. “Naturalism was a form of literature where writers were influenced by the evolution theory of Charles Darwin”. These writers believed that heredity shaped a person’s character. The Jim ....
Blake Songs of Innocence and Experience
Born in London in 1757, William Blake was a uniquely gifted figure whose precocious talents emerged at an early age. As a child he displayed a vivid imagination and was taught mostly at home, with his bible as his main schoolbook. His skills extended to poetry, illustration, painting, and printing. ....
Blood in Macbeth
Blood
William Shakespeare wrote the Tragedy of Macbeth in approximately 1606 AD. He loosely based it on a historical event occurring around 1050 AD. Macbeth is the story of a nobleman, who, while trying to fulfill a prophecy told to him by three witches, murders his King to cause his ascension ....
Book Review - Pride & Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is a great novel written by Jane Austen. The novel is the most of JaneÂ’s as well as one of the most romantic comedies novels. It was first written under the title First Impressions from 1796-1787 and revised later and was published in 1813 as Pride and Prejudice. The novel descr....
Bruce Almighty: An Analysis based on Religion
Bruce Almighty Paper
Bruce Almighty ventures into a number of theological themes that will provide for excellent discussion. As we examine the movieÂ’s vision of God we find that, while it may seem close to the stereotypical version of God that many religions offer, it is in fact a different ....
Buddhism and Hinduism
It is better to live one day ethically and reflectively than to live a hundred years immoral and unrestrained. Do not underestimate evil, thinking it will not affect you. Dripping water can fill a pitcher, drip by drip; a fool is filled with evil, even if one accumulates it litt....
Caliban Upon Setebos and The Blessed Damzozel
In Robert Browning’s “Caliban Upon Setebos,” Caliban, the creature from William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, reveals his views concerning life, religion, and human nature. It is Caliban’s belief that Setebos is the creator of all that exists in his world, except for the stars. The stars are beli....
Catcher In The Rye
Catcher in the Rye is a coming-of-age novel composed by J.D Salinger that illustrates the struggle of an adolescent boy seeking to accept society while simultaneously rejecting it. Transpiring in the early 1950's, the novel initially takes place in Pennsylvania; however, concludes within New York. ....
Catcher in the Rye & Fall of Innocence
In J.D. SalingerÂ’s, Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield goes through a fall from his innocence throughout his journey to his home. The novel starts out by the main character, Holden Caulfield, recalling his life when he was a teenager. Holden is kicked out of Pencey and says he does not care. He d....
Causes of Suicide and prevention methods
Abstract
This research project is based on causes of suicide and prevention methods. It focuses on young adults (age 18-30) and adolescents (age 12-18) but also refers to the elderly (age 65-99) and adulthood (age 30-65). Since many of the symptoms and reasons are similar in all age groups and....
Characteristics in Romanticism
Romanticism was prominent throughout the 1700's and 1800's. Romantic philosophy was also connected with the visual arts as well. The artists of the Romantic era used a variety of techniques and styles to express its characteristics. In art, nature was a common theme. Artists used nature to reveal an....
cider house rules
“Goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England,” A farewell used nightly by Dr. Wilbur Larch a fatherly physician. The Cider House Rules is a coming of age film about a young man, an orphan since birth, discovering who he truly is beyond the bounds of St. Cloud’s orphanage. This criti....
Cinema Paradiso
The film “Cinema Paradiso” follows the life of Salvatore Di Vita though a series of his own flashbacks. The film tells the story of a young boy wanting to work in the local cinema during the 1950’s.Salvatore grew up with an absent farther who left for war and never returned so he replaces his far....
Circumcision
Circumcision was an essential part of religious practice for the nation of Israel. Is circumcision a required practice for Christians today? This paper examines the biblical evidence and explores the truth of arguments concerning old covenant customs, relating them to the New Testament, and the ques....
Collage of Echoes
"Collage of Echoes" by Isabella Gardner is a delightfully simple poem at first glance, but when one considers what the poem might actually be about and reads the foot notes it is clear that there is much more to this short little poem than meets the eye. The authors constant referencing to other wor....
Color purple
• Purple is the symbol of royalty and wealth.
• Purple represents wisdom and spiritually.
The book follows the life of Celie, a young black girl growing up in the early 1900Â’s. It is the moving tale of a young black girl born into a male-dominated world, and tells the story of her gradual ....
Compare and Contrast Daisy Miller and The Awakening
The Awakening and Daisy Miller are similar on two levels. The first level they are similar on is a level of, in both stories the main characters are both girls, both main characters have romantic love affairs, and both main characters die in the end of both stories. The second level is a level of s....
Comparing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the film Driving Miss Daisy
For many years, there has been a major struggle with prejudices and values of society. This is still going on today, although it has gotten much better since years ago. In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the film Driving Miss Daisy there are some interesting connections dealing wi....
Comparison of the Women of Arms and the Man and The Importance of Being Earnest
Out of the four main women characters I find that Cicely from The Importance of Being Earnest can be best paired with Raina out of Arms and the Man based on their many similar characteristics, and that Gwendolyn from The Importance of Being Earnest can be best paired with Louka from Arms and the Man....
Confronting Mortality: A Small, Good Thing
In A Small, Good Thing, other charactersÂ’ descriptions and impressions first depict to a reader who each character is. The charactersÂ’ true personalities and whom Carver intends for them to represent are evident only once a reader analyzes CarverÂ’s use of religious imagery. Scotty helps influen....
Consumption of Food in Anna Karenina and Madame Bovary
Since food is an essential part of oneÂ’s life, it is not surprising that we find frequent references to its consumption in novels of social realism, such as Anna Karenina and Madame Bovary. Food in literature can be used to symbolise all sorts of things, but in particular it can represent the pers....
Corruption of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby
Booze, bribery, bootleggers, betrayal, blood, bankruptcy, and blatant blindness of the real world.
ThatÂ’s what factored the American dream to the American nightmare.
The 1920Â’s was a period of optimism that consequently ended up as a period of pessimism. Dreams and ideas were copious, but plans ....
Critical Essay on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Mark Andrew U. Fernandez
BSEd 3-2
Critical Essay on “A Christmas Carol”
The novel “A Christmas Carol” obviously conveys the real message of Christmas. At Stave One, several people are being mentioned with different purposes during Christmas. Crachit for example is asking Scrooge, the main ch....
Cultural Interactions In Interpreter Of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Interactions
Cultural interactions, whether resulting in triumph or tribulation, provide insight into characters and cultures. Jhumpa Lahiri illustrates the problems and barriers created by cultural tensions in her collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies. When examining Interpreter O....
Daisy Miller: Exposing the Quickness With Which We Judge
In having his audience respond to stereotypical characters, Henry James uses Daisy Miller to first create a critical attitude toward the main character, and to then point out the snobbery he has instilled in his readers in doing so. Initially the story is presented as a comedy of manners, but it tak....
death of salesman
Arthur Miller is one of the most renowned and important American playwrights to ever
live. His works include, among others, The Crucible and A View from the Bridge. The plays he
has written have been criticized for many things, but have been praised for much more, including
his magical devel....
Dekada 70
In the 70's, the Republic of the Philippines was suffering under the midst of then- President Ferdinand Marcos' reign as ruler. It was in September 21st, 1972, that he chained close whatever inkling of democracy the Filipinos had by declaring Martial Law. Unfortunately, it was a rule of a a twisted ....
Dekada 70
In the 70's, the Republic of the Philippines was suffering under the midst of then- President Ferdinand Marcos' reign as ruler. It was in September 21st, 1972, that he chained close whatever inkling of democracy the Filipinos had by declaring Martial Law. Unfortunately, it was a rule of a a twisted ....
Divine Comedy-The relationship between Virgil and Dante
The Divine Comedy is Dante AlighieriÂ’s masterpiece which takes the reader through a journey with as many characters as there are symbols. Most of DanteÂ’s characters hold a special symbolism to Dante, whether it be their works having influenced him when he was living or actually having known the i....
Dreams
*DREAMS*
What dignifies a dreamer? What dignifies a dream? What is it that gives humans the
drive to achieve what at some points in our lives seem to be the impossible? “Dreams are the
hopes that we have for life, the ability to believe in your dreams and make them happen is th....
dual interpretations on the symbolisms of The Lottery
Dual interpretations on the Symbolisms of The Lottery
In Shirley JacksonÂ’s The Lottery, the use of symbolism is highly evident throughout the story; it is portrayed in the characters, their actions, and the setting. The author utilizes it to illustrate how inhumane and unreasonable people can be, ....
ee cummings
ee cummings
Poetry is a form of art. It is as much art as a painting is, and just as a painting can be seen in many different ways, so can a poem. It depends on a great number of variables – the reader’s background, understanding and education, to name a few. A poem can be read by a person who ....
Elizabeth Browning analysis of The Cry of the Children
Victorian Age
The Victorian time period was a time of many great and invaluable improvements in all aspects of the world. Such advancements included in areas such as scientific and technological knowledge and in the medical field. The Victorian time period was named after the longest reign of ....
Emily Dickenson
Emily Dickenson
Many believe Emily Dickenson was a bit mad. Some call her a literature genius. It depends however in the way you look at it. Through EmilyÂ’s eyes, isolation and solitude was one of the best ways to spend your time. To Emily, one could connect with ones surroundings in a way un....
enslaving a nations foundation
Hinduism, upon reflection, is more a way of life than a religion and for some Hindus more about pain and suffering than pleasure. The division and the identity of the Hindu world have been a focal point in India’s Government and media in the past 60 years. “Hinduism has been portrayed as a more or....
Ernest Hemingway: Hills Like White Elephants - A Story with No Actions, but a lot of Meaning
Ernest HemingwayÂ’s short story Hills Like White Elephants relies heavily on symbolism to carry out the theme of two very different life paths. This short story involves a young American couple, who are waiting for a train at a station in Spain. There conversation is implicit and you must read betw....
esmeralda santiago
Esmeralda Santiago
Santiago is the eldest of 11 children. She grew up moving back and forth between the countryside and the city in Puerto Rico. Along with her family, she moved to the USA in 1961. She later received degrees from Harvard University and Sarah Lawrence College. She now works as a jou....
Explication of Themes in “The Yellow Wallpaper”
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is structured as though the narrator of the short story is writing journal entries reflecting on her activities and personal experiences. The short story was published in a time when women were oppressed by social ideals and tradition, therefore e....
Exposition of the play Julius Caesar
Task- Explain how well the exposition has fulfilled its purpose? (Setting, characters, themes, dramatic qualities and the element of the plot)
In the play Julius Caesar the expositions has fulfilled its purpose by the setting, characters, theme and the elements of the plot.
Within Act one the ....
Fahrenheit 451
Science fiction is a very popular theme in todayÂ’s society. Many see science fiction in books, movies, and TV shows. However, few know that this genre has its own motifs, repeated ideas in a story. Science fiction motifs include freedom of the mind, unnatural creation, and utopia/dystopia. Ray ....
Flatland
Edwin A. Abbott starts his book Flatland with a very dry description of the figures in Flatland. This sets the reader up for the rest of the book, and quite simply, the rules of this foreign planet. The book is set in a world of only two dimensions, a flat land in you will. All shapes are seen as st....
Future Hip Hop Apparel Influence
Up Rising artist Robyn Rihanna Fenty, stage name "Rihanna", was born and raised in Saint Michael , Barbados. She began to pursue her dream as an artist at the age of 16 when she relocated her life in the United States. Though it was not easy to catch the eye of the public as a upcoming n....
gattaca - film text and ethics essay
A true hero is one who is willing to commit body and soul to achieve a dream, discuss.
Gattaca is a provocative science-fiction interpretation of the future of genomics. Andrew Niccol’s presents us with insight to a pessimistic view of genetic enhancement set in the “not to distant future.” T....
Generic Gwen Harwood Essay
As a romantic artist, Harwood calls on the imagination and art to escape the mundane reality of life. Her poetry deals with nature, its endurance and ability to mock human endeavour, in addition to the dichotomous, vexed relationship between individuals and nature. An aspect of Romanticism is the pr....
Glass Menagerie vs. To kill a mocking bird - COMPERATIVE ESSAY
Symbolism is a very important characteristic in an artistically written piece, as it often is related to themes, plot or character development. Analyzing symbolism and later relating it to the storyÂ’s content, is crucial in oneÂ’s understanding of the plot as well as the message the author is tryin....
Gospel According to Mark by Jorge Luis Borges
The story “The Gospel According to Mark” by Jorge Luis Borges is about a medical student named Baltazar Espinoza, whose life is changed when his cousin Daniel invites him to spend vacation to La Colorada ranch. Espinoza discovers that religion can be literally misinterpreted by religious devotion....
great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald is an author who is distinguished for his use of symbolism in his literature, like in the novel The Great Gatsby. He uses the image of Doctor T. J. Eckelburg's eyes to symbolize a godlike being. Fitzgerald uses the symbol of the two women in yellow at Gatsby's party to represent....
Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a book detailing the struggle for a dream that a man will not give up. Gatsby spends his whole life reaching for a position; itÂ’s what motivated him to move to West Egg, make money by any means necessary, and do all that it takes to win Daisy back. It was also written to ex....
greek mythology
Native American Mythology and Greek Mythology
The book Anpao written by Jamake Highwater and The Odyssey by homer has numerous similarities as well as a tremendous amount of contradictions. They both come from two completely different types of mythology yet they have many connections between them. ....
Hamlet
William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Hamlet, has captured and fascinated audiences for centuries, and has been re-told and re-interpreted in almost as many ways. The modern day film version, directed by Michael Almereyda and starring Ethan Hawke in the title role, is yet another adaptation of this....
Hamlet - In depth analysis
Hamlet
Brief Intro To Tragedy
Tragedy:
· Is the account of a human conflict ending in defeat or suffering.
· The main elements of tragedy are seriousness, magnitude, unity, conflict and suffering.
· Seriousness- examination of life, especially the causes of human failure and unhappiness.
....
Heart of Darkness
In Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, there is a great interpretation of the feelings of the characters and uncertainties of the Congo. Although Africa, nor the Congo are ever really referred to, the Thames river is mentioned as support. This intricate story reveals much symbolism due to Conrad's....
Heart of Darkness
Identifying the setting in "Heart of Darkness", two seperate settings
appear and many different key places. The settings are contradictions from one
another and the way in which they are perceived and portrayed. The story is
about an idealistic man who refused to believe what he has h....
Heart of Darkness Analysis
Heart of Darkness
In Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad’s description of the hellish environment of the African natives creates an image of suffering and misery distant from any desired “Paradiso.” Black versus white, night versus day, honest descriptions versus malicious insults, these opposing....
Heathers and Shame
Throughout time the concept of gender and the corruption of power associated with it has been a very evident problem within society. Many texts have been designed to expose these issues and in particular the feature films Heathers, directed by Michael Lehman and Shame, by Steve Jodrell. Both these f....
Hills Like White Elephants
Ernest Hemingway's "Hills like White Elephants", gives readers a great chance to see how dialogue, symbolism and setting can be used to tell a story. Behind the words said by the characters, and sights explained to the readers, are hidden meanings that when analyzed, bring the story to another level....
Hills Like White Elephants: A Difference of Opinion in Living
Ernest Hemingway’s short story, “Hills Like White Elephants” has symbolism throughout the setting. The setting of the story represents the decision that needs to be made by the American man and the girl as to whether or not she will go through with the operation. The speakers differ in the fact t....
History of Mathematics
History of Mathematics
ANCIENT MATHEMATICS
Babylonian Mathematical Tablet the markings on this tablet are mathematical symbols that were used by the Babylonian civilization. The Babylonian system of counting was based on the number 60; much like the system used today is based on the number 10. ....
Holocaust Visit
While researching the Holocaust Museum I expect to walk away with much more than an understanding of the horrible events that took place in the Holocaust. I expect to learn more about the causes of the Holocaust and what actually happened inside all of the concentration camps. The politics of this t....
How does Shakespeare create tension and conflict in Act 3 scene 1 of “Romeo and Juliet?”
In Shakespeare’s play of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Act three scene one is seen as one of the main climaxes in the play, we can see this from the way that Shakespeare uses dramatic devices to create tension and conflict. Shakespeare includes Pathetic fallacy, Foreshadowing, Puns and Dramatic Ir....
How Far Did Ancient Coinage Serve as a Medium for political propaganda?
Originally the image on a coin was there to indicate who had issued the coin and “to validate it by reference to the power or integrity of the issuer” Leaders of nations, cities and communities have always sought ways of cementing their power, and images on coins have been used to reflect this. J....
Huck Finn Through The Bible
A biblical allusion is a technique that some authors use to make their ideas and points stronger. Mark Twain uses a large sum of biblical allusions in the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, to strengthen his message to his readers. One of his messages is that slavery is a horrible idea, and t....
Human Values and Social Structures
It can be said that Golding describes the moral of the book in relation to the scientific mechanics of society. This is found as a major theme in the book, which is actually fear. The boys on the island view this ideal in the form of the "beastie". The "beastie" is an unseen figure on the island, wh....
Humans: A Clockwork Orange
Humans: A Clockwork Orange
Symbolism, characterization, and BurgessÂ’s stunning use of language are powerful tools Anthony Burgess utilizes within what most say to be his most famous novel, A Clockwork Orange. They are skillfully used to illustrate his views on how humans all fall into a recurr....
Hypocrisy and Redemption in Flannery O' Connor
Hypocrisy and Redemption in Flannery OÂ’ Connor
In the works of Flannery OÂ’ Connor the Intellectual, usually a character who has lofty ideas about their knowledge and understanding of the world, most often is a person who, in denying the existence of God, in-turn, also believe that human intellect....
Imaginative journeys take the traveler not only to new locations but also to new understandings.
Imaginative journeys are essential teaching mechanisms that transfer an individual from the real world into unreal existences and new worlds. The traveler will be enriched on such a journey to gain new understandings of not only themselves, but of the world and life. All individuals are compelled to....
Inherent Value of Knowledge in Utopia
In Thomas MoreÂ’s Utopia, the philosopher turned explorer Raphael Hithloday introduces to his acquaintances a new nation, which he has haphazardly stumbled upon in his explorations. This nation is called Utopia, and it boasts common possession of goods, no hierarchy of classes, highly specialize....
Inner Journeys - Expanding understanding
To what extent has studying the concept of inner journeys expanded your understanding of yourself, of individuals and of the world
Successful journeys draw on individual imaginative strengths of open-mindedness and capacity for empathy to face the challenges and opportunities of a journey to emer....
Interpreting 2 artists by Caravaggio and Danae
By Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610)
David with head of Goliath oil on canvas.
And
By Titian 1554
This outcome focuses on using the interprivate framework to respond critically to artworks. The outcome helps me to understand on viewing the two different aspects of the meaning and e....
Investigate how the stiletto has been used to construct and signal class identity
Introduction
This essay will investigate the stiletto and how it has been used to construct and signal class identity.
I have chosen the stiletto heel to investigate as it is seen as being exclusively female. The stiletto has been used throughout history to portray many images of women, which is....
It's iago's play not othellos
“It’s Iago’s play not Othello’s”
It is near impossible to determine exactly how Shakespeare wanted his plays to be understood, but the audience can get an accurate understanding from the evidence which is given throughout the play. A long argument revolving around ShakespeareÂ’s, The Trage....
“It’s a Sin To Kill a Mockingbird”
Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird, one will observe that nearly every character is a mockingbird. The mockingbird symbolizes innocence and purity. To kill a mockingbird is to destroy that innocence. By the end of the book, every characterÂ’s mockingbird is murdered.
Even the first character you....
Jabberwocky
Director Study Essay
How has the director presented relevant issue/messages to his audience? What influences might have inspired him/her?
Chosen Film: Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky, directed and created by Jan Svankmajer in 1971, is a psychoanalytical, yet visually enriched interpretation of ....
James JoyceÂ’s Artistic View of Dublin Life
JoyceÂ’s modernistic view of Dublin society permeates all of his writings. The Irish experiences account for a large portion of JoyceÂ’s writings. Stephen Dedalus is sometimes JoyceÂ’s pseudonym and represents Joyce and his life in JoyceÂ’s works. Joyce plays a crucial role in the modernist movement....
Jane Eyre: the book in which the sun never sets.
The climate in which Charlotte Bronte wrote her magnum opus was one that had almost fully recovered from the rationalist excesses of the Enlightenment. The existing climate had replaced ‘scientific’ realism with Romanticism of the Byronic sort, drawing on the ancient ideals of chivalry and the n....
Jim Morisson
Metamorphose. An object is cut off from its name, habits, associations. Detached, it becomes only the thing, in and of itself. When this disintegration into pure existence is at last achieved, the object is free to become endlessly anything."Jim Morrison, from The LordsPART I The Sex Revolts ....
Jimi Hendrix
A legend was born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle with the conception of James Allen Hendrix. He was a true American of Black, White and Cherokee blood. As a child, James who later changed his name to Jimi, was very shy and was introverted to friends and family. He grew up in different homes that ra....
John Updike’s “A&P”
“A&P”
John Updike’s “A&P” is a short story about a boy that works in a grocery store as a checkout clerk. Sammy, the protagonist, quits his job one Thursday afternoon after disagreeing with his manager’s indiscretion. Lengel, Sammy’s manager, makes a comment to three young girls about the ....
Joseph Beuys.. cult figure, icon or deluded fantasist?
JOSEPH BEUYS..CULT FIGURE, ICON OR DELLUDED FANTASIST?
Joseph Beuys plays a major role in art history and can be considered
extremely influential in the post 1945 realms of sculpture and performance
art. He seems to have excelled beyond the title of "artist" to adopt a cult
status and has even....
Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness
At the time old beliefs were seem to disappear for example fewer people went to church and the power, the nature and existence of God were questioned. Humans were becoming complex individuals because of new thinkers like Freud and Jung. There was more attention ‘for the mind’. Such word....
Larkins poetry has been criticised for being excessively pessimistic. Is it and does it matter?
Larkins poetry has been criticised for being excessively pessimistic. Is it and does it matter? Discuss with reference to a range of poems.
LarkinÂ’s poetry might be pessimistic, unsympathetic and disheartening. However it can be argued that it seems to question the values and precedence of socie....
Lead of the Rabbit-Proof Fence
Rabbit-Proof Fence was released in 2002 and is a true story based on the book Follow The Rabbit-Proof Fence, by Doris Pilkington. It is a dramatic movie of emotion, education and determination. The film explores the discourses of racism, education, family, faith and power, with racism being the do....
Left and Right Brain Differences
Left or Right?
Many years ago it was thought that there were only two types of people; man and woman. Later on it has been discovered that there is subcategories to these classifications; left brain dominance and right brain dominance. This does not just control which hand you write with or w....
Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper
Leonardo's "Last Supper" is a priceless piece of art with much hidden meaning and obvious talentsbestowed upon a wall. Under the study of Verrocchio as a painter and a sculptor, he was able to use hisskills in creating a very detailed and a very naturalistic piece of work that would be remembered f....
Life of a Slave Girl by Linda Brent
Knowing and understanding social, political, and cultural history is extremely important when reading many novels, especially Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Linda Brent and any short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Both of these authors had many extinuating circumstances surrounding ....
Literary Analysis of Alienation in The Glass Menagerie
Life is a lonely tale of alienation, as Tennessee Williams conveys though his play, “The Glass Menagerie”. Williams surrounds the character Laura Wingfield in isolation from a world in which she wishes to belong to by using various symbols. The symbolic nature of the motifs hidden within th....
Literary Impact of Symbolism Used in Sophocles Oedipus the King and Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House
Oedipus the King by Sophocles and A DollÂ’s House by Henrik Ibsen are revolutionary works in literature. In Oedipus the King, Oedipus is an over-confident character who is greatly affected by the hubris that he suffers from. Oedipus, throughout the story, is on a quest for truth on who murdered....
Literary Response to "Cathedral"
The short story "Cathedral", written by Raymond Carver is a first person narrative in which the narrator describes his life changing experiences that take place in his New York home in one short evening. The narrator uses comedy to grab the reader's attention and express his ....
Lord of the Flies
Literature versus HollywoodMany novels are such successful sellers that producers cant wait to put the story onto the big screen. Most of the time the original novel is much better than the movie because it is able to capture the characters true emotions. In the novel The Lord of the Flies William G....
Lord of the Flies
Symbolism is the practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects, events, or relationships. Thus, meaning representing something by doing or something else. Symbolism can also be used for characters in a novel or etc. Character mean....
Lord of the flies and symbols
Like many book Lord of the Flies has symbols, you might not see them in the begining, but soon after reading the book you can find these hidden symbols. I looked back to my past books and there the symbols were, so I am going to point out some of these hidden symbols for you from the book, Lord....
Lord Of The Flies by William Golding
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Critical Essay
Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a novel which deals with conflict as its central concern. My aim is to convey how Golding reveals and develops the novel, and to show how he puts across his message about the struggle between civilization....
Lord of the Flies Chapter 11 Commentary Essay
After the separation of the hunters and RalphÂ’s tribe and the tragedy of SimonÂ’s death at the feast, Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric went to the huntersÂ’ fort Castle Rock to negotiate for PiggyÂ’s spectacles that the hunters have stolen.
This passage indicates the climax of the entire novel, it is....
Lord of The Flies-Symbolism
When one reads a novel, they try to analyze the book to find its meaning. The author puts into the novel multiple literary elements to help the reader find the meaning of the novel, and to make the book easier to read. Some of these elements are put in arbitrarily (like irony and characterization),....
Lottery: a Breakdown of Jackson's Symbolism
Shirley Jacksons The Lottery, is a story that is filled with a magnitude symbolism in a fairly short story. The author uses it to help her represent human nature in real life as tainted, no matter how pure one thinks of himself or herself, or how pure their environment may seem to be. The story is ....
Lying in a Hammock at William DuffyÂ’s Farm in Pine Island - by James Wright
A Life Wasted
“I have wasted my life” is the very controversial last line from the poem “Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island,” by James Wright (3). The poem is about the thoughts of a man lying in a hammock. Wright begins by using beautiful imagery of his surroundings a....
lysystrata
Lysistrata
AristophanesÂ’ Lysistrata is the classic tale of the war of the sexes. The women in the play are portrayed as independent and wanting the war between Sparta and Athens to end. The men are portrayed as belligerent, war-crazy men who seldom used logic. Aristophanes uses his dialog....
Macbeth and the Destruction of Ones Moral Conscience
Within his play, Macbeth, Shakespeare uses dark settings, coinciding with the actions of characters, to describe various changes of thoughts and progressing levels of self corruption and the destruction of oneÂ’s moral conscience. The way Shakespeare plays on character flaws, and the human raceÂ’s a....
Mahatma Gandhi
"Generations to come, it may be, will scarcely believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth." - Albert Einstein
But is this a man of flesh and blood? No he can't be. No one can be as righteous, truthful and honorable as the great Mahatma Gandhi. He inspired not on....
ManÂ’s Estrangement from Self
Many essays have been written on Nathanial HawthorneÂ’s Young Goodman Brown in the years since he penned his short story. I would venture to say that more papers have been written on this short story than any other. Many papers have been written on how the story relates to the thoughts and actions....
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall as an artist and as a person cannot be categorized. He was born in Vitebsk, Russia, learned to paint in St. Petersburg and lived in Paris, Berlin, and the United States. His career is influenced by many different factors. His Hasidic Jewish upbringing reflected in the content of his pai....
Mark Morris - Glora
In this essay Mark MorrisÂ’s Gloria is analysed in order to arrive at an interpretation. This is achieved by setting that dance in context to Mark MorrisÂ’s development up to and beyond Gloria including the context of other dances at that time, influences on him and the context of the music and voc....
Meaning in Documentaries
Many would describe documentaries as a truthful recollection of events. In reality these events are subject to manipulation and may not be as ‘factual’ as most would believe. The film maker positions the audience to react in the desired manner by employing definite cultural assumptions and acquire....
meaninglessness in waiting for godot
The Meaninglessness of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot In Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett produces a truly cryptic work. On first analyzing the play, one is not sure of what, if anything, happens or of the title character's significance. In attempting to unravel the themes of the play, int....
Memorials and their Impact
Memorial Impact
Although people do not like the idea of making mistakes or taking a loss it is also important to never forget those losses in hopes that something similar can be prevented in the future. In order to keep the memory of a not so pleasant event alive, societies make memorials. Memo....
Michael Morpurgo Kensukes Kingdom
“Kensuke’s Kingdom” Personal Study
Michael Morpurgo, “Kensuke’s Kingdom” describes the different states the relationship between Michael and Kensuke goes through to develop the thematic development of a parent and child relationship. The theme of a parent and child relationship has been appli....
mise en scene
Mise-en-scène and Symbolism
Arguably one of the greatest concerns of a filmmaker is the notion of Mise-en-scène. Mise-en-scène is by dictionary definition the “arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted” (Merriam-Webster). Although to ....
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