Literature essay samples

1. Selfhood is a kind of individuality a person possesses, a distinct identity that reflects the quality of being egocentric or, on the contrary, aware of other people’s needs. Two outstanding works of the world literature, the tragedy King Lear by W. Shakespeare and A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts by R. Bolt give us an insight into the deve... read more

The Realisms of War in Book 3

In his first novel, A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway revealed the inhumanity of war in the most compelling and convincing manner, due to his personal experience of a military reporter who fought in the troops during the Italian campaigns at the time the First World War. Told from the first person, that of American Frederic Henry, a Lieutenant in... read more

A Gentle Man with a Gun

Taking a gun is a very disputable question. A lot of people in America consider it to be normal to have the gun. The second amendment to the constitution also faces as both positive and negative reactions. This question is chilling on many levels, none of them concerning the actual question of gun control. F... read more

Antigone’s Optimistic Heroism

Being created by Sophocles in 452, his tragedy “Antigone” inspired a lot of writers, poets, and sculptures to reflect social issues and sing of characters depicted by Sophocles in their works. Antigone, the leading character of the cognominal tragedy, has become a symbol of idealism and optimistic hero... read more

Dewey Gram “Gladiator”

“Gladiator” by Dewey Gram is one of the books I have read. Dewey Gram is an author of well acclaimed books and screenplays and a journalist as well. He has created the wonderful novel “Gladiator” and made its adaptation for the movie. He writes not only historical fiction but different kinds of novels and as examples of his other works one can name “The ... read more

A & P by John Updike Literary Analysis

Sammy is the narrator of “A & P.” he is a 19 year old casher in a town in Massachusetts. The whole story takes place in summer and the whole representation of the story is aimed at, as described by John Updike, as a range of intentions of Sammy to try to find his place in the society a... read more

“A Farewell to Arms” by Ernest Hemingway (Book 1 and 2)

The book is an account of a love affair involving Frederick Henry, an American running an ambulance squad in the Italy’s troops during WW1 and Catherine Barkley, an English nurse. The story basically goes on in the battle-scarred Italian territory of 1916.

Hemingway’s sombre attitude and condemnation of the ... read more

“A Farewell to Arms” by Ernest Hemingway (Book 1 and 2)

The book is an account of a love affair involving Frederick Henry, an American running an ambulance squad in the Italy’s troops during WW1 and Catherine Barkley, an English nurse. The story basically goes on in the battle-scarred Italian territory of 1916.

Hemingway’s sombre attitude and condemnation of the mil... read more

There are some stories that will never go out of fashion, because they focus on timeless themes and larger-than-life characters. William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily invites numerous interpretations, which more often than not revolve around the protagonist, Miss Emily Grierson, who is trapped by society in which she lives. The collective narrative voice is the antagonist of the story and caus... read more

In “A Rose for Emily” Faulkner presents the idea of an affect as a cause of evil and a murder as its effect, whereas in “The Fall of the House of Usher” Poe depicts self-suggestion as a source of evil and Roderick`s burying Madeline while she is still alive, which can be considered a homicide attempt, as an effect.

Faulkner`s short story treats of a synopsis-like story of Emily ... read more