Literature essay samples

There is no doubt that literary devices play an important role in the novel “The Great Gatsby” by Scott Fitzgerald. Literary devices help to convey necessary meanings and enhance effect produced on the reader. The author uses foreshadowing- an act of presenting information hinting at the future events. The example of foreshadowing is the following e... read more

A&P is a coming-of-age ironical story written in 1961 by John Updike. This is a story of a modern-day rebellion that starts with rather catching and peculiar phrase “In walks these three girls in nothing but bathing suits”(Updike, n.d.). A&P is considered to be rather striking and meaningful, sometimes even the one that was written before its... read more

In the course of story the author acquaints the reader with a girl Regan and the reader instantaneously feels sympathy for her. However through the course of the story a sudden suspense that there is something wrong with her builds up. First encounter with Regan presents her in the following light :

She looked at her daughter, at... read more

One of the textbook phrases about writing a research paper belongs to Paul Griffiths (1998) who admitted that, “There is no hope of doing a perfect research” (p. 97). Though this statement may sound controversy, one cannot deny the fact that writing a quality paper is a challenge. Usually, a student who is asked to write an essay or a research paper i... read more

The article under consideration focuses on the archeological findings on the territory of the ancient Maya city, Waka (modern name – El Peru) that is situated in Guatemala’s Laguna del Tigre. The excavations led by the world famous archeologists, like David Freidel, Héctor Escobedo, José Ambrosio Díaz, David Lee, etc., reveal numerous “hidden treasure... read more

In letters that grant claims and adjustments, you generally try to rectify the wrong. Does a “wrong” exist in this case? Why or Why not?

A wrong exist in this case. In the case of Mr. Cecil Hamm buying a vanilla and then throwing, it away after seeing the brown inner lid and claims for refund with rectification following from Ben a... read more

Case Study Based on “The Grace of Silence: a Memoir” by Michele Norris

The memoir by Michele Norris touches upon various modern problems, the most topical of which is, of course, racism and discrimination in the past and at present. It might seem that in the 21st century with the democratic values being in their prime, there i... read more