Category: Literature Review
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The Portrayal of Desire in Ginsberg’s Poems “Kaddish” and “Howl”
Desire is ubiquitous, it is the essence of wanting or hankering for something or someone, it has limitless objects. The longing for a person to be with us or for an inanimate object, whether it be a car, a house, a shoe, or the yearning for a goal, an achievement, or an accomplishment. Desire is…
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“The Five People You Meet in Heaven” by Mitch Albom
What is heaven? It seems there are numberless ideas today of what “heaven” is like. The fact of the matter is that no one of us can say for certain. Some believe that heaven is where we look back at our lives here on Earth as a way of learning from our mistakes. Author wrote…
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The Poet Francesco Petrarca – a Lovesick Humanist
“Books have led some to learning and others to madness.” – Francesco Petrarca Francesco Petrarca was many things including a traveler, a poet and a humanist. He was a father and eventually a grandfather who lived in Italy. He was born on July 20, 1304 and died on the same day 70 years later. He…
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The Theme of Motherhood in Carol Gorejena Poetry: a Poetic Analysis
Poetry is an exceptionally delicate form of writing which requires going in-depth knowledge of the basics that form good poems. The theme that the author has chosen for her poems is motherhood. To give a good , it is always useful to know the background of the author which makes it easier to relate with…
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“At Mornington by Gwen Harwood
Time and change are significant factors which influence an individual’s reassessment of their identity. In Gwen Harwood’s poem “At Mornington” she explores the transient nature of life contrasted with the finality of death and powerlessness through her own personal experiences and memories. Also in the poem “Mother who gave me life” Harwood portrays the memory…
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The Theme of Maturity in “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini
“Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don’t go well,” says Jim Rohn. Maturity helps people know when to act at a specific time or place by depending on the society they live in. It is up to anyone to decide who they want to be and grow up…
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Fellow Soldiers: an Analysis of ‘The Man He Killed’
In “The Man He Killed”, the speaker uses the third person pronoun, “he” in order to conceal the fact he is the one who killed “the man” mentioned in the title. This displacement suggests that the writer feels guilty as he cannot confidently admit that he has killed someone, so instead he tries to hide…
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Voices of a Chicano Movement: The Novel ‘Puppet’
The Chicano movement was a movement that inspired thousands of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans to boldly take a stand against discrimination oppression. For years, the Chicano movement fought for Mexicans’ rights. Puppet a Chicano novel embraces code-switching as a liberating combination that helps the characters escape duality and preconceptions in order to constitute a new Chicano…
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Analysis of The Time Period in The Lady, Or The Tiger by Frank Richard Stockton
The author who wrote “The Lady, or the Tiger”, Frank Richard Stockton, was an American popular novelist and short-story writer of mainly humorous fiction. Frank was born on April 5,1834 in Philadelphia, PA and died on April 20, 1902 in Washington, D.C. Most of his work was children’s literature. Frank has written and published over…
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Analysis of William Blake’s Poem The Tiger
Christians believe God did not create evil nor is he to be blamed for the evil in the world. “I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things” (Isaiah 45:7 NIV). When God created humanity, everyone was given the choice to follow him or…