English Literature

Guy de Maupassants The Necklace and the famous childrens story Cinderella both revolve around a poor lady and her life-changing experience. The Necklace is the story of Madame Loisel, a poor lady who dreamt of a better life. She was married to a clerk, and lived a simple, meager lifestyle. On the other hand, Cinderella is about a girl, Cinderella, who lived a poor life because she was treated like a slave by her stepmother and stepsisters. Both of these characters are endowed with a unique beauty,...

There are many stories considered to be classics and have been the subject of much scrutiny and analysis through the ages.  Among the most commonly used stories in the subject of Gothicism and horror are those written by Edgar Alan Poe, simply because they are fine examples of this genre.  However, the stories of Poe are such that they can be quite archaic at times, making relevant association quite difficult for the reader, unlike the story, Charles by Shirley Jackson and Lamb to Slaughter...

Has the essential idea of rebellion changed over time No, I dont think so. Perhaps the nuances, the connotations, and the relations have shifted and adjusted a bit but, in essence, I still believe that the idea of rebellion has kept its core meaning I still believe that no matter what time or circumstance the idea of a rebellion still holds to its meaning.     In the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a rebellion is defined as being an opposition to a dominant entity  whether person...

1)The inferno (hell), we are told at the very opening of Canto III, is a place constructed by Divine Justice, Omnipotence, and Love. What problems, if any, do this raise Can you defend Dantes poem from the charge that it makes God appear appallingly cruelThe Vestibule of Hell, where the gate to hell is located, bears the following inscription Sacred justice moved my architect I was raised here by divine omnipotence, Primordial love and ultimate Intellect. (Alighieri, 2009, Canto VII, 4-6) This statement...

In the novel Autobiography of my mother by Jamaica Kincaid, Xuela is seen to embrace her sexuality as her weapon of seduction to achieve power, self-control and sexual pleasure. In the novel, sex is used as tool for gaining pleasure and psychological satisfaction more than even life of a fetus that she carried as a surrogate mother to a white family. Consequently, the extent of colonialism and racism power over a slave are satirical illustrated in Xuelas power over her body.      ...