Sniper and CranesDespite being set in different contexts and time periods, "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty and "Cranes" by Hwang Sun-won share similarities and differences in their portrayal of the theme of humanity, remorse, and perseverance.Both st Continue Reading...
She also learns, too late, that the jewels and the life she coveted so long ago was a sham. Hence, the symbolic nature of the necklace itself -- although it appears to have great value, it is in fact only real in appearance, not in reality and the h Continue Reading...
Los Angeles (compare and contrast two books/Articles) Aesthetic Judgment: "Mildred Pierce" compared to "What Makes Sammy Run" What Makes Sammy Run The tale of Sammy Glick has been told by Al Manheim in the first person narrative. Al Manheim is the Continue Reading...
Outline I. The dangers of conformity is the main theme of both D.H. Lawrence’s short story “The Rocking-Horse Winner” and Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.” A. Although these stories were written in different times a Continue Reading...
Likewise, Joyce Carol Oates short story, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? also involves a basic story of violence with a more symbolic meaning. To summarize Oates' style is to say her works typically mix the themes of Gothic estrangement a Continue Reading...
Goodman Brown/Lottery Literature is frequently employed as a device for social and political commentary. This is certainly true in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown," and Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery." Both these stories darkly satirize t Continue Reading...
Growing Up A Quest for Knowledge and Answers with Plenty of Lessons Learned The two works of literature to be examined here are the short story "The Stolen Party" by Liliana Heker and the poem "Hanging Fire" by Audre Lorde. These pieces detail the Continue Reading...
Faulkner and Hemingway: Comparison William Faulkner (1897-1962) and Ernest Hemingway (1898-1961) were contemporaries who chose to adopt writing style that was highly unique and totally different from many of other writers of their time. Both reache Continue Reading...
Lais of Marie de France and the Song of Roland -- Epic Expressions of Romantic Cultural Imagination and a Romantic Epic of National Identity Both The Lais of Marie de France and The Song of Roland are early works of medieval verse. The Lais hail fr Continue Reading...
Blues The title of Sherman Alexie's first novel, Reservation Blues, sums up the two central themes that reverberate throughout the story: reservation life and the particular, peculiar status of blues music in American history and identity. The n Continue Reading...
Hour Rule The author of this report has been asked to compare and contrast the rhetorical flair as it relates to different articles that assess and analyze what is known as the 10,000-hour rule. For the uninformed, the 10,000 rule states that it ba Continue Reading...
That is precisely what generates the shock when readers realize, only at the end of the story, that all of those mundane descriptions were actually the prelude and preparation for murder. Both works involve the manner in which otherwise ordinary com Continue Reading...
Where Connell emphasized myriad consumer items like silk pajamas and finely tailored suits, Lawrence highlights two items: the rocking horse that gives the story its title and money. Before the protagonist, Paul, is even introduced Lawrence attests Continue Reading...
Gospels Compare and contrast the religious, political, and social views of the Samaritans, Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes The Samaritans were a sect largely opposed to mainstream Judaism, hence Jesus' use of a Samaritan as an example of someone Continue Reading...
Forrest Gump and Streetcar Comparing and Contrasting Feminine Constructs in a Streetcar Named Desire and Forrest Gump In A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche Dubois -- the self-deluded Southern Belle -- leaves her home (and her world) for the primal, Continue Reading...
African-American Literature -- Compare and Contrast The two stories selected for this first comparison, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs and the short letter from Jourdon Anderson, "To My Old Master," are both extremely touch Continue Reading...
Welcome Table" (Walker) short story "Country Lovers" (Gordimer) intoduction literature class. The directions state developing a thesis a comparative paper, a comparision works deeper insight topic paper. Racism has often been used as a principal th Continue Reading...
Tran discovered her vocation for writing during her college years, and now, after having read at Gabriel's recommendation the American novel Gone with the Wind, she decides to write something similar and place in the context of the Vietnam War. Plac Continue Reading...
3.4B: Collage Description Lines 118 & 119: "Home is the place where, when you go there, / They have to take you in." These two lines are by far the most compelling lines of the entire poem. It is here that the importance of what home is, trul Continue Reading...
Ancient History Comparison and Contrast of the Aeneid and the Iliad In The Aeneid and The Iliad, both Virgil and Homer show that their characters are tragic. They often do things that they don't want to do, while lamenting the reasons for their act Continue Reading...
In the case of "Eveline" written by James Joyce, Eveline is the female character who is shown to be bound by the chains of responsibilities that she is supposed to fulfill being the only woman in the house. She needs to give up on her dreams and fre Continue Reading...
Ann Packer's short story "Horse" with Geoffrey Becker's "El Diablo de la Cienega." Comparison and Contrast -- Ann Packer's short story "Horse" versus Geoffrey Becker's "El Diablo de la Cienega." Victor, from "Geoffrey Becker's "El Diablo de la Cien Continue Reading...
protagonist antagonist short story called "Killings" Andre Dubus It is difficult to defend the position that the protagonist and antagonist of Adre Dubus' short story "Killings," Matt and Strout, are alike in any sort of way. Virtually the only sim Continue Reading...
Hemingway & Lessing Compare and Contrast: Martial and Romantic Relationships Ernest Hemingway and Doris Lessing each examine marital and romantic relationships their short stories Hills Like White Elephants and To Room Nineteen respectively. He Continue Reading...
Revelation In Flannery O'Connor's short story "Revelation," the characters of Mrs. Turpin and Mary Grace. Though Mrs. Turpin is ostensibly the main character of the story, Mary Grace plays such a crucial, oppositional role to Mrs. Turpin that one ma Continue Reading...
Robert lost his wife, he is blind, and he is forced to interact with a person that the narrator believes he feels attracted to. All of these problems seem to be unimportant for the man and this influences the narrator in acknowledging his personal m Continue Reading...
UPDIKE VS. PETRY The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast two short stories -- John Updike's "A&P," with Ann Petry's "Like a Winding Sheet." THE TWO STORIES Updike's story centers on Sammy, the central character and the narrator. H Continue Reading...
Timothy Findley's "Stones" and Alice Munroe's "Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You." The former is a memoir, a most painful recounting of a young boy's life with his father who was indelibly altered during the course of events of World War II. T Continue Reading...
Spartan and Athenian constitutional and political systems. In the first part, an introduction of Athens and Sparta has been given. In the second part, both the forms of governments in Spartan and Athenian lands have been discussed. In the final part Continue Reading...
Buddhist and Christina Ethic on Suicide and Euthanasia The ethical issues associated with suicide and euthanasia are often viewed through the secular eyes of our modern world, yet many of the issues that are a part of the reasons why an individual m Continue Reading...
Gilgamesh and Aeneas The Epic of Gilgamesh and Virgil's Aeneas exemplify ancient epic poetry. Both works trace the psychological evolution of a semi-divine male hero who meets with immense personal trauma and hardship. Gilgamesh mourns the loss of h Continue Reading...
Mozart Arias Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is universally considered to be a musical genius because he is so great in his work. During his short time on the earth because he died very young, he was responsible for the writing of some of the most beautifu Continue Reading...
Price Lines Moderate price-line group encompasses dresses, sports apparel, mass-advertised brands and career wear brands. Moderately priced brands include Gap, Levi's, Land's End, Nine West, and Van Heusen. Their products are just one step above th Continue Reading...
Patriarchy to Another It starts early. Socialization into the social system we call patriarchy starts at birth when we put pink on "beautiful" and "angelic" girls and blue on "handsome" and "tough" baby boys. We hold baby girls so they can see into Continue Reading...
.....female agency in Wang Anyi's "Granny" and Eileen Chang's "Shame Amah" The objective of this study is to compare and contrast the work of Eileen Chang's with reference to her theme "Shame Amah" and the w Continue Reading...
Institution of Marriage According to Chopin The institution of marriage has historically carried powerful implications of patriarchy. Especially in turn of the century America, marriage was seen to largely serve the interests of male desire and the Continue Reading...
Chopin's The Story Of An Hour And Joyce's The Dead Marriage is commonly defined as an intimate union of a man and woman, involving a special kind of love and commitment that facilitates a harmonious relationship and family life. Too often, however, Continue Reading...
Poe and Fowles Detective stories and novels were first created in the 1800s. Readers continue to enjoy them. Even today, 150 years later, millions of people across the world want to read the newest detective books. Many people call Edgar Allen Poe t Continue Reading...
