Literature Essays and Term Papers

and see if ye can swerve me. Swerve me? Ye cannot swerve me, else ye yourselves! Man has ye there. Swerve me? The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved to run. Over unsounded gorges, through the rifled…

hearth in ones' soul, and yet no one ever comes to sit by it." This quote is a perfect description of Huck the main character in Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Huck, a complex and intelligent character but, due to his wild upbringing he is seen…

Birmingham Jail" in an exceedingly effective way. King used his intelligence, virtue, and honesty to write an appropriate reply to the criticism he received. He also used logic and emotional appeal. In the first paragraph King says, "... Since…

the relationships of Aziz and Fielding and Archie and Samad in "A Passage to India" and "White Teeth". Archie, Samad, Aziz and Fielding are the central characters in their respective novels. Forster and Smith allow their friendships to evolve as…

deals with a tragic death. In this essay I intend to show how the poet conveys feelings through his choice of language, imagery and versification. The poem is set on an isolated farm in Vermont far from any urban areas in the first half of the twentie…

lives we come to road blocks and other turmoil's. In W.O. Mitchell's novel Who has seen the wind, we learn about some of the struggles Brian (the main character) encounters as he grows up in Saskatchewan during the Depression. The focus of the story…

the carriage of a train. The setting is confined to a small area of a train making the atmosphere a large component in the story you can feel it so much more because it is in such limited amount of space. The tone can be altered numerous times because…

the ability to bring people to insanity. When guilt becomes great enough, the effects it has on people go much deeper than the surface. People's minds and body's are overpowered by the guilt that consumes them every second they live with their burden.…

over whether inherited genes or the environment influences and effects our personality, development, behavior, intelligence and ability. This controversy is most often recognized as the nature verses nurture conflict. Some people believe that…

was born in London between 1340 and 1344, the son of John Chaucer, a vintner. In 1366 he had married Philippa Roet. The Canterbury Tales was his most popular piece of work, but sadly, he did not finish the tale before he died. The official date of…