Literature Essays and Term Papers

detail and imagery. He used this technique to further his storylines and themes. Imagery is the incorporation of the senses in a story so that the reader feels more connected to the book. In his book, The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea imagery…

to protect Americans and discourage terrorist behavior have made evident the similarities between modern American society and Orwellian socialism as described in 1984. The Patriot Act has been the most significant of these post-9/11 measures. Americans'…

one. When Holden hears about stradlater's date he starts asking him a lot of questions because he knows the girl stradlater is going on a date with. He tells stradlater how he used to play checkers with her but stradlater doesn't care. Stradlater…

of insight and real caring about the truth, they have the ability to throw the lights on for the character". This means that an Author uses his character to show their own personal views about society. It is much easier for the reader to relate…

Instead of letting these artifacts in the ships get destroyed we should explore them and save them. These artifacts can be worth a lot of money. I hope that you will see the advantages of exploring these sunken vessels and allow these searches…

from before the English even reached Australia. Then as now Australia was seen as the land of opportunity. A new land with no history or system (Aboriginal society didn't exist to the British), waiting to be carved out and shaped by the new…

about damsels in distress, forbidden love, war, the list goes on forever, but in each there is always a hero. The hero might not be the most written about person or the person who does the most, but they are the most memorable. Portia from the…

hero typically is defined as a great man, who falls from prominence to worthlessness, and eventually dies. The tragic hero's death is supposed to affect the entire population, and the audience members are supposed to feel sympathy for the tragic…

uses many special motifs in her writing. One of the most important motifs she uses is that of ungrateful sons. She creates several entertaining stories using this common human characteristic. The motif of ungrateful sons is most evident in Everything…

love. They were very popular before 1900 because that was the time of the Romantic Era. Love poetry has always been very popular because it has a universal feeling; everyone should have experienced one type of love. During that Romantic period, people…