World Literature Essays and Term Papers

life. Through the teachings of Bhagavad Gita, one can find the right way of living and the correct attitude for every situation. In Hinduism, the sacred `song of God' was composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Sanskrit epic, Mahabharata.…

Analysis In William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" the two main characters go to great lengths for love. The main characters reject their parents strong disapproval for their relationship and continue to be with one another. Like Shakespeare's…

can be a struggle in many people's lives. Happiness comes from one allowing his/her self to deal with emotional stress and to accept the life that he/she has. In the story of "Hedda Gabler," Henrik Ibsen's shows how people's sadness can be…

by Anton Chekhov one can make many assumptions about the main characters. The short story is about an affair that leads to something more than the two main characters expect it to be. Throughout the story, Chekhov shows the portrayal and transformation…

many ways. They all have cultural relationships that span time. From the earliest days of civilization until today, the relationship of the three can be identified clearly. Racism is a thought or belief that one race is better than the other. Imperia…

of women during the turbalent times of 20th centry China. The story follows the family line from Yu-Fang, a warlord's conmcubine and doctor's wife, to her daughter, who, along with her husband, is a devoted member of the Communist Party. Finally,…

Clothes" we see a great deal of symbolism portraying the corruption of the Japanese culture. The times are changing and with that change, culture is adapting to it. Some of the Japanese feel threatened and that the changes that are being made are…

as people. Whether we judge someone on their looks or their demeanor we are making a decision that could effect how we think and feel. In Richard Wright's "Big Black Good Man", Olaf the main character makes such a judgment. Olaf's judgment changes his…

One of them being burdens of the throne. Through the play the character Julius Caesar is portrayed as both arrogant and as being an awesome ruler. To those who were envious toward Caesar he seemed arrogant and very high esteemed of himself. To…

poems "The Iliad" and the "Odyssey" are a partial mystery. To recent day knowledge historians know of Homer and that he composed these epic poems. The great mystery of these poems and the poet is that there are no historical implications of whom, and…