My perspective of the human nature has dramatically changed over the course this semester. I thought that human beings were born to survive and improve their lives. After reading, analyzing, and discussing the short fiction of various authors, I have …
Imitation is considered the highest form flattery. This can only be done so long before the critics start to call it out for being unoriginal. Others may even argue that it’s just a poorer version of something which was once …
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Jay Gatsby has a distinctly American character. He is deviant, romantic and idealistic; tenacious but sensitive; ostentatious but nostalgic. He is driven by a desire for transcendence, and this is why as a protagonist he does not …
The Canterbury Tales, despite its humor, allegory, and introspection, is undoubtedly one of English’s greatest social commentary. Chaucer explores medieval issues through prologues, tales and other literary devices. His civil service brought him into close contact with society at all …
Unrequited Love makes man serve as a jester for his indifferent Queen. W. B. Yeats wants to make the point that unrequited passion makes a person give and take until they are left with nothing. This is what makes them …
Jean-Jacques Rousseau stated eloquently: “Man was born free, yet he has chains everywhere.” The idea behind Rousseau is that man, while born a free human being, may not be able to achieve true freedom because of the countless political and …
In order to analyze the theme “An Inspector Calls”, the essay will discuss how Priestley, through his characters’ actions, demonstrates to the reader that all members of society have a collective obligation to one another. He illustrates this idea by …
It is important to understand the fallacy behind race before we can learn about its evolution. False claims are fallacies based on incorrect assumptions. They result from a logically inaccurate analysis and thus undermine the validity of any argument. A …
Swann’s Way’s “Combray”, a section by Marcel Proust, is a meditation on recollections of an idyllic time. The book’s opening is not a recollection of Combray. It begins with the narrator describing his half-asleep condition, in which he has no …
Fahrenheit 451 forbids the reading or owning books. The society is dominated by entertainment, instant satisfaction, and speeding life. Books are destroyed and the owner arrested immediately if found. Those who refuse to give up their books often burn along …