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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…