Newest Literature Essays

H.P. Lovecraft has a specific storytelling style that is so dramatically terrifying, all the while he barely describes the terror on the page. Throughout his story “The Call of Cthulhu” he leads his description of the beast with “...The Thing...

Literature is a powerful art form that can give visibility to those who are ignored in our society, making the reader reflect on societal problems and feel empathy for the oppressed. The first literary text that will be analyzed in this regard is...

Both in its steadfast and fickle forms, the theme of loyalty often shapes character traits and story arcs, serving as an insightful lens to the dynamics of temperament, morality, and nobility. In Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare unfolds the...

The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II had a lasting impact on the first two generations of Japanese Americans – the Issei (the first-generation Japanese immigrants) and the Nisei (American-born children of the first-generation...

For years filmmaking has served as a medium for social commentary. This is true in the case of the psychological thriller, The Housemaid, which depicts the struggles that South Koreans underwent during the transitional period of the 1960s...

Generally, women have traditionally been consigned to the margins of society even though without their contribution there can never be society in the first place. While it is undeniable that significant progress has been made in the area of...

Would you rather fight a hundred duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck? John James Audubon, celebrated ornithologist, would prefer to fight a horse-sized duck due to his immense fear of large swarms of animals, such as the mass of birds he...

“And that little straightening motion of the shoulders. … Clare Kendry! So that was it! Impossible. It couldn’t be” (Larsen 91). The first mention of Clare and Brian’s affair is brought up during a dinner at Irene’s house, where Brian invites...

A heedful exploration of Jackie Kay’s corpus, whether prose, poetry, or nonfiction, allows for identifying patterns and linguistic mechanisms employed by the Scottish poet, who alludes to thematic preoccupations such as race, sexuality, and...

In modern popular culture and visual media, there has been an evolution in the representation of witches and witchcraft. What was once regarded as grotesque, evil, and a threat to society, are now often presented as symbols of female power and...

The 2011 film Thor examines the dichotomy of power and humility through its protagonist, Thor (Chris Hemsworth). As such, the film weaves themes of arrogance, redemption, and growth as Thor transitions from a brash warrior to a selfless hero. This...

Alex Garland's Ex Machina (2015) is a science fiction movie about a highly advanced robot intelligence named Ava, structured as a synthetic feminine entity undergoing what appears to be a Turing test. It's designed to examine where Ava exhibits...

Adolfo Bioy Casares’s The Invention of Morel, first published in 1940, intricately explores the themes of trauma, mental health, and isolation through a narrative that blends elements of science fiction with profound psychological depth. The novel...

The issue regarding right vs. wrong is arguably the oldest debate in the history of humanity. Over the years, philosophers have developed different ethical theories in an attempt to address this question. In light of this development, the central...

In the world of nonfiction, viewing another person’s life experiences can be insightful and emotional. Memoirs capture the reader’s heart and teach important valuable life lessons. One great memoir that does this is Trevor Noah’s Born A Crime. The...

How does the male ego contend with incontestable mortality? In his novel “White Noise”, Don DeLillo depicts a suburbia plagued by eco-disaster. The narrative is underscored by fear of inevitable mortality, strengthened by a contemporary anxiety...

George Orwell, while quite well-known for expressing political views in his literature, such as those of anti-fascism and pro-democratic socialism, was hardly a feminist. In Homage to Catalonia, Orwell tells a tale of the proletariat man fighting...

Loss and suffering are painful yet they are part of our everyday experiences. The loss of loved ones, isolation from our family and friends, and suffering in the hands of gangs and authorities all encompass the tragic experiences we encounter on a...

The debate on whether Nature or Humanity controls the other has been going on for years. On the one hand, some people argue that humans exercise control over nature in that they can alter or destroy nature at will. For instance, humans can create...

Films, like other works of literature, often apply psychological concepts to explain real-world phenomena. This is the same case with Mean Girls, a 2004 American teen comedy film based on Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 nonfiction self-help book Queen...

Information is one of the most essential things in the world, but when people lack it, their perspective on the world negatively changes. This leads to negative outcomes and ends with hurt and the creation of stereotypes. All around the world,...