Category: Essays Templates on Literature

Harper Lee’s 1960 novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” is generally viewed as a coming-of age story. It focuses on the theme of racial prejudice in the American South during Great Depression. The novel is full of ambiguities which contradict this

Nathaniel Hawthorn uses imagery and symbolism to communicate deeper themes in the pivotal chapter “Chapter XVI” of The Scarlet Letter. He made the dark forest the scene for Hester and Arthur’s meeting. Hester’s spiritual-emotional condition is illuminated by the light

Gloria Jean Watkins or better known by her nickname Bell Hooks is a prominent literary figure as well as a leader in feminist and civil-rights movements. Killing Rage. Stop Racism seamlessly incorporates both of these issues to address the society’s

Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado,” and Charles Laughton’s Night of the Hunter depict seemingly normal men that are in fact twisted sociopath killers. These narratives show humanity’s dark side and the scary existence of evil. Both narratives use

KazuoIshiguro wrote When We Were Orphans in 2000. Christopher Banks was the first person to narrate the story. Christopher Banks had established himself as a leading detective in London in the Holmesian mold and solved crimes no other man could.

In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote, is widely acclaimed for its masterful portrayal American crime. Also, it is well-known for the creation of the “nonfiction novel” concept. There are many critics to this crossroads between storytelling and real events. Many

Maya Angelou is a celebrated author and civil rights activist. Her works have reached a wide audience. Her autobiographical prose is her most well-known work, but her poetry changed the landscape of feminist writing. She introduced the idea of celebrating

Zora Neale HURSTON’s They Eyes Were Looking God chronicles Janie Crawford’s search for love, freedom, and independence through black womanhood in 20th-century America. Hurston opens the novel telling Nanny’s account. Hurston shows how black women struggled with power and resilience

The Song of Roland’s first laisse, The Song of Roland, outlines the theme of the poem. It is the end of paganism. The victory of Christianity through God’s will is the ultimate goal. “Saragossa . . King Marsiliun, who is

Be careful what you wish to get. Sergei, one of the main characters in the Etgar Keret fable, found a magical fish that granted him three wishes. Sergei is now a loner and lives alone. Yoni (another main character) died