Everyone has sinned at some point in their lives and it has ruined relationships. Sinning however can be redeemable but it takes hard work and dedication in order to achieve that goal. In the novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne we follow Hester Prynne our female protagonist and her journey along the aftermath of […]
The letter P for pessimistic reveals a character flaw that I was reluctant to see in myself, even though it is so prevalent in my daily life. To be pessimistic means to see the worst in things or believe the worst will happen, and it focuses on the negatives instead of the positives. I usually […]
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In modern day life, strong emotions tend to guide the actions individuals make on a daily basis. Having such an intense emotion can lead an individual to believe a deceitful or unlawful action is one of good. Nathaniel Hawthorne is an American novelist who writes romantic stories because he was a part of the Romanticism […]
In the novel Things Fall Apart composed by Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian essayist, the fundamental character is Okonkwo, an individual who is viewed as an innovator in the African culture. He is a wrestling champion in Umuofia which is situated in Nigeria and occupied by the Igbo (The Norton Anthology of Western Literature 2391).The real […]
Things Fall Apart was distributed in 1958 and was composed by Chinua Achebe, who was conceived in Nigeria on November 16, 1930, and passed on March 21, 2013. His family was a piece of the Igbo clan, where Chinua was the fifth of six kids. Chinua Achebe experienced childhood in the Igbo town of Ogidi, […]
Chinua Achebe is a well-known writer in African history, he was a Nigerian book writer, poet, and professor. Among college students, graduate students, and even adults Chinua Achebes book has become the most read book for African Literary studies. In 2007, he won the Man Booker International Prize. Going through many struggles in his life, […]
Things Fall Apart is story depicting how colonization changed the culture of Igbo villages in the early 19th century through the protagonist, Okonkwo. Although Okonkwos father was a pauper, Okonkwo was a respected leader of the Umuofia clan, after he defeated Amalinze the Cat in a wrestling contest. To overcome his fathers bleak legacy, Okonkwo […]
Themes are the fundamental and universal idea in literature works and Things Fall Apart is no exception to this rule. This novel is presented to the readers from the point of view of a man who goes by the name of Okonkwo and the way he deals with the effects of colonization. Nigeria became colonized […]
Change is an inevitable part of life. This is exactly what Obierika and the Ibo clan must do, change, in order to survive the cultural collision of the Ibo and the colonizers in Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart. Obierika is an example of the type of personality that has a strong sense of self and […]
In the late nineteenth century, industrialization came to be seen as the hallmark of a progressive society. As Britain spread across the globe, bringing progress and Christianity to the masses, many ancient yet still viable societies suffered under the yoke of their new masters, facing an almost certain extinction of their cultures. The Igbo of […]
Charlotte Bront illustrates a coming-of-age plot through her work, Jane Eyre. From the time as an adolescent living under the roof of her relatives to her time as a married woman, Jane Eyre has had an ongoing conflict within herself. Due to the unequal treatment that she endures throughout her life, Jane continues on a […]
1. Summary. On a dreary afternoon in Gateshead Hall, the ten-year-old Jane Eyre, forbidden by her tyrannous aunt from playing with her cousins, finds a curtained window seat where she can read. Jane’s bullying cousin John Reed barges in and insults her, riling Jane to fight for the first time in her life! Stunned, John […]
I would always rather be happy than dignified. (Charlotte Bront, Jane Eyre) Charlotte Bronts victorian novel, Jane Eyre, explores the ideas of independence and self-fulfillment in an oppressive society. This is conveyed through the use of setting, plot, point of view, and figurative language such as symbolism and imagery. The main character, Jane Eyre, shows […]
Although I have only read the first twelve chapters, there are already several themes present in Charlotte Bronts Jane Eyre. So far, the most prominent of these themes is religion and morals. Jane often confronts these ideas and their relationship throughout her early life. Religion plays an immense part in Janes childhood and her education. […]
A modest proposal was way for us readers to understand the hardship of poor people. The author wanted us as readers to understand about protecting poor children and the poor people of Irish from the rich people of England. Swift wanted to aim at safeguarding families that had a burden of not being able to […]
Not everything an author writes is meant to be taken seriously. In Swift’s A Modest Proposal he is using sarcasm and litotes to tell england they have to many poor people. This proposal is not meant to make fun of the poor people. Swift’s purpose of A Modest Proposal was to show that what was […]
Satire is a literary device that uses comedy, sarcasm, and irony to get a point across. Jonathan Swift uses satire in his piece, A Modest Proposal where he employs the idea of selling and eating Irish babies to end poverty. Swifts work is actually titled as A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor […]
In 1729, Jonathon Swift intended on setting the British Isles on fire with his short story A Modest Proposal For preventing the Children of Poor People From being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and For making them Beneficial to the Publick, or more commonly known as A Modest Proposal. First published anonymously in […]
Here in the 21st century, raising children is completely overrated. Sexism is nearly diminished, jobs are as competitive as ever, and lets get real, modern children are brats. Nevertheless, couples cannot seem to keep their hands off each other during the females six day window of fertility. There is never a good time to be […]
In this day and age working adults and kids growing up in school have become more anxious these days. I have found that only a certain amount of kids are not afraid of interacting with other people. Most kids these days are becoming to have anxiety and social awkwardness. I propose that we as a […]
Technology has played many roles in many people’s lives, if we have a question then we quickly go and run to our device expecting to find the answer that we are looking for whether it’s right or wrong. Instead of depending on google or any online websites we can actually spend the time to go […]
The art of confrontation can be handled in many different ways. Some may use a passive aggressive technique to make others know they are offended or something needs to change. Few people use a direct confrontation technique by approaching the person with the opposing view and having an outright dispute with them leaving nothing unsaid. […]
A Modest Proposal suggests to the Irish people that it would be beneficial for them to bear children and fatten them up to be sold to the English rulers so they can be favored in hopes of gaining more freedom and opportunities. Two authors with different focuses on Jonathan Swifts A Modest Proposal will aid […]
I think it will be of a proposal a person is giving to someone. I think that it will be satiric because if a proposal was modest, they wouldnt call it that, it would just be a proposal The poor people are people in Ireland and because of the lack of work for the men, the […]
It is bitter for me to think of those who sleep without a floor, but are thankful for the blanket they found on the side of the street, while others complain that the silk their butlers dressed their bed with is simply too inexpensive. One wakes up at the crack of dawn to pick apples […]
The story takes place in Dublin, Ireland. During the projected time of 18th century, you could not travel there without tripping over a child because there are tons of them everywhere. In the story, the people are about of the city just as much as the countryside. A Modest proposal is written in first person […]
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, was written and published in 1729. A Modest Proposal was written as a juvenalian satirical essay. This work was one of the oldest versions of a satire. A satire is the use of exaggeration to shed light on someone’s stupidity or mistake in either writing or film. In this […]
A Modest Proposal is a satirical story that exemplifies the attitude between the rich and the poor in the same society. Jonathan Swift uses a great amount of rhetorical devices that effectively highlight the proposal. He uses repetition, metaphors, irony, false belief, and also includes sarcasm, satire and humor to make the negative tone stand […]
The one major problem in American society – besides of course, the surprising amounts of murder and rape, domestic abuse, an influx of both legal and illegal immigrants, rising poverty levels, and the lack of quality health care – is homosexuality. Homosexual marriages is an unprecedented offense because it interferes with the natural idea of […]
Perhaps one of the most prevalent themes in literature and creative written works in general is a focus upon nature and the natural world that surrounds us. It could be said that writers can easily draw inspiration from an aspect of our world that is so captivating, yet wildly unpredictable. In the rapidly advancing urban […]
