Category: Literature

      Discuss William Shakespeare’s Othello, the Moor of Venice as a tragedy

        “Hills like white elephants” (hemingway) and “After I was thrown in the river and before I drowned” (dave eggers) both use symbolism. Compare and discuss the use of this element in both stories.    

    1) How did early twentieth-century writers convey the visual spectacle of New York City in prose form? 2) Explore the relationship between the fragment and the panorama as ways of representing New York City life. 3) “New York…

Hamlet analytical essay based on a detailed study of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark. Based on one of the topics below, draft a 1200-word researched essay. Each topic below is simply that…a topic. They are not thesis statements and should not…

    Why Write a Literary Analysis? Literature teaches us about the value of conflict. We experience conflict in our personal relationships and in our interactions with society. A literary analysis helps us recognize the conflict at work in literature;…

Literary Paper   You are to write a paper on a literary topic related to Ernest Hemingway “A Farewell to Arms.” You may choose to address standard fiction elements such as theme, characterization, symbolism, allegory, irony, realism, the author’s use…

  Literature of Empire: Book Review Assignment on Achebe, Chinua, Things Fall Apart (1959)   How do novels, graphic novels, and autobiographies that employ real or fictional empires as their setting help us understand empires, imperialism, and colonialism in the…

    Part one: Analyzing the main character In this first part of the assignment you will analyze the main character’s progression through the book. What is the person like at the beginning ofthe novel, what are his/her main characteristics,…

      write a literary essay that is approximately 800 words in length. You will show your understanding of Ernest J. Gaines’ novel, A Lesson Before Dying, by selecting one of the topics below. How is Gaines effective as…

          Compare and contrast between merica and The South / Norton introduction to literature