Category: Literature

Write a multi-paragraph essay in which you discuss Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall” and William Stafford’s poem “Freedom.” Title your essay with due care. In your

Short story characters usually exist in a certain time and place. Discuss how the lives or actions of two characters from two different short stories we have read so far this semester are shaped by their society or environment. Can…

Choose one of the following topics to explore in your essay: Drawing on specific examples, such as Nicola Fuller’s desire to live in a country where “white men still ruled” and the Fuller family’s dramatic interactions with African squatters, soldiers,…

Order Description read James Joyce’s classic short story, “Araby.” , describe the character and point of view of the unnamed boy who narrates the story in “Araby.” Discuss how the narrator’s description of his setting and situation illustrate the story’s…

Term paper on a novel select a scene from one of the two novels: 1. a continuous scene (running on consecutive pages) or 2. a constructed scene (running on non-consecutive pages). Second, comment on how the scene resolves–either pro or…

The novel, Savages, by author, Joe Kane, presents the case of the Huaorani, an indigenous People living in the rain forests of Ecuador. The author covers a wide range of topics as he explores Huaorani territory. We hear about several…

Remember that  you can write up to 4 responses to the novel. .    What is Crake’s fatal flaw in terms of his character and in terms of his goals for the Crakers?  Why does he ultimately fail, not in his…

Using Formalist approach, write 500 words of essay (interpretation) on Young Goodman Brown particularly paying attention to symbolism, allegory, allusion, logical structure and local texture.

1. Write a short essay dealing with the interpretations of the historian Bernard Lewis in his book What Went Wrong? The Clash between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East. To what conclusions, if any, does Mr. Lewis come with…