Literature Through Time

Literature is used in English to portray themes and teach the readers morals. Fahrenheit 451 illustrates how one should appreciate the education and resources available to them as it may not always be around. A Raisin in the Sun shows how dreams may be deferred, but they will never die. Of Mice and Men exhibits idealized friendship and the impossibility of the American dream. The Crucible depicts that madness will emerge in society if no one is held accountable for their actions. Money can’t buy happiness is a

Our cohort is nearing the end of its secondary education and therefore it is important that we reflect on the ways in which it has shaped our attitudes, values and beliefs. For example, over the past five years, we have read, analysed and evaluated various literary works such as novels, plays, poems and films in our English studies. These texts have expressed various ideologies, explored interesting themes and introduced us to fascinating characters. These elements have left a lasting impression on our attitudes, values and beliefs. In addition to this, English literary texts have provided us with historical knowledge as well as a thorough understanding of the role that aesthetic devices

Think about life hundreds of years ago, think about their literature, and what their writings were based off. Society has a significant impact on art, music, and literature. Over the years American literature has evolved. This evolution is a reflection of history. Time periods reflect changes in society, politics, and religion. Each time period has a distinct characteristic. The evolution of literature is shown by

In life people sometimes face different tribulations that bring them down such as being judged for their physical appearance or even the way they are. Writers in literature who are known to write about romantic things sometimes use this as a way to create things to write about. In sonnet 130, Shakespeare helps us understand that even though his wife has different flaws he still loves her for who she is as a person. Shakespeare uses a critical and judgmental tone to show that even though he compares his mistress to all of these things he still loves her even though her physical appearance isn’t the best.

Literatures work has always played an important role in our society throughout the history. Each works serves with different purposes and provide the readers with great benefits. It does not only give the audience enjoyments from the works, but it is also another way to teach the others in many different ways. Most work from the Native Americans that we learned from the lecture are to teach and persuade other people of strong values of life, such as “Iktomi and the Dancing Duck” and “Origin of the Sun Shower.” Literature is one of the most important ways to preserve wide range of knowledge and to pass down to each generation, which can also help the audience understand different things from the past. There are many literature works that were

Prejudice. Stereotypes. Discrimination. Racism. These standards are four of many injustices that fuel the world today. They play a major role in much of America’s history and even more so in its literature. A historically significant event that demonstrates these characteristics is the integration of the Little Rock Nine in 1957 at Little Rock, Arkansas. The Little Rock Nine were the first nine African-American students to be integrated into a public school, and were subject to a whole country worth of hatred and cruelty while attending. Aspects of this event in history are similar those in the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee for they

In an age where the printed novel has been somewhat on the decline, and the necessity of readable fiction has almost faded into obscurity. I believe that literature still harbours a crucial part within our society; from the very foundations of most theatrical adaptations, to preserving the culture and encapsulating the feelings of generations past. In this case literature cements itself as one of the most decisive elements of our civilisation, and combining it with history makes it become a testament to who we are as people, as well as the conservation of both our progression and degradation. I have always enjoyed reading literature, from reading J.R.R Tolkien’s classic ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy within my childhood, to perhaps more sophisticated,

people express their feelings. One of the themes that you often occur in lyrical poems and plays

Literature widely varies on the basis of culture, society, period that they live in and so on. One of the famous tales from the 1200 BC is the Epic of Gilgamesh. It provided the reader with various ideas such as the ideas of living in early culture, the government and this pressure on the people, spirituality, humanity and above all it had a tale of friendship. The literature during those times were quite pretty straight forward and emphasised on certain aspects and domains of nature and culture. But, on the other hand, when we take a look at the literature at the present generation, it shows signs of variations and distinctions from the earlier tales and epics. We can literature being evolved on the basis of the times people live in. DUring the time, when the greek lived, they focused

All literature evolves throughout time due to the changes in culture and lifestyle of the society during a particular era. Authors are influenced by the beliefs of the nation, events, struggles, and politics of the time period. These influences can be clearly or subtly shown in the works of those authors of the age. The British culture is one of the many types that reflects such rich history and customs packed into its literature. The foundation of much British literature that integrated the convention of British civilization came during the Medieval Period. The Medieval stories of “The Dream of the Rood,” Beowulf, and The Canterbury Tales contained some of the British culture concerning gender, religion, and the view of heroes.

There are different forms and examples of exemplary and classic literature which have been deemed as significant works that are highly esteemed worldwide. These examples of literature would awe the world with how much literary skill they entailed when they were composed and written: attention to details as to formation of characters, the most crafty of plots, the most eloquent speeches and lines, the most astounding of twists of scenes, and most of all, the most universal and meaningful of themes. The theme of any literary work is what makes it great as it should be able to encompass the immense diversity of the world and as it would be able to transcend the boundaries of religion, age, race, gender, etc. Two examples of this great and

The motif behind a literature changes over time. It is affected by numerous factors like politics, religion to name a few. The term feminism has influenced literature in a profound way, and still there are a lot of feminist writers sharing their beliefs. Feminism can be defined as an ideology that believes in equal rights and opportunities for women. So, there were number of writers during the wave of feminism that supported the feminist ideology. Writers like Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath fall on the second wave which happened sometime around the 50s and 60s. Their poetries were very dark themed and talked about their troubled life and how they were wounded emotionally and mentally. Both writers ended their life at their own will. Their literature

Earlier this year I was assigned the “Timeless Literature Project.” I went straight to my mom and asked what book she recommended I read, she told me to read Lord of the Flies. Now that I've read it and spoken to her many times about the book, I’d like to share some thoughts that we generated in our final discussion. We spoke about how the Cold War was a major influence in my mom’s life and how she thought that the book was set in that time. I talked about how I could relate Ralph’s losing of innocence. We both agreed that this story can be applied in areas of today's culture such as my mother’s pre-school class, the turmoil in the middle east, or even Langston Hughes Middle School. The overarching question we had was if all of this anarchy,

‘Le drame de l’Afrique, c’est que l’homme africain n’est pas assez entré dans l’histoire.’ (SARKOZY).

Every country has its story and literature reflects the most important events that happened during a determinate period, and also, how people, politics, religion and the society in general developed during those periods. As I see it, literature, just as all forms of art, is a giant chronological picture that shows all the shades of a society in all its aspects. In this case, English literature, from 1660 to 1830 specifically, shows a great transformation from the beginning of the Restoration to the end of the Romanticism.