Mika Hulley. English. February 6, 2017. . Literary Analysis

Soft moonlight lit the land and sea kindly, almost as if it were giving gentle kisses. It kissed the sea and the waves it formed, it kissed the drowsy ship which laid on said water, it kissed the sand the waves lapped at, it kissed the grassy cliff above the shore, and it kissed the girl who slept on said cliff.

From about the age of 7 until now, I have been trapped. Trapped in a never ending wave of distraction that pulls me away from what is real and what truly matters in life. I have been held hostage by technology, and the scary thing is, everyone else in society is trapped as well.

Louis Zamperini, an American soldier during World War II and an Olympic runner, was the main character in the biography Unbroken. While positioned on the Pacific Ocean, Louie’s plane crashed, and survived the crash with his two crewmates Phil and Mac. As the tortuous journey trudged on, Mac was tortured by nature's forces and died near the end of the journey. Louie and the stranded men floated for 46 days, living off of rainwater and fish, before being discovered by a Japanese patrol. When his torn, inflatable raft finally found land, the passengers were swept up by Japanese forces, putting them into torture camps. While at these camps Louie met the Bird, a ruthless guard who will haunt his dreams for the rest of his life. After Louie’s rough

Set in pre- Civil Rights South Louisiana, Ernest J. Gaines’ novel, A Lesson Before Dying is a captivating story about dignity, injustice and redemption. Gaines stylistic elements effectively takes us back to a time when racial segregation caused black people to lack hope for recognition of their humanity much less find justice in a court of law. Gaines manipulation of time, symbolism and motifs keep the readers gripped word for word with his heart-wrenching tale.

Imagine a society in which people are expected and pressured to live as perfect individuals. A society in which sin is heavily punished to the point of torture, and hypocrisy thrives. This is the reality of 17th century Puritan society which Nathaniel Hawthorne regularly wrote of in his literary works. One of the most often used literary devices in Hawthorne’s works is symbolism. Symbolism is using a word or object to represent a different thing or characteristic. Hawthorne uses extremely large amounts of symbolism in his stories, the most prevalent of which can be found in three of his most popular works which all tackle hypocrisy in Puritan society. This paper will analyze symbolism in The Scarlet Letter, “Young Goodman Brown”, and “The Minister’s Black Veil”.

In the short story A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Travis brings out the best in Walter. The first time Travis brings out the best is the first mourning. Travis asks Ruth for fifty cents, he cannot get the money from her so he asks Walter. Instead of being frugal Walter not only gives him the fifty cents but a whole dollar for cab fare. The Younger family does not have that kind of money but Walter always wants the best for Travis, so he stretches himself thin for his son. The second time is after Mama gave Walter the 3500 dollars. Walter talks to Travis about what life will be like once they have money. Travis talks about wanting to be a bus driver and Walter tells him “ “ . Walter then talks about having fancy cars working in

Here, I will be writing an analytic response to “A Raisin in the Sun,” by Lorraine Hansberry. It’s a story about an African American family (The Youngers) who was residing in Chicago, shortly after World War II. The family consisted of a young man, living at his mom’s place along with his wife, their son and Walter’s younger sister (Beneatha). The family had recently lost their father and received a check resulting his death. Throughout this story, you will see how money changed people and the way they think.

Symbolism in literature is one of the most common and most accessible ways for the author to portray his or her ideas to the audience. The level of complexity can vary with this method as the symbol can be used to represent one theme repeatedly or in different forms for different concepts. Nathaniel Hawthorne in The Scarlet Letter chooses to illustrate a single symbol, the scarlet letter “A,” in multiple incarnations and assigns to each a different theme of the

Literary Analysis Essay The play “A Raisin In The Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry was written in 1959. The play explains and examines the experience of a black/African American family that tries to better their life with an insurance check paid to them because of the death of the father in the family. The play showcases lots of examples of different themes that are used but the one I chose was cultural identity in America. Cultural identity in America is often specified as the behaviors and beliefs, or characteristics of a person based on his or her ethnic or age group. Furthermore, the character that this is displayed in and through is Beneatha.

Each love story is beautiful, and everyone’s is different. Keep Me in Mind by Jaime Reed is relating to a girl, Ellia, who recently had head trauma, now she has forgot the last two years of her life. Which includes her boyfriend Liam and all of his relatives and all of his family conflicts with her family. Before and after the head incident, both families believes that they should not date or even hangout, but they still find their ways. Two possible themes are love never forgets and just one person could change your life.

Alesia Robinson March 6, 2018 ENGL 1102 “Two Kinds" by Amy Tan As I read the story, the words used seem to be dimensionless and one could also say static. In the story, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan a major element in the story is the narrator. The voice of the narrator creates the tone, and characters in the story which make the story seem real when played in your thoughts. Jing-Mei is the narrator who is a daughter of a Chinese immigrant.

The short story Dr.Heidegger's Experiment, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is an eye-opening example of the Romanticism literary movement. Emotions and reactions were essential, which shows a great reliance on emotion. Fuse that and an old, creepy, cobweb-filled room, horrible ethical decisions made by Dr.Heidegger, and you’ve got a spectacular romantic piece. Dr.Heidegger’s Experiment is seen most clearly through the psychological lens. Hawthorne, a writer of the romantic time period, plays out a dream for most older people in this short story. Eternal life from the Fountain of Youth. Dr.Heidegger's extremely unethical decision to test the waters’ effects on his three closest friends, The Widow, the Colonel, and Mr.Melbourne, can only be justified

Throughout the history of humanity mankind has always cherished relationships with others. The excitement of being needed and depended on drives man’s compassion and understanding for one another. No matter the time period or where on earth in which one lives this has been proven to be true. In “Miss Brill”, by Katherine Mansfield, Miss Brill is an elderly woman is living a stagnant life filled with loneliness and misconception where she is unable to differentiate the line between reality and her imagination while struggling with her mental state.

In the story of “Miss Brill” the setting enacts an immense role in Miss Brill’s perspective upon life. She puts herself into the lives of others and makes herself feel as if she was an actor in a play. However, when a young couple begin to mock and slander her she loses a part of herself in the process. She no longer has that sense of happiness we get throughout the beginning of the story. Her sense of unity with her surroundings diminished exceptionally.

In term of writing an essay, characterization is one of the most important literary elements that author can use to improve their writing. A good characterization can is a detail, exhaustive description, it can help the reader to understand the whole writing better. Characterization can be used to enhance the theme, because it can help to develop the story. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s short story “Interpreter Of Maladies”, Mrs.Das is describe as irresponsible, self-absorbed and selfish. These character traits enhance the theme of marital conflict, because as a parent, she doesn’t want to take any responsibility of her children; in fact, she always does her own stuffs; and hopes others will comfort her, after they know about her secret. It is clear that Mrs.Das has no love toward her family.