Character Analysis Essay of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkein wrote The Hobbit as a prelude to his much larger and famous work, The Lord of the Rings. It is a story about a hobbit that was recruited by a wizard to help dwarfs recover their ancient home from a fierce dragon. He was chosen by the wizard, Gandalf, […]
Critical Analysis Essay on The Great Gatsby Green and Eyes: Symbolism in The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is one of the stories written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald, an American short story writer and novelist. This novel is considered as his most brilliant work. In this novel, symbolism is an important literary element. Fitzgerald used color and […]
Critical Analysis Essay of Ernest Hemingway’s In Our Time Hemingway’s Presentation of Race in “Indian Camp” and “The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife” In Our Time is a collection of Ernest Hemingway’s short stories. Two stories from this collection, The Indian Camp andThe Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife is oftentimes compared because they basically have the same theme: […]
Critical Analysis Essay on Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband Feminism in An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde “Women are not meant to judge us, but to forgive us when we need forgiveness. Pardon, not punishment is their mission.” –Goring to Gertrude This passage shows the expected role of women in the lives of men. At most, the play […]
Critical Analysis Essay on The Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen’s Strong Characteristics We know Katniss Everdeen as the “girl on fire.” She is the heroine of the book, The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins. Katniss lives in a depressing world; people are oppressed, frightened, and dehumanized. More notably, their sufferings are caused by a centralized and totalitarian […]
Critical Analysis of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno Literary Elements of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy. He wrote the Divine Comedy that is composed of three books: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. In this analysis, the literary elements, specifically, language and style and form of Inferno are examined. Language and style in Inferno both low and high style. The form is analyzed as a […]
Critical Analysis Essay of Les Miserables The Life of Fantine in Les Miserables In Les Miserables, Victor Hugo brings us back to the 19thcentury France, when poor women suffered in the hands of a cruel society. Aside from being a romantic novel, Les Miserables is also a history book in itself. It shows the overall state and […]
Critical Analysis Essay of The Jungle Upton Sinclair’s Purpose in The Jungle Upton Sinclair describes the severe working conditions in the meatpacking factories. The workers suffer from serious shoulder and back injuries, lacerations, and amputations. They are also exposed to dangerous chemicals. The workers are not given high regard as they can be “easily replaced and […]
Critical Analysis Essay of The Joy Luck Club Migration Issues in The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan’s best-selling novel, The Joy Luck Club, is composed of four groups of short stories. Each of the section is introduced by italicized story written in pseudo-mythic style wherein characters are named as “the daughter” and “the mother.” The first group […]
Critical Analysis of the Character of Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Gender violence is a subject matter that is tackled in many works of literature. In these works, the female character is described to have a weak personality often victimized by the stronger sex. However, there are also works of literature […]