Edgar Allan Poe’s life story portrays him as a depressed, dark man always on the lookout for love. He was devastated when his first cousin died, making the end of his marriage even more tragic. He used his frustration over his unrequited love as an inspiration for many of his works. Poe is considered by …
Harriet Jacobs’s escape from slavery is her most famous achievement. She was born in Edenton in North Carolina in 1813. While she was a girl, she experienced sexual abuse. She managed to escape. She became a renowned author in 1861, thanks to her experiences. The fact that she was both a female and black was …
Sigmund, the Austrian neurologist who is considered the father of psychoanalysis and founded the field, believed that the human mind could be divided into three parts: the id (unconscious), the ego (conscious) and the superego. The id is a subconscious mind which makes decisions based on impulses, without weighing up the future consequences. Superego is …
Salinger depicts the Glass family’s troubled lives in his novel Franny Zooey. This is especially true for Zooey and Franny, the youngest Glass children. The two Glass children were educated to promote religious awareness and knowledge while appearing on a radio program called “It’s a Wise Child”. Seymour tells the Glass siblings to be the …
Table of Contents Taking note Examination In conclusion Cartoon-based television shows are still a favorite among children all over the world. Nickelodeon’s television show, SpongeBob SquarePants, has consistently captured children and adults’ attention. The television show is aimed at children aged from 2 to 11 years. The television series SpongeBob SquarePants is a humorous show …
Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein is a masterful blend of social commentary and horror. It explores the human condition as it unfolds. Robert Walton is introduced in the novel, as are Victor Frankenstein. Both men are driven to glory by science. These two men have been enslaved by the Id – the darkest part the human …
William Wordsworth’s writing style and William Blake’s individual perspective are vastly different, even though scholars label both as “romantic poetry”. Wordsworth isn’t blind to the struggles of everyday life but he prefers to focus more on the positive. He chooses an existence in which silver-lined cloud floats gently over pansy-blanketed field. Blake is a more …
Basho uses the traditional haibun to express himself beautifully in Narrow Route to the Deep North. The themes he covers include nature, faith, folklore as well as physical and mental journeys. The haibun is a short prose piece that tells a story and sets a mood. It’s then condensed to three lines for the haiku. …
This essay is intended to provide a detailed analysis of “Oedipus the Rex”. A plot for a play has a rising, falling, expositional, determinant, and peak activity. The rising action follows the exposition to lead up to the play’s greatest part. The falling is the activity that follows the peak. It leads the audience to …
Stephen Covey gives advice to teens on how to be more productive. The first habit is “proactive”. Reactive is not proactive. Reactiveness is a common reaction of lazy people. Many people are lazy and become reactive. Proactive individuals know they can take control of their lives. It is common for proactive people to have set …