Criticism

see this poem as a multitude of defences on the part of the woman as to why she had an abortion. In marxist criticism, emphasis is placed on social structures, history and ideologies. In “The Mother”, we can use marxism to explore how the social class of the mother in this poem has impacted her decision to abort her child. From reading in the first stanza “The singers and…

doubt that I am not a virtuous person. / To this the answer is given: / Surely, your only resource is to try to despise them entirely, / And then with aversion do what your duty enjoins you.’ What is the target of Schiller’s epigram? Is it a fair criticism of Kant? To answer this, I will be breaking down this essay to try and grasp what Schiller is really saying about Kant, and thinking about his ‘Moral Philosophy’. What is Moral Philosophy? “It is impossible to think of anything in the world,…

Edgar Allan Poe is known as one of America’s most famous poets. His poems were typically based on chilling imagery such as death, decay, supernatural powers and worldly evil, and looking into Edgar’s life, one could say that he wrote his poems based on his own life experiences. For instance, the fact that he lost most of the females close to his heart, are reflected in most of his poems, mainly by the death of a beautiful maiden. A short biography on Poe talked a little about a part of Poe’s…

The initial conclusion one can draw from the critique of modern culture by both Kafka and Eliot in their portrayals of modern man is that it is them placed in these settings and their literature is simply an outlet for said critique. The modernist sentiments expressed in their works were, in part, universally held opinions amongst literary contemporaries of theirs and as such were not only a veritable representation of them coming to grips with the reality of the world around them, but also of…

Abolitionism emerged in United Stated through different figures and characters, one of them would be the highly influential speaker Frederick Douglass who in an open letter in 1852 refers to the 4th of July as the celebration of the United States biggest sin. He gives a reflection of the cruelty exercised over Black communities, and how people have been decided to leave behind or just ignored the pain. He calls “AMERICA SLAVERY” (9) as a protest for all the injustice that happens, and the fact…

When I first watched Disney 's version of "The Little Mermaid" when I was younger, I knew there was something wrong with Ariel giving up her voice. I was so annoyed at her for making that decision -- Why would she give up her talent and her ability to talk for Prince Eric? What was even the point of doing that if she couldn 't talk to him? After now having read the original Hans Christian Anderson version, this time with a feminist theoretical lens applied to the story, I better understand why…

`Of Mice and Men` is a novella written by John Steinbeck that is set during the era of the Great Depression in 1930’s America. The novella portrays the way in which - despite the consequences of depressed circumstances - human spirit still survives. During the aftermath of the Great Depression, which was a poverty-stricken era, men hoped to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives. Steinbeck illustrates how people, with the help of friends and dreams, can prevail in the face of all difficult…

As a philosopher and writer throughout the mid-1800s, Henry David Thoreau, mentions and criticizes social establishments within the United States. He states strongly on how he perceives the government and the way it governs its people, to follow the rules and regulations enclosed all throughout the leadership in the United States of America. As stated in his written essay, Civil Disobedience, “That government is best which governs least”. Where he felt the people should not regard the laws but…

Furthermore, the narrator uses her defense mechanism of dissociation to mentally escape the materialistic society that the bourgeoisie has created. Dissociation, observed by Bill Flatt, consists of “repressed, and then it controls one. Other manifestations of grief during this period may include hallucinations” (Flatt 144). Since physically escaping the shelter is a futile plan, the narrator uses her imagination to conjure a society she deems as just. For instance, she states, “We all deal with…

Kurt Vonnegut is one of the most influential American novelists of the twentieth century who has brought about a phenomenal distinction in literature. Most of the writers have written only in a particular concept or genre, but Kurt Vonnegut has imprinted his undeniable mark in science fiction with humor, social commentary with absurdity and so on. Kurt Vonnegut has written fourteen novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of non-fiction. His works are occupied with…