Edgar Degas

Acting as an archetype in literature for hundreds of years, the common man remains one of the most ubiquitous characters in the American literary canon. Even though the concept emerges long before, the idea of the common man mostly manifests itself in the writings of American realist authors during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Realists strive to create works that focus on reality, its hardships, and familiarity instead of romanticized exaggeration of the trivial and…

Can you imagine writing your personal experiences to teach readers a theme or the main idea behind the story? In the book “War Dances” written by Sherman Alexie, which published in 2009, is a collection of short stories and personal poems that describe tragedies that can occur in someone’s life and how the challenges can affect their daily purpose. Many of the personal topics that Alexie mentions in his book are the Native American stereotypes, his family’s medical history, and loss of Native…

The poem "Annabel Lee", by Edgar Allan Poe, shows the speaker's way of coping with the death of his beloved, which is displayed as obsession towards her and his judgment of the holy as guilty. The speaker justifies his obsessed love to Annabel Lee as stronger than any extraordinary force, and presents the holy as disgraced and malice for trying to separate them. First, the repetition of words, phrases and sounds emphasizes the speaker's obsession towards Annabel Lee. Her name is mentioned seven…

The play is written in 1945, after the end of Second World War but the play was set on a spring evening in 1912, which is two years before the World War One. J.B. Priestly have set the play 35 years in past so that he can involve the audience in the play. The play is about social responsibility. Priestley uses the play to present his ideas on responsibility and society. Priestly voices his numerous concerns through the play including political ideologies, the rights of the working classes and…

In most literary works, minor characters influence the major character. The minor character does this either indirectly or directly. In this instance, Lymon, a minor character in “The Piano Lesson”, indirectly influences Boy Willie Charles and directly influences Berniece Charles . The Charles siblings are longtime friends with Lymon and have a made a connection with the two. Whether it be a demanding or intimate relationship connection. These relationships add purpose to the play by…

Betrayal--it is something that quite a number of people dread, on account of its gravity and ability to truly hurt and shake someone to his or her core. A traitor can come in many shapes and sizes, from all walks of life; according to Shakespeare, however, those who are closest to an individual are also those who are most likely to break faith with the aforementioned individual. This is reflected in his quote, “There’s daggers in men’s smiles; the near in blood, the nearer bloody.” In context,…

Have you ever fallen in love with someone? Poetry is an understandable language that expresses feelings and reading poetries make people feel better. Love is the person’s heart who get warmth and it’s the deepest feelings that mostly everyone fell in love with. I decided to use the topic of “Love” because it’s romantic and understanding poems. “ I Love You Except Because I Do Not Love You” by Pablo Neruda was explaining the feelings of anyone could possibly feels. “ Remember Me” by Macia A.…

For countless people, fear has a major impact on people’s actions, decisions, and lives. In Daniel Defoe's adventurous novel Robinson Crusoe, the theme of fear of the human condition is relevant as shown through the narrator's vigorous journey. Daniel Defoe was an English author from the late 1600s to early 1700s, and he published the novel, Robinson Crusoe, incorporating themes such as fear about the human condition. The theme is prevalent through the protagonist, Robinson Crusoe and he is…

The author of Ode: Intimidations of Immortality William Wordsworth’s conversation with his sister had recalled the emotional experience in his childhood. Wordsworth began to question why, as a child, he once has the ability to witness the divinity of nature but as an adult that was disappearing. The speaker of the poem is an older man who is thinking back about his childhood’s glory and connection to the heaven. With frequent shift of rhyme scheme in the poem, Wordsworth makes this poem songlike…

William Wordsworth is considered as the real pioneer of romanticism all over the world so he published a lot of romantic poems which reflect the beauty of nature to all readers. He had established effective relation with Samuel Coleridge for emphasizing the romantic context of poetry in the 19th century. They both revolted against the norms of classical movement which dominated Europe until the end of the 18th century. Romantic poets adopted a new approach of poetry writing as they avoided the…