This essay is about "The Mouse and His Child" by Russell Hoban, and the importance it puts on the family unit. Provides a plot synopsis.

In the short story "A Sunrise on the Veld" by Doris Lessing, the main character is a fifteen year old boy who goes on a literal and metaphorical journey.

The novel "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway demonstrates Santiago meeting all the characteristics of a strong male. Santiago's physical strength helps him to achieve the goals he sets for himself. He has shown that although an old man, he still possesses enough strength to catch the biggest fish of his career.

Compares "Initiation," by Sylvia Plath and "A Cap For Steve," by Morley Callaghan. Defines epiphany as it relates to character development. Compares characters within the two stories, conflict within each story, influence from other characters within each story, and the epiphanies these characters experience in the story.

Explores the significance of taking leave for character Paul Baumer, the main character of Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front.

Provides an analysis of two poems, To the virgins, To make much of time (Robert Herrick) and The Road not Taken (Robert Frost). Explores the theme of 'carpe diem' in each poem.

Analyzes the play Twelth Night, by William Shakespeare. Discusses the humour found in Act2 scene 5 of the play. Describes how this scene affects audience anticipation for the rest of the play.

Analyzes the Mai Vo-Dinh story, The Fly. Discusses the intelligence of the boy, the main character. Details how the young boy's intelligence is made use of in many different ways in order to fool the rich man.

Discusses whether or not the George Bernard Shaw play, Pygmalion, is a romance. Explores the relationship between Eliza and Higgins.

Essay provides a discussion regarding William Shakespeare's "Julius Ceasar."

In Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, the protagonist is an instrument of suffering of offers. This suffereing brought upon others by Okonkwo contributes to the tragic vision of the work as a whole. Okonkwo's characteristics are contradicting and therefore can be considered a paradox. He seems to represent the traditional Igbo life, yet his suicide seems to contradict everything the Igbo society represents.

Discusses the novel, Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev. This essay is about the intricate relationship between fathers and sons in the book and in the 20th century.

Discusses the standards of the society in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by American author Mark Twain. Also provides a plot summary and explores how the societal restraints during that time may have affected Huck.

This essay is about how George Orwell warns readers about the dangers of totalitarianism in his novel "1984."

Compares the lives of the characters in "1984", and what they see as reality.

Essay provides an analysis of Emily Dickinson's poems "986" and "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass."

This essay explores the idea of being different in "A Cage of Butterflies" by Brian Caswell and what he wanted to tell the reader.

This essay is an analysis of John Betjeman's poem "A Child Ill."

A response to Ernest Hemingway's short story "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," about an old man who regularly visits a café late at night to escape from the darkness of the world. Unlike the younger of the two waiters at the café the older waiter can relate to the old man's situation.

Examines feminism, gender roles and family roles in "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen.

A review of the short story "A Field of Wheat" by Sinclair Ross, in which the wife of a wheat farmer struggles to find her place in her marriage during the 1930s. Although the story is not captivating, it shows the resiliency of the human spirit, as Martha and John kept on despite their terrible living conditions, their isolation, and the harshness of the land that John farmed.

In her novel Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi challenges the reader to question the world around them and the views commonly accepted by society, claiming strongly that a good novel is subversive. The novel questions the government of her native Iran, challenges the views and accepted ways in that country, and draws the reader into a world of hardships that she and her fellow Iranians must face. The novel utilizes references to F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and also challenges Americans to defy the norm.

Its a comparison essay between the two stories of "A Man Told Me the Story of His Life" and "To Earn My Living."

Essay provides a character analysis of Puck from William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

A comparison between the original "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare and the 1999 movie version directed by Michael Hoffman. While Hoffman kept the core of Shakespeare's genius in his movie, his subtle changes to the setting, the costumes, and even the dialogue help to make the movie his own.

An analysis of Jonathan Swift's essay "A Modest Proposal," a satire-laden piece in which Swift addresses the terrible living conditions that existed in Ireland during the eighteenth century. As is the case with any well-written satire, Swift created and implemented a shocking revelation and used a serious, detached tone to make it seem real.

Amy Tan's story "A Pair of Tickets" is about a Chinese-American woman's philosophical struggle to accept her true identity. The protagonist Jing-mei grew up with American influences and struggles with her Chinese heritage. She is finally able to resolve this struggle after going overseas with her father and meeting her twin sisters for the first time in over thirty years.

A gentle approval of E.M Forster's assertion that A Passage to India is not a political novel. Also gives author's contributions as to how we may (as readers) view this story.

William Blake's poem "A Poison Tree" explores the consequences of hatred. Blake describes two situations, one in which the speaker is angry with a friend and one in which the speaker is angry with an enemy, and shows how anger can manifest itself into something detrimental, inhumane, and deadly. Blake's portrayal of a bitter, wrathful, angry, and cold atmosphere, and his use of diction, metaphors, and symbolism, all depict the deep level of seriousness contained in the poem.

My essay is about how three of the main characters view on life changes through situations that happen in the play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.

The social conditions of Walter and Beneatha that altered their actions and decisions in "A Raisin in the Sun," a novel by Lorraine Hansberry.

Essay discusses how the novel "A Raisin in the Sun" reveals the author's faith.

A study of the main narrative techniques evident in William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily," the effects that those techniques produce, and how they contribute to the meaning of the story. In manipulating the structure of the story through subtle complexities, Faulkner gives the story a Gothic/tragic element, including a psychoanalysis of the main character and a display of how members of the aristocratic classes can be entrapped by isolation and social constraints.

The story "A Son of the Middle Border" and the journey of Lewis and Clark are similar in many ways. In both the story and the expedition, awe-inspriring stretches of land are found, and new, never-before-seen animals are discovered. Both experiences show how many great lessons can be learned from nature.

Essay compares the stories of "A Terribly Strange Bed" by Wilkie Collins and "The Red Room" by H.G. Wells.

Saving work for later when there is time to play is the most important theme of Robert Frost's poem "A Time to Talk." In three lines, Frost describes the importance in life of a man's decision to stop hoeing his field for a while and talk with his friend.

The theme of Robert Frost's poem "A Time to Talk" is that friends should come before work. Through the man putting his hoe down to talk with his friend, we see the importance of friendship in an individual's feeling complete in life and in enjoying a secure life.

This is a literature analysis of "Adrian Mole" by Sue Townsend.

Robert Frost's poem "After Apple Picking" depicts a reflection upon life itself after everything is said and done. The apples represent the decisions one makes in life, both good and bad, and the poem's narrator realizes that he has created his own destiny with the choices he had made. This theme and Frost's use of literary devices make the poem both exceptional and easy to relate to.

The play "After January" depicts three different rites of passage in a young man's progression to adulthood. These phases -- separation, transition, and incorporation -- each show different aspects related to the young man's changing sense of identity.

Essay provides a literary analysis of the novel "Alas Babylon" by Pat Frank.

Essay is a research paper on "Alice In Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll. It has symbolism, historical background, and my own criticism.

This essay compares two books that discuss the aspect of war: "All Quiet on the Western Front" (WWI) by Erich Maria Remarque and "War of the Rats" (WWII) by David Robbins. It compares the books camaraderie, and also contains some personal essay elements.

Erich Remarque wrote "All Quiet on the Western Front" in first person (told by Paul) to represent the numerous soldiers who fought in war. He shows how damaging war is on a soldier's life causing them to feel "weary," "broken" and "burnt out" through the many literary devices he uses, such as irony, symbolism and structure.

Short Story Literary Insight Essay

"Alway a Motive" by Dan Ross

Civil War as the topic of "An Episode of War" by Stephen Crane and "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh" by Ray Bradbury.

A detailed look at the characters in the play "An Inspector Calls" to determine whether any of them is responsible for Eva Smith's death. In the end, all were involved in Eva's death, including to some degree Eva herself.

In Ambrose Bierce's Civil War short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," southern planter Peyton Farquhar is captured by the Union Army while attempting to destroy a railroad bridge on behalf of the Confederate cause. In the final moments before he is to be hanged for this offense, he undergoes a series of hallucinations in which he escapes and journeys back to his home.

Essay provides a short review on "Antar and the Eagles" by Stephan Baxter.

Essay provides an analysis of the poem "Assisi" by Norman MacCaig.