Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle suggests that our attitudes toward scientific innovation and the behaviors that follow them have an effect on the decisions that are made. By doing so, Vonnegut challenges the reader’s perception of science as a religious cult. The …
One way to describe the distinctive characteristics of the Gothic is that it employs a variety of strategies. Consider Frankenstein.
Frankenstein isn’t set in the Gothic setting that would be a large brooding castle, but the macabre and bizarre descriptions …
Allen Ginsberg’s poetry is reflective of the time in his life and the psychedelia, which enabled him to accept the work he had written as an expression to a higher truth. The term “psychedelia” does not refer to marijuana or …
The Old Testament Bible, first book of Samuel Chapter 17 contains the story about David. It tells the story of a young man called David who takes on Goliath, a terrifying giant. Goliath, a great Philistine soldier who challenges Israel’s …
An Analytical Essay on The War of the Wall
“Lou dragged and shook me off because I was about get to grab the ladder. She was not allowed to enter their private space. Lou stopped the painter lady being embarrassed …
Plath’s poetry is full of prominent themes about inadequacy as well mental anguish. Plath’s lack in self-belief can be seen in ‘Mirror’ as she struggles with her insecurities. Plath also confronts her worst thoughts in Arrival of The Bee Box’ …
It is no surprise that Allen Ginsberg aligned his self with Walt Whitman’s poem “Howl,” according to the title page of his book. “Unscrew your locks from their doors!” / Unscrew doors from jambs! This line is used by Ginsberg …
The reader recognizes Laila’s role in the modern communist revolution of 1979 when she is introduced to her at the start of the second part. The author portrays Laila as a special person in the context of her birth, and …
America’s middle-class is rapidly disappearing. In the last few decades, Americans have been struggling to pay a living wage. This has led to many people having to take on multiple jobs in order to survive. Barbara Ehrenreich’s non-fiction book Nickeled …
Children learn that it is honorable to fight for their country, and they believe this as a way of life. Dulce Et Decorum Est tells us that being proud of your country is sweet. This poem shows that war is …