Essay Database

… female poet and one of the foremost authors in American literature. Dickinson's simply constructed yet intensely felt, acutely intellectual writings take as their subject issues vital to humanity: the agonies and ecstasies of love, sexuality,…

… Rumor" is about the struggle of a married couple to maintain their normal (and rather boring) existence amid rumors that Frank Whittier, the husband in this modern couple, is having a homosexual affair with a young man. The rumor that begins the story…

… literary work, in which Swift shows dissatisfaction with the political situation in Ireland during the Age of Rationalism. In this period of time, Ireland was in a great poverty and was being abused by the English and Swift wrote this piece in order…

… first wave of immigration, the ethnic composition of the United States had been greatly altered. Millions of people from around the world with different religious and cultural beliefs poured into the nation. During this short time, there were numerous…

… The title character of The Great Gatsby is a young man, around thirty years old, who rose from an impoverished childhood in rural North Dakota to become fabulously wealthy. However, he achieved this lofty goal by participating in organized crime, includi…

… The Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, takes place in France and England during the seventeen hundreds at the start of the French Revolution. While nobles are savoring the bountiful, rich life peasants roam the streets hungry and homeless. Some…

… (1929-1940's) the U.S., falling apart at the seams economically, desperately needed someone to pull them out of the downward spiraling vortex of poverty. If someone happened to take advantage of the country's situation, they might create a dictatorial…

… that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter--tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther...And one fine morning--So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." (189)…

… accused of witch craft. The Crucible explains the lives of those accused and why they chose to give their life to receive a place in heaven. Because of how strongly they followed their religion, they died for good reasons. When someone was convicted…

… Although "The Yellow Wall-Paper" is fiction, it can be considered almost like Gilman's autobiography since Gilman's life seemed to parallel her main character's life. What Gilman was trying to express in this work is women's fight for identity…