Category: Literary Criticism

Introduction In the beloved short story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling, a brave mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi faces off against a venomous cobra named Nagaina. This essay will compare and contrast the battle between Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Nagaina, examining their motivations, strategies, and outcomes. Through this analysis, we will gain insight into the contrasting characteristics of the two…

For my poem analysis task, the poem I selected to analyze was The Rose That Grew from Concrete by Tupac Shakur. Born as Lesane Parish Crooks, Tupac Shakur was one of the most notable rappers of all time. Not only was he a phenomenal rapper, but an outspoken artist whose words impressed the lives of…

F. Sionil Josés The God Stealer has to be one of the best short stories to be written since it has won the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Short Story, one of the best awards to be won by a writer for his or her work. Back in 1959, Josés inspiration for writing The God…

From a National Artist for Literature and one of the famous Filipino writers not only known in the country but globally, Francisco Sionil Jose who was not born with a silver spoon in Pangasinan on December 1924. He has experienced political and economic activities in different countries. With his experience, he put it into a…

The graphic novel ‘Snowpiercer’, created by Jacques Lob and illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette is a clear depiction of the three major classes of Marxist criticism: the aristocracy, the bourgeoisie, and the proletariat. To begin with, in the novel, the Snowpiercer is a train consisting of one thousand and one carriages which are divided into classes.…

One may argue that poverty is an individual’s choice rather than a reflection of society as a whole. Nelson Mandela once stated: Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity, and a decent life. While poverty…

I think the setting is important in this piece because I believe the setting will affect many events in this book. I also believe it is important because the author believes the setting deserves its own chapter. Every moving thing lifted the dust into the air: a walking man lifted a thin layer as high…

Blacklight Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. (King Jr.) Heart of Darkness, a novella written by Joseph Conrad, takes place on the River Thames and follows a narrator listening to a retelling of Marlows journey along the Congo River. While traveling into the heart of Africa, Marlow learns of the origins…

Mending Wall is a poem by Robert Frost. Robert Frost: Robert Frost was a leading American poet of the 19th & 20th centuries who is well known for his use of imagery in poetry. He dabbled with both farming and was also an English teacher but was always convinced that his real calling was to…

In chapter one of Invisible Man, through his use of imagery and metaphors, Ralph Ellison conveys the premise of how vulnerable and powerless the people of color are made by the whites while living in such an unequal and racist society. Ellison describes a battle royal scene in which a group of 10 young black…