Category: Literary Criticism

Have you ever thought of what It wouldve been like to exist in an earlier era? A society riddled with inequality; where individuals were expected to have certain qualities, and if not, considered unworthy. In The Importance of Being Earnest, written by the famous Oscar Wilde, he creates a perfect example of an era that…

An Argumentative Analysis of the Themes within The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde’s ‘The Importance Of Being Earnest’ investigates different themes of adoration and marriage, particularly in Act 1, where marriage in Victorian culture is generally negated as an ‘extremely charming state,’ rather utilizing different comedic devices, for example, plays on words, ironic statements and…

During Edgar Allan Poes time, most writings and books were about the bible or related to religion. However, Poe wrote twisted, grotesque short stories that had a recurring theme: a narrator with a mental illness. In his short story, The Tell-Tale Heart, the narrator has a mental illness, specifically schizophrenia. Looking at this story in…

Macbeth is a play created by Shakespeare that emphasizes and brings out the true tones of humanity through greed, ambition, and wanting, however through the use of figurative language as well as the combination of dramatic techniques, Shakespeare is able to express the dire emotions of Lady Macbeth as she begins to fall into madness…

Women have had to fight to get to where they are today. The right to vote, equal wages, the perception of their status in society… all these victories, whether fully achieved or not, have been, and still are today, a struggle. In a hetero-patriarchal society where men have more advantages than women or at least…

The Odyssey, an epic poem by Homer that details Odysseus quest for homecoming after the Trojan War, is a work that has remained relevant for thousands of years because of its ability to examine and discuss many different important aspects of being human. The hero of the narrative experiences heartbreak, fear, and eventually victory as…

In The Great Gatsby, jazz music is played throughout the text, adding energy and life to the novel. From Gatsby’s extravagantly chaotic parties to the most introspective moments in the book, the jazz style of music seems to weave itself into the text. Like jazz has its exciting ups and mellow downs, the novel seems…

Humankinds proclivity to racism, intolerance, and bigotry has provoked an outcry from all levels of society. Toni Morrison and Jodi Picoult typify authors who have sought to represent the victims voice. In The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison a black African American gives a haunting torturous account of Pecola Breedlove, a child, within a culture dominated…

Psychological tests observe emotions and behaviors to help diagnose a patient and create a guide for treatment. However, you cannot be assessed correctly because you are not as important, youll be treated like a child, and your emotions are automatically invalidated. In the 19th century, that is what women went through when being psychologically evaluated,…

Sometimes the only way to see the whole picture is to take a few steps back because we can easily lose sight of the truth in our imaginations. In The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald, the truth is often lost by nebulous dreams, characters such as Gatsby live in a false augmented reality created by…