Category: Literary Criticism

As discussed in Chimamanda Adichies Ted-Talk titled the Danger of a Single Story, the idea of continually promoting a singular story or narrative about a group of people is damaging to society as a whole because it perpetrates unjust stereotypes and warps peoples ideas of reality. During Adichies presentation, she explained that the single story…

The Pedestrian (Plot) In his tale, we find Leonard Mead, a citizen of a television-dominated globe in 2052. Roads in the town have decayed and individuals only leave their homes during the day, staying at home at night to watch television. It is disclosed that during the night Mead loves wandering through the town, which…

The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas’ Le Guin’s terrifying story begins with a pleasing event it is the Festival of Summer and the community is celebrating the wonderful climate and the gatherings. The narrator talks promptly to the audience as they depict the kids who are readying for a horse race and the observers…

Frank Stocktons The Lady, or the Tiger is a 19th-century short story that leaves the reader with a sense of speculation. The story introduces the audience to a kingdom that bears a resemblance to the Roman Empire. There rules a king that is said to be semi-barbaric. Alongside the king, is his daughter, a princess…

Bye, Grandpa! said the young girl, who was smiling ear to ear. See you next summer! After they left there was silence, I was lonely again. I stood there, deep in thought, thinking as the sun was setting. I know time was running out. I was getting old and weak. I didn’t think I can…

A couple of years ago, during an intense battle of Girls vs Boys during my time at primary school, the Boys lost badly and many people. (myself included) were surprised about the results. The reason for the results of this outcome is that we believed that boys were better than girls. A progressive depiction of…

Born on January 19, 1809, writer, poet, and dramatist, Edgar Allan Poe, appeared to be fascinated with the notions of insanity and surrealism. These concepts laid the foundation for his writings, resulting in his work sticking out substantially among his 19th-century transcendentalist contemporaries. Poe was among the first writers to create works that embraced the…

Quality poetry offers readers insight into their own relationship with their world, presenting themes prevalent within their own lives that address the complexity of being human. Eliot advocates the need for the confrontation of uncomfortable truths by exploring the unease of immortality caused by modernity which internally manifests disconnection, evoking spiritual rebirth. The pervasiveness of…

Shirley Jackson’s short story ‘The Lottery’ is about an unassuming community holding its yearly lottery. The story starts portraying the day of the lottery, June 27th, as the individuals assembled in the square. The youngsters start to make heaps of stones while the men unobtrusively joke. The ladies tattle with one another before moving to…

Winning a lottery may prove to be bad luck, once said the famous James Cook. The notorious, Shirley Jackson certainly places Cook’s words into action in her short story, ‘The Lottery’. Composed following World War II, it investigates thoughts, such as communal violence, individual vulnerability, and the perils of indiscriminately following tradition. Set in an…