Essays, Research Reports & Book Reports on North American Literature (8,227) essays
North American essays:
To What Extent Is Eddie Responsible For His Own Death In 'A View From A Bridge'?
... in New York, one of the biggest cities in the United States and Red Hook is just one of the slum localities that it is made up of. P.12: 'This is the slum that faces the bay on the seaward side of Brooklyn Bridge.'- Alfieri. Eddie grew up through the Second World War and the Great Depression ...
Paved in Innocence: The Quiet American
... the conflicts that the United States engaged in during the late 20th century, none invoked the ire of its citizens more than Vietnam. Even now it is somewhat of a taboo, something that if spoken about wrongly, could incur the wrath of those around you. Yet Graham Greene's novel The Quiet American ...
"Tuesdays with Morrie" a Modern Day Hero, by Mitch Albom
... Mitch came to visit every Tuesday to mimic the time when Mitch was a student of Morrie. They called this time "class" and discussed what these quotes meant in everyday life. In the early stages of the disease, Morrie was a guest on ABC's Nightline with Ted Koppel. In the interview, the ...
Wuthering Heights VS Thrushcross Grange = Storm Vs Calm
... characters illustrate the negative atmosphere that subsists in the house. Thrushcross Grange in contrast is a calm place. It is the opposite of Wuthering Heights. It is a "beautiful, a splendid place carpeted with crimson" (p. 48). The ...
The Glass Menagerie Write an essay on Jim, and how he influences the characters in the play.
... great plans of success with the television business. Tom feels frustrated; he feels he has not lived yet, and has wasted his twenty years in life. When his father left home, with the quest for adventures and long distances, the family responsibility fell on him. In the ...
Tennessee Williams - "A Streetcar Named Desire"
... in with the people of her new community, nor her physical surroundings in her new home. We can see that she did not fit in with the people of the community by comparing the manner in which women in the story handle their social life with men. In the third scene, Stella, who is pregnant at the time ...
Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible': In what ways does the title of the play add meaning and become reflected in the action, themes, imagery and characters Miller presents us with?
... in the actions and words of the characters. In fact, Reverend Parris makes an ironic comment that is closely linked with the The Crucible: REVEREND PARRIS: 'Why, Rebecca, we may open up the boil of all our troubles today because in the end the witchcraft investigation provokes the ...
An essay on Tennessee William's play "The Glass Menagerie", specifically commenting on how the father is the most influential character in the play.
... with her glass menagerie and Victrola, and Tom has his dreams of adventure. Through the character of Mr. Wingfield, Williams uses the theme of escape throughout the play in order to demonstrate the hopelessness and futility of each character's dreams. Amanda is arrested in the past because of the ...
Analytic essay on The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber
... in trouble with his wife, the nag of his life, or from other various people who ridicule him. In the Secret life of Walter Mitty, James Thurber kicks the story off with an exciting daydream. Mitty, in ...
Carrie - Steven King's horror story from novel to movie
... with a slight suggestion that Sue's actions might have a equivocal twist to them. Sadly I think this intriguing detail has been neglected in the movie, and that subtracts greatly from the depth of Sue's character ...