Literary Criticism of “A Rose for Emily”

A Rose for Emily is a short story written by William Faulkner. The action in the story takes place in 1894. In the 19th century, women were considered to be unequal to men and had unequal rights. They had to take care of their husbands, children, and homes. The public frowned upon those women who […]

Art plays an extremely important role in the history of humanity. Starting from the early days’ cave drawings and up to contemporary exhibitions, concerts and literature contests, it plays a specific role in our lives. It is mainly a product of our emotions and esthetic feelings of our inner and outer world. Literature in this […]

It is said that hindsight is 20/20, that we can only see clearly when looking at the past and seeing the mistakes we may have made. In relationships, this is especially true and we frequently do not see what went wrong until the relationship is over.

This paper, by referring to particular characters, themes, and plot development in Hurston’s “Sweat”, analyzes the ways folklore and vernacular are portrayed in this story.
In “Sweat,” Hurston exhibits her talents for characterization.

Although living in fictional settings, literary characters can be just as complex if not more so than real life people. They are creations of a writer and as such can experience the spectrum of human emotion, tribulation and joy within a few pages of a book.

In 1883, Carlo Collodi wrote the children’s book, Pinocchio. Based in Tuscany, Italy, the book tells the story of a marionette puppet carved out of wood by the toy maker, Geppetto.