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Literary Analysis: “Emma” by Jane Austen In this essay, we shall offer a thorough analysis of the mechanics of gender; social class and feminism. We shall explore Emma, the main character of the novel, and her relationship with Mr. Knightley using the lens above. At the end, we shall offer a brief analysis on how the novel’s style has been mimicked in contemporary young adult fiction. PLOT ANALYSIS Emma as a Character. Emma is first described as “Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex...

NAME: INSTRUCTOR: INSTITUTION: DATE: THE METAMORPHOSIS BY FRANZ KAFKA. INTRODUCTION. The metamorphosis is a tale by Franz Kafka about a terrible fate suffered by Gregor Samsa one morning that changes all their lives completely. Gregor is a sales person whose career involves a lot of traveling and a few enemies. Gregor has to take the early morning train at seven to arrive at work in time. He misses the train that prompts the manager to come looking for him under the pretense of accusations laid to him by a colleague. Gregor on the other hand wakes up like a real human size bug. This circumstance greatly confuses Gregor to a point where he decides to sleep in the hope of waking up from the...

Which scenes would you cut from Hamlet, and why? What can we say about Hamlet that has not being said before? Almost nothing and we do not consider ourselves worthy of even commenting on such an incredible play. What we can say for sure is that its tragic tones still serve as a referent for the modern theater. The play has approximately 4,000 lines, and since the story is tightly knit, it is hard to choose parts to cull, as it has to be done carefully in order to the play keep its original meaning. In the same way, it will depend on which format we are planning on presenting the play, if it will be presented at a theater, we might keep closer to the original. On the other hand, if the cuts would have...

Name Instructor Subject Date Adam Smith Adam Smith was a British philosopher and a Scottish Enlightenment figure. He was also among the pioneers of political economy, a term that is often used in describing the study of production and trade, as well as their relationship with government, custom and the law (Copley and Kathryn 120). At the age of 14, Smith enrolled at the University of Glasgow, where he studied on scholarship. Upon graduating, he entered the Balliol College at Oxford, where he graduated with broad knowledge of European literature. With his 1776 treatise titled An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, often foreshortened as The Wealth of Nations, Smith...

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Subject Date Analysis of “All the Light we Cannot See” by Anthony DoerrIn this book, Anthony Doerr tried to knit a story set on the holocaust, and World War II. It has everything to be a good novel, but also has elements to that show some flaws. In this essay, we intend to do an analysis of the book in order to gain a thorough knowledge of the relations we can see in it. For instance, in the relation between Marie-Laure and Werner, we will see a budding love that could not be. In the relationship of Marie-Laure and her father, we can see a man so preoccupied for her child. A preoccupation that leads him to construct a replica of the town so Marie could...

Name: Professor: Course: Date: A Good Man is hard to find by O’Connor Many are the time one thinks he/she has friends only to come to learn that they are the worst enemies. In many cases, people assume the actions of their friends due to the deeds they see each day and hence forcing someone to make an assumption that all people are good depending on what they do each day or even how they relate to others. However, most people fail to understand that the good deeds of someone may be a way of enticing them to the worst experiences of their lives. Research shows that most people have been killed or harmed by people they know well and trust. They turn abruptly and without knowing they become...