Jordyn Daniel

Psychoanalysis is a wide-ranging field, covering a variety of approaches to treating different forms of mental illness. The study originated with Sigmund Freud, so some familiarity with his...

A critical analysis goes beyond summarizing the work and discusses themes, imagery, structure, technique, and other literary and formal aspects of the work. Critical analysis shows how the writer...

“Human nature” is defined subjectively. Whether you agree or disagree with what Swift says about human nature, your argument is going to sound arbitrary. There is no single absolute definition of...

Dante’s The Divine Comedy has a wide range of characters with many different backgrounds and personalities. In order to discuss human nature throughout this long epic poem, consider what all of its...

The strongest example of freedom as a concept in Candide is the title character’s own freedom after he is thrown out of the castle. This event takes place at the beginning of the story and sets the...

The major theme or themes of a book are the recurring ideas that point to important topics outside of the story. For example, in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare spends a lot of time on...

The narrator of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” describes the bird at length in stanzas seven and eight. He describes the raven as “stately . . . with the mien of a lord and lady.” The bird exudes...

Mr. and Mrs. Samsa’s view of their children has to be analyzed before and after Gregor’s transformation, especially in Gregor’s case. While the reader doesn’t meet the family until after Gregor’s...

To persuade a reader that satire is a valuable form of literature, first define what is “valuable” to a reader. It could be an enjoyable reading experience, a lesson from literature that can affect...

The strictest definition of “tragedy” is a narrative that deals with the downfall of a protagonist, often due to their own error. Don Quixote is a hero who lives his life acting like a knight, a...

In addition to personal and practical motivations, Dante had an instructional purpose for writing The Divine Comedy. He wanted to provide lessons to readers about living ethically and following...