Literature

First Name Last Name Instructor Course 11 October 2017 Discussion Questions: Exploring Jonathan Haidt’s “The Righteous Mind” 1. In Chapter 1, “Where Does Morality Come From,” Jonathan Haidt discusses the origins of morality, which include social constructions humans have been following for years. Apart from the nature / nurture debate—a psychological breakdown of morals—Haidt also…

Portrayal of the character’s emotional state in The Swimmer by John Cheever The Swimmer is a short story written by an American novelist and short story writer, John Cheever. The story under analysis shows an emotional state of the main character, Neddy Merrill, his inner changes and peculiarities of interaction with other people. John Cheever…

Book: Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity Author: Julia Cameron The title “Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity” fully conveys the contents of the book. The author has set a goal to help people to overcome a creative impasse. That is why this book is intended for those who passionately want to create something, but experience temporary…

The Comedy of Errors is one of the most acclaimed plays written by the stalwart literary artist, William Shakespeare. The playwright leaves no stone unturned to impact the audience with the quintessence of dramatic elements and affective appeal. A scrutiny of the play would lead to an introspective comprehension of the intricacies of the dramatic…

The characters in A Streetcar Named Desire make a number of choices, and one of the most memorable is Stanley’s decision to rape Blanche. Stanley chooses to do this because he wants to regain power over her. Her criticism and lack of respect towards him cause him to feel inferior and to worry that his…

Narrative point of view refers to the position of the narrator in relation to the story that one is narrating. As such, when evaluating the point of view of the narrator, one focuses on the relationship between the narrator and the characters in the story. There are three major points of view that narrators can…

When considering the genre of Romantic Fiction, it is important to distinguish two main criteria. The first one is that the story should tell about the relationship and romantic love between two people. Secondly, the positive end of the story leaves the reader believing that love and relationship are very real and endure right next…

The True Sexual Morality is a book written by Daniel Heimbach with the main purpose of illuminating the sexual culture in the church. The book serves to address three main purposes within the society. First, it seeks to identify ways in which our churches and society are getting into a sexual chaos. It also seeks…

Personal assumptions and predispositions about the stalwart Romantic poet, William Wordsworth went on to be further substantiated. When one thinks of Wordsworth, his apotheosis of beauty and euphoria about the world encompasses one’s thought. The poem, “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” goes on to portray the indomitable zeal of the eminent poet when it…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of the most unusual works of Shakespeare. This can be vividly exemplified by the analysis of its origin, peculiarities of its plot and ideas.