World Literature

In Blood Wedding, Lorca presents men as violent and strong, a reflection of the machismo culture. Throughout the entirety of the play, the males are presented in such a light; while such stereotypes are more often presented subtlety, using a mixture of action and presentation, there are scenes throughout the...

With recent developments in globalization and multiculturalism, the world has entered an era of diversity and great change. Despite English being the lingua franca in global businesses, science and diplomacy, scholar review argues that foreign languages and ideologies in nationalism have not lost their relevance. Complementing foreign languages, nationalism is...

Throughout history problems in Africa have plagued the country. Nigeria has been overrun with failures in political leadership, where oil politics has held down the people of the country. Its post-colonial tragedies has led to a system that has tirelessly bludgeoned the masses into a state of submission that has...

The story “In the Time of the Butterflies” by Julia Alvarez follows the story of four sisters, three of whom are killed by the ruling of the Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo. The story, as told by the surviving sister Dede Mirabal, starts out as an interviewee telling the story...

What is the author’s perception of his work? In the preface, the author explains that of all his works, Night is the most important one. It is the epitome of his work as a writer. (p. 3) What human qualities does Wiesel appeal to? He appeals to compassion. In the...