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Posts tagged "The Death of Ivan Ilych"

Comparison of the Use of Irony and Satire in “A Modest Proposal” and “Gulliver’s Travels” by Jonathan Swift

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Character Analysis of Gregor in “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka

  In Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”, the transformation of the character Gregor from a man to one of the most repellent insects, a cockroach, may seem exaggerated and ridiculous, becoming more so over the course of the story as the  →

The Themes of Claustrophobia and Guilt in “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka

   “The Metamorphosis” by Kafka presents readers with an intensely claustrophobic and absurd premise featuring a protagonist that is so used to living like an insect and so consumed with guilt that these elements of his life finally take over and lead  →

A Realistic Utopia in Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swifts

Aside from the more overt satire on English society, much of “Gulliver’s Travels” is devoted to exploring potential utopias. Although there are obvious examples of utopias in the text, most notably represented by the Houyhnhnms, many do not seem realistically  →

Modernism in Tolstoy & Conrad: Comparison of “Death of Ivan Ilych” and “Heart of Darkness”

Other essays and articles in the Literature Archives related to this topic include : Historical Summary of “Outpost of Progress” by Joseph Conrad  •   Comparison of The Metamorphosis, Gulliver’s Travels and The Death of Ivan Ilych Making a comparison between “The Death of Ivan  →