Despair Theses Samples For Students

Thomas Stearns Eliot is one of the most important poets of the 20th century of the English language. The American –born turn British poet and playwright was also a literary critic whose works are still influential to this day.
“Hollow Men” is one of Eliot’s major poems published in 1925. Its main thematic concerns include the post war Europe, salvation and to some extent issues of marriage relationships which some critic attribute to Eliot’s own marriage to Vivienne which did not survive their full lives.

In what easily passes as intentional fallacy, Eliot says that he derived ...

Introduction

The lives of parents and their children are intricately intertwined. Almost every decision a parent makes has an impact on the life of their child. Parents often have to take risks that might make their life better but they need to consider what this might cost their children. If the risk is too high, then it would be gross negligence on the part of the parent if they go ahead anyway and they should be held solely responsible for the loss suffered by their children.

The myth of Daedalus and the Fall of Icarus is a good example on how the ...

Death of a Salesman, written by American playwright Arthur Miller, is a play that revolves around the life and times of Willy Loman. After failing to attain his goals in life, Willy degenerates into a state of denial and frustration. For instance, he is angry with his sons, Biff and Happy, because they have not amounted to anything. It is at this point that the two boys hatch a plan to pacify their father. Biff would go back to his former employer and make a business proposal. However, the plan does not materialize because the employer can no longer recognize Biff. Nevertheless, Willy, Biff ...

“The Addict”

Abstract
This is an essay about Anne Sexton’s poem “The Addict,” It describes how Anne Sexton tried desperately tried to rid herself of mental illness and drug addiction. She wrote from her heart and her personal experience.
The hymn “When Peace Like a River Attended my Way,” was written out of great despair; the writer whole family perished at sea and when he came to the area in the ocean he went to his cabin and penned this famous hymn. Like her counterpart, Anne Sexton’s poetry is born out of great depression; she began to write ...