Literary Theories

In the movie Titanic, the conflict in social classes was shown when elite group will only mingle with each other. That was the reason why Rose was prohibited to be involvedwith Jack who was a commoner.

Dr. Faustus in his final soliloquy indicates that, in spite of being an educated person, he made a great mistake by selling his soul to the devil. His repentance from his misdeeds leads the reader to realize that the path of the devil is doomed. The story of Dr. Faustus symbolizes the eternal struggle between good and evil, and vice and virtue. Refer to the lines below: My God, my God, look not so fierce on me! Alders and serpents let me breathe a while! Ugly hell, gape not: come not Lucifer: I’ll burn my books: A Mephistophilis!” (Excerpt from Dr. Faustu (By Christopher Marlow -https://literarydevices.net/moral/).

In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. working women as a whole were looked down upon by society, disregarding the reason why they found themselves in need of a job. Women who worked while they were married or pregnant were judged even more harshly.

The friars have the greatest power in the community capable of collecting taxes, putting a particular person to death, dictating how towns and communities should be run, and becoming a political leader themselves through the help of course by the Governor Generals and Civil Guards.

The story of “The Song of Roland” is essentially the very old, inexhaustible story of the struggle between good and evil. God intervenes often to make sure that good comes out in the end; thus, for instance, Thierry miraculously beats Pinabel in a duel. Although he is the weaker man, he is just and right, and God makes sure the good always wins.

In the story “Dead Stars” by Paz Marquez Benitez, Ezperanza is the typical woman, waiting for the decision of his man. She’s just sitting there waiting for her lover, Alfredo and just kept mum(silent) about her man eyeing another woman.