Essays on Humanity

How can society fight against the core of its existence? How can fear be healed without stripping humanity? After all, is fear not a symptom of being human? As a child is brought into the world, it enters with a cry. At the beginning of an individual’s life, where they are most vulnerable, they revert...

“The negative side of the American Dream comes when people pursue success at any case, which in turn destroys the vision and the dream” – Azar Nafisi The American Dream is sucking the soul out of our society. That’s just the truth of it. As Azar Nafisi said, “The negative side of the American Dream...

Kazuo Ishiguro’s book “Never Let me Go” and Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” Film both explore a dystopian world which features its main characters as clones/replicants of real humans. But what does it mean to be human? Is it to obtain the characteristics of human features; skin, hair, eyes, a heartbeat? Or is it to show...

The dystopian science fiction novel The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham written in December 1951 is an excellent example of a valued, entertaining text due to its insight on human nature. Throughout the story, the writer has incorporated multiple characters who react in different ways to the challenges of surviving in the new,...

Paul Auster’s In the Country of Last Things apocalyptic imagery is very much apparent in the depiction of ‘the famous City of Destruction. The themes of isolation and urban alienation direct the novel often offering it’s readers images of Gothic tropes. However, novelists like Auster use these depictions to represent the societal, political and moral...

Abstract In this essay we will talk about what humanity has done regarding the environmental status of the planet this year (2019), how hard have their actions impacted the planet, and what has been done to prevent further damage to the delicate system that is earth’s ecosystem Keywords: environment, impact, challenges, climate change A bunch...

Two centuries ago, Mary Shelley wrote a book which many now consider the basis of modern horror — Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus. This best-seller did not only push the boundaries of pseudoscience but also questioned what it truly means to be human in a world of rejection. Shelley tells the story of a nameless...

Abstract For several years we have not dealt with the problems of our planet. We have been carelessly trashing the environment as if it was something that we are able to replace any time. Recently, an expression that was supposed to be taken seriously 50 years ago has become the center of our attention: global...

The Invisible man is forced to join a brutal brawl in exchange for his humanity. The narrator (invisible man) in the story is being challenged of his naïve nature in a society that wants him to act in a particular manner. The invisible man at the end receives some money to go to an all-black...

Preface The aim of this essay is to make a comparison between the time from Virginia’s Woolf and to the actual one, passing chronologically through two different historical moments related with the women’s role in society in order to advice how many obstacles the women have had along of time for such to be recognized...