Great Expectations: Pip’s Character Development & Analysis

In Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, Pip goes through an initiation consisting of a series of ordeals that force him to mature or suffer the consequences. As Pip experiences the different standards of living, his expectations increase. Pip’s inclination to act like a gentleman causes him to spend prodigiously, forget the value of true friendship, and…

Things Fall Apart: Cultural Changes after African Colonization

African culture in the mid-1900s was very unique and different from any other country. African natives were very secluded and therefore had a chance to develop their own culture. It all changed when the Europeans began colonizing Africa. They built churches, schools, and converted many Africans to Christianity. The Africans could not fight the Europeans,…

Class Conflict in A Streetcar Named Desire

Class conflict is represented throughout the play, A Streetcar Named Desire in various ways through characters, symbols, ideas, and language. Characters such as Blanche, Stella, Mitch, and Stanley are used to represent the aristocracy and working class. The Dubois clan, embodied by Blanche, represents the genteel society of the Southern plantation owners that presided through…

Presence of Evil in Beowulf & Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Pardoner’s Tale”

The antagonistic force of evil has been a common theme in society and literature, it can be manifested into various forms, functions, and interpretations. Evil follows the law of relativity and thus differentiates from each point of view and situation. Although evil is not truly existent, necessarily, classical literature manages to portray evil in supernatural…

Derek Walcott’s Dream on Monkey Mountain: Characters & Dream Analysis

DRAMATIS PERSONAE  MAKAK- (MONKEY) POOR, UGLY, OLD CHARCOAL BURNER  CARPORAL LESTRADE- A MULATTO  FELLOW PRISONERS TIGRE(TIGER) SOURIS (RAT)  FRIEND OF MAKAK- MOUSTIQUE (MOSQUITO)  BASIL- A CARPENTER, COFFIN MAKER(A symbol of death ) A SINGER, A MALE CHORUS, TWO  DRUMMERS SOMETHING ABOUT DEREK WALCOTT A MULATTO FROM  METERNAL AS WELL AS PATERNAL SIDE BORN IN CASTRIES,…