A novel in which a character grows is ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, by Harper Lee. This novel is about the story of a Southern American family, living in a small county in the 1930’s, from the perspective of a young girl called Scout Finch. At this specific point in time, racism was at its peak…
In ”Pygmalion”, Henry Higgins is Shaw’s Pygmalion and Eliza Doolittle is his Galatea. Henry Higgins teaches Eliza how to speak proper English and shapes her to fit into the middle-class morality from a ”guttersnipe” just as Pygmalion creates a beautiful statue from an ugly piece of rock. While the transformation of Eliza is in process…
Titles influenced by Shakespeare. There are a number of books, novels and collections whose titles were directly taken from some of Shakespeare’s lines from his plays or poems. Islam (2010), a Bangladeshi author, wrote an article about works titles by being influenced by Shakespeare. He has identified some writers like Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Somerset…
As a novel that explores numerous complex themes. A Lesson Before Dying teaches that never give up even under a brutal system of racism, which is shown through the character of Jefferson, Grant and Miss Emma. Jefferson, a black man who is falsely accused of murder, is compared by his defense attorney to a hog…
Steinbeck’s opening to his novel; ‘Of Mice and Men’ is an interesting and captivating beginning. It introduces many of the novel’s key themes as well as having an intriguing introduction to the main characters with considerable foreshadowing even in those first few pages of the book. Steinbeck introduces his authorial technique from the start of…
The theme of bravery within conflict poems is often controversial as poets express whether it is in-built or a true quality of a soldier and whether we should honor the bravery they showed when this could constitute honoring war. ‘Flag’ hints that bravery in soldiers is not a choice but that it is forced upon…
Slim is an interesting character in the novel, ‘Of Mice and Men’. Steinbeck presents him as a god-like figure who has natural authority and contrasts dramatically with Curley, for instance. Slim is introduced slowly, which is different from the other characters; who the reader is mainly acquainted with very quickly. The fact that Steinbeck has…
Crooks is mentioned prior to chapter four, but his first real appearance is in this chapter. He is portrayed by Steinbeck as not very important, which fits in with when the novel is set, and he is also rather proud. The fact that Crooks is briefly mentioned before his thorough description suggests that he is…
Q1. Who joins Bernardo, the watchman, on his watch of the castle? Marcellus and Horatio joins Bernardo on his watch of the castle. Q2. What do Marcellus and Bernardo want to show Horatio? They want to show him a ghost. Q3. What proves to Horatio that the ghost is that of the King? It was…
The medieval period in Europe held a unique culture quite different from today, with basic principles like honor treated very differently. Commonly but incorrectly known today from this time period is the concept of chivalry or the code of chivalry. In its various stories, The Canterbury Tales each provide a different element of the code…
Introduction: Modernism and Postmodernism are two of the movements, which dragged the world to a vast diversion. These are philosophical movements, indeed, and are with a drastic change to almost every sphere of society, particularly of the Western arena. These enhanced the world view by its new mode of interpretation; an interpretation that shows both…
This poem generally is about the relationship between man and woman, especially the Duke and his wife the Duchess. This poem is dramatic monologue, in which a single character is telling a story or talking to a one person or a group of people but they are silent. From line 1 to line 5 starts…
Scott Fitzgerald, in his 20th century novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ chooses to depict the Jazz Age as a superficial, lethargic age fuelled by capitalism caused by the boom of the stock market after the First World War. Fitzgerald explores the effects of the society at the time on men, women, upper classes and lower…
Throughout the novel, Animal Farm, by George Orwell, the build-up of power is caused by language and the use of eloquence. The control of words and language used is what causes the banishment of Mr. Jones to occur and thus Napoleon’s unjust dictatorship is made possible. The pigs use their eloquent ability and manipulation through…
To this day, humanity does not know the meaning of life. Of course there are many theories in our society, but this question still stumps most. Many make up their own idea themselves, but we may never know. This lack of knowledge can make us feel powerless in our everyday lives. Things like tough childhoods…
War is in the background story for every type of people since the beginning of time. People have always found a reason to challenge each other, whether it has been over land, power, religion, betrayal, and so much more. But war does not always involve armies and battles; war can be in one’s household, one’s…
Almost everyone has heard the story of Oedipus and knows the tragedy of his life; but do they know what made the story so impactful that it still is performed on stages today? Oedipus’s life brings to question the debate between fate, free will, and how they mix. This message of misfortune resonates across centuries…
Blood: Blood appears to symbolise guilt and appears several times. After killing the king, Macbeth claims that all of ‘Great Neptune’s oceans’ cannot wash away the blood from his hands, and the blood will taint the ‘green one red.’ meaning that there is too much blood/ guilt. Macbeth feels uncomfortable with blood on his hands…
In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”, the author uses Repetition, Alliteration, Internal Rhyme, and Onomatopoeia to discuss a man mourning the death of his love and he is soon troubled by a raven, answering every one of the narrator’s questions by saying, evermore.” There are many examples of literary devices and elements in this poem.…
Why is math important? By now, it is obvious to see that computers are taking our jobs. In a few years, robots will take more than 15% of our current jobs. It teaches us about the importance of math. So why is math important? It’s not too complicated. We use math everyday. For example, we…