Obsession an ‘over-focus’ on a goal; the goal takes over your life; it consumes an abnormal amount of your time, energy and attention the novel deals with the dangers of obsession; Victor is so consumed with the idea of creating the monster (life) that he isolates himself; and even becomes ill Mary Shelley’s theme is…
Nature of Evil Human beings constantly look for ways to explain the unpleasant events of life, and often blame the intangible force of ‘evil’ for events. Paranoia sets in as people suspect many possible manifestations of the Devil (evil), such as witches, possessions, serious criminals, or in the case of The Chrysalids, simple genetic deviations.…
“Three times her little throat around, and strangled her. No pain she felt”: Robert Browning’s “Porphyria’s Lover”, written by Robert Browning first appeared in 1836. This dramatic monologue tells the story of a male’s sexual fantasy towards his lover Porphyria’s corpse. The title of the monologue is written in third person, which makes it appear…
Themes The American Dream Is the capitalist belief that if you work hard enough you can be a success in America (the same is true for those of us living and working in Canada). However, the success that the dream aspires to is based on money and power. In Willy’s mind it is also linked…
Summary Currently in San Francisco (December 2001) Amir recalls events that happened in his past Amir (Pashtun)& Hassan (Hazara) are brothers/friends/ servant (inconsiderate relationship) Hazaras were segregated- called “mice-eating and flat nosed”(Hosseini,9) Pashtuns are Sunni Muslims while Hazaras are Shi’a Muslim Baba built an orphanage and tells his son there is only one sin which…
Themes: loneliness, indecision, and love. Prufrock is a man whose anxieties have isolated him. He doesn’t make decisions because he fears that they will turn out wrong He talks about love and about women Voice: J. Alfred Prufrock is speaking the poem (persona) Tone: it does change throughout the poem because at one point, he…