The high number of children born to poor families presents significant problems for a country."A Modest Proposal" is a satirical essay by Jonathan Swift that proposes a solution to the challenge facing the kingdom.
Miller's Tale is a comedic story that strongly resonates with both a medieval audience and culture and a contemporary audience and culture. The question of love and happy relationships have always existed and is a [...]
The machine is a metaphor that represents those at the top of a hierarchy or the government who control people and run all the activities within the system.
In this case, the figure of Hyde is the direct personification of the addiction with the connection to the social context of the novel.
Othello is a story by William Shakespeare that revolves around four characters, Othello, who is the general in the Venetian Army, Lago, who was Othello's assistant in the same army, Desdemona, the daughter of a [...]
The rest of the novel refers to a nameless creature who is simply addressed as "the monster" [O1] and the one, who is created by Victor.
The issue of immortality as portrayed in the novel 'The Portrait of Dorian Gray' is one of the main themes, which the novel unveils throughout its plot.
At the same time, it is beyond doubt in the basement Macbeth's character is clean and as a soldier, he is true to his job and his king.
Dobby embodies the new era of house-elves, those who have a sense of self-respect and demands that his rights be recognized by those who wish to have him in their service.
The depiction of life of an individual and the common man was the main theme in works. His works form a link between Romanticism and the literature of the 20th century.
Despite the distorted interpretation of gender in the patriarchal society, Chaucer's vision of women contradicts the orthodox view of the biological distinction of males and females as the justification for gender inequality.
Victor Frankenstein, the main character of the story, intentionally adopts the position of God in his attempt to overcome the forces of life and death and place them directly in the hands of man.
Though the language of the story is quite simple the writer managed to reveal the crucial philosophical and social points, such as the importance of forgiveness, the problem of generation gap and trust, and, of [...]
This brief paper looks at the significance of the title in the light of the settings and the symbolism in the story.
Occurring as it did from the middle of the 1700s to the middle of the 1800s, the Romantic Period was an age of tremendous change and upheaval.
The mood of amusement in A Visit to Newgate is controlled by the principle that the fascination of everyday scenes has only to be recognized to be enjoyed.
In its most common use, the word torture refers to "the use of physical or mental pain, often to obtain information, to punish a person, or to control the members of a group to which [...]
In some ways, Alice resembles the ideal female character of the period, but there are also several ways in which she breaks the mold, such as in her willingness to assert herself and her ability [...]
In The Lord of the Flies, the fire in the story is lit as a symbol of hope and rescue. The island in The Lord Of The Flies resembled the perfect type of Utopia at [...]
There is no denying the importance of the fact that the whole fabric of Shakespeare's tragedy unfolds in Hamlet subjective perception and interpretation of his uncle and mother' treason.
The books referred to were "book 1-The Sword in the Stone, book 2-The Queen of Air and Darkness, book 3-The Ill-Made Knight and book 4-The Candle in the Wind, The author Terence Hanbury White who [...]
Macbeth is essentially the story of a character who lives his life in a state of confusion to the degree that the only constant in his life changes.
On the ward, McMurphy proves himself to be a master manipulator, hustling his fellow patients in card games and persistently challenging the authority of Nurse Ratched.
Previous to he was able to try to enter the university; the immature Jude was influenced into getting married to a rather uncouth and outward confined girl, Arabella Donn, who left him in two years.
At the outset, Dorian is the model of perfection of male youth and handsomeness. Dorian is totally taken in by Wotton's glib flattery along with his fascinating theories, and begins developing a paranoia about youth, [...]
The main theme of the story is the love relations between Samson and Delilah. In spite of romantic scenes and love relations, these stories are a part of Lawrence's response to the war.
The stark contrast between the harsh reality and the peaceful setting of the novel makes the realization of rejection particularly striking. The novel starts with a strong plot line unraveling the drama between Gabriel Oak [...]
The story, as a monument to aestheticism, however, is supportive of the idea of individuality and shows not the Victorian disciplining of evil, but the aesthetic punishment of likelihood.
The dramatic structure of this Victorian age drama involves the adaptation of the early Aristotelian primacy of the plot. In the conclusion, the play ends on the same tradition whereby all the conflicts are resolved, [...]
The burden of waiting feeds her fear, and Zoe suddenly understands that she is extremely uncomfortable due to the decision of her friend to refuse to take part in the race. In this passage, the [...]
It was the sort of idea that might easily decondition the more unsettled minds among the higher castes make them lose their faith in happiness as the Sovereign Good and take to believing, instead, that [...]
My prior experience with the story of "Alice in Wonderland" was about the adventures of a little girl in a fairy tale land.
Charles Dickens uses Pip's and Joe's differences in character to communicate his message to the reader through their experiences and virtues.
Although Shakespeare wrote about the exquisite beauty of a young woman and compared her to a goddess, saying, "I grant I never saw a goddess go; my mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground," [...]
The author is talking about fate and magic at the same time, and also tries to show the way people surround mythical things with beliefs that make it easy for the believers of such things [...]
Ann Radcliffe's "The Romance in the Forest" explores the relationship between Adeline and the men in the book. Adeline is the lead character in the book, and she is supposed to exemplify the strength of [...]
He studied in Ingolstadt where he discovered the secrets of life, which he uses to create a monster. He does this in secret since he is aware of the dangers of his experiment.
The most useful kind of isolation is the latter because not only does it allow one to come to terms with all the complexities that one has undergone in one's life but it also provides [...]
Because of the importance of the role of plants and trees in the two abovementioned plays, it would be reasonable to consider each of the plays in detail.
The young narrator takes note of the fact that a tamed elephant is a revered asset in the country because it helps natives perform many difficult tasks.
The book tells the story of Cyprus in the mid-1950s. The book highlights the experiences on the island and the individuals he met during his stay.
Moreover, the actions of Colonel Brandon have to be evaluated, as he remains one of the main characters in the Sense and Sensibility.
However, in Ferdinand's case, the emotional pain was the result of a misunderstanding after the ship wrecked, Ferdinand came to the assumption that he was the only survival completely on his own.
There is no doubt in the audience's mind that all the tricks that Antonio thinks of are his own and he only expects to have all the riches to himself.
The poem sparks with a long tradition of belle dames famed to vilify and destroy men of fame like the knight in the poem.
Symbolically, the notion of interactions of the dead and the living developed by To be taken with a Grain of Salt perhaps exemplifies the differences in the classes of people.
The Romantic era of art and literature is a movement which started in Europe at the end of the 18th century, peaking around the time between 1800 and 1840.
Seeing that a range of elements of Swift's satire are on-the-nose and very straightforward, it is quite easy to assume that the rest of the narration serves merely as a foil for the social and [...]
The first theme is the connection of writings of women on the subject of the First World War and the modernism theoretical constructs.
Thus, in his article "Cryptozoology and the Paranormal in Harry Potter: Truth and Belief at the Borders of Consensus", Peter Dendle discusses the role of the paranormal in the books.
At the same time, there exists a set of theories and arguments in relation to these subjects as presented through the available literature like Bhabha's, The Other Question, Stereotype, Discrimination and the Discourse of Colonialism [...]
It can seem that Karim does not proud of the fact that he was born and brought up as the Englishmen, but the development of the situation supports the progress of the inner conflict because [...]
Revision is given a pivotal emphasis in the influential work of Ashcroft, Griffiths and Tiffin, The Empire Writes Back, in which they remark that the " arevisioning' of received tropes and modes...and the rereading of [...]
In his novel One Day David Nicholls attempts to show that love is the best and probably the only way to overcome loneliness and discontent.
Arguably, the sociopolitical and religious system of governance in Britain at the time was threatened by Machiavelli's Ideas of freedom from religious dictatorship and injustice in the society.
There is even more to it the deployment of stream-of-consciousness technique in The Dead, was also meant to encourage readers to consider the possibility that, contrary to the philosophical conventions of the 19th century, the [...]
The most unique aspect of the book is the author's innovative use of sense to describe the thoughts and feelings of the character.
The meaning of the title and of the poem itself is one of the most captivating issues, which have to be analyzed in this work: Eliot tries to unite past, present, and future into one [...]
Apart from the Monk, who incorporates the features of a typical fatalist, which have been blown to cosmic proportions, the Knight plays the role of a person who uses common sense to analyze the role [...]
This paper explores the theme of sense and sensibility, and the lack of it, in details and shows how each of the characters stands out in relation to the theme.
This shows that the woman presented to us has a strong character that enables her to deal with the enormous loss in her life.
The ideas of "top ten" and the "top five" are not usual for describing the relations between a man and a woman, still, they prove that the character has not traditional approaches, and his standpoints [...]
The contraries used by the poet in "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" are the backbone of this poem. The structure of "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell" is the first feature of the contraries [...]
In this article, Walter Evans discusses the narrative style of Edgar Allan Poe and speaks about the peculiarities of such a short story as The Fall of the House of Usher.
While discussing the main characters, one is to keep in mind that the creator of the monster Victor Frankenstein and his creature are the principal figures of the novel.
Therefore, from a cultural point of view, as the paper exposes, Jane Austen highlights in the book her deep-seated concerns on cultural flaws through the voice of the heroine that determined the choices and the [...]
Having analyzed violence in schools and the age of children maturity I have thus reached to a conclusion that this plan will be better applied to children under the age of 14.
As the reader goes through the story, one can clearly see the images of what is happening because of the detailed imagery depicted by the author in the story; it is these imageries that triggers [...]
In summary, the Wife of Bath has a diverse personal attributes ranging from intelligent to wickedness with an appealing physical appearance and from her description or autobiography, she is an expensive, independent woman from England.
The mother is the true hero of the child because he toils 24 hours a day to feed, clothe, and care for the child. In the case of the The red headed league, Sherlock Holmes [...]
Bronte's original story narrates Jane's story as an orphan who finds joy at the end of the story but Stevenson's film tells the story of Jane as a person who went through a lot of [...]
Time and realism is a crucial element of modern literature."Time, in Modernist literature, may take the reader through a day in the life of a narrator, whereas in Realism, the reader is taken into a [...]
In the story, he is seen to be everyone's favorite friend and is portrayed as being the closest friend to Winnie-the-Pooh.
That the Harry Potter books are written in a fashion robust enough to allow for close reading, for example, in the context of the monomyth of the hero, or in light of philosophical concepts, is [...]
Richard Percival Lister has created one of the most captivating pieces of writing, which described the life of one of the most respectable warriors of all the times, Genghis Khan; the author also paid special [...]
In the novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian is a handsome man and wants to maintain that image. People do respect and value life in the novelThe Picture of Dorian Gray.
A long side his physical and cultural evolution religious, traditional and scientific theories have been put forward during different epochs of the history of humankind which attempts to explain the origin of the universe and [...]
The novel paints a vivid picture of the French Revolution, the fervor and radicalism of the revolutionaries and the terror and bloodshed spread by the revolutionaries.
The role of setting in Anthony Burgess's dystopic novel A Clockwork Orange can be defined in a similar manner even though it does not immediately affect the way in which novel's characters address existential challenges, [...]
In the narrative "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," the aspect of King Arthur's chivalrous nature is witnessed in the New Year's feast at the beginning of the narrative.
In the first quarter of the story, the protagonist, Victor Frankenstein, is a young and highly motivated scientist who believes he can bend the laws of the universe to his will.
In her essay "Jane Eyre's Fall From Grace," Susan Fraiman makes the case that Jane's status as a governess enforces the social norms that applied to women at the time. The fact that Jane is [...]
Consequently, this paper posits that A Journal of the Plague Year gives a remarkably relatable portrayal of the human reaction to a lethal pandemic, as evinced by the resemblances between the ordeals of Londoners in [...]
Rowling's Harry Potter series is the narrative about "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". A breakdown of three specific instances in the book that illustrate Harry's bravery and the exceptional traits that make him a [...]
In Jane Eyre, the gothic elements can be seen in the novel's setting at the foreboding Thornfield Hall, the presence of the brooding and enigmatic Mr.
The novel, with its satire, condemns the moral values of high society and their willingness to sacrifice what is dear for the sake of their reputation by satirizing the material values of such a social [...]
Similar to that, animals in the Lewis book heavily feature in the plot, and influence it. They are portrayed as having a considerable level of intelligence and character, capable of supporting both the protagonists and [...]
It allows assuming that the symbols, structure of the narration, and the means of literary expression will enable the author to create the image of the person who tried to compete with the Creator but [...]
Lucy was vulnerable to Dracula from the beginning, and she received a great deal of assistance from others during her illness.
Thus, the experience on the island pushed Crusoe to become more creative and better understand what a person is capable of in dire circumstances.self-aware
The author gives an account of how she dealt with her shuttering in front of her peers while describing people's reactions, such as "did you forget your name?" The book helps to understand Katherine's struggle [...]
Hetherington's "The Creator and Created Review of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" demonstrates that Shelley's religious views and lifestyle influence Frankenstein and that Mary's modernity may be replicated in chronicles to comprehend their meaning.
Despite her reluctance to conform to gender and social rules, though, she and the rest of the women began to conform to the role of women in a patriarchal culture.
Inspector Gregory's character, in turn, is implemented in the stories by Conan Doyle as the one who is clever enough, though lacks the imagination to solve any case correctly, "See the value of imagination, it [...]
Rapid industrialization and urbanization, which occurred due to the population explosion, led to the creation of a dirty and noisy city, which was a hard place to live in for the poor.
The story, the characters, the setting, and even the speech of the characters make strong references to the environments of the beginning of the 19th century in England.
Despite many layers of meaning and an abundance of serious questions raised in the book, it has been and is still now strongly associated with children's literature and as a book intended for children.
The Essay of Criticism is divided into three parts: the first examines the rules of taste, their relationship to nature, and the authority of classical authors.
Adler had threatened to send the picture on the public announcement of the mutual intention of the King and his fiancee to marry.
Under the direction of Alfonso Cuaron, the end product was that of a movie that, although immensely different in storytelling style than the book, produced the same storyline and effect upon the fans of the [...]
'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens deals with "the aspirations and ambitions of the protagonist and narrator, Pip, to improve his status in life and create conditions for better living"..
Her monologue or probably it would be better to say defense speech is the bright example of the transition that we have already mentioned.
First of all, for the past 40 years the thematic orientation in the literature has changed in direction from the depiction of the real contradictions of social reality to the postmodern "collapse of big narrative" [...]
In later years, a lot of his poems were directed through the style of using firm words to express his strong emotions and to depict the ideas of revealing and concealing the tone of his [...]
The specific inspirations for the Oceania society from "1984" were The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany with their inherent propaganda, betrayal of the ideals of the revolution, concentration camps and misinformation.
It can be presumed that the three the madman, the ferryman, and her friend work according to the dictates of the baron.
When Alexander the Great died, Aristotle fled to Chalcis, where he died the following year at the age of about 62 William Shakespeare was a strong adherent of Aristotle in his writings.
We are not aware what happens at the moment of death or after it and seek to find the answers to the questions raised by Shelley in the poem "On Death".
With the end of the Victorian period, the sexuality of the English society that did not find its reflection in the cultural phenomenon was striving to express itself in graphic art and at the beginning [...]
The protagonist of the novel Emma Roberts is on the very edge of deciding to leave home, and she is feeling disturbingly emotional.
The main accent of Empire of the Sun is Jim's growing and getting older from a boy to a man during the war.
Instead, she wants to provide her readers with a chance to position themselves toward the residue of the past experiences of the country that still can be felt on the streets of modern London.
Disguising the work as an autobiographical traveler's story, the author chooses to focus on the issues of race, colonialism, and the indigenous, which become central to the author's exploration and the story in general.
The narrative observes past and present events that assist in understanding the specific problems faced by the main characters of the novel.
The name of the main character of the novel, who has created the living monster from the insentient substance, became a special sign that in a course of time widened its meaning.
Hence, the movie review interprets the performances of Fiona Shaw and Ben Whishaw in the third scene in the third act, where they act as King Richard II in the play, Richard II.
The divination made by the witches pushes Macbeth further into immorality as he is made to believe that he deserves the position of king. In addition, Macbeth abandons reason and morality so as to make [...]
On his way to the squash game, the reader realizes that there is a big protest going on in the street, and this is when one comes to know about the political views of Perowne.
The creation is not a monster because it has human habits and affection. From the start of the story, Frankenstein's creation is misjudged due to the way it looks.
It appears that the primary role of women in the play is for them to act as a basis on which men are evaluated.