British Literature Essay Examples and Topics. Page 7

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Kim by Rudyard Kipling

The fight ends Lama's quest as he finds the river of the Arrow and Kim hands the secret documents to authorities.
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The Novel, KIM by Rudyard Kipling

This piece of work will give a review of the novel in regard to what the story is about and the various perspectives that can be derived from the author's arguments.
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Voltaire, Letters on England

The first letter starts by setting pace for the interest Voltaire had on religion and he writes, "I was of opinion that the doctrine and history of so extraordinary a people were worthy the attention [...]
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Graham Green: The Quiet American

Some of the features in the novel attributed to the line and the American exceptional and democratic ideology at home and abroad are tackled in this paper with an aim of unearthing the reason of [...]
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Gender Role in Harry Potter Books and Movies

However, it is important that if the children and adolescents are going to be affected, it should stand out as a positive influence making gender one of the timeless societal problems that should be approached [...]
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Howards End by E. M. Forster

Helen is genuinely willing to help poor people and she even offers money to the Basts, but she is so generous because she has never had to earn her living.
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Classic Tale About Janie Crawford

The presence of dialect in a story makes the characters to appear real in the eyes of the reader. The title of the novel has a greater significance in the story as it is assisting [...]
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Racism in Native Son

He is drawn to the whiteness and buys into the notion that their life is the best. Mary is the character that the author uses to show the repercussions of a crime between Black and [...]
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Yong Man

One of the motifs is the defiance of religion and the moral understanding of the world. A rather crucial motif is the development of the individuality and understanding of the surrounding world.
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A heroine meets an anti-heroine: Eloisa vs. Belinda

Despite the fact that the characters of Eloise and Belinda are traditionally interpreted as the exact opposite of each other, i.e, a heroine and an anti-heroine, they, in fact, share quite a number of similarities. [...]
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Oroonoko by Aphra Behn

It is necessary to compare and contrast the attitude of the author towards the slaves in Africa and in colonies with regard to Oroonoko who serves as a bridge in building up relations between two [...]
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Birthed in the Same Year

Indeed, in the following chapters, the discussion of the relationship between the two is discussed in the context of the tension created by the controversy.
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Novel Response: Brave New World

For instance, he uses changes in the world state society of the characters to illustrate how the changes influence their lives in a negative way.
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Short Analysis of Chevely, or Man of Honor

The paper is an analysis of the symbolism of Rosina Lytton's work which shows the gender disparities that existed in the Victorian Era exploring the theme of women and specifically wives whose husbands are public [...]
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Taking Credit for Writing

This will help to understand whether the protagonist of the novel is an anarchist or a terrorist. Verloc is not an anarchist, but he is not a terrorist either.
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Relevance of the Book “Seven Pillars of Wisdom”

Based on a movie by David lean the book "Pillars of Wisdom" is a reflection of a British soldier, Lawrence of Arabia experiences when he worked with the rebel forces as a liaison officer during [...]
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Comparison of Heroes in Early English Literature

As a recap, to the thesis of this essay, the representation of a hero in early literature was closely linked to the culture that produced it. The above portrayal of a hero is slightly distinct [...]
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A Review of Kim by Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling's chef-d'oeuvre novel, "Kim", traces the life of an Irish orphan, Kim, who lives a near vagabond existence in the streets of India during the time of the conflict between the British and Russian [...]
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Plot Elements in the “Kim” by Rudyard Kipling

In addition, the author uses the second section to teach the audience about the history of India as a British territory. In the final part of the novel, Kim's secures a job as an intelligence [...]
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The Tell-Tale Heart Essay

However, when the police came to the Old Man's house he gives himself away to the police because he hears the heart of the old man beating behind the floorboard and this incident may suggest [...]
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“The Tale of the Wife of Bath” by Geoffrey Chaucer

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.
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Three Cups of Tea

The book details the author's shift from mountaineering to a humanitarian mission aimed at reducing poverty levels and championing for girls' education in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Lewis Carroll and Wonderland

The book "Through the Looking Glass" is a continuation of the story of Alice as she becomes a young woman. The book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel "Through the Looking-Glass" were essentially stories [...]
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“Chocolat” by Joanne Harris

In other words, she is open to the life and is ready to take all that it offers, unlike Reynaud, who puts a lot of efforts to restrict himself from the creature comforts and joys.
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Passing through nature into eternity

Again, the calmness of the voice and the soothing quality of the language underscores Dickinson's view of death as a pleasurable, desirable state.
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“Genghis Khan” by Richard P. Lister

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 [...]
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Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

The thought provoking tales in the book is something that arouses one's consciousness and broadens one's imaginations on the event that led to Caesar's death as it makes the ardent readers to have a kind [...]
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Arthur C. Clarke’s “The Star”

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 [...]
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