Books essays

Elizabeth And Darcy Relationship

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During the 19th century and earlier, the practice of entering a marriage solely for the purpose of moving up in social standing and choosing someone based on their financial status was a customary behavior. Women of that time sought a wealthy family to marry into, in order to secure a safe lifestyle after marriage. However, in the 19th century, a...

Elizabeth Bennet Pride and Prejudice

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A Personal View of Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis'

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This year, last May, my family and I visited the Czech Republic, specifically the city of Prague. It was an amazing experience, during which we learned very much about it’s past and present history. We admired the beautiful Romanesque architecture, we walked along the famous Charles Bridge, and we were able to watch the amazing astronomical clock and many places...

Kafka Metamorphosis

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Character development in Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath'

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Have you ever been through a difficult time that resulted in you growing as a person and your relationships with others changing? John Steinbeck’s ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ follows the Joad family on their journey to California in hopes of finding work after being evicted from their farm. In these desperate times, each character grows to adapt to their ever-changing...

Dust Bowl Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck

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Their Eyes Were Watching God Analysis

2 Pages 994 Words

‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’, written by Zora Hurston, is a book about empowerment because Janie is constantly fighting for her beliefs/rights. For instance, as the book begins Janie meets her wed, Logan Killocks, she is put right to work by him. When she is put to work she starts to dislike him because he will not let her be...

How It Feels to Be Colored Me Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston

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Steinbeck's Life and Views in 'The Grapes of Wrath'

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John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902. He grew up recounting stories that had Salinas tattle inserted in them. His characters in his stories were usually about misconstrued ranchers and farmers. ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ is a story where he discussed the events of how he grew up and the shattered dreams of land ownership in California. His...

Grapes of Wrath Grapes of Wrath Theme John Steinbeck

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Core Values and Beliefs of the Ramayana Stories

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Culture, beliefs and traditions have often been passed down from one generation to another through stories, literature which contain beliefs, aspirations, standards, and values of societies. These standards include specific rules of behavior, gender roles, standards of family etc. Therefore, in many cultures, the role of the story tales is to express the proper ways which humans should follow and...

Ramayana

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Modern-day Witch Hunts Examples 2023

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The timeless American play, ‘The Crucible’, by Arthur Miller, dramatizes the Salem witch trials of the late 17th century. The series of unmerited trials and hangings took place in colonial Massachusetts. The event was an instance of mass hysteria, a phenomenon found in groups of people where they share a common delusion or symptom, often as a result of general...

Salem Witch Trials The Crucible Vaccination

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Albert Camus's and Friedrich Nietzsche's Views on the Meaning of Life

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The ‘The Myth of Sisyphus’ and Nietzche’s concept of “the camel, lion, and child” discuss the meaning of life. Their topics debate whether life is meaningful and if it is, how does an individual find it. Both authors share their belief of existentialism. While Nietzsche explores the possibility of life having meaning, Camus proposes a new idea of accepting and...

Friedrich Nietzsche Meaning of Life The Myth of Sisyphus

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Abused and Abandoned Child Named Huckleberry Finn

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On the surface, Mark Twain’s ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ may appear like a simple and straightforward story about a boy and an escaped slave sailing down the Mississippi River. However a deeper look reveals underneath, a subtle confrontation of child abuse, slavery and racism. From the beginning of the novel, Twain makes it clear that Huck is a boy...

Mark Twain The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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McCandless’s Adventure of a Lifetime

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The adventure of a lifetime ends with a devastating conclusion. Such is the case in ‘Into The Wild’ by Jon Krakauer, which follows the journey of a wanderlust-driven man named Chris McCandless. His travels take him across the United States to reach his ultimate goal of Alaska and finding his true ‘self’. McCandless challenges society by abandoning his old way...

Chris McCandless Into The Wild

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Henry's Transformation in 'The Red Badge of Courage'

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Henry - the main character of 'The Red Badge of Courage’ by Stephen Crane - starts the book as a hopeful and introverted teen who wants a chance to show and be known as a bold and fearless soldier. He hopes for a uniform and to have a gun with proud purpose. Henry, or “the youth” as the soldiers call...

The Red Badge of Courage

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The 'Hysterical' Author: Tracing the Gendered Mental Landscape

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Female authors throughout different historical, cultural and social contexts have written extensively in response to their contemporary/immediate reality and each has addressed the woman question in her way. Although these responses vary in nature, form, and content, a common factor in all of them has been a reactionary instinct. Female writers react to ideas surrounding women in the gender discourse,...

Anne Bradstreet The Yellow Wallpaper

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Resisting Social Pressure in Shakespeare and Austen's Works

4 Pages 1710 Words

French sociologist Émile Durkheim believes “Social factors are not only external to the individual but are, moreover, endowed with coercive power, by virtue of which one impose themselves upon”. However, while individuals arise from social interactions and relationships, beliefs, values, and moral obligations may appear as matters of personal will. In Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’, the star-crossed lovers are hindered...

As You Like It Persuasion Romeo and Juliet

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John Proctor as a Tragic Hero

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When someone's journey comes to an end, it is a tragedy. Many people want to carry a story with them after they have passed. Most people want to leave something memorable behind, people want to be seen as a good person, perhaps a hero. According to Aristotle, “A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of...

John Proctor The Crucible Tragic Hero

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Book Report of ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ by Rebecca Skloot

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The book that I have chosen to read for my book assignment is ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ by Rebecca Sklott. The first word that comes to mind when I think of after reading this novel is deceived. I think about that when reading how the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore deceived Henrietta Lacks by profiting off her tissue...

Biomedical Engineering Drama The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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Literary Devices and Main Ideas of John Krakauer in ‘Into Thin Air’

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The beloved poet, Langston Hughes, once wrote this in his poem ‘Dreams’: “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly” (3-4). Hughes uses a metaphor to let the readers better envision the true meaning of a story or sentence. In this case, Hughes is attempting to inform the readers that if we...

Into Thin Air

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The Central Ideas of Michael Crichton's 'The Andromeda Strain'

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The novel, ‘The Andromeda Strain’, written by Michael Crichton, was written as a warning for the dangers of introducing foreign bacteria to the earth. ‘The Andromeda Strain’ outlines the multitude of possibilities that may arise from human exposure to extraterrestrial life, eventually focusing singularly on one of the most damaging outcomes. Crichton leads us through the complexities of how such...

Alien Invasion

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Flaws of the Structure of Society in Franz Kafka’s 'The Metamorphosis'

2 Pages 994 Words

While on the surface, Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphosis’ appears to be just a tale of a travelling salesman who one day wakes up transformed into a monstrous vermin, this far fetched plotline is only the tip of an iceberg concealing beneath the surface a wealth of societal criticism. The novel carefully explores and critiques the dehumanizing nature of the system of...

Metamorphosis Social Class Social Inequality

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Resistance and Obsession in Dickens' 'Bleak House'

4 Pages 1616 Words

Obsession is something that everyone goes through at some point but destroys those who take it to the extreme. Richard Carstone is an example of how obsession can consume an individual. In ‘Bleak House’, Richard is an orphan who comes into contact with the Jarndyce case. The Jarndyce case is the major plot point that goes on throughout the entire...

Bleak House Charles Dickens

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Inspired by Maya Angelou and Her Poem ‘Still I Rise’

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Alongside accumulating this research, I had also carried out literary research to form my collection of poems. Initially, I wanted to create a historical fiction about the work life of women however I changed the outcome of my artefact to a collection of poems instead. The reason behind this was that, at the time, I was reading a lot of...

Maya Angelou Still I Rise

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The Distinctive Features of Victorian Literature

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Literature in the Victorian era is a response to the economic, political and social changes that have accrued in that period. Each of literature is only a difference in how faithful the record is, and in what point of view is the reaction and what values are advocated. The diversity of Victorian literature–exception of play area—indicates that Victorians enthusiastically reacted...

North and South Victorian Era

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Jane Austen’s Use of Irony in the Novel 'Emma'

4 Pages 1888 Words

Clair Colebrook states it is the ‘practice of concealment’ that contributes significantly into the development of irony in Western political and philosophical tradition. ‘Emma’ by Jane Austen epitomizes this idea by presenting readers with ironic visions through a narrative that underlines the concealed characteristic of human nature in her characters. This in turn contributes to the moral values that emerges...

Emma Jane Austen

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Jane Austen's and Mary Wollstonecraft's Proto-feminist Beliefs

7 Pages 3056 Words

To what extent might we use the term ‘Feminist’ to describe women’s writing of the 18th Century? How might we define the term ‘feminist’? It is an idea that is constantly developing, even today. The Oxford English Dictionary defines feminism as the “Advocacy for equality of the sexes and the establishment of the political, social and economic rights of the...

Jane Austen Mary Wollstonecraft Persuasion

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Domesticity and Marriage in Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion

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Watson argues that “the house embodies the wealth and way of life the woman is marrying” (Watson, Book 3, p. 173). This essay will discuss the importance of houses in relation to the marriage plots in Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘Persuasion’. It will argue that in ‘Pride and Prejudice’, a novel which can be perceived to centre on...

Jane Austen Persuasion Pride and Prejudice

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The Book Review of E.B.White's 'Charlotte's Web'

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'Charlotte's Web' is a book of children's literature by American author E.B.White; it was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. In 'Сharlotte’s web' main characters are the people and animals: Charlotte (a beautiful large gray spider that makes her efforts to save her friend’s life), Wilbur (a lovable pig who lives in the barn), Fern (a little...

Charlotte’s Web

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Identity and Independence in Austen and Bronte's Novels

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“Pride and Prejudice” and “Jane Eyre” are two famous British novels written by Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte and regarded as literary treasures. During the Victorian period, men and women’s roles became more sharply defined than any time in history. As the 19th century progressed, men increasingly commuted to their place of work whereas women, daughters, and sisters were left...

Elizabeth Bennet Jane Austen Jane Eyre

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Paul D: Manhood, Mass Incarceration, and a Great American Myth

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On its surface, ‘Beloved’ by Toni Morrison is a work of historical fiction, bringing to life the situations and characters present in a world readers can only imagine. However, many of the problems Sethe, Paul D, and Denver face throughout the novel are still relevant, albeit in distorted or evolved forms. Even when Paul D had nothing to lose, he...

Beloved

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Review of Orson Scott Card's 'Ender’s Game'

2 Pages 775 Words

In ‘Ender’s Game’ by Orson Scott Card, we are introduced to a six-year-old genius, Ender Wiggin. For years, Ender has been forced to train at a battle school in space to become the destined savior of the galaxy. However, after going through the torturing years there, he’s come to realize that he has been tricked into becoming his brother; a...

Ender’s Game

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The Key Ideas of John Wyndham's 'The Day Of The Triffids'

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The novel ‘The Day of The Triffids’ By John Wyndham contains important ideas of what humanity is like, in an engaging manner characters will react to certain scenarios created by John Wyndham. Some characters made by Wyndham will take drastic measures to survive while others characters will choose a more peaceful way to survive. The novel is about a comet...

Alien Invasion

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Arthur Miller’s Application of Juxtaposition in 'The Crucible'

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Complimentarily, Arthur Miller’s application of juxtaposition highlights the differences between characters who are significantly different and brings to light those who don’t belong. An example of the juxtaposition Miller applies is between the characters Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. The black and white rulings of the characters would be almost ironic, bearing in mind that Arthur Miller wrote this play...

Abigail Williams Salem Witch Trials The Crucible

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