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“Prejudice is the child of ignorance” (William Hazlitt). In her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee describes Maycomb, the town the story takes place in, where white people are prejudiced in all ways possible. Although everyone in Maycomb is prejudiced and rude towards black people, Harper Lee tries to show the reader the light by showing how the people...
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SEGREGATION Slavery is the act or practice of owning slaves and making them work very hard without proper remuneration or appreciation. Slavery was abolished in 1890 however this led to segregation in the early and mid-twentieth century. Scout, the narrator is able to bring out the hardships the slaves go through during the trial of Tom Robinson. They are depicted...
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Love, greed, jealousy. These are all emotions that a normal human being may experience, you can’t deny that, right? Emotions are like bullets in a gun, once fired, can cause disasters. This is all part of human nature, there is no way a person can hold on to their emotions forever. For example, your friend offended you, will you be...
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The Odyssey contains more than 12,000 lines and is divided into 24 volumes. The poet USES flashbacks to describe Odysseus's 10 years of sea adventures in the 40 days before his arrival at home. The thrilling experience of these 10 years contains many ancient myths, reflecting the fantasy-processed natural phenomena and the struggle and victory of the ancient greeks against...
CharacterLiterary CriticismThe Odyssey
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In the short story, “A Rose for Emily” we read from a unique narration point of view method by William Faulkner. The story is about an eccentric women who is rejected by society for the fact that she lives in the past. The main character is Emily from a collective point of view from many sources in which it makes...
A Rose For EmilyLiterary CriticismShort Story
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Techniques are a commonly used by authors and directors to display different messages in a media. Slinger and Fincher use this in the book ‘Catcher in the rye’ and the movie ‘The Social Network’ to give the audience a better understanding on the protagonists, Holden and Mark. These techniques include setting, symbolism and language, these techniques are seen in the...
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Introduction John Hersey's "Hiroshima" stands as a seminal piece of journalistic literature, shedding light on the immediate and enduring impacts of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Published in 1946 in a special edition of The New Yorker, Hersey's work was groundbreaking in its narrative approach, offering a detailed account of the experiences of six survivors....
HiroshimaJapanLiterary Criticism
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For many writers, figurative language is a device used to make readers empathize with characters. In the short story, “On the Rainy River,” the author, Tim O’Brien, utilizes figurative language to depict the main character’s experiences, inner thoughts, and struggles. More specifically, he also implements figurative language to advise readers about the narrator’s past traumas. The author’s use of similes,...
LanguageLiterary CriticismShort Story
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There are often misconceptions between love and mere infatuation, especially in young children. They may think they feel love, strong and binding, but in the end it is only an infatuation, one that could make them reckless. Such is the case of Romeo and Juliet. Within days of their meeting, they decided they fell in love, and wanted to get...
Literary CriticismLoveRomeo and Juliet
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Many people in the world are forced into unpleasant situations due to circumstances outside of their control. As Halsey said: “There are great… challenges that ordinary people are forced by circumstance to meet”. Circumstance is where factors out of one’s control affect the way someone’s life begins to shape. Both chance and circumstance are uncontrollable factors. However, William Shakespeare’s Romeo...
FateLiterary CriticismRomeo and Juliet
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William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is a world-renowned piece of literature about a tale of two star-crossed lovers. The characters in Romeo and Juliet are frequent victims to their own impulsivity. Impulsivity leads to rash decisions and ultimately negative consequences, even one's death. The play’s characters Romeo, Juliet, and Tybalt all make impulsive decisions based on emotions and suffer...
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Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1594. It became a very famous story and has influenced the world tremendously in many ways. Three examples of the play’s influence on the world are William Shakespeare has become a historically famous figure known by all, numerous movies have been produced with similar themes, and many real people...
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Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare in the late 16th century is a well-known story about a pair of star-crossed lovers. The plot is centred on the affair of two youthful lovers from long-standing rivals. Romeo and Juliet’s tragedy is either a result of haste or fate. The story’s catastrophe is not restrictedly an outcome of haste or fate,...
DecisionLiterary CriticismRomeo and Juliet
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The Role of Fate in Romeo and JulietThroughout the play of the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the relationship between Romeo and Juliet has been thwarted by something that could be described as an “outside force.” The idea of fate is strong in the play due Capulets’ and Montagues’ ancient grudge against each other. Throughout the entire play, fate plays...
FateLiterary CriticismRomeo and Juliet
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Behind every person, object and event, there is a veiled motive, undetectable by the public. Deception is an act or statement which misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept or idea that is not true. Appearance leads to the formation of an opinion, which can be inaccurate due to deception. There is a thin line between perception and...
A Modest ProposalLiterary CriticismShort Story
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The Odyssey by Homer and translated by Robert Fitzgerald is a complex novel pertaining the main characters complicated journey home from Troy to his throne in Ithika. The Greek gods play a big part in his long 10-year journey back home. Are they to blame for the difficult times Odysseus had to endure? It is important to remember that the...
FateLiterary CriticismThe Odyssey
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Langston Hughes, the famous poet of the Harlem Renaissance Era. Born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1902 and passing in 1967. Hughes was not only a poet, he also wrote short stories, novels, and even some plays. During his time alive he was a powerful African American activist for racial justice in majority black cities, for example, Harlem, Chicago, and Atlanta....
Langston HughesLiterary CriticismPoetry
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Introduction: Lord of the flies was first published in 1954. It has never gone out of print, it has been among the best-selling novels in both Britain and USA, it has been studied in schools and universities all over the world. Lord of the Flies is in part an allegory of the Cold War, as in 1940, it was William...
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If the Iliad is concerning strength, the Odyssey is concerning cunningness. This distinction becomes apparent within the initial lines of the epic. Whereas the Iliad poem tells the story of Achilles, the strongest hero within the Greek army, the Odyssey focuses on a “man of twists and turns” (1.1). A mythical being will have extraordinary strength, as he demonstrates in...
CharacterLiterary CriticismThe Odyssey
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Macbeth, a Scottish general driven by ambition and greed commits unspeakable acts and is then haunted by his guilt and paranoia. The play’s main characters are driven by the same theme which is the power of unchecked ambitions. Tell Tale Heart follows an insane narrator who tries to prove his sanity to the audience after murdering an old man with...
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Medea Analysis Write a 500-word Synopsis of the play Medea (10 marks) Euripedes’ play opens in Conrith with Medea in a state of conflict. Not only does her husband Jason marry another woman (Glauke, daughter of Creon the King of Corinth) but on top of this, Creon banishes Medea and her children from the city. In the play’s opening, the...
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Literature is the art or work of expressing thoughts or feelings in language. Examples of literature include poetry, drama, non-fiction, fiction, etc. Do you ever notice that a myriad of literary works conveys ideas that are universal, though the works set in particular place and time? Two literary works to compare are ‘Vagabonds’ by Langston Hughes and ‘The Message’ by...
Langston HughesLiterary CriticismPoetry
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Abstract The essay by Fred Stenson, 'In Search of a Modest Proposal' cricizes the current education system and how the curriculum is delivered to children. Key words Curriculum, Education system, displeasure, formula, inefficiency, deterioration, literary styles. Rhetorical Review of “In Search Of A Modest Proposal The essay by Fred Stenson, 'In Search of a Modest Proposal', borrows from Jonathan Swift’s...
A Modest ProposalLiterary CriticismRhetoric
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The transition between childhood and adulthood is a time of growing independence along with constant questioning, especially when being exposed to the cultural norms of society, some of which are divisive and not always driven by pure motivation. When becoming adults, our personal world is shaped around what we have been taught and through our experiences. This highlights that it...
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As we know, Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian themed book that makes references to the multiple events that occurred around the time the book was published, which was 1953. Because of this, the core of the book was written under the heavy influence of World War 2, which was still raging on only a decade earlier. Fahrenheit 451 depicts a...
CharacterFahrenheit 451Literary Criticism
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In contradiction to modern North American responsiveness, in Renaissance Italy, the purposes of women were prescribed by rules and expectations determined by stringent patriarchal values. In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, female characters believe that they, and the women they are answerable for, must agree to society's expectations and the result makes these women accountable for the final shocking ending...
Literary CriticismRomeo and JulietTragedy
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Holden willingly accepts alienation. In his mind he has a desire to connect with others. However he seeks out and antagonises people that he will not get along with. He searches for connections, only to undermine anything meaningful that would counteract his isolation. In the Catcher and the Rye, Holden alienates himself from society as depression and various traumatic memories;...
Catcher in The RyeLiterary CriticismLoneliness
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Never affirm. Always Allude. Allusions are made to test the spirit and probe the heart” (Umberto Eco). Allusions are necessary because it allows for authors to include a deeper meaning to their message indirectly, allowing the reader to interpret the message for themselves. Allusions are used on the assumption that the reader and author have shared knowledge about a certain...
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Have you ever thought of living in a perfect society in which people do not have feelings and have sex and take drugs for happines. In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, a society in which people have to follow strict rules we are presented with the idea of individuality by the characters Bernard Marx, Helmholtz Watson, and John “The Savage”....
Brave New WorldIndividualLiterary Criticism
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Simon’s character, was a complete opposite from all the others, because he represented the best of humanity. The Lord of the Flies, was written by WIlliam Golding in 1954, and is about a group of young boys who get stranded on an island, and are forced to create their own society to survive. The main theme of the book is...
CharacterLiterary CriticismLord of The Flies
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