In “The Veldt”, Ray Bradbury vividly portrays a class distinction between characters. The Marxist lens establishes how the wealth of the bourgeoisie depends on the work of the proletariat. The house plays the role as the proletariat as it performs all the chores for the parents, the bourgeoisie. The children also represent the proletariat as they do not have authority...
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To normalize consuming the flesh of an organism from one's own species might be an exposition to the unceasing poverty. Jonathan Swift, an Irish author and a well-known satirist, wrote “A Modest Proposal”, published in the year 1729. His argument includes a proposition wherein children from the penurious families should be eaten to prevent being a burden to their parents....
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Shakespeare’s immense impact on the world of literature and language is still present today, over 400 years later. The themes, ideas, and messages across his works, still being relevant today, suggest he was not of an age, but in fact, for all time. Shakespeare transformed nouns into verbs, verbs to adjectives, and suffixes and prefixes were added to adjust the...
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Introduction about a poet: Robert Lee Frost was born in March 26, 1874 and died in January 29, 1963.He was an American poet, highly regarded for his realistic depiction of rural life and his command of spoken American. His works often draw the background of rural life in New England in the early 20th century and use them to study...
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Throughout history, there has been a fascination with how the world will end. In recent years, these debates have centered on nuclear disasters, global climate change, and general cynicism. The Revelations chapter was added to the Christian Bible approximately two thousand years ago and details a biblical vision of the end of the world. This is a subject that has...
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Robert Louis Stevenson wrote 'Treasure island' in 1881. This written work shows common problems in that time - the strength of pirates. Most of the events of the book happen in the inn by the sea called 'Admiral Benbow' and in the treasure island. The story is told by a young boy named Jim Hawkins. Her father was the owner...
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In his renown play ‘All My Sons’ based on a true story, written post World War Two, Arthur Miller tells the story of a typical suburban American family who are deeply troubled as they try to deal with the loss of one of their sons. Although the former days are not the only thing that they are trying to put...
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Introduction William Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" delves into the intricate dynamics of class struggle between the poor and noble Romans. This complex tragedy highlights the tensions inherent in a society divided by wealth, privilege, and political power. The narrative is not merely a tale of personal downfall but a reflection on the societal structures that govern human interactions. In "Coriolanus," the plebeians...
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However long there has been connecting between individuals, there has been untruthfulness. Everyone falsehoods and there are however many purposes behind the lie as there are individuals articulating lies. Individuals can deceive save somebody's inclination or to cause them to feel awful. In Arthur Miller's play 'Every one of My Sons', it appears to be that each character is lies;...
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The Playwright: Arthur Miller was born in 1915, grew up in middle-class Jewish parents in New York City. He studied at the University of Michigan. He wrote 17 plays, and wrote a series of unsuccessful plays for theater and radio, it was not until the opening of All My Sons in 1947 that Miller won a Tony Award for Best...
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Throughout the play Bennett has made Dakin to appear the most confident and self- assured out of the boys but the audience later find out that this is just an act to cover up his vulnerability. An underlying theme in the history boys is sexuality and throughout the play the audience see that Posner is the only boy that is...
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In both texts, gender and sexuality are presented by the authors as something which is supposed to aid the students in their learning and is a natural component of their education. Miss Brodie, for example, continuously emphasises how important being in her ‘prime’ is to her girls as it is the height of her beauty and allure as a woman....
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A proper performer sinks into the melody and creates an surroundings for others to sink in, however Jose is a performer who just needs everyone to praise her. She can make a mournful and enigmatical face but she does not sense so, and she can sing a tearful “Goodbye” in a fantastic smile. Mansfield intensifies the evaluation between the sad...
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Authors choose different narrative perspectives when they are creating stories, and different perspectives lead to different effect. After analysis, it is found that Katherine Mansfield uses focalization and covert progression in her story “The Garden Party”. These two perspectives work on different levels of this story but they are strongly correlative. When talking about the ways of focalization, we want...
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Introduction Katherine Mansfield's short story "The Garden Party" is a seminal piece of literature that deftly explores themes of class consciousness, innocence, and societal norms. Positioned within the context of early 20th-century societal structures, the narrative offers a poignant critique of class disparities through the lens of a young protagonist, Laura Sheridan. As an emblematic example of modernist literature, Mansfield...
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Back in 1957, Warren S. Walker’s study has already provoked a discussion about whether “The Garden Party” is a united and complete story. He claimed that “‘The Garden Party’ often leaves readers with a feeling of dissatisfaction, a vague sense that the story somehow does not realize its potential”. He then pointed out that “the difficulty” is that “the conflict...
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Cleopatra is described as someone with infinite variety. ‘age can not wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety’. The way in which Antonys own friend describes Cleopatra this way implies the idea that even though she is incredibly beautiful; which firstly attracted Antony she is in fact hard to work out and determine, due to her constant changing moods...
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Paulo Freire, the youngest of four children was born on September the 19th 1921, to an economically comfortable working-class Catholic family. They lived in the port city of Recife, the capital of the state of Pernambuco. This North eastern region of Brazil was and continues to be one of the most impoverished in the country. When Paulo was only three...
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Two of Shakespeare’s plays which focus heavily on the theme of gender are The Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night. In both plays, Shakespeare simultaneously supports and poses challenges to early-modern understandings of gender. In The Taming of the Shrew, the misogynistic treatment of Kate reflects the patriarchal values which were standard of the period, whilst subtle mocking and...
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Introduction Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's "The Little Prince" is a timeless novella that transcends cultural and temporal boundaries, captivating readers with its allegorical narrative and philosophical depth. First published in 1943, the story has been translated into over 300 languages, attesting to its universal appeal. The novella is often categorized as a children's book, yet its thematic intricacies and existential inquiries...
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In the short story “A Temporary Matter' by Lahiri Jhumpa, a young Indian couple, Shukumar and Shoba, suffer from unresolved grief. The couple have been married for a few years and were about to have their first baby. However, three weeks before the baby’s due date Shoba went into early labor and suffered a stillbirth while Shukumur was away. Both...
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The Little Prince The Little Prince, a novella for children, was published in the United States in the year 1943, several years after its author Antoine de Saint-Exupery died. Today, it is one of the most promising French literary pieces ever written. Antoine de Saint-Exupery who was a skilled aviator started writing the book in the year 1940 after he...
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The short story “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury is about a group of people who time travel millions of years into the past to hunt a Tyrannosaurus Rex. The company, known as “Time Safari, Inc,” has a strict set of rules that involve the dangers of time traveling. As simple as the rules are, they have a severe...
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The Making of “The Other” Have you ever felt like a lone wolf, endlessly walking through your life in a society that doesn’t feel like home? That’s how it feels to be “the other”, and you are not alone. In “Black+White…equals black” by Lawrence Hill and “The Long Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven” by Sherman Alexie, characters also undergo...
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What do you think will happen when you are hated by your family and everyone you care for? Even when you try to protect them? In A View from the bridge, Arthur Miller paints a picture of a family in the 1950s, in Red Hook of when two illegal immigrants come into this family’s house and change their lives forever....
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Introduction "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs is a short story that delves into the perilous consequences of tampering with fate through supernatural means. This narrative revolves around a seemingly innocuous talisman that grants three wishes to its possessor but at a catastrophic cost. The story serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of interfering with the natural order...
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According to the OED, the etymology of the word ‘grave’ illuminates that it originates from Germanic dissent and can be traced back to the Old English word ‘graef’, the Dutch word ‘graf’, and the German word ‘grab’. Adding on, grave also comes from the Old English root, ‘grafan’, which means to dig, or to engrave. Similarly, the Old High German...
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Section: 1 a. Definition A definition is a statement or term provided by someone explaining the meaning of the word. Meaning could be explained in different ways such as scientifically, literal, etc. b. Hyperbole It is a rhetorical device mostly used by writers to turn a basic statement into its extreme level. Authors may use this device to put stress...
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Where Duffy uses revisionism to re-evaluate alternative representations of femininity in history throughout ‘The World’s Wife’, Bennett encourages the reader to re-evaluate the nature of history through Irwin’s revisionist versions of it, so introducing the idea of historiography, whereby historical accounts are dependent upon personal experiences or cultural context. Duffy deliberately distances her characters from sentimentalised idealism regarding the role...
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In his play A View from the Bridge, Arthur Miller tells the story of the life of italian immigrants living in new york city in the 1950s. Eddie's obsession with Catherine and his paranoia turns out to be his fatal flaw, and leads to his downfall. Eddie goes from being a kind, loving father figure to Catherine, to a mean,...
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