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Joseph Conrad explores the nature of colonialism in his work “Heart of Darkness”. He sarcastically shows the terror of colonialism. In order to accomplish this he uses numerous emblematic characters….
Women have been seen portrayed differently from the year 1890s until present. Back in the days, women dress well, covered with clothes to show that they have class, hair done in such a way that when hats were put on, elegance will show….
‘Jane Eyre’ is an authentic captivation of the Victorian era and the social standings of its time. The novel has an undeniable appreciation for the role of women and recognises the importance of a woman’s quest to find her true identity….
‘Jane Eyre’ is an authentic captivation of the Victorian era and the social standings of its time. The novel has an undeniable appreciation for the role of women and recognises the importance of a woman’s quest to find her true identity….
Viriginia Woolf’s work Mrs. Dalloway is a very diverse work. It has a lot of ideas and topics to analyse and discuss. One of the most important issue in the novel is feminism. A lot of scholars and literarists have debated on that topic and is still obscure and does not show clear perspective on itself….
In the Greek tragedy Oedipus the King written by Sophocles, the antagonist is fate. The theme of fate is deeply intertwined in the plot. In this play, all meet their fate despite attempting to escape it. Two characters bring about a fate worse than their original fate as punishment for trying to cheat fate….
Had Othello been more accepting of Desdemona’s love and loyalty to him and had he not been too influenced by the falseness and malice of Iago, then he might have retained his position of eminence and salvaged everything….
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice concerns primarily of the social norms of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century, in which was a patriarchal society ruled by men who held economic and social power….
Little can be done, but re-emphasize the well known masterful creation, of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. His story has stirred the souls of many and opened eyes to the appalling and dismal condition of the state of Afghanistan, due to the many wars played out on its dilapidated soils….
In book 9 of The Iliad, the greatest example of heroes, Achilles, questions in mid-way about the heroic code. However, it is just a shattering start for the process in seeking another point of view about what and how to construct a real hero….
“Oedipus the King” is one of the many great tragedies written in the 5th century. It is a story of the great King of Thebes who is besieged by a plague; which he thinks is a curse placed on his realm because of the murder of the previous king, King Laius….
The modern era has allegedly been dominated by the sense of sight, in a way that has seen it set apart from the premodern era and the postmodern era. In his text ‘Scopic Regimes of Modernity’ Martin Jay draws our attention to scopic order in the modern era, which is an area with many conflicting views that are not often in alignment with each other….
This essay will look at personal role models whilst growing up. Aristotle’s idea of virtue ethics relies substantially on the effects role models have on people. Aristotle believes that humans learn to be moral (virtuous) by modelling the behaviour of moral people….
The theme of the orphan in Bronte’s novel is evidently the stem from which all the other themes lead from. Jane’s alienation in being an orphan means that she faces struggles throughout her life which she has to overcome in her childhood, relationships with authority figures, and battling to find her own identity….
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is written as though it were a story being, told by Huckleberry himself, and as though Mark Twain had no hand in telling of it….
This essay will compare the relations of friendship presented in books, The Great Gatsby and The motorcycle Diaries. To make a comparison between the two texts we must establish a correlation between them, friendship as a common theme in both books between the main characters of the novel….
This essay will aim to compare the film version of ‘Brokeback Mountain’ with Annie Proulx’s short story. It will explain, discuss as well as evaluate the ways in which Ang Lee represented key themes and ideas through-out the film. Many themes and ideas were dealt with in the film, some of which will be looked at such as, relationships, love, desire and the gothic….
