Although the nature vs. nurture debate seems as though it is a rather contemporary argument, it was actually a common thematic element of Elizabethan literature. Christopher Marlowe, in particular, focused on human behavior and the influences of natural instinct versus learned habit. In his “minor...
In 1955 C. S. Lewis wrote and published The Magician’s Nephew, a high fantasy adventure story set in early 20th century England, a prequel to the other stories in The Chronicles of Narnia. In the story, Digory Kirke, a young boy, travels to a strange...
It is natural for people to like or love one person more than another, but it may not feel as natural to the one who is not loved more. In Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Francie and her mother, Katie, fight and argue...
There’s a reason the archetypal character of the Wise Woman exists – all over the world, mothers, sisters, aunts, and grandmothers have come together to share their stories, offer their insight, and help guide the next generation toward success. But not all of us are...
Life and death situations are held in the most inconvenient moments, whether it be planned or just a coincidence. In the young adult novel “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins; the main character Katniss finds herself rooting for her life against 23 other tributes in...
Abstract Anita Desai’s Cry, the Peacock portrays the trauma of a married woman inflicted by a male dominated society. She gets enslaved by the belief that her family male members are her protectors. Once she realizes that they cut her off from their family domain,...
Was Willy Loman, a good role model for his family? What were his teachings, virtues, and shortcomings as a father? Has he helped his boys or has he destroyed their lives? In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, he introduces us to Willy Loman’s and...
What influences a person’s identity? Is it their religion, home, parents, their neighborhood? When do they get one? When they learn right from wrong? Are they born with it? Everybody has one but it’s different from each other. A person’s identity is their own. No...
We meet the character of Mark Antony three times before Julius Caesar’s death, though he speaks little and we do not get much of an indication of his character. Antony fully enters the play exactly halfway through, when he makes a gripping speech, and his...
Feste, the fool character in Twelfth Night, in many ways represents a playwright figure, and embodies the reach and tools of the theater. He criticizes, manipulates and entertains the other characters while causing them to reflect on their life situations, which is similar to the...
As a result of betrayal, Silas Marner of George Eliot’s so titled novel becomes a man in body without incurring any of the duties normally associated with nineteenth century working class adults. Eliot creates these unusual circumstances by framing our title-hero so it appears to...
Tekst B: Me Talk Pretty One Day David is 41 years old and returns to school. After some French lessons back in New-York, he goes to Paris were he wants to learn perfect French. As student you have some advantages, like discounts on food and...
In Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” two lovers find themselves being torn apart by a feud between their two families. Mercutio is a friend of Romeo, one of the main characters. Thought only present for half of the play, Mercutio’s cocky, loyal and risque personality have...
For many Years efforts are compelled to show that Richard III wasn’t out the out and out celeb which Shakespeare items to individuals on condition that Richard III is only one at a drama that was affluent sport. However he is just one persona Shakespeare...
In William Shakespeare’s play “King Lear,” a central theme revolves around the idea that individuals ultimately shape their own destinies through the choices they make in life. These choices lead to various experiences and changes, reflecting the consequences of their actions. Poor judgment of character...
J. B. Priestley represented a huge conflicts between representer of democracy and self-regulated in capitalism, when another one follows communistic ideas. One of his best known plays, ‘An Inspector Calls’ was written by British playwright John Priestley, in 1945, after the Second World War. Nevertheless,...
In the vast majority of Shakespearean works, female characters are used as simple pawns in men’s plots for power, revenge, or glory. In the tragedy Othello, the same is true for the two central female characters: Desdemona, the wife of Othello, and Emilia, the wife...
In my opinion, every story of the book I, Robot has a unique story pitch. The most enthralling story I felt was “Robbie”. This story develops around 2 protagonists, a nine-year-old girl named Gloria and a robot nursemaid called Robbie. It is interesting how the...
Throughout Antigone, Creon maintains complete confidence in his belief that, in order to prevent anarchy and chaos, the rule of a king must be obeyed even it contradicts proper morals and/or the will of the gods. The decisions that he makes in an effort to...
In her novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen channels many of her perceptions of 18th century English society through both her dominant and smaller characters. Austen uses unfailingly sarcastic Mr. Bennet as a vehicle for the deception and spite rampant in such a community. While...
Power is the predominant theme of Ken Kesey’s ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’: who holds power, who doesn’t, who wants it, who loses it, how it is used to intimidate and manipulate and for what purposes, and, most especially, how it is disrupted and...
One of the tragedies in The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton is that Lily Bart is unable to marry Laurence Selden and thereby secure a safe position in society. Their relationship fluctuates from casual intimacy to outright love depending on how and where Selden...
Holden Caulfield is a 17-year-old boy who has been temporarily sent to Happy Farms (mental institution) to observe his behavior and recover from some nervous breakdown. Holden himself is the narrator and he tells the readers his story while he is at the Happy Farms....
Shakespeare’s classic tragedy entitled Macbeth tells the story of a proud nobleman who attempts to reach the pinnacle of the hierarchy commanding the kingdom he serves by following a cryptic, supernatural prophecy. Considering the treacherous deeds he would have to commit to achieve this prophecy,...
Introduction The play “Mulatto” by Langston Hughes deals with life in the south in the 1930s. During this time, the system of white dominance over the black race is absolute and uncompromisingly harsh. The play focuses on the father-son relationship between Colonel Tom Norwood and...
Macbeth is a tragic character from William Shakespeare’s play – Macbeth. The story explained how the main character Macbeth, transforms from a war hero to a murdering villain. Macbeth killed King Duncan and became the new King of Scotland. His behavior makes him a tyrant....
Through the use of characterisation, the true identities and traits of characters are able to be revealed to readers, particularly when viewed through qualities such as leadership. Collectively, this leads to narrative meaning becoming a tool that initiates thinking through the use of emotive language...
“They grew up on the outside of society. They weren’t looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.” this is written on the movie poster of the Outsider film. In S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders a fiction book, three brothers, Dally, Sodapop and Ponyboy struggle...
Within Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations, Joe Gargery is presented as the epitome of human compassion and kindness, the moral center of the novel. He is a strange mixture of wisdom, stupidity and generosity, being the most human of all the characters with his strengths and...
The literature of the American Renaissance is rich in symbolism, and in no author’s work is this more evident than in that of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Perhaps the most popular of his works, The Scarlet Letter has long been dissected and analyzed by scholars and critics;...