Nineteenth century American literature was marked by the closeness of independence of America from Britain. It was a time of individualism and self-interest. Literature was mainly focused on The American Frontier, as a new country was born it was time to describe their landscapes, geography and natural history, Transcendentalism, after narrating the geographical landscapes it was the time to explain the American psyche, Slave Narratives, which will make a transition from the literature that talks about the American dream to...
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In Jane Austen’s book Pride and Prejudice, she presents Elizabeth Bennett as a modern woman that rejects the 19th Century’s societal. The author has shown three fundamental aspects throughout the book and movie which are- Love, Reputation and Class. And all the three aspects are connected to conceptualizing Jane Austen’s views on love and Marriage in the 19th century era. In the book Pride and Prejudice, the author Jane Austen presents one of the concepts which is Love. Love can...
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The fictional short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, discusses the themes of unjustified crimes and nature of evil in humans. This fictional text depicts a community of villagers who hold as part of their tradition an annual lottery. In this essay I will discuss how the structure of the fictional world as a Dystopia helps the reader to understand the overall message behind by the implied author’s criticism of the text. Dystopia is a term refers to a fictitious...
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People have everything in front of them, people have nothing in front of them; People are on the way to heaven, people are going to the door of hell. Fahrenheit 451 is a frightening alternative world and it is symbolistic of a society in which the switch from contemplating books to mindlessly craving the instant satisfaction that comes from technology has had a grave effect on its citizens. It is also a not too distant reality of our world. ‘Fahrenheit...
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It is safe to say that despite fleeting moments of humour, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre (1848) is not a funny book. Nonetheless, the ‘low, slow ha! ha!’ of Bertha Rochester is a prevalent refrain that has received wide-ranging critical attention. The examination of laughter beyond Bertha’s celebrated utterances has, however, been neglected. Laughter itself is an involuntary physiological response often, but not exclusively catalysed by humour. In Jane Eyre, the presence of laughter, or indeed the lack of laughter is...
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'If it takes censorship to ensure that the book is still widely read,' novelist Francine Prose argued in January 2011, 'it might not be the worst thing.” Even though Author's words are carefully chosen, others state changing them essentially changes the work itself, classic works of literature should be edited to make them less offensive, because It makes it more accessible to the newer generation without being preoccupied by the offensive term and considering that tweaking classic literature to meet...
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It’s not a simple task to try and step into another’s shoes, however defying general beliefs to empathize with another is a feat many cannot achieve. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird was composed by Harper Lee and is told from the perspective of Scout Finch, a child growing up in Maycomb County with her father and brother in the 1930s. The reader is carried along with Scout as she expresses her evolving interpretation of the world and her deeply...
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In the iconic book The Scarlet Letter the reader comes across a vague understanding of what it means to be an adulterer. A person who truly represents and shows a sin that most believe to be the absolute uncrossable line that should not even be spoken of unless necessary. Very few readers and fans of the novel understand what it means to be beautiful. A rosebush is merely a beautiful masterpiece created by nature. And in The Scarlet Letter the...
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Introduction to Steinbeck and Symbolism John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California in 1902 and is the author of many famous novels such as The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, and Of Mice and Men and he is known as one of the greatest storytellers of the 19th century. His novels are known for their social criticism, including the addition of economic problems and social class. Most of Steinbeck’s novels take place in rural areas and tend to consist...
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Certain social issues are the causes of a broken society and bring pain and sorrow. The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is in Ponyboy’s point of view, after the tragic death of his parents, he is then in the care of his older brothers, Darry and Sodapop. All are in the group that goes by the name of Greasers, there are two gangs, the Greasers and Socs. Throughout the novel, it becomes known that there are certain differences in being a...
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Mark Twain, the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), introduced the novel as a kind of sequel to one of his past renown books, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). At first glance, most readers often view The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as nothing more than a comical sequel due to its very vernacular language, risky adventures, and often silly/childlike humor within the novel. However, this novel is more profound than what one might expect from it. Although...
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Banning books has been a controversial issue in high schools across the United States. Everyone has their own unique beliefs and opinions. It is not ethical to forbid everyone from reading a book that makes one person feel uncomfortable. No one should have the right to ban everyone from reading a book. It is up to the reader to decide what book they want to read. Some people like to ban books for everyone because of the words used toward...
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, he reveals the life and hypocrisy of the Puritan communities in the past. He implies that back then in that stubborn society, many people were wrongfully sentenced for sins of all types. Dimmesdale and Hester show how easily it is for others to label you based on the mistakes you have made. He objects Puritanism as it punishes, forcing them to endure extreme and irrelevant suffering. Hawthorne uses stereotyped characters to shed the identity...
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“We all go through a challenge in life because without a challenge there’d be no reason to keep going toward your future” (Twain put #). This statement in Mark Twain’s, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, prepares the readers for the universe they are about to enter, with differences and so much more, while reading this book. This quote inspirational, and true because without any troubles in our lives no one would make any changes. It is human nature to have...
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In The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, there is a common theme of class divide rich vs poor and greasers vs socs. In the novel The Outsiders is about two gangs on each side of a town. The socs and the greasers, who have a destructive rivalry and are very different. However throughout the course of the novel their true characteristics are proven to be fundamentally the same. Each side has its differences, for example, their opposing dress codes. The...
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In this essay I will answer question number three. To do this I have decided to analyse the personal relationships in one of the texts that we have read in the module: Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett. Waiting for Godot (in French: En attendant Godot is a work belonging to the theatre of the absurd, written at the end of the 40s by Samuel Beckett and published in 1952. Beckett wrote the original work first in French, which is...
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In the novel “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte Jane searches for independence. Charlotte Bronte, a popular British author wrote during the Victorian Era. She’s best known for this book “Jane Eyre” which deals with a young woman’s search for identify. Jane Eyre, who is the main character, plays a huge role in finding inner peace and independence. She develops as a character after each obstacle she encounters. Growing up in a middle-class family Jane was born in a modest lifestyle....
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In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, the author constructs a nihilistic teenager who lives in a society dominated by phony adults and is trying to deal with both internal and external conflicts. Nihilism is the belief that there is no value to life. Nihilist people are very pessimistic and have no loyalties or moral principles. In The Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield is portrayed as a nihilist because he does not believe in any...
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The novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Marquez is set in a Hispanic town in Columbia during the 20th century. Santiago Nasar’s murder is conducted by the Vicario twins after their sister Angela Vicario pinpointed Santiago as the man who took her virginity before her marriage. Imagery such as predator and prey and surreal imagery evokes a pejorative stab at the inhumanity that accepts the honour-seeking in a society where male privilege and obligations of machismo are normalised....
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Adolescence is the period of time following after puberty fully finishes developing within a teenager which a young person transitions from a child into an adult. Catcher in The Rye leads its audience through a narrated story about a teen’s weekend displaying his coming of maturity, or what he believes to be his coming of age. Is this weekend for the main character, Holden, his part in life of coming of age? Holden does not have his coming of maturity...
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William Golding’s “Lord Of The Flies” explores the actions and experiences of several boys stranded on a deserted island. At first, the boys value logic and reason, voting Ralph as their “chief”. Many of the younger boys in the group are conflicted without the comforts of their parents and homes making it difficult for anybody to lead the group effectively. Piggy, a boy focused on being rescued using logic and reason, sides with Ralph and their joint efforts are motivated...
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The N word, a racist, frivolous word by today's standards, but was is always like this? Mark Twain explores this idea in his novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In his novel, Huck Finn and Jim go on an adventure together to freedom. On their way, Mark Twain uses the N word 219 different times to show how much people used it in the 1800’s. Mark Twain’s use of the N word in his novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should be...
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Introduction Exploring the concepts and themes that contribute to the portrayal of females within literature is a highly relevant topic in today’s critical climate. These concepts have historical and contemporary application that may help unveil and discuss female portrayals in literature, and thus are worthy of investigation. Charlotte Bronte’s classical novel Jane Eyre (1847) is a bildungsroman narrating the life of the eponymous Jane and the challenges she faces as a young, unmarried woman. Despite our contemporary appreciation of the...
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Have you ever looked around and appreciated the beauty around you? It could be the vibrant colours, the sweet melody of your favourite song, the cold feel of snow, the toasty feeling of the sun on a hot day, the wind on your face, the sadness of losing someone special or the feeling of love that captivates you when you’re around family and friends. “The Giver” by Lois Lowry paints a picture in which the characters had never felt these...
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In The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger tells the journey from adolescence into maturity for Holden Caulfield. Adolescence is the stage in one’s life in which maturity into adulthood occurs. The story starts off with Holden getting kicked out of the fourth preparatory school he has gone to, Pencey Prep. Instead of waiting for his Christmas break to officially start, he decides to leave school early. He heads towards New York City by himself to go home. Holden’s...
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Adolescence is the time period between ages ten to nineteen where in many of our lives we begin to look to our parents for advice about our future as well as build new stronger connections with peers whom we depend upon. In J.D. Salinger’s famous novel The Catcher in the Rye the main character, Holden Caulfield, our 17 year old narrator who’s telling the readers about a series of events that happened in his life when he was 16 years...
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As many know it is a hard transition to go from being an innocent child to a teenager who is realizing what this world consists of. Like Holden from the Catcher in the Rye who is questioning humanity, difficulty being emotionally stable and acting rebellious. Holden demonstrates actions of a normal teenager and doesn’t have any psychological behavior. Every action taken throughout the book is Holden journey to reach the level of maturity he reaches at last. At last Holden...
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For several centuries, many women have been fighting to have the same rights as men. Men made women believe that they were the second class citizens and were also made to believe that they should always obey a mans order. In fact, in ancient Greece, they believed that a woman’s sole purpose was to only run the household and have children that were preferably male. In the play Antigone by Sophocles, he writes about the distinctive behaviors between two sisters...
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In Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger Holden is characterized as a normal teenager, but throughout the book he demonstrates some behaviors that can label him more as abnormal. Although the book doesn’t not take during a long period of time the actions that Holden takes, and thoughts that he constantly has tells the reader that he isn’t mentally stable. Even though some of his experiences are not the best it does not justify how he decides to deal...
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Brave New World, a pinnacle in English Literature that critiques the many and all fine points of globalization and its issues between 1900 and the date of publication in 1932. The early 1900s were home to the many changes that are still prevalent in today’s lifestyles. The Great Depression and the push away from the gold standard to revolutionize modern economies and revitalize capitalism which can be seen in the written works of Huxley. Other identities are pertinent; feminism, postmodernist...
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