Books Essays

‘The Color Purple,’ by Alice Walker; a novel in an epistolary form, reveals the story of a young black Georgia girl who faces adulthood believing that she has been raped by her father and that he killed both of their babies. The novel examines her struggle to find love, self-esteem, …

1) What do you learn about Celie’s attitudes to life in these letters? 2) Write about Walker’s method of telling the story in letter 90. 3) Some readers see the ending of the novel as a triumph of the human spirit. Some see it as sickly and sentimental. What do …

Alice Walker in her novel The Color Purple illustrates a parallel between the gender roles of women in the early 20th century and Black slavery through the life of Celie and her interactions with Albert, as well as with Nettie’s experiences in Africa with the Olinka tribe. Similarities reign with …

“I know why the caged bird sings” is one of the six autobiographies written by Maya Angelou. I think that she has written this book to show people that even though some people can have a disturbed childhood they can still achieve highly in life. The story is mainly set …

The theme of the American Dream has not lost its relevance for more than a century. This theme runs through numerous works of literature, cinema, and fine art, and some creators devoted their entire life and all their creativity to the searching for the American Dream. John Steinbeck novel “Of …

The definition of socialism is ‘An economic, social and political doctrine which expresses the struggle for the equal distribution of wealth by eliminating private property and the exploitative ruling class’. This was a large movement in the mid to late 1900s and was the ideological basis of the early Labour …

In the memoir, Night, Elie Wiesel describes the multiple losses of loved ones, of caring humanity, of personal identity, and of belief in God’s justice, which he experiences as a concentration camp inmate in 1944-1945. Each loss reinforces or lays the foundation for another. His human losses contribute to his …

In this extract, Nettie is the first person narrator. She is writing to Celie from the Olinka encampment. She describes a lot of the Olinka’s beliefs and attitudes, as well as telling Celie about her relations with Corrine, and the children. She also describes the setting, she tells Celie about …

The Victorian Era is dated from 1837 to 1901, the years that Queen Victoria was the British monarch. The era was preceded by the Regency era and came before the Edwardian period. This time was one of incredible change in Great Britain. It was a long period of prosperity for …

Toni Morrison enhances the novel Beloved by bestowing it with a supernatural dimension. Many readers may feel that the effect of slavery is diminished due to the supernatural element in the novel. It could allow the reader to perceive that the story is not factual and therefore the appalling effects …