Books Essays

Self discovery in ‘Jane Eyre’ and ‘A Doll’s House’ can be interpreted in different ways. Self-discovery can mean a person finding out about their true self and the person within them after looking back on previous memories and as a result changing their actions or results. ‘Jane Eyre’ presents Jane’s …

Religion, ‘a system of ideas and rules for behavior based on supernatural explanations’. The concept of religious belief is one that takes raw faith and packages it in an attempt to standardize something that exists independent of proof or explanation. It can be both wholly fulfilling and entirely destructive to …

It was in the early 1800s, after Lord Byron’s work ‘Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage’ was published, that the Byronic hero was introduced to Britain, sweeping up the Romantic and Gothic Movements and irrevocably changing the face of the English novel. Characterised by Caroline Lamb, an ex-lover of Byron, as ‘mad, bad …

Throughout Acts 1 and 2 Miller presents the reader with an array of characters that each appear to have their own individual flaws and vices. However, it is important to first consider what it means to be “beyond criticism” before it can be argued whether this exists at all in …

Arthur Miller use of language explored numerous ways of explaining things that were considered to be necessary. One thing that I noticed Arthur miller did with his language was to set the place and time that they were in meaning the period the story was set in which was in …

Form: * The play is performed as a piece of Total Theatre. * This is to stimulate all the senses, as they are all engaged in real life. * Every part of the actors’ bodies, every facial expression, and all the vocal ranges of the actors’ voices are used and …

Exploring a theme or issue raises interesting comparisons. This can clearly be seen when examining the theme of Identity in the three texts I have studied, which are: “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte, “Philadelphia Here I Come” by Brian Friel and “Cinema Paradiso” directed by Guisseppe Tornatore. In each of …

Archetypal heroes obtain supernatural help in some way. In the Anglo-Saxon epic poem, Beowulf receives his help from God. Throughout the poem, there are references made to God and the Christian religion. Beowulf declares his success is because of God’s presence. In the modern day New York City movie, Spiderman …

It is a great deal to decide what to write about when you are applying to college. However, if you want to study literature, this task becomes easier from the perspective of choice. In this case, the best solution is to present yourself as a connoisseur of worthy literature, telling …

Reading is the exercise of mind mostly done with books. A book is a volume of many sheets of paper bounded together, containing text, illustrations, photographs, or other kind of information. I have read many books but the Holy Quran is the most important and sacred book to me. Thus …