Fiction Essays

HG Wells has often been described as “The Father of Science Fiction” To what extent could HG Wells be said to have established the conventions of the science fiction genre. H. G Wells has often been referred to as the father of science fiction, I will analyse and explore this …

Jane Austen’s book of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ involves the marriages of the Bennet daughters’- how they behave to marriage proposals and how marriage is the social topic of the week-every week. Throughout this novel we can deduce what Jane Austen’s view is on marriage. Jane Austen shows a variety of …

At a first glance, this subject seems straightforward. Today’s young women have more opportunities, more freedom and are generally better educated than the women of the early nineteenth century; surely their lives must be considered easier. However, it is not that simple. Some aspects of life today are not necessarily …

In this essay I will be analysing two biased sources of information, the first, a newspaper article and the second a film presenting an account of what happened. The newspaper account focuses on the death of the detective by alleged gangsters, whilst the film focuses on the unjust hanging of …

Historically we know very little about the Buddha. Even to this very day, debates still occur as to the dates of his life and death, although most scholars tend to agree that the Buddha lived for around eighty years. There is archaeological evidence such as, monuments, inscriptions and there are …

Dystopian fiction, habitually envisions elements of contemporary society, the issues they hold and how they might perturb or affect the future. Often, dystopian literature highlights political structure and signifies a warning for the current, existing world. A dystopian civilisation is often instigated by a terrible event, for example a natural …

Just Kids, by Patti Smith, is the true story of Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith’s growth together as artists and friends. Patti Smith uses the classical structure of a short story to organize her memoir. Because of this predictable organization, she leads her reader to expect a traditional coming-of-age story. …

“The Lottery” by Jackson, is a short story which talks about a tradition which comes up once a year in a little village of about 300 natives. In the lottery process, one person is selected randomly and heinously stoned to death. Tessie Hutchinson is the victim of this social disturbing …

A truly valuable novel is not purely based on content, but has the ability to challenge and spur readers into reaction based on construction and language of the text. Atwood’s A Handmaid’s Tale is a true example of such value, as her novel not only attracts readers but also warns …

“It was different for a girl.” (p. 582). This particular line from Susan Minot’s Lust perhaps embodies and encompasses the general sentiment and underlying ideology which runs throughout the extent of story. When the young protagonist or narrating voice in the story speaks of her various sexual exploits and intimacies …