Life Essays

The relationship between Clarissa and Joe changes throughout the story. The only sorrow at first is the fact that Clarissa couldn’t have children, but despite this they still had a steady, satisfying relationship and were very happy, contented and loving. After the balloon incident and Joe learns of Jed’s obsession, …

In this chapter, Ian McEwan really pulls out all the stops in authoring terms, to capture the reader entirely and drag them into the near-real images conjured up in this opening. Ian McEwan uses first person narrative to open the piece, and we are immediately introduced to the narrator, Joe, …

Many people believe that when reading a book written in first person narrative, it is an unreliable source. This is because it is a biased account, as the narrator will only tell his or her own side of the story. This is partly true of the novel “Enduring Love” by …

Ian McEwan uses many ways to present the unusual idea of the relationship between Jed and Joe to the reader. The extract raises many issues; love and religion important; how is this “strange adventure” perceived by the different characters of the novel? McEwan employs narrative technique, structure and careful manipulation …

Note that the word welfare state is in inverted commas. This is because there has been widespread debate on the right definition of a welfare state. The word itself comes from the German word ‘Wohlfahrstaat’ – used to express the inadequacies of the social reforms introduced in 1920s Germany. Wolhlfahrstaat …

The Liberal Party came into power in the 1906 general election. They had been convinced by the writing of Charles Booth and Seebohm Rowntree that the poor were rarely to blame for their own poverty and they were shocked that they had no way of getting out of this poverty. …

There were many ways that the British Government tried to change the Government to India. Before 1919 the Indian Government consisted of mostly British but that soon changed during the next 20 years. In 1919 a major incident happened that made many Indians who had previously been loyal to the …

By close reference to some key scenes from Pride and Prejudice and the two short stories we have studied, show how ideas concerning love and marriage have changed since Jane Austen’s time and how this is reflected. In the period when Jane Austen lived society was structured, society was ruled …

Maan is a tragi comedy with the main plot revolving around the love interests of the two couples, Beatrice and Benedick, Hero and Claudio. The play is set in Messina Italy and begins as the men are returning from war as victors. Love and romance are ver much in the …

How does Shakespeare present the relationships between Beatrice and Benedick and Hero and Claudio in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. How might a modern audience respond to the presentation of these relationships? ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ was first published in 1600, the Elizabethan era. The audience of 1600 would have had …