Life Essays

‘Sick Equation’ by Brian Patten and ‘Mirror’ by Sylvia Plath both explore the poet’s experience of love. ‘Sick Equation’ is about a man whose parents seemed to be divorced or did not love each other. In this poem he rejects the concept of love and implies that it is better …

Aspects of courage are revealed in several chapters. First, we should identify what sort of courage. Jem, Scout and Dill all show signs of fearlessness in the first few chapters. For instance when Jem takes on dills dare to touch the Radley house, although they believed a ‘malevolent phantom’ lived …

‘Prejudice cannot see the things that are because it is always looking for things that aren’t.’ Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee explores the different forms of prejudice present in Maycomb society – be it prejudice against women (sexism), racial prejudice or prejudice against anyone who chooses not to …

Harper Lee’s tragic and dramatic novel, “To Kill a Mocking Bird”, is one of many contrasts. This enlightening novel sees the stamina of one man pushed to the limit when fighting for justice against a prejudice and hypocritical town. These contrasts are illustrated through Lee’s successful use of juxtaposition, in …

Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice was written in 1813 and is set firmly in this period. The novel revolves around the choices people make when choosing a partner in marriage; the social rigmaroles they go through while attempting to find the right man or woman and the difficulties some people …

In ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee, the theme of prejudice or racism is shown through many important characters in the story. Harper Lee especially uses Bob Ewell in this story; she makes him out to be the villain in many ways. Bob Ewell’s character is a poor white …

The two poems are both stories of love and then murder, and a complex linking of the two. ‘Porphyria’s lover’ is a poem about two lovers, who can not be a couple, due to maybe social status, or other partners, when the woman declares his love for the man, he …

Poetry has been used as a means of conveying thoughts, feelings and stories since humans began writing. There are many genres and styles; love being one of the more popular themes in the pre-1900 period. I will be looking at a selection of poems on this theme from the pre- …

In a “Midsummer Night’s Dream” Shakespeare wrote the famous quote “the course of true love never did run smooth”. Some poets agree with this statement and some give a more positive view. The two poems that I am going to deal with that agree with the statement are “First Frost”, …