Literature Essays

In the 1850s, the people of Britain had many problems and were very dissatisfied. The total population at the time was twenty-two and a quarter million. There was also rapid social and economical change. People had moved from the rural areas to the more urban areas of the country to …

It has to be argued that there were many reasons why the Communists prevailed victorious in the Chinese Civil war, including the leadership of Mao Zedong. Although I believe that there are several other factors that were very important, I do agree with the statement, and the reasons for this …

Democracy means “rule, will and power of the people” so it would seem wise that for the people to have rule and power they should participate in some way to insure that their will is carried out. Participation is traditionally thought to mean just voting although this isn’t the case; …

The text ‘The Color Purple’, in both the novel by Alice Walker and the film adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg, show Celies, a broken, mistreated girl, developing into an independent, strong woman, despite the physical, emotion and sexual abuse that she faces throughout her life. Each representation of the text …

Shakespeare’s play, Twelfth Night effectively uses the issues of disguise and deception particularly through the character of Viola. The play is more or less based around this character and although many of the other characters also use disguise and/or deception, it is not to the same extent. However when Viola …

In order to answer this question, one has to consider how important a role Lysistrata contributes to the development of the play, and without a doubt she has a very strong part in the unraveling of the plot and the ideas offered within. The play does in fact rely almost …

Even more than most of Bertolt Brecht’s plays, “Mother Courage and Her Children” has irony at its centre. Its central events are heartrending: a mother loses all three of her children, and her own chances for a decent life, in violent and even sadistic ways, and continues staggering onward, surviving …

a) Explain what is meant by ‘hidden curriculum’. All the things taught throughout everyday lives at school which are not formally examined or outlined in the formal curriculum such as obedience, conformity, social control, ethnocentricity and competitiveness for example. b) Suggest 3 other institutions in society that might control people’s …

Literary heritage is literature that has passed down from generation to generation, often over many centuries. Britain has a past rich in literature, from well known legends to famous playwrights to celebrated authors, all of which are read and studied the world over. Legends are ‘unverified popular stories handed down …

Your commentary should consider the following: 1. Content and meaning: what are the main ideas or themes in the extract? How does this extract relate to the content of the story as a whole? 2. Characterization: what do we learn about the characters, and what techniques are used to tell …