Novel Essays

‘Great Expectations’ is well known for being a dark atmospheric novel, set in 19th century Victorian England. Dickens opens chapter one by introducing literary devices such as personificaton, emotive imagery, and repetition to his description. Themes of crime and social status are also involved, preparing the reader for the grimness …

In 1861, Charles Dickens was at the height of his fame and wrote what is said to be, “Dickens finest novel” the book he wrote is called “Great Expectations.” The hero of the story is Phillip Pirrip, better known as “Pip.” The book is set in Victorian England and goes …

Although written almost 100 years apart there are several similarities between the two books in the way which childhood is portrayed there are, however, many major differences as well. To kill a mocking-bird is based in the 1940s in a town called Maycomb, situated in Alabama. The story is set …

The novel was set in the 1830’s, when society was very different to how it is now. The role of the upper and lower class women was completely different. If you were a lower class women you were expected to work hard, and be submissive towards the upper classes. They …

Lord of the Flies written by William Golding and published in 1954 is written in modern society, during the time of the cold war conflict, whereas Great Expectations was written in 1861, during the Victorian era. The differences in style in which the books are written are immediately obvious to …

Aldair, Across The Misty Sea is wondrous imaginative novel that takes place in the dreadful lands of Merrkia. Aldair is a member of Signar-Haldring crew. Halding is the captain of the ship that Aldair is a member of and is his close companion. Rhalgorn is a companion of Aldair. Throughout …

The two plays I will write about are my devised piece and ‘Coram Boy’ written as a novel by Jamila Gavin and adapted for stage by Helen Edmundson. My devised piece was very different to Coram Boy, although it had some similar elements in it. It had a very fluid …

Ralph, half staggering, half crawling like a wounded dog, looked up into the sky for a resolution, a sign of hope. But it did not give any. The sounds of the enemy were growing closer, and Ralph’s situation was becoming more urgent by the second. He had two choices: to …

There are a lot of differences between these two books. For example, when the boys in L.O.T.F arrive on the island they don’t thank God for saving their lives or anything like that, whereas in Robinson Crusoe he thanks God, which implies that he is quite spiritual. As you read …

‘Lord of the Flies’ what does the title tell us about the book? Other research has written that it means ‘the devil, great danger or evil’. This to me shows that Golding is trying to prepare us for what is to come. Does this book have any morals within the …