Novel Essays

Silas Marner by George Eliot was first published in 1861 during the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution, as the transformation came to be called, caused a sustained rise in real income per person in England and, as its effects spread, the rest of the Western world. Historians agree that the …

As I walked up to the old rain-soaked door, I remember being very wary of my surroundings. Here it was, and it hadn’t changed a bit. The streetlight turned the pavement into fireworks, and as my confidence grew, I entered the derelict building. I couldn’t help but gasp in awe, …

Science fiction is the genre of the books I selected, which are ‘The Chrysalids’ and ‘The Time Machine’. The titles tell a great deal about the two books, for instance they suggest the books are science fiction. The title ‘The Time Machine’ says a lot about the whole novel, as …

‘In the days when the spinning wheels hummed busily in the farmhouses… ‘ Set in the small town of Raveloe, Silas Marner is a fable story, written by Romantic author George Eliot. ‘… a child more than all other gifts that earth can offer to a declining man, brings hope …

In this novel, you can obviously tell that “Oliver Twist” is the main character and, by the way he is described and acts for us, is too good to be true. However Nancy is just as important as Oliver, as she is the only realistic character, in this novel. Also …

It is often said that The Mayor of Casterbridge is the best tragic novel ever written by Thomas Hardy, though not many will agree. The measure of success of a work of fiction relies on how well or poor the author has unified his story and controlled its impact. Hence …

The twelfth chapter, although seemingly unimportant- yet a necessary reintroduction of Basil Hallward- in fact reveals a great deal about the way in which he sees Dorian. ‘Sin is a thing that writes itself across a man’s face. It cannot be concealed’ is a clear example of traditional Victorian values …

A respectable text discusses and presents the reader with insights into the nature of ourselves and our world, evidently shown by J.D Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, a classic bildungsroman narrated by an unreliable, depressed and archetypal teenager. Salinger exposes the pop-cultured, materialistic society post World War II, …

In my five-page essay, I shall try to prove that Jonathan Swift uses epic satire within his novel. I shall limit my task by focusing on mainly the pettiness of human nature and the corruption in politics. This will be interesting to me because the corruption in politics and human …

For many people, today’s digital era represents the era of new freedom and opporunities from everyday struggles. Smartphones,social media, TV shows are one of many daily activities people enjoy despite the evident lack of productivity each activity creates. Neil Postman, a social critic, foresaw similarities between the dystopian society in …