Short Story Essays

Pride and Prejudice and An Inspector Calls are different texts but have many similarities. One aspect that makes them different is that they are both set in different times. Pride and Prejudice is set in the 18th century while An Inspector Calls is set in the 20th century. They also …

The writer of the “Snowdrops” conveys the boy’s world by using a number of different techniques. As the writer uses many different techniques this makes the boy’s world become clearer to the reader (us). The main point in which you can tell that the author is conveying the boy’s world …

I fell asleep, sound in peace. My head rested on a white feather filled pillow, which was as soft as the cotton plants that grew in the fields. A beautiful quilted blanket covered me, as the snow covered the very tops of the highest mountains. Abruptly, a cold breeze fell …

Harper Lee, the American author grew up in the town of Monroeville, Alabama in the depression of the 1930s. The town has physically changed little since the thirties; many original buildings such as the courthouse and jailhouse still stand. However, these buildings are no longer used for their original purposes …

In both novels there is a moral to the story which both protagonists, Scout Finch and Silas Marner learn by different means. In ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ Scout learns about the injustice of discrimination and judgement, to tolerate differences and views and to value people. She learns this through …

In both stories of ‘Cracking Day’ and ‘A Hero’ the focus is on a boy in a foreign country facing a number of different challenges. In ‘A Hero’ the challenge is that of a child trying to overcome his fears of dark and isolation, whilst in comparison, ‘Crackling Day’ is …

‘Crackling Day’ by Peter Abrahams is set in South Africa during the apartheid time. Apartheid is a political system where white people were in power over black people. The main character in the story is a boy called Lee who everyday makes the journey to collect the crackling. On his …

In the 1930’s the people of America struggled after the Wall Street Crash. The Wall Street Crash had caused a recession or what was known as the Great Depression which had endured for a decade afterwards and had a worldwide effect. The American Civil War had recently ended and slavery …

Setting: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’: The setting of every story has a significant role in it as it affects how the people behave and it also gives us an insight to the way they treat each other and allows us to understand the procedure of certain events. “To Kill a …

Question 1 – Say what you know about the Cunninghams: The Cunningham family does not play a major role in the novel but in their brief appearances, the way they are viewed by others shows us a lot about the other characters. The first mention of the Cunninghams comes in …