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The leading character of the novel is Phillip Pirrip or as known as Pip. The novel centres on him and throughout the novel we follow his life. He is the male lead and also the narrator of the novel. The novel has many big issues one of these are society where people stand and are…

The depressing tragedy known as Babbitt, by Lewis Sinclair, accurately portrays the convention of life in the 1920’s. Sinclair precisely evokes the conformity and orthodox life styles that shaped a growing culture. Man, in the 1920’s, is caught in a lifestyle where he is continually fed on what to think. Lewis cunningly explains the constraints…

Oedipus Rex, or Oedipus Tyrannus as it is in Latin, could be what we call todaya Freudian work of literature. The Oedipus Trilogy was originally written bySophocles and is meant to be told in a story-telling fashion. But this Greciantragedy was revised and translated into English by Paul Roche and put into anovel form. The…

Pre- war poetry used language and structure that was very pastoral. These poems portrayed the beauty and perfection of nature, and how it was the ideal. At the outbreak of war, the poetry conveyed a very patriotic feeling and the pride that soldiers had to be fighting for their country. Towards the end of the…

There is an old saying that a picture says a thousand words. Art Spiegelmansseries Maus: A Survivors Tale proves this saying to a tee. Added to thedialogue, a million possibilities arise. The series is a biographical comic bookabout his fathers experiences during the Holocaust. It uses cats, mice, andother animals to present this very delicate…

Bennie Jackson African American Studies 2210 ProfessorEboeHutchful April 26, 2017 Your Week 13 Discussion Board specifically flagged the issue of gender in the Black Freedom struggle for the first time. Yet, as we already know from the readings, the voices of Black Women have resounded from the very early days of the struggle. How have…

Rudyard Kipling’s The Man Who Would Be King is a thematic story on many levels. The underlying themes are to live one’s life adventurously, the importance of relationships, and also an allegorical satire of the British Empire. Kipling shows the importance of living life in several ways. The first way is by showing the potential…

At the elderly age of seventy, Socrates found himself fighting against anindictment of impiety. He was unsuccessful at trial in the year 399 B. C. Thecharges were corrupting the youth of Athens, not believing in the traditionalgods in whom the city believed, and finally, that he believed in other newdivinities. In Platos Apology, Socrates defends…

In Your Opinion, Who Is the Most Monstrous? Frankenstein or the Creature…. “Frankenstein” the novel written by Mary Shelly was first published in 1818. Shelly was the only daughter of the philosopher William Godwin and his wife Mary Wollstonecraft, the radical feminist writer. Unfortunately Shelly’s mother died almost immediately and Shelly was brought up by her…

Why is it that some students once they reach the intermediate grades groan when teachers mention the word poetry? Are educators informed enough on the benefits of poetry in language arts studies to answer; why study poetry at all? As educators we know that poetry is a useful tool in the development of language and…