Essays on Book Page 188

The curtain rises with the family standing looking dumfoundedly at Mr Birling. They are all beginning to get panicky. Mr Birling: “If a real inspector is coming then we need to be able to get our stories straight, we don’t want to tell this inspector the amount that we told the last one.” Everyone looks at Eric…

Explore some of the main dramatic devices and techniques used by Miller to invite the audience’s empathetic response to Eddie’s tragic actions in ‘A View From The Bridge’. Arthur Miller’s, ‘A View From The Bridge’ allows us to witness the tragic consequences of one mans jealousy and an unforgivable crime to his family and friends….

Alfieri has an interesting role in “A View from the Bridge” which was written in 1955 by Arthur Miller. He is a character who participates in the action of the play, and comments on past or subsequent events. Alfieri can be compared to a God like observer who is watching over the action taking place…

All the events of the play are set in about in Red Hook, New York roughly during the 1950’s, a time where equal rights were not an issue and before the feminist era was in full swing. Most men saw it as their duty to look after their wife and family and saw it as…

The title of ‘a view from the bridge’ refers to very specific parts. The bridge mentioned is the famous Brooklyn Bridge which joins Brooklyn and Manhattan. Brooklyn is a very industrial city which relies on deliveries to the port whereas Manhattan is a more commercial town that is a lot richer. The view in the…

Throughout the history of mankind, the misapplication of power, marring of souls has been a part of life. Human emotion is a major factor in prejudice, politics and persecution in modern day. Persecution can be defined in many ways, but no matter how it is defined it is a tragic event. The Crucible is a…

Stories based on rounded, more-realistic characters are often negated because of the idea of them not being as exciting as the latest action film or romantic play. This view applies for the majority of contemporary audiences. If we look deeper into the play it is obvious that Miller has other purposes rather than just the…

The Great Gatsby is a novel about a man who tries to win over a woman he had lost many years ago. Jay Gatsby is the hero in this novel because he stands out amongst the rich. Unlike the rest of the rich people in this novel Gatsby has moral values, and the rest of…

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s book The Great Gatsby the narrator, Nick Caraway makes a statement that, in my opinion, reveals to the reader why the book is called The Great Gatsby. “They’re a rotten crowd” Nick shouted across the lawn to Gatsby “You’re worth the whole damn lot put together. ” I agree with Nicks…

The novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald examines the American dream through the perspectives, personalities and actions of the characters. Through the characters and elements of setting and writing style the novel concludes the dream as one of extreme disillusion. Firstly, through the central character of the novel Fitzgerald is able to explore…