Essays About Novel
‘Black Women’s experiences, and in particular the meanings they attach to motherhood, are central concerns in Beloved. ‘ How far do you agree? In Morrison’s novel Beloved the experiences of black women are greatly discussed. As we delve deeper into these experiences the idea of ‘rememory’ becomes apparent. This is an idea put forward by…
1984 is a futuristic novel by George Orwell about how life would be under “Big Brother”. Northern stage, a local acting group, performed it. He based the play on how he thought life would be like in 1984 and how it would be ruled. He thought everyone would be the same, act the same and…
In the novel ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’, the author, George Orwell employs a range of different techniques such as similes, metaphors and symbolism to unnerve and keep the reader in anticipation, impelling them to read on. The novel is in a third-person narrative style, this technique employed by Orwell creates a distance between the central character, Winston…
In Aldous Huxley’s novel, Brave New World, John the Savage is a combination of the two societies in which he exists. He is also an outsider in both. By having such a removed character, Huxley is able to create the perfect foil that brings out the flaws within the societies. As an outsider, John sees…
Chinua Achebe’s novel of life in colonial-era Nigeria, Things Fall Apart, contains the character Okonkwo as the protagonist. Okonkwo represents the idea of a successful person; an admired hero even. Characteristics such as bravery, strength, and a desire to succeed are what everyone admires about Okonkwo. His fear of becoming like his father gave him…
In any novel, the setting is vital, and often reflects the situation in either the plot or the characters feelings. In the Victorian novels setting was often either in the country side, surrounded by nature, in a world that was soon to change, an idealistic look back at the naturalistic world the author looked back…
Compare ‘After the First Death’ with Far From the Madding crowd,’ with special consideration of each author’s style and characterisation. I have Recently read two books. The first was Thomas Hardy’s novel set in the English counrty side during the nineteenth centuary. It told me a story about the arrival of Bathsheba Everdene in the…
The affair between Winston and Julia marks the stand that both of them are trying to take against Big Brother, however Julia is only really interested in the sexual aspect of their relationship, the downfall of Big Brother playing second fiddle. The very description of Julia by Orwell leads the reader to perceive that she…
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. Everyone has heard or it, but so many can say what it is about, and what its message is, mainly because it is so hard to know exactly. This is party because it so interestingly ahead of its time. Creating life using genetic engineering was almost unheard of, and this new…
Throughout the first half of the novel there are many scenes of violence, with Celie being raped and beaten by her father and later by Mr. and his children. There is also the memory that her two children who are not only conceived through incest but are also killed by the man that Celie believes…
What does the novel tell us about the English society and the ways of life in the late 19th century? Refer to lifestyles of main characters, place of servants, role of women, contemporary morality and details of everyday life. Arthur Conan Doyle wrote ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1902. The novel was written in…
Jane Eyre was written in a time when women in positions like Jane’s were left with few options. Jane had to work to support herself, as she possessed no money of her own, yet her rank in society prevented her from doing many occupations. One of the main options was to become a governess to…
The key way in which nature shapes this novel, is through the reoccurring theme of snow. The snow symbolises the Islanders moral debates with deciding what is right and what is wrong. This is demonstrated in the following quote- ‘When they looked out into the whiteness of the world the wind flung it sharply at…
Cottage near Lewes. Early morning. Sound of an larm watch. Frederick already woken up, moving on stage. A door in the middle of the stage to represant the cellar door. He knocks on the door. Frederick:, Please get up! Waits, open the door and goes in the cellar, onto the other part of the stage…
“The Gothic is concerned primarily with representing transgression and taboo, there is nothing more to it as a literary genre. ” Is this a fair assessment of Gothic writing of the Romantic period? “The invaluable works of our elder writers… are driven into neglect by frantic novels, sickly and stupid German Tragedies, and deluges of…
The novella written by the renowned author Charles Dickens centralises around the theme of Christmas, as a pivotal motif for not only the celebration of Christ, but for its analogous time of unification of people of different social classes. It also possesses a metaphorical meaning of ‘rebirth’ as the underpinning story is about the physiological…
WE see evidence of Miss Havisham’s life standing still when Dickens wrote ‘Her watch stopped at twenty minutes to nine, and that a clock in the room had stopped at twenty to nine’. There is repetition of Miss Havisham being described as sour. This is for extra effect in getting the message through. Dickens put…
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 famous Novel “the hounds of the Baskerville” was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, he was very popular in late 19th century all the way up to now. His books were published in the weekly magazine the “Strand” and proved to be loved by most Victorians since he’s main character, Sherlock Holmes, a private…
In the following essay, I will be examining the way in which George Eliot has portrayed the theme of money in Silas Marner and its consequent effect on the characters, the relationship between them, and the plot. George Eliot herself described Silas Marner as a story of old fashioned village life and as such, it…
In this essay I will be exploring the many different ways in which Charles Dickens creates sympathy for his character of Pip; the setting of the story, the interaction with other characters, the language used, the mood created and the effect given. I will also be reflecting on Dickens’ life and drawing comparisons with that…
Dickens uses setting in a variety of ways in Great Expectations. He uses it as a way to mirror the feelings of a character and to expand on the characterisation towards Pip. This allows him to create an environment that the reader can empathise with. In Chapter One, we connect with Pip in a graveyard….
In this essay, I’ll be writing about how “The Man Who Invented Tomorrow” uses language in his novel “The Time Machine” to teach us about his incredible vision of the future. My understanding of Science Fiction is that it can be based on anyone, humans, animals etc…it can also be set anywhere, examples are schools,…
“Hard Times” is a book written by Charles Dickens and is set in the fictional city of Coketown. In the book Dickens puts across his views about Victorian society through his characterisation of the individuals in the story. The two episodes I will discuss in this essay are, chapter one and chapter six when Gradgrind…
Gerald took her to the County Hotel, They talked and met up again two nights later. He discovered she had no money so he let her stay at his friend’s empty apartment and gave her money to keep her going. ” I made her go to Morgan Terrace because I was sorry for her and…
In the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, the author Harper Lee presents the main characters in such a way that we can see what they learn. In this essay I will concentrate on the characters of Scout, Dill and Jem and show how they are presented. The character of Scout makes up the narration, therefore…
Prejudice is an adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge or examination of the facts. It is shown in a lot of different ways in the novel ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’. The first example of prejudice in this novel is shown by the Town people concerning Arthur (Boo) Radley. Scout suitably described…
Through out ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, The Mrs Dubose episode, featured in chapter eleven found at the end of part 1 of the novel, plays a huge part. Mrs Dubose is an elderly, Ill-tempered, racist woman who lived ‘two doors up the street from the finches in a house with steep front steps and a…
In the novel, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, we see many types of prejudice, the first example that we meet comes in chapter one when Scout tell us her family history. ‘In England Simon was irritated by the persecution of those who called themselves Methodists at the hands of their more liberal brethren. ‘ This quotation…
“Being Southerners, it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings”. This is just the first of many prejudice statements in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. We learn here the high expectations set in the society of Maycomb, “a…
