Essays On Books

Wuthering Heights, the creation of Emily Jane Bronte, depicts not a fantasy realm or the depths of hell. The novel focuses on two main character’s battle with the restrictions of Victorian Society. Wuthering Heights is in the same ethical and moral tradition as the other great Victorian novels. Wuthering Heights was written and published ten […]

Emily Bronte also convey’s aspects of the class system within Victorian society through the use of imagery. Bronte depicts two English households which both resemble slightly different classes but for which could not be further apart. The heights is described as “narrow windows being deeply set in the wall” and then Thrushcross Grange as “the […]

The 19th century produced many prominent writers. One of the well-known writers at that time was Emily Bronte. She was born in 1818. She was a person of great writing talent when she was young. She wrote the Wuthering Height novel and in 1847, it was published. The Wuthering Height has become a classic literary […]

Within Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte displays the conventional elements of a gothic protagonist through Heathcliff’s dark, brooding character. He exceeds his own moral thresholds and displays intense, exaggerated emotion to the reader. The characterisation of Heathcliff as an evil dark character may convince readers that Bronte could almost be characterizing him as Satan. For example, […]

Although Heathcliff in Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights seems purely villainous, he is not. Heathcliff has his redeeming qualities. His undying devotion to Catherine is one and acts of self betterment are another. However, his acts of cruelty and revenge make some think otherwise. Heathcliff’s dedication to Catherine is an obvious positive quality of his. When […]

What is the efficacy of the narrative structure in Wuthering Heights? The structure of the narrative in Wuthering Heights stands out for its uniqueness and complexity. The primary narrators are Lockwood and Nelly, both of whom can be categorized as eyewitness narrators since they are participants in the events being recounted. The book is structured […]

Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte, was published in 1847, and it brought forth a new voice, one that was passionate, rebellious, and defiant. During the nineteenth century, male canonical novelists overlooked the difficulties and struggles faced by women and orphan girls of that time. However, these challenges were not any less than those encountered […]

Enduring Love and Wuthering Heights are both novels that confront several issues of violence, conflict, death and most prominently, love. Though the narrative styles are similar, with accounts and perspectives given through love letters or gossip, and pathetic fallacy dominates the settings and subsequent events, contrasts still cause these novels to be different, yet effective […]

The extract in focus is typically gothic, with the protagonist, Lockwood, finding himself alone at night for the first time in Heathcliff’s sinister home, Wuthering Heights. The central tensions of the novel are evident from the passage: the contrast between freedom and confinement; the line between being awake and asleep; and finally, fear evoking madness. […]

Gothic fiction has always been a form of literature that opposes tradition and breaks boundaries. While the Enlightenment era celebrated reason and clarity, Gothic fiction consistently highlighted the existence of darkness, despair, ambiguity, and uncertainty in seemingly fixed surroundings. This trend started with early authors like Walpole, Radcliffe, and Matthew “Monk” Lewis, who incorporated the […]

Liminality is the condition when one has overstretched an individual limits. In the book, Wuthering Heights the author uses imagery, allegory and symbolism to bring about the theme of liminality. The characters have also been used to enhance the same theme in the book. Heathcliff, a character in the book, signifies liminality in that the […]

Literary life in England flourishes so impressively in the early years of the 18th century that contemporaries draw parallels with the heyday of Virgil, Horace and Ovid at the time of the emperor Augustus. The new Augustan Age becomes identified with the reign of Queen Anne (1702-14), though the spirit of the age extends well […]

Candide is an outlandishly humourous. far-fetched narrative by Voltaire satirising the optimism espoused by the philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment. It is the narrative. An Analysis of Candide. and Voltaire’s Controversial Convictions … voices. yokel. com/an-analysis-candide-voltaires-controversial-695221. ht  Dec 13. 2007 – One of Voltaire’s Prime Minister unfavorable judgments in Candide is rather in alliance […]

There are many themes in Candide which resonate with a contemporary audience. One of the recurrent attacks in the book has been against religious institutions and the politico-cultural power wielded by them. Although Voltaire was a deist, he did not espouse the view of the Optimists who believed that we inhabit a perfect world in […]

In Candid, Voltaire illustrates the idea of cultivating one’s inner self as creating a garden that represents beauty, kindness, and vibrancy. This concept holds great significance in a world where we often encounter harshness, cruelty, and unpredictability. Every day presents various challenges and risks that we strive to overcome. However, it is essential that we […]

Francoise – Marie Arouet, known by the pen name, Voltaire is one of the greatest writers and thinkers France has produced. Renowned for his brilliant wit, biting sarcasm and delicious satire, Voltaire has produced many remarkable works. He was scathing in his criticism of religion, despotism, violence, injustice and the many evils perpetuated on society […]

Candide (1759) is a satire written by the French philosopher Voltaire. Through its lampooning of important social institutions, personalities and conventions, Candide criticized various social ills such as the hypocrisy of religion and the corrupting power of money. Not surprisingly, it was included in the Roman Catholic Church’s Index of Forbidden Books and remained controversial […]

Both Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Voltaire’s Candide illustrates the collapse of a philosophy. This philosophy revolves around the inability of human beings to enclose their lives in accordance to a confined and limited doctrine which is superficially persuasive. The nature of doctrine is not contentious because the important aspect is that it underlines the idiosyncrasies […]

William Shakespeare once wrote, “All that live must die, passing through nature to eternity” (Shakespeare). In the works that have been studied in World Literature, death has been a prominent theme in almost every work, whether it is through murder, starvation, or bull fighting. However, before we can discuss how death is a reoccurring theme, […]

1) Candide learns that while being optimistic is a useful trait, it will not help you in being successful. He learns that in order to have the “best of all possible worlds” he must work hard, because it will not just come to him. Candide has rejected Pangloss’ philosophy in exchange for hard, practical work. […]

From the dawn of humanity, we have endeavored to understand and attain the elusive idea of happiness. What is its real meaning and how can it be obtained? Frequently, happiness is thought of as a particular place or an ultimate objective. Indeed, one could argue that our principal aim in life is to reach this […]

How are woman treated in the novel? How do their experiences differ from those of the male characters? How, in general, do they react to their treatment? Throughout Voltaire’s Candide women are often presented as being victims and are often suffering because of acts of cruelty and violence and sexual encounters. In many senses, this […]