Essays On Books

The central theme of Beyond the Divide centers around a youthful member of the Amish community who experienced a stifling existence and sought to break free. Meribah Simon, who grew up in the Amish community, found herself constrained by its stringent rules. Her father had been expelled by the elders; when she discovered he was […]

The short story, Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield is written in third person. The story is being narrated in a manner of speaking. The reader is able to get an unbiased understanding of the main character. The point of view of the story can change the way a reader understands it. Had the story been […]

Confronting society is an integral part of moving into the world, requiring physical and mental changes, as well as overcoming obstacles. This theme is evident in both the play “Educating Rita” by Willy Russell, and the book “Piggybook” by Anthony Browne, as they both explore the challenges associated with advancing in the working class. Rita, […]

Consider all three media texts (film) in terms of their genre, their narrative structures and their key areas of representation. Summarise, briefly, their similarities and differences. how significant are locations to the narrative of the films? compare and contrast the representations of masculinity in each of the films. Explore the different roles women have in […]

The theorist that I resonated the most with was Viktor Frankl. Reading Frankl’s biographical influences on his theory really inspired me. Through all the horrific struggles, Frankl never lost hope. He always had a good head on his shoulders and the right mindset. Frankl’s theories developed after surviving the Holocaust, believing that “those who had a […]

Cast Away tells a story of Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks), a time-obsessed analyst, who travels worldwide resolving productivity problems at FedEx Depot. He devotes almost his life at Federal Express. On Christmas Eve, Chuck proposes a marriage to Kelly Fears (Helen Hunt) before boarding a plane. But a plane crash trapped Chuck in a remote […]

In 1729, Jonathan Swift authored the compelling essay titled “A Modest Proposal.” Swift’s satirical masterpiece, “A Modest Proposal,” addresses the economic meltdown and endemic depravity afflicting Ireland. The creation of Swift’s persona, an Anglo-Irish landowner, who believes he has the solution to Ireland’s immense social problems effectively sheds light on the exploitation of the poor. […]

The poems “The Daffodils” and “To Daffodils” are two very diverse poems. Although they both present completely different ideas, they also contain very little similarities. Even though both authors use a daffodil to express their view points towards life, they both convey very different thoughts. They both symbolize life through nature. The poems “The Daffodils” […]

According to the United States Census Bureau (2013), Queens, New York, has an estimated population of 2. 2 million people living in this growing region. With a large population like this, it would be an ideal place to promote reading by conducting a book festival for the community. Not only will the book festival promote […]

Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard Kiran Desai, author of ‘Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard’ is an excellent writer with a flexible style of writing that can alternate between a invading, noisy tone mimicking the dirty cities full of loud inconsiderate people and a beautiful, dreamlike tone mimicking the heavens. Her novel is full of vivid […]

Sarojini Naidu, famously referred to as The Nightingale of India, was a gifted poet and exceptional child who championed the cause of Indian Independence. She played an instrumental role in the formation of the Indian Constitution. Sarojini Naidu, a pioneer for women in politics, was born on February 13th, 1879 in Hyderabad, India. She achieved […]

There are five modifiers of voluntary Act. These are Ignorance, concupiscence, fear, violence and habits. When we say ignorance, it is lack of knowledge which man ought to have of his moral duties and responsibilities. Concupiscence which is also called as passions, it has strong tendencies towards the possession of something good. Fear refers to […]

Thomas Szasz declared that while many people talk about discovering themselves, the truth is that the self is actually built and not found. According to popular wisdom, selfhood is not innate but rather nurtured and cultivated over time. An excellent demonstration of this idea can be found in Francis Bacon’s timeless essay “Of Studies.” While […]

Have you ever felt the pressure or need to be perfect? We live in a society where perfection is a paramount and the slightest flaw separates you from the norm. Cecelia Ahern depicts this remarkably in the novel ‘Flawed’. Flawed is set in a powerful society where perfection is valued above humanity, and the protagonist […]

Timberlake Wertenbaker was heavily influenced by Bertolt Brecht and ergo used a lot of his ideas in her work. For Example, when Brecht was writing a script, he meant it so that the audience could be immersed in the message and thoughts behind it rather than the emotions of it all. The case is exactly […]

Both poems I’ve studied share a common theme: mistreatment of individuals who have had enough of being treated poorly. As a result, they develop a hatred for those who mistreat them and seek retribution for years of mistreatment. In each poem, the mistreated person takes action. For instance, in “Charlotte O’Neil’s Song,” the servant quits […]

In this I will compare the leaflets with two website to see the differences and similarities. The three organisations that I have chosen are Sainsbury, Morrison and somerfield. I will look at these three organisation’s leaflets and the homepages of the websites and I am going to explore the arrangement of the homepages. I will […]

I have been given four depressing poems to study, looking at the way different poets display their or their persona’s feelings. The poets in the four poems I have read write about different experiences of frustration and anger and the different effects these have on their emotions. In this study I am only mentioning 3 […]

My essay is about Alan Bleasdale’s two plays “Jobs For The Boys” and “Yossers Story” from the series “Boys From The Black Stuff”. Bleasdale wrote these plays to show how serious unemployment really is. He tries to show that it is stupid that someone is employed to find out if there is anyone employed illegally. […]

Throughout the play, Thea Elvsted is a foil to Hedda. She acts as a contrast to the main character in both personality and looks; Hedda being tall, thin with sharp features whilst Thea is smaller, with soft features and a more womanly body. Thus Thea is often used, during the script, to differentiate from Hedda […]

Throughout their poetry during the First World War, many trench poets conveyed a recurring theme of the soldiers’ disconnection from those back home. Furthermore, the soldiers’ sentiments gradually diverged from those felt by civilians as initial patriotism waned and harsh realities of war sunk in. Tragic experiences on the front line had a profound effect […]

“The Imp. .. ” is a story that demonstrates on many levels the theme of Perversity. It begins with a very impersonal, discursive tone, examining humanity’s tendency to be perverse in the style of a metaphysical essay. The language here deliberately unsettles the reader with its use of rhetorical questions and superfluous repetitions: “If we […]