Genre Essays

“Leslie Marmon Silko is a famous novelist, poet, and short story writer whose work is primarily concerned with the relations between different cultures and between human beings and the natural world. ” [ (Fajardo-Acosta) ] Silko was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, under Laguna Pueblo, Plains Indians, and Anglo-American decent. Known as the Old Laguna, […]

Jean Jacques Rousseau, born in 1712 and died in 1778, was a philosopher, composer, and writer from Geneva who played a significant role in the advancement of democracy in France during the 18th century. His notable works include On Education, The New Heloise, and Confessions. While On Education promoted individuals’ rights through its educational content, […]

Both Victor and Thomas play different roles in each of the various short stories in the novel, which are all grounded in the theme of blurring the line between reality and imagination. The book explores the experiences of individuals living a Native American lifestyle in Spokane. Throughout the stories, there is a recurring theme that […]

Candace Robb, the author of The Apothecary Rose, a captivating mystery book, draws inspiration from real facts. As a child, Candace developed a fondness for books and even made a vow to read every book in a library. Though she couldn’t fulfill this pledge entirely, she has managed to read numerous books throughout her life. […]

Michael Crichton, an author known for his captivating novels, has a unique emailprotected framework. Over the past three decades, he has gained popularity in the science fiction genre through ten remarkable books that compel readers to purchase them. Despite initially studying medicine, Crichton’s first novel, The Andromeda Strain, fascinated audiences and left them wanting more. […]

Introduction Southern literature is a genre that covers the literature in regards to Southern American. It started with the origin of America and that is why many early literature works are written concerning the foundation of America as well as the fighting of the British politics. The work of the Southern Literature comprises of all […]

In 1851 Herman Melville narrated the narrative of a whale and the crazy person who chased it. He initially titled it “The Whale”, however later changed the name to “Moby Dick”. It was a disappointment and no longer available at the season of his death 40 years late. Amid the twentieth century it started to […]

Moby-Dick is a fiction novel about whaling occurring between the 1830s to early 1840s. Moby-dick is a white whale in the story that caused the destruction of a ship named Pequod and the death of several sailors. The focus of the paper will be on Ahab, Starbuck and Ishmael the only survivor of the ship. […]

Humour & Satire are an integral part of all forms of literature; & when the tragic part of a drama/story becomes unbearable, humour/satire provide a much needed diversion & relief. This article examines the effect of humour & satire with reference to some of the leading men of letters of Urdu literature. Keywords: Humour, Satire, […]

Analyse the ways in which satire can engage and provoke its audience Satire aims to expose to its audience the shortcomings of humanity through an assemblage of wit and mockery; it provides momentum for change and reform through ridicule. Robert Sitch’s television program ‘The Hollowmen’ seeks to expose the nepotistic and often superficial nature of […]

A satire on the present abuses of society. Does Byron have a serious point to make? What criticisms of human nature and society are evident in Canto 1?Don Juan is an elongated, digressive satiric poem by Lord Byron, based on the myth of Don Juan which Byron reverses representing Juan not as a womaniser but […]

The growth of car ownership was the most important cause of social change in Britain in the 1960s. Explain why you agree or disagree.There are many reasons for why car ownership was a very important factor for the cause of social change in Britain in the 1960’s. However, as well as this there were many […]

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift: A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift was written in 1720 as a satirical piece to highlight the child abuse inflicted on Irish catholic children by well to do English protestants. Swifts native heritage of Ireland put him in an excellent position as an observer and, eventually, a commentator, on […]

Satire should, like a polished razor keen, Wound with a touch that’s scarcely felt or seen. Satire is a literary manner which blends a critical attitude with humor and wit to the end that human institutions or humanity may be improved. The true satirist is conscious of the frailty of institutions of man’s devising and […]

Satire is often defined as a literary genre or form; although, in practice, t is also found in graphic and performing arts. In satire, human or individual follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, burlesque, irony, or other methods, ideally with the intent to bring out improvement. Although satire […]

John Gardner, for example, attacked existentialism in Greened. Several critics, though, misread the novel and viewed the narrator and the author as having the same worldview. Because he did not establish a moral norm from which to work, he was misunderstood. Opponent, however, did not assume that there is a common set of values held […]

He gives a few examples t o support his point. The anecdote that Twain uses of a young slave named Jerry that had us chi a talent for preaching helps introduce his argument in an interesting way. Twain carries the idea that men are made up of society’s thoughts and opinion I-IS. Twain feels that […]

What did you think of the poems that you just read? Which one are you going to choose for this final assignment for the Poetry module, I want you to choose either the poem ‘Green Memory’ by Langston Hughes OR ‘St. George’ by Nancy Senior. Once you have chosen which poem you would like to […]

Satire is loosely defined as art that ridicules a specific topic in order to provoke readers into changing their opinion of it. By attacking what they see as human folly, satirists usually imply their own opinions on how the thing being attacked can be remedied. Perhaps the most famous work of British satire is Jonathan […]

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 ability of composers of satire to expose human faults and follies reflects their talents to mirror the way society acts, causing their respective audiences to reflect, judge and recognize the need for reform. Animal Farm, Orwell’s allegorical critique of the Russian Revolution, reveals the innate malevolence of mankind through the corruption and perversion of […]

Both Catch 22 and Oh! What a Lovely War are humorous commentaries that examine the illogical and calamitous nature of war. Both Oh! What a Lovely War and Catch 22 are satires that expose flaws in wartime situations and criticize authoritative figures. However, the play has more visual and aural scope to portray characters, while […]