Essays On Loneliness

Cole is a fifteen-year-old boy who gets into trouble a lot. His father abuses him, which causes a lot of anger. His mother is an alcoholic and did not care about Cole as much as she should. Throughout the novel, Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen, Cole learns more about his conflicts, while healing them […]

In the novel, ‘ I Heard The Owl Call my Name’ by Margaret Craven, the young twenty-eight year old vicar Mark Brian is sent to a remote village of Kingcome by the Bishop. In this he has no choice. However, it changes him. This essay will explain why this change is important to Mark. When […]

Themes are often included in literature in order to provide more meaning and an enhanced understanding of the text. In the novel, Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley in 1818, Shelley conveys the theme of solitude and loneliness through the featured characters and their actions. Throughout the duration of this novel, we see Shelley using the […]

Robert Frost (1874- 1963). Robert Frost “was the most widely admired and highly honoured American poet of the 20th century (Eiermann). ” Robert Frost was raised in rural New England where he grew a fond love for the outdoors and nature (Merriman). His love with nature elements has probably overwhelmed him so much that it […]

In the novel, Curler’s wife is portrayed as a lonely and attention-seeking character who befriends Candy, Crooks, and Lennie. Despite being referred to as the “Weak ones”, Curler’s wife enjoys their company as there is no one else around. Unfortunately, her need for attention plays a significant role in the tragic ending of the novel […]

As the knight walks through the waste land he cries “Alone and palely, loitering the sedge has withered from the lake and no birds 1&2) This quote shows how the knight is lonely and is searching for love. As the knight is loitering through the wasteland, he stumbles upon a beautiful woman and as he […]

Abandonment and loneliness – Chinese Cinderella- final copy.”Into her lips, i injected my loneliness, isolation and feelings of being unwanted. To my heroine I gave everything of myself” page 210. This is when she is writing gone with the locusts, about the little African girl who was taken for her parents. The passage later on […]

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is considered one of the greatest literary works of the Romantic period. It is a tale of a man creating a monster, who then rejects it. Frankenstein, for decades, has been viewed as a horrific monster, but now, having studied both film and novel by Mary Shelley, and the author herself, […]

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 […]

I have been studying a twentieth century drama called ‘A Cream Cracker Under the Settee. ‘ It was written by Alan Bennett and appeared in the BBC1 series ‘Talking Heads. ‘ It has been written in the form of a tragi-comedy monologue where the juxtaposition of humour and pathos reflects real life. In this drama […]

The protagonist of A Lady of Letters is Miss. Ruddock, an isolated woman who is obsessed with writing letters. Originally created for television, the play features only Patricia Routledge as Miss. Ruddock, making it a monologue. A monologue is where one person speaks their thoughts aloud or directly addresses a reader, audience, or character. The […]

Loneliness is a blissful thing in the ‘The Daffodils or the inward eye’ however it is horrific in the ‘Miracle of saint David’s day’. In the ‘miracle o. s. day’ it uses short sentences but in ‘Daffodils’ it uses long sentences, there is a brief quote to show my point, “They stretched in a never-ending […]

The two monologues I am going to be writing about are two elderly women who are lonely and trapped in their own homes. I will be talking about how Doris, one lady from ‘Cream cracker under the settee’ and Irene, the other lady in ‘Lady of letters’ are suffering from loneliness. Doris and Irene both […]

The opening scene of the signalman consists of wide-open spaces and lots of description to give you the feeling of desolation and isolation. This is emphasised by people on trains going past, getting on with their lives whilst he is stuck in a rut at this signal post. The signalman in the title is physically […]

The Comparisons between ‘The Signalman’ and ‘The Foghorn’ begin before you even start to read the actual stories. ‘The Signalman’ taken from Charles Dickens’ ‘Mugby Junction’ was written 1866 whereas ‘The Foghorn’ was written almost a century later. Charles Dickens is also a person whose name is known throughout the English speaking world, unlike Ray […]

In this essay, the portrayal of women is analyzed in two short stories: ‘The Withered Arm’ by Thomas Hardy and ‘Odour of Chrysanthemums’ by DH Lawrence. Despite being set in different historical periods – ‘The Withered Arm’ in the 18th century and ‘Odour of Chrysanthemums’ in the early 20th century, both stories share similarities. The […]

“Survival” and “The Son’s Veto” although are stories of a very different genre and written in different times were both written for the same purpose: for the writers to try to expose difficulties faced by women within their society. “The Son’s Veto” deals with a working class woman who marries a middle class vicar. Sophy, […]

The story of The Old Man and the Sea centers around a character named Santiago who encounters numerous challenges while pursuing and safeguarding his ultimate goal, the marlin. In Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago confronts numerous daunting challenges, which ultimately lead to his personal triumph. Although his initial goal was to […]

Essay Do you believe in miracles? It looks as though the author of Frankenstein does. Mary Shelley has written a story about the creation of human life by the hands of a human being. This is easily compared to the story of Adam and Eve. In the book, Victor and the monster, are compared with […]

The Loneliness of Hamlet Hamlet was a lonely, isolated character, with few friends, and little faith in humanity. His loneliness played a great role in his downfall, by alienating him from his friends and family and eventually taking control of his actions. He did not share the knowledge of his father’s murder or the appearance […]

Assessment Piece on “OF Mice and Men”: Slim? Handicapped?’ “I ain’t much good with one hand. I lost my hand right here at the ranch.” You will consider this as a handicapped person. What else will you include in this category? Mental disorder, parallelization, amputated, etc., everything that makes you depend on others or any […]

Of Mice and Men’, a novel by John Steinbeck, tells a story of friendship, loneliness and aspirations. Two itinerants named George and Lennie go to work on a farm as labourers in a place named Soledad. The story then ends when George takes Lennie’s life. Almost everyone on the farm is lonely and the person […]