Literature Analysis

The two stories, “The Landlady”-Roald Dahl and “A teribly strange bed”-Wilkie Collins, are both very similar in terms of genre, central characters and events. The genre in both stories is suspence but also, more so in “The Landlady”, an air of mystery. The central characters are both in a ‘foreign’ city and are provoked to […]

In Jorge Luis Borges’ piece from Ficciones, “Blindness” and Annie Dillard’s piece from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, “Seeing”, we read writers’ perspectices on their own blindness. The writers contradict the common fallacies our culture has about blindness with their own personal experiences. Although both writers portray blindness in a positive light, each writer uses his […]

In the narrative “The Interlopers,” Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym, who are enemies, meet in Ulrich’s forest. Both men have hatred and killing in their hearts, but they are both trapped beneath a fallen beech tree and cannot escape. They both have help on the way, but it is uncertain whose help will arrive […]

In analyzing four works by Charles Dickens, specifically the Queer Chair, Goblins who stole a Sexton, The Signalman, and The Baron of Grogzwig, I have observed that the author portrays ghosts in different manners throughout each story. I will assess whether Dickens presents these specters as malevolent or benevolent and attempt to ascertain the reasons […]

The short stories ‘The Signalman,’ and ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ can be both categorised as gothic horror, as various elements of horror can be found within. The authors, Dickens and Gilman successfully convey this to us through their concepts, their use of language, as well as their characters, which are all significant components of the story. […]

The setting of the story creates a mysterious feeling from the start. Early on in the story Dickens begins building up the tension, the opening line says “Halloa! Below there!” this gets us immediately into the story showing us we must be follow the story carefully to understand it. This also gets the reader-asking questions […]

In “A Doll House,” a realist play, Ibsen effectively uses dramatic conventions to reveal the flawed value system of the middle class. Sing the establishment of marriage, biased gender roles, and personal unity. Additionally, the dramatic tension in the play is intensified through Ibsen’s subversion of traditional dramatic structure and the melodramatic unraveling at the […]

Should animal testing be legal or illegal? Animal testing in scientific labs can hurt the poor innocent creatures. I think that testing on animals should be illegal. I’m going to be telling you the different reasons why I prefer animal testing is illegal. “Animal testing is wrong and it is cruelty to animals. Each year […]

“An inspector calls” is a play written by J. B. Priestly in 1946, but its setting is in 1912. These two dates present a stark contrast for multiple reasons. In 1912, the economy differed significantly as individuals prioritized themselves over others, and there was a considerable increase in the circulation of money. This made the […]

‘An Inspector Calls’ opens with the Birling family holding a dinner party celebrating their daughter’s engagement to Gerald Croft. When the Inspector arrives, he tells them the news of Eva Smiths death, and subsequently questions them all on the matter. The Inspector has a different effect on the different members of the family, and they […]

‘An Inspector Calls’, by J. B. Priestly, was first performed in 1945 and was set in 1912. In this play, Priestly explores several issues regarding sex, age, and class, and reflects his own socialist views through his characters. This is demonstrated in several ways, which I will attempt to explain in this essay. The first, […]

Written in 1945 by the Playwright J. B. Priestly, ‘An Inspector Calls’ is a political play set in 1912, centred around a middle class family’s home. The Birling family, who live prosperously due to the success of their business, are enjoying a celebratory evening when suddenly, Inspector Goole arrives. He begins to interrogate each family […]

In my opinion, this statement – from Tim Bezant, a literary critic – is a very accurate description of J. B. Priestley’s work. Significantly, I believe it is the fact of the play being ‘well made’ that makes it so dramatically powerful, and indeed thought-provoking. In calling the play ‘well made’ I believe firstly that […]

The play “An Inspector Calls, was written by J B Priestley within a week of World War 2 ending in 1945, but set in 1912, when Britain still had its Empire and was a wealthy country. Priestley believed that the time span between these dates is to make us aware of what has happened and […]

In the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ the Inspector is one of the main characters. He is the one who brings to light exactly what the Birlings have done. We first meet him just after the beginning of Act 1, after Arthur Birling has made his big speeches on war, politics and money. When Inspector Goole, […]

When we first hear of the Inspector in the play ‘An Inspector calls’, it brings a rather dampening view on the audience of the play, as an Inspector is usually related to something bad. The Inspectors name is Inspector ‘Goole’, which stirs thoughts and images of ghosts amongst the audience. In times of when the […]

The play begins with a family, the Birlings, seated in a room filled with expensive luxurious furniture and yet it does not seem cosy or homelike, ‘The general effect is substantial and heavily comfortable, but not cosy and homelike… ‘ From the onset of the play we are given a glimpse of the reality of […]

An Inspector Calls – a tale of suspense and biting social criticism of an upper class family. With each minute that goes by another enigmatic incident is unravelled -leaving the reader engrossed by the ongoing tales of lies and deceit, that together form the plot for Priestley’s masterpiece. Set in 1912, An Inspector Calls introduces […]

Written in 1945 by J.B. Priesley, the play An Inspector Calls is set in 1912 just before the Great War. This was a time of very great tension, especially between England and Germany, yet the British aristocracy still felt optimistic for the near future. There are frequent references to the war during the opening section […]

In 1961, when President John F. Kennedy established the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, John Updike began to write the short story, “Giving Blood” (Lewis pg. 1). One year after “Giving Blood” was published; this Commission documented numerous incidences of how women were discriminated in the workplace, and recommended changes to improve female […]

From Mr Birling’s own words, it is evident that he had a liking for Eva Smith. According to him, she was an attractive and vivacious girl who hailed from the countryside. Furthermore, since they had worked together for an entire year, Mr Birling’s involvement in Eva Smith’s demise could be significant. The inspector accused him […]

An Inspector Calls was written in 1944 by J. B Priestley an established and well-acclaimed playwright from Yorkshire. The play is set in a fictitious industrial town called Brumley, in the Midlands in 1912. While An Inspector Calls proved to be popular with its audiences, it was written like most plays with a purpose and […]