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"Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad --Exploitation of the African Natives
... of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, is an intriguing and extremely disturbing portrayal of man's surrender to his carnal nature when all external trappings of 'civilization' are removed. This novel excellently portrays ...
An examination of Patriarchy in Mary Shelly's Frankenstein.
... Monster and Patriarchy. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, some blatant parallels are made between Dr. Frankenstein's adopted sister, Elizabeth, and the monster he created. Both of these innocent creatures, together represent all of mankind in their similarities and differences, Elizabeth ...
Seduction in Richard 3
... of Lady Anne and with the persuasion of the citizens. At first Lady Anne despises Richard as she should, but Richard masterfully chips away at her until he gets what he wants. Let's look at what she knows. Lady Anne is well aware of Richard's involvement in the murder of both her husband and father ...
"Gulliver's travels" by Jonathan Swift. a critical and insightful work satirizing the political and social systems of eighteenth-century England
... an opposite situation, for in this world everything is twelve times its expected size. Somewhat hardened by his unfavorable experiences on Lilliput, Gulliver approaches the Brobdingnagians from the outset with some degree of suspicion and contempt. Although it is apparent ...
Comparing Setting and Mood in "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, and "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte
... an unusual tranquillity'(page 27) This effect of isolation and tranquillity leads directly into the dreary element of mood. Victors apartment at the university also conveys a feeling of dread with its piles of books, scattered equipment, dust and unkemptness. Shelley's novel takes us on a tour of ...
"A Doll's House"
... economic ideologies in that 'a wife can't borrow money without her husband's permission'. Hence Nora rebels against social strictures and suffers consequentially, claiming she is 'damned' to Mrs Linde, 'cursed' her children and 'screwed' her husband by committing the immoral act of ...
Civility and morality in civilization represented in The Jungle Book and showing how danger threatens society.
... of Imperialism: Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forester, D. H. Lawrence, and Joyce Cary, New York: Random House. 1971, pp. 37-45. Rpt. in Twentieth Century Literary Criticism. Ed Dennis Poupard. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1987. McClure, John A. Kipling and Conrad ...
How does J.B. Priestley use the character of Mr Arthur Birling to criticise aspects of early twentieth society?
... an extra five shillings a week. Mr Arthur Birling clearly sees his "duty" as being to his business and the interests of capitalism rather than to the well being of his workers. J.B.Priestley is criticising businessman and ...
The Awakening by Kate Chopin SYMBOLS
... of physically, sexually, and most of all, spiritually awakening. Chopin used the sea to represent freedom and escape from the society and the sea is also used to reflect Edna's difficult encounters with the conventions and her success in reaching to her final destination of being fully awakened and ...
"Frankenstein"- Evolution
... apparently parallel Shelley's own experiences with these themes as stated in the Essay Marriage and Mary Shelley by Arthur Paul Patterson; from her anti-matrimonial parents' viewpoints, to her own marriage with Percy Bysshe Shelley by way of eloping against her father's wishes, and the loss of ...