Essays on Novel

Tale of Two Cities In the opening quote of “A Tale of Two Cities”, by Charles Dickens, a very complex sentence is stated that consists of anaphoric contradictions. Many of these contradictions contain phrases where one side of the contradiction has a negative connotation and …

Charles Dickens’ novel Hard Times puts premium on the existing economic and social burdens that pressed on individuals during his time. One of the most noticeable features written throughout the text of the novel is that it is filled with family struggles, sorrow, decaying morals …

Time travel. An idea that has fascinated mankind for all eternity. The shear idea of voyaging through the fabric of time is both an intriguing and exhilarating thought. Throughout time, many authors have closely predicted the future through their novels, and who’s to say H.G. …

Wonderland, as a quest for maturity story, Carroll s view on Victorian Society and even existential meaning on life. All of those interpretations come from philosophical drive of the critics. The truth is that anyone can point a finger at the book and come up …

“…It’s not an insane serial killer who read his Bible wrong. It’s just a common or garden bastard who hates women.”Salander says this to Blomkovist in chapter 20 as they examine the connections between the murders being investigated; this fact makes the quote even more …

In his novel, All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy presents us with a young man s journey through the regions of the unknown into adulthood. This novel, at once a western, a coming of age story, and a picturesque adventure, gives the story of John …

The novel shows us “the terrible pleasure of a double life”. How far is this a fair summary of the novel? As a novel that essentially mirrors its author’s own life of trying to find himself whilst being victim under the hypocrisy of the seemingly …

Children of Blood and Bone is a young adult novel written by Nigerian American author Tomi Adeyemi. Adeyemi’s debut novel is the first book in a trilogy and follows Zelie Adebola as she attempts to bring magic back to the Kingdom of Orisha. After the …

The American conception of the West is a romantic ideal born of a profoundly unromantic reality. It has been the self-appointed role of contemporary scholarship. And culture to reach past the popular vision of America’s westward expansion. And settlement–a vision shaped and colored by hundreds …

In the essay titled “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” Gloria Anzaldua is saying that her language has a lot to do with identity. She speaks many different forms of Spanish, as well as English, and thinks that she is judged by the way she …

The Great Gatsby is a story of Nick Carraways growing up and development of moral responsibility. Unlike Nick, Gatsby does not mature. F. Scott Fitzgerald illuminates these two characters and their changes throughout the course of the novel. Nick Carraway is a character that develops …

‘In Frankenstein, Shelley shows the reader that even forces for good, such as love and friendship, wholly fail to protect the individual against evil’. How do you respond to this statement? There are various events that reveal elements of sin and immorality within the novel. …

The Parable of the Sower Websters dictionary defines a parable as a story that illustrates a moral lesson. In Mark 4:1-9,13-20, Mark depicts Jesus preaching The Parable of the Sower, by the sea, to a crowd so enormous that Jesus was forced to preach in …

I believe that the mood and tone of chapter five is death, very negative, and darker than any of the other chapters in Call Of the Wild. In chapter five, the mood is sullen, and very sudden with the death of the other dogs in …

For many people, today’s digital era represents the era of new freedom and opportunities from everyday struggles. Smartphones, social media, TV shows are one of many daily activities people enjoy despite the evident lack of productivity each activity creates. Neil Postman, a social critic, foresaw …

In the novel of mice and men,Steinbeck never gives Curley’s Wife a name. This is done to show that she does not have any identity or position on the ranch. As Curley’s Wife is a representation of all women in the 1930s I feel Steinbeck …

‘Fiction of this period is dominated by the characters’ need to escape from walls, boundaries and ideological restrictions. ’ How far do you agree with this interpretation of Wuthering Heights and your partner text? In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte emphasises the ways in which characters …

Question: Does the Igbo culture fall apart solely because of external pressures of European Imperialism and Christianity or are there internal tensions that cause the culture to disintegrate? Answer: In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe explores the struggles between the old traditions of the Igbo …

In the story That Was Then, This is Now, the main character was a 16 year old boy named Bryon. Being 16 and living in the 50’s would obviously give anyone a very trendy look. You could either be a “Greaser” or a “SOC”. In …

“Master and Margarita” by Mikhail Bulgakov is probably the most famous and the most unusual novel ever created in the USSR. Bulgakov artistically investigated the theme of epic struggle of good and evil relating biblical events to the realities of Moscow in the mid-thirties, having …

“Adapting to new situations in life is essential”Evolution is often looked upon as a purely physical process. People seem to think that this naturally occurring force is unstoppable, and only produces positive traits and characteristics for its beneficiary. While in most animals, this may be …

The Parable Of The Sower This parable is about a sower who went out to sow grain. As he scattered the seeds in the field some seeds fell along the path, where the seed was smashed and eaten by the birds. Some of the seeds …

The Parable of the Sower, by Octavia E. Butler, presents a seemingly unlikely heroine. Not only is Lauren Olamina a young, black woman, but she also has a disorder called hyper-empathy. Hyper-empathetic people feel other people’s pain. They feel the pain as if it is …

E. M. Forster (1879-1790) was the author of many well-known novels, and also several volumes of short-stories, essays and criticism. He is best-known for his 1924 novel A Passage to India, which has enjoyed a world-wide audience ever since its publication. Today he is considered …

Bram Stoker’s Dracula debuted in Victorian England at the end of the nineteenth century. Not the first vampire story of its time, it certainly made one of the most lasting impressions on modern culture, where tales of the supernatural, horror, witchcraft, possession, demoniacs, vampires, werewolves, …

Throughout the course of a novel, characters may face obstacles and endure many hardships, ultimately leading them towards a path to self-awareness. Both Miranda in John Fowles’ The Collector, and John Grady Cole in Cormac McCarthy’s All The Pretty Horses, encounter many unexpected struggles, which …

A separate peace is a novel that has become a classic since its release. The novel is about two young boys growing up during the war at a military school. Details of the boy’s day to day life thicken with hidden meanings and themes intricately …

Frankincense, a novel first published in the year 1818, stands as the most talked about work of Mary Shelley literary career. She was just nineteen years old when she penned this novel, and throughout her lifetime she could not produce any other work that surpasses …

Gothic novel is a terrified story in which most of the actions as well as the setting are the mysterious and terrifying one. Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein is a good example of a gothic novel, but this novel is not a mere gothic one, it is …

Feminism’s continual push for equality for men and women has grown and has become more successfull Women have abandoned the traditional roles of submissive housewives that was prevalent in the early 20‘“ century. Early representations of women in literature were often stereotypical and unjust, but …