Wuthering Heights is not a religious novel in the sense that it supports a particular religion (Christianity)‚ or a particular branch of Christianity (Protestantism)‚ a particular Protestant denomination (Church of England). Rather‚ religion in this novel takes the form of the awareness of or conviction of the existence of a spirit-afterlife. An overwhelming sense of the presence of a larger reality moved Rudolph Otto to call Wuthering Heights a supreme example of "the daemonic" in literature
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel written in the past. The characters chase visions of the future that are determined by their past‚ which leads them to tragedy. The protagonist‚ Jay Gatsby‚ has dedicated his entire life to recapturing the perfect past with his soul mate‚ Daisy. Even though he believes that recreating the past is his life’s goal‚ this leaves a tragic‚ heart-breaking‚ and disastrous ending to the novel. When Nick Carraway‚ the narrator‚ tells Gatsby that you can’t
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Novel: ‘Atonement’ by Ian McEwan Social structures‚ upper class façades and the meaning of truth are just some of the themes that Ian McEwan reveals in his book‚ ‘Atonement‚’ through the various interrelationships of his characters. The characters and how they relate to each other help us as readers come to a better understanding of our own lives as through the novel we are forced into the tumultuous lives of the wealthy‚ naive and deceitful. Although this may seem far extreme compared to our
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Imprisonment is a lack of any kind of freedom. In Charles Dickens’s novel Great Expectations there are many examples of imprisonment. Dickens created the characters Estella‚ Herbert‚ and Molly with a lack of freedom. These three characters were imprisoned because they could not make their own choices. Estella had very little freedom. Miss Havisham controlled every aspect of her life. She was forced to carry out Miss Havisham’s revenge on men‚ and she tortured Pip only because she had been
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In the novel 1984‚ George Orwell creates a dystopian society where people are stripped of their humanity and individuality does not exist. Oceania is one of three superstates in 1984 where the Party maintains absolute power over its people. The party uses a variety of tools to maintain their power through surveillance through the telescreens‚ child spies‚ and the thought police. They also used brainwashing with propaganda‚ and psychological manipulation and physical control. One of the methods
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characters in literature. Having a female character with such strength raises the question of whether or not The Scarlet Letter is a feminist novel; by looking at what feminism is and analyzing the book itself‚ one can see that the book is more a commentary on society as a whole rather than a feminist statement. Hawthorne depicts many strong characters throughout his novel. Some‚ such as Chillingworth‚ seem to be stronger than others‚ like Dimmesdale. One character in particular‚ however‚ happens to stand
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The Great Gatsby is a cynical novel To what extent do you agree with this‚ following you reading of chapters one and two? In the novel “The Great Gatsby” we see many references to cynicism. For example in the first chapter we hear from Nick Carraway the narrator of the novel who‚ himself reveals that he has a tendency to be quite cynical towards others. This is because he has “feigned sleep‚ preoccupation‚ or hostile levity”1 when he realises that for “some unmistakeable sign that an intimate revelation
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Graphic Novel “V for Vendetta” Close to the novel 1984 Which colors are associated to the 3 main characters? V: red white black Evey: Orange Finch: grey Themes: vendetta freedom the man behind the mask. Is V good? There is no good and bad in this story‚ it just right and wrong. How is terrorism justified? How is tourism justified? What are the danger of democracy and dictatorship? V‚ meaningful All the chapters’ titles are beginning Being free or nothing Chasing freedom
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GILEAD AS A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood takes place in the Republic of Gilead‚ a totalitarian and theocratic state where women are seen as an object. Because of low reproduction rates‚ the Handmaids are assigned to bear children for elite couples. Atwood wrote this novel based on a dystopian society to warn the reader about the dangers of a theocratic and oppressive society. She creates a dystopia with the elements such as; the oppression of women‚ the perversion
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I think that Hinton left the word “outsider” out of her novel because there are so many outsiders in the book it would get confusing for the reader. An outsider is someone who doesn’t fit in with a certain group. The greasers are the outsiders in the Socs eyes‚ but to the greasers the Socs are the outsiders because they aren’t like each other. The Socs have a lot of money and can be pointed out because of their blue madras shirts and their fancy corvairs. The greasers are known because they are “criminals”
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