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Why do you think William Golding chose to set LOTF on an island and how does he use the island in the novel? Lord of the Flies begins with the boys plane crash landing on a deserted island after trying to escape some sort of futuristic nuclear war, possibly Golding’s insight into the outbreak of…

China Becoming a Superpower? China, in many ways is becoming a superpower. Not everyone agrees with this. How could China be a superpower to the United States? There are five factors a country can become a superpower, economically, culturally, politically, technology, and military. China has all of these factors. China has the second – highest…

“The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling tells the story of Mowgli, a young man cub known as “the Frog”, who is a part of a highly unconventional society. Bagheera, a Panther, discovers an abandoned boat with baby Mowgli. Bagheera takes Mowgli to the wolf pack in the Indian Jungle. After ten years, Mowgli grows into…

Huck Finn EssaysHuckleberry Finn – Jim The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the best-loved novels in American literature. Due to its widespread popularity, critiques and analyses of the work abound, especially of Huck and his development. But in all the analyses of Huck, scholars and students alike have neglected to give rightful place…

Initially, Oedipus and Creon may seem like individuals with contrasting traits. However, as the story unfolds, their characters and destinies become increasingly alike. In Sophocles’s play “Oedipus the King,” Oedipus and Creon exhibit starkly contrasting personalities. Oedipus lacks tact and acts without considering the consequences, whereas Creon demonstrates wisdom and caution. In “Oedipus the King,”…

The Thing in the Forest, a story that begins like a typical fairy tale, incorporates the elements of fantasy commonly associated with such tales. However, unlike traditional fairy tales, this story evolves into a realistic event that unfolded among children in a specific region and time period. As the girls approach, they both hear and…

How similar are an chesty. affluent adult male. a hapless mechanic’s married woman. and a Southern beauty? Although apparently different. all three of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s characters pattern unfaithfulness throughout The Great Gatsby. By taking his subject and character development carefully. the writer proves that unfaithfulness pertains to no specific types of people or societal…

Shakespeare uses the theme of appearance versus reality in ‘Macbeth’ to give his work a strong foundation on which the story could take its course in a way that every scene is related to another. In Act 1 Scene 4, King Duncan makes a direct notion to this theme when referring to the traitorous Macdonwald:…

1. Chapter 8 has a massive impact on the rest of the novel and characters lives. In this chapter both Estella and Miss Havisham make Pip aware of his status and as he gets older he wants to change alot and he starts to look down on people who as a child helped him alot…

gar Allen Poe’s “TIn the history of literature, there have always been different themes and genres of writing. But few have been as different or unique as that of the gothic literature. Of all the gothic authors of history, few writing has captured the mind and plunged it into the depths of fear as that…