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Atticus is a central figure in the novel, playing a crucial role in all major events. He serves as the moral backbone of Maycomb society and a voice of reason for the oppressed. Lee presents Atticus as unconventional for his time, portraying him as someone who will bring moral change to Maycomb. The timing of…

Topic: Compare and contrast the nature and function of society and social forces in `Tess of the D`Urbervilles` and `The Way of All Flesh` Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urberville and Samuel Butler’s The Way of All Flesh were written towards the end of the 19th century and they both represent the Victorian society in…

1. What are some of the metaphors that the poets use for love? For war? (Be sure to cite examples that are different from the ones I have used.) How does this metaphorical language deepen our understanding of what the poets are trying to say? Considering that metaphors provide depth and inner complexity to poetry,…

During the play Shakespeare is able to exploit a number of techniques; it is through these techniques the audience is able to e what the primary problems and themes of the play are. Through exploration of this scene I aim to show how Shakespeare accomplishes this. In this scene their true feelings are revealed for…

While reading the poem ‘This is a Photograph of Me’ by Margaret Atwood, it is shown that while growing up she was blurred, unimportant and she was never heard. The writer talks about a picture that was taken a long time ago. We don’t know many details about the picture, not even simple things such…

The Great War and Modern History by Paul Fussell reflects his ambition that goes further than literary denigration. The book itself aimed at giving the reader a sense of awareness of what the modern warfare has significantly become and its relative impact to the soldiers. Consequently, the book was written in dedication to Technical Sergeant…

Writing an essay on the topic ” Not everything that is learned is contained in books.” Compare and Contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion, which source is more important.? And Why? Explain with some real examples. By Payal Gupta (blog: http://mixwritings.blogspot.in) It is an old cliche that experience…

The Chaser, also known as a beer or soda, is a drink consumed after a shot of whiskey or hard liquor to alleviate its harsh taste. Alan Austen is a young man in search of a mystical potion and seeks aid from an older gentleman who specializes in these elixirs, including poisons. The old man…

A lie is an untruth. It can be a false statement or a statement left unsaidwhich causes someone to be misled. In life, lies are told for many differentreasons. In fiction, they thicken the plot and overall setting of the story. InConrad’s Heart of Darkness, Marlow dislikes lies and therefore only tells two,both in extraordinary…

Thomas Hardy’s The Return of the Native and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights both concern themselves with the relationship man has to Nature and the extent to which it influences on the personality and the lives of those that live within the countryside. In both novels there is the sense of Nature as having a distinct…