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Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World depicts characters that symbolize specific political and social ideas within the portrayed society. Huxley drew inspiration from his own observations of the world during the book’s writing, envisioning a future where government control creates a utopian society. However, he did not view this development positively. Through characters such as Bernard…

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger narrates the journey of Holden Caulfield, an adolescent boy grappling with his sense of self. Although Holden yearns for adulthood, he also secretly clings to his youth and innocence. This is demonstrated when he pays for a prostitute but chooses not to engage in any sexual…

In Catcher in the Rye, the protagonist, Holder Coalfield, is introduced to the readers as a troubled young who desperately wants to protect his youthful innocence. Because Holder constantly faces harsh realities of adulthood and world, he is even more compelled to protect innocence. He wants to protect not only his, but also those around…

Views on America: Charles Dickens America in the 1800s was often understood by many countries in Europe to be a land that had finally managed to free itself of the various wrongs of the old world and institute a new era in which men were born free and died free, where all disputes were settled…

Alcohol is a highly profitable industry, with over $400 billion in purchases in the US alone in 2013, as reported by an economic website. It is pervasive, found in households and grand restaurants alike. However, alcohol is also a major contributor to the annual death rate and has ruined countless lives through excessive drinking or…

The above quote is a remembrance from Invisible Man about his time in college. Initially, he feels optimistic and grateful for the opportunity to attend an all-black college without any financial burden. However, when he mentions “the spell breaks” upon opening his eyes, he is acknowledging the harsh realities of life beyond the college’s confines….

With Reference to “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” By Robert Louis Stevenson, explore how Stevenson presents the notion of the duality of man. How does this reflect the era in which it was written? When Robert Louis Stevenson first wrote “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, it was received with mixed emotions of shock and horror….

In the alchemist by Paul Coelho. he writes about a shepherd named Santiago. Santiago’s journey is written chiefly through state of affairs originals. Originals are used to categorise people and a state of affairs in narratives. verse forms. dramas ect. The prevailing originals are situational. The most distinguished originals in the alchemist are the induction….

Describe the elements of war and death in Stephen Crane’s The RedBadge of Courage. This book is divided into two parts. In the first part the maincharacters, Henry Flemings. illusions disappear when confronted by the reality ofbattle(WAH 642). During the first battle he sees vague figures before him, butthey are driven away. In the next…

A comparision of the “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus” and Gullivers Travels Gulliver sails across the wide expanse of an ocean on a voyage, just as Icarus, son of Daedalus did on a pair of wax welded wings. Both met their disasters on the waters of their journeys. Gulliver was ignorant and naive and…