Writers Page 298

What impression does Amy Tan present of herself in “Fish Cheeks”? How? In “Fish Cheeks”, Amy Tan gives an impression of being insecure and overly dramatic. She is especially insecure about being Chinese, and this is evident in several points during the text. She has a crush on a white boy, Robert, who she describes…

Throughout the several poems Wilfred Owen wrote throughout his experience during the First World War, he explores many themes in relation to the war and the emotions associated with these. One of the most prevalent ideas Wilfred Owen chooses to emphasise in many of his poems is that of the sense of horror associated with…

In William Shakespeare’s play Othello, Iago is seen by many as an honest and trustworthy person, though in reality he is a man of deceit and malevolence. This duplicitous nature of Iago’s is arguably one of Shakespeare’s most intriguing antagonists. From the outset, the audience is immediately drawn in by his sinister, yet unclear motives…

According to William Arthur Ward, true religion is not something we only practice on the Sabbath and then forget about for the rest of the week. It should be a way of life that we embrace continuously. “Religion is a topic that individuals can generally tolerate but never reach consensus on. Every belief system appears…

Reading the classic novel Lord of the Flies by William Gilding, readers are faced with a journey to outwit characters, facing gruesome murders and battles to becoming a stronger leader. Many of the children who were stranded on the island did not know what would become of them. It took four boys, Ralph, Piggy, Jack,…

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, written in the period of 1601-1608, is a powerful play which compels us to sympathise with a cold-blooded murderer. There are many, varying, characters, all of which have somehow made a mark on English literature today. The way in which Shakespeare portrays his characters is in a style that pleased Queen Elizabeth…

How does Miller’s portrayal of the past in the dramatic structure of ‘Death of a Salesman’ enrich the audience’s understanding of the character of Willy Loman?In the play, ‘Death of a Salesman’ the past is as relevant and important as the present. Arthur Miller uses the past to help us understand Willy Loman as a…

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, about the injustices of the Salem Witch trials of 1692, excessive pride leads to the downfall of John Proctor as he defies the court in Salem for refusing to accept its authority or its unreasonable demands.  Also, Elizabeth Proctor’s pride in her and her husband’s integrity drives her to lie…

Yes, I agree with the statement “Macbeth’s murder of Duncan has had horrible consequences for both Macbeth himself and Scotland.” Even before Duncan’s murder Macbeth understood there would be grave consequences for his actions. He knew that murdering Duncan would start an unstoppable cycle of bloodshed. “It will have blood they say: blood will have…

The short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” was written by Edgar Allen Poe in the year 1843. He was born in America, January 1809 and died shortly after in October 1849. Poe spent most of his life in the United States army and only started writing literacy after his brother had died in the late 1830’s….