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The novel Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens explores the theme of “recalled to life,” which examines love, redemption, and the struggle between good and evil. Through this theme, Dickens demonstrates that everyone deserves a second chance. This idea is particularly evident in the characters Dr. Manette, Charles Darnay, and Sydney Carton. Moreover, “recalled…

The play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller focuses on the events leading to the death of Willy Loman. Despite being a father to two men, they were not truly his sons. Once they were legitimate sons, but a significant incident changed everything. The family’s past has been obscured by a web of lies,…

Lennie Small has a very symbolic importance in the novel Of Mice and Men. In the novel George Milton and Lennie Small both migrant workers pursue their dream of someday owning their own ranch by travelling around working as ranch hands to earn a living. The dream they share is to be able to “live…

In 1984 In the novel 1984 by George Orwell there are many causes which lead to Winston Smith’s alienation. Winston lives in the dystopian society known as Oceania, which is controlled by the “Party” and a dictator named “Big Brother. ” “Big Brother” watches over and controls the thoughts and actions of the citizens in…

F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the honest and moral narrator, Nick Caraway to portray the many immoral people and their corruption of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby. Many of the characters in The Great Gatsby are materialistic, as they try to satisfy their materialism by doing immoral things. Nick, who is slow to judge,…

Q. Why has Gregor changed in The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka? There has never been any firm evidence as to why Gregor becomes a giant insect in Kafka’s The Metamorphosis, though it has been debated widely. There are several things that might account for Gregor’s change. It could be something rooted in his own mind….

Death is a question that is revealed through the characters in the play. Throughout the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, he portrays that greed brings disease to the mind then causes death and the cycle of people dying keeps going. The entire tone of the play is murder, death, suicide, and revenge with the…

How does Austen use satire to communicate tone and theme in Pride and Prejudice? Austen often uses satire in reference to Mr. Collins and Lady Catherine to “poke fun” at the “morals” or “constitutions”, if you may, that were put upon British residents in the Georgian and Victorian Eras. Here are some quotes from the…

How does Steinbeck show the causes and effects of being tapped? Write about:’ how and why different character feel trapped’ The different ways characters respond to being trapped how Steinbeck makes the reader feel admiration, dislike or pity for characters who are trapped Look at the following pairs of relationships in Of Mice and Men:…

Feminist Theory Both Jane Austen and her contemporary feminist theorists, one may argue, came to Sense and Sensibility from particular class positions and with particular ideological perceptions. This is not to say, however, that the writing or its readers uncritically accept those positions and perceptions. Using a concept of feminist theory, readers can unpack what…