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Shame is a short story by Shirley Lim, depicting the Chinese culture in Malaysia. Shame talks about how women in Baba Nyonya culture must behave according to their society’s expectation. The main character in this story is Mei Sim, 6 years old girl who was stuck in her society’s culture. The story took place in…

In The Crucible. gender plays an of import function in how the narrative comes together. Abigail. the chief adversary in the drama. is a immature. single adult female who is besides an orphan. She resents being a retainer. the lone chance offered to a immature. single miss. It shows the limited chances for adult females…

Through various literary works – poems and stories included – the literary devices of imagery, point of view, and symbolism have been used to different ends. For example, symbolism is employed to allude to some widely-known concepts, entities, or places in many works. Conversely, imagery serves to bring audiences as psychologically close as possible to…

How does the writer create tension and convey sympathy for Ikemefuna in this extract from the novel? Introduction: In this extract from Chapter 7, which describes the death of Ikemefuna, Achebe has used a number of techniques to create tension and make the reader feel sympathy for his situation. Part One – Preparations for the…

King Lear is a play about child – parent relationships, nature, Christianity and enlightenment. King Lear initiates with a King dividing up his land and bestowing it upon his three daughters. After being betrayed by his youngest born Cordelia, Lear banishes her and starts his struggle with madness. King Lear is a tragic play and…

The novel Hard Times by Charles Dickens epitomises the social, political and economic values of Victorian England. Dickens attacks the conditions and exploitation of the workers by the factory owners, the social class divisions that favour dishonesty over honesty depending on the hierarchy of class status. He finds the utilitarian (fact) school of thought where…

Shakespeare wrote many plays that the younger generation would not have a clue as to what he is trying to say without the help of an instructor.Plays and poems are not understood by many people without the help of their peers making it easier for them to understand. Shakespeares plays are really hard to understand…

Overall, Odysseus is viewed as a proficient leader due to his ability to rescue his men on numerous occasions, such as the encounter with Polyphemus on an island. He devised a clever strategy to liberate most of his trapped comrades from the cave. While on the Cicones Island, although he did not actively urge his…

Nicholas FrenchMonday November 5th 2012 Ms. Waddell Othello Essay: Is There Textual Proof of Iago Being a Psychopath The character of Iago in Shakespeare’s “Othello” is fascinating; Shakespeare’s genius has created in Iago a truly evil and in the end despicable man. He has the dubious honour for being a main character, an antagonist too,…

‘The devil himself’, an accusation against Iago, is a complex portrayal. Iago directly and indirectly refers to the devil multiple times in the first two acts. However, it is unclear whether he sees himself as the devil. I believe that Iago’s character goes beyond being simply labeled as the devil. Nonetheless, it is true that…