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  • Characterisation of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights

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    One critic stated that Wuthering Heights is truly a novel without a hero or heroine What do you think of this statement Is Heathcliff a hero or villain Emily Brontes Heathcliff is epitomised throughout Wuthering Heights as a vengeful character who becomes corrupted through his overwhelming jealousy and his rejection from Catherine Rather than a protagonist of an admirable disposition Heathcliff rebels against social niceties and plots against other characters to create the central conflict Howe

  • Commentary on The Remains Of The Day

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    The novel The Remains of the Day tells the story of Stevens an English butler who dedicates his life to the loyal service of Lord Darlington mentioned in increasing detail in flashbacks The novel begins with Stevens receiving a letter from an ex co worker called Miss Kenton describing her married life which he believes hints at her unhappy marriage The receipt of the letter allows Stevens the opportunity to revisit this once cherished relationship if only under the guise of possible re employme

  • Commentary on The Remains Of The Day

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    In this last scene between Mr Stevens and Miss Kenton Mr Stevens makes an act of sacrifice to protect the happiness and stability of Miss Kentons life In the process of doing so he abandons his last remaining hope of ever achieving a fulfilling and wholesome life Unable and too late to express the feelings he has bottled up within him behind his prim faade Mr Stevens must forever carry the weight of his regrets until the day he dies He will never be able to fill the holes in his heart and be co

  • Commentary on The Red Badge Of Courage

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    The Red Badge of Courage Summary During the Civil War a Union regiment rests along a riverbank where it has been camped for weeks A tall soldier named Jim Conklin spreads a rumor that the army will soon march Eventually word gets to Henry Fleming a recent recruit with this 304th Regiment who is struggling to find his courage because he fears that if he were to see battle he might run Yet ironically the narrator reveals that Henry joined the army because he was drawn to the glory of military con

  • Analysis of Bluest Eye

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    Bluest Eye Summary and Analysis winter We are once again within Claudia MacTeers narrative opening with a lyrical passage about the harshness of winter and her fathers determination to keep his family warm and safe Claudia also confides her dislike of a new girl in school named Maureen Peal a light skinned and well off black girl who has quickly become the new darling of teachers and children alike On an unseasonably warm day Maureen happens to choose to walk with Claudia and Frieda part of the

  • Light in Romeo and Juliet

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    Although Romeo and Juliet is classified as a tragedy it more closely resembles Shakespeares comedies than his other tragedies The lovers and their battle with authority is reminiscent of As You Like It and The Winters Tale Characteristically those comedies concern themselves with the inborn unargued stupidity of older people and the life affirming gaiety and resourcefulness of young ones The lovers thread their way through obstacles set up by middle aged vanity and impercipience Parents are stu

  • Is the Love in Lolita Actually Love?

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    Humbert Humbert represents himself as loving Lolita Does the novel represent him as loving her Does the novel Lolita present the character Humbert Humbert as loving her First we must define the term love as it is an elusive concept that seems easy to understand but hard to name The Merriam Webster dictionary has one main definition of love made up from a variety of ideas It is as follows Main Entry love Function noun 1 a 1 strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties 2 a

  • Commentary and Brief Analysis of As I Lay Dying

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    The novel As I Lay Dying was written by the American author William Faulkner This story took place during the 1920s in a fictional town called Yoknapatowpha County in Mississippi It told the death of Addie Bundren and her familys quest to honor her wish to be buried in the town of Jefferson While the family is transporting Addie to her burial place the Bundrens go through many obstacles Many forces of nature occur like the flooding of the river and bridges while crossing the river with the coff

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