In East of Eden Steinbeck accentuates the theme of the confrontation between good and evil by specifying that some people become evil and others are born evil But what creates a greater dilemma is what Steinbeck later states Posterior Steinbeck introduces thou mayest which means that everyone has a choice Steinbeck implies his belief that Cal and Aron both have the power to make their own choices and change their fate and choose to be good or evil East of Eden is all about the struggle of this
In the society described in Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice money was as much a social currency as it was a means of exchange for goods and services Money was often commensurate with social rank yet there was a feeling against parvenus who worked for their fortunes As the mark of an eligible bachelor or an avenue to gentility or a genteel Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice and Charles Dickens Great Expectations focus on the themes of money and social class In both novels money plays a significan
Frankenstein a classic in literature was written by Mary Shelley Its author incorporated several complex elements making the novel a piece of literary art One of these elements is the Enlightenment versus the Romantic views of science knowledge and progress which make up an important part in her everyday life and her surroundings This is exactly why she decided to incorporate such views in her novel using the main character Victor Frankenstein and his creation Victor Frankenstein is affected by
From time immemorial poems expressing love and beauty have always been a common theme Lovers are always portrayed on a pedestal possessing ethereal goddess like qualities However in Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare metaphoric contrast is used to depict his mistress as a rare natural beauty Shakespeare ridicules the traditional expression of love while successfully expressing his own The rhyme scheme of this sonnet follows an abab cdcd efef gg pattern As a Shakespearean sonnet it is organized i
Isabella Linton derives little sympathy from the reader of Wuthering Heights through her selfish behaviour vain little fool her negativity towards the lead character Catherine If Cathy died I might begin to live and her sheer petulance and disregard for the feelings of her brother She even disgraces the name of Linton I will explore the traits within her personality that create the antipathy from the reader towards Isabella and the events that unfold because of this Isabella Lintons incapabilit