Essays on English Literature

In Lord of the flies by William Golding, there are three main characters. Each main character represents something. There’s Ralph, Simon, and Jack. There’s Ralph, Simon, and Jack. Ralph represents civilization and democracy, Simon represents an incarnation of goodness and Jack represents savagery and dictatorship. There is a difference between the two characters, Jack and...

Aldous Huxley’s 1931 novel called “Brave New World” really shows symbolism throughout the entire book. He did this in a way to express his support in a political stance and share his fears about how things could turn into the government taking over and controlling everything in the future. Huxley used a variety of things...

“I’ve told missis often my opinion about the child, and missis agreed with me. She’s an underhand little thing: I never saw a girl of her age with so much cover.” In the novel Jane Eyre, Jane is an orphan who is constantly being thrown around and she yearns to experience life to the fullest...

This essay will examine James Joyce’s use of a different narrative voice in his novel Ulysses (1922). It will discuss how his focus on the inner workings of the individual mind, provides a deeper look into the perspective, thoughts and feelings of the characters of the novel. It will highlight the use of stream of...

Kazuo Ishuguro’s ‘Never Let Me Go’ is a unique, Dystopian novel that could be interpreted as a Marxist fable. According to Marxist ideology, the working class has always been exploited to support the Capitalist oppressors, and here the idea is carried through to its logical conclusion. Ishugro’s message, which has been clearly conveyed by the...

 When you think of an amazing friend, what traits do you think they have? In the book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter is shown to be a great friend because he has his friends back, he’s trustworthy, and he cares about his friends. During the entire book, Harry...

Although it might appear that Jo is characterized as an ignorant, illiterate person with a poor upbringing who does not know anything like he claims, upon closer inspection, we realize that innocent Jo is actually very observant and thoughtful. This realization is important because Dickens goes as far as to switch from third person omniscient...

Ishiguro’s novel, Never Let Me Go addresses questions about past, present, and future ethics and morals surrounding technological advancements and specifically, cloning humans. Using a thirty-one-year-old named Kathy’s recollection, narration is used to display the inevitability of loss in a preparatory school for human clones. Ideas are presented and remembered throughout the novel, exploring the...

“There was blackness within, a blackness that spread.” In his novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses symbolism to demonstrate the innate potential for evil and savagery that all humans possess. Lord of the Flies is about a group of schoolboys who find themselves stranded on an island without adult supervision. Initially, the boys...

Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley-Godwin, wife of author Percy Shelley. It was written in a time where feminism was just emerging, pioneered in part by Mary Shelley’s mother. Britain had just vanquished Napoleon for the final time, ending the Imperial byproduct of the Age of Reason revolution in France. The political violence of the...