Category: Social Issues

This paper presents a critical review of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”. It elucidates the main themes in the novel while providing a summary of the plot. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is a complex novel that relates the events surrounding the relations, lives, and loves of a middle-upper class English family in the late…

A discussion of the poem “London” by Blake, showing that oppression can not be defeated. London In the poem “London”, Blake shows that oppression can not be defeated. Weakness and cursing which then leads to death play the dominant roles in the poem. Throughout the poem there are descriptions of woe and misery. Blake uses…

In the fourth chapter of “Of Mice and Men,” John Steinbeck introduces us to the character of Crooks, a significant and complex figure in the narrative. Through Steinbeck’s meticulous and evocative description, the reader gains profound insights into Crooks’ personality and the formidable challenges he faces on the ranch. Crooks stands out not only due…

A discussion of society in the context of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”. Jane Austen, like her most beloved heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, is a keen observer of the nature of man in society. To simplify her studies, and to give her readers a better understanding of the concept of Pride and Prejudice, Austen does not…

Throughout this essay I will be considering to what extent the Rocky Horror Picture Show (RHPS) relates to both the punk and glam rock sub-cultures, which occurred throughout Britain and America during the 1970’s. To investigate the association between the RHPS, punk and glam rock sub-cultures, several aspects of the production and both the sub-cultures…

To understand why tragedy was caused in ‘King Lear’ we must understand the root of the words ‘Social Injustices’ and how each character perceived them. ‘Social’ could be defined as an individual living in companionship with others or in a community rather than in isolation, and an ‘injustice’ could be defined as the rights of…

Fitzgerald’s portrayal of the West Eggers as the ‘new rich’ in “The Great Gatsby” highlights their ostentatious nature, quick accumulation of wealth, and lack of deep connections or aristocratic values. This is exemplified through the lavish displays of wealth seen in Gatsby’s mansion. In contrast, the East Eggers are depicted as the old rich, who…

The American Dream, which has become practically reality for George, Lennie and Candy, is briefly shared by Crooks (the stable buck). “Crooks, the Negro had his bunk in the harness room, a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn. ” Crooks was inferior to the other men because of his race. He…

Essay on “Master Harold”…and the boys Introduction Master Harold…and the boys is a play written Athol Fugard in early 1982 depicting apartheid in South Africa. Fugard wrote a number of novels, short story, and plays featuring political upheavals and especially apartheid in South Africa. In the book, he introduced friendship between whites and blacks where…

Alice Walker attempts to show in the novel the oppression and brutality, that the black women of early twentieth century America had to endure. The murder and suicide rates of black American women have always been well documented and disproportionately high. (V: Pg53). Walker attempts to highlight this fact in the novel by the graphic…