… kills Ikemefuna. Ikemefuna is Okonkwo's adopted son. When it is said this way it makes Okonkwo seem evil and heartless. This is not completely true. When you look at how Okonkwo's life was, with his fear of becoming his father and the reputation…

… status, the use of color, and eyes as clever symbols. Virtually anything in the novel can be taken as a symbol, from the weather, to the colors of clothing the characters wear. There are three main symbols used in the novel, The East and West…

… order could be dramatised and highlighted through different productions, reflecting certain perspectives. Shakespearean critic, Kathleen McLuskie, criticises King Lear from a feminist perspective, arguing that both the narrative and dramatisation…

… them with a Stick" by Mary Crow Dog reflects on the discrimination and prejudice experienced in places of education. In "Foul Shouts," Gomez examines the shame and anger he felt as a teenager faced with obstacles of race and social class while…

… provide and present ideas, concepts and themes on journeys. A journey can be considered a physical movement from one place to another, but there are much deeper meanings conveyed in a journey. This can be seen in two of the Peter Skrzynecki's…

… built around a symbolic character foundation and both authors' use and portrayal of character is, therefore, an integral part to an understanding of both novels. 'Hard Times' and 'Love on the Dole' are both examples of the nation and how it was being…

… English book report, I wanted to find the shortest book possible. So I ended up with a book that came to be the most beautiful play I have ever encountered. This delicate play is ,"The Glass Managerie", by Tennessee Williams. The book report assignment…

… Farm the animals do indeed experience a revolution, but not the kind most of them think. A revolution is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as, "a substitution of a new system of government". In Animal Farm the revolution animals face is very…

… of Julius Caesar, Marcus Brutus and Julius Caesar are different characters, but somehow similar. Marcus Brutus is a Roman political leader, son-in-law of the Roman philosopher Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger, born in Rome, and educated in law. Julius…

… unattainable? It is unattainable because nothing in reality can ever be "perfect." However, we find perfection in the never-ending quest to be "perfect." The way to achieve perfection is through experience. Experience is filled with mistakes because…