… and the natural world is an important factor of life. The quality of this relationship has changed over time and with different cultural values. The novel "Brave New World" and the film "Bladerunner - director's cut" are two texts that hold a deteriorati…

… on who and when they experience this change and also on the passing of time. Time can bring forth wanted and unwanted change. In 'Sky High' by Hannah Robert, Les Murray's 'Spring Hail' and 'The Widower in the Country' and 'Here Without You' by 3 Doors…

… and cultures coming together creates turmoil and confusion for many. With an autobiographical nature, that is the feeling a reader gets when encountering the poems "Persimmons" by Li-Young Lee and "I Go Back to May 1937" by Sharon Olds. "Persimmons"…

… is primarily a Victorian novel, it has many characteristics typical to modern novels. Critical reaction to Eliot's masterpiece work was mixed. A common accusation leveled against it was its morbid, depressing tone. Many critics did not like Eliot's habit…

… Brave New World is third person, omniscient (all-knowing). The narrator is not one of the characters and therefore has the ability to tell us what is going on within any of the characters' minds. This ability is particularly useful in showing us a cross…

… that scientific advances can be a threat to society, due to their effects on society. Within BNW we see all natural cycles and instincts replaced with technological substitutes. Technology within this society allows mass production of humans with…

… to be interesting was Marcus Brutus. As a conspirator against Julius Caesar and a tragic hero in the end, his characteristics were ones that I thought were admirable. Brutus is a complicated and dynamic character because he is easily manipulated…

… first major novel.His only major novel,some would say.I have finished reading it during the winter holiday.For I am not quite sure that I understand the novel enough to depict the complicated relationship between Paul and his possesive mother,so I would…

… literature,has moved most readers to tears with her tragedy.I believe most readers will put their blame on the evil Alec D'Urberville,even on Angel Clare,for his desertion of Tess,however, I hold the view that Hardy wanted to suggest that Tess was an…

… make them enemies of their society. These characters risk their lives to try and recapture what we take for granted today. Winston and Bernard try to keep their individuality and recapture through their jobs, and the way they live. Both 1984 and…