… Social Criticism Traditionally, men have held the power in society. Women have been treated as a second class of citizens with neither the legal rights nor the respect of their male counterparts. Culture has contributed to these gender roles by condition…

… ways in which the central characters illustrate the various roles and responsibilities of the individual and society. During the course of the novel the Joads move from a concern only for themselves and their personal welfare to a concern for…

… love as a construct of gender systems. Being good to someone, a simple, basic definition of love, has a destructive effect on both the giver and receiver of the love. These destructive tendencies of love are shaped by gender identities, which Woolf…

… crammed full with action and excitement from beginning to end. It follows the story of Jack Ryan who, after saving the life of the Prince of Wales, his wife and baby, is hunted by Irish terrorists of the Ulster Liberation Army. I found this book really…

… always attempt to influence their readers’ values and attitudes. Explain how the themes and issues raised by a novel you have studied attempt to influence the values and attitudes of its readers. Nick Earl’s novel 48 Shades Of Brown raises a…

… A Painted House, is a fantastic story that illustrates life of the farmers in the early 1950’s. A Painted House skillfully captures a lost way of life in the rural south, where extended families lived close to the earth and closer to the rules of…

… is a satire of the Russian Revolution. The animals Manor Farm kick out their owner, Mr. Jones, and rule the farm themselves. There are two leaders and this creates many problems. At the beginning of the book all the animals are called to the…

… Twain, tells the story of a young man wishing to escape from his life. He fakes his own death and runs away to travel down the river, and along the way he meets many people and befriends a slave named Jim. In essence, you may see this river as the…

… can be so strong that sometimes it is hard for one to express how they feel. A mother¡¯s love for her child is unconditional and so is the child¡¯s love for their mother. However, everybody expresses their love in different ways and sometimes the…

… this assignment. Looking for something new and individual but without lapsing into writing a literature essay. My attention then wandered to study more closely the life of Thomas Hardy as a man, rather than to scour his literary achievements,…