George Bernard Shaw wrote Arms and the Man in 1893 during the Victorian era when most plays were lighter dramas or comedies in the vein of The Importance of Being Earnest‚ which was a play about manners and other Victorian conventions. Still‚ in many ways‚ Arms and the Man‚ despite some of its themes‚ is a perfect example of Victorian literature. The play opened to the British public in 1894 to mixed reviews and was one of the plays included in the Plays Pleasant Volume which included a few of Shaw’s
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“Kokoro: A Reflection to the Main Literary Theme” “But even now‚ I feel a certain pride and happiness in the fact that my intuitive fondness for Sensei was later shown to have not been in vain” (Soseki 12). This quote from Soseki’s Kokoro provides an excellent glimpse to the meaning and translation of the title. The word “Kokoro” as the title is meant to reflect the fact that the narrator has feelings for and shares a rather unexplained desire for Sensei. The reason why the author chose
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Lord of the Flies: The Nature of Man William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is a gritty allegory of adolescence‚ innocence‚ and the unspoken side of human nature. Countless social issues are portrayed‚ however one of the most reoccurring is the nature of man. Throughout the novel there is an ever-present focus on the loss of innocence amongst the boys‚ shown by the deterioration of social skills and their retrogression into a barbaric form of society. Also portrayed is the juxtaposition of a cruel
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discrimination‚ typically against women‚ on the basis of sex. The three books that will be talked about throughout this paper will be The Awakening‚ Black Boy and The House on Mango Street. In the autobiography Black Boy by Richard Wright there is a common theme of racism because Wright grew
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THEME OF ISOLATION IN AMERICAN LITERATURE--COLLECTED ESSAYS AND NOTES ; TONI MORRISON Toni Morrison and bell hooks Represent Blacks in American Literature Two widely known and influential authors‚ bell hooks and Toni Morrison‚ share similar beliefs and themes with regards to the black community. One theme in particular that the two writers emphasize is the representation of blacks in American literature today. hooks feels that African Americans are misrepresented‚ where Morrison believes
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The Literary Forms in Philippine Literature by: Christine F. Godinez-Ortega The diversity and richness of Philippine literature evolved side by side with the country’s history. This can best be appreciated in the context of the country’s pre-colonial cultural traditions and the socio-political histories of its colonial and contemporary traditions. The average Filipino’s unfamiliarity with his indigenous literature was largely due to what has been impressed upon him: that
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concept of the story. They are not only used to tell the story‚ but to represent certain ideas and themes the author is trying to portray. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ he uses a variety of character types to do just that. The characters in The Great Gatsby give the novel diversity and help show Fitzgerald’s prominent ideas about the sinfulness‚ and the integrity of human nature in their own ways. A few characters noteworthy of illustrating these concepts are Tom Buchanan‚ Daisy
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Literary Theme in “A Worn Path” Patricia M. Winbush ENG 125 Karen McFarland March 11‚ 2012 In “A Worn Path”‚ the theme though out the story is about a strong undying love an old woman has for her grandchild. According to Clugston 2010‚ the theme in a story is associated with an idea that lies behind the story. Every story narrows a broad underlying idea‚ shapes it in a unique way‚ and makes the underlying idea concrete. That ’s how theme is created. In other words‚ the theme in a story
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In the novel No Man’s Land‚ Kevin Major sends a variation of themes to his reader relating to the outcomes of war. One theme that is projected in this novel is “War time is a time which requires great strength of character”. Throughout the novel‚ many of the characters face difficult situations which develop fear and uncertainty within the character. It is times like these in which the reader truly sees the character’s internal strengths shine through. Such strengths as determination
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