Category: Literature Review

In Ben Jonson’s Volpone, Celia represents the epitome of femininity in Renaissance literature. She is beautiful, submissive, quiet and helpless to resist her husband’s control over her every movement. Although it is disturbing that her gender renders her a victim to male characters such as Corvino and Volpone, who treat her as though she is…

The effective use of rhetoric is a key part of speeches as they evoke emotions and persuade the audience; enabling the orator to establish their focus whilst creating a sense of trust and transparency. A key example of this is reflected within both Anwar Sadat’s and Noel Pearson’s speeches as they align their employment of…

Table of contents Themes of Cultural Identity and Assimilation Familial Relationships and Trauma Conclusion Junot Diaz’s short story “Fiesta, 1980” is a powerful narrative that delves into the complexities of family dynamics, , and the immigrant experience. Set in the United States, the story follows a young Dominican boy named Yunior as he navigates the…

Marie Curie was a very important person in science and changed science forever by being a woman. Not only did she receive a doctorate degree she also discovered two new elements: radium and polonium. She went on to receive Nobel prizes in 1903 in the field of physics and again in 1911 in the field…

In most things we find in life, we can draw parallels from most of them to philosophical concepts. In this case, we shall be using a short excerpt from Winnie The Pooh to draw parallels from what happens in the story, with regards to Pooh’s reasoning, to the principle of sufficient reason. In the beginning,…

In the novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee, she conveys the idea that characters are a product of their environment. Throughout the book, it is continuously portrayed that the African Americans are part of the lowest class in society. This is mainly shown through Robert Ewell’s trial against Tom Robinson, as he wants…

My Mother Pieced Quilts is a poem written by Teresa Palomo Acosta, in which the speaker reflects on the quilts that her mother made and the significance they hold in her life. The poem explores themes of tradition, heritage, and the power of women’s work, as well as the complex emotions that come with the…

“Living fast” is something every kid wants. In the poem We Real Cool by , one main message is conveyed. One interpretation of We Real Cool is kids wanting to live fast and, sadly, end up dying at a young age. Gwendolyn Brooks was and still is, one of the most well-known poets because of…

‘Never Let Me Go’ is a novel written by Kazuo Ishiguro in 2005. In the book, we get to follow Kathy H and her two friends Tommy and Ruth and their harmonious upbringing. Kathy is 30 years old but already at the end of her life. The three friends go together at what they think…

In Never Marry a Mexican, Sandra Cisneros’s protagonist Clemencia begins her narrative by recounting something her mother had told her: “never marry a Mexican”. In the next few sentences she explains the irony by clarifying that she, too, is Mexican. Clemencia internally struggles to decipher what that four-word advice, her mother gave her truly means…