Previously, I wrote a post on how to analyse unseen poetry, which is a mandatory component in almost all English Literature exams (so make sure you check that out if you haven’t already).
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Category: Reading
The problem of good and evil in ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’
Previously, I wrote a post analysing the theme of duality in Robert Louis Stevenson’s much loved The Strange Case of Jekyll and Hyde. And one of the most obvious dualities in the novella is good versus evil.
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On marriage in fiction: reading Kate Chopin’s ‘The Awakening’ and L. P. Hartley’s ‘The Go-Between’
Is marriage necessary?
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Analysing the theme of duality in ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’
In the age of social media, the line between our public and private selves has never been narrower.
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Why is ‘Death of a Salesman’ so tragic?
You know that something’s great literature when it leaves you with a gut-wrenching feeling.
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What’s the difference between allegory & fable?
Here’s a starter for 10 – what is the point of literature?
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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Mince pies & juicy persons in Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’
Happy Christmas, all.
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What is an unreliable narrator? Reading Ishiguro & Nabokov to find out
Most of us wouldn’t want unreliable people as friends.
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What is foreshadowing? Reading Oscar Wilde’s ‘Picture of Dorian Gray’ to find out
One of the biggest debates in literary studies is this: should literature convey a moral message?
What is imagery? Reading Virginia Woolf’s ‘Mrs Dalloway’ & ‘To the Lighthouse’ to find out
One of the most confusing literary devices is also one of the most frequently seen in literature – imagery.
