In literary studies, it’s usually not enough for us to just read and analyse primary texts (e.g. poems, novels, plays etc.)
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Category: Reading
Does Frankenstein’s monster deserve our pity? 3 key ideas for character analysis
One of the biggest, but most basic, misconceptions in literature is that Frankenstein = Frankenstein’s monster.
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How to analyse prose: reading ‘Of Mice and Men’ and ‘Lord of the Flies’
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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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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The Hyperbolit School 