How is the idea of Good and Evil explored in Moby Dick?
Let’s explore how Herman Melville shows the differences between good and evil in his masterpiece Moby Dick
Category: essays
Using the Epic of Gilgamesh and Beowulf lets discuss typical elements of the Epic Tradition and its influence on modern fiction
The epic tradition represents a record of heroic actions that were once celebrated through song and folktale. Examples of epicContinue Reading
Let’s discuss how Harriet Jacobs challenged the pro-slavery ideals of her time through her writing
Slave narratives were a powerful tool in abolishing the slave trade and were significant in creating a voice for theContinue Reading
How do the pigs maintain their authority on Animal Farm?
An exploration of the methods used to assert control by the pigs in George Orwell’s political allegory, Animal Farm.
Society was the real villain in Frankenstein
What is a monster? Let’s try and find out
An exploration of the Vampire and its Sexuality
Vampires have enjoyed something of a renaissance in modern literature and one of the main reasons for that is the sexual nature of what is otherwise a monster from the depths of mankind’s nightmares
