Month March 2013
1. One of the most prominent ways in which the contents of the novel suggest that the post-apocalyptic world is the result of nuclear war is in the ubiquitous presence of ash. The man and boy are explained to be… Continue Reading →
The Road is a harrowing tale of the journeys of an unnamed man and his son, it features major themes including spirituality, violence, isolation and a continuing idea of good vs. evil. However one thing that remains constant is the… Continue Reading →
Place is a narrative device paramount to effectively helping the plot progress but also conveying ideas about mood, themes and time-period. Rossetti, Fitzgerald and McCarthy are three writers with three very different writing styles however the one constant is the… Continue Reading →
The value attached to hardship by Nietzsche at times seems overbearing and harsh, however it can’t be argued with that the views espoused by Nietzsche and his approach to life are undoubtedly true. The theme of suffering being a catalyst… Continue Reading →
Number Crunching Connectives – the connectives within the books sentence structure seem to be quite consequential; words like ‘although’ and ‘but’ suggest that following a main point there is another side which in-line with the general structure of the book… Continue Reading →
The foremost relationship presented in the poem is that of the unnamed protagonist and her sister Maude, the narrator seems to have a deep-seated resentment towards the aforementioned sister. The poem begins with a rhetorical question which is answered with… Continue Reading →
One of the elements of Goblin market that suggests that feminism is embedded in the poem is the theme of sisterhood present throughout the entire poem. The only human characters referenced in the poem are sisters Lizzie and Laura, there… Continue Reading →
The nature of Rossetti’s writing is exorbitantly multifaceted and regardless of structural convention and supposed intent behind content her poetry is often a lot more meaningful than realised. Rossetti utilised descriptive writing for a myriad of purposes and did so… Continue Reading →
From reading this essay I was able to extract information about Rossetti and her inspiration which seemed otherwise esoteric. What struck me as peculiar was that Rossetti was a devout Christian, from the subject matter of her poetry which seems… Continue Reading →