Christianity has proven to hold great importance to English writers, and it can be seen reflected in the literature of the time. From the Anglo-Saxon era to the 20th century, Christian themes and mess…
British Literature
According to Minoli Salgado in her article entitled "When Seeing is Not Believing: Epiphany in Anita Desai's Games at Twilight", the "epiphany is a central concept in short story criticism" (Salgado 1…
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a brilliant mind with a knack for solving crime. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland on May 22, 1859, Doyle grew up an avid reader. In school he entertained his peers and impressed…
Throughout Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations, the readers are able to experience many different class systems, criminal activity, and dynamic personalities as the mysterious plot unfolds. Crim…
Charles Dickens. Many people take a stance on his style of writing, either saying his writing was astounding, or atrocious. Each and every author has their own strengths, weaknesses, ups, and downs. A…
Humanity might have gone a little too overboard for humans to become perfect. In China, a scientist named He Jiankui decided to announce that on a Monday that twins were born in November with a gene t…
In Lady Windermere's Fan, Oscar Wilde illustrates the superficial society that values reputation and proper, formal behavior. By emphasizing the unspoken judgment of the characters through detailed ob…
In Edgar Allen Poe's story "The Masque of the Red Death" the character of death and disease, 'The Red Death' or simply Death for short, exemplifies the concept of justice to all living things, young, …
In 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's very first Sherlock Holmes book, A Study in Scarlet, was published. Since then Holmes has become one of the most well known and beloved literary characters. Though no…
"Globalization is a driving factor in making goods and services previously out of reach in developing countries much more available. Items that at one point in time were considered luxuries--televisio…