Examine the elements of “uncanny”in The Moving Finger Finger. How can you justify the fates of Mr Grancy and Claydon. “The Moving Finger” is a psychological thriller written by prolific American novelist Edith Wharton. It revolves around the themes of loneliness and isolation embedded into the life of the male protagonist of the play accompanied …
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The Bath Complete Analysis
THE BATH by Aditi Prasad Summary: the story’s about the tyranny of ageing and the terror that a failing body wrecks on the elderly. The loss of independence and her laborious journey to her late husband’s grave on his seventeenth death anniversary. Sr no. Points Analysis Explanation Evidence and Device Context (time and historic context)21st …
The Stoat Complete Analysis
The Stoat by Aditi Prasad Summary: The story takes place near Strandhill, a coastal village in Co. Sligo, Ireland, where a widowed teacher vacations with his son. When the son is out golfing he stumbles upon a dying rabbit, that had been hunted down by a stoat The stoat lithers away but the boy in an …
The Lemon Orchard Comprehensive Analysis
Lemon Orchard Summary:The Lemon Orchard by Alex la Guma is a short story set during the apartheid to show the harshness and cruelty of racism. This story is about a black man being captured and hidden in the lemon orchard by five white men. The reason for this violence is described to be because the …
On Her Knees Comprehensive Analysis
On Her Knees by Aditi Prasad Summary: On Her Knees is a story narrated by Victor, a son who attends college to study law, and his mother who is a cleaner on about the last clean of the house of a lady who had accused the mother Carol Lang of stealing a pair of silver …
For Heidi With Blue Hair Analysis Pointers
Sr No. Literary Features Analysis or exploration Evidence Devices and techniques 1. StructureCompromised of 5 stanzas 4 lines eachNarrativeLack of Rhyme Scheme contributes to a fluid structureInformal style overallSecond person each stanza is like a snippet of the action unfolding thus it creates a causal link between every event Highlights the theme of freedom as there …
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IGCSE English Literature- Past paper Questions and Guide (Essay Plan) on answering them
ESSAY PLAN OF PAST PAPER QUESTIONS by Aditi Prasad Reservist: How does Boey Kim Cheng powerfully convey his feelings about military service in this poem? Explore the ways in which Boey uses language to memorable effect in this poem. Becuase I Could Not Stop For Death: Explore the ways in which Dickinson makes Because I …
A View From The Bridge Comprehensive Analysis
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE THEMES: LAW- A View from The Bridge represents a world which legal, moral , ethical and social issues are in conflict with one another. Although Alfieri, as a lawyer, provides an interpretation of civil law, from his very first monologue, he also …
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The Open Boat by Stephen Crane Comprehensive analysis
Open boat Background of the author Stephen crane (1871-1900) was an American poet and novelist who is well known for his works depicting Realist tradition as well as exhibiting features of American Naturalism and Impressionism. In 1896 Stephen crane was assigned to travel to Cuba as a war correspondent and while en route to Cuba …
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Female Characters- A View From The Bridge
Q) Comment on how the female characters are developed in Arthur Miller’s “A View From the Bridge” A) Arthur Miller’s “A View from The Bridge” is a broadway play that encapsulates the lives of a lower middle class family and exemplifies what happens when paternal love crosses it’s frontier. The women in the play are …
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