… seen as a very bad state of affairs to find yourself in. But reading the volume by Ronnie Govender 'At the Edge and other Cato Manor Stories' I have come to an awareness that it is not all that awful - as it would first appear. South Africa is one of…

… one of the all-time best. The main theme portrayed in "Shakespeare in Love" is a love that is never meant to be. "Shakespeare in Love" parallels the play Shakespeare is currently working on, Romeo and Juliet, in which love is not meant to be due to…

… "Longing for emotional support, Holden perversely trusts almost no one. He views his world, not incorrectly, as being full of "phonies"; often, he fantasizes about a solitary life as a self-sufficient deaf-mute." Holden Caulfield is quite the extraordin…

… Dickinson hit the nail on the head with a line from a poem she wrote: Part One: Life. Emily wrote "Much madness I divinest sense/ To a discerning eye" which holds true for writers of all types in the past, present and future. The same stands for…

… Romanovna Raskolnikov from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel, Crime and Punishment, is a classic example of a tragic hero. His life as a man of many redeeming qualities takes a turn for the worst as his desires to improve his existence lead him to surrender…

… is violence. A common form of violence is fighting. Sometimes fights escalate into bigger things and weapons are used. The novel A Chronicle of a Death Foretold and the documentary Bowling for Columbine had similar conflicts and consequences. Both of…

… by either society or the transgressor. The Puritans of Boston in the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, establish a rigid moral code by which to purge their society of deviants. As this society is inherently theocratic, the…

… day' and 'Old man, old man' In both poems old age is shown to cause disconnection from the people with their surroundings. Parts of the poem 'miracle on St David's day' shows the people do have connections with their surroundings. For example…

… Kind of Wrong is a song about loving the wrong person. In this song she sends a straightforward message, but she also uses some very powerful poetic techniques. Thus this combination carries a powerful significance to the listener. By using poetic…

… of all time. During his life, he was an accomplished poet, mathematician, and leading government figure. He wrote The Poetics mainly in response to Plato's thoughts. He modeled The Poetics on what he thought the greatest tragedy of all, Sophocles Oedipus…