Category: Literature Review

Abstract Literature is a writing measured to be as art form or any single writing thought to have intellectual value, often due to deploying language in ways that differ from ordinary usage. It deals with nature and mans relationship with external world. It has traditionally been applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose.…

There is no doubt that henry Lawsons short stories capture unique cultural perspectives and ideas about identity. Lawson uses many different techniques to depict and illustrate the outback of Australia and the bushland. His short stories helped to shape a great image of Australia during the 19th and 20th centuries. The stories illuminate the harshness…

Jonas is the protagonist in the book named The Giver. The Giver is about a futuristic utopian society which has tried to relieve its citizens of choices to ensure sameness, fairness, and equality. We start reading with Jonas who is eleven years old; in the book every December they hold a ceremony where each child…

In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the main protagonist is faced with an important decision when he learns of the true meaning of Release. He (Jonas) lives in a Community where a decision had previously been made to create a utopian (perfect) society by eliminating all things that were considered potentially dangerous. In…

Its this thought, this notion of absolute compliance felt by those submitted to authority which allows power and control to be established and maintained. Imagine believing something to be the complete truth, then realising it was all a lie. A falsehood by those in power forcing you to conform without question. All previously thought values…

This literature review will be looking into how Social class inequality has effects on mental health. Mental health plays a major role in society today and studies have shown that it has different factors and falls into many categories, which changes a persons behaviour drastically. It is said that social class and poverty has a…

The Outsiders is a bildungsroman novel, written by S.E. Hinton when she was a teenager. Although it was written in the 70s, the themes of loyalty, isolation, and identity explored throughout the novel are still pertinent to teenagers today. In The Outsiders, loyalty is a recurrent theme and a point of pride, honor, and principle…

Throughout history, women have been victims of repression, because men comfort themselves with the idea that women need to be guided and looked after. But today, female oppression is worse because women have grown unaware since it has become a part of womens identity. The destruction of the female character has been silently shaped by…

In Changing the Face of Poverty: Nonprofits and the Problem of Representation, Diana George uses ethos and pathos to describe how poverty is trying to be solved in the United States. In this article, she talks about how poverty is advertised to many Americans. She also talks about how different organizations try to come up…

The Novel, The Giver, by Lois Lowry allows readers to examine many hidden lessons and messages throughout the story. In the book, we follow Jonas journey in learning the unpleasant truth about his community and his attempt to save its people before they destroy themselves. Many themes and messages are brought to light in the…