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Identity in Later British Literature

It’s easy to claim that one’s identity is what is at the very core of being. Without an identity, society becomes a faceless amalgamation of gray matter where one being is no different from the next. Humans have always desired to be unique, different from one another. From our hair color to our sexual identity,Continue reading “Identity in Later British Literature”

The Duality of Man: Victorian Realism in the “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”

According to the Broadview Anthology of British Literature, Victorian realist fiction is defined as having aspects of the “everyday experiences, moral progress, and inner struggles of an ordinary individual” (615). Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a cleverly written and complex story that is arguably a representation ofContinue reading “The Duality of Man: Victorian Realism in the “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde””

To Read, or Not to Read, That is the Question!

The Gothic genre is a complex niche of fiction in that it deals with various aspects and qualities of humanity—primarily the darker side. The black sheep daughter of Romanticism, Gothic fiction lends itself to exploring the psychological torment of human suffering, the fear of the unknown, and the twisted ways in which we as humansContinue reading “To Read, or Not to Read, That is the Question!”

Wordsworth’s “Lyrical Ballads” and “Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey”

Wordsworth states in the preface of Lyrical Ballads that at the core of his poetry the principal object, or core idea, was to choose events and situations from “common life” (187). These events and incidents are to be related or described in a language that is accessible. Wordsworth was a firm believer in regaling poetryContinue reading “Wordsworth’s “Lyrical Ballads” and “Lines Written a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey””