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There are a multitude of social issues that have made their way through literature throughout the years. Discrimination, crime, and poverty are a few examples of such issues but the one I want to talk about is war. War is something that will always be talked about through the literature we read and will alwaysContinue reading “War and Its Possible End: The Final Post”

In looking at Victorian Realism, there are many attributes that come with it. Those attributes are that they focus on “everyday experiences, moral progress, and inner struggles of an ordinary individual, while giving a sense of the connections between that individual and his or her broader social networks.” (pg. 615) In the story The StrangeContinue reading “Victorian Realism”

Within Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, we are introduced to a variety of characters. Our central character of Catherine Morland is challenged throughout as she is the “hero” of the story, but what is a hero without a good villain. A villain is one that stands within the heroes’ way as they achieve their desires.Continue reading “Northanger Abbey: Villains”

In William Wordsworth’s “Preface to Lyrical Ballads”, he discusses his takes on poetry, but also the connection that the poet and the work the poet has to nature. He defines poetry, who is a poet, what type of language they use, but also how the content of the poem should be brought before an audience.Continue reading ““Preface to Lyrical Ballads” & “Nutting””