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Burmese Days

there. This is further evidenced by another critic who indicates how, ""George Orwell actually was indeed a policeman in Burma in ...

Orwell’s “1984” and Nazi Rule

argued that ignorant people are easily fooled and easily led, so that they are weak in that sense. A perfect example of how the N...

Relationships Among Media

presence of Big Brother, the Thoughtpolice, Newspeak and other concepts work together to create an atmosphere of oppression and dr...

Foucault and Orwell

atmosphere of oppression and dread that is remarkable in literature. But 1984 seems to go beyond the panopticon, which seems almos...

Burmese Law Enforcement Experiences of George Orwell and How They Shaped His Views of the British Empire

Acquiescing to pressure from his father to also become a member of the Imperial Service, Orwell joined Burmas Imperial Police in 1...

Controlling Past, Present and Future

so now that it seems to be coming true. With newspapers disappearing and media companies merging into fewer and fewer giant corpor...

Great Expectations: Realist and Non-Realist

one hand. (McAllister 158). Such an illustration is incredibly focused in realist tradition, as Pip struggles to develop himself...

Characters of Nancy and Jane Eyre Compared

In seven pages these female protagonists from Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre are contrasted and co...

Book Report on 3 Books

one down. It is a story of hope in a world where there is hunger and darkness. It is an uplifting book because Oliver goes through...

"Great Expectations" and Realism

in England, were something of a novelty, and indeed broke with narrative tradition in a number of compelling ways. One of the most...

Oliver Twist and Historical Context

the tender age of 10 to help support the family by pasting labels on bottles of shoe polish at the Warren Blacking Company.5 The r...

Victorian Spirituality in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

This state of affairs was the order of the day in that era, and it was this sad setting that added to the problems of every day li...

Victorian England's Economy and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

In a paper consisting of 5 pages Dickens' economic commentary as it is revealed in this novel is discussed. There are 4 sources c...

Victorian Literature and Class Consciousness

In 5 pages the Victorian class consciousness that reached a pinnacle during the mid to late 19th century is examined as it is refl...

Biological Determinism

In three page this paper examines biological determinism in a brief overview that references Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. ...

Society in the Novel Great Expectations

hostile, choosing to abide by his inner instinct and institute avoidance. "Better not try to brew beer there now, or it would tur...

Protagonist David Copperfield

In five pages the protagonist in Charles Dickens' novel is examined in terms of his childishness and self centered ways. There ar...

A Look at Characterization in Hard Times

Charles Dickens' classic work is discussed in terms of characterization as well as setting. The work is discussed in historical co...

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

In seven pages Dickens' differing depiction of the French Revolution in this novel through uses of characters as archetypes and me...

David Lean's Film Version of Great Expectations and Confusing Appearances for Reality

In five pages this paper considers the 1946 film adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel by director David Lean in a discussion of ho...

Comparison of Contemporary Poverty and Charles Dickens' Depiction of Nineteenth Century Poverty in Hard Times

rather than the shameful exception" (Trevelyan, quoted in Johnson, 274). But even more dramatic was the change in attitude towa...

Capitalism, Humanitism, Charles Dickens and Adam Smith 2

In five pages the relationship between capitalism and humanitism are examined through Charles Dickens' Hard Times and Adam Smith's...

World Perceptions of the Victorian Era

In five pages this paper discusses how Victorian Era individuals perceived the world in a comparative analysis of Angela Thirkell'...

Hard Times by Charles Dickens' and Impact of Rapid Industrialization

In five pages the effects of rapid industrialization in 19th century England are examined within the context of Dickens' novel in ...

Identity of Pip's Benefactor Revealed in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

In five pages Chapter XXXIX of Dickens' novel is examined in the text passage that reveals the convict Magwitch to be the financia...

A Christmas Carol and the Industrial Society Critique of Charles Dickens

Scrooge is the quintessential business owner of the nineteenth century, at least in the opinion of Charles Dickens. He views the ...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and the Theme of Class Consciousness

In 9 pages this paper considers Dickens' views on class consciousness as reflected in the novel that reveals much about Victorian ...

Charles Dickens on Childhood

In seven pages the ways in which Dickens' portrays childhood during the 19th century in his classic novels Great Expectations, Oli...

Hard Times and Charles Dickens' Depiction of Industrialism

In eight pages this paper examines how Dickens' critiqued Victorian industrialism in his novel and then evaluates his social contr...

Ebenezer Scrooge's Emotional State in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

all intents and purposes, Ebeneezer Scrooge was extremely narcissistic, self-absorbed, vain and uncaring. According to the origina...