Category: Book Report

Literature from Marxist point of view is a reflection of the human existence in such a society which is divided into different classes on the basis of economic conditions. This paper aims to explore various aspects of exploitation, systems of domination, oppression and socioeconomic conflicts that arise in the novel Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid.…

Generally, in industrial activity, the factors of production are needed in producing goods and services. Eyiyere argues that the factors of production are nature, labor and capital. Labor is an active resource which is one of the factors in the smoothness of a production process. Workers in their activity should be supported by good, human…

Feminist critics focus on the struggles that women face in society and ways these are questioned in literature. The Beginning Theory by P. Barry, states: To put what I have just sketched in somewhat different terms: this type of feminist criticism leads to a thorough examination of gender roles. Gender has to do not with…

The theme of motherhood is a key one in both the novel We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver and the collection of poems The Worlds Wife by Carol Ann Duffy. Motherhood is seen as a key element of the female experience, and both texts explore the connection between motherhood, femininity, and the…

In the book Circe by author Madeline Miller, Circe learns, through her experience of motherhood, the instant love and maternal bond between mother and child, as well as a mothers impulse to sacrifice her own life to protect her offspring. Like many mothers, Circe feels overwhelmed by a babys constant physical and emotional needs. Although…

When I first read the story of the Banished Immortal written by Bai Xianyong, the figure of the protagonist Li Tong, who dressed in red cheongsam dancing in the bar, was ingrained in my mind. She was the queen of the beauties. She had always been living so proudly and so willfully. Li Tong seemed…

Many texts often explore androcentrism and are repressive in relation to women, perpetuating ultimately degrading representations of women and assigning cultural constructs of gender roles. As H. Bertens writes in Literary Theory: The Basics, women are traditionally seen with helplessness and renouncing all ambition and desire, where female independence&gets a strongly negative connotation. However, Lionel…

The theme of motherhood is central to the plot of Emecheta’s novel ‘The Joys of Motherhood’. That is because motherhood is regarded highly in Igbo culture. According to the culture, the best thing that a woman does is have children. Thus, motherhood is considered a central tool of the patriarchal machine to control women. According…

Oftentimes there are many people who feel they are unable to escape their feelings. In All the Light We Cannot See, there are three main characters who have gone through a series of traumatic events emotionally, physically, and knowledgeably that have made them feel as if they were trapped. A vital theme in All the…

When you think of a cult, what is the first thing you think of? KKK, Manson Family, or Heavens Gate? Would you consider the Internet to be a cult? A system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object is the definition according to the dictionary. Throughout history, there have been…