My Three A-Level Analysis

I’ve always had a wide taste in terms of literature, particularly fantasy and crime. For me, literature isn’t just escapism but a way of analysing the world around you, looking at what’s happening and questioning the norm. Be that subverting aspects of a genre or satirising all of society, there’s something special about the ways literature, and more recently, film, can analyse a something in such a way to make anyone who views it analyse their world also. The first book I read that showed me how subversive literature could be was Un Lun Dun by China Miéville. As part of the New Weird movement, Miéville’s work focuses on subverting the idealised view of the fantasy genre by making it feel more real, giving the characters rounded personalities and making them tonally darker. From there, my tastes have spread and include works from authors such as Raymond Chandler, Neil Gaiman, and Roald Dahl’s adult work- all tonally dark and critically cynical.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of my A-levels, especially the way they all fit together to create something more than the subjects on their own. All of my subjects centre around different aspects of …show more content…
I love films with all my heart, and work through new films almost as fast as I read new books. I also adore the theatre, and multiple times this year alone I have travelled down to London to watch Shakespeare performances, including my personal favourite, Much Ado About Nothing, at the Globe. However, if I can’t travel the three hours I’ll watch the performances at my local cinema, where I’ve seen such plays as Love’s Labour’s Lost and Othello, but also had the pleasure of viewing the Royal Opera House’s Don Giovanni and The Metropolitan Opera’s Lulu. Being able to see such performances, especially operas, allows for a deeper understanding and appreciation of the texts: there’s a whole side to plays that just can’t be seen when it remains on