First novel in English

author in English literature. Though she was famous merely for her works of romantic fiction, her perception of women and how they could have earned their positions in the society was far ahead of her time. Some might say this was because of her reactionary thoughts, which were true at some points considered that period of time was “an age characterized by gender inequality” for women (Hunter, 2014). These thoughts were expressed in the way Jane’s characters, or the “heroines” in novels worked…

well-known novel Gulliver’s Travels. Written in 1726, Jonathan Swift uses his own experiences to convey through Gulliver’s Travels a message how a story of adventure can change somebody's life for the better, while also going through other themes such as narrow-mindedness. The author of Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift, was born in 1667, in the month of November. His place of birth is Dublin, Ireland. His parents were Jonathan Swift, and Abigail Erick. His father was a lawyer and English…

praise aspects of a certain society. Mark Twain, the acclaimed author of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is one of the most notable satirical writers. Throughout the work, he twines humor, exaggeration, and irony together to create a satirical novel that successfully challenges and mocks certain aspects of the American society wherein Huck lives. In turn, these aspects in which he criticizes strongly correlate to the messages and themes found throughout the adventures that…

Ignorance is strength” It is by analyzing the slogans that we realize the irony that they bring. This interesting quote, written by George Orwell in his famous novel called 1984, made many of his lectors quite perplexed at the beginning of the lecture. What was Orwell trying to communicate by initiating this little paragraph in his novel? What is its meaning? Of course, through the reading of this satirical fiction, the lecturers get to the theme of the book and understand the purpose…

Harry Potter, a novel written by British writer J.K Luo Lin, is popular with readers all over the world for its wonderful magic color. The magical spell involved has likewise become the object of concern. The mantra used in the novel is taken from the author's evolution of the Latin roots. The meaning of which in English can be split to make the readers of English-speaking countries understand well. However, readers from other countries need to be translated according to the local conditions in…

Mostly regarded as an adventurous novel, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719, is the first novel in English Literature to some historians. The novel gives a complete summary of the Western World’s adventure of colonialism by hiding its face under the identity of an example of child novel. Robinson Crusoe, varying from slavery, domination to economy, has colonialist features. According to Collins Dictionary, colonialism means ‘’ the policy and practice of a power in extending…

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born on December 30, 1865, in Bombay, India. Roaming the local markets with his nanny, Kipling became connected with Indian culture. India was a wonderful place for Kipling until his mother sent him to live with a foster family in England so he could get a formal education. These years were hard for him because his foster mother hated him, causing her to beat and bully him often. The only time he was away from her was when he visited his family during the holidays.…

that while the cover is simplistic, it is intended to be as such. The novel contains a multitude of vintage photographs which are both creepy and shrouded in mystery. This was the theme I tried to capture with this CD cover. Analysis: The first reason as to why I chose this song is that the music/beat is uplifting and almost innocent, in a sense. This is reflective of the fact that all of the main characters in the novel Hollow City by Ransom Riggs are children or teenagers, an often…

Aphra Behn's novel Oroonoko: A True History (1688) is a work of travel fiction that is split between two narrative voices; beginning with a first person narrative supported by Behn's interesting use of personal voice and progressing to the third person observations of Oroonoko as both a prince and as a slave, Behn creates a realistic and somewhat believable piece of fiction. As a result of this duo narrative, the perspectives of the narrative voices dominate the text, and therefore influence the…

The story is about the whaling ship Pequod and its “ungodly, god-like man, Captain Ahab, whose obsessive quest for the white whale Moby-Dick leads the ship and its men to destruction. In the novel, Melville challenges Emerson optimistic idea that humans can understand nature. Herman believes that nature is mysterious and inscrutable, and as opposed to what Emerson believes, we can never comprehend it. He sees nature as something both beautiful…