Is it my clothes, my way of walking,the things I carry in my hand– a book, a bag with knitting-the incongruous pink of my shawl this space cannot hear or is it my own lackof conviction which makesthese vistas of… Read More »Disembarking at Quebec by Margaret Atwood
The eastward spurs tip backward from the sun.Nights runs an obscure tide round cape and bayand beats with boats of cloud up from the seaagainst this sheer and limelit granite head.Swallow the spine of range; be dark. O lonely air.Make… Read More »Nigger’s Leap, New England By Judith Wright
Read the summary and Analysis A Nation of trees, drab green and desolate grey In the field uniform of modern wars, Darkens her hills, those endless, outstretched paws Of Sphinx demolished or stone lion worn away. They call her a young country, but… Read More »Australia by A. D. Hope
EcoCriticism is a literary approach that focuses on how nature is represented in literature and how these representations can raise awareness of environmental issues. In Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys uses nature not just as a setting but as a… Read More »Nature and landscape in Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea
Patriarchy, madness, and colonialism are key themes in Jean Rhys’s novel Wide Sargasso Sea. Rhys aims to give life to Bertha, the female character from Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, who was only portrayed as a mad figure in Brontë’s book.… Read More »Madness in Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea
Christophine is Antoinette’s nurse and a significant character in Wide Sargasso Sea. Originally from Martinique, she was given to Annette, Antoinette’s mother, as a wedding present by her first husband. By the time the story begins, Christophine is no longer… Read More »Character of Christophine in Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea
Chapter 1: The Beginnings of English Literary Study explanation The classic post-colonial study Masks of Conquest explores how English studies were introduced in India during British rule. Gauri Viswanathan explains that literary texts were used as tools to reflect the… Read More »Masks of Conquest by Gauri Vishwanathan
Wide Sargasso Sea is regarded as the masterpiece of British author Jean Rhys. The novel reimagines the character of Bertha Mason, the mad wife of Mr. Rochester from Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. Rhys draws on her own life as a… Read More »Significance of the title ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ by Jean Rhys
About the Poet A. D. Hope was a prominent Australian poet, essayist, and academic known for his sharp wit, mastery of traditional poetic forms, and exploration of themes like love, death, mythology, and human nature. A.D. Hope questions whether Australia… Read More »Australia by A. D. Hope summary & analysis
The play’s ending leaves the audience uncertain and puzzled. The “unfired bullet” at the conclusion symbolizes unresolved issues or unfinished business. Pinter uses silence and straightforward yet perplexing dialogue to create an air of mystery and tension. The characters rarely… Read More »Power Dynamics in Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter
