by Alexis Jennings | Jan 19, 2024 | Literature
In life, villains ought to be avoided, but in fiction, they are simply unavoidable. Without a villain, there is no hero, and a story without a villain and a hero isn’t a story. Great villains can have a significant effect on the value of their stories as a...
by Alexis Jennings | Jan 19, 2024 | Literature
As we all know, the Second World War was a dark time ever, for as though many people got executed and frightened throughout the Holocaust. The memoir, ‘Night’, by Elie Wiesel, mentions the harsh circumstances, he and the others endured and how they were...
by Alexis Jennings | Jan 19, 2024 | Literature
George Orwell’s ‘1984’ remains highly controversial to this day as one of the fundamental warnings against totalitarian regimes. This arises from the repressive regime of the ‘Party’, which is inspired by both the Soviet and Nazi regimes...
by Alexis Jennings | Jan 19, 2024 | Literature
In literature, there exist various representations of the hero protagonist, each with its own set of notable characteristics. In certain cases, the qualities that the hero protagonists display tend to deviate from those of the general hero archetype that is usually...
by Alexis Jennings | Jan 19, 2024 | Literature
As any good audience should know, there is quite a difference between using literary devices in a work and correctly applying those devices to convey a necessary message. Books can be read, enjoyed, and then finished if strategies don’t leave a long-lasting message or...