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The 18th century revival of Gothic medieval architecture brought a renewed focus onto the eeriness of setting in popular literature, providing a tool for writers to use their writings to describe the structu...

Shelley uses Frankenstein’s character as a tool to explore social pressures on natural philosophers, however she resists a portrayal that definitively adheres to a secular or religious position. Frankenstein...

Curley’s wife is the only major female character in ‘Of Mice and Men’, and as such, she represents all women in Steinbeck’s novella about the futility of the American Dream. Her lack of identity outside of h...

Poetry can be a difficult part of the GCSE curriculum because, in my experience, reading poetry isn't as common as other types of text during secondary school and so it can feel a bit daunting. There are key...

Good descriptive writing allows the reader to feel the story as you do. This may seem a daunting task at first, but taking a scene piece by piece can help you organise your thoughts. The more you understand ...