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Compare the Portrayal of The American Dream in The Great Gatsby, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

A ‘distinguishing characteristic of post-war American writing’ is the ‘disillusionment with the American system and the efficacy of individual effort.’ For many Americans, there was a growing disbelief in...

IW
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Compare the presentations of power and its consequences in Caryl Churchill's 'Top Girls' and Jeanette Winterson's 'Oranges are not the only fruit'.

It is evident that both texts present an aspect of power to be through male-female relationships, as female characters appear to gain power by moving away from male dominance. The 1970s have often...

CC
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Examine Atwood's presentation of power dynamics in 'The Handmaid's Tale'

Atwood’s Gilead is undeniably an oppressive regime that employs a warped version of biblical moral instruction in order to propagate a perverse ideological structure. The most prevelant example of power d...

IS
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Should I give a balanced answer to an exam question?

Questions may be given to you asking 'how far' you agree with something, and these types of question are good because it allows you to offer a broad range of points for and against a topic. For example, i...

SP
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How do I detect the tone of a piece of poetry or prose?

Tone should be one of the first pieces you look for when you get a passage of poetry or prose. Tone isnt always the best descriptor- mood is another way of looking at it. Read the passage 2-3 times and ea...

EO
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