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Tag: Major Themes

Major Themes in Classic Ballroom Dances by Charles Simic

Posted on May 15, 2019 by JL Admin

Old Age ‘‘Classic Ballroom Dances’’ is a poem that does not lend itself readily to thematic analysis. In the first place, the poem consists of just a single sentence, and the sentence is not even grammatically complete. Thus, it never really makes a statement. Rather, the poem consists of a series of images. Nevertheless, it…

The theme of Youth versus Experience in Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well

Posted on May 13, 2019 by JL Admin

The bittersweet tone of All’s Well That Ends Well is established by the play’s older characters, especially the Countess of Rossillion and Lafew, both of whom have suffered the loss of loved ones and express their patience with those of the younger generation.The countess sympathizes with Helena’s passion for Bertram, because she was once young…

All’s Well That Ends Well – Helena Character Analysis

Posted on May 13, 2019September 11, 2021 by JL Admin

Much of the plot of All’s Well That Ends Well hinges on Helena’s willingness to dismiss the constraints of her traditional, feminine gender role. Because Helena subverts her own prescribed gender role (mainly, that a woman should be demure and not exhibit unprompted sexual interest in a man) in pursuing her heart’s desire, Bertram is…

Desirable Daughters by Bharati Mukherjee: Summary, Themes & Characters

Posted on February 16, 2013May 28, 2019 by JL Admin

In the novel Desirable Daughters, the main character Tara Lata struggles with recurrent themes of Self versus Society, Self Destruction and Self Discovery. Desirable Daughters belongs to that genre of American literature which deals with issues of immigrant life and cultural assimilation. There are sufficient works in this genre that represent Hispanic, African and Chinese…

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