Anthropogenic and ‘deep ecology’ viewpoints in Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich

Love Medicine (2009) is a novel by author Louise Erdrich, depicting events taking place in the lives of various tribe members from the Ojibwe tribe, living in a fictious reservation in North Dakota, United States. In this novel, the reader is presented with topics relating to feminism, the rift between ‘whites’ and Native Americans as … Continue reading Anthropogenic and ‘deep ecology’ viewpoints in Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich →

Conflict and violence in The Red Badge of Courage and A Farewell to Arms

This week's 'comparative' essay will discuss the novel The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (which was also discussed in a different post, a few weeks ago), and the classic First World War novel A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. The essay below aims to identify and discuss themes and topics relating to … Continue reading Conflict and violence in The Red Badge of Courage and A Farewell to Arms →

Analysis of interpellation in Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley

Crome Yellow (1921) is a satirical novel by author Aldous Huxley, depicting events taking place at a plush country manor in England, a place where members from the upper echelons of society congregate during the course of one summer. In this novel, the reader is presented with topics relating to social class, identity and the … Continue reading Analysis of interpellation in Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley →