Essays about: "didactic essay"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 35 essays containing the words didactic essay.
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21. Tradition and Development : The Theme of Revenge in Two Ghost Stories
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för språk och kultur; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : This essay is a literary analysis of two ghost stories, Elizabeth Gaskell’s “The Old Nurse’s Story” (1852) and Susan Hill’s The Man in the Picture (2007). The main focus of the essay is the theme of revenge, which is explored on the basis of similarities and differences in the mentioned ghost stories. READ MORE
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22. Racism Through a Child’s Eyes : A Postcolonial and Didactic Analysis of The Bluest Eye and To Kill a Mockingbird
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)Abstract : In this essay, I will analyse two main characters in The Bluest Eye and To Kill a Mockingbird based on their perspective on race. My main focus is on the use of a child’s point of view as a narrative technique. READ MORE
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23. Wilkie Collins’ Challenge to Traditional Female Roles in The Woman in White
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för språk och kultur; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : This essay is based on the argument that Wilkie Collins, in his novel The Woman in White (1859), the first sensational novel and prequel to the detective genre, challenges stereotypical female roles in his presentation of the two sisters Laura Fairlie and Marian Halcombe. Through a comparative analysis of the two sisters, it is shown that Laura represents the traditional Victorian woman, while Marian challenges these ideals, and, through her, Collins creates a new type of literary heroine. READ MORE
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24. Challenging heteronormativity through literature - Teaching David Levithan’s "Boy meets boy" with norm critical pedagogy
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : There are many reasons to use literature in the language classroom. It can help pupils develop their abilities to read, listen, speak and write. Literature can also give pupils new perspectives and cultural enrichment. The aim of this study is to show how teachers can use literature to combat intolerance and homophobia. READ MORE
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25. What the Butler Recalled - Memory and Self-Deception in Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : This essay focuses on the main character, Mr Stevens, in Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day and his recollections of his forty years as a butler at Darlington Hall. The novel, in the form of a diary, describes a six-day travel to visit the former housekeeper, Miss Kenton, and is concentrated on Stevens’s introspection and reflections on his memories. READ MORE
