The Birth Mark, by Nathaniel Hawthorne

1. Well we know that the story was written in the 1840s. The narrator tells us that it takes place ‘in the latter part of the last century’, meaning around the late 1700s. It talks about Europe when Aylmer’s youth is described. How all of Europe societies were roused with admiration by his discoveries. At the … Read more

The Sugar Glider by Rod Nielsen

The Sugar Glider by Rod Nielsen – This book is about a pilot named Paul Copeman, he is contracted to fly an old plane (DC4) that’s called Sugar Glider to Melbourne Air Museum. A government agent offers him a lot of money to go back to Warrangi mine. He needs to pick up some equipment … Read more

Society’s Role in the Outcome of Romeo and Juliet

Newton’s third law states that every action must have an equal and opposite reaction, and while this statement references physics, it is a statement that can be applied to infinite situations and subjects, and rings particularly true in the case of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The passionate teenage lovers end tragically as a result of … Read more

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Certain novels arrive on the booksellers list as a breath of fresh air. The kite runner written by Khaled Hosseini is one of these. His debut novel is the first book written by an Afghan, published in English, which shows the personal struggle of ordinary living in a terrible atmosphere which was first a rich … Read more

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

In the beginning of the book, right after Henrietta gave birth to her daughter Deborah, she feels something wrong in her womb. Henrietta says that this pain feels like ‘a knot inside me’ in which her friends and family tell her to visit a doctor. Henrietta does not listen and in the next few months, … Read more

"A dense idea" by Tamsin McMahon

In her essay ‘A Dense Idea’, Tamsin McMahon argues that the smart growth method is actually a dense idea which is not capable of accomplishing what it is supposed to fulfill. She begins by comparing an odd-seeming view from a city authority with the accepted wisdom to introduce the doctrine of urban intensification as well … Read more

Ernest Hemmingway's A Farewell

Ernest Hemmingway’s A farewell to arms is a book with many themes. The reoccurring dialogues and events verify the presence of those themes and ideas. Many of E. Hemmingway’s books include these. With the use of these themes and ideas and the way these are worked out in his books, it can be concluded that … Read more

"Let's get things sorted"

The text Let’s Get Things Sorted is about a man called Paul, who finds his wife Lindsay’s sister lying crying on their doorstep. He invites Linda inside and tries to figure out what is wrong with her. He think that the reason why she is there is because of some of her problems with school, … Read more