Saturday, 12 December 2009

Graham Greene Brighton Rock: The Characterisation of Good and Evil

A useful, short, essay by Sarah Jones

http://www.literature-study-online.com/essays/graham-greene.html

Frankenstein Lecture Notes

These are just bare outline notes. Still, they provide a structure for possible research.

http://www.jessicatiffin.org/teaching/frlect.htm

Mark Steel's Postmodern Approach to Mary Shelley

Mark's ironic, easy style disguises true academic rigour. This is well worth watching for A2 students studying "Frankenstein" who need to "gen up" on AO4 (the historical context of Mary's life, influences and times.) The third part deals with the text. See all four parts.











Saturday, 21 November 2009

The Narrator of" Brighton Rock" by G.A. Wilkes

Worth reading as you work your way into the novel. Wilkes makes intriguing points on the viewpoint of the narrator and changes in subsequent publications of this novel.

Thursday, 5 November 2009

The Great Gatsby - Cultural Context


Excellent for getting to grips with this quickly.
http://www.mrcoia.com/school/units/gatsby/gatsby_pres.htm

The Great Gatsby - Study Guides and Resources

A one page study guide!

A homework study guide:

An essay on symbolism in The Great Gatsby (worth reading!)

The Great Gatsby study links:

Novel reflections on "The American Dream" from PBS. See the video and how Gatsby is gradually introduced as a "man of mystery" by Nick Carraway.

More generally, "The American Dream":

Sunday, 1 November 2009

AS Study Guides for "Brighton Rock" by Graham Greene


This is an excellent study aid. But remember to analysis the text yourself before referring to it as you need to develop your own critical faculties.
Here's the same guide but in a different format.

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