Dreams in story of the stone
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The role of the unconscious mind in dreams. Dreams viewed as possible truth bearers. The characters' dreams. Bao-yu's first trip to the land of illusion . Jacob's Ladder. Department of mysteries. Jia Bao-yu'd dream of Zhen Bao-yu. Jia...»
Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck
Synopsis abstract : «Summary.. Chapter 1: The scene in a clearing, close to the Salinas river.. Chapter 2: The next morning.. Chapter 3: Slim and George.. Chapter 4: The scene in Crooks.. Chapter 5: The afternoon.. Chapter 6: The last scene.. Context of the...»
Self-awareness: The problem of the self in the work of Samuel Beckett
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Questions in relation to the self-awareness of the characters.. Martin Esslin, in a chapter from The Theatre of the Absurd on Samuel Beckett.. The problem of having a sense of identity when we are not the same at any moment.. The...»
How is the traditional notion of subject challenged in "Boating for Beginners?" (Jeanette Winterson)?
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Boating for Beginners as a challenge of the traditional notion of subject: The character of Gloria.. Intellectual and physical descriptions of Gloria.. The use of point of view.. Gloria's development.. How has Gloria's self been...»
"Ligeia," "The Raven," and "The Cask:" Poe's Untrustworthy Narrators
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The narrator and his lasting obsession for his dead wife. Poe makes Montresor somewhat mocking. The veins of untrustworthiness. Conclusion....»
Notes From Underground: The Autonomic Remonstrance of a Persona
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The first part of the memoir. Pervasiveness within the ideology of the Underground Man . Rebelling against society itself . The stimulus provided by reading . His attempt at socializing . Visiting an old schoolmate. Being treated with...»
Erupted states, Corrupted hearts, Disrupted narratives: Sleep and Sleeplessness in Hamlet and Macbeth
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The crucial conclusion about sleep and its similarity in Macbeth and Hamlet.. Catalogues sleep's virtues and restorative benefits in Macbeth.. Summoning of ghosts, witches, and other such things in Shakespeare's world.. Inefficient...»
Empire of the Sun by James Graham Ballard
Synopsis abstract : «Everywhere in the city people were watching movie reels of the war. . Behind Dr. Lockwood's estate was the Hungjao airfield where the Chinese faught the Japanese in 1937 trying to keep them from reaching Shanghai. . Jim woke up in his room on the...»
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