Prior to the 1900’s ideas regarding sexuality, particularly female sexuality, were fairly restricted and taboo. Modes of sexuality that breached the norm such as homosexuality and sexual liberation amongst women were “viewed as deviant”[1] and if a woman promoted sexual self-confidence and assertiveness, they would be severely frowned upon. However, during the sexual revolution of… Continue reading Female Sexuality in Literature
‘Identity’ refers to “the collective aspect of the set of characteristics by which a thing is definitively recognizable or known”[1], in other words, what makes a person unique or distinctive. ‘Identity’ as a theme can be a somewhat problematic concept, however, because authors and poets often construct complex and unfathomable characters. Writers will often construct… Continue reading Identity in Literature
In modernist literature, “Time comes to be conceived as a complex phenomenon composed of different temporalities or speeds, and in which past, present and future interpenetrate”[1]. This is recognised in James Joyce’s renowned modernist novel Ulysses, in which “the close connection between time and matter is heavily emphasised.”[2] Joyce uses stream of consciousness as a… Continue reading The Concept of Time in “To the Lighthouse”
Only in recent years has the recognition – and respect – of ‘sexual inversion’ begun to emerge; sexual inversion “was the medical term used in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to explain the phenomenon of homosexuality”[1] as an innate reversal of gender traits. To elaborate, the female invert was inclined to stereotypically male… Continue reading Gender & Sexuality in “The Well of Loneliness”
It is certainly worth considering how the tools of social media have inaugurated and reinforced techniques for reinventing our identity, disguising it or even consenting to no identity whatsoever; because “when we step through the screen into virtual communities, we reconstruct our identities on the other side of the looking glass”[1]. For young people, who… Continue reading Identity & Body Image on Social Media
Betty Friedan’s 1963 book, ‘The Feminine Mystique’ was ground-breaking in its dealing with a period in women’s history in America which had previously been overlooked. Although set a decade earlier, Sylvia Plath’s ‘The Bell Jar’ was published during the same year as Friedan’s book and it “explores the very problem that was Friedan’s subject”[1]. She… Continue reading Feminism in “The Bell Jar”
As a new eBook author, I have searched high and low for ways to promote my books for free and I’ve struggled to find anything! This inspired Peter to start up a Twitter page (@eBookBump) where he will tweet links to your eBook without charging a penny – AND he’ll do it for as many… Continue reading FREE eBook Promotion
My good friend over at Book Savvy Review recently asked me why I read and I’m eager to tell her! I started reading at a very young age after receiving a free book voucher from my secondary school (I was an under achiever and the school were just happy I was sitting still and reading something at… Continue reading Why do I read? #IREADBECAUSE
With the ever growing popularity of social media, teens’ use of technology is increasingly more common, and although social media can be used in many positive ways, it also provides bullies with another platform to attack. As soon as a child begins to engage in online activities, they expose themselves to the possibility of hateful… Continue reading Cyberbullying
People start drinking caffeinated drinks, such as tea and coffee, because it helps them to wake up and feel more alert. For most of us, grabbing a cup of coffee is the first thing we do in the morning. Our bodies absorb caffeine very rapidly; it is circulated around in our water content in about… Continue reading Why You Should End Your Relationship With Coffee
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