... are many different types of literature, such as prose, theatre or poetry, and each example of these will have been written to fulfil a specific function. On the whole, literature is a type of entertainment, and its forms were created for the reader to enjoy. Entertainment and escapism is one of its main ... woman going through life as this new generation see it, but how older writers may not have told it. George Orwell, who wrote the books "1984" and "Animal Farm" is a good example of an author who used his books to criticize an aspect of society and put across his opinions. J. B. Priest...

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Alice Munro's short story, " Boys and Girls ", is about a young girl living on a fox farm in Canada, post World War II. Over the course of two years in the story, the unnamed narrator who is the young girl has society's ... of a confused girl becoming a true woman, and the resemblance between the protagonist and the horse. I believe, at the time of the story, sexism has a great effect on society, men are dominant figures, while women are repulsed in society. The female has her daily household duties which is cleaning, cooking and washing. The male has his duties ... as a child, as an adult s...

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... Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, was published in 1953 not long after World War II had ended. Bradbury had written a short story about Guy Montag, the main character in Fahrenheit 451 in 1951. Bradbury used this novel that was written as a science ... fiction to criticize the society of his time, and to warn of a possible future. The basis of the censorship in the novel is based on the anti-intellectualism pushed forward by Hitler and the Nazi regime. Another important factor, even more important to Bradbury than the anti-intellectualism of the Nazi ... and watches her T.V. She s...

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