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The Golden Age of detective fiction refers to both specific sub-genre and (the cozy) and the historical period (the interwar years) (James, 2009). It is loosely defined as a soft-boiled detective fiction released between the two wars (World War 1 and World War 2). The Golden age of detective fiction was arguably caused by the interwar period (James, 2009). This paper seeks to discuss, with references to the fictions of Agatha Christie and other canonical Golden Age texts, why the Detection fiction

Miss Julie and Swedish Culture The play Miss Julie by August Strindberg is set in Sweden in the late 1800’s on the count’s estate. The play unfolds on Midsummer’s eve throughout the night of the annual celebration. Jean, a thirty-year-old valet, is attempting to enjoy an evening in the kitchen with his lover Christine who works alongside Jean on the manor as a cook. The couples evening is rudely interrupted by miss Julie, the count’s bitter daughter, who requests Jean be her dance partner at the

Beauty pageants emerged in the United States in 1921, the owner of an Atlantic City hotel thought of the idea to help boost tourism. However, in many major cities across the country, the idea of “most beautiful child” had spread. In 1964, the Little Miss America pageant had been created and was held at the New Jersey Palisades Amusement Park. It was originally meant for teenagers ages 13 to 17 years old however, the pageant grew so much in popularity that total participant number rose to over 35,000

him currency to fund for his practices in gentlemen mannerisms. As the story progresses, Pip learns about adapting into this social class because of his wealth. He encounters Estella, his love interest and tries to figure out the mystery behind Miss Havisham. Along with other sub plots, Pip’s journey in the novel is a coming of age story and you can see the maturity and wisdom from him at the end of the novel. This novel has complex characters, fascinating symbols, sensible archetypes, and

plan that is now known as modern day beauty pageant. The earliest known resort beauty pageant was in 1880, at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Resort beauty pageant became held regularly in the twentieth century for the middle class’ entertainment. The first Miss America pageant was held in September of 1921. This started a

meaning of a piece of literature. For instance, Miss Havisham, an older women from Charles Dickens’ 1860s weekly installments, Great Expectations, carried herself with pride and was headstrong, beautiful, and passionate before her tragic heartbreak. Due to this heartbreak, Miss Havisham turned into a cruel, strange woman who was classified as a “... grim lady...who led a life of seclusion” (39). Miss Havisham’s painful past contributes to Great

3, 2, 1, its go time. Work it, work it, work it. Sabrina Nooruddin, Miss India Georgia 2009, article “Not irony: Beauty pageants make strong women” is based on the ideas of personal unrealistic thoughts and opinions. It is strictly based on only her specific experiences that were beneficial to her. Her claim, that beauty pageants make strong women is misleading in the fact that she is not clear and concise with her main ideas, she lacks ethos, logos, and pathos, and does not cover the actual act

Although Charles Dickens’ classic novel Great Expectations was published in 1861, modern-day playwrights, authors, and directors go to great lengths to preserve its timelessness. Many of these writers feel that the best way to keep the novel relevant to society is to alter the original novel to make it culturally relevant or acceptable. The idea of cultural studies in regards to literature and literary criticism began in the 1950s and “involves viewing and analyzing practically any recorded phenomenon

Mehar Hashmi British Literature: Romanticism to Present Professor Duncan Hasell May 4, 2017 Great Expectations of Being Earnest In a class-based society, where your class will determine the rest of your life and who you will marry, what is better to improve in social class, hence improving all aspects of your life but at the price of sacrificing your moral code and ethics towards the people that are there for you and love you or to be honest, gentle, loyal, and respectfully to everyone around

Dickens’ Great Expectations follows and examines the life of a fictional character, Pip, who lives in and falls victim to a world that despises the common man. Ever since his parents’ death, his overbearing sister and conceited uncle instilled in him the belief that he was worthless as a poor youth. He initially sought refuge with his sister’s affectionate husband, Joe, until the beautiful Estella made him feel a deep inferiority for the first time, in which he began to see an inferiority in Joe