The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins portrayal of a cursed diamond in The Moonstone, this Victorian era detective fiction book is still recognized globally today. Although, this novel was written in the nineteenth century Collin effortlessly distinguished the novel for viewers of all ages. The novel is not only a detective fiction but also has some elements of action and romance. Collins not only writes novels but also poetry and has been recognized internationally for all his work. Collins can with ease characterize

Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone Near the beginning of Wilkie Collins’s novel, The Moonstone, John Herncastle’s cousin explains, “The deity commanded that the Moonstone should be watched, from that time forth, by three priests in turn, night and day, to the end of the generations of men… One age followed another—and still, generation after generation, the successors of the three Brahmins watched their priceless Moonstone, night and day” (2). As a result of remembering the past, and specifically

nbsp;                 Alexandra Lloyd What role did 19th Century popular serial novels such as Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone play in British understandings of India? When Wilkie Collins first wrote The Moonstone in 1868, it was not published in the form available today, but was published in instalments in a popular Victorian magazine, All the Year Round. Upon its first publication it was eagerly read by the general

for the culprit of the moonstone continues, the story is resumed by Franklin Blake in Wilkie Collins The Moonstone. Sargent Cuff calls for Mr. Blake and says, “Mr. Blake! ‘look at the man’s face. It is a face disguised –and here’s proof of it!” (Collins 447). It is then revealed that “It was –Godfrey Ablewhite,” disguised as a dark sailor (Collins 448). It seems to be no surprise that it was he, a man whose mercenary motives slowly revealed, was the culprit of the moonstone. “Disguise,” as it is used

Colonialism and Morality in The Moonstone and The Man Who Would Be King Let us presuppose to begin with that the cursed jewel is an impossibility and the powers of the Moonstone or any other gem for that matter only exist on an atomic level ( i.e. the energies which bind such objects together and make them what they are). Additionally it should be considered that no such object is the means by which a being exerts powers and no such object consciously exerts powers itself. Notions of the cursed

role in informing the readers that before the Moonstone goes missing from Rachel’s boudoir, it is foremost stolen from the Indians by an Englishman. By beginning the novel with a “striking… scene of brutality and greed committed by an English soldier” (Free 347), Collins sets the tone of his argument for the rest of the novel. The fact that it is an Englishman who commits the crime is crucial. This is significant because Collins was writing The Moonstone during the height of British sovereignty in

In The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, the marginalization of characters was shown throughout the story with every character in one way or another being affected by marginalization. Rosanna Spearman and Rachel Verinder live two completely different lifestyles and class statuses. Rosanna is lady servant in the lower class, while Rachel’s mom is Rosanna boss. Rachel belongs to upper-class elites and is opposite of each other, but both are marginalized throughout the story. Wilkie Collins shows us how

on the note: When you read this, go alone to the courtyard of the Black Tower. If you wait for your partner, the opportunity will be lost. Under the King’s foot is the key. Ask, in the old way, and it will be given to you. Alric If I find the Moonstone quickly, I should be able to make it back before Riasean notices. Larah looked at the Black Tower, then slowly scanned the courtyard. Under the King’s foot is the key. She saw nothing which would fit that description. There was statuary, but only

Introduction: Many years ago, the learning process depended only on testing the memory of the students not their comprehension especially in the Arab world. The students used to memorize a lot of information and the questions in the quizzes or the exams tended to test their memory and how much information they were able to recover. That’s why most of the students forget everything after having their exams. Also, the students may get high grades, but they do not learn something useful because

Although the word "addiction" is never presented in The Moonstone, it plays a prominent role in the novel. The author Wilkie Collins himself was a laudanum addict, taking it to alleviate his painful affliction of gout. This may explain the theme in his novel and the sympathetic treatment of addicts, during a time when addiction was not recognized as a brain disorder, but rather as a moral failing. Much like Collins, Ezra is not a bad person, but simply addicted to a substance he cannot quit taking