Megan BurbageHow does The Hunger Games Criticise American Society?Released in 2008, The Hunger Games novel and Hollywood adaptation are criticisms of modern American society. But what exactly does it…9 min read·Apr 1, 2018--3--3
Megan BurbageWhat Probably Happened to James after ‘The End of the Fucking World’Warning: This article contains spoilers.5 min read·Mar 18, 2018----
Megan BurbageWhat is Hitchcock’s The Birds really about?To many filmgoers, Hitchcock’s The Birds is a wholesome and simple adaptation of a du Maurier novellette. However, no art form is produced…8 min read·Sep 25, 2017--9--9
Megan BurbagePunishment and the Self in The Truman Show, The Scarlet Letter and The Shawshank RedemptionIn psychoanalysis, fiction is perceived as an expression of the imagination and, therefore, of the subconscious. Cinema, particularly, has…15 min read·Sep 25, 2017--1--1
Megan BurbageDo American War Poems Support or Subvert the War Effort?Artistic forms such as poetry and songs can often provide illuminating insights into both the civilian and military perception of their…12 min read·Sep 25, 2017----
Megan BurbageTranscendentalism vs 19th CenturyThe nineteenth century saw one of the fastest economic and industrial advancements in the history of the world. In 1800, the US population…9 min read·Sep 25, 2017----
Megan BurbageWhy Volunteer?Open any tabloid and you’d be forgiven for thinking that, by 2034, everyone under the age of 24 will descend into jobless misery — an…3 min read·Sep 22, 2017----
Megan BurbageAmericanisation in JasmineSociologist Ramanju Ganguly proposed that the term globalisation is derived from ‘global’, meaning “quantification of all spheres of life…8 min read·Sep 14, 2017----
Megan BurbageDystopia and Changing SocietyDystopia, represented by the political and philosophy outlooks of the texts, differs and evolves across the century, alongside the various…4 min read·Sep 14, 2017----