Sophie LaycockWhy is Stevenson’s ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ still read today?Jekyll and Hyde was a book I studied for my GCSE exams, and, at the time I wondered why the exam board chose a Victorian text about a man…Nov 12, 2022Nov 12, 2022
Sophie LaycockHow Different is Wells’ ‘The Time Machine’ from our world?Wells’ The Time Machine was one of the first works to even reference a time machine, a machine sadly our world still hasn’t invented…Oct 15, 2022Oct 15, 2022
Sophie LaycockWhy is Collins’ ‘The Moonstone’ still relevant today?When I first picked up The Moonstone, I was not excited to read it, I got the impression it was going to be a long read and didn’t see the…Oct 1, 2022Oct 1, 2022
Sophie LaycockHow different is Ishiguro’s ‘Klara and the Sun’ from our world?Ishiguro is notorious for his innovative ideas, and Klara and the Sun is no exception. The novel questions what ‘humanity’ is, is it the…Sep 13, 2022Sep 13, 2022
Sophie LaycockHow is More’s ‘Utopia’ like our world?More was the first person to write about a ‘utopia’, a supposedly perfect world. More got the word from the Greek word ou-topos, meaning no…Sep 6, 2022Sep 6, 2022
Sophie LaycockWhy is Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ still relevant today?The Picture of Dorian Gray is a beautifully written book, Wilde uses language to entrance you just like an artist would. Wilde’s novel is…Aug 30, 20221Aug 30, 20221
Sophie LaycockIs Gilman’s ‘Herland’ a utopia?Gilman’s Herland follows three male travellers that encounter an all-female island, a matriarchal society as opposed to the patriarchal…Aug 29, 2022Aug 29, 2022
Sophie LaycockWhy is Gilman’s ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ still relevant today?Initially, I thought the Yellow Wallpaper was a contemporary short story, as I had always heard of it, I seemed to find the title of the…Aug 29, 2022Aug 29, 2022
Sophie LaycockWhy is Hardy’s ‘Far From the Madding Crowd’ still relevant today?Far From the Madding Crowd was published in 1874, making it a Victorian novel, one of my personal favourite time periods for literature…Jul 24, 2022Jul 24, 2022
Sophie LaycockHow Different is Ishiguro’s ‘Never Let Me Go’ from our World?One of Ishiguro’s most notable novels is Never Let Me Go, a dystopia that stretches concepts in our own world to their limits. Therefore…Jul 18, 2022Jul 18, 2022
