A detailed summary of the last Lesson Written by Alphonso Daudet, ‘The last Lesson’ is set in the days of the French-Prussian war. The story describes a day in the life of a school going child named Franz, who dreads attending French classes but feels terrible to know that French will no longer be taught … Read more
The Tell-Tale heart by Edgar Allan Poe : Answers to descriptive questions. Justify the title of the short story the tell-tale heart. Answer: The Tell Tale Heart is among the shortest stories written by Edgar Allan Poe. While the title may sound a bit strange, it is still a fitting title for the short story. … Read more
Forster’s novel sees the Indian subcontinent from a very unique angle. The British ruled Indian society is complex and to describe it, the author frequently uses the terms muddle and mystery. While muddle may imply a pointless mess, a mystery is not pointless. The term often crops up when something about India is difficult to … Read more
The Tell Heart is among Edgar Allan Poe’s shortest stories, offering a profound examination of a paranoid’s mind. The story opens with a narrator trying to defend his mental stability, nervously claiming that he has been very ill but not completely lost control of his mind. The narrator describes a horrific event involving him and … Read more
Chapter 9 brief Summary and analysis Oceania is a world full of lies and half of its machinery is busy changing lies into facts all the time. Again in this chapter, Orwell shows how the government keeps jumping from one boat to another in Oceania. While the Hate week celebrations were continuing, the enemy had … Read more
A brief summary and analysis. In this chapter, Winston and Julia have reached O’Brien’s luxurious apartment. He is afraid since he cannot explain Julia’s presence there. However, still he and Julia boldly confess before O’Brien that they wanted to join him and the secret brotherhood against the party. O’Brien treats them hospitably and serves wine. … Read more
Brief Summary and analysis of Chapter 7 (1984 Part Two) In this chapter, Winston wakes up after having a nightmare. He remembers his mother and how they he had parted with her and his sister. He had grown up in a world marked by scarcities. After his father had died, his mother had become spiritless … Read more
A brief summary and analysis of Chapter 6 -1984 Book Two This chapter also marks a sudden turn in Winston’s life. He is approached by O’Brien who is seeking him after having read a few of his articles. He is impressed by Winston’s writing and believes Winston maintains scholarly interest in Newspeak. However, Winston denies … Read more
A brief summary and analysis of Chapter 5 (Book Two) -1984. In this chapter, Winston notices that one of his acquaintances Syme, who was an expert in Newspeak has suddenly disappeared. After trying to find out from a few sources, he notes that his name has been wiped out from all lists he was included … Read more
Brief Summary and analysis of Chapter 4 (Book Two) of 1984. Winston has taken a risky step in this chapter. Despite knowing he cannot conceal it from the thought police or the inner party members for long, he has rented Mr. Charrington’s room to meet Julia. While he is afraid that he has blundered, neither … Read more