The literary elements of plot development, characterisation, setting and themes, combined with the characteristics of the text, allow the novel to conform to and challenge the classical approach of detective fiction while exploring interesting ideas about power, corruption and life's facades. ... Another example of Day's use of the setting to get across key themes gives an insight into the criminal underbelly which will feature heavily in the story, while also describing the scene. ...

• Word Count: 1114
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, whole in itself [meaning that it has a beginning, middle, and end], and filled with many types of literary devices. ... In this way tragedy shields them from experiencing any harmful emotions, thus leaving them in a better state to understand the themes presented in such plays. ...

• Word Count: 1068
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As in any great literary work, both accounts engage the mind in such a way as to find a suitable explanation for their behaviors and their feelings. ... The theme of both stories is obviously the concept of one seeing and coming into contact with their own personage. ...

• Word Count: 1660
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate