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There are a variety of ways in which Burgess and Huxley symbolise the notion of rebellion through their protagonists and submission through their eventual overpowering by the state.  In both “Brave New World” and “A Clockwork Orange” the audience begin the book… Continue Reading →

The strange way in which time progresses and manipulates the inhabitants of Macondo is a key element of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s classic novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude”.  Time is used not only to show changes within and around the Buendia family… Continue Reading →

To What Extent do One Hundred Years of Solitude and Utopia represent different ideas about the structure of society? I think this is a fine start – however I would like you to be more specific with the term ‘different… Continue Reading →

Having finished reading “One Hundred Years Of Solitude” it is now fairly easy to see the Marxist interpretations that there could be of the novel. However, on perhaps the most basic level, it could be argued that One Hundred Years of… Continue Reading →

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  “The secret of a good old age is simply an honourable pact with solitude.”   This is a fascinating book written in the style of “magic realism” that Gabriel García Marquez helped to popularize.  This means the book is essentially… Continue Reading →

I have just started reading “Minority Report” by Philip K. Dick, a classic of the sci-fi genre.   Despite not being far into the book, there has already been a car crash, a kidnapping and the raising of colossal philosophical questions… Continue Reading →

Hello and welcome to your personal online journal. Edutronic has been created to enhance and enrich your learning at the London Nautical School. Its purpose is to provide you with an audience for your work (or work-in-progress) and you have… Continue Reading →