Robinson Crusoe vs Lord of The Flies

by Herminne Tonita - When we read "Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe and " Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, we come to notice that the latter novel, written in the XX th century, appears as a reversed "Robinson Crusoe", as the children, who find themselves on the dessert island destroy civilisation, do not continue it. Both novels present the life of persons living on dessert islands,...

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Summary

by Herminne Tonita - The main character of the novel is Dorian Gray, a very handsome young man, who has his picture painted by an artist called Basil Hallward. Basil introduces Dorian to his best friend, Lord Henry Wotton and they become very good friends. The meeting between Dorian and Lord Wotton will change Dorian's life. When Dorian sees his picture he wishes it could grow old instead of...

Great Britain History : Life on the Manor

by Monique Barb - Life in the castle was chiefly for the rich and their retainers. The vast majority of people lived in mud huts or timber huts clustered together for safety and surrounded by the large open fields which they farmed. The manor was very much the same as it had been in Saxon times and the scenes you see on the opposite page, taken from the Bayeux Tapestry, did not alter very much...