English Literature and Language

John Fowles’  The French Lieutenant’s Woman   John Fowles’ The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1969) redefines historical fiction by merging Victorian sensibilities with postmodern experimentation. Fowles subverts traditional narrative forms through: Metafiction: An intrusive narrator who dismantles the illusion of storytelling. Intertextuality: Epigraphs and allusions to Austen, Darwin, and Marx. Multiple Endings: A radical departure from linear resolution, emphasizing choice and ambiguity. Key Highlights: ✔ Postmodern innovation within a Victorian framework. ✔ Critique of gender and class hierarchies. ✔ Existentialist philosophy woven into narrative structure. ✔ Ranked among TIME’s 100 Best English-Language Novels. A must-read for scholars of 20th-century literature and admirers of bold, genre-defying storytelling. hashtag # ugcnetenglish hashtag # englishliterature hashtag # newsletters hashtag # linkedinarticle hashtag # johnfowles hashtag # cuetexams hash...

  1. Introduction William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is a dystopian narrative that interrogates the myth of human innocence by portraying the descent of marooned British schoolboys into primal violence. Written against the backdrop of post-war disillusionment, the novel challenges Enlightenment ideals of rationality and progress, instead presenting a grim vision of humanity’s latent brutality. 2. Allegory in Lord of the Flies Golding employs allegory to critique modern society, using the island as a microcosm of the adult world ravaged by war. 2.1 The Island as a Political Allegory The boys’ failed governance mirrors the breakdown of democratic structures. The conch shell symbolizes order and democratic discourse; its destruction marks the triumph of anarchy. The naval officer’s arrival underscores the cyclical nature of violence, as the adult world is equally complicit in savagery. 2.2 Psychological Allegory (Freudian Framework) Ralph (Ego): Represents rationality and governa...