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Themes - English Literature: 20th Century and Contemporary



                            ...السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته 


  • English Literature 20th Century and Contemporary is the literature produced beginning World War 1 to the modern era. 

  • Among various subjects discussed in class, we are focusing on only one significant novel that is relevant with the theme given which is, 'A Room With A View' written by E.M Forster.


  •  The novel is written in 1908, and it was set in Italy (Florence) and England (Surrey).


  • The story is both romance and also critique of the English society at the beginning of the 20th century.


The image of the front page of the novel, "A Room with A View"


E.M Forster


The themes discussed in the novel are ;


  1.  repressed sexuality
  2. freedom from institutional religion
  3. rights of women
  4. true love
  5. growing up
  6. nudity



Theme of the Blog


  • Normally when we open our windows, we can see beautiful views from the room.


    • As it is the major concern of the novel, therefore, we choose a template that portrays the wonderful views outside the room and how it can inspire our lives.



    • This view proves to us that we should be thinking out of the box and not conformed to traditional ways of thinking because it assists in building our personality.


    • The choice of colors used is to enhance the reader’s and bloggers’ interests in Literature. Rather than assuming it as a tedious subject matter to be discussed, the blog shows how interesting the subject of Literature is.



    Why do we choose English Literature: 20th Century and Contemporary?

    We choose English Literature: 20th Century and Contemporary because this subject deals with various kinds of literary works and it keeps developing throughout the century. For example, T.S Eliot, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett and others respectively used different methods in conveying their thoughts and emotions to readers.

                Other than that, by learning this subject, we are exposed to many legacies that reflect the condition of women in the society by the time women suffrage movement took place. For example, a play written by G.B Shaw entitled, “Major Barbara” and a novel by E. M. Forster namely, “A Room with a View”.

                In addition, this subject also reflects the importance of war poets in contributing the stories behind the wars (World War I, World War II, Cold War, etc.) through the war poets’ masterpieces. These poets are such as; Wilfred Owen, Sigfried Sassoon, Isaac Rosenberg and others. Throughout their poems, students are able to learn how wars destructed the institution of nations. We also realized that human beings should be living in peace and harmony as war is not the solution to any problem that we faced.  

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