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English Literature Notes (Download for Free)
We’re continuously adding more free downloadable notes to help support your learning journey. Stay tuned for new resources covering a wide range of literary works, themes, and analyses. If you have a special request for specific notes, feel free to contact us—we’d love to hear from you!
1984
This PDF offers a concise analysis of 1984 by George Orwell, covering its themes, plot, and historical context.
DOWNLOADA Doll's House
This PDF offers a comprehensive analysis of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, exploring its groundbreaking themes of gender roles, societal expectations, and personal freedom. It follows Nora’s journey from dutiful wife to independent woman, challenging 19th-century norms in a way that remains powerfully relevant today.
DOWNLOADA Streetcar Named Desire
This PDF offers an analysis of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, examining themes of desire, illusion, power, and mental health. It traces the downfall of Blanche DuBois as she confronts the harsh realities of modern life and her fading identity in a world that no longer has a place for her illusions.
DOWNLOADAn Inspector Calls
This guide delves into Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, highlighting its critique of class inequality, collective responsibility, and moral hypocrisy. Set in 1912 and written in 1945, the play’s timeless message urges audiences to reflect on the social impact of their actions.
DOWNLOADBlood Wedding
This PDF offers an analysis of Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca, examining themes of passion, fate, family honor, and societal repression. It explores how personal desires clash with cultural expectations in rural Spain, using symbolism and poetic drama to portray the tragic consequences of forbidden love.
DOWNLOADBorn A Crime
This PDF summarizes Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, tracing his experiences growing up mixed-race during and after apartheid in South Africa. It covers his struggles with identity, systemic racism, and resilience, emphasizing the role of humor, language, and maternal love in shaping his journey.
DOWNLOADChronicle of a Death Foretold
This PDF unpacks García Márquez’s haunting novel about honor, fate, and communal complicity. With its non-linear structure and magical realism, the analysis explores how a murder everyone knew would happen somehow wasn’t stopped—raising questions about truth, justice, and memory.
DOWNLOADDeath and the Maiden
This PDF offers a concise overview of Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman, highlighting themes of justice, trauma, and political transition in a post-dictatorship society. It explores the moral and emotional struggles of a woman seeking truth and closure in a system that has failed to protect her, raising questions about memory, reconciliation, and collective responsibility.
DOWNLOADLord of the Flies
This PDF provides a chapter-by-chapter summary of Lord of the Flies by William Golding, highlighting its key themes, characters, and symbolic elements.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
This PDF provides a literary analysis of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom by August Wilson, exploring themes of racial exploitation, artistic control, and power struggles in the 1920s music industry.
DOWNLOADMacbeth
This PDF analyzes Macbeth as a tragedy of ambition, exploring themes of power, fate, and psychological downfall. It examines key characters, symbols, and Shakespeare’s commentary on unchecked ambition and moral corruption.
DOWNLOADThis PDF explores the key symbols in Macbeth, such as blood, sleep, darkness, and visions, revealing their deeper meanings in relation to guilt, ambition, and moral corruption.
DOWNLOADMedea
This PDF summarizes Medea by Euripides, charting the psychological and emotional descent of a betrayed woman who takes vengeance into her own hands. It examines themes of justice, exile, gender roles, and divine law, portraying Medea as both victim and agent in a world ruled by power and betrayal.
DOWNLOADNever Let Me Go
This PDF summarizes Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, focusing on themes of memory, identity, mortality, and ethical boundaries in science. It follows the lives of Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy as they grapple with love, loss, and their fate within a dystopian system.
DOWNLOADOryx and Crake
This PDF analyzes Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, exploring its dystopian themes of genetic engineering, corporate dominance, and the ethical consequences of scientific progress. It examines key characters, societal collapse, and the novel’s relevance to modern global issues.
Persepolis
This PDF provides a quick reference guide to Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, tracing the author’s coming-of-age in revolutionary Iran. It outlines key themes of identity, faith, repression, and cultural conflict through the lens of visual storytelling, offering insight into the personal impact of war and authoritarian rule.
DOWNLOADPurple Hibiscus
This PDF provides an in-depth analysis of Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, exploring themes of oppression, freedom, religion, and identity. It examines key characters, symbols, and the novel’s connection to Nigeria’s political history and postcolonial struggles.
DOWNLOADSula
This PDF offers a detailed analysis of Sula by Toni Morrison, examining themes of identity, race, community, and female friendship. It traces the lives of Sula and Nel in the Black community of the Bottom, exploring how personal choices, societal pressures, and historical forces shape their experiences and relationships.
DOWNLOADThe Crucible
This PDF summarizes The Crucible by Arthur Miller, exploring the Salem witch trials as a chilling allegory for mass hysteria and ideological extremism. It examines themes of fear, integrity, and reputation, highlighting how paranoia can dismantle communities and moral courage can come at great cost.
DOWNLOADThe Great Gatsby
This PDF offers an analysis of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, examining themes of the American Dream, social class, and moral decay. It follows Jay Gatsby’s rise and fall in 1920s America, revealing the illusion behind wealth and the emptiness of chasing an idealized past.
DOWNLOADThe Handmaid's Tale
This PDF presents a compact summary of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, focusing on themes of gender, power, religion, and resistance in a dystopian theocracy. It follows Offred’s internal struggle and rebellion against a regime that reduces women to their reproductive roles, drawing chilling parallels to real-world oppression.
DOWNLOADThe Hungry Tide
This PDF provides an insightful analysis of The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh, exploring its themes of human versus nature, conservation ethics, language, and cultural identity. Set in the Sundarbans, it examines the lives of its characters amidst ecological and historical tensions, making it a powerful reflection on survival, connection, and environmental justice.
DOWNLOADThe Joy Luck Club
This PDF provides a quick overview of The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, focusing on the interwoven stories of Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters. It explores cultural identity, generational conflict, and the deep bonds shaped by sacrifice, memory, and misunderstanding.
DOWNLOADThe Lost Honour Of Katharina Blum
This PDF explores The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll, a sharp critique of media sensationalism and its impact on personal dignity and justice. It analyzes key themes, characters, and symbols while highlighting the novel’s enduring relevance in today’s media-driven world.
DOWNLOADThe Tempest
This PDF offers a comprehensive analysis of The Tempest by William Shakespeare, exploring themes of power, colonization, forgiveness, and magic. It breaks down key characters, symbols, and plot points while highlighting the play’s lasting relevance and Shakespeare’s farewell to the stage.
DOWNLOADThings Fall Apart
This PDF offers a compact guide to Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, outlining the clash between traditional Igbo society and British colonial rule. It highlights key characters, themes like masculinity and change, and the novel’s challenge to Western portrayals of Africa.
DOWNLOADTo Kill A Mockingbird
This PDF provides concise reference notes on To Kill a Mockingbird, highlighting key themes of racial injustice, moral development, and loss of innocence. It traces Scout Finch’s coming-of-age in Depression-era Alabama as her father, Atticus Finch, defends a Black man wrongly accused of rape, offering insights into the prejudice, courage, and empathy that shape their world.
DOWNLOADWoman at Point Zero
This PDF summarizes Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi, following the life of Firdaus, a woman condemned to death in Egypt. It explores gender oppression, systemic abuse, and the reclaiming of voice in a patriarchal society, revealing how resistance can emerge even in the face of powerlessness.
DOWNLOADIB News Around The World
Stay informed with past and present educational news articles covering key academic trends, curriculum updates, and global student perspectives.
- The Straits Times: S’pore students excel in IB exams
- The Straits Times: Why do S’pore students ace IB exams all the time?
- The Straits Times: S’pore IB students outshine others in IB results
- Independent Education Today (UK): IB students ‘appear to hold an advantage’ in critical thinking, finds study
- US News: 10 Study Methods for College-Bound Teens
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