The Glass Menagerie is a play narrated by Tom Wingfield in which he recalls the days leading up to his departure from his apartment in St Louis. Tom's love for his family, rage about life and bitterness towards his mother and job all play a role in his final decision to leave his mother and sis...

3. Whilst it dramatises frustration, alienation and anger, Away ultimately offers a positive view of relationships. Discuss. In Away, the characters and their behaviour towards others can be closely analysed to illustrate both negative and positive views of relationships. Although at first glan...

John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath is one of the most influential books in American History, and is considered to be his best work by many. It tells the story of one family's hardship during the Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930's. The Joads were a hard-working fami...