Global Experience
Society
Morality
Religion
Sexuality
Racism
N.W.- Class and racism have great effect on the protagonists' lives in northwest London, as transplants from the Commonwealth.
The Buddha of Suburbia-Karim must makes sense of a world that he doesn't quite belong in, as a result of his Indian heritage and his queerness.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles-Tess's life is generally ruined by the dogmatic beliefs of Christian faith and chastity and how she's forced to live within them.
Class
Mrs. Dalloway-even upper-class people still have issues
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner-The storm is used as an allegory for teaching the importance of prayer and God.
Capitalism
Hard Times-The story's main premises are only issues with the context of the unfeeling capitalist society of 1800s England.
The Wasteland-The fall of society is described to be due to lack of religion and true connection post WWI, only selfish desires like sex
Isolation
Nature
Death
Beauty
Ode to a Nightingale-Death is unavoidable, yet this work finds some degree of beauty in that fact.
Dover Beach-The lack of faith in religion as a result of war is related to nature itself by Matthew Arnold.
Power
Ozymandias-chronicling the fall of a powerful but brutal king
Ode to the West Wind-exalts the power and overarching influence of the West Wind
War
Anthem for Dead Youth-laments the tragedy of war and death.
My heart leaps up when I behold...-celebrating the simplicity and beauty of nature.
God's Grandeur-questioning man's acknowledgement of nature and exalting the existence and presence of God.