Ulisses Anthology of Ideology and/or Morality: Literary Essays on Novels is a compelling collection of critical essays that examine how novels engage with, construct, and challenge systems of belief and ethical thought. This volume explores the intricate interplay between ideology—political, social, cultural, and religious—and the moral questions that shape human experience within fictional narratives.

Through close readings of selected novels from diverse periods and traditions, the essays written by English Literature students and lecturers of Universitas Dr. Soetomo analyze how authors embed ideological perspectives in plot, characterization, narrative voice, and thematic development. At the same time, the collection highlights the moral conflicts that drive storytelling, including dilemmas of justice and injustice, freedom and oppression, loyalty and betrayal, faith and doubt, individual conscience and social expectation.

The anthology demonstrates that novels are not merely artistic expressions but also intellectual and ethical arenas where dominant values are reinforced, contested, or reimagined. By situating literary works within their historical and cultural contexts, the contributors reveal how fiction reflects societal tensions while offering new moral insights.