Whereas the age of the Romantics valued the exceptional, the genius, and the uncommon individual, the age of Realism values members of the middle class. ... They attempted to keep themselves as writers from coming between the reader and the life they presented in their art. Also, the age of the Romantics valued the details of the present moment as a way to transcend the moment and the present world, the age of Realism on the other hand values the surface details, the everyday life, and the common conduct of middle class individuals. ... The historians of the novel have seen "realism" as the de...

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The Cantebury Tales is a collection of good stories, a snap shot, and a picture frozen in time of the Middle Ages. Geoffrey Chaucer often known as the father of English poetry gives us a look into life in the Middle Ages. The characters in the story pass many of the same characteristics of modern people. ... The Skipper like Captain Ahab from the classic novel Moby Dick is a proud man in all things he does... The Skipper is a man who Chaucer reveals many characteristics between him and Captain Ahab another great skipper from a great novel. ...

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Frankenstein Unbelievably Mary Shelley wrote the novel Frankenstein at the age of eighteen. ... The first Gothic characteristic of Frankenstein is evident in its grotesque elements. ... Another characteristic of the gothic writing in the novel Frankenstein is the component of mystery. ... A characteristic that is in many Gothic novels is the desolate environment. ... The major characteristic of Romanticism that Mary Shelley uses is the examination of senses and inner feelings. ...

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Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby perfectly illuminates the American life of the Jazz Age. It stoof the test of time and has earned the distinction as one of the truly great American novels. ... With the coming of Prohibition, the law banning the manufacture, sale, and distribution of liquor in the U.S. from 1920-1933, there came a new era- one of organized crime. ... Many of the characters in his novels are based on people from his life. ... All of these qualities- carelessness, hypocracy, aesthetic values, "intellectualism", and power- Tom so blatently diplays, are cha...

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Early on in the novel, Gene's relationship towards Phineas, also known as Finny, seems to be defined purely by simple envy. ... If Finny were to be a soldier, this characteristic would not be an advantage, but would be a disadvantage to him, since he would always be thinking spontaneously about mischief, breaking rules, and what wild act he could do next. ... Throughout the novel, Knowles portrayed Gene as always being a superior student, but a poor athlete in the start. ... The coming of age Gene underwent throughout the course of the novel proved that he would make the better soldier, n...

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He has written novels, plays, and autobiographies, but he is best known for his short stories. ... William lost his parents at a very young age and was brought up by his uncle in Kent. ... At 18, after coming back to England, he started training in medicine and did writing on the side (Somerset Maugham). ... His most famous work is the master piece novel "Of Human Bondage", which is influenced by his own life experiences of losing his parents at a very young age; growing up with his uncle who is emotionally cold, as well as his early experience as a medical student (Swinton). ... Philip Carey&...

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He has written novels, plays, and autobiographies, but he is best known for his short stories. ... William lost his parents at a very young age and was brought up by his uncle in Kent. ... At 18, after coming back to England, he started training in medicine and did writing on the side (Somerset Maugham). ... His most famous work is the master piece novel "Of Human Bondage", which is influenced by his own life experiences of losing his parents at a very young age; growing up with his uncle who is emotionally cold, as well as his early experience as a medical student (Swinton). ... Philip Carey&...

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He was then arrested for writing a powerful novel that inspired many people to fight against the Spanish. This novel describes the social conditions, the life, the beliefs, the hopes, desires and gried of the Filipino people. ... He wrote of the Philippines before the coming of the Spaniards, and he wrote about the Philippines a century from where he was, based on his grasp of events. ... He was therefore a Malay, with the brown complexion, black eyes and straight, black hair which are the physical characteristics of his race. ... At the age of 8, Rizal wrote his first poem entitled "Love o...

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An ode the woman herself, Queen Victoria, and the subsequent characteristics of the Victorian period In an unpredictable, tumultuous era, the stern, staid figure of Queen Victoria came to represent stability and continuity. ... In succeeding decades, the official portraits of Queen Victoria, gradually aging, reflected her country's sense of its own maturation as a society and world power. ... Finally, as the aged, venerated Widow of Windsor, she became a universal icon, prompting the nostalgic worldwide spectacles of the Golden and Diamond Jubilees in 1887 and 1897. ... In the followin...

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The Book,Kill A Mockingbird,by HL,timeless classic about coming of age of small southern town & its people.book follows Jem Scout,2 siblings living in 1930s small southern town.father,Atticus,is lawyer who is hired 2 defend black man who accused of rape.children watch town and trial change & grow.Atticus loses trial & Tom Robinson,man who being accused of rape gets killed by prison guards.whole town in an uproar.Some furious,some pleased,others see as no big deal.for Jem and Scout time for them to grow up and face harsh realities of life.Many times during the course of novel idea the mockingb...

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This makes it very difficult to determine one, or even a few characteristics that define ethnic identity. In the case of many of these novels, the task of defining ethnic identity is not so complicated. ... The main character's family in this novel was Chinese and represented the first generation of immigrants for this family. ... In this novel, the main character spends much of his life on an Indian Reservation. ... This rejection of influence from other ethnicities seemed to be quite a common theme in all of the novels reviewed in our selection, but most abundant in Coming of Age in Mi...

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In the novel, the setting changes many times, from "frightening underworlds to magical prairie like scenes"1 that symbolizes goodness. ... Mist, Rain and gloomy are all characteristics of these murky atmosphere. ... The main character, Frodo Baggins, the ring bearer, is 33 years old and he is considered "coming of age to adult hood." 7 Interestingly, the source of his name seems to come from Beowulf. ... "He became fascinated by the language at an early age during his school long, in particular the language of Northern Europe both ancient and modern."14 In conclusion, Tolkien moved many...

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In the novel, the setting changes many times, from "frightening underworlds to magical prairie like scenes"1 that symbolizes goodness. ... Mist, Rain and gloomy are all characteristics of these murky atmosphere. ... The main character, Frodo Baggins, the ring bearer, is 33 years old and he is considered "coming of age to adult hood." 7 Interestingly, the source of his name seems to come from Beowulf. ... "He became fascinated by the language at an early age during his school long, in particular the language of Northern Europe both ancient and modern."14 In conclusion, Tolkien moved many...

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Although, the Victorian age ranging from 1886 perhaps was one of the most industrious of their time. ... Coming towards "Jane Eyre", when analyzing the novel, one cannot fall short to observe the apparent strange ambiance which for some reason seems partly there as an effort to terrify the reader. ... Jane from a little age has an attraction with the supernatural and the inexplicable, and it is exactly such an unexplainable occurrence that brings back together Jane and her Mr. Rochester at the novel's end. ... Nevertheless, the novel should not be read as a gothic novel but a no...

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Movie and Book The novel, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", by Maya Angelou is the first series of five autobiographical novels. ... The culmination of the novel is when Maya describes her eighth grade graduation. ... It is these same characteristics that Maya exhibits during her teen years that eventually results in her becoming an unwed teenage mother. In the novel, "Sula" by Toni Morrison a similar situation evolves. ... Another point of intersection with "I Kn...

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Thus, it is no coincidence that the grandmother is later specified to be 2,000 years old, which happens to be when Christian theology reads God's first coming to Earth. ... By acknowledging the grandmother to be an embodiment of God, one can better comprehend the concept of the grandmother's age and eternal beauty, however her magical powers and ability to remain unknown by some are notions that take readers to a deeper level of religious application. Throughout the novel, the grandmother serves as a protector and guide for Princess Irene and Curdie through spiritual means. ... Thro...

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The characteristics of the American hero are similar in both Indiana Jones and Natty Bumppo. ... "Cooper began writing at age thirty to demonstrate to his wife that he could write a better novel than the one he was reading to her" (Encarta NP). ... In this novel, Natty is called Hawkeye because of his ties to the Mohicans. ... Throughout the many adventures of Natty Bumppo, he always had many of the same characteristics. ... Indiana uses wits in this novel in order to defeat his enemy, which is a prime characteristic of the American hero. ...

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American Psycho' deals explicitly with sex and violence, the main style of the novel is the satirisation of the American Dream, as twisted by the excesses of the 1980s. ... People are described, not by physical characteristics or personality, but by the designer-label clothes they wear: "Dibble is wearing a subtly striped double-breasted wool suit by Canali Milano, a cotton shirt by Bill Blass, a mini-glen-plaid woven silk tie byBill Blass Signature and he's holding a Missoni Uomo raincoat. ... The plot analyses the unrest and cultural...

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In this day and age, there are those who see any and everything others do to be wrong and out of perspective, but for some reason can't seem to come to terms with their own faults. In the novel, Miss Watson is a firm believer in God and Providence, and without a doubt is absolutely sure she"ll make it in the pearly white gates. ... What is this world coming to? ... Eventually towards the end of the novel, Miss Watson dies and to free her soul from a burning hell, she grants Jim his freedom. ... Our society needs more people like Tom, or at least have some of Tom's characte...

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Hence, by focusing on matrimony, she brings out the social customs of her age. ... It focuses on transforming power of love and dwells on the opposing human frailties which prevent two people in love from coming together. ... Though he began with certain objectionable characteristics, but as the novel proceeds we see him in a totally different light as love purges him in and out. ... Hence, coming out as the most emotionally stable female. Elizabeth in "Pride and Prejudice" though resembles Elinor in certain ways, is somewhat an amalgum of both Elinor and Marianne's characteristics. ...

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Remarque also ties in many smaller sub topics within the theme to display other characteristics not usually noticed by people not involved directly in the War. ... The novel is set at the beginning of World War I. ... The soldiers are often enlisted at very young ages and sent in to live amongst people they hardly know at the beginning. ... The fact that Remarque told of all the horrifying events makes this novel very different from most War novels. ... To achieve a feeling of indifference towards such a harsh reality as death is something that is very hard to imagine, but the reader does ...

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The most obvious example of a childhood experience coming out in a Bronte writing is Charlotte's representation of the Lowood School in Jane Eyre compared to her experiences at Cowan Bridge. ... In "Jane Eyre" while at Lowood, Helen Burns becomes a good friend and even a mother type figure to Jane even though they are close to the same age. ... One Byronic characteristic Rochester, Heathcliff and Branwell share is their love for a woman they can't have. ... This seclusion from society is a very common characteristic found in a Byronic hero. ... This essay has shown that thr...

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The comedic story stars Don Quixote, a disillusioned middle-aged Spanish gentleman, as a knights-errant and his squire, Sancho Panza, a simple peasant. ... Don Quixote became obsessed with reading novels of chivalry, and decided to become a knight-errant. ... Being tricked into coming home, Don Quixote doesn't stay long and soon goes off once again, thus beginning the second volume. ... The work, the characters, and the story have all persevered in other forms, such as plays, musicals, and other novels. ... It presents typical, recognizable, and understandable human characteristics. 8...

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Those childhood years later inspired him to write his most famous novel, Huckleberry Finn. ... The literary comedian, therefore, came to occupy a place inside the novel by virtue of his characteristic attitude towards social and political events (Slane 84). ... After saying all of this, his last words are "good little girls always show marked differences for the age. ... So I can see exactly where he is coming from when he says that they have to sass you first. ... People of all ages continue to read the works of Mark Twain. ...

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The human interaction with the natural world is what primarily makes up one's understanding of nature, coming from a human perspective oneself. ... Malouf's novel focuses this same importance on the process of "Tintern Abbey", shows a few relationships with nature, including Wordsworth's longing, the childlike interaction with nature, his sister's relationship with nature as well as symbolically, mankind's interaction with its natural world, as a whole. ... Now, as a more mature individual, he calls to look on nature through the "still, sad music of humanity", that i...

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