In the morning, he hears Jack talking and torturing one of the twins to find out where Ralph is hiding. ... Jack's hunters reach the beach and stop in their tracks upon seeing the officer. ... Golding died in 1993, one of the most acclaimed writers of the second half of the twentieth century. "Lord of the Flies" tells the story of a group of English schoolboys marooned on a tropical island after their plane is shot down during a war. ... Plot Overview In the midst of a raging war, a plane evacuating a group of schoolboys from Britain is shot down over a deserted tropical island. ...

• Word Count: 11237
• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School

Although Jack's image of death changes throughout the novel, Hitler seems to represent an alter ego Jack desires to occupy. ... In chapter 39, Jack screams "Hail of bullets," and Minks falls to the ground, curls up and cries. Jack shoots Minks twice, but is unexpectedly shot in the wrist. ... In chapter 30, Winnie states that "I think it's a mistake to loose one's sense of death, even one's fear of death. ... He believes that when one who lacks faith reaches the point of death, they want others who have faith to practice their faith so that they may be able to obtain reconc...

• Word Count: 1569
• Approx Pages: 6

Chapter 1 Summary Jean Louise Finch, nicknamed Scout, narrates this story and it is told during the great depression of the 1930's. ... Chapters 2 and 3 Summary The summer is now over and Dill returns to his mother's, and Scout starts Grade 1 at the local school. ... This is a recurring theme throughout the novel. ... Miss Maudie is one of the book's strongest female characters and one of the few residents of Maycomb who shares Atticus' sense of justice. ... There are several central themes throughout the novel's plot. ...

• Word Count: 10075
• Approx Pages: 40
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Jack, the ringleader of the "savages" is a clear representation of the capacity for evil in each of us and Ralph, a wholesome saint-like character, symbolises the good. ... This idea is sparked when it is decided that the one holding the conch is the only one allowed to speak. ... The effective use of symbolism acquired by Golding in this novel renders him able to pass on strong messages to the reader. ... The story begins with a shot of an open road reaching to the horizon and then shifts to an area where four such roads meet. These shots immediately set the viewer up for the notion of the...

• Word Count: 3333
• Approx Pages: 13

Stories of Scottsboro by James Goodman The novel Stories of Scottsboro by James Goodman reconstructs the famous Scottsboro case. ... One chapter is entirely quoted from Judge Horton's decision in Haywood Patterson's trial while the next is quoted from a prominent black newspaper of the time. ... Clarence Norris, one of the black boys called the women liars and one of the guards jabbed him with a bayonet, cutting his hand to the bone. ... Throughout the novel Goodman describes the 4 major trials that took place in the Scottsboro case. ... He put Lester Carter, one of the two men...

• Word Count: 3333
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

If the body showed no decomposition or less than expected, that one was the body of a vampire. ... Scott's Rockeby and Coleridge's Cristabel (1804), in 1819 with Polidori's novel "The Vampire: a Tale- , vampires resurrected another time from their grave, free to run-amok in the dreams of millions of horror readers and writers. ... At least our Apollinian side prevails on the Dionisian one. ... Outside evil is more terrorising than inside evil: while inside evil strikes only those who, in one way or another, committed a crime or a wrong, outside one can strike everyo...

• Word Count: 4369
• Approx Pages: 17

It seems she can trust no one else with her secrets. ... Chapter 2 Mr. __ is gone for the entire weekend, chasing Shug Avery around town. ... Chapter 3 The beginning of this section is marked with the arrival of Mr. ... Chapter 5 In this section, Shug and Mr. __ begin flirting again. ... The strange thing is that no one seems to mind if his spouse cheats on him. ...

• Word Count: 4341
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School