... story and an irresistible mystery set in the turbulent, muscular new world of Toronto in the ' 20s and ' 30s. Michael Ondaatje entwines adventure, romance and history, real and invented, enmeshing us in the lives of the immigrants who built the city and those who dreamed it into being: the politically ... Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) on Sept. 12, 1943. He immigrated to Canada via England in 1962, Bristling with intelligence and shimmering with romance, this novel tests the boundary between history and myth. Patrick Lewis arrives in Toronto in the 1920s and earns his living searching f...

• Word Count: 3985
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

... the Christian church, the world of business, profit and loss, criminal law, the geriatric institution, the family home, and (especially) in the bedroom. This book has been called a black comedy, but it is also a very sad meditation on facing one's lot in life, and coming to grips with a capricious ... antagonist is a pretty blonde named Mary Fisher, a shallow woman whose own mother describes her as a little she-cat on heat'. Mary Fisher writes best-selling but trashy romance novels about the nature of love', and Ruth hates her for it ( I don't forgive her novels') because she tells lie...

• Word Count: 3413
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

... time that it has been adapted into a movie. The story was turned into a full blown adventurous romance for the nineties crowd. The few who have read the novel might not agree with director Michael Mann's adaptation, as he took just the best moments from the story to create a flawed, but appealing piece of entertainment. Daniel Day-Lewis plays ... when some British soldiers are ambushed while escorting Cora and Alice Munro to see their father. This creates an exciting adventure through many dangerous situations throughout the film. The romance kicks in as Cora's attraction grows for the ...

• Word Count: 325
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

... to find meaning to their lives in the 1920's. Considering the novel is set in Paris, the city of love, one can assume that the characters will undoubtedly encounter sentimental romance. However, Hemingway's portrayal of Paris is one of a saddened, feeble, disillusioned postwar city and therefore, the characters deal with a somewhat saddening, feeble, postwar, love. In his novel, Ernest Hemingway describes ... like Jake's, a man's masculinity can be damaged as well. The second character involved in this strange love is Lady Brett Ashley. After reading the novel and discussing in class, I...

• Word Count: 1202
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The book Jane Eyre is a moral tale based on the art of society, characters, and situations of the tale. Charlotte Brontes= writing style is based on the passion, alienation, isolation, and deeply ... ; a woman of intellect and passion (Magill 2976-2979). Feminine emotions were pointed to Jane Eyre, but found in Rochester (Magill 420). AA passionate directness characterizes Jane=s narration@(Browstein 420). The romance builds up after flees Thornfield and Rochester and gets put out a Whitcross because she used up her fair (Magill 420). Jane was a heroine who refused to be put in a position ......

• Word Count: 441
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The film Notting Hill is a surprisingly excellent picture. In this film Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) a very successful film star meets and falls in love with William Thacker (Hugh Grant) ,a travel book store owner from Notting Hill London. Although that may seem to be a very basic plot, the film does an outstanding job of exploiting the complications that come with fame and ... seeing many more great performances from this outstanding actress. As a whole I felt that Notting Hill was an excellent film. I felt that it had a well-balanced amount of comedy, drama, and romance combined with an out...

• Word Count: 738
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School