Willa Cather's O Pioneers! provides a unique outlook on western prairie life in America during the late nineteenth century, as the story is told from the perspective of a successful women. While the main character, Alexandra ... to respect her. This respect is somewhat of an exception for women, even among her women acquaintances in the novel. Typically, life for women on the prairie was described by Cather as primarily serving the husband and children. Wives were commonly "in the kitchen baking pies (pg. 204)." Even Marie Shabata, a city girl who settled in the country, was ... would event...

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... simple peasant. This parody is very enjoyable and I hope to inspire you to read it through my brief summery, some intellectual reviews, and my personal review. Don Quixote became obsessed with reading novels of chivalry, and decided to become a knight-errant. He named his horse Rozinante, made the country wench Aldonza ... all; but words do. Words are like air: they belong to all or to no one (Carlos Fuentes, 1-27) Melissa Miles writes this second review: Any great work must, in my opinion, first be new and original. The amount of innovation in a given work, whether it is in terms of .....

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The Catcher In The Rye - A Book Review Some people that have read "The Catcher in the Rye' have had less then positive views to share about the novel as a whole. Very often readers ... , is annoying, has no real depth and more or less just goes around saying "Goddamn" and "What a phony" while whining about the world. After reading the book, I learned that the book isn't about whining about life, but instead it simply shows a cynical view of the world; A view that is seldom looked at by most people. One dominant theme ... to prevent children from losing their innocence and falling off the rhe...

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Ethan Frome Film Review Overall, Ethan Frome, the movie was a good movie to go along with the novel. It captures nearly all of the themes presented in the novel, and helps the viewer to understand the novel's themes even better. Frome's land is barren and isolated from the town, like in the book, and Zeena is portrayed ... well done. The costumes were perfect, with Ethan in his dark brown clothing, and Mattie in the red shawl, which also connected one of the themes in the book to the novel, the theme of passion or love. The setting was also well done. Starkfield was just as I had imagined it, ...

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Book Review of King Leopold's Ghost, by The historical novel, King Leopold's Ghost did an excellent job of portraying the events of that time period. Many students would think that reading a historical novel would just be like reading any old history book, but reading this novel was much easier than reading a history textbook. The novel showed many aspects and views from many different people ... placed the reader in the action. Many feel that detail adds a lot of unwanted material to a novel, and that it makes the novel harder to understand, but the detail in a book such as King Leopold's Gh...

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MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA-REVIEW The words outstanding, amazing, divine and delirious would not even begin to describe the great reading experience of Arthur Golden's masterpiece: "Memoirs of a Geisha." Published ... history novel, Golden strives to provide to its readers the basic knowledge of the Japanese history in the years between 1930 and 1940. From page one of the book till the very last sentence, the novel projects a constant interest in the story of Nitta Sayuri and of her memoirs. The story gives us an insight ... past and present again, and it's as though her reflections about a certain ...

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Book Review A Lesson Before Dying A Lesson Before Dying was written by Ernest J. Gaines. The novel takes place in the late 1940s. It is about a man named Jefferson who witnessed a shoot out in a ... heroism is not always expressed through action, sometimes the simple act of resisting the inevitable is enough. Ernest J. Gaines did a great job in writing this novel. It's the type of book that is hard to put down. Its such an inspiring and thought-provoking novel. The story is so real and is "a strongly felt and - in the best sense- ambitious novel ... because its so easy to read, and two beca...

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... for them in return. He was a very self-centered person and didn't very often think of other people in his actions. The only part of the book where I believe he is a hero is in the end, when he confesses to the murders he had committed. 4) Explain what values or expectations the society ... is described as filthy and wretched. There were drunks sprawled out across the streets, prostitutes and people wandering aimlessly. Many of the people depicted in the book were poverty stricken and just barely surviving on what little money they had. The unemployment rate seemed to be high. Of those pe...

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... later overturned in 1976. It was also challenged by Dallas, Texas, Independent School District high school libraries in 1974 and in Snoqualmie, Washington in 1979. These states claimed that the book was "dangerous" because of the objectionable language, sexual situations or scenes, and the crude, black humor that is displayed throughout the novel. None of these bans or challenges has made ... the novel less popular and it is still a success today. I believe that the bans and the challenges of the book might have been justified back when the book was first published, but today I believe ...

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... the reader into a by-gone era where young girls are sold to be raised as geisha, and where their virginity is sold to the highest bidder. The book is written as a sort of autobiography about one of Gion's most celebrated and respected geisha, although it is actually a novel. Memoirs of a Geisha is ... Golden's first novel. It is extremely well researched, as it provides an accurate account of the life of a geisha. The book follows the progress of a small girl, Chiyo-chan, as she finds herself going through all sorts of cruelty as she trains to be become a geisha. Chiyo-chan ... the way A...

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... laws, life would be hard to live, filled with violence and war. Another theme of the book is survival. Survival plays an important role for the boys. There was very little I disliked about this book. Probably the one thing that could have been improved upon was William Golding's use of difficult ... words and terms that could confuse the reader, but this happened rarely. I think all serious readers would like this book. I also think readers who are interested in human behaviour would like this book because of the way it demonstrates the many sides of human nature, values, and morals. I r...

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A Review of Fathers and Sons Fathers and Sons, is a Russian novel written by Ivan Turgenev in 1862. This novel of Turgenev is now considered his masterpiece and also one of the ... gentleman, with few accomplishments and a deep love for his son. Nikolai can be thought as a Westernizer and a Romantic. Arkady is the son of Nikolai and at the beginning of the book he had just return to visit his father from the University in St. Petersburg. One of the most important and interesting characters in Fathers and Sons is Bazarov. He is ... ...

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I have seen the film Emma based on the book by Jane Austen. I found the film funny and very romantic but of course, I like the genre "costume movies". Are you bored a Sunday afternoon; this is the perfect film to watch. I ... ...

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... . When Kat got shot, Paul carried him for miles to the nearest dressing station. Paul is now the only one left. The concluding chapter leads to Paul's death. I found this book quite easy to read. Even though I had to read it and do a report on it, I enjoyed it and the story kept me in suspense of what was to come next ... ...

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... novel. In order to understand how the concept of free will is portrayed both in the novel and the book, the concept itself must be analyzed and then how it is portrayed in the book and the novel can be analyzed and understood. What is the concept of free will? It must be understood ... upon him and he walks towards him like a crazy person. He sits next to him and tells him to give him his message and he grabs Trout's book and starts to read it. He reads the following: "You are surrounded by loving machines, hating machines, greedy machines, unselfish machines, brave machines, cowardly ....

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... novel, many of which could be found in quotes from the novel. These quotes led to many interesting interpretations and questions concerning them. The book club meetings were successful as it allowed readers to enrich their understanding and appreciation of the novel. Many themes and symbols are embedded within ... like God saved men. There are many other themes and symbols in the novel, many of which are from quotes As part of the book club assignments, the students had to find quotes from the novel and discuss its significance. From within the quotes a person would able to ... take pl...

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... of this novel, but I watched the one with William Hurt as Rochester in 1996. Even though he is much too handsome in appearance to look like Rochester in the book, I still like how he plays Rochester. Although I noticed in the movie that his hair is dirty blond, on the other hand it was jet black in the ... to make it much longer. It is very good, but it could have been so much better then. There are some other major differences too. In the book, Jane get married to Rochester finally after he is blinded and they have kids. But in the film, Rochester asked Jane if she has come back to him ...

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... has hid them and how he has such good security on his computer. Jobs is not very street smart or has a lot of common sense, he more of a book worm and is book smart. Another characteristic of Jobs is that he is concerned with everyone else's feelings. In the middle of the story, when everyone is awaiting to board the Mayflower and ... ...

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My book for the book report is entitled "Scoop", by Evelyn Waugh in which the hero is named William Boot. William is nothing like the average stereotyped "hero": he is extremely insignificant. This does not ... ...

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... This novel can be described in many ways, a page turner, interesting, and even confusing. I admitt that I could not put this book down for the simple fact that it had me questioning thing constantly. As I read chapter after chapter, I started to not pay attention to the wonderful descriptions of indian culture, a just ... ...

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... also: challenge our views; let us know we are not alone; and edify us, teaching a moral lesson. All these other, more important aspects, can be seen in Markus Zusak's The Book Thief. The most important role of a novel is to broaden our understanding of human nature. When a shipment of Jews are paraded through Molching on route to a concentration camp, the novel ... ...

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... he will not be accepted by anyone. This scene also ignites the rage that sends the monster on a killing spree to get revenge on his creator, Victor. Overall I think this book was very well written. It is easy to tell that everything was thoroughly planned out. This shows in how well the novel flows from one scene to the next and ... ...

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... the lives of Father Joseph Vaillant and Father Jean Latour in America as they spread the message of Catholicism to the Indians in America. Willa Cather uses landscape throughout the story to describe how the mood changes in different situations through the journey of Father Vaillant and Father Latour. The ... as we can learn that not only can you spread a message through the land, it can teach you many things also about faith. In Book 6, Cather uses Latour's connection to Mexico to represent how the landscape is and important part to his mission but also it connects to sense of place .....

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... Willa Cather is an excellent depiction of life on the Nebraska prairies and the deep connection one can have with the people and place they grew up. The base of the novel is the narration by Jim Burden about his life and memories on the nebraska prairies with he people that he grew up with. Since that is the base of the book ... ago. More than any other person we remembered, this girl seemed to mean to us the country, the conditions, the whole adventure of our childhood,""(Cather 2) This quote is a good representation of nostalgia and how Jim was very attached to Bergersen 2 Antonia. Many...

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In the novel My Antonia by Willa Cather, the symbolism illustrates strength of spirit. First, the symbolism represents the strength or spirit that one finds within oneself. Second, the symbolism illustrates the strength that one draws from others. ... that one is able to draw strength from the land. For example, the image of the plow standing out in front of the setting sun illustrates the pioneer's strength. The pioneers came to a new country to find that things are incredibly difficult; they used the land not only for food, but also as a strong hold from which they were able to ... ...

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