Analysis: Gifted with a talent and dedicated with a passion for writing, Briony uses this ability throughout the novel to document her comprehension of events in her lifetime, truth and fiction. ... Analysis: This juxtaposition serves to connect the situation of Cecilia and Robbie to the tragedy which was World War II. ... Analysis: As she finally nears the end of her accounts in the book, Briony is presented with a conflict she ponders greatly. ...

• Word Count: 1179
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Even though through analysis Marlow is certainly out of place with the masses, the individual in the novel has a far more intellectual approach to the world around him. ... Despite the difference in character the key elements that are examined are consistent and useful for story and character analysis. ...

• Word Count: 926
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Jane's Eyriness Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre challenges the accepted Victorian conceptions of gender hierarchy, making the statement that a woman's inner development merits as much attention and analysis as that of a man. ... It enlightened women everywhere that there needs to be a change in the gender structure, and that a woman's inner development merits as much attention and analysis as that of a man. ...

• Word Count: 1148
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

My favorite genre of literature is dystopian fiction, and it is from the genre I developed sincere admiration for George Orwell's 1984. In literature written today, the criteria for inclusion in the traditional English cannon includes the most well-known pieces of laic English literature that serve ...

• Word Count: 638
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Fydor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment takes the reader through the twisted mind of man who has committed a heinous crime and is living with the external and internal repercussions. Dostoevsky utilizes other characters in order to fully develop the complex picture of his central character Raskolni...

• Word Count: 1225
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Monk: A Rebellious Offspring of the Age of Reason Understanding the Gothic novel can be accomplished by obtaining a familiarity of the Augustan point of view, which helps to develop a reference point for comparing and contrasting the origin of Gothic literature. The thinking that was bei...

• Word Count: 1271
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Julie Otsuka's book When the Emperor was Divine tracks one Japanese family uprooted from their house in Berkeley, California and sent to an internment camp in Utah during the World War Two. The attack on Pearl Harbor commanded by the imperial Japanese navy, as a profound military strike, led to an i...

• Word Count: 1101
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Monk: A Rebellious Offspring of the Age of Reason Understanding the Gothic novel can be accomplished by obtaining a familiarity of the Augustan point of view, which helps to develop a reference point for comparing and contrasting the origin of Gothic literature. The thinking that was bei...

• Word Count: 1271
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Discuss Austin's use of Parties and Social Events as turning points in the novel. How do the Christmas Eve Dinner at Randalls, the dinner at the Coles and the dinner party at Hartfield serve as critical moments that help the reader to see Emma's growing self awareness? Throughout Emma, parties a...

• Word Count: 1241
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Through her analysis of the biographical and historical data of France during the 18th century, diagnosis of the beggar's illness, and illumination of his relation to Flaubert's linguistic project, Evans presents a unique perspective on Flaubert's writing style, and stances on the various political, social, and religious values of France during the 19th century. ...

• Word Count: 1106
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Direct vs Indirect Threats In the human heart, danger represents fear, stimulating either a selfless or selfish response. The role of different types of danger drives humanity to react in a particular way, and in the two apocalyptic novels, On the Beach by Nevil Shute and The Road by Cormac McC...

• Word Count: 1772
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The variety of passionately displayed themes, interactions, and events presented in The Bluest Eye provide an understanding of Toni Morrison's inner thoughts and beliefs which were highly impacted by her various life experiences. Throughout her writing, Morrison continuously focuses on her readers being emotionally connected to the story, as she believes that it reminds the reader about their heritage and most importantly, place in society. She does an excellent job of pairing the challenges her family has faced being African Americans growing up during the Great Depression with essential...

• Word Count: 2626
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Chapter 15 of Voltaire's 'Candide' can be taken as a perfect example of the author's skill as an 18th Century Enlightenment writer. In this extract, there are several ways in which the structure, style, language and context reflect the novels principal motifs and themes and these features of the work combine to signify a few central ideas that Voltaire believed in. These elements include dialogue, rapid and clear sentences, unadorned but meticulously precise language, inciting incidents within the plot, irony and most importantly satire. In this essay, these elements will ...

• Word Count: 1041
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Young adult readers often overlook poetry and view it as dated and monotonous. Ellen Hopkins is a contemporary novelist who has found a way to intrigue the minds of young adults using poetry in her numerous verse novels. Hopkins often uses intense themes such as drug addiction, mental illness, abuse, and prostitution to hold the attention of her readers. She is notorious for drawing inspiration from her own life and has perfected the ability to express the intense emotions felt by struggling adolescents. In her novels Crank and Identical, Hopkins explores the lives of teens dealing with addict...

• Word Count: 875
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The short story, "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway, and the novella, "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, both contain covert alternate meanings that emanate from the authors' literary style preferences. The alternate meanings can be considered "hidden meanings" as they do not directly convey any information that overtly states the hidden meaning. The information that does exist can be interpreted as hidden meanings by analyzing other signs and implications throughout the ambiguous literature. Ernest Hemingway uses a literary style called the &q...

• Word Count: 3072
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Humour is employed in a variety of ways in Catch-22 and Captain Corelli's Mandolin. Heller and De Bernieres uses the same background theme; However, though contrasts are apparent in their portrayal of war, their use of humour is employed differently also. In Catch-22, the humour is interwoven t...

• Word Count: 2754
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate