... New Mexico from backward Mexican province to . . . well . . . a backward U.S. state. Historically accurate and set in the American Southwest in the mid to late 1800s, Archbishop shows us a different time in American history--a time when the Church was sometimes the only link that tied the wild frontier to the slow, but steady, modernization that built this country. Cather's wisely chosen guides for the narrative are ... descriptive "fidelity," criticized O Pioneers! for passing over Alexandra's struggle with the land "in leaps and bounds" (Cooper 112); in the 1940s Morton Zabel argued t...

• Word Count: 7335
• Approx Pages: 29
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... able to read Holes' and reflect upon, both the issues and themes incorporated into the very humorous, yet moral story. The success of this book , in regard to students, also lies in the individual and easy to read style Sachar has chosen, hence, a child friendly read. Sachar's use of short, yet condensed, chapters ensures students will find the book a very fast, but also informative read, ... making it very difficult to put the book down, and therefore creating a very addictive read. However, the short chapters, do not retract meaning from the prose, but linguistically ... will find th...

• Word Count: 1943
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... able to read Holes' and reflect upon, both the issues and themes incorporated into the very humorous, yet moral story. The success of this book , in regard to students, also lies in the individual and easy to read style Sachar has chosen, hence, a child friendly read. Sachar's use of short, yet condensed, chapters ensures students will find the book a very fast, but also informative read, ... making it very difficult to put the book down, and therefore creating a very addictive read. However, the short chapters, do not retract meaning from the prose, but linguistically ... will find th...

• Word Count: 1946
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate