... Guterson's mystery-suspense novel, provides an immaculate interpretation of a small American coastal island's trial to conquer and expel the ongoing dogmatic narrow-mindedness synonymous with its inhabitants. A novel of love and destruction, Snow Falling on Cedars is satiated with underlying plots and morally exigent themes. {Guterson's novel interweaves realistic interpretations with romantic accents to fuse these subplots, together ... recently catalyzed restlessness in the community draws an amount of dauntingly familiar reminiscence upon the history of the Island, and contemplates on...

• Word Count: 950
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate

... between the three freakish main characters: the androgynous Miss Amelia, the manipulative hunchback Cousin Lymon, and the evil criminal Marvin Macy. McCullers' usage of social outcasts and her emphasis on their physical handicaps underscores their emotional deficiencies as the characters fall into a love triangle and each character shows their love for their respective beloved in awkward, childlike ways. McCullers also distorts ... time in the story; chronological order is thrown to the wind, and time often suspends in the story to accommodate the narrator's digressions on various topics...

• Word Count: 426
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Graduate

... to pause for several seconds at an open bedroom door, drawing emphasis on the subject of the shot. Madeleine, who is shown to be sound asleep inside. When the telephone rings with a jarring sound, she whirls around to face him, the camera zooming in on her startled expression. Her obvious disorientation and fear, coupled with her nakedness, paint her as being vulnerable, helpless ... and exposed. In stark contrast, Scottie is calm and composed as he says: "Oh, you'll want this."," handing her a robe as if just made aware of ... , while at the same time highlighting Scottie's obvious enj...

• Word Count: 868
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Graduate

... William Shakespeare life in sixteenth century England, he draws from these and reintegrates them into his play (ex. The man crying out the window: "A plague on both your houses." and when Viola and Shakespeare first meet at the palace that night, when William was not supposed to be there and he saw Viola dancing and fell in love with her is exactly the same as Romeo ... clothing that an actual Englishman would where back then. Also, the influence that a few individuals would have on the masses due to the power, wealth, and nobility they have (such as the Queen of England when she made h...

• Word Count: 1874
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Graduate