... , the secluded location of The Devon School created a utopia. Devon was its own peaceful place amidst all the pain and suffering endured throughout the United States during this period of conflict. For that reason the boys shaped their own views and notions about the war. Valiant, prestigious battles were envisioned, but in veracity, that was far from the truth. I believe that ... part of America during World War Two, they would have matured into slightly different men. Writer's Style A Separate Peace is a book about transformations, jealousy, dependency, competition, and the creation of...

• Word Count: 3096
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... times to be more the product of the letter than the spirit. The younger residents in Firozsha Baag rebel, and the older ones fear the encroachment of a changing world. This conflict between religious tradition and personal fluidity creates the tension in each of the stories. The collection has been compared to Joyce's Dubliners and to Chekhov's work-again, fiction that focuses ... a self-evident truth? Although Such a Long Journey can be described plainly as a sad novel, Mistry manages, as always, to balance the conflicting forces: that is, the outside world and the inner sphere. Outsid...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... times to be more the product of the letter than the spirit. The younger residents in Firozsha Baag rebel, and the older ones fear the encroachment of a changing world. This conflict between religious tradition and personal fluidity creates the tension in each of the stories. The collection has been compared to Joyce's Dubliners and to Chekhov's work-again, fiction that focuses ... a self-evident truth? Although Such a Long Journey can be described plainly as a sad novel, Mistry manages, as always, to balance the conflicting forces: that is, the outside world and the inner sphere. Outsid...

• Word Count: 4675
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... who mistreats her is her stepfather, whom she calls Pa because she believes that he is her real father. Celie writes several letters, which she addresses to God, expressing her inner feelings in the form of a dairy. The novel begins with Celie's reminiscence upon her stepfather's order that she does not say anything about the abuse he is imposing on her ... stepfather. The confidence leads Shug and Celie to enjoy the security in each other's bodies: " Lesbianism in the novel is for Celie and Shug, the expression of self directly in conflict with a man-made, man-dominated society" (Blake...

• Word Count: 2865
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School