... in The Fellowship of the Ring was the fruit of Bilbo's struggles in The Hobbit. Although The Hobbit was a large success, his greatest literary accomplishment was not from the prequel but the actual trilogy which he entitled The Lord Of the Rings. The trilogy was hailed as a work ... , infiltrating the ideals of such cults as the 1960 Hippies and the 1990 Russian Idealist movement,(St. James 560) being hailed as a modern literary classic, it was something that almost didn't occur. British publishers were leery about taking on the project entitled The Lord of the Rings. In ... Tolkien is a...

• Word Count: 1879
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... novels followed in quick succession: Song of Solomon (1977), Tar Baby (1981), Beloved (1987), Jazz (1992), and Paradise (1998). Besides being a popular novelist, Toni Morrison has won almost every major literary award and honor, including the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, the Chianti Ruffino Antico Fattore International Award in Literature, and the Nobel Prize. She has also been recognized by ... numerous national and international literary organizations and served on several public commissions governing the arts and education. In 1984, Toni left her publishing job to fully de...

• Word Count: 1824
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... Zorba the Greek and Steinbeck's, The Pearl. The author uses the protagonist in each novel to discuss the role of power in peoples lives. The two characters are each very similar yet very different because while The Pearl explores the life of a hard working, determined pearl diver, Zorba the Greek follows the ... as a mining operator in Crete. Zorba accompanies the narrator on this trip and in doing so changes his life forever. Secondly, Steinbeck uses the literary form of the parable to explore five momentous days in the life of an Indigenous pearl diver living in La Paz. Upon discovery ...

• Word Count: 1428
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... in much of the world as the greatest of all dramatists. Shakespeare's plays communicate a profound knowledge of the wellsprings of human behavior, revealed through portrayals of a wide variety of characters. His use of poetic and dramatic means to create a unified aesthetic effect out of a multiplicity of vocal expressions and actions is recognized as a singular achievement, and his use of ... poetry within his plays to express the deepest levels of human motivation in individual, social, and universal situations is considered one of the greatest accomplishments in literary history. The...

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... without civilization our values are lost, was Golding's first novel (Bloom 8). Within this work, symbolism plays a dominant role in the development of the novel. This literary technique is used to give a significance to the major characters and objects which represent a minor theme or figure relating to the story. Lord of the Flies, his most famous novel, is a prime example of Golding's strong ... . The restrictions established by society are lifted from the lives of the boys when they arrive on the desolate island. Golding purposefully chose this setting in order to provide his characte...

• Word Count: 2125
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... is exactly the case with John Milton's Satan from his poem Paradise Lost. A hero is generally defined as a great warrior, who shows great courage or the main male character in a literary or dramatic work. Heroic is defined as exhibiting courage or daring and having impressive size, power, or affect. Satan certainly fulfills each of these requirements to be a hero. Along with ... traits cause him to be a mediocre character because they prevent him from being either a true hero or a great villain. In his efforts to develop Satan as one of the main characters in the poem, Milton gives him ...

• Word Count: 2236
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School