He commented once that the novel grew from the brutalities he witnessed during his service in the navy during World War II and from his thirteen year's experience of teaching young boys. ... But the novel is also an allegory - a story which has another meaning beyond the surface one. ... This novel fits into the 'survival narrative' tradition, where a person or group of people are placed in a strange, and usually primitive, setting, and the values of the writer's society are put to the test. ... Golding remembered saying to his wife before writing the novel: 'Wouldn&#x...

• Word Count: 982
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• Grade Level: High School

In the essay "Why the Novel Matters", Lawrence explores in his own way the Romantic concept of the relativity of parts and wholes to construct a doctrinal statement celebrating the novel over other fields of thought. Unlike philosophy, science, and religion, which only address "part" of us, he says, the novel reaches us "whole hog". ... Note, however, that at the same time he is also effectively illustrating his general thesis. ... When Lawrence says that the "novel is the one bright book of life," he deliberately does nol say that the novel is like life (a simile) or that it is full of life (...

• Word Count: 1195
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Characters are the central point in the novel and are the personality in the book. ... The lens that was chosen for the novel is the feminist lens. ... We plead with her, send anonymous notes. ... Symbols play an important role in the novel as they represent growth and trauma. ... The critical lense that was chosen for the novel Speak was the Feminist Theory. ...

• Word Count: 1774
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The two novels share some similarities but are also different in many ways. ... Innocence also appears in both novels but the novels differ in that one portrays the preservation of innocence while another shows the loss of this quality. ... A literary critic notes that "Ahab becomes sure of the fact that it is fate that pushes him towards the white whale" (Parke,584). ... Fate led Billy to his death; he was the only crewman impressed from the Rights of Man and he "made no demur" at being singled out (Melville(2), 3 ) One critic notes that " Billy's demise is brought about by a combinat...

• Word Count: 3225
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How Do the Historical Notes Influence Our Interpretation of "A Handmaid's Tale"? ... Atwood has added this to the end of the novel to give some insight to what happened after Gileadian society. ... This does raise a question in the readers" mind about honesty in the rest of the novel. ... The historical notes raise a question of the authenticity of "A handmaids Tale." ... Pieixoto uses references from our time so the reader can relate to the novel more and they can understand more. ...

• Word Count: 1135
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• Grade Level: High School

There are many characters in the novel "I"m the King of The Castle" who might be described as "loners". I have chosen the two main characters, Edmund Hooper and Charles Kingshaw, because they are the main characters of the novel and I sympathize with both of them the most for being loners. ... Moreover, Hooper did not want the company of Kingshaw and this can be seen through the note that Hooper had written to Kingshaw when Kingshaw first arrived. The note had said "I DONT WANT YOU TO COME HERE" and this shows us his displeasure towards the arrival of Kingshaw and his mother. ...

• Word Count: 2324
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• Grade Level: High School

The notion of transforming a novel into a film has been rampant today. Today, many films have been created from the ideas that adjacent the novel's. ... It is worth noting that visual images in the film will obviously stimulate the people's perceptions directly. ... In short, it is wise noting that this movie ensures that the feeling s of the observers are controlled since the truth is that visual images brings forth a direct sensations, which its impact can lead someone to shade tears. ... It is then perfectly to note that at most the novel will portray a perfect flow of events th...

• Word Count: 1130
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The novel attempts to give a picture of what modern society will look like. ... He comes across as a friend to Winston in the opening chapters of the novel. ... This takes place in the last chapter of the second part of the novel. ... Outcome The novel ends in total tragedy for Winston. ... The novel ends on a sad and cynical note. ...

• Word Count: 3503
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• Grade Level: High School

This is the question William Faulkner explored in his 1929 novel titled "The Sound and the Fury". In this novel, Faulkner emphasizes man's heavy dependence on the concept of abstract time by using fragmented sections of the past to give voice to the present. ... Throughout the novel, a heavy, tragic sense of loss is present. ... "The Sound and the Fury" has been described by Edmund Volpe as a novel that depicts "a deterioration from the past to the present" (PG; Monarch Notes PG). ... Time is a major and recurring theme throughout this novel, shown most vividly through the c...

• Word Count: 2307
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• Grade Level: High School

Albert King once stated: "The Blues its twelve-bar, bent-note melody is the anthem of a race bonding itself together with cries of shared self victimization and trouble, which are always present, and always the result of others, pressing upon unfortunate and down trodden poor souls." ... Toni Morrison, as in a jazz band, provides the "double bass" of the novel through the omnipresent narrator, keeping a continuous rhythm and providing effective continuity throughout the novel. ... Comparatively, at the climax of the novel, during Beloved's complete domination of Sethe, the community si...

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The contrast between past memory and present experience infuses the novel with a sense of contingency. ... Her husband is invited, without her, to lunch with Lady Bruton (who, Clarissa notes, gives the most amusing luncheons, which is very important for the woman from the high society.) ... One of the themes of the novel is the conflict between conventionality and unconventionality. ... Another theme of the novel is that the thoughts of individuals are connected in a way that transcends their separation. ... In the beginning of the novel Clarissa says, that she will get the flowers herself b...

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The Divine Wind describes an Australia that is tarnished by racism, hatred and distrust, and yet the novel ends on an optimistic note. ... The novel is set during a World War. ... All throughout the novel elements of separation are presented. ... Hart's lack of trust for characters in the novel such as Mitsy and Jamie are just some signs of Disher showing an Australia that is tarnished from distrust. ... Although the novel ends on an optimistic note, the future for Broome doesn't seem promising. ...

• Word Count: 540
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• Grade Level: High School

In contrast, Fyodor Dostoevesky's modern novel, Notes from the Underground, portrays the feeling of every man being on his own. ... Leo Tolstoy's novel, The Death of Ivan Illyich, is a novel which creates both a modern and traditional atmosphere. ... This is illustrated throughout the works of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Illyich, and Dostoevesky's Notes From the Underground. ... Finally Dostoevesky illustrates modernism through his novel, Notes From the Underground. ... The novel shows how modernism rose along with the rise of isolat...

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(Wharton 17)In the novel, the house is described with quite a bit of detail, but when actually seen in the movie the true beauty is brought out for all to see with impeccable accuracy to the book. ... He writes a note to her and it is shown across the screen as he is giving it to someone to be delivered. On the screen it shows the note saying, "Important...I see you". ... Because of these elements, director Martin Scorsese has presented an interpretation of Wharton's novel that has made The Age of Innocence a story for yet another generation to enjoy. ...

• Word Count: 1597
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Literary devices are the most direct way in which an author reinforces the themes of a novel. ... It is the place where the Lambs and the Pickles share their lives for most of the novel, and thus assumes great symbolic importance in the novel. ... Firstly, the note of middle C that recurs throughout the novel in the house is used as a symbol for how family can change lives for the better. ... In this case, the note of Middle C has a harsh, dissonant sound, as it is associated with death. ... The note of middle C that was once disturbing enough to cause Oriel to move into the tent now harkens t...

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Jem changes in the course of the novel. ... Jem Finch from Harper Lee's famous novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird" is very important because throughout the novel he experiences a great development course. ... Jem and Scout find gifts in the peephole of a tree, they decided to write a note and left it in the tree. When Jem and Scout leave the note they find out someone has filled the hole in the tree with cement. ... Jem's understanding of mockingbirds grows throughout the novel. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Scott Fitzgerald's personal life at the time in which he wrote the novel. ... Scott Fitzgerald", Michael Adams notes that Fitzgerald was not only motivated to succeed, but Zelda's was only attracted to him because of that motivation. ... Davis further notes, "The new money makes Gatsby into an equal of Daisy's and allows him to finally pursue her" (Davis). ... In "The Novels of F. ... Adams notes a similar wasted effort by Fitzgerald when he writes, "Fitzgerald began working . . . sold his first short story . . . ...

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American Psycho' deals explicitly with sex and violence, the main style of the novel is the satirisation of the American Dream, as twisted by the excesses of the 1980s. ... (p63) Also included are continuous descriptions of restaurant menus, audio technology and television and video units, each with their expense high-lighted (As Ellis notes through Bateman, Surface surface surface was all that anyone found meaning in. p375) It's a vacuous lifestyle that reflects the American Dream of equal opportunity and self-aggrandisement. ... Both novels are written in first person narr...

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Quicksand by Nella Larsen and The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Johnson have dark background information, but they both end on a positive note. ... Also, both characters use the setting of each novel as an escape from their troubles. ... Next up, the setting of both novels creates a great ambience for the novels and works great with the theme. ... Also, both characters use the setting of each novel as an escape from their troubles. In conclusion, both novels revolve around the idea that the characters, events, and settings help reinforce the same theme in both novels....

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In addition, the video ends on a positive note, which is quite the opposite feeling the conclusion of the book gives. ... This is not an upbeat ending at all, as the animals" situation is still worsening as the novel close. ... Often a movie adapted from a novel fails to give the viewer the same original vision the author had. This is definitely the case with the Animal Farm novel and the TNT movie version of the story. Although the movie gets the basics of the story right, it comes up far short of the novel. ...

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I chose to analysis Frankenstein as the novel for my analysis because I studies the novel in depth in a first year English (English 200) course. ... Instead of using quotation marks, the editor of this particular version chose to note speech with smaller fonts, indentation, and different spacing. ... When reading a novel, the more immersed and involved I am, the faster I read. ... However, I would just like to briefly note that I do enjoy reading fiction that is created specifically for the medium of hypertext. ... It provides readers with many experiences and sensations that a bound novel...

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That Eye The Sky Review The Novel That Eye The Sky by Tim Winton is about the Flack family consisting of Sam and Alice, their children, and Tegwyn and Morton. ... In the opening scene of the novel, we find out straight away that Sam had a car crash and is in a coma. Due to this incident, gradually through out the novel we find the details of each character and how this incident gradually pulled the family apart. ... The ending is a strange surreal note and the reader is left to make a choice. ...

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Chillingworth as Satan in The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter is a novel packed with religious symbolism, and Hawthorne subtly assigns the role of the devil to Roger Chillingworth. Throughout the novel, there are many references and associations that confirm the fact that Chillingworth is representative of the ultimate evil. First, Hawthorne sets Chillingworth up as the antithesis of Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, the obvious Christ-like symbol of the novel. ... Symbolically, on another more obvious note, Chillingworth steals one of Dimmesdale's gloves and drops it on the scaffold where ...

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"This is a novel about love in all its forms." What does Paul learn about love from his various relationships in the novel? "Maestro" is a novel about maturity and adolescence, inevitably involving love in all its forms. ... Towards the end of the text, Paul reflects, and understands that Keller was not merely trying to teach him to play the piano better, but trying to teach him how to play music with a depth that just note perfection cannot give. ...

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First published in 1946, The Stranger was Camus' first novel. ... The novel is divided into two parts. ... It is important to note the sun's consistent role in the chapter. ... This ends part one of the novel. ... It becomes relevant at the end of the novel. ...

• Word Count: 1699
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• Grade Level: High School