... turns to hate, where money never buys happiness. Fitzgerald's second novel explores the same waste land that pops up in so many of his other novels. Grey houses are filled with desperate people drunk from abusing alcohol. The "Jazz Age," which Fitzgerald is known for naming, reeks with empty, bored ... proportions; instead they are simply pathetic. They do have their poignant moments, but they never rise to the greatness that the characters in Fitzgerald's later novels reach. There is a bleakness, a sorrow to the novel, a pessimistic cloud that hangs over all the characters and America a...

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... there have been many great American novelists and short story writers. To some, Nathaniel Hawthorne has earned both of these titles. From writing several successful novels, and many short stories, Hawthorne has introduced the way of life in Puritanical America to many readers. Along with his views on this culture, ... and hypocrisy to show his feelings on the Puritanical society and the way they treat other people. He does this by using primary characters in the novels The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, and many short stories who have a problem, like an inner secret, or wh...

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... identity for themselves, which in turn has affected the relationships they have had over the years. Gender is also a factor that affected relationships and cause separation within families in the novels. In Lives of the Saints, Vittorio observes the double standard present in the village, as described in the following passage: " .it was the women of the village who had been ... of his childhood and its innocence. From a young age he begins to mature and see the truth hidden in his home and his village Valle del Sole. In both these novels we see how factors such as generational gaps, eco...

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... novel, 'A Fine Balance.' Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated to Canada in 1975. Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. The Parsis and India become metaphors for the human experience in ... of balance that once attained will allow the characters to withstand the outer world, a world awash with dangers to personal fulfillment and identity. Another question arises when considering the two nove...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... novel, 'A Fine Balance.' Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated to Canada in 1975. Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. The Parsis and India become metaphors for the human experience in ... of balance that once attained will allow the characters to withstand the outer world, a world awash with dangers to personal fulfillment and identity. Another question arises when considering the two nove...

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... : "This one has their names on it so you can write home about them."" (Fiction A Pocket Anthology R.S. Gwyn page 69 paragraph 3) Maupassant took the subjects for his pessimistic stories and novels chiefly from the Norman peasant life, the Franco-Prussian War, the behavior of the bourgeoisie, and the fashionable life of Paris. (http://www.online-literature.com/maupassant/ Literature Network) As ... she thought, even when it was scandalous. Kate does not restrict herself to a certain way of acting, living, or writing, as is seen in the content of her stories and novels. In a time that it w...

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... . His high feelings do not stay, and coming back to reality for him is difficult. Cather emphasizes Paul's unintellectual response to art by pointing out that he does not read novels. He avoids books because "he got what he wanted much more quickly from music. "(p.78) Just like an addict in search of a solution to his addiction, Paul needs to consume ... ...

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... published "The Wagons" in 1959, his first short story. In 1968 his first novel was published, Past Master. Lafferty wrote over two hundred short stories and over twenty full-length novels. Lafferty quit his job with Clark Electrical Supply in 1971 to devote all his time to his writing. Raphael stopped writing in 1980 because of health problems. He suffered a major ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School