It can be said that Cossette simply exists and has no proactive role other than to bring pleasure to Valjean and then Marius. ... Fantine, although a victim in the end, plays a proactive role in her own life. ... Eponine truly takes on a proactive role in the novel. ... Eponine also plays a large role in the revolutionary aspect of the novel. ... By venturing to the barricade she is putting her life at risk but is also stepping out of a passive role, she relies on one to help her and has learned to take care of herself. ...

• Word Count: 2647
• Approx Pages: 11

The new dialogical form of the novel of the XX century assumes belittling of the "all-knowing" epic author up to a role of the story-teller alongside with an eminence of the hero up to a role of the objective author. ...

• Word Count: 2592
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The first publication of the short story "Cathedral" was in the March, 1981, issue of Atlantic Monthly. It was selected to appear in "The Best American Short Stories, 1982," and became the title story in the 1983 collection, Cathedral. This volume was very well-received by critics and readers alike, receiving nominations for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Many critics note a shift in Carver's work between the publication of What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Cathedral, and many believe that Carver reached the zenith of his career with this co...

• Word Count: 11148
• Approx Pages: 45
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The mere fact that she is physically as aged as she is, and yet accepted the role and responsibility to be the caregiver to her grandson, increases the extent of what her character is willing to face and take on in life. ...

• Word Count: 2554
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"The victor belongs to the spoils" -Anthony Patch (p.188) "There is only one lesson to be learned from life... That there's no lesson to be learned from life." -Gloria Pa...

• Word Count: 2828
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Lion (1987) is a novel which takes place in Toronto in the years following the First World War. Ondaatje's next novel, 1992's The English Patient, won the Governor General's Award and the Booker Prize, and was made into an award-winning film. In The Skin Of A Lion is a love story and an irresistib...

• Word Count: 3985
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School