... was a good selection to discuss upon as the language utilized by the author captured the reader luring them into the story. The Lord of the Flies is an allegory so there are many hidden themes and symbolism within the novel, many of which could be found ... in quotes from the novel. These quotes led to many interesting interpretations and questions concerning them. The book club meetings were successful as it allowed readers to enrich their ... They walked along two continents of experience and feeling, unable to communicate" (Golding, 56) as their ego gets in the way of cooperation. T...

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... 's husband starts abusing her, she leaves to become a missionary in Africa and find her roots. In the beginning of the book Celie is telling the story through her diary entries, and later Celie and Nettie are writing letters to each other, so it is like two stories going on at once. Celie ... would be there for you and to remind you that eventually you will meet your goal. There aren't many important characters in this book, but the story still has many different events that happen throught it, good and bad. Explain what techniques the author used to get her point across. How effective ...

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... able to feel comfortable with. Unfortunately Jennings eventually had to ride on another bus and wouldn't be able to see Sal anymore. The climax in this story is when Jennings and Sal meet again at the zoo. Jennings is finally able to say, "I love you", to Sal. At the end of ... this all happened to the author makes me realize just how lucky I actually am to have family, friends, a home, etc. As you read this terrible story of a young boy's horrific experiences, your heart will break. When you reach the end, you will be uplifted and your faith in human kind will ... belonging to somebody....

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... looking at all of the feathers. In the last couple pages of the book, Pari comes to realize how much she really meant to Abdullah, making several quotes about him, such as "when we lost each other, Abdullah and I, it hurt him much more than it hurt me" (419). This ... branch, Parwana tried playing a joke on Masooma by shaking the branch, but backfired and ultimately caused Masooma her ability to walk. After the accident, the story fast forwards to Masooma's wish of going to Kabul. It is at this point that the true test of family ties is displayed in this relationship. ... much more eve...

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... shown when Miss Abbott and Bessie Lee are taking her to the red-room and she puts up a fight and refuses to go. Later on in the story, Jane comes across a man, Mr. Rochester, on a horse in the woods. He is thrown from the horse and she helps him up by letting ... the marble tablet that is delivered to Helen's resting place fifteen years after her death. Jane shows her strong feelings through her words with other people in the story. One instance is John Reed throws the book at her and makes her hit her head. "Wicked and cruel boy!" I said. "You are like a murderer ... purposes, Jane sor...

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... shown when Miss Abbott and Bessie Lee are taking her to the red-room and she puts up a fight and refuses to go. Later on in the story, Jane comes across a man, Mr. Rochester, on a horse in the woods. He is thrown from the horse and she helps him up by letting ... the marble tablet that is delivered to Helen's resting place fifteen years after her death. Jane shows her strong feelings through her words with other people in the story. One instance is John Reed throws the book at her and makes her hit her head. "Wicked and cruel boy!" I said. "You are like a murderer ... purposes, Jane sor...

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Sethe's Search for Identity Toni Morrison's novel Beloved is an intense story of Sethe, the protagonist, who's a runaway slave trying to find her identity and a connection to her past and present. The novel consists of ideas such as identity and ... and to Sethe and ones whom were close to her. They forgot about her. The line "This is not a story to pass on" is repeated various times throughout that passage and this is the same reason as to the quotes mentioned previously. Sethe and the whole town refuse to remember Beloved because all she does is bring bad luck. As a ... anything negative th...

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Mr. Montag Usually, the best authors have the ability to make their characters in the story "come alive." Ray Bradbury seems to have this special talent. In one of his novels Fahrenheit 451, he describes a fireman that lives in a fictional so thoroughly people ... it very entertaining. Beatty tries to stop Montag from changing society by making Montag very confused at times. A specific time when he does this is when he mentions direct quotes from various books, in an argument with Montag. Montag becomes puzzled whether he loves or hates books. Montag ends up getting so frustrated with Beatty ...

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... miles said it was Peter. Everybody was worried and anxious to find out whom it could be so they were blaming each other. That was a bit conflict in the story. VIII. Significant quotes from novel: "I appreciate" I said "the great decency of your not having hitherto spoken; but the time has certainly come to give me the while thng."Well in this quote ... ...

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... to participate in their rituals. John also finds the desire to see the world through Shakespeare, for it was one of the books he learned to read from. He constantly quotes his work and it seems to take John away from the reality of people and their essentially immoral values. An example of this would be Lenina, who's only way of ... introduces John to Helmholtz, who finds John's beliefs in true love and family are ridiculous, but instantly finds him to be a friend. The ideas John speaks of, found in the story of Romeo and Juliet, are not found in World State society. Linda's death also ...

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