... a process of self evaluation. Thus the historical event of the sinking of the ship becomes a minor incident in comparison to the hatred and racial prejudice which had been affecting Germans, Russian and Jews on a larger level. In Lus words "What matters therefore in the historical novel is not the retelling of great historical events, but the poetic awakening of the people who figured in those events" ... (42). This poetic awakening in "Crabwalk" is achieved through revisiting history in order to rewrite and revise it. History is humanized and ... personalized in this novel by making P...

• Word Count: 2961
• Approx Pages: 12

... as a hole in the mind that when combined with a certain sight and smell can open to reveal a hidden truth. This is evident in the end of the story, where twenty years later Miranda suddenly becomes reasonlessly horrified' with the terrible image of her youth. The Ring is symbolic in the story as it is used as a tool by the author to represent the awakening of femininity. When Miranda ... placed the ring on her finger she automatically began to feel dissatisfaction with ... her clothes that seemed particularly grubby she wanted violet talcum powder [and] to put on the thinnest, most bec...

• Word Count: 2806
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... , we can find three tragic women standing bitterly. We can even see the 20th century women's self-awareness, fighting and dim the epitome of failure. The tragedy has historical, social, and personal factors. In fact, the three women in Sons and Lovers are irreconcilable to be controlled by life. They showed initial awakening consciousness of women, but they chose wrong directions and ways, eventually they ... were led to the failure of the same fate. Paul swung among the three women, and made full ... use of them, even damaged to them, but this achieved his own spiritual growth and the ...

• Word Count: 2551
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School