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Novel Essays and Term Papers
Amory Blaine's "Mirrors" In Fitzgerald's This Side Of ParadiseIn F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel This Side of Paradise, Amory Blaine
searches for his identity by "mirroring" people he admires. However, these
"mirrors" actually block him from finding his true self. He falls in love with
women whose personalities intrigue him; he mimics the actions of men he ...
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The Awakening: Triumph Over TragedyWhen we think of a tragedy, instantaneously the classic
Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet springs into our mind. Thoughts of
lost love and torments abound. The most human of emotions, sorrow,
overwhelms us. We shudder, a chill creeps up our spine. We agonize over the
tragedy, and the tragic ...
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Snow CrashIn , a novel by Neal Stephenson, Stephenson examines how expanding technology affects a society. He introduces us to a world where a computer virus is altering people’s minds, and where they have no control over themselves. He vividly describes how Hiro, the protagonist, must fight the virus ...
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Stoker's Dragula: DevicesThroughout the prolific past of classic English literature, there
were writers that were prone to create a perfect, high-class setting in
which the characters were of upper standards. Then there were the writers
who wanted to create fear and absolute terror for the reader. But the fear
and ...
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CATCHER IN THE RYEIn The , J.D. Salinger used symbolism throughout the novel. Four major symbols were the ducks, the Museum of Natural History, the hunting hat, and Jane Gallagher. They all represent Holden in a way, and Salinger uses these symbols very well. While Holden is wandering around New York City, he asks ...
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Great Expectations: Themes Of Love, Redemption And IsolationOf the major themes from Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations" to be
discussed as to their importance concerning its structure, I have selected
"Love" in the context of human relationships, "Isolation" and finally
"Redemption". The loneliness isolation brings can only be redeemed by the ...
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Aunt Julia And The Script WritThere are many interesting, well developed, entertaining, colorful, exciting, and provocative characters in Mario Vargas LlosaŐs novel Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter. Pedro Camacho is quite a character, as well as Aunt Julia herself. I was even greatly intrigued by such small characters as ...
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DeliveranceA true survivor can only depend on himself. The novel is a story
about four characters each with different views on surviving. Every man in the
world can relate to one of the three secondary characters in the novel
. Men can relate to Lewis Medlock for his primitive views, Drew for
his ...
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Frankenstein: The Creator's Faults In The CreationOften the actions of children are reflective of the attitudes of those who
raised them. In the novel Frankenstein : Or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelly,
Dr. Victor Frankenstein is the sole being that can take responsibility for the
creature that he has created, as he is the only one that had ...
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The Lord Of The Flies: SUmmaryThe novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, an adventure and
suspense story, is written in 1857. The story sets on an deserted Pacific
coral island. A group of school boys are marooned on this island after a
plane crash on a trip to Australia.
The story begins with a large number of ...
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The Mountain And The ValleyIn the Prologue of , we are introduced to David Canaan and his family. The novel takes place in Nova Scotia in a small farming community. The writer spends a great deal of time talking abpout the nature surrounding the town. This gives the reader a very good mental picture of where the story ...
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The Strange Case Of Dr. JekyllIn and Mr. Hyde: Steveson used the architecture of Dr. Jekyll’s house very intelligently. The house can be regarded to be parallel to Dr. Jekyll’s double personality. Throughout the book, the house lends itself as a powerful prop, by which it is possible for Dr. Jekyll to use his ...
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Huck FinnHuckleberry Finn
Dear Editor,
I would like to address the controversy of Huckleberry Finn. My child is in middle school and teachers have had to put a hold on allowing the children to read this book and being able to teach the children about African- American history. I am an African- ...
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The Awakening"...looking at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered some damage." Chapter 1, pg. 3
I think there are a lot of significant things about this quote. First I love the way he views his wife. She truly is a “valuable piece”, but I would not have said ...
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Oh, Lights and drugsPieces of The Lit Paper
Jim Carrol’s The Basketball Diaries is an intense collection of journal entries of the author’s teenage life published in 1978, while Jay McInerney’s Bright Lights, Big City is a second person narrative containing many significant events that have taken place in the ...
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Holocaust Humor Losing Its ShtickHolocaust Humor Losing Its Shtick / by Steve Lipman?
Hitler, suffering from laryngitis, mounts a podium in Berlin at the end of World War II to deliver a stirring oration. Out of sight from the masses, a Jewish thespian intones the words that the lip-synching dictator apparently is shouting. ...
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The presentation of women in the Great GatsbyGreat Gatsby – The presentation of women
In Chapter One, Daisy recalls the birth of her daughter. She says; "I'm glad it's a girl, and I hope she'll be a fool - that's the best thing a girl can be - a beautiful little fool." - Consider Fitzgerald's presentation of female characters in the novel; ...
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Themes in the Grapes of Wrath“The Grapes of Wrath” is a novel written by John Steinbeck in 1939. The setting of “The Grapes of Wrath” was during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl Crisis. The novel focuses on a poor family of sharecroppers called the Joads. The Joads were forced to leave their home in Oklahoma because of ...
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The Color Of WaterThe Color of Water by James McBride was a novel on his autobiography of his mothers life and his as well. There was a lot of emotions going on through the novel. Throughout the novel, James was trying to identify his life and origin. James mother, Ruth, wouldn’t admit that she was white and ...
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How Historic Context Shapes Celtic Myth'sRomeo and Juliette was turned into a poppy, romantic teen flick; gods, deities, and fairy tale creatures of varied religions and cultures are depicted in an extremely popular novel; the ring of the Niebelungen was turned into an epic opera; and the mythological gods of ancient Greece found a new ...
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