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Novel Essays and Term Papers
Great GatsbyA great lecturer once said, ³Man is so caught up in his own recklessness that he does not notice the values of life.² The theme proclaimed in the quote reflects literature in the abundance that it is used in throughout the history of writing. Author F. Scott Fitzgerald, spokesman of the Jazz Age, ...
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Cry, The Beloved Country: Differences Of The Ruled And The RulersThe novel, Cry, the Beloved Country, by Alan Paton illustrates the differences of the ruled and the rulers. It presents a more enhanced portrayal of black and white relations in South Africa during the apartheid era. The author shows, in a subtle non-preachy manner, how racial discrimination ...
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Frankenstein EssayFrankenstein, by Mary Shelley is a complex novel that was written during the age of Romanticism. It contains many typical themes of a common Romantic novel such as dark laboratories, the moon, and a monster; however, Frankenstein is anything but a caommon novel. Many lessons are embedded into ...
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Lord Of The Flies: An Analysis "The two boys faced each other. There was the brilliant world of hunting, tactics, fierce exhilaration, skill; and there was world of longing and baffled common-sense." A quote showing the two main contrasts of the story. Savageness, and civilization. This, is the , a book written by ...
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Great Expectations 4Charles Dickens wrote Great Expectations in the 19th century. His main character, Pip, recieves money from a benefactor, but does not find out who it is until the end. The question Dickens may have tried to get across was, "do you believe money makes you happy?" Well, it depends on who you ask. It ...
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Pride And Prejudice - Marriage‘Pride and Prejudice’ is not only a love
story of marriage among the rural
gentry in England at the start
Jane Austen was born in 1775 in Hampshire. Her father was a vicar and she had six brothers and a sister. At the age of sixteen she started writing humorous novels. In 1813 she published ...
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Lisa Bright And Dark By John NWhen someone has a nearly "perfect" life, it’s hard to believe that person could be going out of his or her mind. Lisa Bright and Dark, by John Neufeld, explores the world of mental illness through Lisa Shilling, a sixteen year old who believes she is going crazy. Though she and her friends ...
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The Persian LettersThe book by Montesquieu is a fictional novel that was written by the author so he could comment on the society in which he was living. This novel has served as a good example of the ideas that were present during the early Enlightenment. There are many ideas and themes that Montesquieu discusses ...
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AnimalFARM by George Orwell George Orwell's novel Farm does an excellent job of drawing parallels from the situation leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917. Farm is a satire that uses its characters to symbolize leaders of the Russian Revolution. The s of "Manor Farm", the setting of this ...
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American And Nigerian Cultures are alike in some aspects of life,
while being dissimilar in other aspects. This idea is clearly exemplified
when one compares their own experience and knowledge of culture in America
to that description and portrayal of Nigerian culture as seen through Buchi
Emecheta's novel, The Wrestling ...
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The Scarlet Letter -xNathaniel Hawthorne's background influenced him to write the bold novel The Scarlet Letter. One important influence on the story is money. Hawthorne had never made much money as an author and the birth of his first daughter added to the financial burden. He received a job at the Salem Customhouse ...
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Butterbox Babies Bette Cahill's is a true story of baby deaths and black market adoptions in East Chester, Nova Scotia. describes the scandalous activities of the Ideal Maternity Home and Sanitarium in East Chester. The Home was owned and operated by William and Lila Young. William was a chiropractor who ...
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The Scarlet LetterThroughout , the author Nathaniel Hawthorne uses many literal and figurative items to illustrate the significance of various characters or themes. Coupled with the tangible evidence given, the reader can make many miscellaneous assumptions of the importance of these items to directly and ...
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The Crying Of Lot 49Thomas Pynchon's is a very deep, complex, and demanding novel, requiring the wide breadth of knowledge. One of the most fascinating aspects of the novel is Pynchon's choice -- or rather, invention -- of the names he gives the characters and organizations described in the novel. These names ...
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Injustice In To Kill A MockingInjustice is a problem which everyone faces. Nobody likes to suffer from injustice, yet they do it to others. In the novel, " To Kill A Mockingbird " written by Harper Lee, there are three characters who suffer the most injustice. They are Atticus, Tom Robinson and Boo Radley.
Atticus, a man with ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird: The Theme Of PrejudiceThe theme of prejudice in To Kill A Mockingbird is much more than just a
case of black and white. The entire novel is about prejudice in it's many forms,
the most prominent case of prejudice is the racism and hate between the blacks
and whites. The whole town of Maycomb is based on stereotypes of ...
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The Hobbit: A ReviewI was fascinated by the story of The Hobbit. I thought this book was very good, and I liked it very much. The Hobbit is full of exciting events and action, making it difficult to put down.
I enjoyed many things in this book, specifically the characters and the setting. Each character Tolkien ...
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Invisible Man: The NarratorIn Ralph Ellison's novel, Invisible Man, the main character goes
through many situations trying to discover himself. The main character,
the narrator, thinks that he is a very important person. He thinks that
his ideas will put an end to all the racial stereotypes in the world. The
narrator ...
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Evolution Of Heathcliff In WutHeathcliff - His Own Worst Enemy
Heathcliff, one of the central character of Wuthering Heights, evolves from an empathetic, innocent victim to a self-centered vindictive individual. This transformation is slow and develops in three distinctive parts. First, Heathcliff is sympathetically portrayed ...
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A Tale Of Two Cities: Reversal Of CharactersWhen writing a book, most authors are writing about an issue they have.
However, other themes become apparent through the course of the piece, either
consciously or subconsciously. One such theme is a reversal of characters in A
Tale of Two Cities. Individuals and groups of people change ...
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