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Pecola
The Breedlove family has moved from the rural south to urban Lorain, Ohio, and the displacement, in addition to grinding work conditions and poverty, contributes to the family’s dysfunction. Told from the perspectives of the adolescent sisters, Claudia and Frieda MacTeer, Morrison’s narrative weaves its way through the four seasons and traces the daughter’s (Pecola…
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Immorality in a Then There Were None and Then There Were None
And then there were none is novel by Agatha Christie, discusses matters of trust, deceit, and immorality. These two words and intertwined within each chapter, and they come to us in ways that do not meet the eye right away. They require a certain level of thought in order to be understood clearly. It which…
Book Review,
Novel
An Analysis of Gene Forrester in A Separate Peace by John Knowles
A Separate Peace by John Knowles is a complex novel that portrays war in many different forms. Gene Forrester was attending Devon School during World War II. This was a representation of different wars he was having within himself. Gene was feeling a kind of jealousy toward his friend Finny. He also felt like Finny…
Character,
Literature,
Novel
A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove Summary
Carl Matt is an awkward, lumpy fifteen year-old who just wants to be loved. Sarah, Carl and Harley’s fathers all walked out on the family and their mother, Kerry often finds them too hard to cope with. When his mother walks out on the family, apparently for good, nineteen year-old Sarah, terrified of the responsibility…
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Literature,
Novel,
Reading
Making a Movie Based on The Novel and Conveying the Author’s Intent
Some filmmakers gracefully meet the challenge, while others fail, warping the original meaning of the novel in order to appeal to he general movie going population. Harper Lees To Kill A Mockingbird novel to movie transition is a mid-ground between the two extremes. Lees theme of tolerance is neither completely destroyed nor completely expressed. The…
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Fiction,
Literature,
Novel
The Moonstone Essay
The Moonstone, written in 1868 by Wilkie Collins is a mystery novel about a gem called “The Moonstone”. The moonstone is somewhat a symbol of what everyone strives for, beauty and power. In the book, justice plays a huge role in terms of doing what is fair and morally right through action and attitude. Although…
Book Summary,
Novel,
Plot
Life’s Greatest Lesson: Book Review of Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie , Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie, written by Mitch Albom is a story of the love between a man and his college professor, Morrie Schwartz. This true story captures the compassion and wisdom of a man who only knew good in his heart. A man who lived his life to the fullest…
Novel,
Philosophy,
Wisdom
Analysis Novel A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace is a novel by John Knowles that is about prep school experiences during World War II. This book was a good story about an adolescents attempt to understand the world and himself. I enjoyed reading about Gene’s journey towards maturity and the adult world. This book takes place in Devon School, New…
Belief,
Novel
Interpretation Of Rushdie And Kazantzakis Stories
As I look back now, and begin to appraise the independant novels that I have read in the past few weeks, I was both stunned and surprised by the psychological effects that they had imposed on my mind. Whether it was Rushdie’s tale of diabolical consequences or Kazantzakis’ story on the trial of Christ, I…
Belief,
Novel
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Te In the novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, Tess is faced with many different levels of happiness, from pure joy to absolute unhappiness. As she moves from location to location, the setting of these places portrays Tess’ joy. From her pure happiness at Talbothay’s Dairy, to the turning point of Tess’s joy…
Character Traits,
Novel