"Cujo," by Stephen King, is a novel about a sweet innocent St. Bernard who becomes rabid and wreaks havoc. In the beginning, Joe and Charity Camber and their son Bret live out on an old farm place where Joe fixes cars in the old cow barn. They have a large St. Bernard named Cujo. Vic and Donna Trent...
He commented once that the novel grew from the brutalities he witnessed during his service in the navy during World War II and from his thirteen year's experience of teaching young boys. ... But the novel is also an allegory - a story which has another meaning beyond the surface one. ... This novel fits into the 'survival narrative' tradition, where a person or group of people are placed in a strange, and usually primitive, setting, and the values of the writer's society are put to the test. ... Golding remembered saying to his wife before writing the novel: 'Wouldn&#x...
In the essay "Why the Novel Matters", Lawrence explores in his own way the Romantic concept of the relativity of parts and wholes to construct a doctrinal statement celebrating the novel over other fields of thought. Unlike philosophy, science, and religion, which only address "part" of us, he says, the novel reaches us "whole hog". ... Note, however, that at the same time he is also effectively illustrating his general thesis. ... When Lawrence says that the "novel is the one bright book of life," he deliberately does nol say that the novel is like life (a simile) or that it is full of life (...
Characters are the central point in the novel and are the personality in the book. ... The lens that was chosen for the novel is the feminist lens. ... We plead with her, send anonymous notes. ... Symbols play an important role in the novel as they represent growth and trauma. ... The critical lense that was chosen for the novel Speak was the Feminist Theory. ...
The two novels share some similarities but are also different in many ways. ... Innocence also appears in both novels but the novels differ in that one portrays the preservation of innocence while another shows the loss of this quality. ... A literary critic notes that "Ahab becomes sure of the fact that it is fate that pushes him towards the white whale" (Parke,584). ... Fate led Billy to his death; he was the only crewman impressed from the Rights of Man and he "made no demur" at being singled out (Melville(2), 3 ) One critic notes that " Billy's demise is brought about by a combinat...
How Do the Historical Notes Influence Our Interpretation of "A Handmaid's Tale"? ... Atwood has added this to the end of the novel to give some insight to what happened after Gileadian society. ... This does raise a question in the readers" mind about honesty in the rest of the novel. ... The historical notes raise a question of the authenticity of "A handmaids Tale." ... Pieixoto uses references from our time so the reader can relate to the novel more and they can understand more. ...
There are many characters in the novel "I"m the King of The Castle" who might be described as "loners". I have chosen the two main characters, Edmund Hooper and Charles Kingshaw, because they are the main characters of the novel and I sympathize with both of them the most for being loners. ... Moreover, Hooper did not want the company of Kingshaw and this can be seen through the note that Hooper had written to Kingshaw when Kingshaw first arrived. The note had said "I DONT WANT YOU TO COME HERE" and this shows us his displeasure towards the arrival of Kingshaw and his mother. ...
After his return home in 1871, Henry James wrote his first novel, Watch and Ward. ... He stayed until August of 1874 (Letters 77-78) when and where he wrote his novel Roderick Hudson. ... The notes between the James' brothers tended to be playful and sometimes incorrigible. ... In his next letter, he notes thanks to William for encouragement about Daisy Miller (published 1878), and notes that she "appears (literally) to have made a great hit- (116). ... His final notes drift in and out of lucidity. ...
The notion of transforming a novel into a film has been rampant today. Today, many films have been created from the ideas that adjacent the novel's. ... It is worth noting that visual images in the film will obviously stimulate the people's perceptions directly. ... In short, it is wise noting that this movie ensures that the feeling s of the observers are controlled since the truth is that visual images brings forth a direct sensations, which its impact can lead someone to shade tears. ... It is then perfectly to note that at most the novel will portray a perfect flow of events th...
The novel attempts to give a picture of what modern society will look like. ... He comes across as a friend to Winston in the opening chapters of the novel. ... This takes place in the last chapter of the second part of the novel. ... Outcome The novel ends in total tragedy for Winston. ... The novel ends on a sad and cynical note. ...
During Jonathan Harker's visit to the Count's castle, Stoker's choice of words creates intensity in the novel. ... Towards the beginning, Jonathan notes the raising of the hand to settle down the wolves in the forest. This incident notes one of the abilities of the vampire. ... This account can lead one to note the fear and anger that Jonathan possessed at this point in the novel. ... The many depictions of Lucy can further provide insight in the novel. ...
Characters Representing Fact or Fancy: The Key-Note Which Unveils Humanity Throughout history there have been many classic works of literature which demand the respect and attention of the public. ... This short novel is perhaps Dickens most thought provoking work and captures the sentiment of his time. ... The scene in the novel where Mr. ... The idea of mechanization is evident throughout the novel. ... She is the most radical form of fancy portrayed throughout the novel. ...
This is the question William Faulkner explored in his 1929 novel titled "The Sound and the Fury". In this novel, Faulkner emphasizes man's heavy dependence on the concept of abstract time by using fragmented sections of the past to give voice to the present. ... Throughout the novel, a heavy, tragic sense of loss is present. ... "The Sound and the Fury" has been described by Edmund Volpe as a novel that depicts "a deterioration from the past to the present" (PG; Monarch Notes PG). ... Time is a major and recurring theme throughout this novel, shown most vividly through the c...
Albert King once stated: "The Blues its twelve-bar, bent-note melody is the anthem of a race bonding itself together with cries of shared self victimization and trouble, which are always present, and always the result of others, pressing upon unfortunate and down trodden poor souls." ... Toni Morrison, as in a jazz band, provides the "double bass" of the novel through the omnipresent narrator, keeping a continuous rhythm and providing effective continuity throughout the novel. ... Comparatively, at the climax of the novel, during Beloved's complete domination of Sethe, the community si...
The contrast between past memory and present experience infuses the novel with a sense of contingency. ... Her husband is invited, without her, to lunch with Lady Bruton (who, Clarissa notes, gives the most amusing luncheons, which is very important for the woman from the high society.) ... One of the themes of the novel is the conflict between conventionality and unconventionality. ... Another theme of the novel is that the thoughts of individuals are connected in a way that transcends their separation. ... In the beginning of the novel Clarissa says, that she will get the flowers herself b...
The Wars is a novel wrought with imagery, and the most often recurring pattern is that of animals. ... Robert also acknowledges our animal heritage when he notes that to sleep invariably puts you in danger, and it was the "animal memory in you that knew that" (101). In the end of the novel, Robert loses his life in an attempt to save those of innocent horses. ... During Robert's run with the coyote, Robert watches as the coyote spies two gophers and notes that the animal "didn't even come down off it's toes. ... It is at the awful moment of realization that Robert hears a bird s...
The Divine Wind describes an Australia that is tarnished by racism, hatred and distrust, and yet the novel ends on an optimistic note. ... The novel is set during a World War. ... All throughout the novel elements of separation are presented. ... Hart's lack of trust for characters in the novel such as Mitsy and Jamie are just some signs of Disher showing an Australia that is tarnished from distrust. ... Although the novel ends on an optimistic note, the future for Broome doesn't seem promising. ...
The Divine Wind describes an Australia that is tarnished by racism, hatred and distrust, and yet the novel ends on an optimistic note. ... The novel is set during a World War. ... All throughout the novel elements of separation are presented. ... Hart's lack of trust for characters in the novel such as Mitsy and Jamie are just some signs of Disher showing an Australia that is tarnished from distrust. ... Although the novel ends on an optimistic note, the future for Broome doesn't seem promising. ...
In contrast, Fyodor Dostoevesky's modern novel, Notes from the Underground, portrays the feeling of every man being on his own. ... Leo Tolstoy's novel, The Death of Ivan Illyich, is a novel which creates both a modern and traditional atmosphere. ... This is illustrated throughout the works of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Illyich, and Dostoevesky's Notes From the Underground. ... Finally Dostoevesky illustrates modernism through his novel, Notes From the Underground. ... The novel shows how modernism rose along with the rise of isolat...
He wanted to write a "nonfiction novel." ... When I write something, I have tons of notes. For the most part, writers have thousands of notes on paper. ... The novel is saturated with details that would never have been included in a newspaper. ... In revealing that, I would like to note that not all psychological patients are evil and that not all evil persons are psychological patients. ...
(Wharton 17)In the novel, the house is described with quite a bit of detail, but when actually seen in the movie the true beauty is brought out for all to see with impeccable accuracy to the book. ... He writes a note to her and it is shown across the screen as he is giving it to someone to be delivered. On the screen it shows the note saying, "Important...I see you". ... Because of these elements, director Martin Scorsese has presented an interpretation of Wharton's novel that has made The Age of Innocence a story for yet another generation to enjoy. ...
Literary devices are the most direct way in which an author reinforces the themes of a novel. ... It is the place where the Lambs and the Pickles share their lives for most of the novel, and thus assumes great symbolic importance in the novel. ... Firstly, the note of middle C that recurs throughout the novel in the house is used as a symbol for how family can change lives for the better. ... In this case, the note of Middle C has a harsh, dissonant sound, as it is associated with death. ... The note of middle C that was once disturbing enough to cause Oriel to move into the tent now harkens t...
I decided the play would be written in the form of a novel. ... I made pages of notes. ... My notes are full of phrases and guiding bits of wisdom. ... On another page I have written, "stars aligning, things coming together, radio pg. 303, suggestion, things missing, last chapter", and "cooking for you, begin to notice, things, novels run to coincidence" where the commas signify page breaks. I first thought these were more notes on postmodernism. ...
