A key theme in the novel is the importance of relationships. The book centers on the friendship of Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders. ... Reb Saunders was the chosen one to become the Hasidic rabbi of his people and to lead them from the suffering endured in Russia to the promised land of America. ... The two boys were chosen to help one another and to learn and grow from one another. ... The characters of the novel are interesting and different, the tone of the novel is altering and intriguing, the setting adds a further reality, the theme is the focus and main excitement of the novel, and t...

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Their relationship develops as the book does and goes from one treating the other like dirt to a mutual caring friendship. Estella played important roles in Pip's acceptance and being to chosen to receive Great Expectations, without her, Pip" may have been more reluctant to accept the Great Expectations and he most likely would not have been chosen. ... In Pip's being chosen for his Great Expectations, Estella played a large role. ... Lastly, with a rank of 5 comes Estella's representation of a theme. Since this aspect of Estella is bridged from the other two, it isn't as...

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To Kill a Mockingbird was written in 1960 by Harper Lee (a law student from schools such as the University of Alabama and Oxford University). In it's first year of publication the book did something that most writers only dream about. It was chosen by three American book clubs as the best read: Reader's Digest Condensed Books, the Literary Guild, and Book-of-the-Month Club. ... Although the title To Kill a Mockingbird has very little literal connection to the plot, the idea of a mocking bird is a significant theme that carries a great deal of symbolic weight in the book in three...

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Bilbo had been chosen to go forward into the dragons" lair to seek the treasure. ... As Bilbo walked further and further into the lair suspense starts to build dramatically from the author's descriptions of heat, steam, and sounds coming from the end of the passage. At the moment before Bilbo's encounter with the dragon "he knew that going on from there was the bravest thing he"d ever done", as quoted in the book. This part of the book exhibits only one of many great examples of mystery and suspense from the story. ... This tale of bravery truly has one outstanding theme. ...

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This book is a horrifying and amazingly keen insight to what and where our society is taking us. ... The first symbol demonstrating the theme is the mind altering Soma. ... Another symbol illustrating the theme is the fertilization process. ... This can be explained when the director is talking to Henry and says, "The introduction of Our Ford's first T-Model chosen as the opening date of a new era. ... One of these is the use of Somas throughout the book. ...

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The fact that she is an author writing about an author, also that the poem whose theme is a book is itself part of a book or that looking at an deeper level, Bradstreet while writing the poem is developing a relationship to her piece of writing while she writes about the author's relationship to his piece of writing is very ironic. ... From the beginning the speaker can easily be identified as the author herself as she addresses her book as "( ) offspring of my feeble brain" (l.1) Not only is the book presented as the author's child by Bradstreet but she also describes aspects of an ...

• Word Count: 1421
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While attending the University of Tulsa, Hinton fell in love and married David Inhofe just before graduating from the University of Tulsa in 1970. ... That Was Then, This Is Now was chosen as a notable book by the American Library Association. The Outsiders was chosen by the New York Herald Tribune as one of the best teen-age books for 1967, and received the Media & Methods Maxi Award in 1975. ... This novel shows this theme throughout a detailed story line. ... This theme is expressed in the novel several times. ...

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To many people trying to find a theme for the Bible is pointless and difficult. ... As we read in the book there is a theme that fulfilled both of these requirements and it is "The Kingdom of God." ... Jesus then arose from the grave and is still living and ascended to his father in heaven and blessed us with the Holy Spirit. ... The Bible is one big book. ... I enjoyed this book greatly. ...

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He routinely laments about his chosen career as a blacksmith, since Estella looks down upon his for it. Pip's "prisons- are the ones that affect the tone of the book the most. Estella suffers from various "prisons- as well. ... - As the reader can see, imprisonment is a theme that is intertwined throughout the story. ... Whatever the prison may be, it is certain that the prevalent theme of imprisonment is a vital component of Great Expectations....

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The Guide "is a book. ... This book has some of the most ironic yet sensible symbols in a modern book. ... It also seems ironical that a day that usually means saving and kindness is the day chosen for the Earth to be demolished. This all of course goes along with the theme of the book, which would be the Infinite Improbability Drive. ... The entire theme of the book is Improbability and it works quite well. ...

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There are many themes in this novel, but one of the main themes is that violence creates more problems than it solves. This theme helps in the characterization of Bruce Cutter. ... He rushed over and hit the man, getting a bad reaction from the girl. ... Lastly, this theme adds to the resolution of the novel. ... Lastly, we will talk about the very successful author of our chosen novel, William Bell. ...

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Harper Lee uses theme for the purpose of represent the "evil". ... Theme is used to show this more clearly. The most important theme of Mockingbird remains the notion of prejudice in all of its forms. ... Savagery is the evil in which Conrad talks about in this book. ... I was chosen.' ...

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The first theme recognizable in the three stories is chivalry. ... Three easily recognized themes are love, loyalty and adventure. In all three stories these themes appear in one way or another. ... Irony is put to effect late in the book when used to describe the Joy of the Court. In reality, no good or joy had come from it. ...

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Lord of the Flies*(Underline title of Book~!... They experience many of the antagonisms of the world they came from. ... Golding uses symbolism to express his themes of the story. This is shown throughout the pages of this book. ... Before long, the boys decide that a leader must be chosen. ...

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When one reads a book the names of the characters don't often stand out as anything of particular interest. ... Any reader would like Ralph from the minute they meet him. ... Simon comes from the Hebrew for "listener- and was one of the apostles, Simon Peter. ... Once Piggy dies and the conch shatters, all shreds of civilization disappear from the island. ... Jack and Roger, together, are the ultimate display of evil that Golding is trying to show in the book and their names are very accrate to their character Other than good vs. evil' there are other themes that are displayed ...

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Many great novels emerged from the romantic period. ... Other elements than the use of themes can demonstrate the style of a novel. For example, the very diction chosen by Forster is a breaking from the harsher styles of earlier authors (and even of the English society's manner and language at this time). ... Without the elements of romanticism, the book is just another love story. ... World Book Encyclopedia, 1989 ed. ...

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Jack breaks away from Ralph and forms his own, savage, tribe. ... In my essay I will be examining the many themes present in this book. ... Golding presents evil as a them throughout the book. ... The main conversion to savagery, another theme in the book, is possibly in the choir. ... The final theme I will examine is that of power and leadership. ...

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The typical Fantasy would support all these characteristics and any Fantasy book read would prove this and there are very few that would not. ... Anyone else could have been chosen to be ringbearer on the journey to Mordor but Frodo, with such a kind and caring, true heart is chosen by his uncle Bilbo Baggins who took the journey to Middle Earth years before. ... " The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee, the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Piggy saying nothing, with no time for even a grunt, traveled through the air sideways from the rock...

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After you have chosen your passage, compose an essay in clear, concise language that follows the guidelines below. ... CONNECTING TO A BROADER HISTORICAL THEME In the concluding section, connect this passage to one of the broader historical themes that we have learned about in the course. ... Focus on one theme (two at most) as this is a short essay. ... Connecting to Broader Historical Themes I expect you to be able to connect the passage that you have chosen to the broader themes in U.S. history and the history of slavery that you will have learned about through the textbook readings ...

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I have chosen the theme "Everybody feels like they do not belong in society or cultures at times". The theme i have chosen is evident the text "The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian", written by Sherman Alexie, the short story "The Whale", by Witi Ihimaera. ... The book "The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian" written by Sherman Alexie, puts the reader in the life of Arnold Spirit. ... The writer Witi Ihimaera shows the theme though an old and forgotten Maori man, who lives at a marae. ... From this, Boy realises that his father was ne...

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Book Review: South by south east by Anthony Horowitz The book I have chosen to review is South by south east by Anthony Horowitz. It is one book of a three part series, which stars the Diamond brothers, who run a detective agency. ... The narrative view point of the novel is first person, as it is told from the perspective of Nick Diamond the main character. ... I really enjoyed this book, because it always left you with a cliff hanger, which always made me read on, and this was quite good for me, because i'm not a very keen reader, but with this book, I was ...

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Even when Frodo is exhausted from the weight of bearing the Ring, Sam takes over the quest for him. ... {Book 1, 233}. ... His loss of control leads to Frodo's decision to break away from the company and complete the task on his own. ... The constant battle between Good and Evil is a prevalent theme in most Literature and it is a human concept. ... His characters have human emotions and qualities, his themes are human. ...

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This report will include quotations from the novel as well as your personal observations about the character you have chosen to study using a third person point of view. ... Introduction/ Paragraph 1: name the character your have chosen book title and author's full name Briefly state your feelings about the kind of individual your character is-what do you think are three OUTSTANDING characteristics of this individual? ... Personal reaction to the whole story An original lesson learned Recommendation on the book as a whole. ... My examples don't show how the character changes thro...

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He was gracious enough to give us a new birth through the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. ... The main body of the book comes in chapter 2:11 and goes all the way to 5:11. ... Theme While reading the book of 1 Peter several times over, I began to notice that the author was writing toward a group of Christians were going through a great amount of suffering in one way or another. The while the author speaks to them, it is fairly evident that the theme of 1 Peter is staying faithful through suffering. ... He also makes it even more evident in other parts of the book. ...

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An additional reason I have chosen the novel to be a little more interesting is that in the film some of the acting was lame and wasn't as good as I hoped it to be, with the exception of Humphrey Bogart's role. ... A pointless story that was in the book but pointless in the film was the story with the man named Flitcraft that left his family because he so had a near death experience, it was a good choice of the film director Houston because I thought that the story had to do with the main plot. Another difference in the film is that Houston completely cut out Gutman's daught...

• Word Count: 683
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• Grade Level: High School