Bram Stoker was one of the first great authors that truly knew how to write a classic novel. ... With its dark, seductiveness its hard not to resist this classic. The exotic locales of the setting of this classic give it a flavor to and a sense of intrigue giving the reader a ticket to spark the imagination and really feel what each character is seeing and is feeling at that very moment. ... The characters in this novel are each of a very educated back round and all with a different type of personality that has intrigued readers around the world of decades. ... All element I think m...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Tess of the D"Ubervilles" is a classic tragedy by Thomas Hardy. ... The emotional and descriptive writing created a good balance that caught the reader's attention and kept the reader interested in the novel. Beautifully written and unforgettably striking, the style of writing unwittingly ensnares the reader. The reader believes that "Tess of the D"Ubervilles" is the best of Hardy's novels. ... Thomas Hardy fans would immensely enjoy the tragic story of "Tess of the D"Ubervilles" because it's full of poetry and is a classic example of Hardy's talent as a writer. ...

• Word Count: 1053
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• Grade Level: High School

(Dumarier 2) is the famous opening line to the classic novel Rebecca. ... Rebecca is in many ways similar to the story of Cinderella, a classic Gothic Romance (Masterplots 3). ... hough, and that helps the reader relate to her and sympathize for her. ... This keeps the reader trying to figure out if Maxim really loves her or not. ... Dumaurier starts off her novel with elements of a classic Gothic Romance, and ends the story in mystery and suspense. ...

• Word Count: 1831
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• Grade Level: High School

In attempting to explain the differences between Virginia Woolf's Orlando and her own, Potter states, "So I made various changes with my heart in my mouth, as one does when dealing with a great classic of literature. ... One critic, Jane Marcus responds to Potter's statements about the changes made in her version of Orlando saying: "I can't believe anyone who helped with the making of this mockery of genius has ever read the book They were not familiar with the contested meanings critics have seen in Orlando, because it is not even a minor "classic" in England, or they would not...

• Word Count: 1793
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The photographs that Findley has supplied the researcher (and consequently, the reader) are more pictures that give insight into that time; they are windows into the past and into peoples lives. ... Through these images, Findley is not only able to show the death, despair and the loss that war brings about, but is also capable of drawing the reader into the novel and giving an almost first-hand experience with the casualties of war. ... Although the first thing that comes to mind when reading about fire is the destruction that the element can cause, Findley compels the reader to look further ...

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• Grade Level: High School

As the protagonist, R portrayed himself to connect with the readers through the use of emotion and empathy. ... Julie is the Juliet to R's Romeo, when R first encounters her he describes her eyes as "classic novels and poetry" (page 18). ... R conveys the reader to identify what he is communicating throughout the thoughts in his mind. This gives the reader an in-depth insight into R's perception on life as a zombie. ... The novel is suitably targeted for a range of various teenager and young adult readers. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

As readers, we try to relate to the characters we read about. ... One way that Bronte captured her readers is using empathy. ... Some readers may sympathize with him because he was abused. ... We, as readers, do the same thing that Isabelle did. ... I think that readers will see this book in so many different ways that it will always be a classic. ...

• Word Count: 1378
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• Grade Level: High School

Her drive for success sparked a new literary classic, as well as a successful movie, produced just four years after the release of her book. ... By using this method, the reader is able to hear the thoughts of two different characters and how they perceive events. ... The plot structure of the novel is a very important element to Guest's technique, it leaves the reader questioning the past. ... This further drives the reader to seek more answers as to why the past occurred the way it had. ... He voices his opinion that Beth's point of view is barely articulated and it leaves the read...

• Word Count: 2059
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• Grade Level: High School

Being More Than One Appears In this classic novel, Lord of the Flies, author William Golding uses many elements of symbolism. ... To truly understand and enjoy this novel, the reader must look at the deeper meaning of the book, rather than simply reading the book in a superficial way. ...

• Word Count: 671
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• Grade Level: High School

She puts this American literary classic in the category of books she qualifies as "of dubious literary merit," "overwrought," and "depressing," yet she is not able to support the claims she makes with any quotes, facts, or sources to adequately prove her point of why the novel belongs with novels categorized with these awful titles. ... Prose claims that we, as the reader, will, "never harbor the racist attitudes espoused by the lowlifes in the novel," yet we still stumble upon nearly the same problems with racism today. ...

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John Steinbeck enables crucial techniques that consume the reader into a far-fetched but classical novel, that experiments cultures and human relationships. ... Previously is portrayed the classic Paisano society and their habit of consuming wine to avoid of the real situation in which they live in. ... It is because of this object that readers are transported to a new horizon and gained with a new perspective on life. ...

• Word Count: 729
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• Grade Level: High School

I will argue why, and discuss how, Little Women and Peter Pan fall into this category of educating their respective readers. ... In other words, she is teaching her young readers the lessons about growing up, and what it means to learn from experiences "her "knowledge of young people, and her sympathy of youth- show through "which is why Little Women remains such a staple in classic children's literature (Meigs, 213). ... Nevertheless, Little Women is a story about teaching and educating young women about maturation, and Alcott effectively uses her characters to relay her me...

• Word Count: 1473
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Great writers possess abilities to empathize with their readers. ... One example is Jane Austen's traditional classic, Pride and Prejudice. This piece of literature exhibits the time period's life style and significance by giving the readers a feel of what would be of importance to a typical family in relation to the time period. ... Doing this he makes the readers feel like he understands their misery and pain. ...

• Word Count: 1366
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The novel contains all the elements of the classic Sleeping Beauty: the castle, thorns, princess, and a tale of death and awakening from eternal sleep. ... It allowed the reader to be informed of some of the horrors that occurred during World War II, while not being overly depressing like many other novels covering this subject. ...

• Word Count: 809
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In this classic novel the gothic theme of good versus evil plays a major role. As a reader, one can decipher the difference between the humane and inhumane characteristics of the characters in this novel. ...

• Word Count: 760
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• Grade Level: High School

After much turmoil and tribulation, sorrow and pain, and sweat and tears, the final fates of the characters in Thomas Hardy's classic novel Tess of the d"Urbervilles were dealt their final fate. ... However, in the end the reader finds him dead on the bed with a knife stabbed through hit heart. ... Through all of their mental and physical anguish they found a place to fit in at the end, and the reader can sleep easier at night knowing this. ...

• Word Count: 907
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• Grade Level: High School

The reader must begin to "perceive as one Jane's agony and its emotional and spiritual implications" (Ewbank 185). ... Yet, no matter how overwhelming her plight, Jane treated the world with open affection that wins the heart of any reader. ... New York: First Signet Classic Printing, 1960. ...

• Word Count: 1336
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• Grade Level: High School

A classic bully, Kromer introduces Emil to the world of darkness with simple blackmail. ... The chores are divided up among the boys, in a way that reminds the reader of everyday specialization in society. ...

• Word Count: 1226
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• Grade Level: High School

At first Cossette might signal to the reader anti-feminist ideas and may place Hugo in a negative light. ... Hugo, through his diverse representation of women, introduces the reader to admiration and sympathy for women and spreads knowledge about political fight for justice these women face everyday. ... Fantine, through her struggle shows the reader true strength. ... Eponine breaks away from the classic ideal of a women being controlled by a man, either a father or husband. ...

• Word Count: 2647
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While some readers interpreted the collection's final story, "Swimming Lessons," as a forerunner to future fiction about the immigrant experience, their expectations fell short when Mistry's first novel, Such a Long Journey, appeared in 1991. ... First, are Western readers just plain curious about the Parsis? ... Gandhi's years in power probably fails to intrigue most readers of Mistry's work. ...

• Word Count: 4675
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While some readers interpreted the collection's final story, "Swimming Lessons," as a forerunner to future fiction about the immigrant experience, their expectations fell short when Mistry's first novel, Such a Long Journey, appeared in 1991. ... First, are Western readers just plain curious about the Parsis? ... Gandhi's years in power probably fails to intrigue most readers of Mistry's work. ...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate