In order to accept the views presented in this novel, we look at circular narrative and the chapters and sub-chapters within. ... From this we can see how Winton has tied in the physical world and the spiritual world. ... It states at the end "I"m Fish Lamb, for as long as it took to die,...as long as it took to tell you all this". ... From these sub-chapters we are able to see how the conflict unfolds and individual characters are slowly revealed. ... At the start of the novel we see that chapters one and two reveal the tragedies of both families and chapter three is when they both start a ne...

• Word Count: 871
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In order to accept the views presented in this novel, we look at circular narrative and the chapters and sub-chapters within. ... From this we can see how Winton has tied in the physical world and the spiritual world. ... It states at the end "I"m Fish Lamb, for as long as it took to die,...as long as it took to tell you all this". ... From these sub-chapters we are able to see how the conflict unfolds and individual characters are slowly revealed. ... This shows the importance of the family unit and throughout the novel we see how this slowly falls apart but because of the marriage of Quick a...

• Word Count: 842
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In order to accept the views presented in this novel, we look at circular narrative and the chapters and sub-chapters within. ... From this we can see how Winton has tied in the physical world and the spiritual world. ... It states at the end "I"m Fish Lamb, for as long as it took to die,...as long as it took to tell you all this". ... From these sub-chapters we are able to see how the conflict unfolds and individual characters are slowly revealed. ... This shows the importance of the family unit and throughout the novel we see how this slowly falls apart but because of the marriage of Quick a...

• Word Count: 842
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In chapter three, some symbolism is noticed in a turtle that has great difficulty crossing the highway, foreshadowing the journey in the next chapter. After meeting Jim Casy in chapter four, they finally reach the Joad farm that has been deserted and damaged. ... "If Al gets back from his squirtin' aroun', I figgered he could load the truck an' take all of it in, an maybe we could start out tomorra or day after (90)." ... Granpa becomes even sicker and dies while in the Wilson's sheltered tent after suffering a stroke. ... This shows how Ma is becoming the reckoning for...

• Word Count: 1730
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

I laughed and cried within the first chapter. The entire book makes you think long and hard about life, how precious it is, and how quickly it can be taken from you. We are all given gifts of different kinds in our lives. ... A young healthy five-year-old named Annie senselessly and suddenly dies. ... The first is the little girl Annie, who was born late in the life of her parents, and who died at a very early age due to an illness. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Book of Ruth The story of Ruth is a short but wonderful example of how families should stay together no matter what. Ruth shows us that when times get hard and lonely we should always take care of the people that matter most to us our families. ... When her husband and her father in law died, Ruth and her mother in law, Naomi, returned to her homeland of Judah. ... Ruth said in Chapter 1 verse 16 and 17, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for wither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, an...

• Word Count: 548
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• Grade Level: High School

Emily's mother, Maria, died at a young age just 9 months after giving birth to Emily's sister, Anne. ... We see this reflected in Wuthering Heights as it is Nelly Dean who raises Catherine and Hareton, due to both their mothers dying at childbirth. ... We are told by Nelly Dean, the narrator in chapter 5, that Cathy is "a wild, wick slip" this mono-syllabic alliterative noun phrase describes Cathy as spontaneous, impulsive and full of life! ... How can a girl of such a young age accept those words? Similarly, how can a woman who is merely "whistling" her rage co...

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• Grade Level: High School

It has always been our special time together and times that we often reflect on and talk about how amazing they were. ... We could not believe our eyes. ... The conversation we had on the way home, the laughs we shared and driving in my first car was the new "best day of my life". ... The dad can't believe how the son has grown. ... Starting a new chapter in my life, heading off to college, I pray I'll be like him. ...

• Word Count: 706
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• Grade Level: High School

What are your feelings after reading the opening chapter(s) of this book? ... What is the most important word in the book (or in a particular chapter or section)? ... The message we receive today is that if you"re born in poverty there is no way to prosper and move out of poverty. ... As a young child, Frank questions the reason his sister and brothers die. "I don't know why we can't keep Eugene. ...

• Word Count: 2588
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• Grade Level: High School

This relationship is first introduced in chapter two of the novel. ... In the last couple pages of the book, Pari comes to realize how much she really meant to Abdullah, making several quotes about him, such as "when we lost each other, Abdullah and I, it hurt him much more than it hurt me" (419). ... Masooma wants Parwana to leave her there to die. ... In this letter, we learn more about the two men. ... When Wahdati found out he was dying, most of his family came around, and his wife Nila stood by his side. ...

• Word Count: 1073
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• Grade Level: High School

" Over the next several chapters Marjane was given situations that tested her faith, and forced her to choose between what she saw and what she believed. In the chapter titled "The Water Cell", Marjane asserts that God had appointed the king of Iran to her parents. ... I'd even say we have to learn to forgive." This resonates with her and expands her understanding of how to deal with the chaos around her at this time. ... Schools began distributing gold painted plastic keys, telling boys, "if they went to war and were lucky enough to die, this key would get them...

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"When we assume male-headed nuclear families to be central units of kinship, and all alternative patterns to be extensions or exceptions, we accept as aspect of cultural hegemony instead of studying it. In the process, we miss the contested domain in which symbolic innovation may occur. ... (This statement is expanded on in the Chapter of Socialization and gender roles in Looking at Gay and Lesbian Life). ... The Chapter, "HIV and the State of the Family" in the text "Transgressing Borders" (p. 19-33), clearly depicts the issues facing families, of all forms, in direct relation to AIDS. ... ...

• Word Count: 2067
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

We had lost Sgt. ... Any of these guys would die for you, take a bullet for you. Anything we could do to help one another we would do. ... His father was very much honored to be able to tell his co-workers about his son's new chapter in his life. ... Words can't describe how one feels after losing such a great person. ...

• Word Count: 1029
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• Grade Level: High School

Description of Main Characters: Tom Joad, the first person we meet in the book, was put in the McAlester State Penitentiary for four years for the crime of manslaughter. ... We later met Mr. Casy again, but this time he figured out how to organize his thoughts in ways people would understand. ... Plot: The plot begins when we first meet Tom. ... Later on in the night, Grandpa has a stroke and dies. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

He has chosen a village maid who is hardy and knows how to run a household, almost opposite to the description of his brother's wife. ... We see the last of her when she is married and goes to join her husband's family where she comes under the rule of her mother-in-law. ... When his wife and daughter die during the famine, he goes and works at Wang's estate. ... Denouement The last five chapters of the book reveal the price Wang pays for his wealth. ...

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Lawrence 's novel Sons and Lovers, the author in this thesis attempts to analyze the Oedipus complex how to appear, the concrete exhibition, the origin and the aftereffect. ... Jordon, manufacturer of surgical appliances; William developed pneumonia and died. ... Morel is the driving force in her sons' lives, until the eldest one dies and then she is the main thing in the second son, Paul. ... The Oedipus complex runs rampant in this book, read a few chapters closely and one will see. ...

• Word Count: 4216
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School