Golding's father, a schoolmaster who held strong convictions in religion, politics and science, swayed William from writing to pursue his education in the field of science. Golding studied natural science at Brasenose College, Oxford. ... Besides from his themes of humanity, war, science, Archaeology, Egyptology, and music, Golding also has an appreciation for Greek literature. ... In 1983, Golding received the Nobel Prize for Literature. In 1980, he won the Booker Prize for Literature. ...

• Word Count: 526
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Most dystopian novels show the loss of the arts and the major advance in science. ... This world was letting literature and art slip away from it. ... Importance was now only found in numbers and what science could do to advance the human race. ... Certain knowledge is lost when people only care about numbers and science. ... The loss of meaning behind language and art is a frequently utilized theme in dystopian novels, Atwood managed to make her story hit closer to home than most other stories. ...

• Word Count: 1036
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

It may be more attributable to the meaningful themes he weaves into his writings. ... It was during this time in his life when he read "Amazing Stories" by Hugo Gernsback, and became obsessed with science fiction literature (Litz 120). ... Bradbury's writings also have an overriding theme of progress and its potential for dire consequences on humanity. Bradbury masterfully weaves underlying social themes into his entertaining tales of science fiction. ... In an attempt to salvage their history and culture, a group of rebels memorize entire works of literature and philosophy as their ...

• Word Count: 742
• Approx Pages: 3

Like Water for Chocolate contains many different themes. Duty and responsibility would be one of the themes Esquivel uses in the novel. ... Obedience is another theme Laura Esquivel uses in Like Water for Chocolate. ... Esquivel also uses creativity and imagination as a theme. ... The most important theme Elledge 4 of longing and desire, become a metaphor for self-expression. ...

• Word Count: 2483
• Approx Pages: 10

One major theme in this work was rejection of authority. ... Zola believed that writing novels was like performing a science experiment. ... The main theme in Frankenstein is that having too much ambition is dangerous. ... There were many allusions to works of literature; these allusions meaningless to readers who are not familiar with the works. ... All of these works reflect the themes of Frankenstein, but would go unnoticed to the general reader. ...

• Word Count: 1913
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School