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...

• Word Count: 1957
• Approx Pages: 8

That Eye The Sky Review The Novel That Eye The Sky by Tim Winton is about the Flack family consisting of Sam and Alice, their children, and Tegwyn and Morton. ... In the opening scene of the novel, we find out straight away that Sam had a car crash and is in a coma. Due to this incident, gradually through out the novel we find the details of each character and how this incident gradually pulled the family apart. ... The ending is a strange surreal note and the reader is left to make a choice. ...

• Word Count: 271
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

The novel encompasses many gender stereotypes that were alive during the nineteenth century. ... Eliot underline's Maggie's differences in the openings of the novel, by describing her features as contrastingly different from her family. ... Throughout the novel, words like "black" and "dark" are common in Maggies descriptions. ... The narrator often notes how Maggie's intellect sets her apart from her family. They note that, "her eyes were full of unsatisfied intelligence, and unsatisfied beseeching affection" (178). ...

• Word Count: 820
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

I"m The King Of The Castle In " I"m The King of the Castle " by Susan Hill the reader is presented with two young boys and throughout the novel their relationship changes as they battle for power. In the novel the elder of the two boys, Edmund Hooper, constantly torments Charles Kingshaw, and the story ends with a demonstration of the devastating effects of bullying. ... He feels that it is rightfully his house and Charles shouldn't be living with him, Edmund writes a note to Charles before he has even spoken to him " I DON"T WANT YOU TO COME HERE " and throughout the novel Edmund ...

• Word Count: 960
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

As the novel progresses, she voices her feelings and begins to put them into action. ... By the end of the novel, Edna is independent from her husband and states, "I am no longer one of Mr. ... From the start of the novel, Edna feels her lust for Robert. ... Robert abandons Edna, leaving her a note, which allows Edna to come to the realization that her life is no longer acceptable according to society's standards and that she is alone in her awakening. ...

• Word Count: 625
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

As the novel progresses, she voices her feelings and begins to put them into action. ... By the end of the novel, Edna is independent from her husband and states, "I am no longer one of Mr. ... From the start of the novel, Edna feels her lust for Robert. ... Robert abandons Edna, leaving her a note, which allows Edna to come to the realization that her life is no longer acceptable according to society's standards and that she is alone in her awakening. ...

• Word Count: 671
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In the beginning of the book, she notes that because of his old age, father isn't like the other dads in her town. ... In this novel, there is surely a theme of change and transition. In the novel The Glass Menagerie, the main character Laura undergoes a series of changes and transition. ... This novel is a prime example of change and transition. All in all, the novels To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee and The Glass Menagerie by Williams, the themes of change and transition are ever present. ...

• Word Count: 988
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The sleep of Birds, by Sara MacDonald, is a novel which deals with many issues such as spousal abuse, obsession, and love. ... Knowing he will come for her, Sigrid packs her bags and leaves a note for Beth, whom is supposed to return home the following day. ... I think the main theme in this novel was to let the reader know everyone has strength in themselves. ... The character I like the best in the novel was Sigrid. ... Over all, I enjoyed this novel. ...

• Word Count: 1175
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The personal experiences of a real person are always better than those of a character in a novel because the situations are real, and therefore more reliable. ... Tadmor notes that the author of the Dictionary published in 1755, Samuel Johnson, defined the term family as, "those who live in the same house." ... Tadmor notes that many people experienced orphan-hood, early widowhood and remarriage. She also notes that there were prevailing rates of mortality and life expectancy, as well as a high rate of remarriage. ...

• Word Count: 1015
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The novel is basically divided into three sections: their time in Oklahoma, their journey to a "better" life in California, and their time while in California. ... The "grapes" of the novel are mostly associated to Grandpa, and at this point represent the dream of a greater life. ... The second section of the novel is about their journey to California. ... He is buried in a quilt burrowed from Sairy (Sarah), who also offers a blank page out of her and Ivy's bible, so Tom can write a note explaining the circumstances of his Grandfather's death incase the body is ever dug up in the ...

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

Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn there are many unique characters aside from Huck. As Huck travels the Mississippi he meets many people that, to him, take the place of his nonexistent parents. For as long as Huck can remember he's been alone, but there is most undeniably a child's wan...

• Word Count: 807
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

O"Connor wrote plays, novels, autobiographies and 150 short stories (Tomory 17). ... Biographical Notes 1152 "Frank O"Connor" www.edu/users/muvck/franko.htm "Oedipus" www.homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Oedipus.html ...

• Word Count: 675
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The concept of change in this sense is portrayed through the prescribed text Feliks Skrzynecki, Migrant hostel, and 10 Mary St composed by Peter Skrzynecki, the stimulus booklet Text 1 "The Door" by Miroslav Holub, also the song "Cats in the Cradle" by Harry Chaplin and the novel The Poisonwood bible composed by Barbra Kingsolver. ... The final stanza reinforces the idea that change can be positive and that noting should ever stay the same. ... My Final text The Poisonwood Bible is a novel full of changing perspectives of migrant experiences and once again the failure of child- parent relat...

• Word Count: 1417
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Lawrence, published 1913, a closely autobiographical novel set in the Nottingham shire coal-mining village of Bestwood. ... In his novel, Sons and Lovers, he feels his writing was the best he was achieved. ... This reaffirms the critic's belief that the novel was a psychological journey. ... The critics agree Lawrence wrote an amazing novel, especially through his use of the human psyche and realistic experience. ... Note that he cannot get along with Miriam, because mommy does not approve, and that Mrs. ...

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

On the same day Theodore left a small child, Antoinette, shows up and gives a note, from Theodore, to Lord Arlington and Horita stating he wants them to take in this child and educate it as if it were Horita's daughter. ...

• Word Count: 1148
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

As he says in his note, he had become one of the Seven Days for love of black people, not for any hate of whites. ... The novel, Song of Solomon, is one of self-discovery for Milkman and the subsequent acceptance of the risks of truly living, of taking life as it is and making the most of it, of 'flying', as Morrison presents it. ... The thesis statement of the novel, Song of Solomon, is one of self-discovery for Milkman and the subsequent acceptance of the risks of truly living. ...

• Word Count: 1472
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Chanda Kabelo, the main character in this novel struggles with a unique journey of maintaining a family and striving towards a better life despite the society she lives in. ... On a more personal note, this book taught me that each culture and society has a different way of dealing with death; "Funerals are for the living (162)," not the dead. ...

• Word Count: 980
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Many novels, poems, and plays portray this glorious perception of marriage, including the play Antigone written by Sophocles. ... The messenger notes, "[Haemon] has won his bride at last, poor boy/not here but in the houses of the dead", which further illustrates how Haemon finally, but belatedly, expresses his feelings of love for Antigone (lines 1370-1371). ...

• Word Count: 1318
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate