The American economy at this time is at an all time high, and "the novel is appropriately set in [this] get-rich-quick decade that brought about the organization of crime as a concomitant of Prohibition" (Gatsby X). ... The poor are in way on the outside looking in, as the rich have a great time and enjoy life. ... Greed plays a major factor in the decay of modern society, many people resort to bootlegging to make their money. ... Scott Fitzgerald clearly shows through his use of his characters and literary devices in The Great Gatsby, that this is clearly a novel based on how the American D...

• Word Count: 535
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

William Golding's novel Lord Of The Flies is an attempt to trace the defects in society back to the defects in human nature. Human beings are capable of intense evil not because of any outside factors but because of their own nature. ... In other words, the id wants whatever feels good at the time, with no consideration for any other factors. ... In the novel, the boys were stranded on an island with no social structure. ... In the novel, as Ralph begins to loose his reign over the boys, it is noted that they become fanatical and blood thirsty. ...

• Word Count: 1356
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The second stage of the novel concerns Angel. ... What an exceptionally bleak novel! ... These factors add together to persecute Tess who is very weak both in politics and in economy and the tragic fate of Tess is inevitable. What I want to say most about this novel is purity. ... We know that Middle-class Victorian ideas about women's sexuality are quite rigid and condemn women who engage in any sort of sexual activity outside of marriage. ...

• Word Count: 1221
• Approx Pages: 5

In this respect to discover the colouring of The Secret Agent's moral universe the reader must explore the attitude that Conrad takes to the society he represents in the text by means of his authorial interventions as an impersonal narrator, by his treatment of the consequences of each of his character's actions and by the descriptive sybolism of the world he creates, the interplay of these factors resulting in some kind of moral conclusion. ... However, for a novel that contains so many humanitarians there seems to be very few examples of what we would call moral behaviour. ... Ste...

• Word Count: 1949
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Similar to the sniper, Frank, the main character in the novel "Angela's Ashes," acts unethically in order to save himself. ... "I make sure no one is looking, grab a bunch of bananas outside the Italian grocery shop and run down Myrtle Avenue, away from the playground, around the block and back to the other end"" (McCourt 32). ... The primary factor for the family's state of destitution is Malachy senior's inability to find work and stay on the job.Frankie takes responsibility and is able to provide food for his siblings, who are starved, but on the other hand he does it immoral...

• Word Count: 1432
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School