A Child Called 'It' is a first-person narrative of a severely abused child who has survived to tell his tale. ... Pelzer tells of his resolve to not be defeated. ... However, from a purely literary perspective, this book, the first of a trilogy about Pelzer's life, is not really "good" literature. Pelzer's writing style is simple at best; there is no great effort to employ the literary tools we associate with the classics: foreshadowing, detailed metaphors, analysis of motivation, etc. ... It is a message that must never be forgotten in our legislatures, our schools, or our...

• Word Count: 1454
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

"She Walks in Beauty," The Analysis She Walks in Beauty is a poem in which the author speaks of the physical beauty of a woman; a female who the author encountered. ... "After having returned from exotic travels, he became a figure of force and he followed his success with a series of "Eastern" tales that added to his aura: one of them, The Corsair 1814, written in ten days, sold ten thousand copies on the day of publication"(The Penguin Group, 2). ... She Walks In Beauty 1 She walks in beauty , like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Me...

• Word Count: 1724
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The relationship between man and his world is therefore absurd; human action having no intrinsic value is ultimately futile,"" states literary critic Kennard. ... - The tale awakens something in the reader, it is as simple as that. ... Ironic situations such as this fill the novel, bringing it to surreal levels of comedy - but not a heart warming "ha-ha."" ... This man claims to be seeing everything double, and Yossarian overhears the doctors tell him that he must remain in the hospital until this problem clears up. ... Orr is believed to be crazy, and has moments where he tells bazaar storie...

• Word Count: 2168
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School