"Slaughterhouse 5," by Kurt Vonnegut is literary masterpiece that reflects the horrors of war and death using science fiction and satirical approach. ... This is a literary device installed by the author. ... This phrase is a tool to help the author, the character, and the readers realize that death has occurred; that it is something that exists. ... He used wit, black humor, and literary devices to make us understand how brutal being in war really is. He intertwined his real-life experiences with the main characters, and used the main character as a metaphorical representation of himself. ...

• Word Count: 1071
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Ernest Hemingway wrote from personal experiences, the main characters of The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell To Arms, and For Whom The Bell Tolls can all be closely compared to the life Ernest Hemingway lead. ... This is similar to his character Jake in The Sun Also Rises in many ways. ... The third character that relates to Hemingway is Robert Jordan, the main character in Hemingway's novel For Whom The Bell Tolls. ... Many of his characters were similar to him in various ways. ... He has even been called, "the American writer, an undeniable collision of literary talent and iconic persona...

• Word Count: 503
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• Grade Level: High School

Many of them, such as the characters in The Sun Also Rises, developed a cynical attitude towards American life and chose to immigrate to Europe. ... Not unlike most of the characters of The Sun Also Rises, Robert experienced harsh alienation from society, in his case, anti-Semitism. ... After finalizing the divorce, Robert met and immigrated to Europe with status seeking social-climber, Frances Coyne, whom he worked with on a literary magazine with. ... Of all the characters in The Sun Also Rises, Robert Cohn has the experienced the most alienation. ... It also makes him one of the most in...

• Word Count: 636
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The historical novel, "A Farewell to Arms," by Ernest Hemingway in 1929, uses a minor character as a foil to show the strengths and weaknesses of the main character. ... Hemingway uses the literary device of foil characters to show how opposites attract. ...

• Word Count: 588
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• Grade Level: High School

Literary works such as the Iliad and Odyssey by Homer show evidence characteristic of an anti-hero. ... The postmodern era gave birth to a number of fictional characters. ... In fact, many of Marvel's characters were created during this time period. ... Readers tend to want to be able to identify with the characters. ... The character, Dr. ...

• Word Count: 1474
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Bryony Tallis is the younger sister whose literary skills are often belittled by her older sister Celia. ... In fact, the first part of this novel paints a very disagreeable portrait of this character. ... Briony, of course is the main character, with Robbie running a close second. ... The setting can become as real and subtle a character as any other. ... And this more then any other element in the book is what moves the character to their final demise. ...

• Word Count: 1611
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• Grade Level: High School

The Lord of the Flies William Golding's novel, The Lord of the Flies tells the story of a group of boys who are left stranded on a tropical island when their plane is shot down. The story starts off with two boys, Ralph and Piggy, meeting each other on the island. Later they find and blow a co...

• Word Count: 920
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• Grade Level: High School

Hemingway was conceivably the only writer to achieve the combination of international celebrity and literary stature in the twentieth century. ... During his stay in Europe through the 1920's, Ernest was influenced by eccentric writers like Gertrude Stein and Ezra Pound their literary compression. ... REFLECTIONS OF HEMINGWAY'S LIFE Hemingway did not only create characters but created himself. ... Many of the situations and characters in A Farewell to Arms came from Hemingway's own experience with the war in Italy. ... Beginning with the illustrative story and perhaps this exper...

• Word Count: 3440
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Gene and Finny are best friends as well as the main characters portrayed in the novel. ... Finny and Gene were usually the main characters to achieve a sense of accomplishment when it came to escaping from reality. ...

• Word Count: 833
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• Grade Level: High School

Dadaism lad the foundations for Surrealism, a literary and art movement influenced by Freudianism and dedicated to the expression of imagination as revealed in dreams, free of the conscious control of reason and free of convention. ... Instead of identifying with their roles, actors were instructed merely to demonstrate the actions of the characters they portrayed. ... The characters have senseless conversations. ...

• Word Count: 1652
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Golding's own experiences with the inner darkness of man are clearly reflected in the actions and thoughts of his characters. ... Golding and Conrad were both heavily influence by contemporary trends, both political and literary. ...

• Word Count: 4223
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Other symbols include the snow and winter, which contrast the hot, dust-filled battlefield, and the act of drinking alcohol, found in characters who have abandoned social conventions. ... It is quite obvious that Henry has no intentions to focus on life at this point but fortunately Henry realizes his lack of focus and develops as a character. ...

• Word Count: 2198
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• Grade Level: High School

The Guns of August In her novel, The Guns of August, Barbara Tuchman reviews the strategic planning, misfortune, and pure luck that shaped the opening days of World War I. Most historians trace the origins of World War I to January 18, 1871. On that date, at the palace of Versailles#, diplomats were signing a treaty that would end the Franco-Prussian War#. During the conference, delegates from Prussia and other German states announced the formation of a united German nation. This announcement drastically changed European and World Politics. ...

• Word Count: 2111
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• Grade Level: High School

Critics on Virginia Woolf: Reading in Literary Criticism. ... Dalloway, Virginia Woolf addresses the subject of "shell-shock," or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, in the character of Septimus Warren Smith. ...

• Word Count: 2886
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• Grade Level: High School

Chapter One The narrator assures us that the book we are about to read is true, more or less. The parts dealing with World War II are most closely associated with actual events. Twenty-three years have passed since the end of the war, and for much of that time the narrator has been trying to write ...

• Word Count: 7795
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School