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

At first everyone that saw the letter thought it was a runaway note, but by Friday everyone was saying it was a suicide note written by Chris. ... And a little bit of information is that this was Carol Plum-Ucci very first novel. ...

• Word Count: 350
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

It is interesting to note, therefore, that the meaning of the name, "Ralph- symbolizes: good, positive leadership, responsibility, dedication, survival, and means counsel'. Another character in the novel seen as "good- is Simon. ... The last main character in the novel seen as "good- is Piggy. ... Ralph, Simon, and Piggy are all characters in the novel that are seen by readers as "good- and help communicate the themes that Golding tries to show in the novel. ... Perhaps the most evil of the boys in the novel, is Roger. ...

• Word Count: 1386
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, "In the Skin of a Lion,"" by Michael Ondaatje, the main character, Patrick Lewis, searches for identity and light. ... And he himself was noting but a prism that refracted their lives. ... The readers are introduced to this concept of reflecting light even before the novel begins. ... Throughout the novel, Patrick becomes like the people he associates with, and he gains a temporary identity and purpose. ... One of many themes in this novel is the search for identity and light. ...

• Word Count: 1147
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He is more obedient to Scott than he is anyone else in the novel. ... On a brighter note as White Fang progresses throughout the book you see how anyone can change for the better and that with the right guidance and just enough perseverance that we can all win that battle that we are facing....

• Word Count: 513
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Lion (1987) is a novel which takes place in Toronto in the years following the First World War. ... And he himself was noting but a prism that refracted their lives. ... The readers are introduced to this concept of reflecting light even before the novel begins. ... One of many themes in this novel is the search for identity and light. ... Ondaatje embraces aspects of post-modernism, by creating a novel that breaks away from the traditional narrative, thereby giving readers a greater perspective on the novel. ...

• Word Count: 3985
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

Comparing Crow Lake and Ordinary People In the novels Crow Lake and Ordinary People two comparable characters are established: Kate Morrisson and Conrad Jarrett. ... In the novel, Crow Lake, the narrator, Kate Morrisson speaks of her relationship with her older brother, Matt Morrisson. ... I"d sit beside him sometimes drawing pictures on the back of his study notes and watching the movements of his pencil" (Page 224). ...

• Word Count: 961
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

He stumbles across the sow's head, the "Lord of the Flies," now merely a gleaming white skull-as white as the conch shell, he notes. ... Much of the irony at the end of the novel stems from Golding's portrayal of the naval officer. ... After the war, Golding resumed teaching and started to write novels. ... The novel's sales enabled Golding to retire from teaching and devote himself fully to writing. ... Much of the novel is allegorical, meaning that the characters and objects in the novel are infused with symbolic significance that conveys the novel's central themes and id...

• Word Count: 11237
• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School

Tian struggles practicing his violin "with a clear intensity; each note attacked the air, quick and piercing as a dagger." (20) This passage shows a violent image as if Tian is almost fighting his violin to get to the place where he can publicly perform. ... Min does not trust and truly love Tian throughout the novel and Anna and Ruth also do not have any respect for him as a father. ...

• Word Count: 1051
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School