In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger, Holden has found enormous corruption and vulgarity in society. ... In chapter 16 we have the first reference to the meaning of the novel's title, The Catcher in the Rye. ... Holden notes that the child's parents pay no attention to him. ... In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger, Holden wishes to be "The Catcher in the Rye" but realizes he cannot fill this position alone. ...

• Word Count: 658
• Approx Pages: 3
• 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

Most of the time he will learn a lesson, realize some truth, or derive some meaning through the events of the novel. ... Yet at the end of the novel he kills himself, which is generally viewed as a character's demise or downfall. ... Dalloway, Peter Walsh, and all of the other characters in the novel. ... Septimus knew that his life would never get any better than it was right now and just decided to end it on that high note. ... Dalloway tells us does not happen very often earlier in the novel. ...

• Word Count: 1558
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This novel is besieged with the theme loss. ... The novel displays this by showing Oskar reflecting on the memories he shared with his father. ... Harold receives a note from an old friend, Queenie Hennessy. ... Rachel Joyce starts her novel with Harold trying to figure out how best to respond to Queenie's note while having his breakfast. ... This is one of the more fun and disappointing parts of the novel, in which Joyce connects to the modern society's obsession with celebrity culture. ...

• Word Count: 2017
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• 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

The novel traces this innocence, and its subsequent movement to experience, using Jim Saddler as an example of a regular Australian whose tranquil existence is disrupted by the intrusion of World War 1. ... "Abos," the girls said with cool disgust, as if the rituals being enacted, however violent were ordinary and not to be taken note of." ... At this point in the novel, "winter now on a greasy plain outside the port," Jim has truly arrived at the "dark side of his head." ... At the conclusion, Malouf sums up all his most profound ideas in the novel. ...

• Word Count: 1373
• Approx Pages: 5
• 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

As the novel begins, she is trying to make sense of her past and does so by pouring out every thought in her head in a vain attempt to connect the pieces. ... Judith Herman notes that when people experience trauma and begin to tell their story "far too often secrecy prevails" (Herman 49). ... In her narrative, Kathy notes the intricate detail of each drawing. ...

• Word Count: 1273
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• 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

Over the course of the novel, Meursault transforms from an indifferent person to an emotionally aware being. ... In his prison cell, he begins, out of boredom, to think about his room at home, "mentally noting everything there was on the way" (78). ...

• Word Count: 1329
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

On an additional note, his signature move, the 619, was a phenomenal acrobatic feat in itself. ... Influenced perhaps by comic books filled with high flying superheroes, pulp novels, video games, and action movies, this man decided to become someone else, to serve his melodramatic fantasy, to serve and understand the events in his own life. ...

• Word Count: 1723
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School