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Life Before Man: Novel Summary and Research Plot Summary A) As Margaret Atwood's Life Before Man begins, the reader is introduced to the initial characters Elizabeth, her husband Nate and their children Janet and Nancy. ... The novel begins in Toronto in 1976, ending in 1978. ... The entire novel is written like a journal. ... Nate Schoenhof is Elizabeth's husband and the novel's antagonist. ... The weather is often dismal, alluding to the novel's depressing tone. ...
Summary The Catcher in the Rye is about a 16-year-old boy from New York named Holden Caulfield. In the beginning of the novel Holden indicates that he is in some kind of mental facility. ... In the novel he speaks about his times in the city and remembers school. ... This may be offensive to some but it is necessary for the novel to achieve its goal. ... Holden goes to a bar multiple times in the novel. ...
Wharton's goal was to present life as starkly and summarily as it presented itself to her protagonists, which contributes to why it seems like suicide was the only way for Ethan to escape his life. ... Throughout the novel, Wharton presents clear and descriptive language to describ...
However, with all the events that happened during that summer, she was really inspired and she published an autobiographical novel named The Bell Jar. ... In summary, "Lady Lazarus" is another poem of Plath that was influenced by her personal life experiences. ...