This coupling of innocence with disease relates to the combination of beauty and corruption that Emma herself has become. ... This progression from innocence to sexual degradation mirrors the path of Emma's life and inevitable destruction. ... Madame Bovary is but a variant on the age-old tale of the fatal consequences of feminine lust . while for Emma the beggar is clearly a devastating reminder of something incurably horrendous (whether it be her own corruption or that of love) he is incapable of distinguishing between invisible cause and visible symptom as Emma had been of separa...

• Word Count: 1106
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Contrary to the innocence often portrayed through youth characters, Mark Haddon painted the main character of his award-winning novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Christopher Boone, as an autistic young adult faced with challenges in his life, including the discovery of the murder of his neighbor's dog. ... Many modern authors are progressing from the Romantic age when the youth characters represented innocence, and are now developing characters as the victims or perpetrators of crimes, completely turning the roles (Ciocia). ...

• Word Count: 922
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

At the young age of twenty, Lewis wrote his most iconic novel entitled "The Monk", which revolves around temptation, sin, and sexuality, set in the Monastery of Capuchin in Madrid, Spain. ... Women in this novel who still possess their innocence and virtue are portrayed as weak and ignorant of the world around them, most noticeably portrayed through the actions of a young girl named Antonia. ... While in the Monastery Don Lorenzo describes Antonia as someone who, "suspects not others of deceit; and viewing the world through the medium of [her] won truth and innocence, [she] fan...

• Word Count: 1567
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Seeking and Maintaining Balance: Rohinton Mistry's Fiction. (Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated to Canada in 1975. Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. The Parsis and India become metap...

• Word Count: 4675
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Seeking and Maintaining Balance: Rohinton Mistry's Fiction. (Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated to Canada in 1975. Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. The Parsis and India become me...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate