In the passage from the novel Alias Grace by Margret Atwood, the author uses many narrative techniques to convey the feelings and thoughts of the main character Grace Mark. Atwood uses a great mixture of metaphors, similes and motifs to describe what is happening to Grace and her point of view through her ordeal. ... The author obviously put a lot of thought and effort into the novel because the imagery is incredible and her narrative techniques convey Grace's unsteady state of mind and obvious delirium. With Atwood's great writing I could literally picture all of the scenes that ...

• Word Count: 355
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Filled with stifling detail, intense political drama, and great social/economic analysis, The Reckless Decade by H.W. ... The book is organized mainly by chronological order, starting from the end of the frontier times of western expansion, to the rise of electrical technology, the overwhelming effects/conflicts of immigration and urbanization, to the great clash of the industrial superpowers, the intense and fierce worker/union movement, the rise of racism and segregation, and the fierce political battle for political dominance in America. From the way the author organizes and it seems that t...

• Word Count: 504
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Lee does a great job making this assurance known at the beginning as she explains her own personal struggles and how down and out she was before creating this guide to filling your life with happiness. I feel that the author did a wonderful job covering some major personal issues such as relationships, sex, how to let things go, self-esteem, encouragement, risk taking, priorities, feelings, and many more. ... The repeated use of this was a great baseline to follow throughout the book. In conclusion, I believe that Nurturing Yourself and Others was a great instructional tool filled with ...

• Word Count: 252
• Approx Pages: 1
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The importance of this passage to the story is that it tries to, although not in great detail, to explain to the reader the thoughts and mindset of the character, the Misfit. ... Finally, what I believe the author was trying to do with the choice of words that he uses like the name Misfit, and the way he speaks as an uneducated, and disrespectful man are done to portray the misfit in a negative way to add to the Misfit's criminal persona. ...

• Word Count: 440
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The importance of this passage to the story is that it tries to, although not in great detail, to explain to the reader the thoughts and mindset of the character, the Misfit. ... Finally, what I believe the author was trying to do with the choice of words that he uses like the name Misfit, and the way he speaks as an uneducated, and disrespectful man are done to portray the misfit in a negative way to add to the Misfit's criminal persona. ...

• Word Count: 440
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Erasmus, in his declamation, talked in great length about how money and desires corrupt a human mind. ... The author in this context is being mocking and sarcastic in that he says that anyone he willing succumbs to desire of any sort will become consumed by that desire. ... However it is difficult to judge whether these views and ideas are those of the author. ... However, his opinions are a significant view the role of personal ethics and morality in a society, and should be treated with great regard....

• Word Count: 1530
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate