After the war of independence , they were Americans in a more precise sense: citizens of a nation whose new sovereignty was internationally recognized. ... We could better understand his writings if we place it in the context of the events that took place in America then, what is called the jazz age, the generation in flames or the lost generation, Fitzgerald became the spokesman of all this, jazz being the lively music coming from the west, the pursuit of pleasure, excessive drinking and endless parties, , all of this he was part of it, yet as writer , he also so the grim disillusionment in t...

• Word Count: 455
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The role of different types of danger drives humanity to react in a particular way, and in the two apocalyptic novels, On the Beach by Nevil Shute and The Road by Cormac McCarthy, the main characters live out their last days after a global nuclear war and an unexplained apocalyptic event respectively with unique reactions to the threats. ... The plot of the former piece predominantly revolves around the depressing reality of the aftermath of a nuclear war among the Arab League, Israel, Russia, China and NATO. ... While the rest of the characters know that there is nothing left to do to save th...

• Word Count: 1772
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One of these is the reason, circumstances and events that cause Willard to travel up the river in the first place. ... Regardless of the situation, and physical appearance of Kurtz, the most important thing is how the functions of society; be it British or American imperialism, fail to impose complete power over the inner existence of our basic, primal, instinctual entity. ... This metamorphosis is portrayed in detail in Apocalypse Now, an example is the black soldier reverting to primitive, Zulu- like war styles and the white soldier being a part of the Vietnamese ritual in the final scene. ...

• Word Count: 926
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

(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.' ... Or a fortuitous confluence of events? ... To a degree, the English-speaking world has become his audience, even though the wide reception of Mistry's fiction set in the milieu of a minority religious community and focused on Indian political events does raise some questions. ...

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

(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.' ... Or a fortuitous confluence of events? ... To a degree, the English-speaking world has become his audience, even though the wide reception of Mistry's fiction set in the milieu of a minority religious community and focused on Indian political events does raise some questions. ...

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