In So Long a Letter, the very form in which the novel is written highlights the importance of female friendships in women's lives. ... In the novel, Ramatoulaye and Aissatou are both faced with heartbreaking betrayals and hardships throughout their lives. ... In the novel, After Aissatou's husband marries a second wife, Aissatou divorces him and leaves with her children. ... This conflict creates a major divide between Olanna and her Kainene throughout the novel. ... At the end of the book, Kainene goes missing, and Olanna ends the novel by saying "Uwa m, uwa ozo. ...

• Word Count: 1849
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Explore the way Hamid presents this encounter at the start of the novel, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist". Moshin Hamid begins the passage with a solicitous and beguiling question which sets the tone and voice of the narrator for the rest of the novel. ... Throughout the novel, the narrator is inquisitive, asking such questions as, "How did I know you were American?"... Overall, the passage explores the narrator's feelings towards America and what could be seen as the American dream, for near the beginning of the passage the narrator states, "I am a lover of America," allowing the rest of ...

• Word Count: 522
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Nonetheless, the novel also delves into the complexity of telling the truth-sometimes, honesty is difficult to achieve and may even be necessary to help people cope with difficult issues. ... This is why he detests metaphors and fiction novels because they "are lies about things which didn't happen" and make him "feel shaky and scared". ... Mark Haddon's novel also shows that telling the truth in a tactful manner is essential in helping people understand each other's differences. ... Most characters in the novel lie at some stage; this is often a personal c...

• Word Count: 815
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Furthermore, the essay will establish this idea through credible research, readings and the novel itself. ... Conversely, the well-written novel "The Guardians" by Andrew Pyper emphasized the development of the protagonist, Trevor, from adolescence into adulthood. Convincingly, the novel portrayed a unique parallelism between the young and old Trevor to provide the audience with an insight on his growing beliefs and values as an individual. ... As in the novel, Trevor grew up having a strong relationship with his friends who had similar interests and motives such as hockey. ... The ...

• Word Count: 1698
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While reading the novel I started to develop an analogy of fire and gasoline to describe the relationship between Julia and Winston. ... As I read further into the novel, I started to notice the paranoia of Winston taking over his mindset as well as Julia's reckless behavior taking over and thus leading to Winston's capture by the government. ... The whole purpose of Orwell's novel....

• Word Count: 589
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Written by Jeanette Winterson in 1985, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a Bildungsroman novel. ... Normally the Bildungsroman is decisive; contrastingly Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit remains open and ambiguous as Jeanette wishes to be saved by 'a woman in another place' and this possibility leaves the novel in a state of limbo because the reader doesn't know if she finds it. ... The novel follows the development of Jeanette as she grows up and makes the decision that she is a lesbian and this causes uproar in the family home and in church as her highly religious mother regar...

• Word Count: 3018
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The beliefs of the Southside community emphasizes the discussion of love over the course of this novel. ... The community's equation of humans to animals in the face of love shows love's transformative influence on a person, that is explored in this novel. ... Love in this novel presents problems when it is looked at through Milkman and Hagar's initial encounter. ... However, the bible, a profound reference for Morrison's novel, does not associate sex with love. ...

• Word Count: 1436
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Also, Jean Rhys in her novel Wide Sargasso Sea, and Spike Jonze in his film Her, provide us different perspectives of love and the way our culture, race, or differences alienate us from each other. ... Moreover, Wide Sargasso Sea is a magnificent novel where two strangers who get married become alienated when they familiarize with each other. ... Moreover, Jean Rhys in literature with her novel Wide Sargasso Sea and Spike Jonze in Her represent the separateness that comes from cultural and gender differences and how we constantly fall into these society roles. ...

• Word Count: 961
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

With three texts spanning over four centuries, not only does the style of writing change, but the presentation of relationships becomes arguably more realistic. In terms of love, it is arguable that all three texts; "Hamlet," "Sons and Lovers," and "A Streetcar Named Desire," present it as a destruc...

• Word Count: 3412
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"Marriage across the world is a socially approved sexual and economic union between two or more people that is expected to last for a long time" (McDaniel and Tepperman 2011:96). The process of socialization relating to marriage and other intimate relationships is both complex and arduous as relatio...

• Word Count: 1752
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate