All novels create numerous settings that, together, create a world in which the characters of the novel exist. ... Such an interaction allows for the creation of the novel's meaning. ... By constructing various settings outside of the protagonist's comfortable environment that she is forced to encounter during the progression of events within the narrative, the novel A Fringe of Leaves by Patrick White creates its meaning. ... Tasmania, which lies outside of the protagonist Ellen's comfortable setting, is described from Ellen's point of view as being "by turns cultivated...

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In the Henry James novel, Daisy Miller, the main character, Daisy Miller, is American and is at odds with European societal norms. James' novel is a "study" of the character Daisy Miller, as seen through the perspective of the character Winterbourne, an American European gentleman. ... Giovanelli, outside the Colosseum, Mrs. ... This cause and effect relationship of Daisy's behavior being "common" and her death being considered "common" is the ultimate example of behavior being the chief factor distinguishing class boundaries. ... While James' ai...

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Also I will emphasize the important factor of dualism within the Jamaican people primarily in the form of "whitedom vs. ... In her novel, Cliff describes how color and economic lines divide churches. ... This problem is evident in Cliff's novel No Telephone to Heaven. ... In Cliff's novel Abeng, the main character Clare suffers this phenomenon. ... He stresses the Jamaican's separation from the outside world. ...

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This is reflected in the Second Five Year Plan.2 Some scholars tend to think that the focus given to the overpopulation thesis as being of the main cause of poverty, is grossly exaggerated and highly inaccurate.3 Rather this line of thinking tends to divert attention away from more crucial factors underlying poverty and underdevelopment e. g. unequal distribution of resources .and ends up by making the poor responsible for their own misery. ...

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