Quote: "It also gave her all the pleasures of miniaturization. ... As a writer, Briony uses her understanding of the complete and utter control she has in creating and destroying stories to convey and alter reality. ... Quote: "She had never seen men crying beforefrom this new and intimate perspective, she learned a simple, obvious thing she had always known, and everyone knew: that a person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn, not easily mended" (286-287). ... Quote: "...with her absolute power of deciding outcomes, she is also God...No atonement for God, or...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Raskolnikov's madness not only drives the plot but rather is the plot itself for Dostievsky's Crime and Punishment is not merely a detective novel; on an underlying level it is the story of the suffering of an individual due to the ideas of the day, which represents 1800s Russia with its tyrant, communist leadership and economic despair. ... Dosteovsky uses Raskolnikov's mental delusion and though his "discerning eye" makes Dickinson's quote apparent. Through his rationale Raskolnikov's eccentric behavior enhances the story and causes all readers to better understand...

• Word Count: 856
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Raskolnikov's madness not only drives the plot but rather is the plot itself for Dostievsky's Crime and Punishment is not merely a detective novel; on an underlying level it is the story of the suffering of an individual due to the ideas of the day, which represents 1800s Russia with its tyrant, communist leadership and economic despair. ... Dosteovsky uses Raskolnikov's mental delusion and though his "discerning eye" makes Dickinson's quote apparent. Through his rationale Raskolnikov's eccentric behavior enhances the story and causes all readers to better understand...

• Word Count: 876
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Flaubert is quoted as having said "Madame Bovary c"est moi", "I am Madame Bovary", meaning that he, himself was possessed the same romantic traits as Emma. Part of the character Emma Bovary, is also based off the true story of Eugene Delemare, who was a student of Flaubert's father and a physician in the French army. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This quote demonstrates to us how alone Jane must have felt living with these people she not only had little in common with but also verbally and physically abused her. ... This first person narration shows Jeanette's childlike naivety and endears the reader towards her and her story. ...

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