Graham Greene, the author of the novel 'Brighton Rock' uses a variety of methods to create narrative interest in what can be described as 'bleak', 'depressing' or 'hopeless' material. ... All of the three adjectives can be associated with the same image of misery, sadness and desperation which as readers can link to some of the scenes or characters in the novel. ... This also creates the idea of murder, manipulation and tragedy from the beginning of the novel which builds up on the idea of Brighton being a hopeless place and engages the reader to e...

• Word Count: 1151
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• Grade Level: Graduate

A novel of love and destruction, Snow Falling on Cedars is satiated with underlying plots and morally exigent themes. {Guterson's novel interweaves realistic interpretations with romantic accents to fuse these subplots, together with a role-playing setting, into one watertight mystery romance.} ... Snow Falling On Cedars is crawling with decidedly vivid setting descriptions, sometimes with hidden meanings, which contribute to the intelligence of the novel. ... Subplot, as well as underlying qualms instilled by difference in cultural influence, plays an imperative role in the full un...

• Word Count: 950
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Vladimir Nabokov´s Pale Fire, first published in 1989 is considered to be one of the first Post-modern novels in the English speaking world, primarily because of its narrative structure; the novel is written as a poem with 999-lines by the fictitious writer John Shade. ... As the novel constantly poses questions about the relationship between fiction and reality this novel can be argued to be a work of metafiction1, which is primarily associated with modernist literature and post-modernist literature. Nabokov uses a great deal of irony to make the reader aware of the lacking self-reflection...

• Word Count: 461
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is a fictional autobiographical/ murder mystery novel created by Mark Haddon, who crafts the central personality, voice, and protagonist Christopher Boone, as a unique and inimitable character who touches the heart of the reader. ... Siobhan, Christopher's special needs teacher, has a significant influence on the actions and education of Christopher and her influence on him is present throughout the novel. ... This is evident throughout the novel, in which Christopher reacts eccentrically and oddly to the societal norm. ...

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In this essay, I will discuss several important aspects of the novel, "Flowers for Algernon," by providing facts and opinions highlighted in the novel as well as those of other learned people. ... In the second question I shall discuss the ethical issues which the intelligence-increasing experiment, that takes place the above mentioned novel, faces by voicing the opinion of others as well as providing my own. ... " (Flowers for Algernon) and this specific part of the novel is where Charlie decides to be the person who will show Algernon the respect he deserves by becoming his friend, &quo...

• Word Count: 1037
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• Has Bibliography
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Like Charles Dickens's 'David Copperfield, 'Jane Eyre' is a bildungsroman, a novel in which the protagonist must undergo a form of spiritual education, to overcome the obstacles they face throughout their lives. In this novel, Jane must overcome her fiery passions that are physically manifested by Jane's 'alter ego' Bertha Mason. ... Robert Southey sums up the typical views of 1840s England, as well as the response to the novel arguing: "women shouldn't try to redefine their roles in society.... Both Jane and Bronte believe that "women suffe...

• Word Count: 893
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• Grade Level: Graduate

In the novel "Bone", the author Fae Myenne Ng depicts the representation of assimilation of an ethnic minority through the main character Leila and her family. The novel speaks to the development of the notion that the transition from China to America brings upon estrangement that can bear pains and gains for Asian American families and through Leila's interactions with her family and the relationship she has with them, the reader is able to see the representation and assimilation of the Asian American Identity in the United States and the social and economic struggles that come...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

The novel "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, takes place in two different settings: the World State and an Indian Reservation. ... Two characters that play a major role in the meaning of the novel would be John and Linda since both have experienced life in the Indian Reservation and the World State. ...

• Word Count: 678
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• Grade Level: Graduate

On the surface, both Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness and the 1939 film Gunga Din are tales of great adventure and great prosperity obtained in foreign lands. ... Indigenous peoples are portrayed in this way throughout the novel, treated not as human beings but as animalistic, indistinguishable parts of "a black and incomprehensible frenzy"-"a whirl of black limbs, a mass of hands clapping, of feet stamping, of bodies swaying, of eyes rolling" (Conrad 67). ...

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The 1818 multi framed novel "Frankenstein" and Ridley Scott's adaptation to Philip Dick's novel 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep' in the 1991 director's cut film "Blade Runner", portray this through deeply sensitive yet violent creatures seeking their makers. ...

• Word Count: 1145
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It is evident that both the play "Macbeth," and the novel, "Wuthering Heights," are driven by the protagonists' incessant fixations with forces that are destructive to their existence; thus ultimately establishing obsession as a critical element in defining both works in the gothic genre. ... However although both novels have been constructed with the characters' fixations playing a significant role, it is arguable that their obsessions aren't innate, and are rather the products of preceding events influencing their desires and disposition. ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

Though the fictional novels mentioned thus far have molded the creation of my concept, articles that discuss the psychological conundrum rooted in the postmodern position founded a coherent understanding of the postmodern identity. ...

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Prior to its international expansion, Lincoln Electric was able to substantially differentiate itself from its competitors by developing novel strategies that centered on innovation, product support, and an incentive program. ...

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The relationship between the two is evident within Mark Baker's novel Fiftieth Gate and Pablo Picassos painting Guernica, through their exploration of the flexibility and bias within the representations that history and memory provide, and their relationship between them. ...

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To Whom It May Concern: I would like to register my interest in pursuing a position in the System Policy and Performance Division. My extensive past employment history has provided me with a range of transferrable skills that would benefit the Policy and Planning Branch, and allow me to develop fur...

• Word Count: 825
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The loss of the majority of binding events can be explained by disruption of the transcription factor's binding motif as a result of changes in the DNA sequence, whereas species-specific gains of binding events are frequently found in novel sequences that cannot be aligned with the other species (10). ...

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To solve the problem of diagnosing DR easily and cheaply in the real world, we have developed Eyeagnosis, a novel retinal image-to-diagnosis smartphone system for DR that can easily be utilized by a medical practitioner without expensive equipment in areas where this equipment may not be available. ...

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The comparison of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein, and Ridley Scott's 1992 film, Blade Runner, facilitates the examination of transforming societal values and the human condition. The transition from early 19th century England when Romanticism was challenging aspects of the dominant Enlight...

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As we can see, this great cornetist and trumpeter had a prominent appreciation in many facets, but apart from everything mentioned before, also left a suitable impression on his nation because due to his world status, it occasioned him some negative values ​​between other Afro-American people because they believed he could have done more for his black supporters and criticized his way of settling on stage and off, accusing him of being an ''Uncle Tom'' (main character of the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin in which the story of a good slave is tol...

• Word Count: 1036
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate