Major and minor characters alike had dreams; some of love and others of simply fame, but these dreams and fantasies make Frankenstein a true romantic novel. ... The first dream from the novel is Walton's and his dream to reach the North Pole. ... The monster himself also had his own set of dreams. ... All together, Frankenstein is one big dream of Shelley's. ... Within the novel there is a mix between women being equal and inferior to men. ...

• Word Count: 1504
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

McCarthy often confuses readers with what is reality and what is simply the man's memory or dream by presenting the sequence of passages in a mixed manner with the man's imaginations. Battling mirages of the things he truly desires, the man explains that "in his dream [the woman] was sick and he cared for her" (32), which is the way he hopes his wife passed away instead of accepting the fact that she committed suicide and left him and his son alone. ... Despite his authoritative position, John spends his final days on realizing his dreams to board the Scorpion, modify his F...

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

Science today has accomplished more breakthroughs than humans have ever dreamed possible in reality. ... "When I found so astonishing a power placed within my hands, I hesitated a long time concerning the manner in which I should employ it. ... This scientific practice has been dreamed up in many different ways and it is interesting to see how they all tie in together. ... Victor wanted to create life to prove to himself that he had the power within his own self to accomplish this task. ...

• Word Count: 1470
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Many housewives dream of sitting before a typewriter and having the success Guest did, but it did not come easy. ... Within the next eight months, Viking Press, who originally sent her story to the slush pile to be sifted through with all the other failed works, took a chance on Ordinary People ("Judith Guest" 102). Within the next two years, Judith Guest's novel, Ordinary People, became first on the bestseller list. ... Many people would give up after being denied of their dreams over and over. ...

• Word Count: 2059
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

I. Southern Mail is a fictional book about a man, Jacques Bernis' journeys as a mail carrier, and is told by the author as the narrator. This novel can be categorized as a love story, however it is more like a sequence of confusing events with a love story intertwined throughout. But isn't that ex...

• Word Count: 2037
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

"But here, here by the river, the beautiful, the beautiful the river, the Lambs and the Pickleses are lighting up the morning like a dream- Historical events mentioned in the text such as Lester Lamb's involvement in World War Two, expressed the ideal that he was a true Australian fighting for his country. ... "Rose couldn't talk to him- The sense of belonging was another theme present within Cloudstreet, readers recognize that they too have doubts of whether they belong or have the right to belong to certain groups of people. ... "Rose at twenty four was- This strengthens ideas of t...

• Word Count: 1597
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The General remember that his "dream began to fall apart on the very day it was realized (Márquez 153).... Tellingly, within a few lines we hear The General say "We are rich We are Free We are Sad (Márquez 167).... With each step forward The General continues to be less then he was, literally shrinking within himself. ... He's trapped within a dying body, and he knows it. ...

• Word Count: 1453
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Given the monotonous grind of daily life, a grand adventure is a concept many people may only dream about. The thought of meeting new people from different cultures, exploring an untamed wilderness, or finding long lost treasure is certainly more stimulating than the 9 to 5 grind and a weekly sales ...

• Word Count: 1319
• Approx Pages: 5
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The characters in this novel are suffering drastic changes. We can notice it according to their behavior, and in some cases, if the author allows us to experience what goes through the mind of a character. I will focus in this essay on the character of Rodion Raskolnikov. Our presentation with Rasko...

• Word Count: 1767
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When his stepfather dies in 1943, Baldwin moved to Greenwich Village to pursue his literary dreams. ... Brooke discusses various articles published within the issue including one on James Baldwin's queer utility, one on the influence of Carson McCullers to James Baldwin. ...

• Word Count: 1511
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

"My dreams were therefore undisturbed by reality; and I entered with the greatest diligence  into the search of the philosopher's stone  and the elixir  of life." ... Victor was in fact too inexperienced and wasn't ready to carry out the experiments he had in mind, as we can see on page 32 "When I found so astonishing a power placed within my hands, I hesitated a long time concerning the manner in which I should employ it. ...

• Word Count: 1600
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In magical realism you find the transformation of the common, into the awesome and the unreal as a part of everyday reality. According to Literature and Its Time, the term was first used by the German art critic Franz Roh in 1925, it described a manner of painting that "was not a mixture of realit...

• Word Count: 2483
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Melesio's obsession with becoming a woman is remarkable, his discovery of a woman within himself reminds me of how powerful a woman can be if she knows how to use the gifts of her body and intelligence. ... Mimi's magnificence is felt through the pages of the book; she lives her dream - transformed - accepted and admired. ...

• Word Count: 2213
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate