In novel Lunar Park, Ellis writes about the situations within his life during a two-week time in which many unusual circumstances occur. ... One truth we learn through investigation is that the author, Bret Ellis, unconsciously leaves detailed information hidden within interviews. ... Within the novel, Bret expressed this theory towards his father. ... Bret has dreams of when Robby first took his hand and links them to a dream of Bret taking his father's hand. ... Bret's dreams continue with a vision of his father the day he dies, in a room surrounded by pictures of Bret (Ellis 233)...

• Word Count: 3723
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Many of these provoke a necessary analytical skepticism to underlying issues of society within their work. ... Her ignorance is the cause of her constant unhappiness, that is only at times relived through romantic affairs she has with men that manipulate her sexually and provide to her what she's always dreamed of. ...

• Word Count: 3767
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"All's fair in love and war" said Francis Edward Smedley. Such could be the summarization of - according to critics - the greatest classic of our time, L.N. Tolstoy's War and Peace. Themes of dedication to one's homeland, war strategies, fate, bravery, rebirth, religion and love are portrayed in the novel as seen both through the eyes of the aristocracy and the peasantry. The theme that carries throughout the entire novel is the coming together of the classes to protect their motherland. ...

• Word Count: 2809
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49 is a very deep, complex, and demanding novel, requiring the wide breadth of knowledge. One of the most fascinating aspects of the novel is Pynchon's choice -- or rather, invention -- of the names he gives the characters and organizations described in the novel. ...

• Word Count: 2590
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Eponine is used to portray another strong and proactive character within the novel. ... Eponine will let nothing get in her way and although this warning comes from an emotional place within her she is still taking action and being proactive. Eponine is clearly infatuated with Marius and she distraught over the idea that he will never love her, yet she does everything in her power to try and make her dreams a reality. ...

• Word Count: 2647
• Approx Pages: 11