During the summer the tress are generally full of green leaves and bear fruit. ... Here in the United States more babies are born in the summer than any other time of year. Most fruit-bearing trees also bear fruit in the summer, this seems to be no coincidence that Frye would put romance in the summer because there is nothing more romantic than the fruits of love. Then Fall comes and the trees begin to lose their leaves and prepare for the winter, as beautiful as the dying leaves may be, they are still dying and thus a tragedy is occurring. ...

• Word Count: 1765
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Meursault narrates, "Mother died today. ... Meursault does not understand what this has to do with the murder and answers honestly, "I did not want her to die,"" and still does not show any emotion. ... He states, "I can honestly say that the time from summer to summer went very quickly. ... Realizing that his existence will soon end, he accepts his fate, as he believes that all must eventually die. ...

• Word Count: 1699
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

We learn that her mother died giving birth to her, as she "relinquished her feeble ghost as I gained my stubborn one." ... We learn that there are distinct seasons, the angels "wings in winter were pitted by the snow, and in the summer by the brown grit." ... We are able to see that a long time has passed since 1886 when Regina died, and also that Hagar has moved away from this town, and not left anyone really there (such as relations) who would truly remember her. ... "In summer the cemetery was rich and thick as syrup with the funeral-parlor perfume of the planted peonies . . ." ...

• Word Count: 1523
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

"It's a crazy world or maybe it's just the view we have of it, looking through a crack in the door, never being able to see the whole room, the whole picture" (Ordinary People 183). In Judith Guest's novel, Ordinary People, she unravels the truth of a modern family, exposing every crack and secret t...

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

He works on a construction crew during the summer and collects unemployment benefits during winter. ... And even thought Hank did not die physically, he was described as a man who is troubled by the memories of the past for the rest of his life. ...

• Word Count: 2209
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School