The authors of these novels are writing about what they know, conflict and human suffering. ... Both authors try to portray the distress and torture a person can feel, although the situations are quite extreme the emotions and lessons that need to be learned are the same. ... This is one of the purposes of human suffering among many others. ... Religion is used as a bridge between the two, raising the fundamental question about what God's purpose is in unleashing the plague. ... The way the humans suffer in both novels One Day in the Life Ivan Denisovich and The Plague are to...

• Word Count: 1505
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Its author Daphne du Maurier takes a fresh approach to time travel, through the use of a drug that sends the user back through time. ... The author, through seamlessly melding two worlds into one, brings the personal crises of the main character Richard Young to the fore of the story. ... This has the effect and purpose of shocking the reader. ... After reading this book I was left with a feeling of great interest and fascination about the writing styles of Daphne du Maurier's, and an avid urge to read more of here works and others of the same ilk. ...

• Word Count: 1276
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School