Looking at the characters in the novel that represent the idea of "good-, one can see that the actions of each boy are directly related to the name that Golding assigned them. ... Another character in the novel seen as "good- is Simon. ... He is described by Golding as a skinny little boy with black hair and is slightly younger than Ralph is. ... Piggy is a heavyset boy with asthma and bad sight. ... Perhaps the most evil of the boys in the novel, is Roger. ...

• Word Count: 1386
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Secondly, the general characteristics of picaresque novel will be noted, since the novel is narrated by its anti-heroic protagonist "picaro". ... The picaresque novel which is regarded as an early form of novel was born in 16th century Spain. ... The picaro of Lazarillo de Tormes, who is named Lazaro, fits the definition such that he was born in a poor family and lost his father when he was a boy. ... Here, it should be reminded that he was just a little boy when he asked this question. ... In another occasion, he cannot realize the relationship between his mother and black man in first chapte...

• Word Count: 1655
• Approx Pages: 7

In the novel, the "omission" of pages of information describing thoroughly irrelevant things mocks the extensive use of description and tangents in stories, but ironically this information in itself is omitted for the film. For the film, the story is removed from its context as an abridged novel to become a satirical story in its own right, with the removal of the mocking voice of the composer. ... The main mention to costume in the books was the man in black, who ironically proved to be the opposite of what his dark clothes and mask suggested. ... Both movie and novel alike utilize the te...

• Word Count: 1547
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In her novel The Great Awakening, she addresses women's roles in society and relationships with men. ... She no doubt saw mixed ancestry in the black communities and realized the cause of it. ... This would also mean certain social destruction for Desiree having given birth to a black child. ... One of La Blanche's quadroon boys was near the baby when Desiree noticed the resemblance of the skin color between the boy and her baby. ... The quadroon boy is one quarter Negro ancestry and so his mother La Blanch is also of mixed ancestry. ...

• Word Count: 1926
• Approx Pages: 8