Over the years, this became my favorite book. ... She said this was her favorite book. ... I knew this book by heart. ... I followed her directions and went and got a book like she asked. ... Adams reading the book like she was to the class earlier that day. ...
This is true in Mark Zusak's novel The Book Thief. ... However, as these companionships are made with other characters in the book she begins to understand adversity is faced by everyone and as a result she finally begins to open up to the world. ... For example: "As he realized the difficulty of the text, he was clearly aware that such a book was hardly ideal. ... Hans discovers Liesel has picked out a book well beyond her reading level, yet Liesel still is determined to read. ... One day at school, Liesel picks up a book with greater confidence than ever, and knows she could read ...
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. ... The action of this book took place within his mind or his plane. ... Herlin, Genevieve's husband and the father of their son , was mentioned for a few chapters throughout the book. ... His tone is much like a character in the book, he places himself in every scene and acts as though he is part of it. ... We find a lot of rejection throughout the book in many different aspects. ...
Way of the Peaceful Warrior This is the first book of its kind, Spiritual or New Age that I have ever read. I have to admit, I wasn't sure if I would really be able to get into this epic journey after reading the back of the book. ... Like many who have chosen to read this book, I too hoped it would change my life. ... That is why I feel this book strikes a cord with every reader and impacts each in a specific and meaningful way. ... I think the most important lesson taught by Socrates was an idea presented to Dan near the beginning of the book. ...
The book is full of lessons. ... I learned many lessons of life while reading this book. ... I was happy at the same time because I learned a lot from this book. ... I'm sure that this book will stay with me the rest of my life. I recommend this book for everyone to read especially young adults. ...
We are always more intrigued with a book when we have something in common with one or more characters. ... Women were very intrigued by Heathcliff because he was the mysterious and mean villain in the book. ... One way he repels us is how he treats the other characters in the book. ... Instead of crawling back to Heathcliff, we kept reading the book. ... In the book, it states, that they were physically, emotionally, and mentally alike. ...
In the book there is a fearful marsh, fog London, mysterious escaped criminal and uncertain love. The book is "great expectations". ... Owing to the simple expression he used in the book, I could understand the story. ... The point of view in this book would challenge his reader's consciences and intelligence. ... Firstly it is not easy for a writer even to write one book, which can be enjoyed both at home and abroad. ...
This book has taught me that the thought process before the action can and will truly change the reaction. ... " The final chapter of this book is "Serenity". ... Reading this book brings that saying to a much more profound level. ... In conclusion, I would like to say that this book is amazing. ... This is definitely a book that makes you think outside of what you've been thinking. ...
In Book I of his Satires, he uses other people to expose the foolishness of humans. ... In Book I, Horace seems to easily pick out shortcomings of others, and offer them advice on how to better their lives. ... In Satire 4 of Book II, Horace is talking to Damasippus. ... It is ironic that these transgressions are the same as the ones he denounced in his first book. In Satire 7 of Book I, a slave named Davus confronts Horace. ...
In the Psychology of Romantic Love, a book written by psychiatrist Nathaniel Branden, these questions are answered in full detail. There were many topics in this book that interested me. ... I thought this was a very interesting book. ... Not only does this book have good ideas about men and women relationships it also focuses on parenting and friendships. ... I did not like some of the people he quoted in this book. ...
The book Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks is an autobiography about his own chemical childhood. ... From the beginning to end of this book, in every chapter, Oliver describes his affair with chemicals, metals, and all other scientific subjects he could lay his eyes and hands on. ... (Pg. 309) This passage reveals the main conflict in the book, which is external. ... The young Oliver Sacks described in this book reminds me much of myself, for I have many of the same interests that Oliver had, and the same dreams that he had. This book is a reminder to me to stick to what I want to do, an...
My Place by Sally Morgan is an autobiography/ biography in which we see Sally change several times throughout the book. Because Sally herself writes the book, we also see how Sally's feelings and thoughts change. At the beginning of the book, we see how Sally frequently truanted from school. ... It shows the reader how the characters in the book talk and interact with each other and it also lets the characters express themselves. ... Because the language used in this novel is a mixture of English as well as Aboriginal it adds interest to the book because not many people have had the exper...
The Outsiders is a coming-of-age book, written by S.E. ... Later in the book, the lead character understands why his brother was always yelling at him and working him too hard. ... In the middle of book, Cade kills a Soc to protect Pony from drowning and they run to Dally for help. ... Being a loyal friend is not only a theme in the book, but also related to our society today. ... The book states that Johnny was the only thing he had a passion about. ...
Story Elements in A Farewell to Arms The book A Farewell to Arms, written by Ernest Hemingway, is a classic novel about the love story of a nurse and a war-ridden soldier. ... Love and war is an important theme in the book, and the relationship between Frederic and Catherine is explored by Hemingway. ... Another one of the symbols in the book is when Henry tries to escape from the Italian Army by jumping off one of the ships the army is traveling on. ... Henry experiences many changes in his personality throughout the book. ... Henry's struggles arise at the beginning of the book wh...
THE STRANGER This book demonstrates how society judges individuals for doing something that is not the usual way to do things. ... He is not a religious person, which is almost uncommon and is presented that way in the book. This book has many conflicts ranging from love to religion to freedom. ... This book also demonstrates authoritative power in many different ways. ... In conclusion, this book basically demonstrates how society is closed to open-minded to the unknown, which is still true of today's society. ...
Throughout the book, Sula is judged to be bad by the society that surrounds her, while Nel is thought to be the picture of goodness; as a result, Sula sees herself as evil, while Nel judges herself to be good. ... Sula is introduced in the third section, and the rest of the book centers on her and her friendship with Nel, which constitutes the rising action of the plot. ... Besides being a popular novelist, Toni Morrison has won almost every major literary award and honor, including the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, the Chianti Ruffino Antico Fattore International Award in Literat...
A conventional book, or play, would have three parts, a beginning, a middle and an end, but "Enduring Love" Is not a conventional book and McEwan is not a conventional writer. ... Other obsessions which have lingered throughout the book are also cured. ... The book began with a picnic, so it's ending with a picnic is another factor which adds to the cathartic atmosphere of the chapter. ...
If I were to try and summarize the varying representations of sex in the book I would end writing a book in itself. ... The theme of lustful attraction and ensuing sexual intercourse is played over and over throughout the book without second thought from the characters, except on occasion only for the purpose of figuring out how to manage it without word leaking out. ... Whether it is has been through "caging nightingales", "putting the devil back in hell" or coming in the form of the blessed Angel Gabriel, sex has had its way of weaving itself into every nook and cranny within the book. ...
In the book, "Just Friends: The Role of Friendship in Our Lives," Lillian Rubin (1985) looks at friendships as they develop during adulthood. ... In her book, "Oedipal Asymmetries and Heterosexual Knots," Nancy Chodorow looks at how from the day one engages with ones parents; one is involved in a never-ending cycle of heterosexuality. ... The other theory that I thought applied to this research came from the book "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life," by Erving Goffman (1959). ... I couldn't help but compare my research to this book, because men and women are given social roles bas...
Throughout this book, it looks as though Janie makes many mistakes in trying to find who she really is, and achieving the respect that she deserves. ... Towards the end of the book, Janie resents her grandmother for "living" her life for her and planning her future. ... This book is very relevant to the course in that it shows and explains the hardships of a woman, in this case a black woman, in the real world. ... This book points out the very problems with women in society that we have constantly gone over and discussed in class....
To set the book off from other books about obsession, Nabokov gives Humbert possibly the most socially unacceptable obsession of all: paedophilia. ... He writes the book from prison. However, it seems like Lolita is the most obvious prisoner in the book. ... I would still go mad with tenderness at the mere sight of her face" There are many noticeable literary techniques in Lolita but one main technique in the structure of the book would be symbolism. ...
In reading Book IV, this is clearly not the case because despair is not present. ... No where in the text of Book IV do either Adam or Eve mention any constraints placed on them by the existence of the wall. ... In this case an absence of evidence can serve as evidence of absence because the wall makes so little impact on the lives of Adam and Eve in Book IV that they do not even bother to mention its presence. ... Throughout Book IV, Adam and Eve mention their comprehension of the fact that Paradise exists for them, given by God. ...
Darcy, comments towards the middle of the book, "The situation of your mother's family, though objectionable, was nothing in comparison of the total want of propriety so frequently, so almost uniformly betrayed by herself, by your three younger sisters, and occasionally even by your father" (138). ... In the first pages of the book, the underground man explains, "I am not at all the jolly sort of person you think I am, or may think I am." ... By the end of the book, when you think he might end up with Lisa and not have to live alone, in fear of change and happiness he unconsciously ruins...
In Yancey's book, What's Amazing about Grace?... This book, combined with scripture, and my personal thoughts can look deeper into the answer of the question regarding grace. ... In Yancey's book, Gordon MacDonald best states this aspect of grace when he says, "The world can do almost anything as well as or better than the church. ...
According to Augustine, in chapter 6 of the book "The City of God," a person who offers to love God, as well as his neighbor as himself, according to God is indisputable man of goodwill. ... In the book "Happy Life," Augustine asserts that he would not have committed theft by himself. ... In the book, "Happy Life," Augustine asserts that "Therefore, I entreat your virtue, kindness, spiritual bond as well as fellowship that exist between us that you extend your right hand, for this means that you love me and that you may believe that I in turn love you and hold you dear." ...
