His character also fits well into the book because the book is written around a baseball theme with chapters ordered by inning. ... As mentioned before, the chapters are arranged by innings and this is a very clever move on King's part. Because of this chapter setup, King moves the story along at about the same speed of a baseball game. ... The beginning of the book is not very suspenseful; just Trisha getting lost in the woods. ... Overall, this book is a very good suspense novel for almost any reader. ...

• Word Count: 624
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In order to accept the views presented in this novel, we look at circular narrative and the chapters and sub-chapters within. ... This is evident in the prologue and the last sub-chapter called "Sun, Moon, Stars". ... Shifting perspectives in these sub-chapters is also evident. ... The body of the book Cloudstreet is seen as linear. At the start of the novel we see that chapters one and two reveal the tragedies of both families and chapter three is when they both start a new life in Perth. ...

• Word Count: 842
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In order to accept the views presented in this novel, we look at circular narrative and the chapters and sub-chapters within. ... This is evident in the prologue and the last sub-chapter called "Sun, Moon, Stars". ... Shifting perspectives in these sub-chapters is also evident. ... The body of the book Cloudstreet is seen as linear. At the start of the novel we see that chapters one and two reveal the tragedies of both families and chapter three is when they both start a new life in Perth. ...

• Word Count: 842
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In order to accept the views presented in this novel, we look at circular narrative and the chapters and sub-chapters within. ... This is evident in the prologue and the last sub-chapter called "Sun, Moon, Stars". ... Shifting perspectives in these sub-chapters is also evident. ... The body of the book Cloudstreet is seen as linear. At the start of the novel we see that chapters one and two reveal the tragedies of both families and chapter three is when they both start a new life in Perth. ...

• Word Count: 871
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Beginning in the year 54 B.C., the book proves itself to be a primarily historical novel. ... However, once characters are introduced, the book holds you captive. ... Each chapter contains its own time period and its own characters, although a few chapters overlap. ... Rutherford typically introduced a new generation of characters with every chapter. Therefore, in every chapter, he had to make every character memorable. ...

• Word Count: 847
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Every book follows Percy Jackson's adventures with his point of view. ... The second book, The Sea of Monsters, is based on Odysseus' story, The Odyssey. ... Chapter one deals with the introduction of the framework of the whole paper. ... Chapter three is the study of the significance of hamartia towards the plot of the series. Chapter four is the conclusion which constitutes the result of the study....

• Word Count: 1547
• Approx Pages: 6

In the book they make it seem like everything Rat says is exaggerated, but the movie does not stress that fact. ... In the book, one may not feel for Fossie. ... A third character that is portrayed differently in the movie than in the book is Mary Anne, who is the main female character of the chapter. ... Throughout the chapter, the Greenies are expressed as hardworking soldiers who were always ready to kill. ... There was nothing gruesome as depicted in the chapter. ...

• Word Count: 1208
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

After reading the popular novel, The Call of the Wild, written by Jack London, it was apparent to me that he should his life story through the life of the main character in his book. ... Buck, the main character of Jack London's novel, loses his family in the first chapter of the novel; similarly Jack London began living on his own at the young age of fourteen. ... Both Jack and Buck lived in an environment where there was a struggle for survival in the second chapter of Jack London's novel. The title of the chapter was "The Law of Club and Fang" which refers to how much fighting t...

• Word Count: 656
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Written by Virginia Woolf, the book echoes her poetic style of writing, standing as one of her most revered works. ... " The book waxes poetic in style, creating realm of sensory imagery and a grasp of the wonders of nature. ... Like Jinny, Woolf uses the other characters in the book to represent important points of their own. Another important note is that the book is written entirely through soliloquy. ... The book is not divided by chapters, but by scenes of the sun setting and rising. ...

• Word Count: 614
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The descriptions Judith Guest gives throughout the story, regarding all the different issues, that come up, make the book even more realistic, and in some instances even humorous. ... The reader will know what to expect from a chapter, just from the descriptions given at that moment. ... Despite the fact that the book is written in third-person narrative, using way too many pronouns, which can often confuse readers, all other aspects are completely enjoyable. ... Everyone ages sixteen and up should read this book in which one can realize that a so-called ordinary world, is really not that ordi...

• Word Count: 415
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The descriptions Judith Guest gives throughout the story, regarding all the different issues, that come up, make the book even more realistic, and in some instances even humorous. ... The reader will know what to expect from a chapter, just from the descriptions given at that moment. ... Despite the fact that the book is written in third-person narrative, using way too many pronouns, which can often confuse readers, all other aspects are completely enjoyable. ... Everyone ages sixteen and up should read this book in which one can realize that a so-called ordinary world, is really not that ordi...

• Word Count: 411
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Jack is introduced in the book as the head of a choir group. ... Jack is a nominee against Ralph, who is another main character in the book, to be chief on the island. ... When the idea of hunting enters the book Jack begins the transition into a savage. ... In chapter four, Jack's sinister trait is brought out. ... As the book progresses Jack's transition to savage progresses. ...

• Word Count: 462
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Many aspects of writing catch a reader's attention and keep one interested in a book. ... He creates great story lines for his books but it takes a reader six or seven chapters to ever understand what is going on. ... The entwining of character can happen as the book goes on and the plot thickens. ... That becomes very boring; and when it goes on for six chapters, it almost becomes never ending. ... I feel he needs to jump straight into the book and then introduce his characters the same way he has done and his writings would be superb. ...

• Word Count: 1062
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The deeper meaning of the book expands on this topic, right down to the crux of human imperfection. ... By the final chapter, his message is undeniable: man's essential flaw is his unstoppable willingness to destroy another. ... Ralph is the only character who remains practical throughout the book. ...

• Word Count: 565
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Some people believe that a novel's central character can be identified within the first few chapters of a novel. ... The Scarlet Letter's main character is noticed in the first chapters as Arthur Dimmesdale, the man who is responsible for the scarlet letter ever happening. ... With that, the thing that Dimmesdale is searching for puts the whole book in the balance, for he holds the key but cannot open the door. ...

• Word Count: 818
• Approx Pages: 3

The book the adventures of huckleberry Finn was written by mark twain this book takes place, during 1835-1845 in the state of Mississippi surrounding it most of the book takes place to what our young explorer uses for travel. ... This book is a great literary masterpiece the book is mainly about huck an his new friend Jim a run-away slave owned by the widow Douglas who took in huck to civilize him. ... In the following lines are part of chapter 31 in which huck wants to help Jim escape but is having second thoughts about it since he has been taught that he is a slave and is lower than he is in...

• Word Count: 1266
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The first line of the book is both important and powerful, for it expresses the death in a way that suggests Meursault's outlook on life. ... Meursault evaluates the sun in every chapter and it seems to control the tone in the novel. ... Marie takes the role of Meursault's girlfriend in the book. ... It is important to note the sun's consistent role in the chapter. ...

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

During the first few chapters of the book, we learn about Ellie's immature life at school, and how she sneaks out of drama rehearsals to spend time with boys, like Steve. ... We observe progressive and adaptive change in characters as they are faced with a number of challenging situations, such as the pivotal lawnmower scene and the chapter where the bridge is destroyed. ...

• Word Count: 1220
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Almost all of the stories in the book reflect her life in one way or another, be it a character in the story, the general plot, or the setting. Whether it is a student London, a teacher in New England or a tourist in India the stories in her book were was ripped from the pages of Lahiri's life. ... In almost off of the stories in the book, as you read them you can imagine that they have an almost biographical sense to them. ... In this story a man travels from India to London to continue his education, then to the United States, Boston to be exact, in order to start a new chapter in his l...

• Word Count: 1104
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Introduction to the Book: In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the main character, Winston Smith is a low-ranking member of the ruling Party in London. ... Form, Structure and Plot: 1984 is organized much like any other novel with chapters, but is split into three separate parts called books within this novel. ... A quote from the book in which Winston talks about the Party is as follows, "this Party's rules are absurd, I"m writing in my diary even if it is illegal". ... Setting: This book takes place in the city of London, England. ...

• Word Count: 1150
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The final things we learn about utilize the symbol of flowers to foreshadow into the book and Hagar's life. ... This is the first of many times that death is mentioned in passing through symbolism in this book, and particularly in the first chapter... This again appears to be a metaphor for Hagar's life, providing foreshadowing into the book. ... Its purpose is to set up the entire book, through symbolism, narrative and description, and it does an extremely good job of this in an interesting fashion. It sets the tone and style for the remainder of the book, and provides us with ins...

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

In the first chapter where he takes his clothes off and goes swimming like any child would do, he seems to be Adam in the Garden of Eden, a child left to play with the nature. ... Ralph also supports a few themes of the book. ...

• Word Count: 852
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

It is clear that his true motives and desires are geared towards his business and making money, but this poignant scene in chapter eleven allows the reader to empathise with him. ... (Chapter 12, Forster). ... She tries to befriend every character in the book which further shows her loving character. ... Wilcox begins to open up his mind to the outer world in the final few chapters. ...

• Word Count: 2048
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

His first book was Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. The Red Badge of Courage was written in order to win a bet he made that he could write a book in ten days on a subject he had no first hand experience with. ... Crane's objective when writing this book was not to give a history lesson on the civil war actually the reader must know that he is talking of the civil war because he never actually states that in the novel. ... This is most blatantly stressed in chapter 23 when he gives a description of the four prisoners. ... As he matures through the book we b...

• Word Count: 2113
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Although the majority of the book portrays the depressing day to day mission of the man and the boy, each time the two overcome imminent death, they are encouraged to persevere. ... At the end of chapter one, Dwight Towers and Moira Davidson share the information that their situation is "like [they are] waiting to be hung" (40), which means the characters are well aware of their fate. ...

• Word Count: 1772
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate