My book for the book report is entitled "Scoop", by Evelyn Waugh in which the hero is named William Boot. William is nothing like the average stereotyped "hero": he is extremely insignificant. This does not mean he is unimportant to the novel. His "insignificance" is based on his weak and somewhat b...
The book is written as a sort of autobiography about one of Gion's most celebrated and respected geisha, although it is actually a novel. ... The book follows the progress of a small girl, Chiyo-chan, as she finds herself going through all sorts of cruelty as she trains to be become a geisha. ... The book was very strong in the beginning, but towards the end, when the war starts and the Gion district is shut down, it loses much of its strength. ... I think Memoirs of a Geisha is an excellent book, and if anyone is interested in learning about the rituals and customs of geisha, they sh...
The novel is told by Victor to Robert Walton, a sailor on a voyage to the North Pole. At the beginning of the story the monster begins to recognize the gentle manner of the family that he lives near, the De Lacey's. But, when he reveals himself to the family, they reject him and he destroys every...
The book I read for my book report was Black Beauty written by Anna Sewell. In the book, Black Beauty was born on a very nice farm . ... This is why he is my least favorite character in the book. ... My favorite character in the book was Black Beauty because he changed into a real workhorse. ... Black Beauty had nice and mean masters in the book. ...
The book I read for my book report was Black Beauty written by Anna Sewell. In the book, Black Beauty was born on a very nice farm . ... This is why he is my least favorite character in the book. ... My favorite character in the book was Black Beauty because he changed into a real workhorse. ... Black Beauty had nice and mean masters in the book. ...
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. ... It is a "report" on de Clarembault's syndrome "reprinted from the British review of psychiatry". ... This report explains this in scientific language. ...
We are given book reports, we read books on our own, students are constantly set in front of stories, yet we are never, or rarely, given a chance to create our own. ... When one asks a child, what is literature, most children respond that, a book or a novel, perhaps a poem, is literature. ... How better to learn to write to entertain then by writing a book? ...
The report gets to the general too late. ... Jordan, as he is referred to in the book, is an American operative that is fighting in the international brigade. ... This book was interesting to read. ... I would recommend this book to any reader that is interested in history-based books, for if you are not interested in wars it could become boring. ...
The theme I am going to focus on in this book report is innocence, which is directly related to theme of authentic versus artificial. ... This is a dominating theme in the book, which is characterized by two literary elements: characterization and symbolism. ... But, this brings us back to theme of the book. ... The theme of the book is unraveled simultaneously as his character is revolutionized. ... At this point, Holden undergoes a radical change, which involves the theme of the book and a realistic view of the world. ...
I say "superficially" because this book really has nothing to do with any of those things at all. ... While there is no actual sex in this book (to the best of my recollection), the topic of sexuality is explored in such depth that it cannot be denied: this book is about sex. ... The story unfolds as Ai's report; he narrates us through his experiences with a steady voice that acknowledges errors and frustrations, and still tries to convey the truth of what really occurred. ... It appears very near the beginning of the book. ... Everyone should read this book, or at the very least, its...
This report will include quotations from the novel as well as your personal observations about the character you have chosen to study using a third person point of view. ... Personal reaction to the whole story An original lesson learned Recommendation on the book as a whole. ... Character Change I include examples of how the character changes throughout the book and explain the importance of the changes. I include examples of how the character changes throughout the book, but I don't explain why the changes are important. My examples don't show how the character changes throug...
Focusing on the second chapter of the tenth book of Tom Jones it will be shown that Fielding's novel keeps in line with Watt's original criteria for the eighteenth-century novel. In the second chapter of Book X, when the Irish man, Fitzpatrick, arrives at the Inn to inquire after his wife, the narrator, through dialogue, conveys briefly the hardships Fitzpatrick has gone through to find and secure his run-away wife. ... The interrupting narrator has provided an authentic report of social customs and particulars of the place and time of the action. ... Fielding, in the second chapt...
It again reached the shortlist for the Booker Prize and received various awards. ... Mistry bristles when accused of not reporting Bombay accurately. ... A Fine Balance, which had just received the Commonwealth Writers Best Book prize, had made the six-book shortlist for the Booker Prize; but that did not impress Greer, who grimaced and said: "I hate this book. ... It's a Canadian book about India. ... If she wanted to make the case that she did not like the book there were far better ways to do it than to say something so, so . . . ...
It again reached the shortlist for the Booker Prize and received various awards. ... Mistry bristles when accused of not reporting Bombay accurately. ... A Fine Balance, which had just received the Commonwealth Writers Best Book prize, had made the six-book shortlist for the Booker Prize; but that did not impress Greer, who grimaced and said: "I hate this book. ... It's a Canadian book about India. ... If she wanted to make the case that she did not like the book there were far better ways to do it than to say something so, so . . . ...
The story "All Quiet on the Western Front" centers on a young man named Paul Baumer narrates the story. Paul is of the age of nineteen, when he is convinced to enlist in the German army in the World War I. Paul and several of his friends are encouraged to join the army by their teacher Kantorek, ...
Wormwood has a great deal of respect for Screwtape as he gives repeated reports of his progress and continuously seeks clarity and affirmation from Screwtape. ... I also enjoyed this novel because I have never read a book based on fictional letters that illustrates the plot and theme of the book. ...
My purpose in this report is to discuss the major themes of Ernest Hemingway's novels. ... Critics said that the book did well for his first novel, and they described it as, "A satirical picture of the dissolute life of the Lost Generation in postwar Europe"(Hays 54.) ... Though some say that Hemingway's works after 1936 weren't as good, To Have and Have Not was still a well-written book. ...
The second section, contains the rest of the first part, is written under the appearance of a history, by going along in a historical detour and breaking up the chapters regularly, carefully reporting every day's events. ... Cervantes alone reports the story in the first section, using a simple but direct narrative style. ...
