Joe, in explaining the science of the river to the children, comes to terms with his work as a science journalist rather than a scientist and ceases to view himself as a failure. ... There are even parts of this chapter where it appears that Joe takes Logan's place in his interactions with the children. ... Joe and Clarissa may be reconciled, and Joe is standing by the river, explaining science to children. The children and the river both add a sense of regeneration to this chapter and the whole novel. It ends with the innocent image of Joe standing with Rachael by the river. ...

• Word Count: 1500
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

We first meet the families in two small towns in Western Australia, the Lambs in Margaret River and the Pickles in Geraldton. ... The river also proves to be a realistic effect as the Swan River in Perth is the heart of the city; it also seemed to be held close to the hearts of both the Pickles" and the Lambs". "But here, here by the river, the beautiful, the beautiful the river, the Lambs and the Pickleses are lighting up the morning like a dream- Historical events mentioned in the text such as Lester Lamb's involvement in World War Two, expressed the ideal that he was a true Australian ...

• Word Count: 1597
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The Adventures of Huck Finn is a novel based on the adventures of a boy named Huck Finn, who along with a slave, Jim, make their way along the Mississippi River during the Nineteenth Century. ... In The Adventures of Huck Finn, Huck's Road of Trials occurs on the Mississippi River. ... He promulgates more experienced from his journey down the river on his raft. ... Huck is torn between right and wrong, in fact he almost turns Jim, the runaway slave, in during his quest on the river. ... Children have an innocent perception of the world around them, but as adults we realize th...

• Word Count: 1370
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The novel continues to separate then rekindle Jean Valjean's relationship with Cosette, while August's film cuts off after a confrontation between Valjean and Javert at the river. 3. ... After seeing the Thénardier children playing outside, she believed that her daughter's best chance was to live with the family as she alone would only corrupt her daughter. ... But it is not entirely out of greed that she demoralizes herself in this way, as she is just maternally protective over her own children. ... Like Fantine, she fantasizes through reading romance novels and has...

• Word Count: 1615
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Crane was born into a family of 14 other children and the son of a Methodist preacher. ... This can be inferred early on by details such as the date, the strategy of crossing the river, circling behind enemy line, and the pontoon bridges. ...

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

Theme Descriptions of As I Lay Dying William Faulkner portrays all of his themes in the actual human drama of the South, where William Faulkner grew up. Since the death of Addie Bundren, her family is affected in a way that allows them to question and analyze who they really are. In As I Lay Dying...

• Word Count: 1564
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Shelley made this family purposefully to illustrate the frustration of the monster; there is the patriarch, De Lacy, his son, Felix, his wife, Agatha and their children, the family was later joined by another, Safie, a Turk. ... On the way to Geneva, the monster walked through a wood which is suddenly interrupted by a river. ...

• Word Count: 2019
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Ovid's Metamorphosis, Narcissus is a handsome young man who saw the reflection of his face in the waters of the Styx River. ... Somer, an American woman who adopts Usha (they call her Asha) after the discovering that she can never have children of her own.  ... Many female feticides are appeared to allow families to have male children. ...

• Word Count: 1988
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School