The way the author divided the novel up into monthly installments makes you think of hour long series events that come on television. ... In "Like water for chocolate", the author Laura Esquivel extends the cultural themes of magic realism to the domestic world or a female responsibility dominated household. ... This theme of emotions being translated through food was purposely chosen to show how women are seen as care givers or nurturers despite stress being placed on them by the very people they provide sustenance for. The author does not present the existence of a utopian togetherness of wo...

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

"THE LADY OR THE TIGER" Introduction: The short story "The Lady, or The Tiger" is written by, "Frank R. Stockton". This story was one of the most well liked stories of its time. It was one of the biggest selling stories in 1895, which made him voted as the fifth best living American writer of th...

• Word Count: 1579
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Really, the author has figured out how to portray an incomprehensible circumstance when two persons adore one another, or they say they do, however they cannot generally be together as one due to the emotional contrast in their perspectives and impression of the world. ... Jade has chosen to forget about this history and to separate her identity from those of the other black people in her life. ...

• Word Count: 1453
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Self-Exposure: Horace and Socrates When reading books for academic purposes, students are always searching for an underlying meaning, something deeper than the author's main point, or something that can be found in a summary. ... Horace and Socrates have not only chosen a clever way to reveal their faults to their readers, but they have also brought people in from the proper perspectives....

• Word Count: 1606
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In Erich Fromm's book Escape from Freedom the author sums up Martin Luther's acknowledgement of man's selfishness: "Luther assumed the existence of an innate evilness in man's nature, which directs his will for evil and makes it impossible for man to perform any good deed on the basis of his nature."" ... In the science fiction novel Anthem by Ayn Rand readers are introduced to a dystopian society where man's place in society is chosen for him: "'Dare not choose in your minds the work you would like to do when you leave the Home of the Students. ...

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He was chosen to be the songbird for Mikal, Master of the galaxy, when he was three years old and his teacher Esste had been taking care of him since the day he arrived at the Songhouse. ... In the final part, the author was trying to show that all kinds of love are beautiful to the participants regardless the discrimination from outside.  ...

• Word Count: 2180
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School