Dylan Thomas" "Do not go gentle into that good night" depicts a classic struggle between living life and letting it go. ... Thomas sends the reader a powerful message through his use of repetition and diction. ... This poem as a whole depicts a classic struggle between living life and letting it go. ... The combination of the two bring a sense of strength to the poem; a strength that encourages the father, as well as the reader to live life to the fullest and to fight the good fight up until the very end. ...

• Word Count: 768
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The photographs that Findley has supplied the researcher (and consequently, the reader) are more pictures that give insight into that time; they are windows into the past and into peoples lives. ... Through these images, Findley is not only able to show the death, despair and the loss that war brings about, but is also capable of drawing the reader into the novel and giving an almost first-hand experience with the casualties of war. ... Although the first thing that comes to mind when reading about fire is the destruction that the element can cause, Findley compels the reader to look further ...

• Word Count: 879
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

After reading Thomas Hardy's poems, most readers will agree that his work focuses on darker, more serious subject matter than usual writers. Hardy's work, while dark and sometimes twisted, is still popular and has become a literary classic. ... But despite this dark subject matter, the poem itself challenges the reader to think on a deeper level. ... "Hap" is a piece of poetry that best summarizes Hardy's use of fate to deliver a meaningful message to the reader. ... Hardy's writings seem to try to portray to readers the importance of embracing fate rather than bl...

• Word Count: 1015
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The classic idea of good versus evil has been an issue of debate since the beginning of mankind. ... This shows to me as a reader that on the surface, the two really aren't that much different. ... The readers are left with these few words to decide the ending for themselves. ...

• Word Count: 933
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

With its multiple narrators and, hence, multiple perspectives, the novel leaves the reader with contrasting interpretations of Victor: classic mad scientist, transgressing all boundaries without concern, or brave adventurer into unknown scientific lands, not to be held responsible for the consequences of his explorations. ... This eruption of angry self-pity as the monster questions the injustice of how he has been treated compellingly captures his inner life, giving Walton and the reader a glimpse into the suffering that has motivated his crimes. ...

• Word Count: 1035
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The novel Bless Me, Ultima, is a classic tale based upon Mexican- American culture and folklore. The author, Rudolfo Anaya uses Mexican names and Spanish words to give the reader a true sense of the Latin culture. ...

• Word Count: 1132
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School