When Mildred took the overdose, it symbolizes that something was very wrong with her life and that deep down, she knew that, and that in her eyes, the only way solve the problem was to eliminate the problem, which is her herself. ... What better way then to be the burner of books? ... Therefore, I cant feel totally indifferent towards Beatty, but the fireman also appeared too sly and slightly wicked. ... The end of this novel was a big surprise. ... As mentioned in Fahrenheit 451, the story of the phoenix comes into mind. ...

• Word Count: 1181
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This new universe should surround and open a viewer's eyes and lead to a new understanding of their own world. ... In the same way, Huck from Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn thrives in the wilderness. ... Another common thread between the two novels is the obvious wickedness of society. ... To make the setting of a Mexican society authentic and display the wickedness of mankind, McCarthy frequently includes bilingual phrases and passages. ... She came to the belief that the truth is what is proven true, something is only good if it works, and everything is permiss...

• Word Count: 2102
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

However it hasn't always been this way, at the beginning of the novel Jeanette looks to her mother as her idol, her heroine and they have a good, strong relationship despite her being adopted. ... It is because of this close relationship at the beginning that the breakdown is so upsetting for the reader as we come to know both these characters and identify with their relationship with one another. ... Jane later explains that she had 'nothing in harmony with Mrs Reed or her children' This reference to harmony is something that appears in both novels and this probably relates to...

• Word Count: 3018
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Flaubert includes this scene with the window to emphasize Emma's corruption since Charles could hear Rodolphe and expose the affair taking place yet they continue to communicate this way without caring about the consequences. They also communicate by attaching a piece of white paper to the shutter in order to announce something unusual happening (179). ... Emma's hatred for the garden comes off as ironic due to the fact that this is her and Rodolph's meeting place during the affair and after it ends, Emma does not want to be reminded of him. ... Flaubert's diction within th...

• Word Count: 1465
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

If someone does not conform to these ideals they ostracized from society the way Caliban in The Tempest or Mr. ... There would this monster make a man. ... He finally comes to the conclusion that Caliban is not a fish, but a man based on the fact that he has arms and legs like any normal man would. ... " And that punishment you made me suffer because your wicked boy struck me---knocked me down for nothing. ... This shows when he says, "I must obey. ...

• Word Count: 1755
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Full Text: COPYRIGHT 1999 University of Oklahoma The title of Rohinton Mistry's second novel, A Fine Balance, suggests a worthwhile way to explore his fiction. ... It is not the history or the actuality that attracts in Mistry's fiction, but the way he uses these elements. ... I just don't recognize this dismal, dreary city. ... 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 middle-class Parsis who inhabit the residential block known as Firozsha Baag come to life in these elev...

• Word Count: 4675
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Full Text: COPYRIGHT 1999 University of Oklahoma The title of Rohinton Mistry's second novel, A Fine Balance, suggests a worthwhile way to explore his fiction. ... It is not the history or the actuality that attracts in Mistry's fiction, but the way he uses these elements. ... I just don't recognize this dismal, dreary city. ... 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 middle-class Parsis who inhabit the residential block known as Firozsha Baag come to life in these e...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate