This is true in Mark Zusak's novel The Book Thief. ... Hans discovers Liesel has picked out a book well beyond her reading level, yet Liesel still is determined to read. ... One day at school, Liesel picks up a book with greater confidence than ever, and knows she could read every word. ... One such word shaker was a small, skinny girlhe immediately ordered the tree to be cut down AT THAT moment, the word shaker twisted free. ... In summary, Max and Liesel's companionship allow them to deal with their tragedies through connection between past experiences and their love for words, whi...

• Word Count: 2179
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Willard struggles with the blacksmith because he sees a black man who is free and paid, while Willard is a white man who is not free and does not get paid. ... Similarly, many forms of love are portrayed in the book. ... The book opens up with the perceived betrayal of Florens by her mother. She never understands why her mother abandoned her, and the memories of the past constantly haunt her throughout the book. ... Free. ...

• Word Count: 1190
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The book starts out by describing Oceania under a dictator. ... Winston gets a black book from the brotherhood about over throwing the government and everything he needs, and reads some of it aloud to Julia and they both fall asleep. ... After he is freed he knows that he will be killed soon because he was told so. ... The whole point of the book was to show what the future could have held for the people at the time the author was writing it. ...

• Word Count: 1552
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Twain uses racism, slavery, and freedom throughout his book. ... In America it's different, because everyone in America is free, which is why we have such a diverse population. ... It involves racism towards blacks mostly, and Twain often uses the words "slave" and "nigger" throughout the book. In my opinion, the book is not racist at all. ... In a summary of Blanche's life, she was somewhat wealthy and then after the death of her husband, the loss of Belle Reve, and her leave of absence from her high school teaching job...

• Word Count: 2060
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

After she is laid to rest in the family's crypt, the Friar and Romeo will secretly retrieve her, and she will be free to live with Romeo, away from their parents' feuding. ... After first kissing Juliet, she tells him "you kiss by th' book,"" meaning that he kisses according to the rules, and implying that while proficient, his kissing lacks originality (I.v.107). In reference to Rosaline, it seems, Romeo loves by the book. ...

• Word Count: 13391
• Approx Pages: 54
• Grade Level: High School