Faulks presents the horrors of war through the lives of the soldiers and their experiences whilst fighting on the western front. ... 'If I didn't have this curiosity, I would walk into enemy lines and let myself be killed, I would blow my own head off with these grenades.' ... Stephen had watched comrades die in front of him during his time at war, and he used this as impetus to kill his enemies. ... This represents Stephen's 'cold' character, he doesn't cry (like he never reacted towards seeing gruesome injuries and also deaths on the front line.) ...

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In Not wanted on the voyage, Timothy Findley rewrites a story that we believe we know and understand, the biblical myth of the deluge, and in doing so he unfolds the truth of the story. But to reveal the truth, Findley has to recognize that the Bible does not present a factual account of an actual flood, for the importance of the flood is not its historical accuracy but its meaning for humanity. And thus Not Wanted on the Voyage reminds us that, however charming the vision of the ark and its animals may appear in a de-historicized culture setting, it is not an innocent one. Findley on the othe...

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A moment in time; most people can pinpoint one or two times in their lives when the choices they made had long term repercussions. Such is the case for Briony Tallis in Ian McEwan's book, Atonement. In the book, the concept of maturity is treated masterfully by the shift of a character's perceptions...

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• Grade Level: High School