Humour is employed in a variety of ways in Catch-22 and Captain Corelli's Mandolin. ... Catch-22's humour is best described as comically unstable. ... Scheisskopf (meaning "shit head", which is an accurate comic description of the character) concentrates on his parades with ridiculous attention to detail which are irrelevant to the war. ... It seems that only Yossarian (and then later, the Chaplain) protest about the way things are; the catch in which of course is Catch-22 and the absolute power of bureaucracy behind it. ... The absurdity in which the family cannot distinguish a ...

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Furthermore, critical reading can be specified based on the canon in which the reader classifies it. ... Similar to how a Canon can mold the interpretation of pieces of literature, pieces of literature can mold the form of a Canon. ... Quality from my perspective has to to with how the literary piece catches my attention. ... Now, because living in a utopia is not possible, the reader understands that this is not a functional society hence the term, dystopian fiction. ... If not that, they contain a moral lesson that guides the reader into understanding what things one should avoid to prevent ...

• Word Count: 638
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Many aspects of writing catch a reader's attention and keep one interested in a book. ... He understands how to create and develop a character into someone to whom the reader can relate. ... To me as a reader, that is very agitating and can become very confusing. ... Once the reader gets to the main plot of Forster's novels, their interest is held. ... Overall he proved that even if he wrote about the same thing over and over again that his story is well written because his novels held my attention and proved quite interesting....

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• Grade Level: High School

In Madame Bovary, Flaubert pays close attention to minute details such as Emma's wedding dress, windows, cigar case, and flowers. ... This description of Emma's dress shows the reader that the dress is like a burden much like how being married becomes a burden to her. ... The white dress is a symbol of purity, yet the reader is aware of Emma affairs. ... Throughout the novel, Emma is always looking out of windows onto the town, or people on the street catch glimpses of her through the window of her house. ... Flaubert makes Madame Bovary an interesting book by paying close attention ...

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• Grade Level: High School

For 84 days he didn't catch a single fish, but he did not lose his heart. ... On his way home, he had to fight against the fierce sharks which ate up his catch- the marlin. ... We know that the man is old and he makes a living by fishing, but for eighty-four days he catches no fish. ... "How brave and ferocious Joe DiMaggio is!" ... As a result, the old man fails to deep his catch-the marlin. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Switching pairs and learning how to walk in them, the girls soon start to catch the attention of males on the street. ... The bum man talks very simply and with short sentences, but is very entrancing to Rachel, who is captivated by the attention and feeling that she gets. ... The girls begin to lose their innocence and pay attention to things that they didn't think twice about before. ... The ultimate loss of innocence, however, occurs near the end of the novel when readers learn that Esperanza was raped by a group of boys while she was waiting for Sally at a carnival. ... Cisneros dem...

• Word Count: 1067
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Now, he is faced with assimilating himself back into school after being away for nearly eight months, where it seems he never has enough time to catch up with his peers. ... Unlike his wife, he places all his attention on his broken son which drives their marriage closer to its death. ... By using this method, the reader is able to hear the thoughts of two different characters and how they perceive events. ... The plot structure of the novel is a very important element to Guest's technique, it leaves the reader questioning the past. ... This further drives the reader to seek more answers ...

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• Grade Level: High School

First, are Western readers just plain curious about the Parsis? ... This ceremony receives full attention in Such a Long Journey, which presents all the gruesome details along with the ritualistic. ... Although Sidhwa has received her share of attention, it has been far overshadowed by that accorded to Mistry. ... Gandhi's years in power probably fails to intrigue most readers of Mistry's work. ... Both writers catch the city's squalid side, the poverty, disorder, filth and ruin, the chaos, but at the same time engage its immense vitality and diversity. ...

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

First, are Western readers just plain curious about the Parsis? ... This ceremony receives full attention in Such a Long Journey, which presents all the gruesome details along with the ritualistic. ... Although Sidhwa has received her share of attention, it has been far overshadowed by that accorded to Mistry. ... Gandhi's years in power probably fails to intrigue most readers of Mistry's work. ... Both writers catch the city's squalid side, the poverty, disorder, filth and ruin, the chaos, but at the same time engage its immense vitality and diversity. ...

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