I will argue why, and discuss how, Little Women and Peter Pan fall into this category of educating their respective readers. ... Because Alcott is teaching her young readers what it means to grow up, she must face the question of Jo's fate in the novel: will she remain independent and romantic, or will she conform to custom and marry? Of course we know the answer to this question is the latter, but some critics are displeased with Alcott's decision. ... In this passage, it seems that Barrie is attempting to strike a bit of fear into the reader, with the sudden declaration that Nev...

• Word Count: 1473
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

True to its roots as a Gothic novel, the atmosphere of The House of the Seven Gables broods with ambiguity and fear, with this uncertainty culminating in moments of heightened suspense. In these moments, author Nathaniel Hawthorne breeds tension with a terse syntactical style, igniting imagination with suggestive language, and frustrating the reader with a limited perspective. By presenting the reader with the anxious experience of extended mental uncertainty in a mode akin to realism, he calls into question the reader's ability to perceive their world with clarity and confidence, undermi...

• Word Count: 1547
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

Nonetheless, Dwight chooses to believe that his wife and daughter could still be alive in America and that he will eventually be able to reunite with them, which display how Dwight's desperation blinds him into believing the impossible. ... McCarthy often confuses readers with what is reality and what is simply the man's memory or dream by presenting the sequence of passages in a mixed manner with the man's imaginations. ... Shute demonstrates how each character has enough time and resources to ensure that the last days of their lives are fulfilling. ... When the couple must con...

• Word Count: 1772
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Emma wants to match Harriet with Mr. ... The author uses this type of behavior in Emma to make the reader question their feelings about her. As soon as Emma seems to be doing something good for Harriet by teaching her how to be a lady, Emma says or does something extremely rude to set a bad example to Harriet. ... Because of the way that other characters in the novel speak about Emma, it is easy to see how the author truly feels. ... As she is about to enter the Bates' house she thinks to herself, "She had never rejoiced at the sound before, nor ever before entered the passage, nor w...

• Word Count: 1855
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School