It is during this revolutionary movement that the female worker and writer begin to be accepted into society and the literary realm. ... No poems or stories were ever written by a man where a woman or girl was a main character who went out on a long, strenuous, dangerous adventure like any male character would. ... Rich's radical views to see that women are more equal than men will cause women many unnecessary hardships when women are already equalizing the literary playing field. Rich wants women to do everything a man can do, which is understandable, but not when she wants to pass th...

• Word Count: 1531
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Robert Neville wanted Remember to write in the literary present tense. ... One example of conflict in this novel is character versus character. ... Another example is character versus self. ... Another example is character versus society. ... How specifically do the literary elements contribute to the themes? ...

• Word Count: 1284
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• Grade Level: High School

In a literary context "Gothic" is most usually applied to a group of novels written between 1760 and 1820. Characteristics of the Gothic novel are: an emphasis on portraying the terrifying, insistence on archaic settings, a very prominent use of supernatural forces, the presence of highly stereotypical characters and an attempt to perfect the technique of literary suspense. ... Character and events are exaggerated beyond reality to become symbols, ideas and passions. ... Without the psychological analysis, which is available today, Lewis attempts to offer symbolic suggestions as to the cause...

• Word Count: 1271
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In a literary context "Gothic" is most usually applied to a group of novels written between 1760 and 1820. Characteristics of the Gothic novel are: an emphasis on portraying the terrifying, insistence on archaic settings, a very prominent use of supernatural forces, the presence of highly stereotypical characters and an attempt to perfect the technique of literary suspense. ... Character and events are exaggerated beyond reality to become symbols, ideas and passions. ... Without the psychological analysis, which is available today, Lewis attempts to offer symbolic suggestions as to the cause...

• Word Count: 1271
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Literature also makes up a unique reading styles because of the different literary terms and rhetorical devices that it possesses such as simile, metaphor, imagery and many more. ... Allusion is a reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work. ... An internal conflict is a problem within a character. ... Characters either remain stable in their attitudes throughout a work (static characters) or undergo personal development and change, whether through a gradual process or a crisis (dynamic characters); but in any case they usually remain consistent in th...

• Word Count: 1599
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

To Place the book in the context of literary tradition, it would be first useful to define what is meant by literary tradition. ... The greed illustrated in the story is also a theme, alerting the reader to the unsavoury characters of the Warden and Mr Sir. The determination and slave labour which the Warden enforces, in her eagerness to find the treasure', typifies greed and it's consumption of her character. ... The book also considers contemporary issues which enable the reader to relate to the characters and their scenarios. ... The involvement of the reader through emoti...

• Word Count: 1943
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

To Place the book in the context of literary tradition, it would be first useful to define what is meant by literary tradition. ... The greed illustrated in the story is also a theme, alerting the reader to the unsavoury characters of the Warden and Mr Sir. The determination and slave labour which the Warden enforces, in her eagerness to find the treasure', typifies greed and it's consumption of her character. ... The book also considers contemporary issues which enable the reader to relate to the characters and their scenarios. ... The involvement of the reader through emoti...

• Word Count: 1946
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This literary Revival was so vital, towards the close of the nineteenth century, there came the wave of dramatic movement, it was immediately absorbed into the main current of literary activity the Irish Theatre had two phases of development. ... "Riders to the Sea" is dissimilar in character. ... A note of poetry is hardy to be found of the character only 'ever thirsty' Mary Byrne is worth mentioning. ... The characters are also finely declined by Synge as is opined by Masefield in his selected pure. ... The thesis will unfurl the final assessment on Synge as to why Synge becomes so...

• Word Count: 1653
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

This literary piece does not center on the political field of the Heian era, but rather, the notion of love. Each affair that Genji is involved with is considerably different in character from the others. ... Many literary critics concur that Genji is a hero simply because, although he had numerous love affairs, he showed a certain amount of respect for women. ... Genji may have some commendable personality traits, but he should not be considered as a hero using today's current literary model for an ideal man. ... Murasaki Shikibu probably attempted to create a heroic character who had t...

• Word Count: 1359
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In "Angela's Ashes," by Frank McCourt, "The Sniper," by Liam O'Flaherty and "The Wind that Shakes the Barley," by Robert Dwyer Joyce, characters often face situations in which they must act to save themselves and their loved ones. ... Similar to the sniper, Frank, the main character in the novel "Angela's Ashes," acts unethically in order to save himself. ... The extreme reactions to war, family hardships, and self preservation lead characters to feel the need to abandon their morals. Characters were often put in situation where they had to act in order to save themselves or one...

• Word Count: 1432
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Many authors have included this powerful idea into their literary works. Fate as a literary element is one that almost any author can write into his or her literary works. Fate is a theme common to many authors including William Shakespeare and Saki who incorporate it in literary works such as Romeo and Juliet and "The Interlopers". Perhaps the best use of fate in a literary work is in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. ... The role of fate in "The Interlopers" is substantial to the future of the characters Ulrich and Georg. ...

• Word Count: 2083
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• Grade Level: High School

Throughout his literary career, Frost had been both celebrated and condemned for his works as a poet. ... In each of Frost's poems, there seems to be a character building theme, particularly "man's relationship to nature" (A Tribute to Robert Frost). ... He has inspired and affected the lives of a range of people, from interested readers, to the United States Senate, to the literary critics of last century, this century, and the next century to come. ... But I shall be lying" (Columbia Literary History of the United States). ...

• Word Count: 2122
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• Grade Level: High School

Ernest Hemingway In the sixty two years of Ernest Hemingway's life he produced a literary reputation that went unmatched in the twentieth century. ... It is magnificent writing, filled with that organic action that gives a compelling picture of character." ... Hemingway was able to develop his plot and characters with the least amount of description. ... The literary critic Philip Young, who has built a respectable reputation for his analysis of Hemingway literature, aides in the breakdown of the story to show the layers of the iceberg. ... Hemingway chooses his characters very...

• Word Count: 2253
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• Grade Level: High School

In English children's literature, The Secret Garden is generally accepted as not only a best selling novel with children's appeal, but also one of the literary classics that could go beyond the boundary of age and pass through the borderline between entertainment and serious literature. ... The characters in the story don't stay in enchanted realism too long, usually only for a short stretch of time in a day, or a year at most. In the course of enchanted realism, the shape of the character remains the same, however, his view on reality will change afterwards. In fact, this is th...

• Word Count: 1423
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

A typical dictionary might define poetry as literary composition written in verse with meaning. ... It is the basis of every branch of literary and artistic expression. ... In the play the character Walter has many dreams for greatness in his life, but these dreams seem to be causing him a great heartache due to the fact that he has little opportunity to make them reality. ... At one point, the characters Ruth and Walter had passion towards each other. ... Poetry is a literary composition written in verse with meaning. ...

• Word Count: 1645
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• Grade Level: High School

Ireland has made a place for itself in the literary world with many different forms. ... The villains of Butcher's story are also female characters that play very stereotypical roles. ... His novel allowed for readers to see how fantasy novels can portray female characters. ...

• Word Count: 1340
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

" (I.i. 134) Earnestly professed by Lysander in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, the character assertively articulates one of the play's most crucial themes: the complexities of love. ... In lines 1-2, Duffy presents somewhat of a literary crescendo. ... Duffy is world-renowned for her skilful intermeshing of intertextuality in her literary works, and, in this specific poem, we can assume that she alludes to Vincent Van Gogh's painting: "Starry Night". ...

• Word Count: 1990
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate