Literary Themes of Animal Dreams Any certain novel may contain a number of different themes and general major ideas. ... As noted by Paul Gray, Barbara Kingsolver's novel contains a theme of eco-feminism; a kind, gentle type of writing with women relying on themselves and one another, trying to save their neighborhoods, cities, or the planet from any destruction brought on by the white men of the society (1). ...

• Word Count: 1050
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Diction PEEL A Fabulous quote by Barbara Kingsolver, in "High Tide in Tucson" referring to how art is forgotten around the world, while centuries into the past art was the way of communication and living. ... During the first stanza the author uses a wide range of imagery, focusing attention to each and every one of the clothing items, also, by the use of punctuation, the columns, she separates the major ideas to plan out the rest of her story. ...

• Word Count: 1106
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

(Kingsolver 4) Simply avoiding pregnancy was a major achievement for Taylor. ... Barbara Kingsolver, as a consequence ends the novel almost as it began, with the journey of Taylor and Turtle Greer back to Tucson. ...

• Word Count: 812
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School