In her novel 'Nectar in a Sieve', the central consciousness is that of a woman. This novel is characterized by a fine feminine sensibility. ... Indian womanhood and all its facets are portrayed significantly in Kamala Markandaya's novel 'Nectar in a Sieve'.This image of the unsullied, selfless Indian woman is primary in this novel. ... We note that Rukmani is prepared at an early age to accept her role as a wife, which is evident in the gay response she makes to her mother, "I shall have a grand wedding". In the novel, Rukmani is seen to fulfill all the roles of the In...

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Lawrence, published 1913, a closely autobiographical novel set in the Nottingham shire coal-mining village of Bestwood. ... In his novel, Sons and Lovers, he feels his writing was the best he was achieved. ... This reaffirms the critic's belief that the novel was a psychological journey. ... The critics agree Lawrence wrote an amazing novel, especially through his use of the human psyche and realistic experience. ... Note that he cannot get along with Miriam, because mommy does not approve, and that Mrs. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Characters The Heroine - The novel's protagonist and narrator; we never learn her given name. A shy, self-conscious young woman from a lower-middle class background, she begins the novel as a paid companion to Mrs. ... When the novel begins, he has recently lost his beautiful, accomplished wife, Rebecca, in what the world believes was a tragic drowning. ... Maxim treats her coldly, but later that day he sends a note to the heroine, apologizing for his rudeness at tea. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In The Hours (film) and the novel, something that Virginia Woolf, Laura Brown and Clarissa Vaughan have in common is their feeling of failure, depression and inadequacy. ... Virginia moves into her study and notes that it is in here that she feels safe. Virginia goes on to note that she must retain her weight of nine and a half stone, then, she believes that Leonard can be persuaded to move back to London. ... She notes that if she retains her weight, then there is a higher chance of her and Leonard moving back to London, which is what she wants. ... She notes that "because she is pregnan...

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• Grade Level: High School