(Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' ... Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. ... Full Text: COPYRIGHT 1999 University of Oklahoma The title of Rohinton Mistry's second novel, A Fine Balance, suggests a worthwhile way to explore his fiction. ... He published...

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

(Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' ... Mistry's short story collection 'Tales from Firozsha Baag' and his two novels, 'Such a Long Journey' and 'A FIne Balance' focus on the Parsi community in India rather than on the immigrant experience. ... Full Text: COPYRIGHT 1999 University of Oklahoma The title of Rohinton Mistry's second novel, A Fine Balance, suggests a worthwhile way to explore his fiction. ... He publis...

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

From writing several successful novels, and many short stories, Hawthorne has introduced the way of life in Puritanical America to many readers. ... It is interesting to note often contained such intense emotions as jealousy, lust, and revenge, Hawthorne never allows these to appear. ... In most of his novels and stories, there is a strong display of the Puritan society's reaction to a certain primary character's struggle. ... (Easton 235) Hester appears to be the one who deserves sympathy in the novel. ... Throughout the majority of the novel, his identity is kept secret. ...

• Word Count: 3188
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Lion (1987) is a novel which takes place in Toronto in the years following the First World War. ... And he himself was noting but a prism that refracted their lives. ... The readers are introduced to this concept of reflecting light even before the novel begins. ... One of many themes in this novel is the search for identity and light. ... Ondaatje embraces aspects of post-modernism, by creating a novel that breaks away from the traditional narrative, thereby giving readers a greater perspective on the novel. ...

• Word Count: 3985
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School