In Ralph Ellison's novel, "Invisible Man," the narrator is influenced by many. ... The central theme of the novel is the search for identity. ... In relation with the overall theme of the novel which is the search for self-identity rather than societal-identity. ... At the conclusion of the novel, he finds himself coming to grips with his own identity as an individual despite the myth of black conformity. ...

• Word Count: 567
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Toni Morrison, as in a jazz band, provides the "double bass" of the novel through the omnipresent narrator, keeping a continuous rhythm and providing effective continuity throughout the novel. ... Comparatively, at the climax of the novel, during Beloved's complete domination of Sethe, the community sing together. ... Morrison creates an essential contrast within the novel's structure, at the two pinnacle extracts within the writing. ... The repression of Sethe through the black community's rejection, and then her final acceptance creates the concept of "tension and release"...

• Word Count: 3100
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography

The same story or novel could be inspiring to one and offensive to another at the same time. ... While they have a right to stand by their opinion, many people would find this novel to be liberating and far from racist. ...

• Word Count: 910
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

However the focal point of the novel is the contention between its fundamental characters Jadine and Son. ... Unfortunately, in spite of vague result of the novel, it is still hardly possible to believe that such people could be eventually united and live in love for a long time. ...

• Word Count: 1453
• Approx Pages: 6

In fact, this novel has stirred up arguments since 1885, when it was first published. ... They believe that a novel is evaluated by the quality of its plot, and that any language enhances the understanding of the time and social period in which the novel takes place (Hartford 1-4). ... There are many parts in the novel that can be considered sources of controversy. ... The Pennsylvania branch of the NAACP also agreed with Monteiro on the subject that the novel was "psychologically damaging" in an attempt to ban the novel from reading lists . ... Many famous authors have had positive reactions ...

• Word Count: 1219
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Conflict is one of the main themes of this novel, and it helps in the development of the plot. ... The most noticeable conflict present in this novel is the political conflict. ... Cultural conflict plays an important part in the novel because it highlights the feelings among the characters in the novel, and they further develop the plot. ... This event is a turning point in the novel because blacks were turning against blacks; this makes the novel a page-turner instead of boring story. ... Njoroge loses hope and all his dreams are shattered, this makes the novel a tragedy. ...

• Word Count: 1177
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain is a realistic novel about the 1800's. This novel is the kind of novel that if you do not have a teachers help you to understand it, you would look at it as if it was a misprinted copy. ... The reason that people get so mad at this novel is because of the language. ... Twain puts stealing in his novel to show the reality of the 1800's. ... Huckleberry Finn is an awesome novel! ...

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

Another major theme in Walker's novel is the power of strong female relationships. The main thesis of the novel is black women's rights. ... In the novel Celie, the main character has to fight for her rights. ... In the novel she also uses color. ... The Color Purple is a historical novel; it never refers to any factual events. ...

• Word Count: 441
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The issue of race is at the root of the novel. ... Race is very important in this novel. While the novel has a very important court case involving Tom Robinson, there is a very important woman of color in the novel. ... The novel has helped me see deeper into southern living in the past. ... I think that the novel has helped me see a different side of myself. ...

• Word Count: 595
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

There are two depictions in the novel of how to treat someone. ... (Lee 61) Early in the novel Scout and Jem are very close. ... (Novels for Students volume two 293). ... It is stated many times in the novel that she is a part of the family. ... In the novel, Walter Cunningham, is invited to the Finch's for lunch. ...

• Word Count: 1479
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, I as a reader am able to extend the boundaries of my understanding of the issues and characters in this and other novels. ... This innocence of children is one of the first issues recognised in the novel. ... Such examples of this separation are countless through the novel. ... The coexistence of good and evil is another important issue in the novel. ... All the issues in the novel help extend the boundaries of my understanding. ...

• Word Count: 986
• Approx Pages: 4

Prejudice has been present for many years in many countries. Almost everyone has been affected by prejudice either directly or indirectly. The definition of the word prejudice is a judgement or opinion made without adequate knowledge. Almost every one has prejudged someone before meeting him or ...

• Word Count: 1203
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The monster, Frankenstein's creation in the novel Frankenstein, is mistreated ever since he was created. ... The time setting of the novel also influences the treatment of the monster. ... Tom Robinson, in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, is also greatly mistreated for something beyond his control. ... Lee's use of setting in this novel worked to further prove the extremity of physical and/or mental abuse. During the time in which the novel takes place, racism was "spread like a disease" in a predominantly white world. ...

• Word Count: 690
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Importance of Society In the novel A Lesson Before Dying Grant Wiggins struggles with society because of his race, prejudices, and the woman he loves. ... Grant's struggle in society is important to the novel because it helps him to figure out his flaws and allow him to continue on living. ... But how is all this important to the novel? ... In Conclusion Grant's struggles with society are important to the novel because they shape the novel. ... Those struggles are what surely shape this novel and they clearly state their importance. ...

• Word Count: 573
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

When reading the novel, you meet and interact with many of the characters. ... And many other characters who made this novel what it was. ... Morrison tells this novel in circular narration. ... The 2nd is the novels central narrator Claudia McTeer. ... There are many different themes that Morrison examines and explores in this novel. ...

• Word Count: 2499
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography

The novel is mainly about the discrimination in a trial of a black man accused of rape. ... There is a lot of prejudice in the novel towards females. ... In the classic novel, there are many examples of prejudice and stereotypes. ... In the novel, there are many prejudices of a "good family." ... From the novel we learn a good lesson. ...

• Word Count: 778
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

One such novel is Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird. One may describe this novel as a classic because the messages described in the novel can be perceived on so many different levels that any reader, no matter the level, can observe these messages. ... Racism is mentioned throughout the second part of the novel. It is the prime and most mentioned part of this section of the novel. ... This evil act can be seen in the novel. ...

• Word Count: 941
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Huck Finn has been everything from the rise of American literature to a racist novel. ... Throughout the rest of the novel, we can see how Huck starts to see that Jim is as equal of a human being as Huck is. ... " (Salwen) After reading Huck Finn, I believe it all comes down to how the teacher approaches the novel. Teachers must acknowledge the sensitivity of this novel and the use of its language. ... Huck Finn played an important role in our past and it is a novel that should not be skipped by english classes....

• Word Count: 920
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel and the short story, Morrison is able to relate herself to the racial indiscrimination and labels that her and her friends were exposed to as young children. ... The novel is also narrated by a nine-year-old black girl, which is how old Morrison would've been in 1941, the year the novel takes place. Furthermore, Morrison's family struggled financially during the Great Depression, similarly to the MacTeer family in the novel. ... " Another reason that inspired Morrison to write the novel is because of a little girl she once knew: "Beauty was not simply something to ...

• Word Count: 1083
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Passing is a novel about racial identity and its inherent conflicts. ... Irene and Clare both exemplify these characteristics in the novel. ... Concealing one's identity is an important factor for both characters in the novel. ... Her character is shown as very inconspicuous throughout the novel. ... Since the beginning of the novel, Clare loved to look beautiful and sophisticated. ...

• Word Count: 795
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Morrison's novel illustrates the disastrous affects racism had on African-Americans during the late nineteen hundreds. ... Over the year in which this novel spans Pecola Breedlove is on a quest to discover her uniqueness. ... In essence, Claudia despises the black community in the novel because they suppress their black beauty. ... This novel speaks to masses of people, black and white, illustrating how a racist social system wears down the minds and souls people. ... Lastly, Morrison uses this novel to illustrate a reflect...

• Word Count: 1667
• Approx Pages: 7

Morrison's novel illustrates the disastrous affects racism had on African-Americans during the late nineteen hundreds. ... According to critic Raymond Hedin, Morrison divides the novel into small excerpts of theDick and Jane? ... pages of the novel is the complete opposite of theideal? ... Over the year in which this novel spans Pecola Breedlove is on a quest to discover her uniqueness. ... In essence, Claudia despises the black community in the novel because they suppress their black beauty. ...

• Word Count: 1667
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

His meaningful novel, "Cry, the Beloved Country", owes him a large amount of his success. ... His passionate words about the horrors and suffering in South Africa that he and many others encountered has greatly affected and touched everyone who has taken the time to really read this novel. ... (Alan) With this being said he continued to be a very active opposer of the Apartheid laws and continued after writing the novel to be active in changing the country of South Africa. ... Due to the time period that this novel was written in the book is very special from others about African cul...

• Word Count: 511
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The novel deftly talks about certain social issues predominantly reigning during those times. ... To support this claim, Ralph Ellison, the author, described the protagonist of the novel as a man wrought invisible by the people around him. The novel has the title "Invisible Man" for the exact same purpose in which it represents. ... " (p.294) This is an example of how society or the people that constitutes it assigns roles to each individual, the novel defining it as a "name". ... At the end of the novel, it states: Who knows but that, on the lower frequencies, I spea...

• Word Count: 1723
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Celie is the main character of the novel and endures a great deal of pain. ... The novel brought fame and financial success to its author. ... Another important theme in Walker's novel is the cyclical nature of sexism. Both the novel and the movie show the patriarchal dominance and abuse that black women endure. ... The structure of the movie is also different than the structure of the novel. ...

• Word Count: 1523
• Approx Pages: 6