" "Pride and Prejudice," the acclaimed novel by Jane Austen published in 1813. ... The first line of the novel examines the notion of a blurred true/false reality in the novel, whereas the tagline from the movie brings in the theme of a conflict between cultures. ... This clearly sets it apart in content from the original novel, but the themes remain the same. ... These feminine accomplishments are heavily scrutinized in the novel. ... It has been shown that the content of the stories are somewhat different, as director of the novel Chadha incorporates Bollywood and contemporary circumst...

• Word Count: 1319
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Jim Butcher writes a typical fantasy novel and the stereotypes are included. ... " The novel then takes a turn and the fantasy begins. ... This begins with children's literature and goes all the way to adult novels. ... Jim Butcher's fantasy novel brought a different form of stereotyping. His novel allowed for readers to see how fantasy novels can portray female characters. ...

• Word Count: 1340
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Pulitzer Prize winner, Juhmpa Lahiri, effectively conveys the theme of the alienation experienced by immigrants assimilating into a new place and the exposure of two cultures, relative to how one's 'home' reflects on their identity in the novel, The Namesake. This bildungsroman novel, set in both India and America and which follows a Bengali family's attempts at assimilating within American culture, portrays this theme throughout. ... The characterisation of Ashoke throughout the novel is also used by Lahiri to convey how a home is a reflection on one's identity th...

• Word Count: 1254
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Graduate

In the novel, Heart of Darkness, the Europeans witness a life unlike any they have ever seen. ... Even before leaving Brussels, he felt as though he was on a journey to the centre of the earth rather than to the centre of a continent, as he mentions at the beginning of the novel. ...

• Word Count: 2429
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Taken out of its original context and having undergone a patriarchal-type adaptation, the novel adopted the receptional function of "a true story about the wonderful adventures of a foreigner". ... Functionally speaking, there was much in common between this English novel and the popular Bulgarian religious or moralistic tract of the period. ...

• Word Count: 1720
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As the novel progresses, Olive discovers much about herself and others that allows and encourages her to grow and accept herself for who she is. ... The novel helped us understand that self acceptance...

• Word Count: 1933
• Approx Pages: 8

All our aspects of life are shaped from our culture. We can choose how to live our lives. But our culture, no matter what our identity is, shapes us. We have all lived our lives following what our parents do, or whoever raised us. We learn, we experience new things, and then we incorporate our new k...

• Word Count: 1822
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This means that as a Native-American author writes a novel, it must be composed in a structure that fits their culture and is kind of like stepping stones to see the whole picture that they were trying to engage upon in their writings. ...

• Word Count: 1724
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Abstract As long as languages appear, there have also been cultures. Culture is a vital part of the communication process. Consequently, it may be impossible for students to use the language appropriately without culture awareness. In fact, culture teaching in English Language Teaching has got more attention than ever before (Brooks, 1968). The aim of this paper is to identify the content, reasons and approaches culture teaching is applied in ELT classrooms. ...

• Word Count: 2477
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Newly hatched chicks, even when removed from their mothers, are terrified and run for cover when a hawk and falcon flies overhead, but will not run from other types of birds (Mythological). This type of behavior is intrinsic to them and is embedded in their instincts.The image of the hawk strikes at some very deep chord in the chick's psyche,? comments John Campbell.Just like chicks, humans have certain things which strike them at a very deep level and are intrinsic to their psyche? (qtd. in Mythological). The hero concept, which has been a part of human culture for nearly as long as h...

• Word Count: 2005
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School