One characteristic of a thriller novel that is exemplified in Emmy Laybourne's Monument 14, is the ominous atmosphere that gives the novel a foreboding undertone. ... In the novel there is a chemical leak- that literally creates a dark environment. ... One of the first events in the novel- involves a school bus accident. ... Characters in thriller novels are usually in harm's path. ... Fear is one of the major characteristics in a thriller novel. ...

• Word Count: 625
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Warm Bodies is a post-apocalyptic fiction and paranormal romance novel, written by Isaac Marion. The novel incorporates various aspects of black humour within the futuristic setting, which thematically sets the presentiment of the novel. ... This novel is effective in comparison to other novels in a similar genre or on a similar theme. Although I have not read any other novels within this theme, Romeo and Juliet portrays a similar premise throughout the novel Warm Bodies. ... The novel incorporates much gore, cheesy humorous comments and originality that is constructed throughout the eloque...

• Word Count: 1193
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

All these factors and many many more contributed towards shaping the characteristics of the novel in that century. ... The novel was just what the doctor ordered! ... The prose style of the novels was simple and the vocabulary, easy to understand. ... The novel also fulfilled the need of a medium serving as the institution of social morality. ... The novel in one other aspects was decidedly different from all that followed in the fact that characters depicted in the novels were not complex individuals but simple down to earth people _ majority of them being rather nave. ...

• Word Count: 1006
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When the essay "Why the Novel Matters" is approached as rhetorical systems rather than statements of doctrine, it is, I think, significant as critical conceptions of the novel as those of a writer defining his genre in his own terms - dialogically, rhetorically, and artistically, as a novelist would. ... In the essay "Why the Novel Matters", Lawrence explores in his own way the Romantic concept of the relativity of parts and wholes to construct a doctrinal statement celebrating the novel over other fields of thought. Unlike philosophy, science, and religion, which only address "part" of us, he...

• Word Count: 1195
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Florida's favorite novel, "A Land Remembered- is a modern literary masterpiece. ... Smith's historical fiction novel gives a fictional, albeit accurate account of the history of Florida from its pioneer days in 1868, shortly after the American Civil war to 1968, arguably one of the most tumultuous years in the history of American culture. ... What makes the novel work is not so much its straight forward plot. ... This is a novel for both Floridians and history buffs and it gets at the essence of the human condition. ... Smith, is truly one of America's great novels. ...

• Word Count: 399
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

A graphic novel can be defined as a book-length comic. ... However, unlike comics, graphic novels aren't all typically funny. The major differences between comics and graphic novels is that they are longer, and comics can cover stories over the course of many issues while graphic novels are just one or two books (Difference Between Comic Books and Graphic Novels, knowledgenuts.com). ... First, here is the simplified history of the graphic novel. ... The only one I've read is deemed as one of the top five graphic novels (Must Own Graphic Novels, gearpatrol.com). ...

• Word Count: 1310
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The highly debated arguments make it one of the most controversial novel in American literature. ... In either case, the novel by Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, has dramatically opened the door to challenging the personal issue of racism versus a classic American novel. ... African American students and their parents do not believe that the racial slur in the novel such as "nigger," that occurs throughout the entire novel, should be exposed in literature. They believe the "N-word" usage in the novel promotes slave-era stereotypes and racism. ... Others believe this novel pr...

• Word Count: 640
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Each and every child should be required to read the short novel Weetzie Bat by Francesca L. ... Children who read the novel will encounter educational lessons about the power of friendship, faith, and love. ... As the novel progresses, both characters successfully complete their missions in finding the perfect lover. ... The main character in the novel, Weetzie Bat, demonstrates to readers that with a little hope wishes can in fact come true. ... The characters in the novel are ultimately concerned with the happiness of other significant loved ones. ...

• Word Count: 808
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Red Badge of Courage is a novel by Stephen Crane published in 1895. This novel was written during the age of realism. ... The Red Badge of Courage is a realistic novel because it shows the reality of death. The novel depicts several corpses in a grueling fashion. ... In the novel, Henry is surrounded by death. ...

• Word Count: 562
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Each novel possesses certain ideas that touch peoples'lives and spark their interest. ... Similarities can be found within the context of these novels, such as the lack of moral values. ... Myrtle and Tom, in Fitzgerald's novel, are pretty much accepted by the people despite their wrongdoings. ... The Scarlet Letter and The Great Gatsby are two well written novels that portray America. ... The differences between the novels show that times change. ...

• Word Count: 897
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The novel is a perfect adaptation of how life was lived in the South in the late 1800s. ... Twain did not set out to write a racist novel, he set out to write a realistic novel that accurately portrayed the dialect and stereotypes of the pre-Civil war South. ... In reading the novel, a reader sees what life was like through Huck's eyes. ... The novel Huck Finn has quite possibly always been confronted with controversy. ... Although when using the novel as an educational tool, the novel forces the student to choose what they believe Twain's intentions in writing the novel were because...

• Word Count: 1611
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Many novels are written to entertain their readers, often with suspense and acts of comedy. ... A main result of this novel was the exposure of industry during the early 1900's. ... This novel displayed the reality of life in the meatpacking industry. ... This was similar to the way that capitalism worked during this novel. ... Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is a novel about the evils of capitalism and the struggles of an immigrant in America. ...

• Word Count: 350
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

This phrase is from Ernest Hemingway's fictional novel The Old Man and the Sea. ... Another symbol shown in the novel was the lions which where a sign of courage. ... "A man is never lost at sea." is an example of a metaphor used in this novel. ... Another example of a metaphor shown in the novel is the old man's sail. ... Imagery is an equally important literary device that is used in the novel. ...

• Word Count: 652
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The novel CloudStreet by Tim Winton presents a series of events that can be read as a story. There are important themes evident in the novel that are contributed with the help of the technique of narrative structure. In order to accept the views presented in this novel, we look at circular narrative and the chapters and sub-chapters within. ... The chapters and sub-chapters in the novel help to shape the events in the novel from a conflict to a resolution and also enabled the readers to see the importance of family and the importance of place. ... In Cloudstreet there are also parts of the no...

• Word Count: 842
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The novel CloudStreet by Tim Winton presents a series of events that can be read as a story. There are important themes evident in the novel that are contributed with the help of the technique of narrative structure. In order to accept the views presented in this novel, we look at circular narrative and the chapters and sub-chapters within. ... The chapters and sub-chapters in the novel help to shape the events in the novel from a conflict to a resolution and also enabled the readers to see the importance of family and the importance of place. ... In Cloudstreet there are also parts of the no...

• Word Count: 842
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The novel CloudStreet by Tim Winton presents a series of events that can be read as a story. There are important themes evident in the novel that are contributed with the help of the technique of narrative structure. In order to accept the views presented in this novel, we look at circular narrative and the chapters and sub-chapters within. ... The chapters and sub-chapters in the novel help to shape the events in the novel from a conflict to a resolution and also enabled the readers to see the importance of family and the importance of place. ... In Cloudstreet there are also parts of the no...

• Word Count: 871
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In 1924, a literal adaptation of Frank Morris' novel McTeague was attempted. ... The film adaptation of Stephen King's novel Dreamcatcher was not a satisfactory adaptation because of the differences it had from the novel. ... The novel had a very complex and versatile theme. ... The biggest change from novel to film in this instance is the ending. ... " The adaptation offended me, personally, because the novel is one of my favorite novels by Stephen King. ...

• Word Count: 1307
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

At home it might come in the form of a novel. ... In other adolescent novels that are idealistic, there isn't any of those conflicts in which teenagers can learn from. ... Thus social realism novels are beneficial for teenagers to read. ... Why should adults have the right of choosing novels that the adolescents can and can't read. ... Encourage teenagers to read social realist novels. ...

• Word Count: 504
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Many novels have been set out and read by American Literature classes all over. Each novel teaching a political importance or pertaining the importance about the novel and its literary work. The novel Absalom, Absalom! ... The novel shuttles back and forth in time between past and present. ... A major occurrence in the novel's history is war. ...

• Word Count: 498
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Because of the popularity, Douglas Adams was asked by a publishing house to produce a novel based upon his radio series. The novels sold quickly and inspired Adams to write four sequels following "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy". ... There is a significant background to the novel "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" which introduces new topics into the 1980's. ... The humor of the novel saved the initial shock from society when the book was first released. An imaginative, hilariously clever novel allows anything to the imagination. ...

• Word Count: 268
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

With the evolution of the Gothic novel, for the first time literature was perceived as limitless. In a literary context "Gothic" is most usually applied to a group of novels written between 1760 and 1820. ... Robert Geary acknowledges Lewis" use of religion as a basis for skepticism in his novel. ... This psychological aspect of the novel appeals to the readers mind and self. ... The creation of the Gothic novel can be contributed to Lewis" The Monk; he set the standard for which authors still today use for reference in their own Gothic novels. ...

• Word Count: 1271
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

With the evolution of the Gothic novel, for the first time literature was perceived as limitless. In a literary context "Gothic" is most usually applied to a group of novels written between 1760 and 1820. ... Robert Geary acknowledges Lewis" use of religion as a basis for skepticism in his novel. ... This psychological aspect of the novel appeals to the readers mind and self. ... The creation of the Gothic novel can be contributed to Lewis" The Monk; he set the standard for which authors still today use for reference in their own Gothic novels. ...

• Word Count: 1271
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There is also a movie version of this novel which is filmed in 1999, directed by Alan Rudolph. ... Thus, we can see clear similarities between the movie and the novel. In order to understand how the concept of free will is portrayed both in the novel and the book, the concept itself must be analyzed and then how it is portrayed in the book and the novel can be analyzed and understood. ... In the novel Vonnegut gave this ability to only one character, Dwayne Hoover. ... Half of the novel is told through Dwayne's point of view. ...

• Word Count: 935
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In Truman Capote's novel, In Cold Blood, he strived to create a non-fiction setting that would leave readers unable to set the book down. ... A particular question continues to be presented within the literature world: Does labeling any novel "non-fiction" make sense? ... There are examples of Capote's fictional devices on nearly every page of his novel. ... Although Capote used a number of different writing techniques to compose his novel. ... It would be absurd to say that his labeling his novel non-fiction makes no sense because the events truly happened. ...

• Word Count: 663
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

She explained this in the beginning of the novel that Robyn raised the idea of writing this novel, and other people agree with the idea. ... One thing that is unbalance in this novel which is very obvious to readers is the amount of time given to each character. ... But as Ellie's best friend, Corrie didn't have a lot of writings about her, this is something weird in the novel. ... As reading through the novel, we can see that Ellie usually write things very honestly in her own personal opinion. ... Ellie didn't write the novel honestly, but rather personally honestly. ...

• Word Count: 846
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School