One of his novels Mr. Adam is a novel about the after effects of a nuclear explosion in a bomb factory in Mississippi. Another one of Frank's novel's associated with war is Forbidden Area. ... In particular the novel focuses on the main character Randy Bragg who at the opening of this novel was a young and sheltered from many things but through the course of the novel is forced to mature and become a man and a leader of his group. ... Frank's novel's which mostly highlighted on the issue of war show his concern for war itself. ...

• Word Count: 1482
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the novel we see the effects which war has on the characters. ... The initial reactions of the characters in both novels are similar in that both characters are frightened. ... This novel takes place in World War I so the soldiers, most of them at least, probably have no idea what they are walking into. ... The ends of both novels have two very different results on the main characters. ... The two novels have many similarities and many differences. ...

• Word Count: 1371
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, the novel concentrated on the strategic events of World War 2 by the development of the character Annemarie Johansen, the theme of warfare presented throughout the novel, and the symbolism used in the novel. ... In the beginning of the novel, Annemarie is seen as an innocent child. ... Annemarie learns many strategies for being brave over the course of the novel. ... Secondly, the author Lois Lowry presented the theme of warfare in her novel, Number the Stars. ... Lois Lowry focused her book on these strategic events by focusing on the character development...

• Word Count: 1622
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

He has written everything from short magazine articles to expansive and complex novels. ... One very interesting story is his first novel, "Cat's Cradle". Vonnegut wrote this novel in 1963. The interesting thing about this novel is how much it resembles his own life. ... Slaughter House depicted, very well, what Vonnegut wrote in his novel. ...

• Word Count: 1839
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

War and Famine Agunpakhi is the debut novel of Hasan Azizul Huq. ... The novel starts with a young girl of rural Rarh, now in West Bengal. ... In the early part of the novel, she mostly speaks of life within the family: births, deaths, marriages, love to each other and the family bondage gets predominant in the early description of the novel. ... Pointing to the history the novel refers to the hardship caused by both war and famine. ... The last chapter of the novel is under the title: "No one left. ...

• Word Count: 2420
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel a mortar bomb strikes a fox hole in which the main character, Frederic Henery is feasting on some cheese and wine. ... The two also discuss the situation of girls that they would chase after in the beginning of the novel. ... At the beginning of the novel Frederic met a woman by the name of Catherine Barkley. ... Later in the novel Frederic has decided to make his "separate piece,"" he decided to run away from the army. ... During the novel the only pleasures that Frederic had in his life is his relationships with Ranildi and Catherine, and drinking. ...

• Word Count: 1289
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a suspense filled War novel that describes in detail the horrors of World War I in Germany. ... The novel is set at the beginning of World War I. ... One very important subtopic in the novel is the comradeship that builds throughout the War. ... All Quiet on the Western Front is a classic War novel, one of the best of all time. ... The fact that Remarque told of all the horrifying events makes this novel very different from most War novels. ...

• Word Count: 1520
• Approx Pages: 6

In Robertson Davies" novel Fifth Business, transformation can be seen in various ways. It can be seen through the settings of the novel, the development of characters and religious aspect of the novel. ... Dunstable Ramsey who later on in the novel becomes Dunstan Ramsey transforms himself to obtain a better and more meaningful life. ... The view in which the characters perceive religion changes in the novel Fifth Business. ... Each type of transformation is unique by itself and has its purpose in the novel. ...

• Word Count: 1556
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Two main characters from both novels realize the importance of their ethnic background in the most unlikely of places. ... Certain structures give credit to the presence of national identity in the novels. ... Both novels use world wars to explore the emphasis of nationality in one's identity. ... In both novels the characters" nationalities, with respect to identity, function in the same fashion. ... Knowledge of occupation lends itself to the larger idea of nationality's importance to identity in the novels. ...

• Word Count: 1671
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The novel is full of courage and innocence where Tommo is determined to recall everything that has happened to him in the past. ... The novel ends with a postscript that highlights the number of soldiers put to death by the firing squad for apparently showing desertion and cowardice. ... Like right at the end of the novel when Charlie is about to be put to death, he refuses to have a hood put over his face so that he can see the firing squad. ... " It seems that by the time we finish the novel, Tommo has fulfilled his wish to be brave. ... So who really shows courage in the novel? ...

• Word Count: 1526
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Between his novel Red Storm Rising and Debt of Honor, Tom Clancy makes evident the changing face of America's enemies and threats, while staying true to issues that keep people interested in his books. Published in 1986, Red Storm Rising is Tom Clancy's second novel dealing with the former Soviet Union as a potential enemy. ... This is the case with his latest novel Debt of Honor. ... The novel is complete with Clancy's usual well-timed and interesting plot structure. ... The novel also highlights some very interesting political processes involving ambassado...

• Word Count: 1342
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Memoirs of a Geisha, published in 1977, is a historical novel written by Arthur Golden. ... Therefore, he was capable of producing a beautifully written novel about a geisha in Japan during the times of before and after World War II. ... The novel is narrated from the point of view of Sayuri Nitta, a retired geisha, whom the author had interviewed. ... Throughout the novel, we witness a transformation of Sayuri, into becoming a well-known and successful geisha. ... Last, I'd also like to criticize the writing style of this novel. ...

• Word Count: 1570
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The theme of love and war is quite strong throughout the novel and this is used to help mould the characters and present their connection to each other. The novel actually contains two love stories - the sacred and the profane: one in the desperation of Italy at the end of World War II as Hana's devotion to the English patient reflects on a pure and worthy kind of love. ... Late in the novel, she reflects that "There are those destroyed by unfairness and those who are not" (p.272). ... For example, in the novel, he says, "Everything that ever happened to me that was important happened i...

• Word Count: 1594
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel that gives many accounts of dehumanization and changes the popular belief that war is an idealistic and romantic character. ... Each character in this novel shows the dehumanization process rather clearly. ... Remarque's purpose for writing this novel was to illustrate the horror and raw nature of war and to give people an idea of what these men went through. ... The Dehumanization of the soldiers in this novel is made very clear and Remarque has done a wonderful job of bringing that to the reader. The characte...

• Word Count: 1542
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In fact, the first part of this novel paints a very disagreeable portrait of this character. ... The third section of the novel continues with the winding down of the war. ... The major characters that one encounters and who change throughout the course of the novel are Cecelia, Robbie and Briony. ... The usual themes of truth and honor are touched upon in this novel, but each new theme ushers in personal growth of the characters, especially Briony. ... In Atonement, Ian McEwan uses all of them, from irony to symbolism, alas, it would seem that he plays with structure to some extent and this...

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

He is one of the most outstanding authors for writing fictional novels to do with military. His novels The Hunt for Red October and The Cardinal of The Kremlin provide insights which will capture the imagination of many readers. ... Ramius was the main character in the novel who decided to defect. ... The characters presented were not the only believable aspect in the novel. ... The actual submarines portrayed in the novel, like the nuclear submarine described actually exists today (pp. 154-5,166 High-Tech Warfare). ...

• Word Count: 2281
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He claims to despise anything "phony", yet it is ironic because he spends the whole novel fighting against society for reasons he cannot explain and being spiteful to the people around him. ... The graphic novel focused on a group of mutants who were born with the X-gene, which allowed them to acquire superhuman powers. ... Although this idea is rather extreme, Leonard is attempting to show how graphic novels, and other fiction for that matter, can be influential on the minds of young adults. ... Because readers can relate so well to them and they are more entertaining to read than t...

• Word Count: 1474
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the novel, it becomes evident that Rodwell connects with animals and does all he can to help them. ... Ross' poor management and control of her anger occurs several times throughout the novel and each instance is directly linked to Roberts's decision to enlist in the war. ... Throughout Findley's novel Barbara d'Orsey is described as the kind of woman that gains and loses love easily. ... Roberts changes throughout the novel; going from a man that could not even kill rabbits to someone that can kill a human being without flinching. ...

• Word Count: 1704
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Now the next few chapters were very well written due to the fact that as stated before knowing the exact consequences to war are impossible, the writer tells of mass hysteria, destruction, panic, and the launch of missiles by every major country including the China, but the book does have one flaw in its attempt to stay as close to possible realistic outcome, when Pat Frank was writing this novel talk of the star wars project was being passed around American fiction novels and he incorporates this into his book as the United Nations only recourse to try and prevent war. But then the mushroom c...

• Word Count: 1812
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Kurt Vonnegut, one of the most popular science fiction writers of his time, is known for his antiwar themes in most of his novels and for his use of dark humor and satire to prove that war is a horrible thing. ... In the science fiction novels Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat's Cradle, and Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut uses an antiwar theme that war is like cancer to society and our planet, in order to prove that war is not justifiable under any consequence. ... The theme that ideas are like a disease is prevalent in both novels. ... His antiwar themes are prevalent in most of his novels...

• Word Count: 1434
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The novel traces this innocence, and its subsequent movement to experience, using Jim Saddler as an example of a regular Australian whose tranquil existence is disrupted by the intrusion of World War 1. ... At this point in the novel, "winter now on a greasy plain outside the port," Jim has truly arrived at the "dark side of his head." ... At the conclusion, Malouf sums up all his most profound ideas in the novel. ...

• Word Count: 1373
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

It is seen in texts such as the film, Wag The Dog, the novel Animal Farm and in Martin Luther King's speeches. ... At the beginning of the novel, an old wise boar named Old Major gave a long speech to the animals of Manor Farm before his death. ... Squealor's brilliant speaking abilities came in handy throughout the entire novel. ... In the novel, the overthrow of the human oppressor Mr Jones by a democratic coalition of animals quickly gives way to the consolidation of power among the pigs. ...

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The historical and dynamic aspects embedded in the novel highlight the wartime role of English women, experiences faced by men, who fought in the Great War and the return of "shell-shock" veterans in England. ... In the novel, Colonel Charles Harris had served in the Boer War in South Africa and was recruited in W.W.I. as an infantry tactician. ... In the novel, both Ian Rutledge and Daniel Hickam are ex-soldiers from W.W.I., who suffered from "shell-shock". ...

• Word Count: 2089
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Story Elements in A Farewell to Arms The book A Farewell to Arms, written by Ernest Hemingway, is a classic novel about the love story of a nurse and a war-ridden soldier. ... The novel portrays Henry as a drunk who travels from one house of prostitution to the next. ...

• Word Count: 2198
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

The novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque describes the experiences of German soldier Paul Baumer and his comrades during the war. The novel illustrates the soldiers' physical and psychological effects during the war, and how they are unable to re-attach to ordinary civilian lifestyle once they return home from the front. ... In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Paul Baumer and his classmates are convinced by their high school schoolmaster to join the army: "I can see him now, as he used to glare at us through his spectacles and ...

• Word Count: 1660
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate