All humans have experienced physical and mental pain, but the character never realizes that the characters in the novels are humans too. The authors of these novels are writing about what they know, conflict and human suffering. ... Camus knew this and in his novel The Plague it was made evident. ... The story line for The Plague alternates from physical to mental suffering throughout the duration of the novel. ... Novels give us a mirror image of our lives. ...

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The movie expresses more a dramatic and powerful ending scene than the novel. In the novel, the monster says "It is well. ... In contrast with the novel, although the film Mary Shelly's Frankenstein (1994) uses the same plot in the novel, the director creates an even more dramatic scene in the movie. ... In sum, these moral lessons about family issues are conveyed through the novel. ... In conclusion, compared with the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the film Mary Shelle...

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The discourse time in the novel begins with the story of M. ... The Thénardier's also have a stronger role in the novel than August's film reveals. ... The ending of the film is also much different than the novel. ... Like Fantine, she fantasizes through reading romance novels and has great pride in her children. ... What Novels Can Do That Films Can't (And Vice Versa). ...

• Word Count: 1615
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Characters are the central point in the novel and are the personality in the book. ... The lens that was chosen for the novel is the feminist lens. ... Symbols play an important role in the novel as they represent growth and trauma. Laurie Anderson uses trees throughout the entire novel to help represent the protagonist. ... The critical lense that was chosen for the novel Speak was the Feminist Theory. ...

• Word Count: 1774
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ISU Novel Comparison: Zorba the Greek and The Pearl The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast two novels, Kazantakis, Zorba the Greek and Steinbeck's, The Pearl. The author uses the protagonist in each novel to discuss the role of power in peoples lives. ... In order to provide a comparative analysis of the novels, they must be summarized. ... In both novels, this notion that God can change ones life becomes apparent. ... The Pearl and Zorba the Greek are to novels with one very similar theme, the role of power. ...

• Word Count: 1428
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• Grade Level: High School

The Road is a post-apocalyptic novel about a nameless father and son who are traveling to the coast in the south. ... Cormac McCarthy is an American writer known for stylistically complex novels, such as The Road and Blood Meridian. ... "McCarthy published his debut novel, The Orchard Keeper, in 1965, and was awarded the William Faulkner Award for it (Mote 1). ... Since then, the novel has been adapted to film, and was released in 2009" (Mote 2). After the release of this novel, McCarthy's book became very successful and is now read in high schools in America and Canada. ...

• Word Count: 1485
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• Grade Level: High School

Distopian Novels Compared The utopian style of living can be seen, to many, as the ideal way of life. ... The novels "Brave New World", "Fahrenheit 451" and "Lord of the Flies" all share this desire by people. ... It is therefore a novel about ideas, and its themes are as important as its plot. ... In this novel, the character that realizes the negative effects and is able to open his eyes to the world is John the Savage. ... In these novels the things that people crave to have, but cannot, are shown. ...

• Word Count: 1298
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

By examining the novel My Antonia, by Willa Cather, one can see that the novel feeds off of immigration and would not be the same if the protagonist, Antonia Shimerda, were not an immigrant. ... Throughout the novel, Antonia and Jim were, at some point, outcasts. ... (McNall 70) The fist book in the novel is titled "The Shimerdas". ... If these confessions, the novel, reveal that neither action nor character gives unity to the novel, they also suggest, indirectly, that a feeling the emotion attached to Antonia's name informs the novel structurally (Miller 52). ... By examining the...

• Word Count: 1322
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England, England, a sardonic novel by Julian Barnes, explores the dichotomy of man's satisfaction with reproductions of authentic experiences. ... This novel is a warning to anyone who takes his nationality lightly. ...

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In Toni Morrison's novel Beloved, the same issue has occurred. ... Beloved allows the characters in the novel to develop and realize that memories never die by becoming the physical memory, which makes them relive it, accept it and move on with their lives. ... In Toni Morrison's novel, Beloved, Beloved is the past that becomes the present, where the characters are reliving their past, which helps them to talk about it and reveal the parts that they have hidden for years. ... Toni Morrison, in her novel, is portraying that memories can be painful, however, over time people can accept...

• Word Count: 2475
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• Grade Level: High School

Discrimination is present in both novels, "Fahrenheit 451," and, "The Kite Runner." ... The firemen's responsibility in this novel is not to put out fires and save lives. ... In the novel, "Fahrenheit 451," the protagonist Montag starts of as a typical fireman. ... Later on in the novel he meets a girl names Clarisse who is the reason he questions his own happiness. ... These events show the antagonist slowly shaping into the protagonist of the novel. ...

• Word Count: 1766
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• Grade Level: High School

There are many characters in the novel "I"m the King of The Castle" who might be described as "loners". I have chosen the two main characters, Edmund Hooper and Charles Kingshaw, because they are the main characters of the novel and I sympathize with both of them the most for being loners. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

American Psycho' deals explicitly with sex and violence, the main style of the novel is the satirisation of the American Dream, as twisted by the excesses of the 1980s. ... Both novels are written in first person narrative. ... Both novels portray the negative aspects of The American Dream' and seem to have the same underlying theme that money, power, and all of the materialistic factors that the American Dream possesses cannot find true happiness. ... Although both examples of modern American literature, it could be said that the novels are very anti-the-American-Dream, and serve ...

• Word Count: 2076
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Dehumanization of the Outer Party was ever present in the novel 1984 through torture in the Ministry of Love. ... Torture in the Ministry of Love in the novel 1984 portrays the theme of dehumanization of the Outer Party. ...

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• 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. ...

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The novel, "Candide," starts at the castle of the high and mighty Baron of Thunder-ten-tronckh in Westphalia. ... In addition, there are more residents who are the protagonist of this novel Candide and his tutor Doctor Pangloss. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Harry potter and the goblet, is the fourth novel in a seven-part story about a boy wizard. Written by an excellent author, J. K. Rowling, this fantasy story will be very different from her first three books. In Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, Harry is staying at his aunt and uncles...

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In the same way, Raskolnikov, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment, tries to do what he knows to be logical and ignores his emotions, throwing away his own morals for the sake of a mere idea. ... Although not to the same extent, we are acting in a similar manner to Raskolnikov in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment,...

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(Wharton 17)In the novel, the house is described with quite a bit of detail, but when actually seen in the movie the true beauty is brought out for all to see with impeccable accuracy to the book. ... Because of these elements, director Martin Scorsese has presented an interpretation of Wharton's novel that has made The Age of Innocence a story for yet another generation to enjoy. ...

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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). ...

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In the novels, Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton and Native Son by Richard Wright, a majority of the novels can be interpreted only by the use of symbolism. ... This sightless phenomenon becomes one of the most imperative aspects of the novel and can be directly related to the novel Ethan Frome. ... This acting force also plays a major role within the novel, causing it to affect the novel throughout. ... Both of these novels use symbolism to affect and portray the "invisible force", which can act as a small part in novel but without it, it would cause a dramatic modification to the plo...

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Steinbeck then based three powerful novels on his experiences. ... This novel was titled East of Eden and published in 1952. ... In reviewing the novel Travels With Charlie: In Search of America, I found the novel to be overall favorable. First and foremost, the novel flowed very smoothly and clearly. ... In addition, the novel encompassed an overall uniform level of clarity. ...

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Many critics say that Achebe composed his novel Things Fall Apart in response to the bad image presented by Conrad about Africa in his novel Heart of Darkness. ... In his novel, he conveys the Nigerians' need for independence. ... The novel also shows the domination of the man over woman. ... There are additional differences between the two novels. ... The two novels show different purposes of colonialism. ...

• Word Count: 1344
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If a white male had written the novel, there is a definite probability that it would have flopped. ... This novel has credibility because the reader knows that infanticide was common in China, and because the novel was depicting scenes from her mother's life as a nurse in China. ... It is an abstract storyline that detracts from the novel's message and integrity. ... Within the novel, Morrison's bias is clear and overbearing. ... They debate that more important novels could replace the book on reading lists. ...

• Word Count: 1397
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The novel is set in St. ... The plot also makes the novel realism. ... Finally dialect used in the novel make it realistic. ... Morality is a very important part in this novel. ... Twain writes this novel for a variety reasons. ...

• Word Count: 1565
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• Grade Level: High School