The novel is set in 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... I chose the novel "The Outsiders" as a text for year 10 for the following reasons: It is a novel which draws the reader in and allows the reader to understand a lifestyle alien to them. Even though the novel is set in 1966, it is a novel that's theme can be found in any society and time period. ... The novel has been incorporated into a Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 movie adaptation, starring many popular young actors of our time. ... I believe "The Outsiders" is a relevant novel to study as in today's society the concept of viole...

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As Daphne du Maurier finished her novel, she said to herself, So it was. A finished novel. ... Little did du Maurier know, her novel ended up becoming a great success. ... One of the reasons that I feel that the original novel Rebecca was more effective than the movie version was that I think the novel held suspense in a better way. ... Another reason why I thought the novel was more effective than the movie was that the movie didn't go into as much detail as the novel did. ...

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This is in sharp contrast to most contemporary novels which stuck to a Spartan diet of unreality and dullness, their only charm lying in the complete strangeness to anything human. ... In the preface to the novel Defoe says literally "The editor believes the history to be a just history of fact; neither is there any appearance of fiction in it." ... Of course, this technique of describing as many trivial events as possible to make the story seem more realistic, has (again) become a common aspect of almost every novel to date. ... It may seem as if I am saying I am strongly inclined to beli...

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Setting in "The Bluest Eye" Time 1940-41 The novel is divided into the four seasons Place Lorain, Ohio (Morrison's home town) It is more preciously set around Broadway, Twenty-First and Thirty-Fifth Streets. ... Autumn 1940 The European part of World War II had just begun full force Implicitly Morrison is using the Nazi Regime as a distant background to the novel's events Americans of 1940 treasure blonde hair and blue eyes in both dolls and little girls These features reflects the Aryan ideal The connection is reflected by the three prostitutes Sea...

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Both of these novels have been written by authors who have been through war. ... They describe their experiences through the war their thoughts and allow us as readers to see their character develop and change throughout the novel. ... In Persepolis, the veil is used to show different symbols throughout the novel, the main two is rebelliousness and repression. ... They took the risk and through out the novel we see that the veil is used as a medium to rebel and without it Marjane would not have been able to rebel. ... It is seen many times throughout the novel and it contains two scenes where ...

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Critical Review of 1984 By George Orwell 1984 by George Orwell is a story of a man's strugle against a totalitarianstic government that controlls the ideas and thoughts of its citizens. They use advanced mind reading techniques to discover the thoughts of the people and punish those who show ...

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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. ...

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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...

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He wrote Manhattan Transfer followed his first novel in 1920 called One Man's Intuition and that in 1925. His most famous novel, U.S.A. came in three parts: The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money. ... U.S.A. was a novel by John Dos Passos that was widely accepted to many Americans who read it. However, there were some who disagree with the novel. ... These critics have mixed feelings for the novel, but they did not have anything extreme to say about it. ...

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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. ...

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In addition, Hemingway wrote six novels and became a great writer. ... The first novel Hemingway wrote was The Sun Also Rises, in 1926. ... In 1937, Ernest Hemingway wrote his third novel, To Have and Have Not. ... Hemingway's next novel, written in 1940, was For Whom the Bell Tolls. ... This novel was probably Hemingway's least known. ...

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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...

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I think that historical novelization can be defined as an accurate fictional story on historical event(s) set in the past. ... However, I believe there are disadvantages with historical novelization. ... To conclude, I believe there are both advantages and disadvantages of historical novelization....

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In "The Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender,"" a hard-boiled detective novel by Marele Day, and "The Hunger Games,"" a young-adult novel by Suzanne Collins, the distinctive voices of the characters gives us a better understanding of their personalities, their past, and the worlds in which they live. ... The voices of the authors are also present in these novels. ... Day and Collins use a variety of non-verbal and verbal language throughout out their novels. ... Both novels are narrated in the first-person by the protagonist. ... Both Characters in the novel challenge the stereotype of a female...

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A novel must engage the reader, or no-one would bother to finish it. ... The most important role of a novel is to broaden our understanding of human nature. ... Another crucial aspect of novels is that they are able to edify society. ... In addition, novels make us see the world in a new light. ... To say novels merely entertain is to do a disservice to one of our proudest art forms. ...

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SETTING: Yes the setting is appropriate for the novel. ... THEME: the underlying meaning of the novel is that everyone has a personnel legend. ... MOOD: I believe that this novel is a very well thought out novel. ... Most characters are no draw throughout the novel. ... CONCLUSION OF THE NOVEL: at the end of the novel Santiago finally realizes that he fulfilled his personnel legend and that it wasn't was it was set out to be. ...

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Is Housekeeping a pessimistic novel? In my point of view, Housekeeping is a pessimistic novel. It is a novel written by Marilyn Robinson to inform us the poverty and the suffering of the world. ... Although sometimes a negative thing can turn into a positive thing, we are not reading the novel for "the fun of it". ... To be honest, the question "Is Housekeeping a pessimistic novel" cannot be answered correctly. ...

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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. ...

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At the beginning of the novel, Siddhartha, the son of the Brahmin, grew up in a town with his best friend, Govinda. Siddhartha is unhappy with his life because his father has a different path chosen for him and he wishes to leave his home to join the Samanas and become an ascetic. Although Siddharth...

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English Essay on the Rebecca Novel What does the novel Rebecca have to say about the institution of marriage? ... Daphne du Maurier's novel Rebecca, written in the mid 1930's, discusses the institution of marriage. ... Setting plays a significant role in the novel and it often enhances the narrator's inner feelings. ... The novel Rebecca portrays marriage as being based on society's expectations rather than love. ... Marriage in the novel is exposed as being based on society and their views. ...

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He does not appear in the story until the middle segments of the novel. ... This mentions the first appearance of Richard in the novel (his birth). ... Throughout the novel different impressions are given of the characters. Through the novel, the author explains what defines each character. An example is how the characters are treated in the novel. ...

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Practical Criticism of the Novel "The English Patient" by Michael Ondaajte begins in the early 1930's, the year in which it comes to an end is unclear but it is after the end of the Second World War. ... The first passage to be critically assessed comes from the very beginning of the novel. ... Later in the novel you are given reasons for this, it may be due to the war or because of the tragic death of his lover Katherine. ... The second passage to be examined comes later in the novel, it is describing the situation where Kip the sapper is looking at Michaelangleo's painting ...

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Novel Response #4 Breakfast of Champions By Kurt Vonnegut Vonnegut, Kurt. ... In this novel, it has flashbacks, and present situations that the characters are introduced to. ... This book is a book that a reader could compare to a novel such as The Corrections. ... This novel is a fast reader and every page is new and surprising. ... I thought the way the characters were slowly going insane was like art, because the way they were thinking in the novel, even though it was totally bogus, was beautiful to me. ...

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Another issue which is explored in depth in the novel is the class systems which were much more prevalent in Edwardian society than they are in today's society. ... The novel depicts Lucy at the beginning as impressionable and naive; all of our actions stemming from the desire to please the people around her and ensure she is liked. ... Through the intervention of her cousin, Charlotte Bartlett, she is pushed towards George, and at the end of the novel, she experiences her happiness in the choice which she eventually ended up making. The theme of growing up and maturing is integral to th...

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"Snow Falling on Cedars," a novel written by David Guterson, is set in 1954 San Piedro Island, just north of Puget Sound. The novel follows the trial of a Japanese American man named Kabuo Miyamoto who is accused for murdering a local fisherman. ... The novel begins with the introduction of a court room containing members of the local community. ... Throughout the novel, the racism shown toward the Japanese can be seen with vivid clarity during the scenes take place in the court room. ... Throughout the novel, David Guterson uses the trial for the murder of the local fisherman in order to show...

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