Although some may finish this novel with great anger regarding the degradation so of the slaves, Jacobs's true desire was to express the love, specifically within the her community, that prevailed despite the persecution. ... Flint's obsession with possession and control ironically dominates him for the rest of his life. ... These lessons often led to an internal struggle within Jacob's on dealing with how to live up to these rigid standards, as well as, doing whatever it took to maintain her freedom in any way possible. ... Flint and Aunt Martha in her family life. ... "Rea...

• Word Count: 1272
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

A major lesson that Richard Wright had learned throughout his life about himself was when Reynolds and Pease ganged up on Richard. ... A major lesson that Richard Wright has taught me, in when Shorty, a young black boy, gets beat by the white people and jokes about it. ... From this scene in the novel, I learned that if you want to do something in life you have to believe in yourself, stick with it throughout your life, and you have to believe in what you are doing from the first day you start it, instead of giving up. ... I believe that this novel was written well, the story line of ...

• Word Count: 1641
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

One can begin with his children, whom he teaches many things. A prominent example is when he teaches his son Jem a lesson by insisting that he go and read to the sardonic, ageing neighbour, Mrs. ... This excerpt from the novel illustrates the lesson he was trying to teach:..She had her own views about things, a little different from mine maybe. . .son, I told you that if you hadn't lost your head I?... Another very important lesson that he teaches his children occurs during the time when he knows they will be targeted at school for having aNegro-lover? ... Finch's desire to share hi...

• Word Count: 1341
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Both of her parents were storytellers who made profound influences in her life. Her mother especially influenced her life; she described her as "a walking history of out community." ... The novel reflects a history of abuse and many struggles suffered at the hands of the men (Walker 3). ... He starts to lead a moral life for him self and later becomes friends with Celie (Lewis 1). ... Later in the book Sofia becomes the mayors maid and when she is released from being their maid the mayors wife finds it hard to live her life with out Sofia. ...

• Word Count: 2261
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

"Life is going to give you just what you put in it. ... The novel I know why the caged bird sings by Maya Angelou gives us the concept of the one girl's world which is filled by racism. ... From Margarite's uncle's opinion she gets a lesson that there is no reason to give up because of her appearance, most people appreciate intellect and self-confidence. Margarite has a very difficult period in her life. ... All her growing life she "fights" for her black rights and respect for her community and at the and of this novel she finally gets it and proves it because she finds a job ...

• Word Count: 1584
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The novel takes place in pre-Civil War America where slavery still exists, and it tells a story of a boy who goes on a quest to free Jim, a slave. ... In "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," by reversing the black-white paradigm, Huck ultimately learns of the invalidity of the ideology behind slavery and racism that has governed his beliefs about whites and blacks his entire life. ... Using this existing idea of whites, Mark Twain instead characterizes them by rather opposing traits, evidently criticizing their supposed "goodness " throughout the novel. ... The scam has surely confounded Huc...

• Word Count: 1798
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Freedom brings, according to Washington, the "responsibility of freedom", which means that an individual who adheres to Washington's concept of Freedom is in a sense propelled through life by it. ... This is what Washington sees, or chooses to see, and what he bases his life's work upon. ... This is not to say that the lesson DuBois teaches is superior to Washington's; it is only to point out a difference between their use of discourse. Washington's autobiography reads like a "How-To" manual; DuBois" thoughts are much more abstract and novelized, in a sense. ... One hesitat...

• Word Count: 2122
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate