He was never a fan of the romantic era of writing that took place before him, but instead was the leading writer of literary realism in America. ... There are several ways in which Howells pokes fun at realism by the use of the character Editha, but one of the more obvious ways is with Edithas' love for George. ... When one is finished reading the story, it is evident that Howells is criticizing the romantic ways and is showing great enthusiasm in realism. ...

• Word Count: 888
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The genre of this novel is of romance and Esquivel employs magical realism to combine the supernatural with the ordinary. ... The magical realism is used very well to portray the the overall theme of love and desperation between Tita and Pedro. ...

• Word Count: 779
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• Grade Level: High School

Sherwood Anderson was very original in his style. He experimented with his writing much like a scientist with chemicals. When he found something he liked, he would often use it a great deal and worked his methods to their full potential. When it came to telling stories Anderson stayed simple. "The d...

• Word Count: 593
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Father-daughter relationships are of the most central issues examined in many plays. Two of these include Proof, by David Auburn, and Trail of Her Inner Thigh, by Erin Cressida Wilson. In comparing these two plays, many differences are evident. One of the most prevalent of these disparities is ho...

• Word Count: 588
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Like Water for Chocolate The story Like Water for Chocolate written by Laura Esquivel is a metaphor for something that is red hot. For the story, it would be anger or heat given off by the characters that are madly in love. Tita is the character, whose fate is to serve her mother to...

• Word Count: 1106
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

500 Days of Summer, a romantic comedy, and a film directed by Marc Webb is a greatly evoked story about how life truly is not what society would like for it to be; and that life is more or less controlled by fate. The captured essence of human life, music, and the location all contribute to how grea...

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Throughout life, it is safe to say that on occasion, everyone imagines what his or her lives might be like in a fairy tale, where everything comes together, and true happiness is attained. With true happiness, true love would often transpire. This love would be unconditional, meaning that it ...

• Word Count: 940
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The Flea appears deceptively casual in its composition and style but is infact a complex argument. Sentences such as "And this, alas, is more than wee would doe" epitomise the misleading colloquial language. When commencing the first stanza there are insinuations of a conversation continuing, althou...

• Word Count: 1246
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate