One of the big things that the novel had going for it and the film missed on was the characters. ... In a sense, they were all strands of a mental dream catcher, and Duddits was the center of their dreamcatcher, always keeping them together. ... The film goes completely theatrical with its ending. ... To see such a horrendous adaptation trying to pass itself off as one of King's greatest works is a travesty in my eyes. ... I will continue watching film and hoping that one day another film adaptation will be made that better captures the themes and ideas that King presented in his novel Dr...

• Word Count: 1307
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Only through her eyes can we see the true reason for her manifestation. ... John has made her a prisoner in their marriage. ... I don't sleep much at night, for it is so interesting to watch development, but I sleep a good deal in the daytime."" ... These women were denied their own lives in most every real term imaginable. They were controlled, manipulated and coerced into following the advice, orders and demands of other without regard for a single one of their own desires. ...

• Word Count: 2055
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The conflict between her colonialist ideologies and those of the Aboriginal girls inflicted anguish upon the girls, and eventually this pain suffered by the girls who were removed from their families and were coerced to take up Christian beliefs alien to them was severe enough for one of the girls to poison herself in the library. ... Lester, stunned watched him hold his pink palms out as soon as he was back over the threshold he turned and ran". ... Besides this there is a sense conveyed to the reader in the novel that the evil spirits in the room have been exorcised partially, for "the girls...

• Word Count: 1957
• Approx Pages: 8

The tone also reflects how others hate Heathcliff and the changes in their attitude. ... It was a sweet substitute for the yet absent murmur of the summer foliage, which drowned that music about the Grange when the trees were in leaf...... Catherine continues that she believes she and Heathcliff are kindred spirits and how much she loves him and she is going to marry Edgar to make Heathcliff a better person. ... But he holds Nelly and Cathy captive in Wuthering Heights against their will. ... Simile is one of the literary devices that are used by Emily Bronte to capture the attention of the r...

• Word Count: 2278
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School