This book will help you view and understand love in the literary overview of love. ... A common theme Carver's stories had were dysfunctional communication leads into violence of relationships that destroys their love. The first story I have chosen was "Popular Mechanics" in which I will be focusing on the character and the language. ... This passage supports my theme because Teri and her ex-husband had a terrible dysfunctional communication. ... But this story is slightly different from the other because this couple actually sits down and talks about the problems that are oc...

• Word Count: 1327
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This mother-daughter relationship is filled with problems from its beginning, when Tita is born prematurely following her father's sudden death. ... There are still many traditions that enable or slow down women from realizing there true potential, leading to happier lives. The frame work for "Like water for chocolate" as a book divided into monthly installments with romances, recipes and home remedies, establishes the way in which the reader will imagine the experiences in the novel. ... The inner fire possessed within a person serve as an important theme in the novel, and the majori...

• Word Count: 1266
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

He also, wrote a number of children's stories, and probably was the first to write a science fiction book. ... Analyzing the plot structure: This story theme is not a new or a very original design. ... It is this trickery which differentiate his writing from others. ... It is but, psychological, for the princess to have chosen the tiger. ... The story might be a fiction, but the theme is a reality. ...

• Word Count: 1579
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School