The title itself has been adapted as close as was possible but does not directly represent the original German title of "Verwandlung," which is a word used "in fairy tales used to describe the transformation, say, of a girl's seven brothers into swans" (Kafka 126). ... Thus the most crucial aspect of the novella, its title, has been translated into the word metamorphosis which many misunderstand to mean the definition that is most commonly associated with it, of referring to an animal when, in fact, it was intended to connote the less common definition. ... The title, ...

• Word Count: 3072
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Lion (1987) is a novel which takes place in Toronto in the years following the First World War. Ondaatje's next novel, 1992's The English Patient, won the Governor General's Award and the Booker Prize, and was made into an award-winning film. In The Skin Of A Lion is a love story and an irresistib...

• Word Count: 3985
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

To some, Nathaniel Hawthorne has earned both of these titles. ... It regards them with scorn and ridicule and looks down upon them, which is contrary to their strict beliefs on how they should live and act towards others. ... He was mainly trying to get the point across that he thought the Puritan people were very hypocritical and treated people in ways that were opposite of the way they believed people should act. ... By using a minister in this role, Hawthorne shows that even the man who teaches the community about God's word and the way they should act is cowering behind a sin and j...

• Word Count: 3188
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It was selected to appear in "The Best American Short Stories, 1982," and became the title story in the 1983 collection, Cathedral. ... Critics hailed the book as a transition in Carver's work, singling out several stories, including the title story, "Cathedral," for praise. ...

• Word Count: 11148
• Approx Pages: 45
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

(Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' ... Full Text: COPYRIGHT 1999 University of Oklahoma The title of Rohinton Mistry's second novel, A Fine Balance, suggests a worthwhile way to explore his fiction. Even Mistry's biography constitutes a kind of balancing act. ...

• Word Count: 4675
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

(Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' ... Full Text: COPYRIGHT 1999 University of Oklahoma The title of Rohinton Mistry's second novel, A Fine Balance, suggests a worthwhile way to explore his fiction. Even Mistry's biography constitutes a kind of balancing act. ...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate