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    alone with a vampire named Edward. Throughout the novel‚ he fights to save her‚ from himself and from others. Those who will enjoy this novel most are teens and adults looking for a good fantasy and adolescent romance. This is the novel that took Harry Potter’s place on the best seller’s list. The world of magic and wizards may very well be replaced with the world of vampires created by Stephenie Meyer in her Twilight Saga. In this first novel of the trilogy‚ named after the saga‚ the world of

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    Joseph Andrews as a Picaresque Novel Joseph Andrews as a Picaresque Novel Joseph Andrews‚ or The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams‚ was the first published full-length novel of the English author and magistrate Henry Fielding and among the first novels in the English language. Henry Fielding along with Samuel Johnson is considered to be the founder of English novel. Henry Fielding was in fact a satirist and initially he was known for his satirical

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    Lord of the Flies Tribe Review Make a list of the characters in the book. Then‚ try to match the character with the correct description. A character can match more than one description. Who’s who? 1. Jack’s chief assistant- 2. Predicts rescue to Piggy- 3. Offers food to Piggy- 4. Says he is the chief when the boys are rescued- 5. Boy who is killed when he crawls out of the jungle- 6. Boy who pretends to be a pig and is almost hurt- 7. Boy who is killed at Castle Rock- 8. Boy

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    adventure novel‚ Treasure island‚ written by Robert Louis Stevenson and a Canadian novel‚ Life of Pi‚ written by Yann Marte both talk about transformation of young teenagers through adventures. In Life of Pi‚ The adventure of the protagonist – Pi – is seeking for survival on Pacific Ocean‚ but in Treasure Island‚ the adventure of the protagonist – Jims Hawkins – is looking for treasure on a mysterious island. Although Life of Pi and Treasure Island have different types of adventures‚ both novels develop

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    young people dominate the bulk of his novels. Their failure and frustration are not unfamiliar to anyone. Their attitude of: To be or not to be or ‘Now more than ever seems it rich to die to cease upon mid night with no pain.’ are the feelings that come to the mind of each and every one‚ especially the young people‚ every now and then during the emotional disorder. That’s why suicide is an important component in all the works of Chetan Bhagat. In his first novel‚ Neha’s brother commits suicide‚ Alok

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    Jasper Jones Novel Study

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    he is secretly raping his daughter and making her life hell causing her to kill herself. Introduction Minor characters can often be seen as meaningless and don’t really have any contribution to the novel. However‚ in many novels they are vital and can often be the key to the theme of the novel. In Craig Silveys Jasper Jones many minor characters have a big impact of the theme of façade verse reality. Silvey demonstrates this concept through the characters of Jasper Jones‚ Jack Lionel and Pete

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    The Rise of the Novel in the Eighteenth Century ( A Brief Summary of the first three lectures) 1- The first half of the eighteenth century marks the rise of a new literary genre: works of prose called today ‘novels’. 2- The novel has its roots in the short tales of the middle and Elizabethan ages‚ like romances and other adventure stories. 3- Romances- also called “French romances”- are fictitious‚ fanciful stories in prose about knights and their

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    The Natural vs. the UnNatural         In the novel and the movie‚ the Natural‚ many differences in the plot‚ the characters‚ and the theme give both a very different mood and overall meaning. Many small differences add up to give each work a distinctive feel to it and an important moral. Roy’s relationship with Iris‚ the incident when Roy gets poisoned‚ and the ending all effectively display the differences that have such an important bearing on the outcome and effect of the theme.         Iris

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    English 102 4 May 2013 Graphic Novels in Education Graphic novels and comic books have been some of the most debated topics recently in many different areas. Many people think that they could be helpful in education‚ while some others completely disagree. Some people think they are childish‚ and some think they require just as much comprehension as long‚ fictional novels. However‚ despite all the criticism graphic novels often get‚ the genre is growing recently. Many things have led to this rise

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    What ideas about Australia does your novel Explore? Looking for alibrandi is a novel by Melina marchetta that displays ones inner struggle with there own identity. It is set in the eastern suburbs of Sydney and explores various ideas about Australian culture‚ landscapes and stereotypes. Australia is culturally diverse and is accepting of others cultures. Many people that live in Australia have cultural backgrounds other than Australian. In looking for alibrandi‚ Josephine alibrandi is of Australian-Italian

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