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    Crudely Human   Defoe’s book Moll Flanders offers an interesting glimpse into the ancestry of the works that we call novels today. While much of the work holds characteristics that today’s reader would recognize as those of a novel‚ there are also many moments where Defoe’s technique is obviously outdated. A timeless quality to Defoe’s novel‚ however‚ is the way in which he constructs realistic characters through informal structure‚ a lowered register‚ and an organization of ideas that creates

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    Even though I am not a fan of reading books‚ the novel titled The Hoopster‚ written by Alan Lawrence Sitomer‚ is a well-written book that you would probably enjoy reading. The genre of this superb book is fiction. This novel has a powerful meaning on society. If I were you‚ I would take the time to read this book review‚ because after you read this‚ you will probably try finding this book at your local library. Honestly‚ I enjoyed reading this book. The setting is in various locations which are

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    and complete. Structural framework‚ on which the details of the text are hung‚ develops the sense the reader regarding how complex details fit into a shaped whole‚ and so tells you more about the meaning and purpose of the work. BASIC STRUCTURE IN NOVELS AND PLAYS • EXPOSITION: This is the beginning‚ where the world of the text is introduced. The reader‚ or audience‚ meets the characters and past events that may assist understanding of the situation are explained. Here too‚ themes are announced as

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    A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 British film adapted from Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange novel written in 1962. The film is about a mischievous and troubled young man named Alex de Large. Alex and his gang of friends enjoy causing harm and watching others suffer. They run around London at night and commit random acts of robbery and rape. Alex‚ as the ringleader of all the madness‚ gets caught by the police and is sent to prison. While Alex is in prison‚ scientists study his violent behavior. The

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    in the Novels India suffered the stigma of slavery under British for about three centuries. When it got freedom‚ it was also not without paying the high cost in the form of partition. This historical event is significant in the world history not only as a political occurrence which gave birth to two nations‚ but as the most treacherous occasion for thousand of the men who lost their lives‚ hundreds of women who were raped & treated most ruthlessly and for countless number of children who found

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    power to both destroy and save lives. Examine how characters in the novel (for example‚ Liesel‚ Max‚ Ilsa Hermann‚ Hitler‚ Rosa and/or Hans) use words to destroy and to save. What are some of the effects of their words? Discuss at least two characters’ relationships with the power of language. Another option: The Book Thief is‚ on one level‚ the story of Liesel Meminger’s relationship with books. At the beginning of Zusak’s novel‚ Death advises the reader‚ “All told‚ she owned fourteen books‚

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    Attitudes on Science and Technology in Novels Three novels that were written in three completely different times all were able to contribute to different views and attitudes towards science and technology. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ The Time Machine‚ and Fahrenheit 451 are all accurate portrayals of the effect that science and technology have had on this world even as far back as 1886 when The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was first published. Although each book was

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    Macbeth Act 2- Symbolism Stars Aren’t Shining: Symbolizes darkness and midnight. Banquo is struggling against ambition. When Banquo talks to his son Fleance he notices Stars Aren’t Shining. One quote form Scene 1 mentions that He prays for angels to “restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature gives way to in repose”‚ (2‚ 1‚ 7-8) which symbolized midnight. Sleep: Symbolizes innocence‚ purity‚ and peace of mind. when Macbeth said wicked dreams abuse‚ it relates back to the dream that Banquo

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    Fifty-seven-year-old Landon Carter narrates the novel‚ reflecting on events from 40 years in the past. The novel opens with a Prologue‚ in which the older Landon‚ living in the same North Carolina town as he did at the age of 17‚ stands near the Baptist church that figures prominently in the novel and gets himself in the mindset of his 17-year-old self. The story begins in 1958 and is‚ Landon tells us‚ both joyful and sad. Seventeen-year-old Landon is a senior at Beaufort High School‚ which collaborates

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     Diane has  eight proclaimed novels and have many awards including the BCALA  Literary Award for Fiction from the Black Caucus of the American  Library Association. “Tumbling” is a Fiction novel and African  American Literature. This genre appealed to me because it  allowed me to read about a complex problem about an African  American family during the Civil Rights era and feel like I  could understand the situation fully by the realistic viewpoints  included in the novel.  The main character Herbie lives South Philly with his wife

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