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    a fantasy novel about a peaceful hobbit that accompanies a wizard and several dwarves on a journey to steal the great treasures of the dragon Smaug and I believe it demonstrates or uses the features of the fantasy genre. The features of any genre are like a skeleton for the story of that particular genre. Different genres have different features such as different settings‚ characters‚ plot‚ themes and values. Features are like a list of criteria that is used to assess whether the novel fits into

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    Alienation and Isolation in William Faulkner’s "A Rose for Emily" William Faulkner’s short story "A Rose for Emily" displays themes of alienation and isolation. Emily Grierson’s own father is found to be the root of many of her problems. Faulkner writes Emily’s character as one who is isolated from the people of her town. Her isolation from society and alienation from love is what ultimately drives her to madness. Emily’s isolation is evident because after the men that cared about her deserted

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    Medea Novel Analysis

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    Medea Novel Analysis In Euripides’ Medea‚ there is an interesting plot with a set of complex characters. Medea is the tragedy of Medea and her conflicts with her husband; Jason‚ and the town of Corinth. Although the play was written over two thousand years ago‚ many aspects and themes involved in the plot still can still relate to the problems most couples face today. The story was set in ancient Greece‚ in the town of Corinth; around two thousand years ago. Euripides’ play is written

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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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    After discussing the various reasons which have made the novel the most popular literary form today‚ let us consider the main characteristics of the modern novel. In the first place‚ we can say that it is realistic as opposed toidealistic. The ‘realistic’ writer is one who thinks that truth to observed facts—facts about the outer world‚ or facts about his own feelings—is the great thing‚ while the ‘idealistic’ writer wants rather to create a pleasant and edifying picture. The modern novelist is ‘realistic’

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    Theorist of Modern Novel

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    THEORISTS OF THE MODERNIST NOVEL In the early twentieth century the modernist novel exploded literary conventions and expectations‚ challenging representations of reality‚ consciousness and identity.These novels were not simply creative masterpieces but also crucial articulations of revolutionary developments in critical thought. In this volume Deborah Parsons traces the developing modernist aesthetic in the thought and writings of James Joyce‚ Dorothy Richardson and Virginia Woolf. Considering

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    Novel Analysis Title: Twilight Author: Stephanie Meyer # Pages (200 or more): 498 Country of Origin: New York In Stephen Meyer’s book‚ Twilight‚ a girl named for real Isabella but likes better to be called Bella comes into a knew town and fell there in love with Edward‚ who is how she finds out a vempire. She meets his family who tries not to hunt humans and has many adventures with him. I like the book because everything is described very good so the story seems so

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    Share Charles Dickens Hard Times for These Times The following entry presents criticism of Dickens’s novel Hard Times (1854). See also Charles Dickens Short Story Criticism‚ A Christmas Carol Criticism‚ A Tale of Two Cities Criticism‚ Little Dorrit Criticism‚ and Our Mutual Friend Criticism. INTRODUCTION Perhaps the least-known of all Dickens’s novels‚ Hard Times is a social-protest novel which attempts to lay bare the malignant impact of nineteenth-century industrial society upon the people

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    feminism in bama's novels

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    food trope to narrate an alternate "her story". Though this article focuses on Sangati‚ her second novel‚ I will also refer to Karrukku‚ Bama’s seminal first work. Born as Fatima in 1958 in Puthupatti village in Viruthungar district in Southern Tamilnadu‚ Bama wrote Karukku in 1992 which brought with it the force of whirlwind to whip the literary world with its quintessentially Dalit theme and language. Karukku which means the searing edges of palmyra leaves‚ discusses the life of a Dalit

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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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