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    The Novel in Africa

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    THE NOVEL IN AFRICA John Maxwell Coetzee is a South African essayist‚ novelist ‚ linguist‚ literary critic and translator. He has also won the Noble prize in the Literature category. The following lecture ‘The Novel in Africa’ was given by him in the University of California in Doreen B.Townsend Center for the Humanities. This lecture is a fictionalized creation of J.M .Coetzee‚ which upholds his belief that‚ “…a true sense in which writing is dialogic; a matter of awakening counter voices in

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    The Impact of a Graphic Novel Maus‚ written by Art Spiegelman‚ is a graphic novel that tells a story within a story. The book portrays Art’s father’s experiences as a Jew caught in the middle of World War II. What makes this portrayal especially interesting is the way the Art tells the story in his father’s own words. Vladek’s accounts of what happened to him are displayed within the bigger picture of the novel‚ which is how these experiences affect his current relationship with his son Art. Maus

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    Novel and Victor

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    adaptations done for the silver screen‚ there are changes that the films make to the book. The most evident change that jumps out at me is the portrayal of Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The common missing element in all of the film versions of the classic novel is the way they treat the character of Victor. The films all tend to downplay what a "monster" Victor is and instead stress how much of a monster the Creature is. The films seem to stress less on the responsibility and guilt that Victor feels over

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    novel research

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    was intendancy towards scepticism . Fourth‚ an important characteristic of the age is that literature both in prose and poetry seems to depart from the purely artistic standard of art for art sake and to be actuated by a definite moral purpose . The novel sought to find truth and to show how it might be used to uplift humanity . For this reason the Victorian Age is an age of realism a deeper realism which strives to tell the truth ; showing moral and physical diseases as they are . George Eliot George

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    Picaresque Novels

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    “picaro” which means the same with rogue‚ rascal‚ bohemian or an adventurer. The term “picaresque” in Literature wasn’t created until in the early 19th century‚ when the novel Lazarillo de Tormes wtitten by an anonymous writer because of its heretical content was published in 1553 and became popular right then. Most picaresque novels incorporate several defining characteristics according to Thrall and Hibbard on their book A Handbook to Literature. Such characteristics are the following: The chief

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    Classic novels

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    what job you have for a living; what type of class family you come from whether that would be upper or lower class. These timeless novels show how culture affected society too‚ considering whom they talked to‚ how they talked‚ where they stayed compared to a lower class persons culture. An example of a classic book is ‘Wuthering Heights’ by Emily Bronte. This novel shows how culture affects society and how we act and think. It affects society and culture because Catherine knows she cannot get married

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    Novel Types

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    ITL –NOVEL SELECTED TYPES Romantic – This form of novel goes beyond ordinary experience and social predicaments into make-believe. Something new is being searched for in an alternative world beyond familiar circumstances so that the novel’s purpose is a moral or ideal issue. Nevertheless‚ the transportation to some idealized world‚ or going on a somewhat fantastic journey‚ can lead to disappointment‚ and its moral outcome. The characters’ ideals can be crushed. The fantastical journey can be a big

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    A Description of Monarchy

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    A monarchy is a form of government in which authority is actually embodied in a single individual (the monarch). When the monarchs has no or few legal restraints in state and political matters‚ it is called an absolute monarchy and is a form of autocracy. Cases in which the monarch’s discretion is formally limited (most common today) are called constitutional monarchies. Inhereditary monarchies‚ the office is passed through inheritance within a family group‚ whereas elective monarchies are selected

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    A Friend: Description

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    A friend is a person with whom we spend most of our time. It is very important to spend enjoyable with them. The time we spend with our friends is precious and shouldn’t be wasted. There are some characteristics that a friend should have such as being intelligent‚ having sense of humor‚ or being reliable. In my opinion‚ the most important characteristics‚ which were mentioned‚ is having sense of humor. To my way of thinking‚ a friend doesn’t have to be very intelligent because getting higher

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    A Description of Buddhism

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    Michael Taype Professor Alexandra Perry PHR-120 August 8‚ 2013 Buddhism The basic worldview of Buddhism is about the reality is an indescribable unity when humans find themselves in a realm of suffering governed by karma. Buddhism can be thought of as a religion with psychological emphasis. It teaches the transformation of consciousness from attachment to ego‚ suffering‚ and objects of craving to the unattached bliss of Nirvana. Its fundamental teaching is that the Buddha who‚ through his

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