… of American literature, To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee originally as a love story, was published in 1960 and won a Pulitzer Prize in 1961. It also won an Academy Award when it was later made into a film starring Gregory Peck. The story…

… is an anti-war novel from the opening chapters. Many people did not want to believe his novel represented the truth about World War I. In many ways, people were like Paul’s schoolmaster, Kantorek, and they wanted to cling to classical, romantic…

… are or what we are, there's always somebody to look down on! Somebody to hold in light esteem, somebody to be indifferent about." Mark Twain (1835–1910), U.S. author. "Three Thousand Years Among the Microbes," ch. 15 (written 1905; published in Which…

… in the group. He is referred to as the Son of Adam. He tells Peter and Susan that Narnia is not real even though he had been there. His love for Turkish Delight makes him believe the Witch is good. He betrays his friends for the Witch. The…

… feelings and experiences of one “turn of the century” family in Missoula, Montana. In the original work of fiction, i followed the Mcleans through their joys and sorrows. However, the names of the characters and places are not purely coincidental.…

… thought possible. Could it be? Is it really possible that we could create a world of perfection? George Orwell wrote his book 1984, which portrayed his thoughts of the future to come. Orwell began writing his book at the end of the World War when…

… Kingston presents the story of a girl trapped between the cultures of her surrounding environment and that which her mother and family have forced upon her. Knowing only the Chinese way of life, this girl’s mother attempts to familiarize her daughter,…

… uses selective word choice when creating her characters. It is evident that the descriptions of Mattie and of Zeena are a relevant part of the whole that creates the meaning of the story. Wharton manipulates one's feelings about the two characters…

… and anticipations are usually better than the actual experience. I found this to be true in Barbara Kingsolver’s The Bean Trees. My expectations of the book were very different from the actual story line. I enjoy novels with adventure and obstacles…

… is a powerful literary technique used frequently by authors to express their ideas indirectly and creatively. Symbolism is defined as an object or idea that represents more than the object or idea itself. For example, in Antigone, Creon symbolizes…