'About a Boy' is a story about personal transformation. Discuss this statement in the light of your appreciation of Nick Hornby's novel.
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"A Seperate Peace" by John Knowles
... characters just ending their sophomore year in high school. As these three characters develop over the next two years we experience their lives through the eyes of Gene. Gene himself isn't the most stable person ... . We see this in Gene and Finny's relationship. This jealousy starts out as a normal ...
Homer's Odyssey and Iliad, J.R.R Tolkien's Hobbit, and the Quest of Change
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"The Solitary Reaper" by William Wordsworth. Poem analysis.
... a relationship with us, his audience and readers, which is as important as the relationship he has with the lady. In other words Wordsworth is ... transition emerging as an inner voice, because the poet mentions a personal and emotional conflict that Wordsworth faced, and he questions himself if ...
"After the Bomb" by Gloria Miklowitz
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"The Chaser" by John Collier
... after reading this story due to the fact that he must likely took advantage of them too. Collier used excellent satire and wonderful enchantment of fantasy to finalize and detail the point right to the tip.