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"The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway; discusses aimlessness caused in lives of characters by WWI
... the beliefs that had previously given their lives meaning. Their lives become seemingly aimless, without a belief ... beliefs, the men and women affected by the war began to rely on irrelevant and escapist activities to fill the void left by the beliefs that ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway
"Grapes of Wrath" and and an analysis on it.
... this. This is her journey to keep the family together. Her belief that a broken-family will not be able to accomplish anything. This ... himself for Tom and the Joad family demonstrates this common held belief well. He also had a follower, or disciple in Tom, ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck
Comparison between Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King -- Pick two authors from the gothic portion of literature and compare/contrast them.
... and death in their pieces. They also shared the same belief that evil will always prevail. Their differences included King's ... put common beliefs in the stories they write. Another thing that Poe and King had in common was another belief. They believe that ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
Studying The Icon, Jack London: America turn of the century Influence.
... with a club." I think this quote really holds true to the beliefs that Jack London had and the overall attitude of the early 1900's ... nothing and worked his way up to a wealthy land owner. His belief in hard work became an area of focus for his writing. All ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
Hemingway's Nada. The philosophy of Hemingway's litterature and how he views Nada
... s view means that there is nothing behind of her belief. That means that her life is not based on a concrete belief. She ... belief. That means that her life is not based on a concrete belief. She does not believe in any religion; her religion is Ketchel. That ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway
Short Overview of Edgar Allen Poe's life
... other times he was in a coma. Despite the widely held belief that Poe was in a drunken stupor, he showed no signs ... the University of Virginia in Charlottesville where he acquired gambling debts that John Allan refused to pay. Eventually, Poe was forced to ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe
Charecter Journal for Huck Finn
... belief that particular qualities make people exceptional, such things as education, religious training, and a being willing to follow rules. But he's thing that ... he thinks negatively about himself. If Huck understood that his inner quality is what counts he' ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain
Steinbeck Review
... "I believe there are monsters born in the world... It is my belief that Cathy Ames was born with the tendencies, or lack of them, ... not run away from her. Cathy was born with an innocent look that fooled many; she had golden blond hair, hazel eyes, a thin ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck
Realists/Naturalists in Literature: Cather, Crane, Twain, and James
... same belief that man is indeed only complete when in his familiar setting. Another author that expresses Emile Zola 's belief that men ... authors chose a different setting giving Emile Zola the beliefs that man cannot and will not, willingly, be alienated ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain
Huck Finn's Contradiction. Speaks of Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
... 's hard work throughout his adventure, he contradicts his beliefs that he is lazy, but this is not the ... that Huck's beliefs were dead wrong. Huck's beliefs about himself, whether it be that he is lazy, careless, or likes to be alone, are mistaken in that ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain