Essays Tagged: "Aspects of the Novel"

The Lord Of Flies: Symbolism Study

ber of different interpretations. One of these is that it is an anti-utopian novel. Some of the key aspects of the novel which gave rise to the interpretations are the symbolic nature of the character ...

(4 pages) 159 1 4.1 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

Snow Falling On Cedars "More than just a murder trial" 1922 words

nches out in several directions giving detailed description of all the smaller and sometimes subtle aspects of the novel.The story is set on a small and remote island named San Piedro, a small fishing ... seems to never fully recovered. This love story is also deeply based around prejudice as many other aspects of the book are.The Novel shows the adaptation of a murder mystery from its usual form to a ...

(8 pages) 36 1 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Opposing Forces in Tale of Two Cities, By Charles Dickens

heses occur between polar characters and contrary settings, and they enhance the meaning of certain aspects of the novel to a great extent.A great example of Dickens' use of antithesis can be found in ...

(2 pages) 21 0 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

Hoffmann's role in The Lyre of Orpheus

ies, he hopes, will get him out of there" (Stewart). Hoffmann's supernatural presence impacts these aspects of the novel. One of the main plot strands of The Lyre of Orpheus "concerns the produ ... nts that the other characters cannot. He is, therefore, an essential element in the afore-mentioned aspects of the novel.Works CitedDavies, Robertson. The Lyre of Orpheus. New York: Penguin, 1990.Gray ...

(3 pages) 15 0 3.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Mark Twain" on the racism

Critics mentioned many views of theirs about Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn in terms of many aspects of the novel. And the main discussion went around the two ideas about this work: if it is a ...

(7 pages) 41 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

'Dracula is nothing more than a simple gothic horror story' - describes why it IS more than a simple story

e Gothic horror story"Dracula is far more than just a simple Gothic horror story. There are several aspects of the novel that point towards it being a complex example of the Gothic genre. Not only doe ...

(3 pages) 51 1 3.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Controversy of Huck Finn: Reasons as to why Huck Finn should and should not be taught in schools

d for a variety of reasons. Many schools have struggled in attempting to teach the book and several aspects of the novel seem inappropriate. For instance, some may agree that the use of the racial slu ... that race is no longer an issue while knowing that it is, in fact, unavoidable.”There are many aspects of Huck Finn that make it inappropriate for anyone that has not reached the maturity of a ju ...

(5 pages) 14 1 5.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

The theme 'History Repeating itself' in "Strange objects" by Gary Crew.

"Strange Objects" by Gary Crew gives the reader the ability to think about many aspects of the novel in an abstract way. If read with an open mind, the reader can uncover many secr ...

(3 pages) 39 0 4.3 Jun/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

The Spy Who Came In From The Snow

ne sentence. To fully understand the significance of the title and its encapsulating qualities, key aspects of the novel need to be examined. Definition of the key words in the title, the consistent r ... osphere, the metaphoric meanings of the title; those of emotional cold and unprepared cold, and the aspects that stem from the world of espionage and the cold war.To grasp the full significance of the ...

(5 pages) 1039 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Bloom's Major Novelists

of the novel -- Julian Moynahan on Pip as Dickens's most complex hero -- Harry Stone on fairy-tale aspects of the novel -- H.M. Daleski on the use of the first person in the novel -- A.E. Dyson on Ma ...

(1 pages) 5 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Examining the theme of death in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness

e like a kernel but outside, enveloping the tale" (Conrad 5). This principle can be applied to many aspects of the novel, even the title. The title Heart of Darkness does not symbolize a heart filled ...

(5 pages) 25 0 3.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"The Romantic elements in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bront"

phasis on nature and individual, all these enclosed in original and imaginative form.There are many aspects of the novel which distinguish it from other works of Emily's times. The author rejects lite ... y significant, finds a way to mention it in the novel. She presents nature not just in its tranquil aspects but also in its wild, stormy moods, mostly by the means of associating it with particular ch ...

(10 pages) 24 0 0.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

"The Giver" By: Lois Lowry

foolish than it is perfect. If anything, this novel is more likely set in the future although many aspects of the novel are nearly impossible, so the idea that there could be an actual time period wh ...

(4 pages) 8 0 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Flowers for Algernon Final Analysis Paper

architectural boundaries, and, in turn, a stark change in an intelligence level.In regards to moral aspects of the novel, there is an obvious change in vision and comprehension. Following the surgery, ...

(3 pages) 0 0 0.0 Apr/2013

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Round and flat characters

al distinction was frequently made between flat and round characters. Relying on E.M Forster's book Aspects of the Novel, this present essay is meant not only to delve into the features of the two afo ...

(3 pages) 0 0 0.0 Feb/2014

Subjects: Literature Research Papers