wise friend called piggy" In the dystopian novel, "Lord of the Flies" written by William Goulding, a group of young British boys are struggling to survive on an untouched and deserted island after their plane is attacked during the nuclear war of World War 1, causing the plane to crash. Without adults in control, they try to govern themselves to maintain order and stability but ultimately fail resulting into violence and brutality. Throughout the novel, a presence of a dark force becomes more evident
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The Ha-Ha: A Novel was written by Dave King, an America novelist and poet. The book The Ha-Ha was published in 2006 and gained the title of National Bestseller. It is about the struggles of people who suffer from after the war. The book starts out with Sylvia, one of the main characters, asking for Howard’s help as she goes to a rehab center. Howard Kapostash is the main character of the book and is told in his point of view. He was a soldier in the Army during the Vietnam War and was hit in the
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prospect of studying Literature with Film as a degree. Above and beyond novels studied as part of my English Literature A-level, I have sought insight into a range of books about the Middle East. For instance, In 'The Search of Walid Masoud', Jabra Ibrahim Jabra illustrates the world of sin and corruption in the 1948 Arab Israeli War through his colloquial Arabic, detecting moods. The tone of language and themes in his novels allows one to understand the nature of the author's stance in politics and
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Before reading I chose this book because I’ve seen a film version of it, and because I liked the movie I thought it would be a nice book to read. I also picked it because it seemed easier to just pick a book that was on Moodle, so I could be sure that it would be okay to use it. My expectations were not very high because it is a pretty old book and I never really like old books. Summary Chapter one – Down the Rabbit Hole A little girl named Alice and her sister were sitting on a bank when Alice
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vFahrenheit 451: Novel Test A society without books is a society without knowledge. In Ray Bradbury’s book, Fahrenheit 451, nobody is allowed to read any books, due to it being a crime against humanity. If somebody gets caught reading a book, that person’s house will get burned to ashes. Books are replaced with magazines, movies, and television, causing people to lose grasp of language arts and reading. Due to the technology drowning everything out, people in this dystopian society lack necessary
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'Looking for Alibrandi' by Melina Marchetta is a clearly crafted narrative that explores serious ideas and themes. The ideas that have been included in the narrative have been presented cautiously, making 'Looking for Alibrandi' stand out from the rest. It has no shortage of literary techniques, is relevant to the proposed audience and explores serious ideas with sensitivity. 'Looking for Alibrandi' has all these things that classify a well-crafted narrative. The author addresses many themes such
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In the novel "War and peace" of L.N. Tolstaya uses reception of an antithesis, opposing the real life — false, true vital values — false, internal beauty — external. An embodiment of external beauty and internal emptiness is in the novel Elaine Bezoukhova, an embodiment of internal beauty, life, love — Natasha Rostova. Natasha — the favourite heroine of Tolstoy. It submits the reader the sincerity, a spontaneity, cheerfulness, poetry, richness of an inner world. "The poetic, full of life, the
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Symbol: Boots -“Though Müller would be delighted to have Kemmerich's boots, he is really quite as sympathetic as another who could not bear to think of such a thing for grief. He merely sees things clearly…We have lost all sense of other considerations, because they are artificial. Only the facts are real and important for us. And good boots are scarce” -”Muller reappears with a pair of airman's boots. They are fine english boots of soft, yellow leather which reach to the knees and lace up all
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In Walker Percy’s novel Lancelot, the narrator’s sanity is questioned. Although admittedly institutionalized, Lancelot at first seems to be coherent and sensical. However, as the novel progresses, Lancelot’s disturbing and misguided philosophy becomes more apparent, and it becomes impossible to sympathize with him. In his quest to overcome a world which he sees as shallow and false, he reveals his own ingrained racism and sexism. Moreover, he allows his disgust with society to overcome him and ruin
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In Charlotte Bronte’s novel, Jane Eyre; the protagonist, Jane, was previously an orphan treated horrifically under her aunt, Mrs. Reed. Through the experiences of cruel treatment and various learning experiences, Jane becomes more independent throughout the novel. At the time that Jane resided at Thornfield Hall, she slowly became more attracted to her employer, Edward Rochester. As time progressed, Rochester became more controlling towards Jane, and therefore she was not able to be as independent
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