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- 491: The Tragic Love Triangle of Yonville
- ... one which contains an important and moving plot. In addition, it provides a standard against which to compare the works of writers to follow. It is nearly impossible to truly understand modern European and American fiction without reading, Madame Bovary. Charles Bovary, the only son of a middle-class family, became a doctor and set up his practice in a rural village. He then married a women who was quite older ...
- 492: Kate Chopin's The Awakening
- Kate Chopin's The Awakening Kate Chopin's The Awakening is a work of fiction that tells the story of Edna Pontellier, Southern wife and mother. This book presents the reader with many tough questions and few answers. It is not hard to imagine why this book was banished for ...
- 493: Jane Austen: Background of Her Novels
- ... in Bath. There she meets the entertaining Henry Tilney; later, on a visit to his family's house (the "Northanger Abbey" of the title) she learns to distinguish between the highly charged calamities of Gothic fiction and the realities of ordinary life (which can also be distressing in their way). Like Jane Austen's Love and Freindship, this book makes fun of the conventions of many late 18th century literary works ...
- 494: Real Ghosts - What Are Ghosts
- ... to drive out the evil spirit. An even more popular movie was made from the book. People thought that the movie and the book were true. They were not. The book was a piece of fiction written by william p. Blatty. But blatty's book was based on a real case. One of the reasons that the book and the movie were so popular, is that people thought they were actually ...
- 495: Interpretation of Rushdie and Kazantzakis' Stories
- ... has maintained contrary to the threats of the Islamic community) Never have I encountered such literature that treads upon on line between celestial religion versus oppresive regime Therefore, in analyzing and interpreting each piece of fiction, I was able to understand what similarities they held and why such novels can procreate an undersirable amount of calamity in the world. The supernatural portrayed a dominant role in both texts. Each author seemed ...
- 496: Pinocchio
- ... I recommend this book to people twelve plus because you got to have a slight idea what "Thou createn, I will have my Vengeance!" means, I also recommend this book to all readers who like fiction and outrageousness, because I don't think you can live in the digestive track of dogfish for four years without being fried by the stomach acid. I also think that this book DEFINITELY not for ...
- 497: Edgar Allan Poe
- Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe is often cited as one of the most influential writers in the world. He is said to have invented the detective story, and inspired the future of science fiction stories. His stories and style have motivated various authors such as, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and H.G. Wells. Poe's works have fascinated literate people all around the world for over 150 years. Poe ...
- 498: Yukon Jack: The Life of Jack London
- ... began settling down. 1. London began his writing career. 2. Londons two marriages effected his work. B. Jack Londons life ended in suicide Works Cited Kennedy, X.J., ed. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. New York: NY, 1995. Kunitz, Stanley J., and Howard Haycraft, ed. Twentieth Century Marshall,
- 499: Harper Lee
- ... 2 years in the rewriting and revising the book, which was eventually published in July, 1960. Later that year, the book that was originally rejected for publication, it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished fiction by an American author. This marked the first time in nearly twenty years that a female author recieved the award. The book also recieved the Paperback of the Year Award and the National Conference of ...
- 500: Harriet Beecher Stowe
- ... story. "With her imaginative talent, Harriet combined the tragedies of her son, Harry(who drowned while swimming in the Connecticut River) and her sisters intended husband(who also died) into a wonderful work of fiction"(Faber 51). She related her main character to her sister. The heroine was "a deeply religious girl, crushed by the drowning of her betrothed, who, in time, let herself be convinced it was her duty ...
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