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- 1041: Christianity in Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment: An Overview
- ... reader to learn about Christianity in Crime and Punishment? Certainly one is presented with enough Christian symbolism, obscure biblical allusion, and allegory to merit volumes of literary analysis and keep thousands of otherwise aimless Russian literature experts employed. However, at its fundamental level, Crime and Punishment presents itself as a novel about contrasts: love and hate, right and wrong, young and old. Most importantly, the novel contrasts the oppression of sin ...
- 1042: Native Son: Reviews
- ... of the reviewers had many interesting opinions which were relevant to the novel. Having been compared to Grapes of Wrath and An American Tragedy , it is evident that Native Son is a great work of literature. The main point that the reviewers made was that Wright really had a great idea for a story and presented it extremely well. He was not too personal in his writings, yet he gave us ...
- 1043: Black and White
- ... studying these authors in particular, the views of a white raised in the slave holding south are juxtaposed with the views of free black. Both Twain and Chesnutt satirize whites in different ways through their literature. Twain also displays some unfavorable preconceptions of blacks. This can be attributed to his own upbringing in the slave holding south. The main character of the Chesnutt stories is an old Negro man, previously a ...
- 1044: A Deeper Look into Sexuality of Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums" and its Literary Criticisms
- ... such stereo-types to define her, and to go over that and then use even more to define the end product of the story would be a mistake. Works Cited Steinbeck, John. The Chrysanthemums 1937. Literature. Edgar V. Roberts and Henry E. Jacobs eds. London: Prentice Hall, 1998. Mitchell, Marylin L. 'Steinbeck's Strong Women': Feminine Identity in the Short Stories, Southwest Review, Vol. 61, No. 3, Summer, 1976, pp. 304 ...
- 1045: Humor in Wonderland
- ... to distinguish the fictitious would of Wonderland from the reality of the real world (Avery 321). Alice in Wonderland has proven that fiction and reality can be separated and has become a renowned piece of literature not only loved by children but also by adults. The fiction incorporated in Alice in Wonderland also portrays a sense of humor as shown in no other fairy tale. Humor in Wonderland is balanced between ...
- 1046: The Scarlet Letter: Sin
- ... guilt. Arthur does later confess, and aweight is lifted from his being. And with that weight gone hefinally dies in peace. Sin has always been and will always be a part of human life and literature. And as long as there is sin, people willreact to it in different ways; some will hide it, some willembrace it, some will rot from it. But no matter how the sin is handled or ...
- 1047: The Irony in "The Lottery"
- ... would not have been as interesting as it was. If these were not included then the story would not be the same and would not keep the readers' interest. Work Cited Jackson, Shirley. "The lottery" Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing. Ed. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell. Third Ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt, 1997. 309-16.
- 1048: Ray Bradbury's The Martial Chronicals
- ... in bed, they are murdered by the Martians, thus ending the third expedtion. Although Bradbury's style of writing cannot be considered science fiction, it is a very unique and an important part of modern literature. His stories inThe Martian Chronicles established him as a serious writer of science fiction and fantasy and are full of wonderful images, messages, and truths about life (Solomon). "Bradbury's stories are not an escape ...
- 1049: Enduring, Endearing Nonsense of Fairy Tales
- ... the best known artists in England, to provide illustrations. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through The Looking Glass were enthusiastically received in their own time, and have since become landmarks in childrens' literature. What makes these nonsense tales so durable? Aside from the immediate appeal of the characters, their colourful language, and the sometimes hilarious verse ("Twas brillig, and the slithy toves/did gyre and gimble in the ...
- 1050: The Great Gatsby
- ... had a spouse but often had someone else on the side. Although this book is not the kind that exciting motion pictures are made of, It was regarded as one of the masterpieces of American literature. The plot centres on a fictional World War I army veteran named Nick Carraway. After his involvement in the war on the allied side with a machine gun battalion, he returned to his home in ...
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