American novels

Illinois, would one day become one of the most celebrated 20th- and- 21st century American genre writers. Ray Bradbury, who as a little boy, seemed to take an interest to his childhood. His captivating spirit later led him to write novels and short stories which included parts of his experiences as a boy. In his youth, he found himself intrigued with magicians and various readings of adventure and fantasy fiction novels. According to the editors at (BIO.), beginning at the age of twelve or…

The Orient express by Agatha Christie is the best selling novel in the 1930’s . One of the series and adventures for Hercule Poirot the best detective, faced his hardest case yet. The story is about the great detective Hercule Poirot trying to solve the case on who killed the wanted criminal Rachette , this novel is taken place in the 1930’s in a snow storm which later on gets the train stuck . Later on as Hercule is trying to figure out who has murder the man he finds out something more deeper…

Lolita, the novel that recounts the “intense and obsessive involvement of a middle-aged man with a sexually precocious young girl.” (Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia. "Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich.") In the present-day, Lolita is considered Vladimir Nabokov’s most famous and controversial novel that implies obsessive desires, heartbreak, and transformation among other sensitive subjects. However, the Russian’s masterpiece was not always categorized as a favorite. The book itself had a resilient…

the actions of the courageous to create an impact on society. Kathryn Stockett’s novel The Help follows the lives of numerous individuals living in the prejudiced town of Jackson, Mississippi. As an aspiring author, Skeeter Phelan does not see the world as black and white, but rather focuses her life on justice and equality for all. However, Minny Jackson and Aibileen Clarkson, struggle with their jobs as African-American maids. Minny carries a bad reputation in Jackson, mostly due to the rumors…

Bread Givers is a novel written based on the author’s, Anzia Yezierska, life. The novel is about “a struggle between a father of the Old World and a daughter of the New,” which is stated on the book cover. Throughout the novel, we read about a young girl name Sara Smolinsky who struggles to succeed in life while trying to be happy. The author’s message from writing this novel is that we can do anything if we set our minds into it and work hard for it. The book gives hope to the readers who have…

How do Stowe’s political objectives affect the style and formal aspects of the novel? In designing her characters to make a point, did she make them too simple? Do the noble politics of the novel justify its literacy shortcomings? Political objectives is the most important and widespread factor whenever in the society. Political objectives can influence people’s writing method and then their articles include the authors’ thought in political field. Mrs Stowe’s political objectives definitely…

character played by Gregory Peck clearly depicts the daily American hero. I guess that most Americans of his time would easily identify themselves with Atticus Finch. Therefore, I also liked how the film intends to modify the view of the Americans on the rights of the African Americans. It may have had an impact on the American society of the first half of the twentieth century similar to the effect caused by the novel Uncle Tom´s Cabinbefore the American Civil War. Finally, I also liked the…

readers form a viewpoint about the author’s beliefs. On the other hand Ignatia Broker author of Night Flying Woman is an open book about the story of her Great Great Grandmother. The novels A Yellow Raft in Blue Water, Night Flying Woman, and The Education of Little Tree, are all Native American literature. The three novels share many of the same ideas including family, education, and religion. The first author is Michael…

best documentary winner at the American Film Festival. She made two more and then switched to fiction as she wanted more control over the direction of the story. She never looked back. In the last three decades, Nair has created some of the finest films on cultural identity by any director, Indian or otherwise, and if anything, deserves more credit…

the new authors who expressed their writing to the young Americans with stories that talked "not of love but of lust, of defeats in which nobody loses anything of value, of victories without hope and, worst of all, without pity of compassion." Faulkner's theory states that in order to create good writing, the author's view on life must be reflected within their…