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When we mention the theme of a book or a novel, we are discussing about a general idea, lesson, or message that can be seen through the entire story. The events in the book may be very interesting, or exciting, but without the universal connection to human, they will not grab our attention in any real way. A novel of Magaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale, is highly considered as a stimulating work of feminist dystopian fiction that examines the cultural construction of fertility, rebellion,…

CHAPTER-2: Quest for Freedom Quest for freedom is the most eminent theme in the novels of Anita Desai. Due to its importance in her works, it is bound to find reoccurrence. The quest for freedom prevails as the most powerful and influential theme and all the major characters seem to be striving for something with which they cannot come in terms with. The society in which they live and cannot go away from it leaves a deep question mark in their minds. They are in quest for freedom…

The Palace of Illusions , written by award-winning novelist and poet Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a rendition of the Hindu epic Mahabharata as told from Panchaali's (Draupadi’s) point of view , namely, that of a woman living in a patriarchal world. It is narrated by Paanchali herself, who is the wife of the five Pandava brothers. It follows Paanchali’s life from a fiery birth and a childhood spent in loneliness, where she only had her…

The 2 books “Counting by 7s” by Holly Goldberg Sloan and “The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis are similar. The main characters are both girls, around the same age, and have to overcome challenges. The 2 main characters of these novels; Willow and Parvana, have some similarities and differences. A similarity is how they are both resilient. Some differences they have are, Parvana is brave with her challenges and Willow is cowardly, and how Willow had help with her challenges and Parvana did not have…

Have you ever had the feeling that someone wasn't who they said they are? In the story Mary is a happy housewife until one day her world is turned upside down. She reveals her true self in every action from the mistake she made to the events after it. Many themes can be interpreted in the story. The main theme is that things aren't always as they seem. In other words you can never be sure who to love or trust. The first piece of evidence supporting the theme is when the readers are…

In the film The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman, two women, Martha and Karen, run an all girls boarding school. One of the girls, Mary Tilford, becomes upset when she is punished for disobeying the rules and decides that she does not want to return to school. She recalls one of her classmates, Rosalie, telling her that Martha’s Aunt, Lily Mortar, had said that Martha’s actions towards Karen were “unnatural”. To avoid returning to school, Mary uses this information and forms a lie that she…

Both A Doll House and The Awakening are centered around female protagonists in the late 1800s. These two women, Nora and Edna, differ greatly in d'minor but both end up self-empowered at the end of their written stories. One of the most notable difference between the two characters is their relationships with their children. While Nora embodies the ideal loving motherly figure, Edna represents women who were forced into the role of mother. Edna’s distant disposition towards her children allows…

The book, Genie: A Scientific Tragedy Book, the main character was a girl nicknamed Genie. She went through pain and misery that I would not even wish on my worst enemy. How could parents of a young child be so cruel and harsh, Genie was considered mentally retarded by her parents and was abused a lot. She was tied up in a dark room behind the house. How could one survive such misery, I would have lost my marbles if I was in her place. I empathize her because she is so young and is merely a…

Bleak House is a story about Esther Summerson who lives with her aunt and is the illegitimate daughter of Lady Dedlock and Captain Hawdon. She spends the early years of her life at Ms. Barbary, her aunt’s house. After Ms. Barbary’s death she goes to live at Greenleaf at Ms. Donny’s with the help of her guardian Mr. Jarndyce. She spends six years at Greenleaf. After six years she goes to live at her guardian’s house accompanied with two other wards Miss Ada Clare and Richard Carstone. She…

Jane Eyre has a suggestive name. Eyre might refer to “heir” but she is the heir of nothing, at least in the beginning of the novel; it also may suggest “ire” that Jane has inside her. The novel has an angry tone to it, almost as if Brontë had realized the roles and circumstances of women around her and depicted it in Jane Eyre: imprisonment, orphan, starvation, anger turned to madness. According to Elizabeth Rigby, Jane Eyre revolves around the personification of an unregenerate and…