First novel in English

A Christmas Carol, and most notably, A Tale of Two Cities (Snodgrass). Recognized for its famous introduction, the novel constantly uses contradictions. Dickens purposely uses these contrasts throughout A Tale of Two Cities to change how the readers feel. He shows contrast everywhere, whether it be the words, characters, or setting he chooses. Dickens…

impacts the decisions made. Intentionally, the writers introduced these themes from the start to inform the reader that these will be two very key aspects of the novels. From the start of the book, Cormier begins to present the theme of unwarranted fate and injustice. The opening sentence ends with the shocking…

accent and the missing pieces that being a “Dominican hyphen American” left in her life (Haley). Born into a family that dared to defy a dangerous dictator, Julia Alvarez’s abnormal childhood formed a cultural divide that she struggled to navigate at first, but eventually turned into a major source of inspiration for nearly all…

Steven King Biography Steven King is arguably one of the most influential horror writers in modern pop culture. With hits like “Carrie,” “It,” and “The Shining,” King has earned his spot on the New York Times bestseller list (biography.com) and as in inspiration for readers nightmares for years. Steven King was born on September 21st in 1947 to Donald and Nellie King in Portland Maine. After his parents divorced, King and his brother David bounced between his father’s family in Indiana and his…

I. INTRODUCTION In Indo-English Fiction, the foundation was established by the great Indian Novelists Mulk Raj Anand, R.K. Narayan and Raja Rao and others who were followed by the younger generation of novelists like G. V. Desani, Anita Desai, Salman Rushdie, Khushwant Singh, Arun Joshi and so on. As it is evident that in twentieth century man belongs to “Lost Generation”, so consequently some Indo-English Novelists have persistently dealt with the question of the search of the individual for…

Huguley-Riggins 215 English: 20th Century Black Women Writers 7 July 2016 Pauline Hopkins’ Legacy African American 20th Century writers have played a big role in educating the community. The authors and poets of the Harlem Renaissance who prospered in the 1920s, such as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, have become more popular and their works have been recognized and interpreted in English classes in recent years. Pauline Hopkins should be included the next time English 215: 20th Century…

Austen’s most famous romance novel is Pride and Prejudice. Her drama like stories take the audience to a new world. Critics like Gordon Hirsch and Joe Bray examine the writing styles of authors like Jane Austen. In Gordon Hirsch’s essay, he writes in a more psychological focus of why and how Jane Austen writes the way she does. He brings in the main characters of Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy and goes in depth of what they actually are. In the novel, Elizabeth is known to…

travel through India and Europe; this helps her to get the knowledge of the East and the West. She was a brilliant student during her studies. She was inspired be several writers to write in English. She also took an active part in the freedom struggle of India so she left her studies. She was married to an English gentleman named John Taylor. This couple has a daughter named Kim Oliver, who is residing in England at present. She went to the United Kingdom in 1948 along with her family. She also…

pen name Vladimir Sirin. Nabokov originally began writing in Russian and wrote his first nine novels in Russian. However, Nabokov achieved international prominence after he started writing in English. Vladimir's finest novel Lolita is also considered his most controversial work because of the criticism it received due to its deep and warped erotic theme. Lolita is also considered as Nabokov's best work in English. As a child, Vladimir Nabokov was quite gifted. Born to Vladimir Dmitrievich…

Fear of Weakness and Failure Born in a village in Nigeria, author Chinua Achebe received English education. He had a multicultural upbringing. Growing up, he indulged in English literature but he also developed interest in his native Nigerian culture. He realized the necessity of more literary work about Africa and its people to showcase the true story to the foreign readers who viewed Africans as an uncivilized backward people. He makes an attempt to deliver an accurate understanding of the…