First novel in English

Ba Jin, originally known as Li Yaotang , was born on November 25, 1904 in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China. Throughout his life, he wrote novels and short stories which were mostly popular in the 30s and 40s. Ba Jin was also known as Pa Chin, thus giving him three different things to go by. He lived an extraordinary 100 years. This making, a lot happen during his time here on Earth. Ba Jin had a Confucian education growing up. This just goes to show that he came from a wealthy family. Ba Jin…

A stigma that was attached to English culture during the late eighteenth century is that to be considered entirely English you needed to be free of racial and cultural others. The preservation of the necessary boundaries between the colonised racial and the national self solely relied on the aspect of historical Englishness. Attached to every culture there are always particular stereotypes and being English is no different. Actions such as tea drinking and wearing silk garments were commodities…

Carlson, Eric W. "Symbolism in the Grapes of Wrath." College English 19.4 (1958): 172-75. Web. The article, “Symbolism in the Grapes of Wrath”, by Eric Carlson, is a detailed journal, published in College English, which explores the impact of John Steinbeck’s plentiful inclusion of prominent naturalistic symbols in the novel, and their effects on developing the theme. His main focus is the primary symbolic structure and how it is constructed, as well as examining Rose of Sharon’s pregnancy, the…

cosmopolitan London. From the very beginning, this novel deals with multiculturalism. However, one can wonder if White Teeth is more a novel about multicultural Britain or the generation gap between parents and children. This essay will attempt to answer this question by firstly examining in what extent this novel is about Britain's multiculturalism. Then, it will study the generation gap between generations of immigrants and its relevance in Smith's novel. For Zadie Smith, multiculturalism in…

passion for English began when I first started reading and found myself asking "What makes a great book?" or "What makes an author remarkable?”. It wasn't until I read Ian McEwan's 'Atonement' that I finally found answers. I loved the idea that a story was being told by an undisclosed narrator who was only revealed at the end of the book. It made me question whether everything I had just read was what actually happened or whether it was made up by the narrator. I loved the idea that a novel…

-----------------------------------Pages 5-10 This is a paper I wrote for History 150. I first had to read the novel, All Quiet on…

Writing novel has been my hobby since I was in ninth grade. I would spend both day and night plotting and creating stories. By seeing my enthusiasm for writing, a teacher recommended me to write for my high school magazine. This opportunity brought me to another level; I discovered myself as someone who loves to leave a short message or advice for my article readers. Moreover, I was also taught how to write different types of essays in my own language, as a Cambodian who uses English as her…

“The Cottage Tales” series written by Susan Wittig Albert are mystery novels (with some historical aspects too) that are meant to be read and enjoyed by book readers of any and all ages and just so happen to feature a slightly fictionalized Beatrix Potter (beloved author and illustrator). She wrote many Peter Rabbit books that came out in the early 1900s. Beatrix is an animal lover who, in the year 1905, has purchased a farm in England's Lake district, a beautiful place to live. The farm that…

developing a novel that was not only science fiction but also dealt with the use of language. In the novel, Rydra Wong is the protagonist that is assign to decode the secret code of Babel-17. Wong's soon after taking the job realizes that she is not decoding anything, but is actually learning a new language. Wong is portrayed as an intelligent women, who knows many languages but has had issues with learning at an early age. The language itself is the most interesting part of the novel, in my…

Vladimir Nabokov Great success often is the result of great struggle and hard work. Vladimir Nabokov, a Russian American, faced struggles during the Russian Revolution and the difficulties of being an immigrant in America. The year 1919 marked the first of many migrations Nabokov would take to escape the hostile European atmosphere. Eventually, Nabokov came to New York, spreading his influence as a writer from Europe to the United States. The experiences and lifestyle of Nabokov developed him…