Historical novel

There are plenty great books that can be read about Chicago’s World’s Fair. But, one that stands out the most is the devil in the White City written by Erik Larson. This novel gives the reader a feeling as if he or she is reading two different stories but in the same book. The novel explains how the World’s fair became what it was and how it affected some people’s lives. This book gives all types of different readers a chance to enjoy the same book for a variety of reasons. Whether it be a…

dictation allow for a novel viewpoint, it also adds a substantial emotional element to what would otherwise be a droll historical recounting. The pain, passion, and even the conversational simplicity which can be seen in Black Hawk’s account of American history makes it impossible for a reader to be unable to connect with the story and the all too real sufferings within his autobiography. Throughout this book, Black Hawk offers a fairly accurate description of numerous historical events and…

“Do you believe in fate?”. The novel states, “Did she believe in Fate? She was not at all sure. But she knew a lot of people who did” (Gaardner 50). I think that this statement from the novel describes Sophie’s main response to the first question. I’m sure the first question was a bit overwhelming to Sophie, seeing as she did not know if she believed in Fate. However, it does describe how many people do believe in Fate, one way or another. This passage from the novel may also foreshadow the…

Incidentally, because of the sheer accessibility of storytelling, it has acted as an important tool for oppressed individuals to voice their discontent in a manner that might not be possible under stricter and more authoritative structures. However, historical structures of colonialism have also utilized indigenous peoples as a scapegoat for their own storytelling ventures, and have constructed their image in accordance with imperial interests. King focuses on this throughout the narrative; “for…

The Best Novel Deserve Award Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry The idea of literary prizes come from the Nobel Prizes in 1901. Literary prizing has been surrounded in its sales, and in an advertisment, not always for the production of Literature. The prizes of children's literature affected and have multiple features for cultural practices. During the eighteenth century, John Newbery, the Medal has been awarded annually to 'the most distinguished contribution to American literature for…

Portrait of Stella, written by Susan Wuthrich is a historical fiction novel involving intrigue, deception, and discovering the road to which one came from. Growing up, Jemima Ashton always believed her life was straight forward, lacking any skeletons in her family’s closet. However, as an adult she discovers that her knowledge of her family’s past is far from the truth, which in turn sends her off on a wild adventure through time. When Jemima Ashton attempts to renew her passport, she…

about Julia Alvarez’s novel In the Time of the Butterflies. Mujica’s negative connotation begins right off the bat when she states, “If you weren't an avid admirer of the Mirabal sisters to begin with, Julia Alvarez's new novel In the Time of the Butterflies probably won't change your mind” (Mujica). This statement is over generalized as it may change some minds. To me, the novel enhances the Mirabal sisters for those who have heard of them and for those who have not. The novel gives…

Solzhennitzyn secretly wrote his novel One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich during the Cold War Era and a day’s worth of survival inside a Soviet death camp in the 1950’s. Ivan Denisovich Shukov is sentenced to ten years after being captured by the German army. This novel represents the ordinary day inside these prison camps and his struggle to survive. Ivan Denisovich was faced in a life or death situation, to either lie or to die telling the truth. This novel featured many themes, such as…

Unbroken is a novel written in 2010 about WWll by Hillenbrand focused around the American Olympic star Zamperini. The purpose of Unbroken is to inform in an engaging way the experience of an American soldiers at the time of WWll in the Pacific. The book also describe the POW camps and share Zamperini’s story. The purpose of Unbroken is to provide a story of one POW, Zamperini, during World War II. A value is that Hillenbrand is a published author who had written a previous novel on WWll. She…

or a message that is directed to the reader. Often, in times of War or Political strife, books are published in order to sway the opinions of the public in favor of their justification. Books such as A Tale of Two Cities or Slaughterhouse-Five are novels that hold strong moral themes in intention to inform and persuade their targeted audience. Both the A Tale of Two Cities and Slaughterhouse-Five hold similar archetypes, such as Death and Rebirth, but contain dissimilar opinions and themes on…