Historical novel

of Mr. Hyde as Dr. Jekyll's other identity is to escape from the constraints of societal rules and repercussions. Thus, under the assumption that 'good' and 'evil' co-exist within human nature, the two conflicts serve to articulate the theme of the novel that the oppression of 'evil' will be met with negative…

Often, authors use literature as a way to explain a concept or subject that one may not have witnessed themselves. In the novel, "Under The Persimmon Tree", Suzanne Fisher Staples writes a historical fiction story about two main characters, Najmah and Nusrat. During the novel, Staples gives countless examples of what life would feel like to be under the control of the Taliban, an Islamic terrorist group. Najmah is a young girl who lives in the Kunduz Province, Northern Afghanistan. Najmah faces…

Texts that highlight the stratification of groups in society and the perpetual pursuit of self-identity will always endure through time. Michael Ondaatje’s historiographical 1987 novel, In the Skin of a Lion, addresses these two themes to a significant extent to convey his ultimate message about the migrant experience and inaccuracy of official histories. In using a post-modernist structure and style Ondaatje attacks the notion of the Grand Narrative whilst the struggle of the migrant…

Isabella Aiello Mrs. Voshell Honors English 10 22 December 2017 Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter is a romance, historical, and American fiction novel, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne wrote this novel using a time scheme opening in Boston in the year 1642 and closing seven years later. Throughout this period of time little action occurred. The action that had arisen, involved a important character in one way or another. This relevant character, was one of the four…

Recollection and historiography are key themes within Joy Kogawa’s novel Obasan, which not only discusses but also engages in historiography through the use of government documents and other primary sources relevant to the internment of Japanese-Canadians during World War II. It follows that most literary criticism and scholarship of Obasan has at least secondarily discussed historiography. However, the literature that is primarily concerned with historiography has tended to focus more…

connections between Pride and Prejudice, a prose fiction novel by Jane Austen published in 1831 and Letters to Alice on first reading Jane Austen, an epistolary novel by Fay Weldon published in 1984. The initial connection is in the title; it becomes obvious that the related text is reliant on Jane Austen’s writing for purpose. Through comparing the two texts it is evident that both authors were influenced by cultural, social and historical backgrounds in view of their choice of similar language…

Would a Good Novel be Kicked out of the Classroom? A trashy and racist book would not even make it inside a school, more or less a classroom. The novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain, is receiving negative attention.The main problem that students, parents, teachers, and even professors have is the usage of the N-word. After reading this adventurous story, it is extremely difficult to find the problem that is causing many upsets. Therefor, this incredible novel should…

The novel Never Cry Again by Jim Cole is written in the historical fiction genre. The protagonist, Drew (Andrew George Simmons), has had a rough life since birth and his struggles seem to worsen with time. Drew's life starts in a brothel where he is cared for by Maude, the brothel's maid, and by the congregation at a nearby church. Even though it was rare for this time period, the all African American congregation at Ebenezer Church of God in Jesus Christ accepted caucasion Drew. Although loved…

circumstance amongst Conrad and Hamid. Joseph Conrad is a Polish lived in England, thus, Hamid is a Pakistani lived in America. Conrad personally visited the Congo before writing his novel and he wrote about a place he knows, likewise, Hamid has been to America and studied at Princeton before composing his novel. Both novels reflect a real journey of their authors. Conrad wrote about a political situation at his age and he mirrored the way that Africans were treated during the colonization, and…

act of giving up something for another's benefit. Ruta Sepetys is the author of the novel, Between Shades of Gray, she creates historical fiction that contains many examples of sacrifice. This essay will focus on the various cases of sacrifice evident in each of the three sections of the novel entitled Thieves and Prostitutes, Maps and Snakes, and Ice and Ashes. The theme of sacrifice is apparent early in the novel. During the end of chapter seven, the NKVD grab Jonas and plan to separate him…