Novel

In the first half of the classic Canadian novel Lullabies for Little Criminals, author Heather O’Neill first introduces the main character, twelve-year-old Baby. The story takes place in one of the poorer parts of downtown Montreal, Quebec, where Baby lives with her young, heroin-addicted father, Jules. Baby is without a mother and is constantly relocating to shabby apartments and hotels due to Jules having trouble with his friends, jobs, or his drug dealers. O’Neill addresses the strong…

Nicholas Sparks’s A Walk to Remember is a coming-of-age novel in which the protagonist is developed from a rebellious adolescent into a mature adult. Landon Carter, grows into a responsible man after he experiences his tragic love for Jamie Sullivan. After reading How to Read Literature Like a Professor, readers might interpret certain events in the novel based on the elements that Thomas C. Foster finds significant in understanding a story. Sparks uses character markings, a mysterious illness,…

Armstrong, Nancy. How Novels Think: the Limits of Individualism from 1719-1900. Columbia University Press, 2006 This book discusses the thematic structure of how an individual is created within a novel. In this work, the critic is making the argument that, historically, novels and individuals are one in the same. According to Armstrong, the character must first find a frustration with their position in the social order, and then work to change it. How Novels Think also reveals how the new…

ABSTRACT The gothic novel, albeit not considered high literature, counts among the most distinctive literary genres. The literary form was at its prime in late 18th century, although its days of glory have past elements of the Gothic can be found even in contemporary literature. Over the centuries, several sub-genres of the gothic novel have developed, including Southern Ontario Gothic. This branch of the Gothic is characterized by criticism of social attitudes towards race, politics, gender and…

As we may or may not know “Persepolis” is considered a graphic novel and it is written and drawn up by the author,Marjane Satrapi, herself. This form of writing by Marjane Satrapi does in fact enhance the understanding of the novel and the culture because the book is told from her childhood perspective and we can get a glimpse of what was her thoughts during this certain time period. Also, based on how on how the pictures were drawn one can get a certain feel for the book. In the 1980’s,…

earliest novelists in English, was, no doubt, under the influence of his time when he wrote his debut novel, 'Untouchable'. He was realistic when he pictured the Indian settling of his time. He was very much impartial while talking about the good and the bad about the practices existing in those days in the Indian society in general and Hinduism in particular. 'Untouchable' is a sociological novel, which seeks to stress the evils of untouchability by focusing attention on the miserable plight,…

couple of weeks I have read two graphic novels. Both conveying very different panels, colors, and etc. After I read both novels I then made a graphic novel of my own. I was inspired to make a graphic novel about bullying because of how Demi lovato overcame bullying in highschool. I was bullied too unfountraley, so her story inspired me to create a graphic novel about how I was impacted by bullying and how I overcame it too. The main ideas of my graphic novel was to portray panels of me in my…

“A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove” written by James Moloney explores the sensitive but relevant topics such as love, family and belonging. Throughout the novel the main character Carl Matt is forced to deal with the issues of trying to feel a sense of belonging after his mother, father and sister’s absence as well as trying to feel love when he refuses to love himself. He experiences misfortune and abandonment by his family which causes Carl to struggle to find his sense of belonging. Secondly, Carl…

are now taking the world by storm, moving their way up the literary ladder. While they may never reach the revered level of Shakespeare, graphic novels are undoubtedly making a name for themselves as they carve out a place in literature. Frank Miller plays a large role in beginning the graphic novel revolution when he creates a new…

John Updike’s use of language and imagery in his poem “Marching Through a Novel” are used to convey a complex relationship between characters and the novelist that controls each one. The title suggests the characters “March” like on a battlefield, fighting for an outcome unbeknownst to all except the novelist at the very last second, mindlessly taking orders from a figure that all trust must be put into, a person who dictates each and everyone’s move. Updike describes his characters as loyal…