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detectives in the novels, but women can also become the “gumshoe” in many of the crime fiction novel, such as in “Murder in the Collective” by Barbara Wilson. Although the character in the novel was a woman, Wilson visualized the main character to play the role by becoming a lesbian (Duran). The role of the woman in the novel by becoming a lesbian was criticized to be the failure of changing the woman role stereotyped, for that shows the character to be a less-lady like. However, this novel was…

The Governess Brides are a series of historical novels and one of American born author Christina Dodd’s most popular series of novels. The first novel in the series was Rules of Surrender that was first published in the year 2000. That Scandalous Evening that was published in 1998 is not part of the series though many of the characters in the series make an appearance in the novel. The series of novels is set in the Distinguished Academy of Governesses where young women pursue a career of…

but Aleksandr Pushkin in his novel in verse, Eugene Onegin. In Foster’s novel, he stresses the importance of a quest to further not only the character’s plotline, but also building a character arc, determining who they will be at the conclusion of the work. Pushkin, by creating a character so stereotypical to his time (1820s-1830s), portrays to the audience a character who does not undergo a quest- as a matter of fact, Eugene Onegin remains the same throughout the novel, remaining an extremely…

the story Thirteen Reasons Why really enhances this novel. Without the dual narrative I felt the author may have had a hard time drawing readers in. This story and the way it is written makes it possible to read Hannah’s perspective as well as an outsider’s perspective. This really helps you understand the characters a little better and how they affect others. I really enjoyed the way the author Jay Asher wrote this novel. With Jay Asher’s novel you are lucky enough to read two aspects of one…

‘Such a Long Journey’ is a 1991 novel by Rohinton Mistry. The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won numerous other awards too. However, it came into the light when the book was withdrawn from the syllabus of the University of Mumbai's English Literature in 2010 after complaints from the family of the Hindu nationalist politician Bal Thackeray. In this light, a renowned writer Salman Rushdie points out that: The famous novel of Rohinton Mistry's 'Such a Long Journey' was withdrawn…

The successful novel by Patricia Highsmith – The Talented Mr. Ripley, follows the psychopath Tom Ripley’s journey as he changes his identity, and navigates his life through his own talent of lying. The adaptation of the novel to a film addresses some changes to meet the ‘requirement’ of the new form of entertainment in order to grab the spectator’s attention. This paper will compare the narrative configuration of the novel and the film, and will show how the differences between the two affect…

Lord of the Flies vs. The Coral Island William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, and R.M. Ballantyne's novel, The Coral Island, are both very popular educational novels that have a similar plot, but are also different in some ways. Written in 1954, the novel, Lord of the Flies, is a story about children that are left stranded on an island after a plane crash. The life of the children starts off well. The children are able to find food, build shelters and maintain order. Eventually, many…

audience of women themselves. The novel itself is filled with adequate use of Pathos and Ethos but lacks in the overall deliverance of logos, but Thompson properly powers through and successfully conveys the message that inner strength conquers all.…

college professor, journalist, essayist, and a politician. Before he started writing novels and short stories, he was a Spanish teacher in France, a journalist as a student for La Industria, he even became a broadcaster on the radio at some point. He also ran for President of Peru. It seems that he was always doing something throughout his life. He has written numerous novels that sprung him into fame. His very first novel was The Time of the Hero, which contributed to the ‘boom’ in Latin…

physical pain. One of the most popular types of novels are romance novels because most everyone can relate to them. For Hemingway this is one of the main reasons his books are so popular. In the novel The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway composes a love story by incorporating concepts of conflict, sacrifice, relatable characters, and emotion. One of the key concepts to any story is conflict, especially in a romance novel. In romance novels this conflict must be emotional to…