Pulitzer Prize for the Novel

The novel, Beloved, by Toni Morrison is a multi-lane story which aims to highlight female identity, and especially black female identity, through the use of elements such as history, magic and the transformation of the self under the encompassing idea of motherhood in the context of slavery. The novel incorporates supernatural events as a manner of contradicting reality with the unnatural, and maintains this supernatural element in an often too close for comfort, realistic world. However,…

concentration camps. The book A Thousand Splendid Suns is about two Muslim women who must fight the patriarchal male rule that objectify women. The theme of these three books is that when injustice is ignored, it is indirectly perpetuated. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the jury in the Tom Robinson indirectly…

Fences Literary Analysis Jack Kelley P.1 In the play Fences, a fence itself symbolises what the family wants for each other and how certain characters want to live their lives. Rose, the main character’s wife, wants the fence because it makes her feel secure both physically and mentally. While Troy, the main character, wants it because it gives him control of his territory. The fence to Cory, Troy’s son, is a thing that would be both physically and mentally blocking him from his true…

The Ghost Story of The Piano Lesson In the play The Piano Lesson, written by August Wilson, the story is filled with history and nightmare represented by a piano, once owned by James Sutter. Sutter, the ghost in the play, haunts Boy Willie’s family because his family now has possession of the piano. The piano remains at Berniece’s and Doakers house in Pittsburgh. Sutter has recently die and Boy Willie has a goal to sell the piano and buy Sutter’s land. Boy Willie wants his own farm so he can…

In the novel The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, sight plays a very important role to the overall development of the book. Wharton uses sight in two different ways: to represent the nativity and ignorance of people as well as to show how the main characters chose to reflect upon their experiences. This novel reflects the innocence of Newland’s character although he doesn’t realise it until the end and how his ignorance has impacted the experience of those around him. In this book, sight and…

observe from. Although The Chosen also held positive lessons, To Kill a Mockingbird had more simple, but yet complex lessons that showed the message. Not only did it have lessons of morality, but also how people judge each other. For example, the novel displays examples of how judging can ruin people. In conclusion, while reading to Kill A Mockingbird the lessons taught remained more powerful and helpful than the ones in The Chosen.…

Doubt In John Patrick Shanley’s play Doubt, the protagonist, Father Flynn, is a priest in St. Nicholas church school and he is accused for have an inappropriate relationship with Donald Muller, a kid from the school. The conflict ends with Father Flynn having to leave the church. I argue that Father Flynn is a good example of an Archetypal tragic hero because he shows the traits of having a noble stature, having a tragic flaw, and the punishment exceeds the crime. Father Flynn is a priest in…

Loss Of Innocence Swinging in the back yard waiting for the clock to strike 5, sits a young child old enough to wonder why the mockingbird sings every morning. Jean Louise, also known as Scout, becomes a young women throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Scout faces many obstacles, such as a brother growing up, a court case that takes a toll on the family, and learning that there are different life styles in the town of Maycomb. Scout, her brother Jem, and Dill have one goal…

a powerless, innocent creatures who does nothing but sing its heart out. Killing one or even hurting one would be like hurting a helpless baby. Harper Lee uses the mockingbird as a symbol which signifies that everything is good and harmless in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. This book takes place in Maycomb, a small racist town. The mockingbird is first mentioned when Atticus tells his kids how it is sinful to kill a mockingbird. Lee intelligently demonstrates innocence in characters such as…

mockingbird of his own right, being raised by a father that Calpurnia claimed was “the meanest man ever God blew breath into” (Lee 19). Whether they deserved it or not, all three of these characters received at least a little compassion throughout the novel. After all, even Atticus said, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (Lee…