… mere functions in a ‘detective’ novel to characters whose motivations are believable?” Use two characters to illustrate your argument. Brighton Rock, by Graham Greene, is a book based in 1930’s underworld Brighton. The novel is based on the tale…

… By. J.D. Salinger The setting for the Catcher in the Rye was in New York around the 1950’s. The novel covered about four days from beginning to end. The setting took place in a mental hospital in California where he flashes back to…

… Caesar is mainly based on the assassination of Julius Caesar. The character who was in charge of the assassination was ironically, Marcus Brutus, a servant and close friend to Julius Caesar. But what tragic flaw would cause a person to kill a close…

… “Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.” I think the “war against reality” is the process of aging and imagination is our naiveté that shields us from the frightening world. By imagining that situations will never be uncomfortable;…

… is a very socially challenging play in the way in which Tennessee Williams depicts how brutal and deceiving human nature can be. He takes the point of view that no matter how structured or 'civilized' society is all people will rely on their natural…

… highs and lows. It's quite obvious that some will handle the downs and lows better than others. These problems can range anywhere from something serious such as family conflicts, or it may be something foolish like laundry issues. Others find that…

… India In his novel A Passage to India, Forster uses a series of repeated misunderstandings between cultures, which become hardened into social stereotypes, to justify the uselessness of attempts to bridge cultural gulfs. In many instances, the way…

… oppression from her childhood and conjures the struggle many women face in a male-dominated society. The conflict of this poem is male authority versus the right of a female to control her own life and be free of male domination. Plath’s conflicts…

… character of Ben is used as a catalyst to fuel the development of the main character, Willy. The character of Ben in Arthur Miller’s, Death Of A Salesman, functions as a catalyst to fuel the development of his main character, Willy. Miller…

… book that should be kept on the shelves of bookstores and public libraries for all time. It is a book that actually relates to the issues and problems that many teens deal with. This book is not a book of advice by any means, but it shows how the life…