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The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain contains numerous instances of superstition. These include Huck’s unfortunate act of killing a spider, the use of a hair-ball to predict the future, and the touching of a rattle-snake skin that brings both good and bad luck to Huck and Jim. Superstition plays a significant…

Character and Themes from Three Novels: One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Heart of Darkness, and Fight Club Introduction             Literature enables people to read about the lives of other people and move away from ourselves. In the process, mundane lives suddenly becomes more interesting and even ordinary events become loaded with lessons and interesting…

A year before Armature’s novel appeared, Charles Yale Harrison published Generals Die in Bed, written from the point of view of a Canadian soldier. One literary magazine described it as the best of the war novels. For this essay, read the selections from the novels of Armature and Harrison in the Reading File and compare…

The Coyote In The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessan Boyle, the authorrepeatedly draws parallels between the actual coyote and the figurative coyote. Boyle uses the actual coyote to show how the animal actually is. In this novelthe coyote acts as a symbol for many things. Boyle parallels the figurativecoyote with Jose Navidad who is portrayed…

Farenheit 451 is a futuristic novel that concentrates on the forbidden act of reading, for this may encourage thinking. Guy Montag, the main character, is a fireman. Today, we translate the word “fireman” as someone who extinguishes fire, but in the setting and time of this novel, “fireman” has a whole different meaning than what…

< p > Slim is always described with dignity and majesty. When he enters the bunkhouse, he moves with the grace of royalty and skilled craftsmen. He is tall, ageless, and an expert in his job. When Carlson suggests killing Candy’s dog, Candy turns to Slim as the ultimate authority. Slim is so highly respected…

Joseph AndrewsJoseph Andrews is a novel written in the middle eighteenth century by Henry Fielding. In this novel, Fielding talks of human nature and of the need for control of sexuality. He does not just come right out and say it, but instead expresses his concern through examples of the constant sexual advances through the…

Alice Walker is the woman behind the excellent and highly critiqued work, The Color Purple.  The said book is basically influenced by the historical events of Walker’s time.  She drew inspiration from those occurrences in order to give life to her work.  Between the period of 1960s and the 1970’s Walker was greatly affected by…

Consider the theme of loneliness in the novel, Of Mice and Men. How does it affect the friendships and relationships in the novel? Throughout the Great Depression of the 1930’s, migrant workers were commonplace in the USA. John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, allows us to have an insight on the lives of these…

In the realistic fiction novel, Thirteen Reasons Why written by Jay Asher, Hannah Baker is your average new freshman that just moved into town. She’s a simple girl at heart that admires candy, hot chocolate, and writing poetry. However, things are put into a different perspective when she meets Clay Jensen; reputations and relationships will…