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A Plot Summary of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Novel “The Scarlet Letter” (358 words, 2 pages)

The Scarlet Letter opens in an Algonquin village, where theReverend Arthur Dimmesdale and his close companion, Running Moose, havecome on a peace mission. Arthur is at home among the indigenes, but he isspecial in this regard. "You're the only white man who comes to us withopen heart," says the tribal ... Read More

The Setting, Plot and Mood of the Story “The Phoenix” (755 words, 2 pages)

Lord Strawberry loved birds and had always dreamed of adding a Phoenix to his bird collection. One day, he decided to go to Arabia by himself and he brought back a Phoenix to England. The bird was majestic and well behaved, in fact a lot of people liked to visit ... Read More

A Plot Summary of John Steinbeck’s “The Pearl” (1231 words, 3 pages)

The Pearl is a story about an Mexican Indian man and woman, set in the early tomid-1900's, in Bolivia. It was written by John Steinbeck as a short fictionbook that tells of the family's life just before, during, and just after find agreat pearl. The book was an amazing and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Setting of John Steinbeck’s “The Pearl” (1416 words, 3 pages)

Its a story about good luck and bad luck in a poor fishermans life. The setting of the story is located in the southernmost part of California , in Mexico , near the town La Paz. It is the story of a fisherman who found a pearl beyond price , ... Read More

The Incredible Use of Realism in Plot, Setting and Character Development of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (635 words, 2 pages)

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby has been labeled a masterpiece, and perhaps even one of the greatest novels of all time. In order to be revered as a classic, a novel must have one or more qualities that place it above the rest. One of The Great Gatsby's best ... Read More

The Effect of Daisy’s Personality on the Plot of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (286 words, 1 pages)

The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald has many different types of Characters. They all bring a different outlook to the book. Their personalities affect the book in good and bad ways. The Character that stood out to me the most is Daisy. Daisies personality to me is the best because ... Read More

The Suspense in the Plot of the Short Story, The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe (1625 words, 5 pages)

In his short story "The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allen Poepresents his reader with an intricately suspenseful plot filled with aforeboding sense of destruction. Poe uses several literary devices, among themost prevalent, however are his morbid imagery and eerie parallelism. Hidden inthe malady of the main character ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin (818 words, 3 pages)

Seldom does a one work of literature change a society or start itdown the road to cataclysmic conflict. One such catalytic work is HarrietBeecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). It is considered by many, onethe most influential American works of fiction ever published. Uncle Tom'sCabin sold more copies than any ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot of the Novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin (818 words, 1 pages)

Right from the beginning the plot is almost conveniently evident. You find a woman, Edna Pontellier, tired of living her life as a pampered and owned wife and mother. She is searching for much more in her life, some sort of meaning for her whole existence. She searches for a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot of The Awakening, a Novel by Kate Chopin (840 words, 1 pages)

Right from the beginning the plot is almost conveniently evident. You find a woman, Edna Pontellier, tired of living her life as a pampered and "owned" wife and mother. She is searching for much more in her life, some sort of meaning for her whole existence. She searches for a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot, the Motivation Behind It and the Warning of George Orwell’s Novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1067 words, 3 pages)

rediction of the FutureNineteen Eighty-Four was written between the years of 1945 and 1948. Orwell got the title from switching the last two numbers of the publication date. In Orwells criticism of a perfect society, his book became known as one of the greatest anti-utopian novels of all time. The ... Read More

A Plot Analysis of the Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (706 words, 1 pages)

e of Society in The Great Gatsbye played a major role in developing the plot of The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald used it in order to give the reader a clearer meaning on who the characters in the book really are, rather than what they act like. By putting emphasis on ... Read More

An Analysis of the Setting and Plot in Montana 1948 by Larry Watson and Sons and Lovers by D.H Lawrence (1582 words, 2 pages)

The setting for Montana 1948 is a small rural community where the pioneer family about which the tale evolves controls the law and the medicine. The plot for Montana 1948 is mixed with racial tension, sexual abuse and murder. The Hayden family is torn between justice and loyalty in this ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Setting of Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” (740 words, 1 pages)

A story in most cases can be dramatically affected, simply by just changing the setting. The book Lord Of The Flies?takes place on a hot tropical deserted island, which includes features like mountains, forests, a lagoon and sand beaches. The story is about a group of boys who crashed with ... Read More

An Analysis of the Setting and Plot of The Lord of the Flies (424 words, 2 pages)

The setting of a story makes up most of the plot. The environmentinfluences the characters and how they act. The setting of The Lord ofthe Flies takes place on an island in the middle of nowhere. This storyis about a group of kids that get trapped on an island after ... Read More

A Plot Summary of the Fantasy-type Love Story “Like Water for Chocolate” (615 words, 1 pages)

is a fantasy-type love story. It teaches a lot about family life in Mexico, the country where it took place. The owner of the De la Garza ranch where the family lived was Mama Elena, who raised three daughters on her own because her husband had died. Tita, the youngest ... Read More

A Plot Summary of William Shakespeare’s “King Lear” (338 words, 1 pages)

In Shakespeare's King Lear, Edmund, the illegitimate sone of Gloucester, plans to attain a piece of the land by causing ill feelings between Gloucester and his legitimate son, Edgar. In his monologue at the beginning of Act 1, scene ii, Edmund's tone shows by using sarcasm, questioning, and ridiculing the ... Read More

A Plot Analysis of Shakespeare’s Play “King Lear (838 words, 1 pages)

THE PLOT There are really two plots in , a main plot and a fully developed subplot. Each has its own set of characters. In the main plot, there is the head of the family, the 80-plus-year-old king of Britain, Lear. He has three daughters, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. The ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Setting of Jurassic Park (887 words, 2 pages)

There is a problem with that island. It is an accident waiting to happen. (76) The reason that Hammonds Island, Jurassic Park lasted as long as it did is all because of the setting. The three factors of Jurassic Parks setting the islands location, the time that it was built, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Difference in Plot and Character in Relation to Seasons at Morton in Charlotte Bronte’s Novel Jane Eyre (926 words, 2 pages)

In the novel Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte is constantly aware of the changing seasons. This aspect of the novel is the most relevant in the period that Jane is at Morton. The reader is able to notice clearly the difference in plot and character in relation to a full year ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot, Symbolism, and Character Development in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “Herland” (415 words, 1 pages)

In the novel Herland author Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses character development, plot, and symbolism to reflect the prevailing prejudices of the suffrage period.Herland is a visit to an island inhabited by a community of women under the rule of the New Motherhood (replaces male-oriented ideals). In this book Charlotte Perkins ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot in the Novel Go Ask Alice (532 words, 1 pages)

I really liked this book because it was a real diary of a girl that actually went through all these good and bad times. I also liked this book because the author went through the same problems that the teenagers of today are faced with. For example, when parents complain ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Setting in J.D. Salinger’s “The Cather in the Rye” (920 words, 2 pages)

Every human being is forced to go through the teenager stage at some point of time in their life, but how does each person react towards certain situations? Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salingers The Catcher in the Rye experiences this stage in life during the post-World War II era, in ... Read More

A Plot Summary of the Book “Nemesis” (1329 words, 5 pages)

Name of Book Nemesiswas three years of age, his family immigrated to the United States and settledin Brooklyn, New York. Asimov turned to full time writing in 1958. Thisaccomplished writer is best known for his novels dealing with science fiction.However, his works extend to other subjects. These include humour, mystery,history, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters, Plot and Structure, Theme, Point of View, Setting, Atmosphere and Style of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Novel The Brothers Karamazov (3181 words, 9 pages)

CHARACTERIZATIONThe main characters of Dostoevsky's novel The Brothers Karamazov are, asthe title suggests, the members of the Karamazov "family," if it can indeed becalled such. The only things that the members of this family share are a nameand the "Karamazov curse," a legacy of base impulses and voluptuous lust.References to ... Read More

A Plot Summary of the Book “As I Lay Dying” (1150 words, 2 pages)

The book (AILD) is about a family trying to bury their mother, Addie Bundren. As the novel opens, Addie is lying in her bed dying in her family's farmhouse in southeastern Yoknapatawpha County, while outside her oldest son, Cash, is sawing and hammering together her coffin. Her second son, Darl, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Setting of Achebe’s Novel “Arrow of God” (1641 words, 3 pages)

Arrow of God' is Achebe's third novel and was set in the 1920s in rural Nigeria, after the pacification period and long before independence. The point at which it is set, the colonial project is well underway, and many British officials and contractors are in Nigeria building the infrastructure needed ... Read More

An Analysis of the Plot and Subplot in the Novel Animal Farm by George Orwell (411 words, 1 pages)

Julianne AspensonPeriod 6Novel ProjectAssignment 4 Plot SubplotPlotAnimal Farm's main plot is trying to survive without humans. Humans have been in control over animals' sense the world began. After the revolt Mr. Jones was kicked out of Manor Farm by the animals and they had to find a way to live ... Read More

A Plot Summary of Harper Lee’s Book “To Kill a Mockingbird” (388 words, 1 pages)

was born on April 28, 1926. She was the youngest of 3 children born to Amasa and Francis Finch Lee. She was born in Monroeville, Alabama. She attended local schools until 1944, at which time, she entered Huntington College in Montgomery, Alabama. She became a Fulbright Scholar and spent a ... Read More

An Introduction to the Analysis of the Parallel Plots in Literature (797 words, 3 pages)

?Literature can be expressed using many different techniques andstyles of writing, some very effective and others not as much. One of themethods chosen by many is the use of so called "parallel" plots."Parallel" plots, or sometimes referred to as minor, give the opportunityof experiencing a secondary storyline going along with ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013