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A Review of the Short Story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (450 words, 2 pages)

In the short story, "The secret life of Walter Mitty," a man by thename of Walter Mitty goes into town with his wife to get some things done.Throughout this story Walter Mitty shows that he is very forgetful and areally stubborn man with a vivid imagination. He is constantly beingdistracted, ... Read More

A Review of the Three Characters in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (551 words, 2 pages)

Since the dawn of time people have read, studied andenjoyed books inwhich the hero or heroes fall from grace.No matter who those heroes are-the human race in The Bible,the demon prince Lestat in Anne Rice's "VampireChronicles"or a certain Thane of Cawdor in "Macbeth"- sin plays a greatpartin all of their ... Read More

A Review of James Hurst’s Story “The Scarlet Ibis” (260 words, 1 pages)

In the story "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst a young handicappedby is born with a large head, a small body, and a weak heart. As time goeson, Doodle overcomes many obstacles with the help of his older brother.Doodle, the handicapped boy, is mentally developed slower and ischallenged to learn ... Read More

A Review of the Story of “The Runaway Jury” (392 words, 1 pages)

Wendall Rohr and a legal team of successful tort lawyers have filed suit on behalf of plaintiff Celeste Wood, whose husband died of lung cancer. The trial is to be held in Biloxi, Mississippi, a state thought to have favorable tort laws and sympathetic juries. The defendant is Pynex, a ... Read More

A Review of Hardy’s “The Return of the Native” (1512 words, 3 pages)

In Hardys The Return of the Native, Mrs. Yeobright and Clym Yeobright share a relationship filled with destruction and havoc. Hardy presents Clym and Mrs. Yeobright as two very similar characters. Both are extremely judgmental and narrow minded. They both share the same objective throughout the novel, control of Clyms ... Read More

A Brief Review of Herman Melville’s Story “Billy Budd” (767 words, 1 pages)

The story Billy Budd, by Herman Melville, is about the Master-at-Arms, John Claggart, and his hate and jealousy of Billy Budd. Billy Budd, who is unaware of Claggarts feelings, is a twenty-one year old, foretopeman for the British Fleet. He is a loyal friend and a leader, not by authority, ... Read More

A Review of Friedrich DüRrenmatt’s Satirical Play “The Physicists” (816 words, 1 pages)

is a satiric play written by the Swiss author Friedrich Drrenmatt about three physicists who are living in the private sanatorium " Les Cerisiers " headed by the last living member of an old regional aristocratic family, Miss Dr. h.c. Dr. med. Mathilde Von Zahnd. The first one thinks he ... Read More

A Review of the Book “The Photographs of Margret Bourke-White” (492 words, 1 pages)

The book I selected was about Margaret Bourke-White. This book is titled, The Photographs of Margaret Bourke-White. I got this book from our library at Milwaukie.In Whites early years she began as an industrial photographer, solving the problems of shooting pictures in the cavernous, black interiors of steel mills, she ... Read More

A Review of the Story of The Pearl by John Steinbeck (850 words, 3 pages)

In John Steinbeck's The Pearl, a destitute pearl diver finds a giantpearl with which he hopes to buy peace and happiness for his family. Instead,he learns that the valuable pearl can not buy happiness but only destroy hissimple life. Throughout the fable, there is a constant theme woven through thecharacters ... Read More

A Short Review of the Book, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (307 words, 1 pages)

I read this book for the first time in high school and I remembered it just aswell as if I had read it yesterday. As I read it again I remembered some of thesame language, especially the old man talking to his hands. Cursing his lefthand when it cramped up ... Read More

A Review of the Character Developments in The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant (1164 words, 4 pages)

English 102P BussEssay 1In any literay work, it is absolutely essential to have characters,whether major or minor. It is also necessary to develop these charactersthrough out the story. Character development gives the reader insight to themore important meanings or lessons of the story. These lessons are usuallybrought out by the ... Read More

A Review of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (1249 words, 2 pages)

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave was written by Frederick Douglass himself. He was born into slavery in Tuckahoe, Maryland in approximately 1817. He has, "no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it" (47). He became known as an ... Read More

A Review of the Story of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1229 words, 3 pages)

The story of The Metamorphosis is one that is very subtle and very delicate.Kafka wrote in a fashion that would allow a reader to interpret the story in away that may be different each time it is read. From the beginning, we seethat a young, hard working, man, Gregor, has ... Read More

A Review of The Messenger by Mark Zusak (1056 words, 2 pages)

Ed's experiences as a message change the way he relates to his family and friends' to what extent do you agree?The MessengerBY MADDISON FLEMINGThe Messenger by Mark Zusak shows us that everyone can live beyond what they're capable of'. As the protagonist of the novel, Ed Kennedy helps those in ... Read More

A Book Review of the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (1678 words, 4 pages)

Book Reviews back coverAmelia Hill The ObserverThe Kite Runnerby Khaled Hosseini Bloomsbury Pound 12.99, pp324In this, apparently the first Afghan novel to be written in English, two motherless boys who learn to crawl and walk side by side, are destined to destroy each other across the gulf of their tribal ... Read More

A Review of the Character of Jay in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (615 words, 1 pages)

Jay Gatsby, the title character of The Great Gatsby, is really not all that the title might suggest. First of all, his real name is James Gatz. He changed it in an effort to leave behind his old life as a poor boy and create an entirely new identity. He ... Read More

A Review of Pearl S. Buck’s The Good Earth (2456 words, 4 pages)

The Good EarthThe Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck is a fictional novel that takes place in China prior to World War I. It begins on the wedding day of a man named Wang Lung, a poor farmer who has worked in the fields his entire life as his father ... Read More

A Book Review on The Celestine Prophecy, a Novel by James Redfield (443 words, 2 pages)

by James Redfield. More popular than The Bridges ofMadison County, more philosophical than Socrates, and it rivals onlu R.L.Stein's Fear Street series in bad writing. It's a "novel of ideas" says KennethMoyle in his very critical essay "Why I Hate ." "A novel of ideas" that's a good phrase for ... Read More

A Review of The Best Little Girl in the World, a Novel by Steven Levenkron (624 words, 1 pages)

rldThe author of my book is Steven Levenkron. Warner Books published this book in September of 1978 in New York, NY. The genre of my book is fiction with suspense. rld could be based on a true story, but it is not completely true to life. It would fall under ... Read More

A Review of The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-Time Indian, a Novel by Sherman Alexie (828 words, 1 pages)

The book The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexis, is a story of a boy transferring schools and the challenges he faces as he does this. Arnold Spirit is an Indian boy who writes in his journal, which of course is in first person. He decides ... Read More

A Review of The Iliad, an Epic Poem by Homer (708 words, 1 pages)

Book Review The Iliad The name Homer is synonymous with great tales of heroic poetry. Although this genre of poetry hails the distinctness of being Homeric it is not certain that Homer himself actually existed. The book Prolegomena ad Hoerum, published in 1795 CE. written by F.A. Wolf, translated The ... Read More

A Review of Michael Crichton’s Science Fiction Book The Andromeda Strain (1152 words, 4 pages)

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton is a science fiction bookabout the fictional 'first crisis' in the biological field. The bookstarts out by pointing out that technology is growing so rapidly, there isbound to be crises, like Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, and how thebiological field of science has never ... Read More

A Review of My American Century, a Book by Studs Terkel (845 words, 3 pages)

After I began reading the book My American Century by Studs Terkel,I quickly became interested in reading further. At first, I thought itwould be a long boring book to have to read, but I soon was very anxious tocontinue my reading. The reading that I personally enjoyed the most wasthe ... Read More

A Review of The Lost, a Novel by Jonathan Aycliffe (596 words, 2 pages)

My book I reviewed was The Lost, by Jonathan Aycliffe. The mainsetting for this book is modern day Romania. As a naive Englishman,Michael Feraru travels to a remote, forbidding castle in the mountains ofTransylvania and then fleshes it out with appealing characters and adifferent plot. Michael leaves his beloved girlfriend ... Read More

A Review of John Steinbeck’s Short Story Flight (321 words, 1 pages)

In the Flight author Steinbeck uses Naturalism in his story.Naturalism is the theory that there are greater forces that control ourlives. In the Flight, a boy named Pepe kills a man and is forced to leavehis home and go out on his own. In his adventure he encounters manydifficulties and ... Read More

A Review of Simon Birch, an American Movie by Mark Steven Johnson (718 words, 1 pages)

Simon BirchA lot of the characters in Simon Birch are important but the two most important are Simon and Joe. Joe was a dynamic character because in the beginning he was regular kid, he had no faith and belief in God. After his mom died he had to find out ... Read More

A Review of the Book, Salamandastron by Brian Jacques (475 words, 1 pages)

, the mountain of the fire lizard, has been ruled by warrior badger Lords for ages. The mountain stands on the seashore, a fired sentinel guarding the coast against cruel searat invasions. Nevertheless, when Fherago the Assassin comes from inland and decides to take over the mountain, its all Lord ... Read More

A Review of the Book, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (417 words, 1 pages)

Pride and PrejudiceDoes Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy's attitude give another way to see himself to other people in Jane Austen's book Pride and Prejudice? According to the mini-series of Pride and Prejudice 1995 (based on Jane Austen's book Pride and Prejudice) in the scene when the Bennets were invited to participate ... Read More

A Review of Oliver Twist, a Novel by Charles Dickens (384 words, 1 pages)

Oliver Twist is born an orphan when his mother dies in the Parish Workhouse. Oliver is raised by parish charity, unloved, underfed, and overworked. When he was nine, he dared to ask for seconds at dinner one night in the parish workhouse. He was sold to Mr.Sowerberry, an undertaker, for ... Read More

An Analysis of Clifton Fadiman and Malcolm Cowley’s Reviews on Richard Wright’s Novel Native Son (798 words, 3 pages)

Native Son, by Richard Wright, was hailed by reviewers as an instantclassic upon its release in 1940. The novel was an instant bestseller, havingbeen included in the book-of-the-month-club. Due to its proto revolutionarythemes it was the subject of many reviews. Two such reviewers are CliftonFadiman and Malcolm Cowley.Clifton Fadiman, writer ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013