Autobiographical novel

Persepolis is an autobiographical graphic novel by Iranian born author Marjane Satrapi. It is the story of her life leading up to, and during the Iranian revolution. In the novel, Satrapi quickly addresses an existential question, that of world justice. Even at the young age of six, she puts forward the notion that she would become a prophet, which is her way of countering the injustices that she sees as inherent in her world. This particular question is one that has stymied mankind from the beginning

trigger a decline to pressure from more vast, impersonal sources. Generally speaking, writers have tried to show that most threats to sanity comprise a combination of long-term and short-term factors - the burning of the library in Mervyn Peake's novel 'Titus Groan' precipitated Lord Sepulchrave's descent into madness, but a longer term problem can be discerned in the weight of tradition which caused him to worry 'that with him the line of Groan should

spring of your life if the spring of a life refers to your first twenty years in your life? The Bell Jar, a semi-autobiographical novel by Silvia Plath, describes Esther Greenwood’s harsh spring of her life. Narrating in the first person, Esther tells her experience of a mental breakdown in a descriptive language, helping the readers visualize what she sees and feel her emotions. The novel takes place in New York City and Boston during the early 1950s when women’s roles were limited to domesticity.

way that would later shine in nearly all of his novels and stories. Pratolini relies on making himself seen through his stories as well. A self taught writer, Pratolini grew up in a poor family. In his short story “The Removal”, Vasco describes the plight of he and his grandmother as they are forced out of their apartment when a wealthier couple decides to move in. This is just one example of how Pratolini’s stories sway towards the autobiographical. Two of Pratolini’s most famous works, Metello and

Wolfe’s novel, Look Homeward, Angel “The lost paradise turns into a metaphorical hell” (O’Rouke 493). For Thomas Wolfe, and his autobiographical representation, Eugene, this quote holds true. Throughout Look Homeward, Angel, this becomes quite evident. Progressing through the book, chapter by chapter, it is simple detect the common theme. Even before beginning this research paper, what the content would be obvious enough. It is clearly evident that Wolfe’s novel is highly autobiographical, in which

personal and towards the end of her life she often wrote about death. She usually used confessional genre to write her poetry. She is Best-known for her two published collections: The Colossus and Other Poetrys and Ariel. She also wrote a semi-autobiographical novel, The Bell Jar in 1963 published shortly before her death. The Bell Jar was based on her own life and personal experiences. The Thin People is one of her best poetry which was written in 1957 and was also known as "The Moon Was a Fat Woman

A Farewell to Arms: The Hemingway Code Hero 	 Ernest Hemingway's 1914-1918 autobiographical novel, A Farewell to Arms, takes place on the Italian front during World War I. Frederic Henry, the main character, is a young American ambulance driver for the Italian army during the war. He is extremely disciplined and courageous, but feels detached from life. Rinaldi, a surgeon and friend of Frederic's, introduces him to an English nurse named Catherine Barkley. Once introduced, Frederic discovers

Depression affects 350 million people and is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Everyone deals with depression a different way but it is not easy, the best way is to see a professional and talk about it to try to let it all out, but most people come up with their own way. Depressed modern poets such as Jack Kerouac and Sylvia Plath tried to shock themselves into reality and heal their depression and feelings about certain subjects with alcohol and electroconvulsive therapy but could not.

activist and writer surfaces, which uniquely combines autobiography and fiction and represents an attempt to merge cultural critique with aesthetic form, especially surrounding such fundamental matters as religion. In the tradition of sentimental, autobiographical fiction, this work addresses keen issues for American Indians' dilemmas with assimilation. In Parts IV and V of "School Days," for example, she vividly describes a little girl's nightmares of paleface devils and delineates her bitterness

English Novelist/ Bianca- Autobiographical Novel of Toru Dutt/ Toru Dutt’s Novel ‘Bianca’: A Perspective Abstract: In this paper, I analyse Toru Dutt’s only one English Novel, Bianca. Toru Dutt displayed her rare ability as a novelist in it. In weaving a tragic plot, in drawing subtle characters, in creating suspense, and in describing a person, place or thing, Toru shows a remarkable inventiveness and vigour ‘Bianca’ is incomplete and ends abruptly. Keywords: Autobiographical, betrothal, consonant