English novelists

Masculinity has been a topic popularly explored by various authors for decades. Although the traits that are often paired with masculinity are portrayed as great, they can often be very problematic, as seen through various stories and characters such as “The Snow’s of Kilimanjaro” by Ernest Hemingway, “Separating” by John Updike, and “The Man Who was Almost a Man” by Richard Wright. Strong is often defined as being emotionless and being intelligent is often associated with never being wrong or making

For instance in James Jones's novel - The Thin Red Line (1962), the inhuman and brutal acts , such as the disinterring of a Japanese corpse for fun, the extraction of their corpses' gold teeth, and the summary execution of Japanese prisoners, all of these explore the idea that each soldier suffers the emotional and physical predicament of war by himself. However, some readers will be grateful to an author who has honestly attempted to tell the truth in his own artistic way. One such person was Romain

In 1796 Maria Edgeworth published a series of short stories in a book entitled, The Parent Assistant where she strives to provide tales to educate eighteenth century British children and their parents. Edgeworth was a firm believer in the rational education of children and focused on rational thinking, and the equal education opportunity for women. In three of the stories within this set, she focuses on a female character. In “The Birthday Present,” “Simple Susan,” and “The Bracelet,” Edgeworth has

A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines takes place in 1940’s, a time period of segregation. This was a time when blacks were often at fault for a crime they did not commit, such as what transpired in this book. A man named Jefferson was convicted of a crime he did not commit and was insulted during court. Now his family, friends, and even Jefferson himself were trying to prove the white community wrong about their beliefs that a black man is unequal and lacks dignity against Jefferson and the

The word pleasant has never been used to describe Charles Bukowski, with his traumatic upbringing being the primary cause. His father was a tyrant, physically beating him for even the smallest offenses, and he was the victim of constant bullying throughout his school years. These events shaped Bukowski into the cold and desensitized writer the public has come to know and appreciate for his blatant honesty. Though violent imagery and vulgar diction are typically what characterize Bukowski, his work

On December 24, 1973, Stephenie Meyer was born in Hartford, Connecticut and later raised in Phoenix, Arizona. Being brought up as a Mormon, she was very religious and was thought of as intelligent and bright by almost every one of her teachers. In early childhood, she began to read authors from Emily Dickinson to Shakespeare which influenced her award winning four-book series. Taking themes and similar ideas from the authors that inspired her, Stephenie Meyer brought the love for vampire thrillers

Mary Catherine Bateson's Improvisation In a Persian Garden, Annie Dillard's Seeing and Leslie Marmon Silko's Landscape, History, and the Pueblo Imagination This paper will analyze Improvisation In a Persian Garden (Mary Catherine Bateson), Seeing (Annie Dillard), and Landscape, History, and the Pueblo Imagination (Leslie Marmon Silko). Going through the Purpose, audience, context, ethics, and stance of each author’s piece. All three stories show the reader what each author sees. All three

The “Outsider” in Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea and Wonderful Fool    The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea  Wonderful Fool   In designing the characters in a novel, frequently, an author includes a character who finds himself on the outside of the accepted society. This outsider character often finds himself at a disadvantage. The mere fact that he is unfamiliar in his society tends to create problems for the character to solve. After solving these problems, the character leaves

Throughout the Three pieces of literature I read – “Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie, “Crazy Courage” by Alma Luz Villanueva, and “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes, multiple claims are implied on the subject of knowledge and individual power. Whether it is about Race, being different, or the struggle to survive, they all point towards the same direction. They all show that being strong, proud, and courage is what makes you individually powerful, even if others may look down upon you or think

Writers of the 1920's The 1920's had many influential writers in literature. While reaching this time period it is almost certain that the names William Faulkner, Earnest Hemingway, and F. Scott Fitzgerald will be found. Each of the writers has their own personal style of writing and each one of the lives has influenced what they write about to even the way they each portray their literature. William Cuthbert Faulkner was born into a financially stable family from New Albany, Mississippi. Faulkner