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    Crying of Lot 49

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    There are two levels of apprehension to The Crying of Lot 49: that of the characters in the book, whose perception is limited to the text, and that of the reader, who has the ability to look at the world from outside of it. A recurring theme in the novel is the phenomenon of chaos, also called entropy. Both the reader and Oedipa have the same problems of facing the chaos around them. Through various methods, Pynchon imposes a fictional world of chaos on the world of the reader, a world already full

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    different in others, this meaning that both comparisons and contrasts can be drawn from the two different forms of text. The Book Thief has a very unique narration style which is told in first person by ‘Death’, death basically guides us through the novels using different sections such as parts, characters, brief descriptors and sub – headings. Death’s narration style is unique for the fact that he wants to be treated like a human and towards the end he shows emotion. By the author using Death he is

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    of those depths” (Death: The Final Stage of Growth 96). This concept relates to the novel The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. The story centers around Lily Owens, who escapes from her abusive father in hopes to discover the truth about her mother. On her journey, Lily stays with the Boatwright sisters, who could potentially hold the key to her mother’s past. Through the use of characterization in the novel, the agonizing pain within the lives of various characters is developed. Symbols in the

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    Redemption

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    Wuthering Heights is a novel of love, jealousy, addiction, loathe, and revenge, characteristic of any kinds of redemption and how they are accomplished. As humankind awaits it’s timeless rest, they may find it ironic to learn that in every case, true redemption was never obtained without a kind of suffering. Redemption is the condition of being rescued or saved from evil and some of the characters in Wuthering Heights went through redemption. The stories of Hareton and Heathcliff, show that their

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    obvious. The novel Robinson Crusoe is considered to be a classic Enlightenment work. This intellectual movement is typical for the

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    accepting Rowlandson’s work as popular fiction, we must find similarities between the captivity narrative and other popular fiction. To do this, I will compare the captivity narrative to two popular fiction genres—adventure and sentimental novels. Adventure novels,

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    perceived as one of the excellent authors in literature. A Tale of Two Cities is one of Dickens' most precise novels, and is also exceptionally fast-paced. Dickens chose to publish it in weekly portions, and there's consistently ample action to keep readers captivated. Dickens, we find throughout history, always had a knack for the dramatic, and it's undoubtedly presented in this novel. This type of appealing style and approach is demonstrated in A Tale of Two Cities through the use of symbols

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    by externalizing it in our environment. Zora Neil Hurston does this in her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. She does this on every level, ranging from very broad and general symbols that can be tweaked to different situations, to very specific images that convey an in depth and singular message. This range allows Hurston to work her metaphors through each situation on almost every sentence, while still flooding the novel with sensory detail. This integration between symbolism and nature is essential

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    Survival In Life Of Pi

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    two-hundred and seventy seven days. In that time, Pi demonstrates his faith towards God, himself, and Richard Parker. Pi develops a robust bond with Richard Parker, then connecting spiritually. Survival in the novel Life of Pi is etched in the deepest parts of the story. These aspects of the novel are depicted through personal and self-reflection within himself. Pi survives because of his strength, faith and a close relationship with Richard Parker. Strength during a survival situation is the most

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    time, were unique pieces of literature in the decadence period, although they borrowed and built on elements from other authors of the time. The analysis of these novels, in terms of conventional categories of literary analysis, including thematics, narration, and setting is not only a means to display the uncommon structure of the novel, but also to demonstrate its association with other influential authors. In the writings of The Petty Demon, Wings, and Petersburg these authors dismantle the ideas

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