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The Call of Solitude Literature Assignment
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The author states that with Ahab's demise end the related pre-Darwinian beliefs that man, through his rational faculties, sits atop and controls the great chain of being; that civilized man is fundamentally different from and superior to uncivilized men and wild beasts; and that transformations in man and nature proceed according to design.
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A Midsummer Nights Dream Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that paralleling the attempts to influence Hermia’s choice are Oberon and Puck’s determined efforts to delude Tatiana through the imposition of false versions of love. Love is portrayed as an act of external compulsion and trickery. External meddling in love assumes the form of violent trickery.
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Psycho-Social Oppression in George Orwell's 1984 Literature Essay
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The author states that oppression cannot be called oppression when it goes beyond a certain limit. 1984 has perhaps more resonances with an epic vampire tale than with one of merely political and social oppression, it evokes a scenario where the last man standing — Winston, the humble protagonist of this novel — gets converted in the end.
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The Works The Tenth Circle and My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult Literature Literature review
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In each text, Jodi goes to great lengths to structure her stories in such a way that the character’s lives and their worlds are incredibly vivid as well as remarkably captivating.  Additionally, Jodi’s vivid descriptive language and writing style show itself in both of these novels. 
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Wilfred Owens Dulce et Decorum Est Literature Essay
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If they could live and see what war is really like, they wouldn't encourage the young men to go. In the first stanza, the author describes the infernal situation of the soldiers. He describes them as "drunk with fatigue", they "marched asleep". They were deaf from the noise of the shells passing though the air.
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Alices Adventures through Wonderland Analysis Literature Essay
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Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures through Wonderland does not reinforce Victorian stereotypes about women. While some may interpret it as projecting the Victorian ideal of girlhood, a critical reading of the narrative reinforces the argument that it rebels against that ideal. Alice is not the demure, pleasant and obedient ideal of Victorian girlhood.
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A Rose for Emily by William Faulker Literature Book Report/Review
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Emily never had any relationship with anyone as her life revolved around this only concept of status. She considered her father as her world. Emily’s father was of the opinion that that none of the boys living in the town were of her match. This is about a young lady who considered her father as everything in her life. It tells about the feelings of the town’s people towards her and her father.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow By Washington Irving Literature Book Report/Review
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“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is a short story composed by Washington Irving. Even though the plot is created in an American background, it clearly shows influences of late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth-century European cultural movements
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Crisis of Bi-racial Identity in Larsens Quicksand and Passing Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Nella Larsen’s personality is blatantly present in both works. Her heroines are not the “tragic mulattoes” of the early African-American fiction. “ The designation “tragic mulatto” elicits an image of a flat, one-dimensional, predictable character, and Larsen’s take is a much richer and more compelling one”.
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Overcoming Societal Oppression in 2005 Literature Essay
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Gaines’s novel examines the difficulties facing African Americans in the rural South during the 1940s, but the historical content covers nearly a century. Between 1910 and 1970, more than six million blacks left the South. During this time, the Civil Rights Movement did much to increase civil equality among the races.
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The Kite Runner and the English Patient Literature Book Report/Review
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The English patient is a novel which was written during the era of world war two in Africa. The film explores the events of the Sahara desert, and how mysterious it was. The protagonist here is County Almacy who still lives in the desert full of many explorers, as well as natives who are trying to bring life to the classics and who are stereotypes.
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Byond th Lrning Orgniztion by Jrry Gilly Literature Essay
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Thе pеrformаncе аlignmеnt procеss sеpаrаtеs pеrformаncе mаnаgеmеnt into two distinct phаsеs. Stеps onе аnd two аrе thе rеsponsibility of thе orgаnizаtion; stеps thrее through sеvеn аrе thе rеsponsibility of mаnаgеrs аnd еmployееs. This modеl еmbrаcеs thе bеliеf thаt еmployееs аrе thе kеy to improving long-tеrm businеss rеsults.
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Language Use to Control People in Literacy Literature Book Report/Review
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In Atwood’s story, it is the language of religious scripture appropriated to political purposes.  For example, the naming of the new center of power as “Gilead” calls upon a Biblical reference.  Beyond this, a new language is invented to justify the mechanisms of control.  For example, Offred and the other handmaids are divested of their birth names and with that, a large portion of their identities.
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The Open Boat by Stephen Crane. Who is the Most Ethical Character Literature Essay
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The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane was written in 1897. This story depicts a real experience form Stephen Crane's life. It is possible to say that the most ethical person in the story is a correspondent, who is full of wisdom all the time and tries to be objective in all situations.
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Edgar Allen Poes The Black Cat Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that “The Black Cat” subscribes to the aforementioned as a critical reading of this confessional/letter exposes the degree to which the protagonist is psychologically incapable of perceiving objective reality and is trapped in a fantastical realm of impossibilities and improbabilities.
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Role of Father in Annie John and Drown Literature Book Report/Review
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The works of Caribbean writers are closely related to the political, social, and physical environment of the islands. Many of the Caribbean writers have been educated abroad and continued to live there, returning once in a while to their homelands. All this has built up a sense of dislocation, a historical void, lack of a common indigenous culture that has no clarity of tradition.
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Comparison of Odyssey and Book I of Augustine's Confessions Literature Essay
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The Odyssey is a great book in which many characters are brought out and developed. The most significant development that occurs in the epic is the development of Telemachus. Telemachus is a very complex character that Homer develops from beginning to end. Many factors influence Telemachus as he matures into a man.
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Paddy Clarke Ha Ha HA by Roddy Doyle Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Roddy Doyle’s imagination allows the readers to fill the gaps in his main character’s mind, and readers can connect with Doyle’s imagination. By doing so the author has effectively succeeded in creating a realistic world through the eyes of a child. Written almost entirely by using dialogue, this book is full of slang.
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the profound humane southern fiction handles a Negro character as well as a white character and renders justice to both with the same ease. It could be mentioned that this approach is unique and the author can be termed as a pioneering advance towards racial equality.
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Beatrice Joanne - The Changeling Literature Book Report/Review
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The author of the paper is of the view that Aristotle’s words, as quoted from Generation of Animals, bring to mind, comparable proximity to the definition of the word ‘changeling’. As is largely understood, a changeling is a person who; by a twist of fate, or nature, or personality flaw; becomes the subject of either pity or disgust.
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The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes Literature Essay
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The author states that the poet takes the four great rivers that have long been connected to the development of human civilization and link them to the African American, or Negro experience. In order to show this, he takes us back in time, with this powerful metaphorical poem, and forward to the more recent days of slavery and abolition.
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To Kill a Mockingbird Literature Essay
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The author states that perspective plays a big part in how we conduct our lives and deal with others. We can view situations in life only from our personal standpoint and make decisions accordingly. Or, we can look at that same situation from the point of view of another party and have a different understanding which can ultimately affect our choices.
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Shakespeare's Measure for Measure Literature Book Report/Review
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Every character in a play is presented as a symbol of justice, who is always willing to perform just as to gain justice. No one has ever read or seen ‘Measure for Measure’ without experiencing some bewilderment especially when it comes to fairness. Even on first acquaintance, the variety of impressions gives a disquieting effect on the reader or on the audience.
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Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code Literature Book Report/Review
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The plot of the novel includes a conspiracy initiated by the Roman Catholic Church, in the attempt to hide and cover up in numerous ways the "true" story behind the identity of Jesus Christ.
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Tracks by Louise Erdrich Literature Assignment
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The author states that in traditional Ojibwe culture, the tribe interacts with a number οf these manitos, or monsters, in every part οf their lives. It is this that "constitutes the ultimate source οf Ojibwa existence". Each member οf the tribe views the manito as a means to an end because all sources οf food are in some way governed by a manito.
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The Awakening by Kate Chopin Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the novel provides a different view of the actions and emotions of the independent protagonist. The open discussion of the emotional and sexual needs of women in the novel had a shocking impact on the readers of her time and was eventually not received well. But after some fifty years, people began to view the novel in a new angle.
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The Betrayal of Srebrenica by Bianca Jagger Literature Book Report/Review
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A post-war genocide the shook the entire European nations and the world alike is the Genocide of the Bosnian Muslims in the six-year period from 1990-1996. It has all the hallmarks of a holocaust, very similar to the one perpetrated by the Nazi Hitler over Jews. More than a decade after this cruel but true massacre, the victims are yet to come to terms with the trauma and sufferings and torture at the hands of the Fascists.
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Reaction to Theme of Great Gatsby Literature Book Report/Review
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Daisy is married to Tom Buchanan.Nick stands in awe of them and relates the saga as if it were a fairy-tale come to life.For Gatsby and Daisy, life was a fairy-tale,filled with little reality,but rather the illusion that they created in their lives.Even the title conjures images of the performing magician.
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Alices Adventures in Wonderland Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the major themes of the novel such as the growth into adulthood and finding one’s identity reflect the situation in Victorian England. “Throughout her adventures, Alice is confronted with the problem of her shifting identity, a problem aggravated and in large part caused by the inconsistencies of Wonderland.
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The Downfall of Macbeth Literature Essay
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The author states that Lady Macbeth loses her sanity by finally coming to question whether she has to be an agent of effect or an agent of cause. Macbeth’s downfall arrives only after he has decided to become as amoral as his wife, and only after he no longer even contemplates whether he can be an agent of his own fate.
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The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien Literature Book Report/Review
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The photo of his girlfriend is the only thing which helps him to overcome depression and emotional burden. Thus, Tim O'Brien points out that Ted's romantic relationships with the girlfriend are over, still Lieutenant Cross hopes for love and sympathy. Lieutenant Cross expresses his love and romantic feelings to Martha, thus he knows that she has other boyfriends and will not wait him for too long.
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Native Son by Richard Wright Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that speaking of the author himself, his motives are highly questionable taking into serious consideration his own race and ethnicity and his personal leanings on political issues. Without emphasizing, he was a descendant of Negro slaves. The book was written at a time when the black people in America were regarded as inferior citizens.
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Daniel Radcliffe and Harry Potter Literature Book Report/Review
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Nothing prepared the world for the single most incredible phenomenon that defined the last decade, a frenzy that engaged young and old alike, a blast of the fantastic atmosphere of the ubiquitous Hogwarts. No, it had nothing to do with hurricanes or storms, but rather the frenetic energy brought on by the ancient tales of wizards and witches.
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Alex Espinoza Still Water Saints Literature Book Report/Review
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Shawn refers to her as the scab, and does not like her. She has a little child, who is likely mistreated and under-cared. Other minor characters in the chapter include Bill and Karen, Shawn's managers, and Mark the new rookie employee.From Shawn's viewpoint Beady's new girlfriend starts to make a nuisance of herself.
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Othello and Desdemona Forever Literature Essay
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The author states that through his ability to survive and his power to recount his adventures, Othello makes himself lovable. He says of his stories, “These things to hear Would Desdemona seriously incline” and “She gave me for my pains a world of kisses”. These lines indicate Desdemona’s interest in Othello as a man.
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The Cask of Amontillado Literature Essay
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The author states that Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” is recognized as one of his most well-known literary contributions because of its intricate and complicated plot of murder. The story relates Montressor’s clever plan of murdering his victim Fortunato as his revenge for the insults he received.
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Vexation and Diversion: Three Problems in Gullivers Travels Literature Book Report/Review
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As one turns to Gulliver’s Travels one finds that it is an equally unforgiving critique of English society, despite its supposed fictional setting.  As Corder (1961) observes, numerous critics, not to mention readers, have resisted interpretation of Gulliver’s Travels as a satirical representation of English society and norms, preferring instead to interpret the work as an expose of human nature. 
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Mary Shelleys Frankenstein Literature Essay
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His consuming desire for distinction in the field of natural science has changed him and estranged him from his loved-ones. His obsession with the life principle through generation of life out of assembled body parts of the dead has led him to his ultimate demise. This is evident with Frankenstein’s reaction towards his creation, which turned out to be an abominable creature.
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John Updike's A&P and James Joyce's Araby Literature Book Report/Review
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Point of view makes a large contribution to the overall meaning in John Updike's "A&P" and James Joyce's "Araby." Both stories deal with a moment in childhood that changes the way the narrator sees the world. In the case of "A&P," a 19 year old male quits his job to defend the honor of a girl he does not even know.
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The Immutable Laws of Being Good to Great Literature Essay
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Collins illustrates this idea by citing that good companies start to develop into great ones once they face reality, no matter how brutal. As they say, reality bites. But once you’re bit, don’t let it prevent you from pushing forward. Again, face it. Confront it. Then with resolute character, move on and act.
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Vladimir Nabokovs Lolita Literature Book Report/Review
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Reviewers of the novel have both praised and condemned the novel for its treatment of art and ethics, in turning a story of ethical depravity into an alluring narrative that justifies the moral decadence pervading the novel. In his 2000 review of the novel, Lolita's Loose Ends: Nabokov and the Boundless Novel, James Tweedie presents the novel, despite its "salacious content", as a pure literary feat, claiming that the novel "begins with an immoderate conceit that allows its author and reader to explore the extravagant, pleasurable, and disturbing fringes of the language." [Tweedie, 1] Endorsing Nabakov's view of the novel as 'a love affair with English literature', the study reveals how Hum
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton on Black Suffrage Literature Essay
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The author states that Elizabeth worked closely with Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass (a former slave), her husband Henry Stanton, and cousin Gerrit Smith. Lucretia Mott (1840) was a great admirer of feminists, she was so angry when she couldn’t see Mott speak because women were supposed to sit away from the view of men.
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Lan Caos Monkey Bridge: A Vietnamese Literature Essay
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When she came to the supposed land of milk and honey, she finds that her daughter although somewhat lonesome is unexpectedly looking forward to a life that is completely alien to her.
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The Myth of Individual Opportunity Literature Essay
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Different situations may require diverse combinations of human merits. Basketball, as Dalton mentions, never requires the same merits as medicine or jurisprudence, but people who prepare themselves for each need to develop the very merits that will be requested in a certain area. At the same time, all people need to have basic merits.
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John Rawls' The Laws of Peoples Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that all people are created equal, is our bold point. It seems patent that some people are gifted and some are not; it seems patent that some peoples have a certain gift – such as the Teutonic race in the case of music. Such are the arguments commonly made in circles that might say that people are created unequal.
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The Magic and Mystique of Art as Portrayed by Pierro and Peacock Literature Book Report/Review
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Man cannot be divorced from his art because he is an aesthetic being. It has lived on through the times, right from the Stone Age, and furnishes us with a sense of history and roots. Art is the source of culture. To be an artist is to grasp for immortality for like those artists mentioned by Pierro and Peacock, one’s name is passed down through the ages and remains indelible through the times.
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The Birthmark of Nathaniel Hawthorne Literature Essay
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Aylmer prepared a brew, which was supposed to remove the birth mark, but, having it drunk, his wife Georgiana died.
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The Sky Is Gray Literature Book Report/Review
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Some other themes that are strongly shown are images of strong mothers, mysteriously absent fathers, and families in which love is expressed. On the contrary, that kind of love is more often expressed in harsh words or silence than in overt praise or affection ("Notes on Short Stories," n.d.).
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Emotional Perception of the Characters from North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell Literature Book Report/Review
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“Gaskell's fourth novel, North and South, was also a social consciousness work, although less alarming than the first two. Here she tries to present a more balanced picture of the perspectives of the mill owners and the laborers in Manchester. She also creates another strong heroine through which Gaskell represents her own variant of female empowerment: strength through femininity”.
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On Keeping a Notebook by Joan Didion Literature Book Report/Review
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According to the paper, by using examples from her own records and trying to help us to understand why she wrote the things she did, Didion really brings her message home. She struggles to remember what kind of person she was when she was younger and was visiting a certain city or state.
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