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Emily Dickinsons Death Poetry Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the poem is hard to understand unless you have more knowledge about it. How can the narrator mourn a person they have never seen? The answer to this question is simple once you know that the poem was around 1862, during the bloodiest part of the Civil War. Many people mourned the men lost in Civil War battles.
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A Wife's Story by Bharati Mukherjee Literature Essay
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The author states that Panna had an aristocratic British-style education in India and at the time of the story was enrolled in a Ph.D. program in New York. But her physical movement to American culture accelerated the pace of change. Her alien status within American culture is driven home at the beginning of the story.
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The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov Literature Book Report/Review
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'The Cherry Orchard' has been written at the very end of Chekhov's life. Karlinsky in the book ‘Anton Chekhov's Life and Thought: Selected Letters and Commentary’ writes: “The reading public is aware that his days are numbered, and every new work is received with a sort of tender gratitude, with the realization that it was written with the remainder of his dwindling strength”.
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Why Were Most Witches Female Literature Essay
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Many cultures have goddesses for instance, often as the member of a large pantheistic structure including members even sometimes having hermaphroditic gender identities as well as the conventional ones. As historian Lyndal Roper notes in 1994, “large-scale historical transformations may barely disturb the relations of power between men and women.
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The Destruction of Content in The Metamorphosis Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the ironic lesson that is learned from reading The Metamorphosis is that Gregor Samsa undergoes a metamorphosis in the physical sense only; philosophically Gregor had always been a bug and becoming one physically has no effect on his enjoyment of life. Gregor sticks stubbornly to the very same conformist mindset.
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Niccol Machiavelli's The Prince Literature Book Report/Review
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His writings were dominated by the realistic conception of politics and the work of any ruler. Only one book that could be compared with The Prince was written in Sanskrit by a Minister of the Mourya Dynasty, whose name was Kautilya (also called Chanakya) and the book is Arthashastra. Apart from this, The Prince remained unparalleled.
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A&P by John Updike and Araby by James Joyce Literature Essay
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The author states that John Updike portrays Sammy, the narrator of "A & P", as a nineteen-year-old cashier at the local A & P in a coastal town near Boston. Sammy, thru the use of daring means, fruitlessly attempts to win the attention of a beautiful girl. The narrator of "Araby" depicted by James Joyce, also, conveys his first failed love.
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Alienation in Franz Kafkas The Metamorphosis Literature Essay
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We read that Gregor was not surprised to see his own transformation. Kafka’s purpose was to include absurdity as a normal way of life, to open our eyes to the responses of Gregor’s predicament.
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Analysis of Reviews of Animal Farm by Orwell, Jane Austen's Emma, and Pride and Prejudice Novels Literature Assignment
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The conclusion of the review left me with the same desire to see the film that it started with. There were a few technical errors, very minor, such as an improper pronoun in the last paragraph. (Should have been they instead of it) Also, switching between character names and the use of pronouns sometimes got confusing to follow.
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Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf Literature Book Report/Review
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"Septimus Warren Smith, aged about thirty, pale-faced, beak-nosed, wearing brown shoes and a shabby overcoat, with hazel eyes which had that look of apprehension in them which makes complete strangers apprehensive too"(14). This is our lingering impression of Septimus in Mrs. Dalloway.
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The Myth in Poetry Literature Book Report/Review
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Millay succeeds through juxtaposing the actions of Penelope and Ulysses against her own, seeming more mundane, but in reality similar actions in the present day. She shows that ancient myths are so evocative because they take the actions of ordinary people and make them something profound (Milford, 2002).
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1984 by George Orwell Literature Essay
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The author states that Orwell’s vision of women was limited, thinking of Julia as the forbidden, fun and sexually active, pretty but not so smart girl; while only mothers were honorable and cause for admiration. Orwell’s famous line: “You’re Only a Rebel from the Waist Downwards” can be thoroughly discussed.
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Analysis of the Works of Harriet Jacobs and Audre Lorde Literature Book Report/Review
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Both of them form the very important literary tradition of the black woman’s discourse who were denied a voice and who have risen through generations and proclaiming their political rights but also questioning the female identity under male-centered power structures and in contrast to the white feminist
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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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James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the novel reveals David's struggle to accepting himself and rejecting the fear of his own sexuality. Self-acceptance and fear of one's sexuality are both different things, and so they can never be resolved in the same way. A person can lack fear of one's sexuality by openly practicing it.
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Saint Apollonias Back Teeth Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that surprisingly Mancio bets military secrets and somehow wins against the Incas and cashes the gold. In Montezuma’s peacock how a cook shows his love, affection, and gratitude towards his lover has been sketched. All the recipe's instructions were given. All the happenings of the French revolution were described.
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The Golden Ass by Apuleius Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Socrates described Meroe, the witch to Apuleius. This woman loved somebody deeply. But unfortunately, her man loved somebody else besides her. With just one word, Meroe turned his man into a beaver. She also changed one of his neighbors into a frog. One of the advocates of the court spoke bad things against her.
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Approaches to Monitor the Government's Strategy to Tackle Poverty and Social Exclusion Literature Book Report/Review
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Her columns commonly support New Labour, but she has also made keen criticisms of the Blair government. She was born on the Isle of Wight. After she attended the Holland Park School, a comprehensive school in London (she had failed the Eleven Plus examination), she read history at St Anne's College, Oxford, but dropped out before completing her degree.
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The Significance of Choices in Frankenstein and Uncle Toms Cabin Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that both characters represent how individuals can respond differently to distressing situations and, ultimately, effect their future. Uncle Tom and Victor’s creation endure horrible treatment from other human beings. Tom decides to remain positive and he fights the urge to become bitter.
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Man vs Environment in Juan Rulfos Short Stories Literature Book Report/Review
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Killings are frequent in The Burning Plains and other stories.  In fact, killings are the plotlines of both “The Man” and “Talpa.”  In “The Man” the main character wrestles with his conscience as much as he wrestles with the landscape.  One mirrors the other.  Similarly, in “Talpa” the story occurs after the murder of Danilo.  
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Putting Humans First : Why We Are Nature's Favorite Literature Literature review
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The Great Tibor R. Machan, was a professor of emeritus in the department of philosophy at Auburn University, Moreover had perfect observation about hidden truths and objects of life therefore he holds the R. C. Hoiles Professorship of Business Ethics and Free Enterprise at the Argyros School of Business & Economics at Chapman University in Orange, California because of his passionate career.
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The Diamonds by J. Sorie Conteh Literature Book Report/Review
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However the diamonds are equally a nuisance and a blessing. J. Sorie Conteh's debut novel is about how the craving for great wealth can cause corruption and eventually collapse. Particularly when it comes to focus on the ways that the diviner's role changed, the novel presents a simulating present-day appearance of Gibao, an individual who construes wealth in the fields of diamonds of Sierra Leone, West Africa.
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Comparison of the Characters Emily, and Deborah Literature Term Paper
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The stories presented the status of women during the time of the writers. A lot of changes occurred since then and women are not given more responsibilities and roles that make them feel important in the development of society. Emily is the protagonist while her father and the townsmen are the antagonists. Emily is a round and dynamic character.
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Ancient Epic and Tragedy: Iliad Literature Book Report/Review
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 These were commonly associated with women who would use laments to express feelings of abandonment, sorrow, and loneliness. Greek women from the ancient period are known for their fondness for laments. This was seen as a powerful source of expression and since women had little control over other things apart from expression.
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Repression of War Experience Poem Literature Essay
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The poem succeeds in portraying the sufferings of the poet who is a soldier who is disturbed by the horrifying memories of the war. Although the poet tries to forget those memories by taking deep breaths and reading books but still at the end of the poem he expresses his frustration when he finds it impossible to prevent himself from hearing the sounds of guns.
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A Moral for an Age of Plenty by Jacob Bronowski Literature Book Report/Review
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The book covers the universal truth of morality, and while we are all different, we must follow our own conscience in every act we carry out. The story explained how Louis Slotin, who worked on creating the atomic bomb in 1945 and 1946, died as a result of an accident while experimenting with plutonium.  
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On the Jericho Road by J. Alfred Smith Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that this story is basically an autobiography of one of the authors, Dr. J Alfred Smith Sr., and it tells the story of how Smith grew up in an era of intense poverty and segregation, as well as his many experiences of the racially divided country that existed at that time; although racism is certainly still an avid.
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Invocation to the Muses Literature Assignment
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The author states that a great rivalry and jealousy ensued between Turnus and Aeneas which resulted in war between Latins and Trojans people. In this war, Turnus fought bravely and killed the son of Evander and took his sword belt. Aeneas was extremely enraged on this and sought to kill Turnus.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Coming of Age in Mississippi Literature Essay
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The author states that there is a saying that a good story is composed of a well-written plot and well-made characters. It is simply saying that a writer should give fifty percent of his talent and effort in making a good plot and another fifty percent in creating beautiful characters. However, one should not think of this.
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Jane Austen's Novel Sense and Sensibility Literature Book Report/Review
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This report will begin with the statement that Jane Austen’s novel Sense and Sensibility broaches a number of human failings with a gentle but firm admonishment.  Despite the story’s close adherence to acceptable social behavior, both its inception and its execution reveal a much more revolutionary nature.
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Ernest Hemingways In Another Country Literature Book Report/Review
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It’s no surprise that many of his story protagonists had a close resemblance to actual characters he met during those real-life experiences in which he gathered content for his plot development. In the case of Nick Adams, the main character of Hemingway’s short story, In Another Country, this real-life resemblance grew incidentally, out of his own identity.
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The New Deal by Paul K.Conkin Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Conkin is not very fond of Roosevelt and throughout the whole book echoes failures of his administration to address the various problems that plagued pre-World War II America. The first chapter of the book is dedicated to Roosevelt and his personality, as the foremost character shaping the events during the Depression years.
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A&P by John Updike Literature Essay
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The setting is the real key to understanding what is actually going on. The theme of “A&P” has to do with how Americans make choices that affect their entire lives based on false promises made to them by an economic system that is based upon turning every idea, object, and person into a commodity that can be bought and transformed into a status symbol.
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Responsibility for Tragic Results in Romeo and Juliet to the Nurse and Fate Literature Essay
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These protagonists of the tragedy are very ambiguous in their attempts to help Romeo and Juliet to be together. Could their support result in another result than tragedy? What kind of persons were Friar Lawrence and the Nurse and what role did they play at such a tragic end of the play? The Nurse loved Juliet and was truly devoted to her.
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Desiree Baby by Kate Chopin Literature Essay
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In spite of their southern locale, Chopin’s stories rarely deal with racial relations between whites and blacks. One important exception is “Desiree’s Baby” (1892). Desiree Valmonde, who was originally a founding, marries Armand Aubigny, a plantation owner who is proud of his aristocratic heritage but very much in love with Desiree.
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Oedipus and the Tragedy of a Common Man Literature Essay
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The conventional wisdom regarding tragedy is that it is a so-called tragic flaw in the hero that brings about his downfall, but when looked at more closely, every bad decision that Oedipus makes, including murdering his father and marrying his mother, can really be traced back to the act of a lowly shepherd.
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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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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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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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Whispers outside the Room - The Haunted Fiction of Jean Rhys Literature Essay
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The paper discusses this issue in terms of appropriation and originality, first putting forward a thesis, which is then defended/attacked with reference to examples from the text. It will be argued that the novella Wide Sargasso Sea does stand up as an independent, legitimate, work of art, despite having its basis in Bronte’s Jane Eyre. 
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Un Seor Muy Viejo Con Alas Enormes by Gabriel Marquez Literature Essay
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This is the story of what happens when an angel comes to town. But while it is subtitled ''A Tale for Children,'' it is by no means a simple story. The setting is no ordinary town, and its visitor is no ordinary angel—indeed, he seems very ordinary and human, despite his extraordinary appearance.
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Symbolism in David Leavitts Gravity Literature Book Report/Review
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The precision of the analogy of the objects and their meanings makes reading the story a worthwhile experience. When Theo chose his eyesight over his life, he must have thought and considered it a million times before coming up with a decision. Prolonging one's life without seeing a thing may sound more depressing than seeing and yet knowing that it will not be long before you are gone forever.
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Early Modern English Literature Literature Book Report/Review
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In the Renaissance period, Shakespeare and other author’s literary pieces were written. Among these is The Cruell Show by Arthur Hilliard which was published in 1673. It is among the Roxburghe Ballads and one of the admired anti-marriage literary pieces. However, nothing much has been written about Hilliard.
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Fat and happy: in defense of fat acceptance by Mary Ray Worley Literature Essay
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The researcher states that the combination of the words “fat” and “happy” arouses interest in the reader and exposes, with the use of irony and cause and effect arguments, a glaring logical fallacy that the author goes on to demolish: fat people give the impression they are happy but they are not, because they believe the wrong notions people have about being fat.
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Creon and the Concepts of Arete, Hubris, Ate, and Nemesis in Antigone Literature Essay
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The character of Creon in Antigone can be analyzed in relation to the classical concepts of arete, hubris, ate, and nemesis. Creon pretends to be a man of arête (one who has reached the pinnacle of human virtue), but he only reveals his extreme hubris (excessive pride or arrogance expressed in acts and words).
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A Chance at Immortality Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the Epic of Gilgamesh is considered the oldest story recorded in humanity; it narrates the adventure of King Gilgamesh of Uruk and his friend Enkidu. After his friend’s death, punished by the gods, Gilgamesh scared and concerned about his own mortality, begins a second journey alone in search of Utanapishtim, The Faraway.
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Leaving Earth by Helen Humphreys Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the idea of gender reversal deals directly with the feminine concept of subjectivity. The role reversals between Jack and Grace challenges redefines and illustrates subjectivity, by taking two gender-specific stereotypes and reversing them to empower the female character, thereby dispelling female gender biases.
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Autobiographies Literature Book Report/Review
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According to this book review findings, an autobiography of one's life stands as a legacy of one's being. This is especially true on the part of classical authors who decided put their autobiographies in forms of artistically written creations. Hugh McLennan and Margaret Atwood were both classical authors of the English literature. Hugh McLennan and Margaret Atwood were both classical authors of the English literature.
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How the Garca Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the protagonists, Sofia, Sandra, Yolanda and Carla continuously face challenges that bring to light the main themes of memory, the search for identity and reconciliation. Julia Alvarez employs a mix of first-person and third-person narration in reverse chronological order.
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The Metamorphosis by Frank Kafka Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Gregor is the sole earning member of his family and when he transforms into a giant bug, the whole situation turns upside down and starts transforming slowly. His family is initially shell-shocked but later accepts it as a part of life. Gregor’s room is slowly turned into a go-down of unwanted items.
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