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Heart of Darkness Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Marlow initially sees Kurtz as a mad man. He realizes that when in the presence of boundless temptations, any man could go a little mad. He sees the very extremes of madness in Kurtz, the man who couldn’t hold on to his soul when a chance for its corruption presented itself.
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Don Juan or The Stone Guest Literature Book Report/Review
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The author explains that if Don Juan’s feelings are true, he will allay Don Elvire’s concerns and gives her his promise to be with her once more and all through eternity. He broke her vow to worship Savior Jesus Christ in lifelong service because of her overwhelming need to be with Don Juan.
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Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Dover Beach is also representative of the patriarchal ideology of the era. The poem is addressed to the poet’s partner. It is said that the poem was written during their honeymoon at Dover Beach. However, the poem does not inculcate the thoughts or expressions, ideas or emotions of the partner.
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The Prototype of the Elephant Man Literature Essay
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The person who inspired the play and the film The Elephant Man was a true-to-life curiosity, if not considered as a monstrosity by others, during the late Victorian age. Joseph Merrick eventually was exhibited as a sideshow until he was rescued by Dr. Frederick Treves. Treves described his patient as "deformed in body, face, head, and limbs.
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On the Fear of Death by Kbler-Ross Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that it has been believed that death has been transformed significantly along with the advancements in science. However, death remains the same in many aspects. The fear of death is still universal; it is still a frightening event. Kübler-Ross argues that death always raises multiple feelings and all in a mixed state.
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The Heroism of Othello Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Othello is correct by marrying Desdemona because he loves her and has been with her. This is an honorable action that puts him above blame. He is wrong in trusting Iago because the latter’s ambition makes him scheme to plot Othello’s ruin. He does not run away to hide although he has been advised to do so by Iago.
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Enrichment and Enhancement of Life by the Inclusion of Music Literature Essay
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I confess that when I first encountered Ralph Ellison’s Living with Music, my assumption was that music was something he “worked around” or accommodated, rather like one could be described as “living with diabetes,” but such was hardly the case. For Ellison, music was his lifeblood—the ever-branching river that gave nurture and purpose to every element of his complex life.
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Ibsens A Doll House and Allendes The House of the Spirits Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the play describes the marriage of Torvald and Nora Helmer, illustrating how this relationship between them is like a game for eight years of their lives. Nora had thought her husband to be a strong and principled man who likes indulging her, who likes calling her pet names like “skylark.”
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Comparing January 1795, and Residence in London Literature Book Report/Review
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January 1795 is a poem by Mary Darby Robinson. Residence In London is a poem written by William Wordsworth. This survey explores the poetic structures in the two poems and makes comparisons between them. The thesis argues that January 1795 is the antithesis of The Prelude, Book Seventh, Residence In London, lines 624 – 741.
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Franz Kafkas A Hunger Artist Literature Assignment
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The author states that the protagonist, locked in a cage, is a professional self-starver, capable of fasting for periods longer than forty days. While the protagonist views his capacity for self-starvation as an art which he is trying to perfect, an achievement, the townsfolk do not believe that he is truly fasting or see him as a `freak'.
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Labor in the colonial Economy of Africa Literature Essay
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On the Fear of Death by Elizabeth Kubler Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Ross mentioned different excuses made by parents or the elders to children when a death in the family occurs and how these affect the children’s emotional and mental state in the future. They are forced to believe that their loved ones are on a long trip or having fun together with Jesus Christ.
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Richard Wright The Man who was almost a man Literature Essay
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He felt a gun would give him an opportunity to show them that he was a man, and should be treated and respected like one. Later on after obtaining his prized gun, his frame of mind changes to excitement as he walks to work for his boss, Jim Hawkins and his mule Jenny, he anticipates firing the gun for the first time.
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Women and Men Are Alternative Beats of the Same Heart Literature Book Report/Review
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Men have, perhaps, no role other than to find novel ways to oppress women! The never-ending talk of giving equal rights to women has been going on unabated. The laws enacted by the Parliament in all the countries will not bring equality to women. The change has to be achieved within by both men and women, mostly by men! My simple question is how can you give equal rights to women?
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Childrens Literature: Instruction through Delight Literature Book Report/Review
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Generally, children’s literature and books may have been taken for granted and dismissed as a person matures just like any of the childhood paraphernalia that one has to grow out of and store away along with outgrown clothes and toys. Transformative Energies by Kimberley Reynolds, however, puts emphasis on the relevance, dynamism, and magnitude of children’s literature.
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Beowulf and his Monsters Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the opening of the poem is joyous and full of celebration because of the great Hrothgar. Although, the world seems perfect at this point, it is obvious that envy is not growing, “Nor far was that day/when father and son-in-law stood in feud /for warfare and hatred/that woke again /with envy and anger an evil spirit".
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A Taste of Honey Literature Book Report/Review
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The author will then assess if Britain has actually changed in the last five decades or these biases are still a part and parcel of society. He intends to challenge the notion that we as a British Society have changed, even in the wake of liberal, legal, and social reforms. The play was written in 1958 when Divorces were a taboo.
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The Works of Roald Dahl Literature Essay
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Taking into account children’s literature only, it is possible to predict that children will be positively impressed by heroes’ adventures and their courage. As other children’s books, Dahl’s books include vivid pictures and illustrations in order to help small readers to grasp the idea at once and image their favorite heroes and heroines
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Lady Macbeth: The fourth witch Literature Book Report/Review
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Besides, the king of Scotland, Duncan, the most noble and benevolent ruler whom Macbeth murders, and the three witches, who appear in the very first act of the play with supernatural powers coupled with mischief and malice, and whose predictions sow seeds of ambition and self-doubt in Macbeth that propel him towards committing the heinous crime.
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Robert Frost: A Unique American Poet Literature Essay
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He was appointed as the Library of Congress' poetry consultant in 1958 and recited his poem "The Gift Outright" at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. This was the first time that a poet had ever been invited to recite at an inauguration (Cuneo). Frost moved from San Francisco to Massachusetts as a child.
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The Tyger by William Blake Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the imagery that links the tiger to the idea of hell includes the diction Blake uses to describe the animal. For instance, he uses terms like “burning bright,” and “fire of thine eyes.” He also makes a direct reference to the devil when he mentions “On what wings dare he aspire”.
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Unwritten Rules of Society Literature Literature review
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Each of the ten texts chosen will be analyzed in-depth. The texts are 1984, Anna Karenina, Charlie, and the Chocolate Factory, Jane Eyre, Jude the Obscure, Julie of the Wolves, Of Mice and Men, The Secret Garden, Siddhartha, and Treasure Island. The content of the unit will consist of reading the selected works and then having discussions based on them. 
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Bell Hooks Is Teaching to Transgress Literature Book Report/Review
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Gloria Jean Watkins is an African American intellectual, whose negative educational experience inspired her to develop strong feminist activism and to write over thirty books where she promotes communication and literacy as main elements to develop healthy relationships and communities, and love as a basis to overcome class and gender barriers.
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Jurassic Park and Cloning Literature Essay
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With a terrifying scope and with plenty of heart pounding danger as well, the characters and science hold readers spellbound and leave them with questions and new views of science and nature. Many issues of today are addressed in the book including breakthroughs in genetic bioengineering, biotechnology and new age philosophy, religion, etc.
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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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Heroic Characters of Oedipus, Tom Wingfield, and Willy Loman Literature Essay
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Heroism is most alive in the immortality that begins with the tragic death of a hero. Literature has woven the epic tale of the hero that struggles against all odds to save his family, friends, and community. Upon his tragic death, the hero is immortalized and his heroism is forever validated. Yet, sometimes the tragedy is in the life of the protagonist.
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The Lord of the Flies Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that without society’s rigid rules, anarchy and savagery can come to light. Almost immediately in the book, Piggy finds the conch shell — the symbol of civilization and society — and Ralph thereby becomes a leader. Jack Merridew enters as both a comrade and a competitor. Jack cannot kill the first pig.
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Women Liberation Literature Book Report/Review
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In Adrienne Rich's "Diving into the Wreck", she separated the myth from the reality, about who she is, especially as a woman. With careful investigation, she went beyond the shallow waters to examine the depth, for the purpose of witnessing the truth about her humanity, specifically her womanhood.
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Lady Macbeth by Shakespeare: A Tale of Mystery and Intrigue Literature Essay
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Macbeth, arguably playwright William Shakespeare’s greatest work, was written in 1606 for the new king of England. He was James I of England as well as James VI of Scotland. It was in homage to him and his Scottish ancestors that Shakespeare penned this masterpiece of the stage. It is a tale of mystery and intrigue, with regicide at its heart.
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When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the eldest of 11 children Esmeralda Santiago grew up in Puerto Rico. At age 13 her single mother moved the family to Brooklyn. Esmeralda was accepted in New York High School of Performing Arts after having only learned English for two years. She studied at Harvard University and graduated with honors.
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The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster Literature Book Report/Review
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The first idea introduced in the chapter is the abolition of the respirator. This metaphor can be sees as ceasing to breathe air, which will inevitably result in physical death. The spiritual death is depicted by Forster as "Beware of first-hand ideas". Imagination is the most non stimulating process.
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Literary Renaissance 1915-1931 Literature Essay
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Hemingway has given so vivid, almost unbearable impressions of human temperament under the pressure of war to his readers. It was in his novel “The Sun Also Rises” that the “lost generation” could feel and relive their destiny. Many authors have tried to write about the death of love in World War I but only Hemingway achieved ultimate perfection. 
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God in the Wasteland by David F. Wells Literature Essay
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A David Falconer Well is a distinguished professor of historical and systematic theology at Gordon- Conwell theological seminary. He has authored and co-authored numerous books which speak of evangelical theology and the modern world. Wells is also a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
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El Cantar del Mio Cid Literature Essay
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El Cantar del Mio Cid is based on a true historical figure named Rodrigo (also referred to as Roy or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar who lived during the time that Spain was being reverted back to independent rule from the Moors. The poem had changed some of the names of the figures in history but most of the historical background is true.
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Kahil Gibran and His Reflections Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that in his poem ‘Love One Another’ Gibran depicts beloved as primarily two bonded persons, who, however, do not intend to dissolve in each other: “ And stand together yet not too near together /For the pillars of the temple stand apart/ And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other’s shadow”.
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A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that extreme situations and experiences are crude realities of human life in the contemporary world, which is growing more complex than ever, and people encounter personal agony within increasingly desperate lives. While William Faulkner, in his “A Rose for Emily,” offers an idea of the effect of the complexities of modern life.
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Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own Literature Book Report/Review
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If we think Woolf's literature from gender point of view we have to study "Room of One's Own." Gender inequality is the major issue in this essay. The writer stresses the harsh reality of the society that women are treated unequally and that is why they are unable to produce the noble and great things and thus cannot compete with men.
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Politics and Structure in Harlem Renaissance Writing Literature Essay
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When the mass media shows images of American heritage and ancestry, the African-American images are predictable:Martin Luther King,Jr. will make an appearance;possibly Booker T. Washington,and W.E.B. DuBois as well.However, many of the iconic images - the Pilgrim, the Minuteman, and Uncle Sam -- are emphatically white.
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The Brute by Anton Chekhov Literature Book Report/Review
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According to the findings, it can, therefore, be said that the main character in the play is Mrs. Popov, a rich widow who has vowed never to remarry and live with the memories of her deceased husband. Another character is of Grigory S. Smirnov, a creditor of late Mr. Popov, who comes to the widow to claim his money. 
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Miguel Chicos character in The Rain God Literature Essay
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The object of analysis for the purpose of this assignment is The Rain God, a debut novel written by Arturo Islas in 1984 which is now considered a classic of contemporary world literature. Islas is, more than any time before is read, discussed and critically evaluated in more and more literature classes and reading groups.
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1984 vs. Brave New World Literature Essay
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The governments use different tactics of manipulation, the Party from "1984" uses torture to subdue those who might oppose it, Utopia of "Brave New World" controls people by showering them with pleasure, which is ultimately more effective because pleasure-based control makes the victim want to feel good by submitting to it.
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Structure and Meaning in Literary Discourse Literature Book Report/Review
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 Structure and meaning are closely connected in literary discourse and the significance of the structural elements of a narrative in relation to the overall meaning and interpretation of the literary piece is often emphasized. Structural elements of a narrative ensure cohesiveness and coherence of the literary piece.
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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 Adventures of Pinocchio Literature Book Report/Review
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Most people think Pinocchio to be a wooden puppet that changes into a human boy; that he was swallowed by a huge fish; and that when he told lies his nose grew longer. These assumptions are right, though in a limited way. For, they are based on an understanding of Pinocchio from the sentimentalized Disney cartoons or the condensed versions of the novel.
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Miltons Poetry in the Paradise Lost Literature Essay
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“The noblest poem that ever was wrote in any language or in any age” [Sir John Denham Cited Wedgwood, 46] John Milton’s Paradise Lost essentially belongs to the genre of epic poetry. Yet in retelling the biblical myth of God and Satan, Satan’s enticement of Adam and Eve and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.
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Harlem by Langston Hughes: Meditation or Threat Literature Essay
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The author states that a sweet juicy raisin, if not cared for, dries up and loses its sweetness. Words like “fester”, “stink” and “rotten” suggest time passing, things wasted and goodness left to decay. “Or crust and sugar over” is a metaphor for an insecure surface, and the simile “like a heavy load.”
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The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe Literature Book Report/Review
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The story is published because of the person of the author, his whole creative work, and this particular story. Mr Poe was one of the most controversial figures in world literature. Even today his prose is regarded by critics as one of the most original. The imagination of the writer produced the stories that could captivate any reader. 
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Grendel by John Gardner Literature Book Report/Review
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Later a hero by the name of Beowulf kills the monster and also the mother of the monster that came to take revenge. Beowulf later dies while fighting the dragon and killing him. The monster Grendel has the power that human weapons can't hurt him given as a curse by the same dragon that later dies fighting Beowulf.
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Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that this is a dystopic novel, more potent than George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty Four, since science’s ability to control the human mind did not seem completely unrealistic, though fearsome, at the time. Brave New World Revisited, published in 1958, Huxley seems to support the system that the state might use.
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A River Runs Through It Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Maclean depicts the truth of life through physical landscapes and comparing them with humans and their experience. So, his work examines deep personal feelings and striving for personal identity. The theme of the ‘continental divide’ draws a line between personal values and their chances.
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