...Ironbark Hill by Jennie Linnane is a novel about a girl named Natalie Chapman who has to protect her mother and mentally challenged brother from her abusive and alcoholic stepfather. She has several dreams in life, but she knows that she will do anything, including abandoning her dreams, to keep them safe. It is not easy to keep them safe, but she will do so. At the same time, she wants to avenge the death of her part-aboriginal father, which is why she needs to find out the truth about how he died. When she turns seventeen, she falls for her boss who is a married man, and her life gets even more complicated. This novel truly delves into the psychological portions of domestic abuse. Natalie hates her stepfather, but she doesn't know how to...
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...that segregates men from women that is their choices. When it comes to choosing novels it is assumed in most cases that women prefer thrillers and romantic genre while men prefer more mystery genre but through my research I have come to conclusions with the fact that the novel choices of men are less emotional when compared to women but there are a few cases of exceptions. The purpose of this research paper was to find out whether females still read more emotional centered novels than males using survey techniques. Key Terms: Emotions, Gender, Novels This research was conducted for the purpose of understanding human behaviors and gender stereotypes within those behaviors. Emotions are an important aspect for humans to make judgments and choices (Huebner, Dwyer, & Hauser, 2009) hence my research will be based on the choices we make and whether gender plays a role in it or not. Objectives Primary Objective: * To find out whether there are male students who choose emotional novels as compared to females in Manipal University, Dubai. Also, whether females do not choose to read emotional novels regardless of the general stereotype of their emotional behavior. Secondary Objective: * To find out what genres of novels the students of Manipal University prefer * To find out their favorite novelists * To find out which sex reads the most number of novels Literature Review A novel is a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing...
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...My favorite character in the novel, "Took", written by Mary Downings Hahn, was Daniel. He was brave, persistent, determined, and family oriented. This novel was one of the best ghost stories that I have ever read! It also turned out to be one of my favorites. Daniel and his family moved to West Virginia because, under the circumstances, his parents felt that was the most logical move to make at the time. They moved into a house that reminded them of the Amityville house (at least to Daniel it did). The windows looked like eyes to anyone looking from the outside. Erica and Daniel would be attending a new school, which look like the one room school house. Daniel could accept the jeers and laughing when he walked past a crowd of students. He...
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...Coleman Grand Canyon University RGD 545 Professor Karen Foster February 27, 2008 Teaching Middle and High School Student Using Literature Outline: I. Short Stories a) Activating Prior Knowledge b) Responding to the Selection c) Short Story Selections 1. Suggested Activities to use with Various Groups II. Oral Tradition Literature – Tall Tales and Folktales a) Analyze characteristics and plots of Folktales and Tall Tales b) Understanding Hyperbole c) Writing a Tall Tale d) Selections of Oral Tradition Literature III. Novel Studies a) Previewing the novel b) Defining and Understanding Elements of c) Character Analysis d) Problems and Solutions of the story IV. Historical Fiction a) Activating background/prior knowledge b) Setting a purpose for reading c) Writing about historical fiction V. Realistic Fiction a) Evaluating Realistic Fiction b) Responding to the selection c) Distinguishing between Fact and Opinion d) Summarizing the Story Chapter 1 – Short Stories: A short story is, like the name says, a short literary composition. The action is compact and every single event is...
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...In the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio, a kid named Auggie gets sent to school for the first time by his parents. Auggie had never gone to school before because he had a deformed face, which he constantly needed surgery for, which also caused him to get sick a lot. Auggie’s parents made the correct decision of sending Auggie to Beecher Prep. Auggie learned to be independent, made friends, and learned to be way more confident since he went to school. One reason that I believed that Auggie’s parents made the correct decision of sending Auggie to Beecher Prep was that Auggie learned to be independent. Near the middle of the novel, Auggie was going on a trip away from home for the first time. Auggie never slept away from home, other than when he spent nights at the hospital. At first, Auggie wanted to take his favorite stuffed animal named Baboo on the trip with him so that sleeping away from home wouldn’t be so bad. Later, Auggie left Baboo at home for his mother....
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...having a conversation with the author. One of my favorite books (by my favorite contemporary novelist) is Looking for Alaska by John Green it sparks those feelings every time I open it. The ambiguous nature of it allows me to discover something new all the time, like I am uncovering a new layer of a dear friend with the turn of a page. The novel is told from the perspective of Miles Halter (known in the story as Pudge) as he starts attending an out-of-state boarding school in search of a great, life-defining adventure. He finds his adventure in Alaska Young, a headstrong, impulsive, messed-up girl that is best friends...
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...in Translation Historian, Robert Shickel, says; "A great novel is concerned primarily with the interior lives of its characters as they respond to the inconvenient narratives that fate imposes on them. Movie adaptations of these monumental fictions often fail because they become mere exercises in interior decoration". Highly acclaimed dystopian novels are constantly being adapted into movies. Fans of these novels are excited that they will finally get to see their favorite dystopian worlds brought to life, but then they are disappointed when the films do not adhere to the books. It is understandable when the film varies slightly from the original novel, because directors are not expected to fit a three hundred to five hundred page story into a two hour film. However, when a book is converted into a movie, the filmmakers neglect to include essential parts of the novel in the film. Elements such as character development, narration, and point of view are lost in translation. The underlying themes in dystopian novels are lost when adapted to the big screen, because filmmakers are more concerned with the entertainment value, such as the romance and action, more than the message and actual story the novel originally presents. A major problem that filmmakers face when adapting a novel is the limit that the camera has to present literary points of view. The point of view— or narration— in the novel can offer insight into a characters mind as well as a characters...
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...Technology: The Death of the Paperback? On a cold rainy day as a child my second love, because my parents forbade my sisters and I to go outside, would be to run right to the beautiful cedar bookshelf my father made us. As I ran to that bookshelf there would be an inner debate on which of my favorite reads I would pick up. From as far back as I could remember I was a lover of the smell that would emanate from opening a book. It was not until recent that I realized I was in the minority. The culture of literary lovers’ number in the millions, which may seem like a lot, but is that enough to keep the love of reading a good book alive. A growing concern within the culture as we move toward a bookless future making the majority value them even less. With the advance in downloadable technology rising, our beloved paperbacks are becoming easier, and easier to forget. It has been clear for some time now that the advance in technology would pose a challenge on the novel as we know it today. “Near magical powers of technology are bringing us to the threshold of a new age.” (Bellows 13). Technology moving at such a rapid pace today leaves those lovers grasping onto the joy of libraries, or the bookshelves at home. This begs the question, what will happen to the beloved paperback? The majority as it stands seemingly are becoming a very visual people, bringing a rise in movies and sadly a drop in the sale of books. Movies are more aesthetically pleasing to the masses, making...
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...after reading the first eighteen chapters, I had to read all of it. I’m not one to put a book down, without finishing it. I felt like I had to know what happened to the characters, because they became part of a story in my head. Over all I think this novel was wonderfully written, due to the fact that the author is a journal writer. I did not like the journalistic way of reading a huge story like this, but with layout of the chapters it worked out well. When most people think of war, they think of only the blood and the death of soldiers. They normally do not think about the Homefront, and the Vietnam war is no different. The Vietnam War was not only fought on the battle field, but also in the cities and on the college campuses of The United States of America. The author, David Maraniss describes...
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...Never let me go is a novel written by Kazuo Ishiguro. The story tells of us about a place called Hailsham and Kathy is the antagonist of the story. She narrates about her life and also her memories of other characters . As she tells her story the more the reader realize that something is mysterious about Hailsham. Hailsham is an institute where human clones grow up for the purpose of donating organs to others ,like a donor organ farm. The children somewhat knew their fate but never pressed for more information because they did not want to know. Guardians are the people that watches over the children and educates them, similar to a teacher and even parents. Kathy tells us about her friends and focuses a great deal on Ruth and Tommy since those are two most important characters in this novel. Ruth is Kathy's best friend through the story however they quarrel. Everything about Ruth is told through Kathy's eyes and she tells all of it,...
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...Because of her traveling, she has been to 64 countries, India being her favorite and Tonga being her least favorite, and she has also learned 3 different foreign languages, french not being one of them (“13 Things”). Some other things also influence her books, specifically characters. In Gayle’s book, If I Stay, one of the main characters, Adam, was influenced by her husband, and in her book series Just One Day and Just One Year, the character Willem, was influenced by one of her ex boyfriends that broke up with her (“13 Things”). Gayle has written many books and novels such as I Was Here, If I Stay, Where She Went, Just One Day/ Year/ Night, Sisters In Sanity, and You Can’t Get Here From There (“13 Things”). However, her most popular book is If I Stay (“Q&A With Gayle”). Gayle’s inspiration for writing the book If I Stay was the state of Oregon, her love for music, people she has loved in the past, and mainly, a real-life tragedy that she came across a few years ago (“Q & A With...
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...a modern, realistic novel that is about two women, brought into each others’ lives based on a tragedy. In the novel, there are two main characters. This is because the point of view changes between the two characters. The first person is Valerie Anderson. She is a single mother and a lawyer, recently settles into the area. I really liked Valerie because she initially came off as an independent and successful single woman. The other character is Tessa Russo. She recently quit her job as an English professor and is the mother of two children. She is also the wife of a plastic surgeon. Tessa was a very reserved character and I could instantly tell of the frustrations she had being a stay at home mother with prestigious friends. A supporting character in the novel was Tessa’s doctor husband, Nick. He is a man all about his profession, as a plastic surgeon for burn victims at Shriner’s Hospital. He is connected with Valerie as well. When her son got into an accident at a sleepover, Nick became involved in her life in more ways than imaginable. Valerie’s son, Charlie, is also an important, supporting character in the novel. He is the reason his mother met Dr. Russo. Also, Nick Russo became somewhat of a father figure to Charlie during his recovery and surgeries. Throughout the book, Valerie and Charlie start to struggle with the idea that he does not have a father. The problem in the novel is different for both Tessa and Valerie. Throughout the novel, Tessa must learn to...
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...Vanessa Chavez Humanities 10 20 March 2014 Reflection This course has been very interesting because the theme of the class is very different from what I have been used to. I enjoyed how this class focused on the “strangers” and “freaks” of the novels. Nabakov’s Invitation to a Beheading was my favorite novel from this course. Cincinnatus’ struggle and imprisonment before his execution was painful for him in the sense that no one understood what he was going through. He was a stranger to those around him because he knew too much and was a profound being. Characters like Cincinnatus and Margaret juxtapose those who are ignorant in society. In reality, without these “strangers” there would be no classification of normal humans because there would be nothing to compare them to. The roles the “freaks” and “weirdoes” play in the novels read in the class are very significant; they serve the purpose of conveying important messages to the reader. For example, Ivan from the The Death of Ivan Ilych has a life that has no true purpose, and he realizes this on his deathbed. His life proves that no amount of money, power, or success can equate to happiness and fulfillment. The characters in all of the novels we read in class have taught me something valuable about life. Melville’s Bartleby has taught me how important it is to embrace those who are different because they can offer a new perspective on life. There is more meaning to life than the mundane routines that people tend follow...
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...Paper #1 I ask a simple question, why do you like to read Edgar Allan Poe stories and poems? You are going to give a simple answer along the lines of, “I like dark stories” or “he is my favorite writer”. That however, doesn’t truly answer my question of why. We all have a personal literary aesthetic, what we enjoy reading and what we don’t. What makes for a good read? A bad read? We all as readers have differing opinions on these concepts. I would like to discuss my personal literary aesthetic, addressing what’s of literary quality and what isn’t, what I consider good and what I consider bad, and what’s worth reading and what isn’t. There are many characteristics of what I consider good work. There are the basics such as grammar, good plot, good characters, language, etc. Then there are the particular things about the stories that I read that either enticed me or deterred me from reading further, which I will mention as I go through the different types of reading materials. The first thing I would like to discuss is what I consider of literary quality and a pleasure to read. Edgar Allan Poe's work is something I find pleasurable and it has great literary quality. I find his work pleasurable because it delves into the psychologically dark recesses of our minds and forces us to think about the dark side of humanity. I find this interesting because we all would like to think we would never do the things the characters in Poe’s work would do, but when you...
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...Rachel Ruggeri ENG 474 Dr. Ernest Smith 9/7/14 The Zero “It’s a satirical novel whose rules are its own.” (HarperCollins(2007, July 17).Q&A With THE ZERO’s Jess Walter, https://www.booktheives.blogspot.com) As a satire based on the tragic events of September 11, 2001, The Zero “broke” many literary rules, but Jess Walter decided he would present that time in our history as he saw fit. I gained quite a bit of insight into Jess Walter’s inspiration for The Zero through the interviews. The unusual protagonist we see as our “hero” in the book is based largely on Walter’s viewpoints to the way we, as a culture, reacted to the attacks. Using a key theme in postmodern works, fragmentation. Walter states that “Transitions suck. Transitions are almost always forced or if they’re not, then they take you-they transition-to a place you don’t want to go.” “Fragmentation kept it so fresh for me, because I was never sure how much I was going to reveal (Ehrnwald,Ligan,Lynaugh,Vesta(2010, February 20 & March 16). A Conversation with Jess Walter, https://willowsprings.ewu.edu/interviews/walter.pdf) Walter creates time gaps in Remy’s memory. Remy, alongside the reader, is bounced from situation to situation, never quite sure of what he had done to lead him there. All of his negative memories have seemed to vanish, including the majority of that tragic day. In the HarperCollins article (https://www.booktheives.blogspot.com), Walter discusses how these gaps in memory relate to the...
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