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    ‘Moll Flanders’ did not start off as your typical story for a Victorian era novel. The Novel ‘Moll Flanders’ pushed the envelope and ultimately was a novel that assisted women in the progression of femininity writing. There were undoubtedly other authors who assisted with this progression as well for instance, Mary Wollstonecraft who publish later than this work, which could lead one to assume this work aided her in doing so, so that in the future she would be able to publish her works which are

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    Characterization in a Classic Novel      Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein is the story of a scientist, Victor Frankenstein, and his quest to create life from death. Frankenstein’s experiment goes dreadfully wrong and he is forced to flee from the monster he created. Throughout this novel, Frankenstein is characterized by his extreme intelligence, skepticism and withdrawn behavior, and remorse.      In the beginning of this novel, it is clearly stated that

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    The Sweet Hereafter is a fabulous novel it is written in different people's perspective who were affected by the accident. The novel slowly progressed to the accident however in the movie they start by introducing Mr. Stevens in a car wash talking to his daughter. Near the ending of the novel they show all of the towns people gather at their annual fair and watching the derby. In the movie they do not show the derby or people cheering the Burnell's. In the movie they show Allison a childhood friend

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    In the graphic novel I have created there are elements of lightness and darkness, body expressions, facial expressions, background objects, and things out of the ordinary. In my graphic novel it’s clear to tell there are many places where I used lightness and darkness. One example can be seen in the first panel when my teacher walks into the room. The whole room is dark but through the door he walked in from there is light. This highlights the fact that you would not want to be in the same room as

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    Rebecca Movie Vs Novel

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    The gothic novel, Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier is an eerie explanation of the tragic life of Rebecca. Starting the story in a sort of reverse fashion the author decides to begin in the present with the castle of Manderley burned and its owners banished. Then the audience is introduced to the story. Overall, the storyline between the book and the film is relatively unchanged. This adaptation closely mirrors the novel and Hitchcock doesn’t alter anything too extensively. However, a main difference

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    gender and economic inequality was the norm. Jane Austen novel has a notion that is written in a satire context in the term of how women in a society should be less than men.However, the protagonist Emma goes against what society tells her to be, she is a character that goes against the grain. Emma is a strong female character that advocates for other women to better themselves, and this is why there’s a case to classified Emma as a feminist novel. Feminism, means the advocacy of social and economic

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    source went over multiple themes in the novel Frankenstein, one of them being the pursuit of knowledge. I found this as a great example of the pursuit of knowledge, and was compelled to use it for one of my notecards. Birkhead, Edith. "Later Developments of the Tale of Terror." Bloom 's Literary Reference Online [Facts On File News Services]. N.p., 1921. Web. 29 Apr. 2015. This source goes over the later forms of the horror story and it included the novel Frankenstein. At one point, it touched upon

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    fiction can be a true story? The novel The Things They Carried written by Tim O’Brien will make you reconsider the facts behind a fiction story as it brings several levels of truth to the readers. The novel is the collection of twenty-two stories about Vietnam War, which can be put separately as individual story, but can also be well tie together. O’Brien’s writing style is so vivid that the readers usually find themselves believe the events and details of his novel as true facts, even though the work

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    The novel White Fang was written by Jack London in 1906. The well-known book is a realistic fiction story. Although the novel is fiction, the author based the book on his own life experiences. White Fang takes place in the 1890’s; it was set in past Canadian territories during the Klondike Gold Rush. Weather conditions were harsh and deadly, considering that temperatures most likely never exceeded zero degrees fahrenheit. The novel was written in third person point of view, which is mainly presenting

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    into her novels. This approach allows the reader to know what inspired the events happening throughout the novel. After reading the novel O Pioneers! by Willa Cather, I began to search for ideas leading me deeper into the meaning of the novel as a whole. O Pioneers! is a novel in which several of the key concepts and character qualities can be better understood by learning more about the life of Willa Cather. Aspects of O Pioneers! that involve the life of Willa Cather include where the novel is taking

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