Novel

Satrapi’s graphic novel, Persepolis, depicts the coming of age story of Marjane and her experiences before, during, and after the Iranian war. In the course of Marjane’s experiences, she frequently encounters conflict and the hardships that ensue when growing up. Nevertheless, these hardships are major factors that shape Marjane as a character and establish the context of the novel. Satrapi uses the graphic novel conventions and literary devices to convey conflicts of Marjane that are within herself

Zadie Smith’s novel, “NW” which is based on London’s postcode, also where the book is set, as well as around one of those mixed London suburbs where deprivation bangs up against wealth, talks about the social lives of four characters: Leah, who lives in a coucil flat with her French husband Michael; Felix, who seems to have a really complicated life and also no relation with any of the other characters; Keisha (who renamed Natalie), who’s Lea well succed best friend who is married to a handsome socialite

In the Fantasy Novel, V is For Villain, by Peter Moore, Brad Baron, a normal kid with no power, is going to a school for kids with power. He does because his dad and brother are very important heroes for the Justice Force.Blake, Brad’s brother, is stronger, faster, and pretty much better than Brad at everything except for intelligence. Playing a game in PE, Brad felt like he is the weakest kid in the whole school, so he wants power, he hopes that his power will soon surface. But, Brad fails to

In the short novel Gentlehands, by M.E.Kerr, a teenage boy who lives in a small yellow house in Montauk meets a wealthy teenage girl who lives in a vacation home, named Beauregard. When Buddy and Skye meet they could not be more dissimilar and the large difference in social class leads to a growth in Buddy’s insecurity. He begins to take on a persona that blocks out his innocent younger brother, Streaker, along with his parents. Although his wealthy grandfather is a hugely disliked character from

When I read your fascinating novel I could not help but feel very curious and inclined to read more. May I ask, what was your inspiration to write your book and what made you want to bring your story to others? Also, how does it feel and what did you go through when writing a classic novel in a time period where women did not have equal rights and were not as highly respected as men? I thought that your writing technique showed how classy and intelligent your story is. Considering that education

Family and friends are very important in this novel. Annie’s twin sister had gone to Toronto for modeling and after awhile had lost connection with her family back in Mooseonee, Ontario. Annie’s friend had won a bingo and ended up wanting to take Annie down to Toronto. Annie was hesitant and said no the first time, but ending up curious about the big city and what happened to her sister when she went down there, accepted the offer and they both went down to Toronto. Annie believes that she is the

Throughout A Separate Peace novel, I always thought Finny was just this person that always got away with things, never really tried in school, and just never really had to try in general, he was the “hot shot.” As I kept reading though, I noticed how Finny was blocking the war out and hiding reality. For example, on page 107, ‘Brinker began, “I said something about enlisting today.” Finny hobbled over to the dresser and took up his soap dish, “I’m first in the shower,” Finny said.’ Brinker and Gene

Foiled, Again: Exploring Literary Character Devices in Esperanza Rising In the novel, Esperanza Rising written by Pam Munoz Ryan, character foil is a valuable literary device the author uses to add to and deepen the plot of narrative which illuminates the unique plight of Mexican-American laborers during the Great Depression. Commonly used in character development to draw attention to the disparities between two natures that have diverse values and independent goals; the foil is not always the relationship

In chapter 25 of Foster’s novel, he states that books were written in a time period and that period affected how the book was written. A person that wrote a book during the civil war does not have the same perspective of a 2015 teenager. Foster explains that the reader must enter the perspective of the author and how the book is written. The perspective must fit in with the history of the story. It also must understand that the book may have been written against the society of the world at the time

Having imaginary friends is a coping mechanism, but how often does a treatment have side effects and finally become the underlying cause? In Toni Morrison’s novel, A Mercy, the story takes place during the 1680s in the middle colonies and she focuses on Florens’ journey to find the blacksmith who can heal her mistress from smallpox. Florens is a black slave, living on a farm with a couple, Jacob and Rebekka, and two other slaves. One of the other slaves is named Sorrow, a strange curly haired girl