Essays on Novel

Milkman's Pursuit of Liberation and its Consequences Milkman in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon is always pursuing liberation because he knows it will bring him peace. Milkman becomes a self-made man in the book, liberating himself from his manipulating and materialistic father and losing his burdened family name. I, like Milkman,...

The novel Shame describes some of the events that characterized South Africa's apartheid regime, as well as the horrors that emerged as a result of such hostility, resentment, and rage among the people of South Africa. The book tells the story of how people chose to manipulate each other based...

This was a comforting read for someone who loves writing (as I do), as Tim O'Brien details his thoughts about why storytelling is important. He writes, “Stories will save us” (213), explaining how using the imagination can offer warmth that does not always happen in reality. One of the novel's...

Clarice Lispector was a Brazilian author born in Ukraine in 1920. She is a well-known author around the world for her innovative novels and short stories. She was born in Podolia to a Jewish family before being moved to Brazil. Her adoption to Brazil was due to the issues confronting...

Emile Zola's novel Germinal Germinal is notable in the French tradition. It depicts a coal miner's strike in Northern France in the 1860s. The title "Germinal" is the name of a French calendar month that means "seed." The novel's central focus is the plight of miners and their search for life....

Virginia, a British novelist, editor, and critic Stephen Woolf is regarded as one of England's most dependable authors between the First and Second World Wars. Woolf went down her experimental path after becoming dissatisfied with the novels of the well-known, real, and obvious. Along the way, the author discovered a...

Agatha Christie's novel The Hollow is a work of crime fiction. It was first published in the United States of America in 1946, and later that year in the United Kingdom. With 66 full-length novels published during her writing career, Agatha Christie established herself as a prolific novelist. The Hollow...

O'Brien's Poetic Tactics and Storytelling Ability O'Brien employs poetic tactics to resolve his role in Vietnam's atrocities. Most notably, his storytelling ability reflects his exceptional creative abilities. In an apparent effort to overcome post-war depression, O'Brien employs his imagination to use narration as a means of reintegration into society.The Power of...

Joyce Carol Oates's short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" was released in 1966. This is a tale of adolescent puberty, abuse, and crime. This well-known short story has been viewed in a number of forms by critics and literary scholars. The subsequent review will analyze and...

In Bulgakov's book "Master and Margarita," Bezdomny is used as a term for the homeless in Russian. In this case, it is given to Ivan Nikolayevich Ponyryov, a 23-year-old poet. Ivan Bezdomny is portrayed as the most divisive character in the book. In most instances, he is remembered as a...

Many writers have made heavy use of figurative vocabulary and imagery in their works. Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi used graphic novels as one of the visual forms to express a message about what a young girl child was seen in her life in a war-torn Iraq. A graphic novel contains...

The Use of Symbolism in "The Story of An Hour"The majority of writers use writings such as novels, short stories, and poetry, among others, to convey personal experiences or to share facets of society. They often use various literary techniques in their writings to either make it appealing or to...