Novel Essay Examples Page 12

Written in 2000 and 2004 respectively, The Complete Persepolis is a graphic autobiographical novel of Marjane Satrapi’s childhood and early adult years during and after the Iranian war and revolution. The first novel, Persepolis One, details her childhood experiences in Iran during the Islamic revolution, while Persepolis Two depicts her high school years in Vienna,…

Over three thousand tons of explosives dropped on one city, and an estimated twenty-five thousand people were killed. These are not just numbers, they are lives lost. This horrific outcome was the result of a firebombing in Dresden, Germany which took place during World War II in 1945. The novel Slaughterhouse-five, written by Kurt Vonnegut,…

Over the course of this book Antonio has gone from mentally and physically being a child, to learning lots of new things a maturing by seeing things no child should see. We know from the beginning that Antonio is special since he is able to remember his own birth. Not to mention that his dreams…

In the novel Siddhartha written by Hermann Hesse, he describes the journey and growth of Siddhartha as he searches for his life goal of enlightenment. Siddhartha is bothered by the wealth and material possessions that he acquired because it is holding him back from attaining internal peace, in result he learns to get away from…

Anne continues to display her character of capability, sensibility, and compassion in her interactions with the Musgroves. I love how when it is time for her to leave everyone acknowledges how they will miss her. It makes me upset she has to leave them though because she is now among people who truly value her….

In The Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale’s primary motivation is a shame, closely followed by remorse. His refusal to confess his crime of adultery rests on his conception of atonement, i.e., he or desperately hopes that mutilating himself in private and remaining a paragon of virtue in public as pastor will be sufficient redress for his…

The author tells the story of the struggles between life for the rich and life for the poor. Stereotyping is the theme throughout the story but when on his own we see through PonyBoy that he begins to realize the socs and the greasers are not so different. Ponyboy acts his role as a greaser…

All over the world, humans express fear and reply to violence in similar ways. Violence and fear are two recurring themes that appear throughout three novels– The Hate U Give, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and Zeitoun. While each tells a unique story, their protagonists grapple with the same problem: fear. Angie Thomas’ The Hate U…

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a historical novel which depicts life during the American Civil War. In this story, Stowe explains the narrative of Uncle Tom, as well as several other slaves and their experiences through the agony of slavery. She consolidates morals, recovery, religion, and favoritism and presents her audience with…

True enlightenment and success are abstract concepts that are difficult to perceive, and therefore, many are frightened to delve into this path towards their destiny. Hermann Hesse addresses this common notion and in turn, emphasizes that reaching one’s destiny and obtaining unvarnished happiness requires listening to one’s ‘inexplicable inner imperative. In the novel Siddhartha by…