Novel Essay Examples Page 33

In the book Inside Out and Back Again, it’s contains a poem called “Saigon has fell” which tells of a story that expresses the tone of a girl and her family while enduring a war. The girl who goes by the name of Ha is on a rickety ship with her and fellow navy families…

“When you really desire something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” What an inspiring sentence, is not it? Actually, this is excerpted from the book fascinating me all the time. First published in 1988, The Alchemist is a modern classic that has been translated into sixty languages, read in over 150…

When we find out something new about somebody else, whether it is an action, belief or behavior, it has the potential to influence our perception of that person. As the knowledge of these actions, beliefs or behaviors may cause someone’s perception of another to change, one may keep secrets. The act of holding a secret…

The novel is titled Inside Out & Back Again. Think about just the first phrase in that title: “inside out.” How does phrase “inside out” relate to the universal refugee experience of fleeing and finding home? In what ways is Ha’s mother’s experience a specific example of this universal experience? Refugees like Ha and her…

Helen is described by Mr. Anagnos as a small locked safe that no one can access. Helen is clever, sociable, and good-tempered before her sickness as a child. Then, she loses her sight and hearing due to sickness. As a result, she grows up in darkness and quietness, navigating her surroundings as best she can…

There are few social constructs as dynamic and damaging as slavery. A small handful of historical remnants have the resilience that slavery possesses. Unfortunately, the effects of 19th century American slavery have resulted in social hurdles that society has failed to conquer. Slavery devolved from a physically and mentally damaging system to a modern way…

Jean Fritz (November 16, 1915 – May 14, 2017) was born in China and grew up listening to her father tell her stories of American heroes. This is where her love of American history came from. She did write a book about her life in China called Homesick: My Own Story. She tells about Lin…

Literary devices are techniques that are used to enrich literature and allow the readers to connect to what is being read. They help improve our understanding of the story or article to create a more enjoyable experience. Countless devices were used by Coelho in the book The Alchemist, however, the three that gave me the…

All of humanity suffers from fear in one form or another. The key is how it is dealt with. Humankind fears almost everything, change being one of the biggest. The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo battles fear in every sentence. Santiago is drowning in it and is forced to learn how to cope with it just…

Almost every book, movie, and play follows a pattern consisting of The Twelve Steps of the Heroic Journey. These twelve steps enrich the text by drawing the reader into the script. Often, people live their lives in connection to these steps. In one way or another, someone will experience their own heroic journey. In novels,…