In The Color Purple by Alice Walker,the main character’s sister, Nettie, appears briefly but her presence continues through her letters and contributes greatly to the work by creating contrast, affecting the action and development of the other characters. At the beginning of the book Celie tries to be Nettie’s protector by sacrificing herself to her ...
The characters of Victor Frankenstein and his monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein uniquely parallel the characters of God, Satan, and Adam in John Milton’s Paradise Lost. In Frankenstein, Victor is the obsessed creator who wants to be the first man to be able to give life. Although he is successful, as is God in Paradise ...
I have always loved magic. In fact, if I’d been born a boy, chances are good that I might have pursued magic as a career. Unfortunately, it has never been an arena that was very open to women, although that is beginning to finally change. I suspect that my obsession with magic stems from the ...
This book takes place in the late 1900s in Pennsylvania. It specifically takes place in West End, East End, and Two Mills. The main character is Maniac Magee, but he is known as Jeffery Magee in the beginning. Some minor characters are Amanda Beale (a nice girl), McNab (a big mean white kid), Mars Bar ...
Who doesn’t love Jane Austen? If you really think about it she was the first Chick Lit writer. She wrote about the comedy of manners, society and the station in life in which you were born and what they expect of you. Jane Austen’s (1775-1817) novels, and short stories speak to every generation whether you ...