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IN TWO CHILDREN’S BOOKS

IN TWO CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Introduction: Chosen Books & Overview

Children’s literature, as a specialized compartmental genre of World Literature, has evolved to expand its rubric to include multi-dimensional facets of a theme on ‘Family.’ Great writing, of course, knows no bounds and the impact upon young minds as they explore the lively sphere of storytelling should never be dismissed nor taken for granted. One observer notes (Thibault n.d.) that children’s literature can often be a channel for enabling young students to rise above challenges, respect one another’s differences, and enhance critical literacy. The most meaningful relationships people share in life Continue reading...

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Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel showing the future of the America, where most of the people don’t like literature. Society has been adopted to burn the books as there are some other forms of entertainment such as television and radio. People keep on working with firemen to burn books found anywhere. Author has used many symbols in the novel. Most important symbols among them are fire, blood, hearth, salamander, sieve, sand, and phoenix. Each symbol is related to the human society in one way or the other. Not only symbols, but many scenarios in different parts of Continue reading...

Introduction

Different authors have over the years used their literary works to depict some of the contemporary issues facing the society. In fact, most of the themes in many fictional literary works mirror the major issues that affect the immediate society. The authors usually go to great lengths to pass messages about these issues, particularly on the effect that they have on the society members. Short stories are a particular brand of literature that have since time immemorial been used to portray some of the prevalent themes in the society. Examples of common themes explored include isolation, marital problems, alcoholism, Continue reading...

The last chapter of Pasternak’s novel ‘Dr.Zhivago’ consists entirely of poems prompting certain authors to call it a novel-poem. Pasternak in his novel time and again stresses the importance and the relevance of the poems to the personality of the hero as well as to the plot of the novel. In many instances the narrative seems to be an extension of the poems. As the chronology of the novel suggests many of the poems were written at the same time as that of the prose parts. The reader is told that Dr. Zhivago (Yury) wrote poetry in his Continue reading...

Historical fiction emerges as an important tool for educators to use in presenting historical information that is accurate and valid for students. Historical fiction narrates stories that are drawn from events that took place in the past and have been documented. Often, historical fiction contains actual persons who lived in the past; however, there is a tendency of the principle characters being presented as fictional. Through historical fiction, readers become increasingly involved in the day-to-day activities and lives of people having understood their trials and triumphs as presented by the historical setting. Historical fiction literature is gaining prevalence among Continue reading...

‘The Maltese Falcon’ is a typical depiction of genre convention. The story follows the crime and mystery pattern and absorbs the reader into it. The genre convention used in the story complies with the underpinning themes of corruption, deceit, suspense, mystery. The darkness and murky atmosphere created by the author makes all the readers ready for the proceeding story. In the novel ‘The Maltese Falcon’, the author has used genre convention frequently to give the reader the effect of a crime suspense story. The genre conventions used in the story has given the story a real taste of crime Continue reading...

Introduction

Thomas Pynchon (born in 1937) is considered as one of the most interesting, important, and cited representatives of the postmodern American literature. “The Crying of Lot 49” (1966) is his renowned novel, a brilliant satire on the society of the 60s that claims to show the full depth of its spiritual and moral decay. The author easily throws his protagonist, tangling her stronger and stronger in a web of obscure and mysterious events, creating a large-scale canvas of the modern living apocalyptic expectations.
The novel “The Crying of Lot 49” is the most two-faced novel of the 20th century. Continue reading...

Introduction: How Racism constructs a stereotyped identity for African-American writers

An African-American writer, Percival Everett, authored the book Erasure. Erasure tells the story of an African-American writer known as Thelonius Ellison, who also goes by the nickname “Monk.” Ellison has not gained as much acclaim as his writing warrants. His work has been rejected supposedly because it does not conform to particular standards that are expected of African-American literature. His books deal with Greek myths instead of addressing the struggles of the ghetto as the stereotypes on African-American literature dictate (Everett 3). Ellison is bitter at this state of affairs, and he decides to lash out at those he Continue reading...

Children’s books are the perfect way to establish within them ideas and thoughts. Authors however make use of various methods to introduce “playfulness” to these texts. The aim of using this tool is to make these texts more relatable to children. Beatrix Potter and Anthony Browne are both notable children’s’ authors which used “playfulness” differently in their stories The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Voices in the Park to achieve different purposes through their writing. The aim of this paper is to analyze these stories in context to the concept of “playfulness” in order to understand the Continue reading...

History of King Richard III

Saint Thomas More is a renowned figure in the literature world. He was an English lawyer and author. Throughout his life, More was regarded as one of the premier humanist scholars. More held many posts in public leadership including the powerful Lord Chancellor post. He was a highly educated man having studied Latin and Greek as well as being a qualified lawyer who had been admitted to the bar. More also had a monastic calling, which at times conflicted with his desire for public service. He at one time served as a monk, a calling to whose principles he Continue reading...