Novel Essays

How do story telling techniques in Japanese comic media differ to the western tradition? The differences between the Eastern, Anime and Manga and the Western, Comic and Cartoon counterparts are clear from the outset. Apart from the obvious contrast in styles, there are many more distinctions that can be made …

In the novel ‘Tomorrow when the war began’, courage is the central message. The WordWeb dictionary defines courage as ‘a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear’. This is exactly what John Marsden, the author, tried to make clear in the novel. The …

In the haunting novel 1984, George Orwell effectively warns his readers about the dangers of totalitarianism and the horrific measures governments are willing to take in order to sustain power over its people. In order to create the desired effect and instill terror among his readers, Orwell wove a powerful …

J.D. Salinger, in his coming-of-age novel The Catcher in the Rye, repeatedly uses Holden Caufield’s red hunting hat as a symbol to show Holden’s growth from a young man terrified of becoming an adult to one who begins to accept that he must be able to live in an imperfect …

The character Rodion Romanovna Raskolnikov from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel, Crime and Punishment, is a classic example of a tragic hero. His life as a man of many redeeming qualities takes a turn for the worst as his desires to improve his existence lead him to surrender to temptations that inevitably …

In William Faulkner’s short story “A rose for Emily”, a series of literary elements were used to effectively create the themes. In “A rose for Emily”, the main theme happens to be the search for love and security. Mr. Faulkner’s uses of literary elements were brilliant and played a vital …

In “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck there are many characters that show out to be greedy after Kino got the pearl. For example: the priest, the doctor and Kino. The priest turns out to be greedy when Kino gets the pearl. When the news came to Him he started to …

In comparing the works of Robert Frost and Edwin Arlington Robinson the reader cannot overlook the contrast in character development and the ideas exhibited by the authors with respect to the plight of the character. How the characters fail or succeed in dealing with situations, unpleasant circumstances or the issues …

In the novel by Emile Bronte, Wuthering Heights, a strong contrast exist between storm and calm. Wuthering Heights and Thrusscross Grange, illustrate this concept, as they are binary opposites in the story, where Wuthering Heights represents storm, and Thrusscross Grangpe represents calm. The physical characteristics of the two places and …

Towards the end of the 15th century, the general public was becoming increasingly literate and books more readily available due to cheap printing. Although the normal reading tendencies leaned toward history, biographies and travel books, there is a sign that an interest was emerging in a more realistic presentation of …