The novel is an art form. It allows the author to develop their social and moral opinions in a way that no other literary genre allows them to. Within the novel‚ the author can expand and detail their thoughts‚ values and beliefs through their characters. In other genres‚ such as poetry or short stories‚ authors are not allowed the time or space to develop ideas. Novels also allow the author to comment on or respond to new ideas in society. Charlotte Bronte did this with her novel Jane Eyre
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GOTHIC NOVEL The word "Gothic" has ben variously defined and interpreteted by various writer. Leslie Fielder says that Gothic shoddy mystery-mongerine‚ whereas F. Gunworth Fields defines the Gothic tradition‚ as a literary exploration of avenues to death. The editions of "The Reader’s Companion to World Literature" consider the Gothic novel as a novel of horror based on supernatural. Montague summers maintains; Gothic was the essence of romanticism‚ and romanticism was the literary expression
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Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is a 256-page drama novel published by MTV on February 1‚ 1991. The story is written in a series of letters to an anonymous friend by the protagonist and main character Charlie who is very sensitive and has a lot of feelings along with being a wallflower. In the letters he reveals his secrets‚ stories‚ and also his worries and fears in life. The novel takes place in Western Pennsylvania. Charlie is entering his freshman year of high
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Wallflower Author: Stephen Chbosky Text type: Novel The novel ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ written by Stephen Chbosky tells the story of Charlie through his perspective of personal letters that he writes to an unknown friend. Chbosky writes about the issues one deals with in life such as finding out and accepting who you are and where you belong in the world. Charlie is an emotional character that has gone through difficult experiences and during the novel; the reader finds out about and shares
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wide variety of relevant subject matters available‚ every person in the world will relate to at least one song one way or the other. Music can help us express how we feel when words are not enough or just won’t come to us‚ this can be seen in the novel ‘Perks of being a wallflower’ where the protagonist Charlie has a hard time explaining himself to the people around him. He uses music to reflect his feelings‚ an example of this can be the making of mix tapes that he makes to his friends to convoy
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Monday‚ December 27‚ 2010 Reasons for the Rise of the Novel in the Eighteenth Century Introduction: The most important gifts of the eighteenth century to English literature are the periodical essay and the novel‚ neither of which had any classical precedent. Both of them were prose forms and eminently suited to the genius of eighteenth-century English men and women. The periodical essayist and the novelist were both exponents of the same sensibility and culture‚ and worked on the same intellectual
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roles of good and evil to explain Christianity in his novel‚ The Screwtape Letters. Susan Black once said‚ “We’ve all got both light and dark inside of us. What matters is the part we choose to act on – that’s who we really are.” There is both good and evil in the world‚ and it is our personal choice as to which of these we choose. I believe that Lewis recognized this and purposely chose to write from Screwtape’s perspective. This novel is one many people can relate to. It is simply about temptation
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An exploration of the innovative methodologies requires an awareness of the goals and objectives of teaching literature in general and the novel in particular‚ the advantages of teaching novels and teaching methodologies. It is very difficult to agree on the goals of teaching literary texts. In the past‚ teaching literature was viewed as a way of making people better human beings and better citizens. The purpose of making English Literature a course of study at University College‚ London in the
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The Moonstone Essay The Moonstone‚ written in 1868 by Wilkie Collins is a mystery novel about a gem called "The Moonstone". The moonstone is somewhat a symbol of what everyone strives for‚ beauty and power. In the book‚ justice plays a huge role in terms of doing what is fair and morally right through action and attitude. Although the moonstone is overbearingly beautiful and breathtaking‚ like all beautiful things‚ it has a history "..that crime brings its own fatality with it" (Ch. IV). With
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In the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky‚ the stories of many teenagers living in the early 1990s are retold. Their stories reveal how challenging high school can be. From family problems to drug and alcohol consumption‚ these teenagers overcome many coming of age obstacles. As if turning sixteen was not challenging enough‚ Charlie deals with friends passing away‚ fitting in‚ and maintaining good grades. Charlie’s life may have changed drastically from age fifteen to age
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