… in New York City, Eric Lustbader graduated from Columbia University in 1969. Lustbader has had a number of fascinating best-selling novels, including Black Heart and Angel Eyes, he introduced Elton John to the American music scene. He spent fifteen…

… novel The Last of the Mohicans is said to be the worst of James Fenimore Coopers novels but it establishes the concept of the Nobel savage by expressing the emotions, concerns, physical descriptions of the main characters while comparing…

… powerful piece of writing that discusses the importance of human society and its good and bad affects on men. This novel took place in two very different places the so-called "civilized London" and the "uncivilized Africa" which had conflicting cultures.…

… characters contrast with the animal characters. Called a beast fable, the animals in the tale take on human characteristics. Although all of the characters - the widow, Chaunticleer, Pertelote, and the fox - are all relatively human, they are far…

… of Odysseus. After fighting ten years in the Trojan War, the story tells it took Odysseus ten more years to reach home, in Ithaca, and his wife, Penelope. The Odyssey begins describing the current circumstances. The Trojan War is over, and all of the…

… way out of a Problem, is through it.” Evidence of this statement is seen in several episodes of the epic poem, The Odyssey by, Homer. Odysseus is able to face different problems, rather than avoiding them throughout his epic adventure. Odysseus’s…

… a puzzle. When piecing together a puzzle it is crucial to first find the corner pieces. As when trying to understand the novel it is necessary to realize what the most important aspects are. Each separate corner holds together and is linked to another…

… powerful piece of writing that discusses the importance of human society and its good and bad affects on men. This novel took place in two very different places the so-called "civilized London" and the "uncivilized Africa" which had conflicting cultures.…

… characters as the most prominent. This is to be expected when one looks at the time period in which he lived, but there are some notable exceptions of some outstanding female characters. This does not mean that women were the focus of the story, they…

… the course of twenty years, Penelope continues to wait for her one true love, Odysseus. Penelope is patient, and loyal. Penelope and Telemakhos are approached countless times by the suitors, whom she will be forced to remarry. Nearly everyone tries…