… Heights During the nineteenth century England experienced a flood of migrants into the capital city of London-330,000 to be exact. Of these 330,000, 46,000 came from Ireland to escape famine and, ultimately, death. Migrants continued to take…

… 1989, is a novel that delves into many sensitive areas of American culture. Among the most prevalent of these are religion, anti-war, and anti-Americanism. This novel raises many questions about America and it’s values and, in most cases, shows America…

… and desires, but only those who manage to resist those siren calls can overcome the inner struggle between what one wants, and what must be. J.R.R. Tolkien demonstrates this everlasting conflict between willpower and desire in his novels, The…

… has presented the separation of a family as being one of the cruelest evils of slavery through the characters of the novel. Primarily through the examples of Tom’s separation with his family, Eliza’s mothers protective instincts for her son as well…

… by Sherwood Anderson is a compilation of short stories depicting the towns many grotesques. The novel defines the term grotesque as being a person who embraces a truth and a truth as being a composite of many vague thoughts. Most of the grotesques…

… was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe is about a slave named Uncle Tom. In this book the main characters are Uncle Tom, Eliza and George Harris. This book may not be real but it is based on something that actually happened in history. This book takes…

… Connecticut. She was the daughter of a Calvinist minister and she and her family was all devout Christians, her father being a preacher and her siblings following. Her Christian attitude much reflected her attitude towards slavery. She was…

… to overcome his physical handicap, Byron became a good rider, swimmer, boxer, and marksman. He enjoyed literature but cared little for other subjects. After graduation he embarked on a grand tour that supplied inspiration for many of his later…

… there is alienation in the novel. The alienation occurs with Joe Christmas. He is a stranger that comes into the town of Jefferson with a unkonwn past. Prior to his arrival, he went under the name of Lucas Burch. Whne Joe Christmas arrives at Jefferso…

… life into misery or death, especially if it were the life of a child. There is nothing worse then the suffering of children. This topic is a stigma, but two novels have dealt with this subject matter in a thought-provoking manner. Throughout Frank McCou…