A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters is a 1989 novel by Julian Barnes written as a collection of short stories in various styles. The stories contain motifs of ships and disasters, focusing on themes of destruction, art and love. The first story, "The Stowaway," tells the story of woodworms who stowed away on Noah's Ark during the Great Flood. Other stories include "The Survivor," a story about nuclear holocaust, and the "half chapter," "Parenthesis," which is a philosophical examination of love.
Everything That Rises Must Converge I really liked this story as I am sure many people felt the same way Julians mother did during the time of desegregation It is very sad to know that people would go out of their way mainly white people to discredit the honor or worth of a person of color or lower class Julian seemed like an incredibly ungrateful person I realize that he was embarrassed of his mothers prejudice but he treated her very badly It seemed as though he was ashamed of who they were a
The New American Dream Hollywood aside from being a metonym for the American film industry has come to symbolize Manifest Destiny and the American Dream Hollywood also carries an implication of pace not just of the fast wild lifestyles that people in the film industry lead but of the quickness with which dreams are made and just as easily dashed Despite the high risk high reward nature of Hollywood it still epitomizes the rags to riches story that America has dubbed the American Dream In What M
Scarlet Letter Darkness to Light The Scarlet Letter shows thought out the book many different themes and motifs There are also many symbols The main motif shown was the transition from dark to light The main three symbols I saw that displayed this transition were Hester Prynne her daughter Pearl and the scaffold All three had a transition of being in or being used as something that represents a form of darkness into something being used as a form of light All three have other symbols that are a
How does Marquez modify the conventions of the detective novel in Chronicle of a Death Foretold The New York Times in 1983 reviewed Gabriel Gracia Marquezs novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold Pub 1981 as a sort of metaphysical murder mystery in which the detective Marquez himself reconstructs events associated with the murder 27 years earlier of Santiago Nasar a rich handsome fellow who lived in the Caribbean town where the author grew up It is interesting to read this novel as a work of detect
In The Lady with the Dog Anton Chekhov explores the theme that love can transform even the most ordinary people and lives into something unique and extraordinary The character of Dmitri Gurov demonstrates this theme at first when he discovers in his relationship with Anna Sergeevna something new and unexpected Later in the story Gurov begins to change his attitude about women when he realizes that he loves Anna and respects her Finally Anna and Gurov recognize that their love rather than give t