literature
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The Strength of a Tenacious Woman
People often play a crucial role in each others lives, which might not seem significant at the time. It might be a word, phrase, or statement which may seem insignificant, but a single action can change the course of a person's life. Everyone grows and develops a network in society, and these systems aid in allowing a person to become who they are. Similarly, throughout many works of literature, a novel’s minor characters support the main character rather significantly. These minor characters incorporate a key element from which the main character comes to be. The method in which they help the main character frequently varies due to the time and era of which the work takes place in. The Neo-Classicism era, also known as the restoration period, was a reaction against the Renaissance era. The Renaissance era was believed to be unsystematic, and humans had no rules in society. In the restoration period, literature was meant to be didactic. It was supposed to be teaching a moral value and preaching about living life properly. It pointed out the wrongdoings of society, from which came the Neo-Classicism era. Many works of literature came about in this era. Nathaniel Hawthorne, in his satirical novel The Scarlet Letter, presents a heroine ahead of her time through her struggles with her ostracization for having an illegitimate child, her abusive former husband, and her forbidden love affair with the Reverend—thus becoming ultimately stronger, despite her punitive society's attempt to break her.
By Muhammad Salmaan7 years ago in Geeks
9 YA Novel Clichés That Make Me Want to Stop Reading
Do you ever read a sentence of a book and just roll your eyes? Not because the character has done something stupid or embarrassing, or the plot has made a weird turn, but because you've read that somewhere before?
By Leah Phillips7 years ago in Geeks
Book Review: 'The Couple Next Door'
The Couple Next Door is the debut thriller from Shari Lapena, and my oh my, does it pack a punch! The book follows the lives of Anne and Marco—a suburban couple—through the most harrowing ordeal any parent could imagine: The Kidnap of their baby daughter. Lapena cleverly draws us into the seemingly pleasant world of middle America with a host of first-world problems appearing to be the only threats to this couple's marital and parental bliss. But even before the end of the first chapter, we see that things are perhaps not as they seem. Anne and Marco return home from their neighbour's dinner party to find the front door open and their baby, Cora, missing. They had checked on her only half an hour earlier, but now, she is gone.
By George Boundy7 years ago in Geeks
'The Bullied Series'
My journey as a writer and reader has led me to many places and to many books. These books are gems, priceless because their meanings in my life are infinite but there are special books whose words weave around my soul before becoming a huge part of me. Sometimes, I have found them on a dusty old shelf and sometimes, I have found them on a tablet or phone. That is where I found The Bullied Series by Vera Micic… On a phone, while scrolling through Wattpad.
By Amanda Penn7 years ago in Geeks
Response to 'The Count of Monte Cristo' (Dumas)
There is one main question Alexandre Dumas asks the reader in the book: Are you rich, or is your life rich? Dumas even uses Edmond Dantes to illustrate this. At the beginning of the book, Edmond is poor, but he has his father, Mercedes, and a promotion in a company in which he works for someone who's like a second father to him. When he's rich, he doesn't feel himself enriched.
By Alexandra F7 years ago in Geeks
Isabel Allende
Today I thought the time had come to write about a fascinating writer in South American Literature who has meant a lot to me over the past 13 years. Her name is Isabel Allende, whose books have reached the intimate layer of everybody's soul, with the relentless mission to spread the powerful inner voice simmered in every woman around the world and where the magical dimension entwines with reality. Most of her novels contain aspects of the genre called "Magical Realism."
By Letizia De Luca7 years ago in Geeks
The Truth Behind the Tales
From Austen to Plath, many of our most beloved authors have found themselves on the other end of the pen, having their life stories retold through the medium of film. J. R.R. Tolkien is the latest icon to join the circle, with a new biopic starring Nicholas Hoult as the Lord of the Rings creator just beyond the mountain. To celebrate, let’s take a moment to reminisce over some of those that have made the journey before:
By Tyler Turner7 years ago in Geeks
Utterly Weird Books You Should Definitely Read
Not every book is a simple progression from beginning to end. Not all words are what they seem at face value. Between the covers of a book (assuming the book even has covers) anything can happen, and even the most seasoned of readers can still be surprised.
By E.J. Hagadorn7 years ago in Geeks
10 Essential Books Written by Queer Women to Add to Your To-Read List
1. Orlando by Virginia Woolf Woolf, one of the most prolific queer female writers of all time, explores ideas around gender and sexuality through a historical sci-fi novel. The story follows the titular, Orlando, a poet who lives through centuries and goes from man to woman. A queer classic that has stood the test of time.
By Katie Haines7 years ago in Geeks
