… Odysseus of Ithaka who sailed away to partake in the Trojan Wars to restore Helen to her husband, Menelaus. After fighting ten years, the Achaeans win and all the heroes sail for home. When the book opens, a decade later, every hero has returned home…

… time of confusion and curiosity where finding themselves is inevitable. In the tale “Where Are you going, Where Have you Been?”, Joyce Carol Oates uses a teenage girl named Connie, to tell a story filled with rebellion and freedom. At this story’s conclu…

… not to be naturally aware of inequality; they must come to this knowledge through experiences. The Lesson, by Toni Cade Bambara, relates one such coming of age in the experiences of a group of New York City children who pay a visit to F.A.O. Schwartz,…

… the novel. Crime and Punishment had depth to characters, an element that was unseen previously. This depth was perhaps most notable in the cases of the two main characters Raskolnikov, and Porfiry. Raskolnikov was a misunderstood genius who falls…

… future through his novel 1984. Although, 1984 has come and gone, this novel is still a look into our future. Written and published in 1948, Orwell wanted to give the impression that this horrible future was just around the corner. In his novel,…

… This book contained seven hundred and forty pages. 2. Here is a summary of my novel: “The three rounds fired from his 9mm Heckler and Koch MP-5SD exploded into the armed figure’s center mass with a sickening thud. His body slumped to…

… by Mary Shelley is a horror story. However, its ghoulishness involves the way that we treat each other and how self-centered we can be when chasing our ambitions. The novel teaches the powerful lesson that passion intemperate by moral responsibility…

… down a process that initially does not seem complex. Though one negotiates all the time, and in many settings rarely does he or she stop to reflect upon what the underlying interests of the negotiation or even conversation are. Authors Roger Fisher…

… Things Fall Apart. Achebe did an excellent job of portraying the pre-colonial culture of the Ibo. This book was not only educational, but entertaining as well. His ability to focus mainly on one individual and still show the complexity of the entire…

… a young man named Henry Fleming develops many attributes I compare and contrast to. Crane "paints" a vivid picture of what life was like for the fragile Henry Fleming. He demonstrates a sense of separation in Fleming’s life that I can relate to.…