Novel Essay Examples

In his novel “The Chrysalids”, John Wyndham effectively portrays the dangers of extremism in the society of Waknuk. Extreme beliefs and actions are at their peak when a certain group denies others basic rights, supports killing them, and confiscates their belongings. The majority does not prefer living in a community controlled by extremists as it […]

I’m sure many of you know what the majority of Nicholas Sparks’s books are: tearjerkers which aim to make the reader fall in love with the novel, only to cry at the end. A Walk to Remember was the first Nicholas Sparks book I had ever read, and it was just about perfect. This novel […]

Discuss the most important changes that occur in Looking for Alibrandi. The theme change is explored throughout the novel “Looking for Alibrandi” written in a young teenagers perspective by Melina Marchetta confronts the readers the variety of changes happening in a teenager’s life. The book includes changing in relationships, changing in perspective, and growing up. […]

The novel Chinese Cinderella is an autobiography written by Adeline Yen Mah about the harsh life she had whilst growing up. Adeline? s childhood shapes her character, the reader can see these developments throughout the novel. One characteristic easily seen is her love for reading and writing. Adeline is also a very intelligent school student […]

Raja Rao’s first novel Kanthapura (1938) is the story of a village in south India named Kanthapura. The novel is narrated in the form of a ‘sthalapurana’ by an old woman of the village, Achakka. Kanthapura is a traditional caste ridden Indian village which is away from all modern ways of living. Dominant castes like […]

In the novel “A Farewell to Arms”, Author Ernest Hemingway uses many different symbols. One of the most used symbols is nature, and most importantly rain. We shall try how symbols serve different things in the novel : Rain and Water From the beginning up until the very end, rain serves as a powerful symbol […]

In W. O. Mitchell’s novel, Who Has Seen The Wind, there are many similarities and differences to be found between the main character, Brian O’Connal and the mysterious Young Ben. The Young Ben is known to be a loner, the boy of the town drunk. Normally the Young Ben would keep to himself; he never […]

Both Frankenstein and Robert Walton have an insatiable desire for knowledge. Victor’s goal is to exceed human limitations and uncover the mystery of life. Similarly, Walton wants to surpass previous explorations by embarking on a journey to the North Pole. However, this relentless pursuit of knowledge, symbolized as “Light and Fire,” becomes hazardous. Victor’s creation […]

Mr. Watts is a liar whose life is based on half truths. He transforms from ‘Pop Eye’ to an influential teacher and to Matilda and the children on the island, he is a knowledgeable, superior man who brings energy to them. Portrayal is arguably reflective of the structure of the narrative and Lloyd Jones has […]

Emily Bronte also convey’s aspects of the class system within Victorian society through the use of imagery. Bronte depicts two English households which both resemble slightly different classes but for which could not be further apart. The heights is described as “narrow windows being deeply set in the wall” and then Thrushcross Grange as “the […]

Having grown up during the Great Depression of 1930s, Toni Morrison witnessed the struggles of her parents in bringing their four children up, and the dismal days of penury and strife left a deeper impact on Morrison’s mind to compel her in creating a novel on oppression and slavery. Her novel Beloved won the Pulitzer […]

James A. Baldwin, a homosexual African-American novelist, was once quoted saying that the most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose. What it means is that society’s chief concern should be a person who has absolutely nothing to lose by always sticking to their beliefs, yet everything to gain. […]

Jerome Klapka Jerome was an English novelist and humorist. His books are loved by readers even nowadays, though Jerome’s contemporaries didn’t give high praise of his works and some literature critics thought that his novels and romances didn’t concern serious and actual problems of life being a little bit senselessness. But these suggestions were erroneous. […]

While Gita Mehta’s previous books focused on the interactions between India and the Western world, in A River Sutra, the author took a new direction in her writing. To accomplish focus by exploring the diversity of cultures within India, Mehta presented seemingly unconnected themes and stories in this novel such as about the Hindu and […]

The Alchemist is a journey of exploration and self-discovery as we follow the main character, Santiago, a young shepherd who lives in Spain, on a journey to fulfill his personal legend. The novel shows us wisdoms and gentle reminders of how to change our lives from what they may be today into the life we […]

No matter at what age, what nationality, during what time period there will always be victims of love and romance, for love is eternal and precious. No one is safe from its bittersweet embracement, those are lucky who have ever experienced it especially when successful, but those romances with the tragic ends and unrequited love […]

Miguel Street has been variously classified as a group of short stories, as a series of sketches, and as a novel. The latter classification is supported by the fact that it is unified by a single narrator and by several patterns and themes. Furthermore, although each chapter is dominated by a single character, those major […]

The concept of isolation, an emotional or physical distancing from others, plays a significant role in Frankenstein. The story grapples with the effects of this self-imposed isolation, whereby characters attempt to annihilate one another. Clearly, the character who experiences the most severe isolation is Frankenstein’s creation, who experiences a profound alienation. However, Victor, the creator […]

Deep Rivers can be seen as an allegory for historical conflicts in South America. The novel can be seen as a symbolic narrative of not only the problems that Indians faced in Peruvian society, but also Jose Argueda’s childhood and his struggle to find his identity. Deep Rivers is beneficial to the reader because it […]

In the book “Under the Dome” by Stephen King the theme of the story is that you have to work together to reach a goal. In the book the goal was to survive, and escape the dome that had imprisoned Dale “Barbie” Barbara and his townspeople of Chester’s Mill. There are many examples that support […]

“There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart” (Kenzo Tange). Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, written in 1955, is one of the most controversy novels of its time and still has the ability to shock unprepared readers. Nabokov uses his ability to connect with […]

Noli Me Tangere is a Spanish-language novel by Filipino writer and national hero José Rizal, first published in 1887 in Berlin. The novel is commonly referred to by its shortened name Noli; the English translation was originally titled The Social Cancer, although recent publications have retained the original Latin. The literal translation of the title […]