Introduction: The novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is “Female Gothic” fiction that details the trials and tribulations of an orphaned girl in high society Victorian England. It was published in 1847 under the nom-de-plume Currer Bell and was initially a commercial success, receiving rave reviews. Later when people discovered that the writer was a …
Introduction A boy, a boat, and a tiger. This book’s introduction could not get any simpler than this. But is it really? Life of Pi has much more to it than just being a tale about a boy nicknamed Pi being stranded on a single lifeboat with a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a …
Introduction The Great Gatsby is often regarded as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s greatest novel. It offers a damning though insightful view of the American nouveau riche during the early twentieth century. Set during Prohibition in the 1920s, the story takes place on Long Island and New York City. The novel is widely seen by critics and …
Introduction A book survey conducted by the Library of Congress in 1991 on readers rated To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee as one of the most influential books they ever read. The book that received the most citation was the Bible followed by To Kill a Mockingbird in second place (Fernando, 2012). The book …
Introduction: Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace is an eclectic collection of essays that were previously published in a wide-variety of publications. This volume’s essays have been seen everywhere from Rolling Stone to even Gourmet magazine. Consider the Lobster was also put at fifth place on Emily Temple’s “25 Greatest Essay …
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