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Beginning Of The Book End Of The Book
1,468 wordsThe majority of families were once considered perfect. The father went to work everyday, while the mother stayed at home and cared for her two children, Henry and Sue. The children never fought and the parents were involved in all the community events. Our society has grown to accept that there is no such thing as a perfect family. Eleven-year-old Ellen from the book Ellen Foster, by Kaye Gibbons, grows up in a household where her father is an abusive alcoholic and her mother is too sick to comp...
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19 Th Century Age Of Innocence
3,243 wordsEdith Wharton's books are considered, by some, merely popular fiction of her time. But we must be careful not to equate popularity with the value of the fiction; i. e. , we must not assume that if her books are popular, they are also primitive. Compared to the works of her contemporary and friend, Henry James, whose books may seem complex and sometimes bewildering; Wharton's The Age of Innocence appears to be a simplistic, gossipy commentary of New York society during the last decade of the 19 t...
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Constraints Of Society Ellen
1,299 wordsPatrick White A Fringe Of Leaves Patrick White A Fringe Of Leaves (not Great, But Hopefully Some Good Ideas) Discuss the plurality of the various discourses which White explores in? A Fringe of Leaves? , signaling clearly your readings of the various contexts he explores through the central character of Ellen Roxbourgh. Patrick White explores many issues in his novel? A Fringe of Leaves? through the central character of Ellen. Not only does White explore these issues he leaves flexibility for th...
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