The plot is set up in a way that causes it to be quite interesting to even those who are most loathing of history. Giardina does a remarkable job of telling a compelling and gripping story, creating authentic and believable characters, and evoking moods that enhance the setting of the novel. The story is not told from solely one point of view as most novels are. In Giardina’s cogent novel there are four different narrators that each contribute their own perspective of the events surrounding the coal war and the Battle of Blair Mountain. The four narrators are; CJ Marcum, Rondal Lloyd, Carrie Bishop, and Rosa Angelelli.
The next thing that qualifies this book as a classic is the fact that it uses effective, unique style appropriate to the purpose and content. In this book author Tim O’Brien use a style unique to this novel. His tone is appropriate for storytelling which is the main thing happening in this book. There is also different point of views from which the stories are told. Though O’Brien is the narrator his stories come from the views and experiences of others.
Yolen’s decision to write Briar Rose in a fairy tale forum helps provide another viewpoint that can help you comprehend such a gruesome period of history like the Holocaust. “Briar Rose reinscribes memory, and shows us what an important role storytelling can play in the acts of surviving and transcending horror.” (Wells 1) The very last article that I was able to find on the Briar Rose was a short one, but clearly had a positive reaction towards Yolen’s book. It states that Briar Rose regardless of the fact that it is a work of fiction speaks the truth and is brutally honesty. “Despite whatever connections we may or may not have to this dark period in history, there is a part of us that is only able to comprehend the true enormity of such stories when they are hidden in depts of older tales, for these old tales exist in
Many novels in this genre tackle personal issues such as dating, relationships, weight issues, life issues and many more. Often told from a point of view that pulls the audience in as if the narrator is confiding in them, Chick Lit novels offer something to identify with, and a great percentage of the audience take comfort from this. I love the odd book to read that’s light and funny and easy going and I am one hundred per cent a sucker for a happy ending; everything that is beheld in a Chick Lit novel, but can we call it literature and is it really any good when compared to Authors such as Stephen King and
Coincidences in Huck Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a very enjoyable piece of American literature, which is famous for the unique realism it uses. Although the novel is intended to be realistic, there are some very unlikely coincidences within the story that become major parts of the plot. A first coincidence in this novel would be early on in the book when Huckleberry Finn first meets up with Miss Watson’s Jim while hiding on a deserted island. Both men came from the same small town where there is hardly any excitement, yet the reader is expected to believe that they both ran away at the exact same time and chose the exact same hideout. This seems very unlikely.
For example, Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle, was not primarily conversational, and thus would not benefit as much from being orally told like Harriet Beecher Stowe’s The Ghost in the Mill or Samuel Clemens’s Cannibalism in the Cars. Where Irving takes the reader on a more personal creative literary journey – void of a separate storyteller though filled with imagery and vivid landscapes allowing the reader to make their own determinations – Stowe allows for a dialect advantageous of being acted aloud. Upon reading The Ghost in the Mill, you want to actually hear Sam Lawson tell the story, to know every aspect of the story and every word spoken by the characters in exactly the way he tells it, just like the children have learned to. Through stories like Stowe’s, written using dialect heavy in Southern slave culture, the need for a storyteller becomes more apparent, aiding in understanding the story’s tone. Likewise, in Clemens’s Cannibalism in the Cars, the written description only serves for so many creative possibilities; it is the storyteller that really brings the story to life.
Chicano literature chronicles the lives and experiences of Mexican Americans in the United States, and is used as a cultural education tool to keep the Chicano heritage alive through text. Although there have been many different Chicano authors, most Chicano literature revolves around themes of culture and Mexican history and issues with identity and cultural discrimination. Many Chicano authors have used writing as a vehicle to express themselves and have a sense of representation that they would not normally be entitled to. In Luis Omar Salinas’ poem Aztec Angel, he uses vivid imagery to paint a picture of what his socio-political complaint is all about. Before delving into Aztec Angel, closer examination of Chicano literature will serve as an excellent primer for understanding how Salinas felt when writing the piece.
The selection of words is what gives the story life. Have you ever read a book and forgot what you even read when you finally finish? Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is the total opposite. The exploration of Henry’s changing relationship with his family and with Keiko will keep most readers turning pages. Jamie Ford has created an unforgettable duo whose story teaches us of the power of forgiveness and the human heart.
It is difficult to decide exactly how many types of fiction there are and what kinds of fiction they are. However, most of readers will agree with the idea that there are two broad classifications which are literary and commercial fiction. The literary fiction focuses on offering intellectual stimulation and broadening understanding of the world, and of the human beings while the commercial fiction aims at satisfying expectations and needs of readers, and bringing pleasure to readers. “The Destructors” by Graham Greene is a short story that dramatizes the rebellion of a group of youths who had grown up in the post-war conditions of life, never known a reality other than war and its aftermath are against society. This drama story helps the readers to understand why a group of teen boys are against the society.
This type of fiction has books that create new worlds, experiences, events and characters that cannot be found in the real world, but they still have a hold on reality that almost brings life to them. One such example is the wizarding world of JK Rowling. The characters created for the Harry Potter series, although fiction, are so life-like that children and young adults can almost reach out and become friends with them. They experience the same difficulties and growing pains but in a world that could never exist in ours. Historical Fiction on the other had brings to life events of the past, but while staying true to the general events that occurred, Historical Fiction sometimes creates characters, events and occurrences that did not happen.