Novel Essay Examples

Introduction Toni Morrison’s poignant novel “The Bluest Eye” explores themes of identity, beauty, and societal perceptions through the lens of a young African American girl’s struggle for self-acceptance. In translating this evocative narrative to the screen, director Claudia Johnson brings to life the story’s compelling characters, layered emotions, and societal critique. This essay delves into…

How often does ones nature change? Jane Eyre is a novel that was written in 1847 by Charlotte Bronte and it was significant because it the one of the first diary-style books to be published. The book is about a girl named Jane who lived in a household with her aunt and cousins and was…

In The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, Gregor Samsa is a regular guy, he goes to work, he supports his family, and he doesn’t complain. That is until he wakes up one morning and finds himself turned into a human sized cockroach. His whole life gets flipped around and his family doesn’t want much to do…

The setting is one of the most basic elements in a story. It sets the tone, paints a picture for the reader to imagine, and basically shapes the story itself. Without the setting the story could be set in anyplace anytime. You could have a story about space aliens corrupting the inhabitants of mars, but…

Throughout the book The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, guilt and redemption are ongoing themes. Amir is faced with several different situations in the start of the book where he made the wrong choice. These poor choices as a child continued to haunt Amir throughout his entire life. Eventually Amir is presented an opportunity…

Sure, actions speak louder than the words, but sometimes even your actions are as undetected as the words you speak. Amir could reconcile his wrongdoings in The Kite Runner, thus leading him to his journey for redemption. His past comes to look him the face, anxious by these past sins, he uses numerous means to…

The idea of reason vs. intuition is often seen in literature, but some literature depicts it differently than others. The Black Cat, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Scarlet Letter all have a character that becomes obsessed with “justice,” and their struggle with justice primarily depicts the struggle between reason and intuition. While the characters in…

Imagine surviving an apocalypse. Emily Mandel’s novel, Station Eleven, takes a trip through an apocalyptic world and develops based on the minimal amount of people remaining after the pandemic. Traveling to and from different time frames, the book opens just before the Georgia Flu pandemic takes over the world, during a Shakespearean play where a…

My internal oral presentation topic will be about the representation of flight throughout the book. In the novel, flight is used as a symbol of escape. Each character that chooses to fly means that they were only trying to escape their hardships. The book begins by telling the readers a story of fathers who abandon…

In Toni Morrison’s novel Song of Solomon, the main character Milkman (Macon Dead III), goes through a massive change in his mental mindset. Milkman is born into a sheltered, privileged life and grows up to be an egotistical young man. He lacks compassion, wallows in self-pity, and alienates himself from his local African-American community. As…