Literature Study Guide

Julien Sorel, hijo de un carpintero del pueblo ficticio de Verrières, anhela con todas sus fuerzas salir de la abrumadora miseria en que se encuentra. Para ello, se valdra de diversos medios hasta finalmente llegar a su objetivo. Empero, su origen humilde y el hallarse enamorado de una mujer mayor que en un principio lo traiciona, lo llevarán a acariciar ideas homicidas.

Uno de los títulos más famosos de todos los tiempos. Originalmente publicada en 1915, cuenta la breve, penetrante y extraña historia de un ordinario comerciante de telas, Gregorio Samsa, que un buen día amanece convertido en una criatura no identificada que por sus rasgos, tiende a ser reconocida como una especie de cucaracha gigante.

Una delicia absoluta. Centrada en el áspero comportamiento de una bella doncella renuente a casarse (Catalina Minola), sus páginas refieren la desesperación de su padre, el rico mercader Bautista Minola; su hija menor, Blanca; y los tres pretendientes de ésta. Su consternación es evidente. Según la costumbre, el mercader no puede casar a la hija menor, si la hija mayor aún es soltera.

Una alucinante epopeya mental donde Emile Sinclair, el niño protagonista de esta novela, emerge del -Scheinwelt - (mundo de ensueño o mundo de la luz) hacia los senderos del razonamiento de la mano de un personaje enigmático, Max Demian, demiurgo que le mostrará la falsedad del orden existente y los paradigmas materialistas que antes lo rodeaban.

Emma Bovary, una bellísima mujer proveniente del campo, influenciada por las historias de amor e infelizmente casada con un apocado e ingenuo doctor, se siente profundamente infeliz. Elegirá entonces una fatal y peligrosa distracción: La infidelidad.

Un enérgico relato de aventuras de - mar, lleno de misterios y plagado de polémicas históricas. Benito Cereno es una atractiva inmersión en la insondable esencia del Mal y la escenificación del hundimiento de un mundo - la esclavitud - y el resurgimiento de otro nuevo.

Un clásico de la ciencia ficción. Un científico construye una máquina del tiempo y ha llegado hasta el año 802.701, una época en las que el mundo está en plena decadencia, habitada por seres hedonistas (los ELOI), los Morlock y otras terribles criaturas que han sembrado la esperanza y también el caos. Su ambición, no obstante, lo llevará más lejos todavía, aún en contra de todas las posibilidades.

Enternecedora y vibrante, la obra está construida como un diario escolar en el cual Enrique, muchacho turinés de tercer año, anota los acontecimientos principales del año, entremezclándolos con las cartas de sus padres y con cuentos mensuales, algunos de los cuales se han hecho famosísimos, (El pequeño vigía lombardo, De los Apeninos a los Andes, El pequeño escribiente florentino, etc).

The book of Obadiah may be among the most neglected in the Old Testament. It is a message of divine judgment against Israel's cousins, the Edomites. Descended from Esau, Jacob's brother, the Edomites taunted Israel and celebrated her destruction at the hands of the Babylonians in 586 B.C. In response to such arrogance and hatred, a little - known Judaean prophet named Obadiah predicted Esau's doom and Israel's restoration.

As a student of the well respected teachings of Neville Goddard, I found that the essential shift to success on my journey came ONLY when I learned that you must first accept that everything is internal. Consciousness is the only reality. You can test these simple Approved Guidelines in your own research to find out that the truth is real. The Law of Assumption shows you that the world is truly within. Law of Attraction was wrong because it held to the belief that the world is outside of you. Until you accept this, you will not be successful.

Who was Cinna? What do the hawthorn and primrose symbolize? Or President Snow's roses and Peeta's bread? What about Katniss's last name? Bringing details from myths, herbal guides, military histories, and the classics, English professor and award-winning pop culture author Valerie Estelle Frankel sheds light on the deeper meanings behind Panem's heroes and villains in this hottest of YA trilogies.

Fold space using the spice mélange and travel from “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” to the planet Krypton, from Trantor to Terminus, and back to the scorched skies of Earth. This audiobook covers a lot of territory. It spans galaxies and universes. Nevertheless, the great expanse of human imagination will forever be captivated by the events of the little town of Bethlehem. There is a reason that all of mankind’s stories overlap, coincide, correlate, and copy. Like it or not, all mankind bears the same indelible stamp, the mark of Christ.

Few novels have offered the modern listener such a fresh view of World War II as Markus Zusak's The Book Thief. With this new guide, you will have an even greater understanding of the book. Included in this guide: a biography of author Markus Zusak, a look at the book's context, its literary elements, detailed chapter summaries, analysis, and suggestions for essays. This is the definitive guide to The Book Thief - concise, easy to listen to, and guaranteed to add to your enjoyment of this classic story.

So, you are stuck with having to revise Romeo and Juliet, a Shakespearean play about a lovestruck clueless couple with communication issues? In the next 30 minutes, I am going to make this revision process as pain-free as possible.

This is a summary/study guide of Don Quixote. Don Quixote is the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. The story follows the adventures of a noble (hidalgo) named Alonso Quixano who reads so many chivalric romances that he loses his sanity and decides to become a knight-errant (caballero andante), reviving chivalry and serving his country, under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha.

This is a summary and analysis of It Can't Happen Here and not the original book. With news of the dictatorship Adolph Hitler is building in Germany and the fascist regime taking root in Italy, Lewis Sinclair attacks the basic American precept that something of that magnitude cannot happen here.

Communication to our Lord and Savior holds many facets. Poetry is one way of expressing your emotions, concerns and desires. It has a way of revealing those emotions that many of us have a hard time expressing.This book is designed to touch the heart of God through your daily devotion and meditation specified through poetry. It is conveniently constructed into categories so that you can go right to the poem that is fitting to your situation.

This SUMOREADS Summary & Analysis offers supplementary material to The Gifts of Imperfection to help you distill the key takeaways, review the book's content, and further understand the writing style and overall themes from an editorial perspective.

Jesus loved his friends, and he had lots of them. His friend John baptized him; other friends learned from him. Jesus healed many people, and they became friends, too. Early listeners will gain insight into Jesus' life when they listen to Jesus and His Friends.

"Un jour, ils sont là. Un jour, sans aucun souci de l'heure. On ne sait pas d'où ils viennent, ni pourquoi ni comment ils sont entrés. Ils entrent toujours ainsi, à l'improviste et par effraction. Et cela sans faire de bruit, sans dégâts apparents. Ils ont une stupéfiante discrétion de passe-muraille. Ils : les personnages. On ignore tout d'eux, mais d'emblée on sent qu'ils vont durablement imposer leur présence." S. G. D'où viennent les personnages des romans et quel chemin suivent-ils dans l'esprit de l'écrivaine ?