David Copperfield book report - detailed analysis, book summary, literary elements, character analysis, Charles Dickens biography, and everything necessary for active class participation. Introduction David Copperfield is a semi-autobiographical novel by British writer Charles Dickens, published 1849-50. A … [Read more...] about David Copperfield
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter book report - detailed analysis, book summary, literary elements, character analysis, Nathaniel Hawthorne biography, and everything necessary for active class participation. Introduction The Scarlet Letter is a tragic love story set in the Puritan settlement around 1700 in Boston, Massachusetts. … [Read more...] about The Scarlet Letter
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men book report - detailed analysis, book summary, literary elements, character analysis, John Steinbeck biography, and everything necessary for active class participation. Introduction Of Mice and Men is a classic novella written by John Steinbeck and published in 1937. The world within the novella is … [Read more...] about Of Mice and Men
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice book report - detailed analysis, book summary, literary elements, character analysis, Jane Austen biography, and everything necessary for active class participation. Introduction First published in 1813., Pride and Prejudice is thought by some to be Jane Austen's greatest work. The story follows … [Read more...] about Pride and Prejudice
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre book report - detailed analysis, book summary, literary elements, character analysis, Charlotte Brontë biography, and everything necessary for active class participation. Introduction Jane Eyre is a Gothic novel written by Charlotte Bronte in 1847 and originally published under the male pseudonym "Currer … [Read more...] about Jane Eyre
Angela's Ashes
"Angela's Ashes" is a 1996 memoir by Frank McCourt. The book won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and the National Book Critics Circle Award as well as the Boeke Prize. The novel retells the events of McCourt's childhood leading up to his move to America when he was 20 years old. McCourt grew up … [Read more...] about Angela's Ashes
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" is a novel by Jonathan Safran Foer that was published in 2005. The novel revolves around the nine year-old protagonist, Oskar Schell who lost his father in the when the World Trade Center was attacked on September 11th. Oskar is now suffering from severe PTSD about leaving the … [Read more...] about Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Lake Wobegon Days
"Lake Wobegon Days" was published in 1985 and written by Garrison Keillor. He based it on stories from his radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion." Lake Wobegon is a fictitious town set in Minnesota with eccentric characters. The first half of the book is a history of the town. From the accidental discovery while … [Read more...] about Lake Wobegon Days
Lies My Teacher Told Me
"Lies My Teacher Told Me" is a 1995 book by sociologist James W. Loewen. The book won the American Book Award in 1996 as well as several other awards. The main point of the book is to deconstruct the usage of textbooks in American high schools and colleges. Loewen explores the topics that history textbooks often leave … [Read more...] about Lies My Teacher Told Me
Lord Jim
"Lord Jim" was originally published in the Blackwood's Magazine beginning in October of 1899 and ending in November 1900. It was a written as a serial story. In the book, Jim is a romantic dreamer. As a child he wanted to become a hero on the high seas after reading romances on the subject. But, every attempt at … [Read more...] about Lord Jim