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onegame
May 25, 2012, 03:37 AM
Hello,
I'll have to present a 'memoir' (an expose) and I want to do it on the American literature. The problem's that I don't know which novel to pick. Could anyone help me with that?
Wondergirl
May 25, 2012, 09:19 AM
I'm not sure I understand the assignment. Please explain further.
onegame
May 25, 2012, 10:26 AM
I'm not sure I understand the assignment. Please explain further.
Well, I have to choose a novel and analyse it. It could be any novel of my choice, but I don't know which one to choose. I mean which novel that would be a good case of study. Is it clear somehow?
Wondergirl
May 25, 2012, 11:25 AM
A memoir is not a novel. So now I am really confused.
When is the analysis due?
Here are some good memoirs --
Popular Memoir Books (http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/memoir)
The Glass Castle is an especially good one.
onegame
May 25, 2012, 11:39 AM
A memoir is not a novel. So now I am really confused.
When is the analysis due?
Here are some good memoirs --
Popular Memoir Books (http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/memoir)
The Glass Castle is an especially good one.
I'm sorry. I thought the French word is also used in English. It just means an extended essay.
In French culture, the word mémoire, as in un mémoire (the word has no direct English translation) is used for a (usually short and incisive) piece of writing allowing the author to show his or her opinion on a given subject, logically approaching a series of facts in order to arrive at a recommendation or conclusion. In English it can be deemed a form of essay.
Wondergirl
May 25, 2012, 11:43 AM
Does that mean you want something short? Or a book-length memoir?
onegame
May 25, 2012, 01:34 PM
Does that mean you want something short? or a book-length memoir?
A novel.
Wondergirl
May 25, 2012, 04:25 PM
*sigh* What kind of a novel? A classic? A thriller? Short and quick? Long and thought-provoking?
I'll suggest The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.
onegame
May 25, 2012, 04:54 PM
*sigh* What kind of a novel? A classic? a thriller? short and quick? long and thought-provoking?
I'll suggest The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.
A classic would be good. I was thinking of To Kill a Mockingbird, but I'm not sure yet.
Wondergirl
May 25, 2012, 04:55 PM
The Jungle is a classic. You can write a dynamite analysis from it.
onegame
May 25, 2012, 05:39 PM
The Jungle is a classic. You can write a dynamite analysis from it.
Thanks :)
Do you think picking one of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories and analysing it would be a good idea?
Wondergirl
May 25, 2012, 06:25 PM
There are tons of analyses available and possible with Poe's short stories. Do you have one in mine?
How about Poe considered “The Purloined Letter” his best detective story, and critics have long identified the ways in which it redefines the mystery genre—it turns away from action toward intellectual analysis, for example.
onegame
May 26, 2012, 04:32 AM
There are tons of analyses available and possible with Poe's short stories. Do you have one in mine?
How about Poe considered “The Purloined Letter” his best detective story, and critics have long identified the ways in which it redefines the mystery genre—it turns away from action toward intellectual analysis, for example.
Okay, I'll see about that. Thanks a lot for the help and I'm sorry for the trouble :)
Wondergirl
May 26, 2012, 08:18 AM
Check out this site (but DO NOT plagiarize!) --
SparkNotes: Poe's Short Stories (http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/poestories)
tvich
Jun 13, 2012, 02:21 PM
I highly recommend "A Bend in the River," by V.S. Naipaul. It's an action packed novel written by a Nobel Prize winner. The story is great by itself and the underlying themes are there if you want to think about them. But don't take my word for it. You should consider reading an online plot summary to see if it piques your interest. A great site that I use a lot is called The Plot Spot. They have a lot of great plot summaries and I know that A Bend in the River is included. Plot Spot: A Bend in the River - Naipaul (http://theplotspot.net/BookPages/BendintheRiver/Bend-in-the-River.html)