Literature
Guide
● 1984 (by George Orwell)
1984 full text edition of the novel;
see also here
and here
1984 commentary and analysis by “Spark Notes”
1984 commentary and analysis by “ClassicNote”
1984 commentary and analysis by
“Barron’s BookNotes”
Novel Analysis Novel Guide
1984 book review
1984 summary
1984 summary, characters and
symbolism
Why Orwell Wrote “1984“
Freedom and Liberty essay
Quiz
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A
Clockwork Orange (by Anthony
Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange commentary and analysis by
“Spark Notes”
A Clockwork Orange commentary and analysis by
“ClassicNote”
Story Analysis Dramatica
A Clockwork Orange book review
A Clockwork
Orange essay
”A
Clockwork Orange” is not Obscene essay
Free Will
versus Predestination in “A Clockwork Orange“ essay
The
Importance of Spiritual Freedom Revealed in “A Clockwork Orange“
essay
To What Extent
Does Alex Have His Own Freedom of Thought essay
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A
Streetcar Named Desire (by Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire commentary and analysis by
“Spark Notes”
A Streetcar Named Desire commentary and analysis by
“ClassicNote”
A Streetcar Named Desire commentary and analysis by
“BookRags Notes”
A Streetcar Named Desire commentary and analysis by
“Barron’s BookNotes”
A Streetcar Named Desire essay
Brutal
Stanley in “A Streetcar Named Desire“ essay
Brutality
in the Play “A Streetcar Named Desire“ essay
Ghosts of
the Past Haunt “A Streetcar Named Desire“ essay
The
Character of Blanche DuBois in “A Streetcar
Named Desire“ essay
The
Characters of “A Streetcar Named Desire“ essay
The Dark
Side of “A Streetcar Named Desire“ essay
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Across
the Barricades (by Joan Lingard)
Across the Barricades book review
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All
My Sons (by Arthur
Miller)
All My Sons review of the play
All My Sons review of the play
All
My Sons Companion for Act I
Studying Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons“ detail commentary and analysis
All My Sons essay
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Animal
Farm (by George
Orwell)
Animal Farm full
text edition of the story; see also here
and here
Animal Farm commentary
and analysis by “ClassicNote”
Animal Farm commentary and analysis by
“Barron’s BookNotes”
Animal Farm summary
and interpretation
Novel Analysis Novel Guide
Animal Farm
Page by Sam and Tyler chapter summaries and characters
Character
Sheets help you organizing your thoughts (you
will need Acrobat Reader)
A Comparison
of Orwell’s “Animal Farm” and “1984” essay
Animal Farm 1 matching: historical allusions
Animal Farm 2 short answer activity about
historical characters
Animal Farm 3 historical events
Animal Farm 4 crossword vocab
check
Animal Farm 5 matching quotations ch. 1 to 3 (only for Microsoft Internet Explorer)
Animal Farm 6 matching quotations ch. 4 to 6 (only for Microsoft Internet Explorer)
Animal Farm 7 matching quotations ch. 7 to 10 (only for Microsoft Internet Explorer)
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Being
There (by Jerzy Kosinski)
Being There short book review
Being There book review
Being There review of book and movie
Being There review of the movie
Being There full
text screenplay of the movie
Jerzy Kosinski
Chronology
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Brave
New World (by Aldous Huxley)
Brave New
World full
text edition of the novel
Brave New World commentary and analysis by “Spark Notes”
Brave New
World commentary
and analysis by “ClassicNote”
Brave New World commentary and analysis by
“Barron’s BookNotes”
Novel Analysis Novel Guide
Brave New
World essay
Aldous Huxley’s Dystopian Vision essay
”Brave New World” -
Happiness essay
”Brave New World” -
Society essay
”Brave New World”
Overview essay
”Brave New World”: A
Sterile Society essay
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Cal commentary and analysis (school
project)
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Catcher
in the Rye (by J.D. Salinger)
Catcher in the Rye commentary and analysis by
“Spark Notes”
Catcher in the Rye commentary
and analysis by “ClassicNote”
Catcher in the Rye commentary and analysis by
“Barron’s BookNotes”
Novel Analysis Novel
Guide
5 Paragraph Essay: “Catcher in
the Rye” essay
A Moment of Revelation essay
A Psychological Profile of Holden
Caulfield essay
Catcher in the Rye essay
How Exhibitionism and Rebellion
Prevent Healthy Relationships in Holden Caulfield essay
Rebel Against Society essay
”The Catcher in the Rye”
- The Etymology and Symbolism of Characters’ Names essay
Through Holden’s Eyes essay
Understanding Holden essay
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David
Copperfield (by Charles
Dickens)
David
Copperfield full
text edition of the novel; see also here
David Copperfield commentary and analysis by
“Spark Notes”
David Copperfield commentary and analysis by
“Barron’s BookNotes”
David Copperfield summary
David Copperfield chapter summary
David Copperfield plot and characters
David Copperfield background information,
who’s who
Who’s
Who multiple
choice quiz
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Death
of a Salesman (by Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman commentary and analysis by
“Spark Notes”
Death of a Salesman commentary and analysis by
“ClassicNote”
Death of a Salesman commentary and analysis by
“BookRags Notes”
Death of a Salesman commentary and analysis by
“Barron’s BookNotes”
Novel Analysis Novel Guide
Crumbling Dreams in “Death of
a Salesman” essay
”Death of a Salesman” -
An Imperfect Society essay
”Death of a Salesman” as
Parody of the American Dream essay
”Death of a Salesman” as
Social Commentary essay
”Death of a Salesman”:
Willy "R" Us essay
Depression in “Death of a
Salesman” essay
Destruction of a Dream in
“Death of a Salesman” essay
Realism in “Death of a
Salesman” essay
The Death of Willy in “Death
of a Salesman” essay
The Destruction of Willy in
“Death of a Salesman” essay
The Low Man in “Death of a
Salesman” essay
The Tragedy of “Death of a
Salesman” essay
Willy as Tragic Hero in “Death
of a Salesman” essay
● Fahrenheit 451 (by Ray
Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451 commentary and analysis by
“Spark Notes”
Fahrenheit 451 commentary and analysis by
“ClassicNote”
Novel Analysis Novel Guide
Fahrenheit 451 novel guide, chapter questions,
theme analysis
Fahrenheit 451 essay
”Fahrenheit 451” -
Duality essay
”Fahrenheit 451” and
“1984” - The Fear of Utopia essay
”Fahrenheit 451” and
Brave New World” essay
”Fahrenheit 451” and
Brave New World” essay
”Fahrenheit 451” and
Brave New World” essay
”Fahrenheit 451”:
Similarities to Our Society essay
”Fahrenheit 451”:
Symbolism essay
Individualism in “Fahrenheit
451” essay
Influences on Montag essay
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The
Glass Menagerie (by Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie commentary and analysis by
“Spark Notes”
The Glass Menagerie commentary and analysis by
“ClassicNote”
The Glass Menagerie commentary and analysis by
“BookRag Notes”
The Glass Menagerie commentary and analysis by
“Barron’s BookNotes”
Story Analysis Dramatica
Avoiding Reality in “The Glass
Menagerie” essay
Characters and Symbols in “The
Glass Menagerie” essay
Desperation in “The Glass
Menagerie” essay
Escape Symbolism in “The Glass
Menagerie” essay
”Glass Menagerie”:
Relationship Between Jim and Laura essay
Hopelessness, Futility and Escape in
“The Glass Menagerie” essay
Important Symbols and Themes in
“The Glass Menagerie” essay
Laura’s Missed Opportunity in
“The Glass Menagerie” essay
Symbolism of the Unicorn in
“The Glass Menagerie” essay
The Character of Tom Wingfield in “The Glass Menagerie” essay
The Destruction of Laura in
“The Glass Menagerie” essay
The Temporary Metamorphosis of Laura
in “The Glass Menagerie” essay
Use of Escape Mechanisms in
“The Glass Menagerie” essay
Women in “The Glass Menagerie” essay
You Can Run, but You Can’t
Hide in “The Glass Menagerie” essay
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The
Great Gatsby (by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby commentary and analysis by
“Spark Notes”
The Great Gatsby commentary and analysis by
“ClassicNote”
The Great Gatsby commentary and analysis by
“Barron’s BookNotes”
Story Analysis Dramatica
Novel Analysis Novel Guide
The Great Gatsby Website
Centers of Interest in The Great Gatsby Reader’s Companion Site
The
Great Gatsby Beginner’s Guide
The Great Gatsby chapter summaries, character
analysis and much more
Summary
Irony in
Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby essay
Jay
Gatsby’s Materialism essay
Some Like It Hot: The Development of
Atmosphere as a Test of Character essay
The Past in F.
Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby essay
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The
Invisible Man (by Ralph Ellison)
The Invisible Man commentary and analysis by “Spark
Notes”
The Invisible
Man commentary
and analysis by “ClassicNote”
The Invisible Man commentary and analysis by “Barron’s
BookNotes”
The Invisible
Man book
review
The Invisible
Man book
review
"Man
Underground" review by Saul Bellow
On the Aesthetics of Ralph Ellison’s
“Invisible Man” essay
”Invisible Man” - Black
Leaders essay
”Invisible Man” -
Identity essay
”Invisible Man” by Ralph
Ellison essay
”Invisible Man”: Life on
the Strings essay
Racism and “Invisible Man” essay
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The
Life and Loves of a She-Devil (by Fay Weldon)
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil book review
The Life and
Loves of a She-Devil summary
and commentary
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Lord
of the Flies (by William Golding)
Lord of the Flies commentary and analysis by “Spark
Notes”
Lord of the Flies commentary and analysis by “ClassicNote”
Lord of the Flies commentary and analysis by “Barron’s
BookNotes”
Novel Analysis Novel Guide
Lord of the Flies chapter summaries, character
analysis and much more
Lord of the Flies Info Page
Lord of the Flies matching exercise
Lord
of the Flies trivia test (you will need Acrobat
Reader)
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Of
Mice and Men (by John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men commentary and analysis by “Spark
Notes”
Of Mice and Men commentary and analysis by “ClassicNote”
Of Mice and Men commentary and analysis by “Barron’s
BookNotes”
Novel Analysis Novel Guide
Of Mice and Men hypertextual interpretation
Studying “Of Mice and Men” Novel Guide
”Of Mice and Men” vs. “The
Pearl” essay
”Of Mice
and Men” Plot Summary fill-in exercise
Of Mice and Men multiple choice quiz
Of Mice and Men trivia test (you will need Acrobat
Reader)
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The
Old Man and the Sea (by Ernest
Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea commentary and analysis by “Spark
Notes”
The Old Man and the Sea commentary and analysis by “ClassicNote”
The Old Man and the Sea commentary and analysis by “Barron’s
BookNotes”
Novel Analysis Novel Guide
Man Overcoming Great Obstacles essay
”Old Man and the Sea” -
One Finds in Life Exactly What One Contributes essay
Relationship, External Nature and
Dignity in “The Old Man and the Sea” essay
The Old Man and the Sea essay
The Old Man and the Sea essay
The Old Man and the Sea essay
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On
the Beach (by Nevil Shute)
On the Beach commentary and analysis by “Spark
Notes”
Characters analyses of the characters in Nevil Shute's novels
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On
the Road (by Jack Kerouac)
On the Road commentary and analysis by “Spark
Notes”
On the Road book review
A Memorable Journey essay
On the Road essay
On the Road essay
Quest for Identity in “On the
Road” essay
The Message of “On the Road” essay
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The
Outsiders (by S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders commentary and analysis by “Spark
Notes”
The Outsiders essay
The Outsiders essay
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The
Pearl (by John
Steinbeck)
The Pearl commentary and analysis by “Spark
Notes”
The Pearl commentary and analysis by “ClassicNote”
The Pearl commentary and analysis by “Barron’s
BookNotes”
Character Analysis of Kino from
"The Pearl" essay
The Pearl essay
The Pearl essay
”The Pearl”: The Curse
of the Oyster essay
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The
Picture of Dorian Gray (by Oscar
Wilde)
The Picture of
Dorian Gray full
text edition of the novel; see also here
The Picture of Dorian Gray commentary and analysis by “Spark
Notes”
A Quick Analysis of Dorian Gray essay
The Picture of Dorian Gray essay
The Picture of Dorian Gray essay
The Picture of Dorian Gray and the
Seduction of the Reader essay
The Picture of Dorian Gray:
Corruption Through Aestheticism essay
The Sin of Dorian Gray essay
Victorian England and The Picture of
Dorian Gray essay
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Poe’s
Short Stories
Works by Edgar Allan Poe selection of stories in full
text
Poe’s Short Stories commentary and analysis of some
of Poe’s texts by “Spark Notes”
Poe’s
Vocabulary explanations
of a couple of words appearing in Poe’s stories
The Cask of Amontillado essay
The Cask of Amontillado essay
”The Cask of Amontillado”
- Irony and Symbolism essay
”The Cask of Amontillado”:
The Dangers of Pride essay
”The Fall of the House of
Usher”: Setting essay
Dead or Alive: The Booby-Trapped Narrator of
Poe’s "Masque of the Red Death" essay
History, Narrative and Authority: Poe’s
"Metzengerstein" essay
Edgar Allan Poe - Premature Burial essay
"The Purloined Letter": Poe’s
Detective Story vs. Panoptic Foucauldian Theory essay
The Tell-Tale Heart essay
”The Tell-Tale Heart” -
Critical Analysis essay
”The Tell-Tale Heart” -
Mind Games: The Narrator’s Madness essay
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Pygmalion
(by George B. Shaw)
Pygmalion full text edition of the novel;
see also here
Pygmalion commentary and analysis by “Spark
Notes”
Comparing Themes in “The
Catcher in the Rye” and “Pygmalion” essay
”Pygmalion” - Higgins’
Philsophy essay
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The
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (by
Robert L. Stevenson)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde full text edition of the novel;
see also here
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde commentary and analysis by “Spark
Notes”
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde commentary and analysis by “ClassicNote”
Novel Analysis Novel Guide
Chapter Summary essay
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Superfudge (by Judy Blume)
Superfudge
full text with
vocabulary explanations and interactive quizzes
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The
Time Machine (by H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine full text edition
of the novel; see also here and here
The Time Machine commentary and analysis by “Spark
Notes”
The Time Machine commentary and analysis by “ClassicNote”
Novel Analysis Novel Guide
The Time Machine summary
The Time Machine synopsis
The Time Machine essay
The Time Machine essay
”The Time Machine”
Compared to ”1984” essay
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The
Wave (by Morton Rhue)
The Wave summary
The Wave summary
Collection of Studies
The Wave essay
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To
Kill a Mockingbird (by Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird commentary and analysis by “Spark
Notes”
To Kill a
Mockingbird commentary
and analysis by “ClassicNote”
To Kill a Mockingbird commentary and analysis by “Barron’s
BookNotes”
Story Analysis Dramatica
Novel Analysis Novel Guide
To Kill a Mockingbird chapter summaries, character
analysis and much more
Atticus Finch Character Sketch essay
How the Ending of the Novel Manages
to End or Resolve the Novel's Key Themes essay
Integrity in To Kill a Mockingbird essay
Lessons in a Child’s Life essay
Maturation of Scout essay
Speech to the Jury essay
The Influences Parents Have On their
Children essay
To Kill a Mockingbird: Irony and
Sarcasm essay
To Kill a Mockingbird trivia test (you will need Acrobat
Reader)
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Tortilla
Curtain (by T. Coraghessan
Boyle)
Tortilla
Curtain book
review
Tortilla Curtain book review
Tortilla Curtain a digital scratch-book
Tortilla Curtain book review
and discussion questions
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White
Fang (by Jack London)
White Fang full text edition of the novel;
see also here and here
White Fang commentary and analysis by “Spark
Notes”
White Fang commentary and analysis by “ClassicNote”
Symbolism in White Fang essay
White Fang essay
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Who’s
Afraid of Virginia Woolf (by Edward Albee)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf commentary and analysis by “Spark Notes”
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf commentary and analysis by “Barron’s BookNotes”
Story Analysis Dramatica
Reading
Questions
Outcry
Against Conformity in “Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf”? essay
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Literary
Terms
Literary Terms
Quiz on
Literary Terms (only
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