.... claims that Doctorow's complete abandonment of punctuation and the formal sentance in this book are reminiscent of Thomas Pynchon, but it seems as if he is trying desperately, (and badly) to search for his own style, a way to test his own limits as an author. While the language and flow of the book is hard to grasp in the beginning, it soon becomes somewhat more clear to the reader and seems to move the pace of the book along faster than it did before. But although the book seems to move much faster, it still is not clear enough to read well. One never knows if the po .....

.... notices that Pearl has no physical defects, but Pearl's character has an unexplainable aspect of oddity and unpredictability. When she plays near Hester's cottage, Pearl "[smites] down [and] uproot[s] most unmercifully [the] ugliest weeds"(87) which she pretends are the Puritan children. Hester believes that Pearl is so emotional and temperamental because the passion which Hester and Dimmesdale experienced during their sinful act somehow transferred into Pearl's soul. However, Pearl's antipathy for the Puritans is justified; the children often torment her for no good reas .....

.... The specifics about each trial and the different flaws are entirely different, however. The purpose of the plot in The Trial is to show the downfalls of a judicial system that is run without the public’s knowledge or input. Kafka wants the reader see the flaws in their judicial system and to become actively involved in the judicial reforms. He wants the reader to see that these flaws should not just be brushed off as mere inconveniences. He uses K. to show the life-altering (and in K.’s case, life-ending) effects that judicial flaws can have on the public. His arrest, .....

.... is Sundara’s aunt, but now she has Sundara as a responsibility. Ravy is Sundara’s Cousin. He falls quickly into the American ways. Yet, no one stops him. Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon are Jonathan’s parents. Mr. McKinnon saved Ravy’s life when he came to America. Sundara also teaches him Cambodian language, so he can go to Cambodia. Minor Characters Naro is Soka’s son yet he is the head of the family. Grandmother makes sure that Sundara does what she is supposed to. Moni is like an older sister to Sundara. Moni knows what it is like to be in America and have to follow the s .....

.... a sin, but could be guilt itself. An important note to keep in mind while reading "The Trial" is Kafka's structural organization of paragraphs. Most of the paragraphs are confusing and lengthy; some even more than one or two pages long. In chapter two when Joseph is speaking at the Court of Inquiry, he is abruptly interrupted by the shrieks of a woman. Kafka explains the scene in almost two pages, paying extreme attention to detail. Most of his descriptions seem unnecessary, redundant, and quite confusing. At one point he is describing the scene of one part of the .....

.... his mother but nobody¡¦s able to help him, many people are there other are burn other lost their limb, arm, foot, and he even saw a half body only, everywhere he walks dead body, critically wounded people and crying voices begging for help and attention. And here where he maid a negotiation for the sake of his mother. „« La Canada ¡V here where the hospital. „« Pasadena ¡V here where his father use to work unfortunately he won¡¦t be able to go there co¡¦z of the derricks along the roads. „« Via Carlotta ¡V here where Mr. John Billing lives, a retired DWP engineer (departmen .....

.... appears to hold some personal attachment and emotion to each story. One could even speculate that In Our Time's main character Nick, is in fact, Hemingway himself. It seems as though no matter what age this novel is read at, it could be discussed as a representation of the "lost generation." What is meant by the phrase "lost generation?" Possibly it means the loss of a kindlier, friendlier, period of time. Maybe it means a loss of familiarity, closeness and strength of relationships; everyday things like the lost art of conversation. But at the same time, the characters in the .....

.... are also constantly referred to as "girls". Also incorporated, was an interesting but sometimes uneventful and boring sub-plot of a man's extreme love for a woman and the catastrophic events that take place as a result. This was indicative of many people of the day who had a spouse but often had someone else on the side. Although this book is not the kind that exciting motion pictures are made of, It was regarded as one of the masterpieces of American literature. The plot centres on a fictional World War I army veteran named Nick Carraway. After his involv .....