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 | | The Road | | by colette234, Jul 19, 2008 | | Summary of the novel "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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| | Is Frankenstein a Gothic Novel | | by braptings, Jul 18, 2008 | | A Gothic Novel is a story in which supernatural terrors and an atmosphere of mysterious horror infiltrates the action. Often the setting is dark and menacing, to reflect the mood of the novel. "Frankenstein" is a good example of a Gothic novel. Written in 1816, by Mary Shelley, "Frankenstein" has become one of the most widely known examples of romantic literature and Gothic novels to date. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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|  | | Two Planets by Kurd Lasswitz | | by The Occulaire, Jul 17, 2008 | | Although it was highly influential on German-language science fiction, this book only reached an English language audience as an abridged version of an audio book in 1971. The plot is based on the premise that Martians will have evolved more quickly than humans and will be more technologically and ethically advanced. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Anthem: A Collective Society | | by GeorgeBqua, Jul 7, 2008 | | Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, is a tale about a society where everybody is supposedly equal to each other, almost like a communist society. | | Comments(1) Liked It: 2 |
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 | | Civil Equability to the Loss of All Individuality | | by Shawn Craine, Jun 27, 2008 | | In “Harrison Bergeron,” the government handicaps all people who excel in any area. When you handicap the people who excel and make them equal to everyone else, you also handicap the country's civil individuality. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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