Has anyone read A seperate peace?
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I have. It's a good book. Honestly, few books I read in high school were so good as it. Possibly "The Great Gatsby" or "Catcher in the Rye", but that's it.
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Umm i read that book last year.... but maybe this can help \n\nWilliam Golding presented numerous themes and basic ideas that give the reader something to think about. One of the most basic and obvious themes is that society holds everyone together, and without these conditions, our ideals, values, and the basics of right and wrong are lost. Without society's rigid rules, anarchy and savagery can come to light.\n\nGolding is also showing that morals come directly from our surroundings, and if there is no civilization around us, we will lose these values.\n\nOther secondary themes include the following:\n\nPeople will abuse power when it's not earned. \n*When given a chance, people often single out another to degrade to improve their own security. \n*You can only cover up inner savagery so long before it breaks out, given the right situation. \n*It's better to examine the consequences of a decision before you make it than to discover them afterward. \n*The fear of the unknown can be a powerful force, which can turn you to either insight or hysteria. \n\n\nummm this is yahoo india, they read that book in india?
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i've read it. middle school isn't like that-the book is fiction u kno. don't worry!
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i haven't read it, but if you have an e-file, would you mind sending it to me via email?\n\ncaeszarre@yahoo.com\n\ni've read "Radical Innocence: Studies in the Contemporary American Novel" and "The Dismemberment of Orpheus: Toward a Postmodern Literature"\n\nthanks.
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We are talking Ibsen here, right? OK, how about this.\n\nIn A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen raises the question of happiness still relevant in our time. The author presents a situation where one of the female protagonists is forced by society to sacrifice her personal fulfilment on the altar of social conventions.\n\nThat was so far the formulation of the question. Now we proceed with the analysis. \n\nFrom the first pages of the book, the reader witnesses the efforts of the female character to follow her duty. Yet no matter how hard she tries, she fails. At the end, she finally comes to the realization that her misery stems from misapplication of her talents. Expected to be a mother and a wife, the woman forgets about her own happiness. This is not the way, the author seems to tell us. The young woman's depression creates an unpleasant atmosphere in the house which affects even the well being of the little children.\nThis is essentially the reason for the mother leaving her children at the end. Only by declaring her independence from the patriarchal society, can she find her own happiness. And only then, will she be able to give her offspring what they deserve, a peaceful atmosphere in the house, genarated by the contedness of each individual.\nAs Ibsen  unequivocally shows us, one has to follow his won dreams and raise the new generation according to similar ideals of self fulfillment and independence. This, according to the author, is the key to happy society in general, and family life in particular.\n\nOk, this is the gist of it. You can change what doesn't fit your thoughts, and add, to present your own opinion.\nHope this helps.
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It's called "Receptions of War" and they have it at Amazon.com\n\nJust search on the title or the author.\n\n\nGood luck!
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Do you know the author?  If so, let us know.\nDo you have any classmates you can ask?
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yes!!! i have read the secret garden and I loved it! did you like it ?
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I did a quick search for it and found a snipped at megaessays.com\n\nOf course my personally recomendation would be to read the book and do it yourself, but if you need a start this may be a place to help.
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no I havent, I have it bookmarked and am checking out what its about at the moment.  Thanks for sharing the link.
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I've never heard about it and have been looking for new books to read.  Thanks for the tip!
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I loved this one...It's a very sweet poem about showing someone a reason not to take their own life .... Truly,Heart warming!!!! And I should know..I'm a  published Poet...It shows warmth and tenderness....It also lets me see inside your heart.And I see a warm,loving person..\n~hugs~
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Since the book just was released today (2/13), I don't think the list will be readily floating around online (Then nobody would have to buy it).  I would say to go check it out at Borders or Barnes & Noble.\n\nI hope to buy it within a week or so, and will let you know if anyone from GA is in there.
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i havent read it, but ive heard that it is really good. im going to either check it out from the library or buy it soon, and read it.
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I read that book, and I also read the 2 that followed it...\n\nI found the book to be very good, although disturbing. I was at work when I read it. I started at 9 am, and didn't put it down until I finished it. \n\nWhat I liked about it:\n\nI didn't like the fact that a child had to endure that abuse, but what I did like about it was the fact that I know without a shadow of a doubt that my children are not abused. I am happy about the fact that my children know they will have a full stomach, they can eat when they are hungry, and that they know they have a mother that loves them and would never harm them. I also like that "David" could grow to have a son of his own and know that he would never put his son through what his own mother put him through. Glad that he could grow to have a normal, happy life.
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This was a very enjoyable book, I first read it about 15 years ago.  It is semi-autobiographical in that the author is a pilot and the narrator of the book is a pilot who meets a man with an interesting insight into the human condition and who appears to be a messiah.\n\nThe book is full of memorable lines and makes the reader contemplate life and why we are here.  I definitely recommend it. \n\nThe following link has a number of quotes from the book.
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Sure I have read it! It is one of my favorite books!