![]() Who is the protagonist of The Canterville Ghost’ and why? ‘The Canterville Ghost’ has the theme of life and death to examine the issue of forgiveness. Virginia says that the ghost helped her see the significance of life and death, and why love is stronger than both. He uses fifteen-year-old Virginia for this purpose. Though Wilde tells a humorous tale, but it appears that he also intends to convey a message. Wilde clearly wishes to emphasise the culture clash between England and the United States by putting them against each other. Sir Simon misunderstands the Otises just as they misunderstand him. Mrs Umney is, but rather a paragon of British culture. Sir Simon is not a symbol of England, as perhaps. Wilde satirises both the unrefined tastes of Americans and the determination of the British to guard their traditions. He presents each of these characters as comical figures. His stereotypical characters represent both England and the United States. Then, through a series of mishaps, he pits one culture against the other. ![]() Wilde takes an American family, and places them in a British setting. The Canterville Ghost is a study in contrast. What is the theme of The Canterville Ghost’? NCERT Solutions For Class 11 English The Canterville Ghost – Text book Questions Solved ![]()
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![]() ![]() He realizes that he must tell his story for the sake of the animals he loved so much, and so that Red’s daughter Augie Ann will know her mother’s true story. The following summary relies on the present tense.Īs his life closes in on him in a convalescent home bed, Woody hears about the impending extinction of giraffes and punches the TV. The novel is divided into 16 chapters named after the place where the chapter’s events transpire and are intermingled with newspaper clippings, telegrams and postcards. The past tense is used in Woody’s recounting of the story, and the present tense is used in sections that describe Woody’s writing process in the convalescent home. Lynda Rutledge’s West With Giraffes is written in the first person point of view, and utilizes both past and present tenses. The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Rutledge, Lynda. ![]() ![]() The only man who never lets her down: John Lennon, her lifelong muse. Her abrasive humor is exhilarating - more Fleabag than Please Kill Me. She rolls through motherhood, cancer, and divorce, only to realize she needs to get back to her guitar. But by the early Eighties, it’s all over - Viv’s an anonymous aerobics teacher, wondering what the hell happened. ![]() ![]() Clothes Clothes Clothes Music Music Music Boys Boys Boys is her tale of fighting her way into rock & roll as a rebel girl - starting a band with Sid Vicious, dating the Clash’s Mick Jones, idolizing Patti Smith and Yoko Ono, inspiring future generations of feminist punk. ![]() I’m a bit of both.” Viv Albertine helped shape London punk as the wild-child guitarist of the Slits, striking her warrior pose on their album cover. “Anyone who writes an autobiography is either a twat or broke. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not all worlds need to be rich and fancy. Oh, it was so much fun and I now kick myself for not getting around to this earlier. I was immediately intrigued, but took me some time to get around to reading it. This was first introduced to me as ‘pulp fantasy’. Enter Monster Hunter International (MHI)! With the clock ticking towards Armageddon, Owen finds himself trapped between legions of undead minions, belligerent federal agents, a cryptic ghost who has taken up residence inside his head, and the cursed family of the woman he loves.īusiness is good… Welcome to Monster Hunter International. Should the Cursed One succeed, it means the end of the world, and MHI is the only thing standing in his way. An ancient entity known as the Cursed One has returned to settle a centuries old vendetta. It’s actually a pretty sweet gig, except for one little problem. Monster Hunter International is the premier eradication company in the business. ![]() On the other side are the people who kill monsters for a living. Officially secret, some of them are evil, and some are just hungry. ![]() All the things from myth, legend, and B-movies are out there, waiting in the shadows. Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a fourteenth story window, he woke up in the hospital with a scarred face, an unbelievable memory, and a job offer. ![]() ![]() ![]() If people without these challenges would read this book, they would have a better understanding of those with disabilities. She also highlights the numerous joys her family ha shared throughout the years. This book should bring you to both tears and laughter as the author was able to describe the frightening and sad experiences as well as the growth that comes from meeting extraordinary challenges. ![]() ![]() As someone who has been involved with the rare disease community for over 50 years, I applaud Eva for the way in which she has masterfully captured the reality of family life when a member must deal with a medically complicated life. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nebbercracker then takes Eliza's tricycle into his house, as DJ takes his picture through his telescope. Heartbroken, Eliza started to cry as she ran away and Nebbercracker angrily tells her to stay away from his house and never come back. She then stops as Nebbercracker picks up her trike from the ground, pulls off it's front wheel and growls angrily at her. ![]() Eliza then screams in fright and gets off her trike and runs off. Nebbercracker angrily asks Eliza if she wants to get eaten alive, and she nervously says "no". Just then, the house's front door opened and Nebbercracker came storming out yelling at Eliza to get off his lawn. As her trike was stuck on the lawn, she nervously looked and saw Nebbercracker's house. She kept on singing, when she suddenly crashed onto Nebbercracker's lawn. "My trike." - Eliza mourning her tricycle before Nebbercracker steals it.Įliza's Tricycle is a vehicle owned by Eliza, the little girl, and who she lost to Old Man Nebbercracker when she got stuck onto his lawn in the 2006 animated horror film, Monster House.Īt the beginning of the film, Eliza was riding her tricycle down the sidewalk while singing and saying hello to some things (a fence, some leaves and the sky). ![]() ![]() ![]() man I hate (love love love) that!"-The Reading Cafe "Explosive. I am looking forward to the next one for sure as we are left with a bit of a cliffhanger. The chemistry is absolutely there, the back and forth bantering, the punishments, and the tender moments. But soon, their intense, physical bond will take an unexpected turn-evolving into something neither has bargained for: the promise of a lasting love.Praise for A Million Dirty Secrets "Smoldering sex scenes and a cliffhanger ending will have fans panting for more."-Publishers Weekly "This book has some yummy scenes. When they're together, they never want to leave each other's arms. Almost immediately their relationship generates heat-in more ways than one. ![]() The inexperienced beauty will learn to satisfy his every sensual need, yet never touch his heart. But it's the perfect business arrangement. Noah doesn't know why Delaine sold her body for a cool two mil. Now she belongs to Noah Crawford, a wealthy mogul who introduces her to a seductive feast of the senses, awakening desires she only dreamed about. She auctions herself off at Chicago's most exclusive erotic club. When a matter of life and death threatens to tear apart her family, Delaine makes the ultimate sacrifice. The sequel cannot arrive fast enough."-RT Book Reviews (4-1/2 stars)Delaine Talbot has a secret. ![]() "Super-sexy with snappy dialogue, this wonderful Cinderella tale begins the search for Lanie and Noah's happily-ever-after. ![]() ![]() ![]() Overall, it's a terrific start to the planned trilogy. Matched was a critical and commercial successas were the other two books in the trilogy. It was followed by Crossed in 2011 and Reached in 2012. Published in 2010, it is the first novel in the Matched trilogy. There are just enough details about the Society to tell the story, making it pretty light as far as sci-fi goes - so this will appeal to readers who don't consider themselves fans of the genre normally. Matched is a science fiction novel for young adults by best-selling author Ally Condie. Instead, it's a great coming-of-age story, one that encourages readers to think long and hard about their relationships - to people, to technology, and to authority. This could easily turn into just another hand-wringing love triangle, or a ho-hum story of teen rebellion. As Cassie’s relationship with Ky deepens, so do her relationships with her parents, her brother, and even Xander. Cassie’s awakening - to the harm caused by the Society, to love, to the complexity of the adults who have raised her - feels authentic. ![]() ![]() Her characters are complex and surprising even the peripheral characters carry real weight. But most teen readers will agree that author Condie has crafted a fine addition to the genre. MATCHED invites comparisons to The Giver and Brave New World, and some science fiction fans may rightly complain that it’s derivative. ![]() ![]() I certainly hope that serious listeners aren't put off by the misleading reviews. ![]() Together, bell and Robin take us, the listeners, on a journey from historical to present-day that conveys the importance of embracing feminism. She matched her tone to the author's content: insightful and poignant. Miles uses a steady pace-not too slow, not too fast. The language is readily accessible and the narration is superb. As a fan of bell hooks, I'm bias, I suppose, but this audiobook does what it sets out to do - give a primer on feminism in easy to understandable language. I bet that guy says that about all the feminist books. And then there are the critiques of bell hooks and the book itself: some guy pretending to be looking for "a solid argument in favor of feminism" says this book is tripe. ![]() Robin Miles, one of the first inductees into Audio File Magazine's Narrator Hall of Fame, is called robotic! I guess perfection is too much for some people. I'm so surprised to read some of the reviews about this audiobook. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The language used addresses the child head-on and involves them in the action: “Look!”, “Now what?”, “Oh no!” On every page are questions and puzzles that encourage close observation of the details. Many exciting subplots ensue along the way, including a detour through the airport and a car on fire. The busy pages are crammed full of labelled illustrations of every mode of transport you could imagine (and loads of new vocabulary to learn, even for young vehicle experts!) These are accompanied by two main stories: one of a (pig) family on a journey to a picnic, and another of a (cat) police officer chasing a terrible (dog) driver. Who I can’t thank enough for his refreshing take on the genre.Ĭombining information, mockumentary, eye spy and story in equal measure, Cars and Trucks and Things that Go is the solution to boring-vehicle-book fatigue. Reading labelled engine parts does get a little dry after a while. But after the tenth or eleventh such book on its twentieth or thirtieth reading, I am done. I try to jazz up these reads with ad-libbed extra factoids and fun traffic noises. Which is great, because that’s what he’s into. ![]() With that comes a propensity towards a certain type of book: non-fiction, diagrammatical, straightforward, terminology-based. Like many other children, my son is OBSESSED with vehicles. ![]() |