A 25 page essay that records the writer's impressions as this epic novel is read for the first time. The writer while giving a synopsis of the action discusses how the characters and plot are developed by Tolstoy as the novel progresses. No additional sources cited. A 6 page paper on the importance of supporting characters in these two novels by Leo Tolstoy and Isabel Allende, respectively. The paper looks particularly at Anna s husband and lover in Tolstoy s work, and at Esteban Trueba s wife and granddaughter in Allende s, and suggests that these characters serve as a lens through which the main character can be viewed.
Bibliography lists one source.
A 7 page paper looking at the issue of vengeance in these two novels by Tolstoy and Isabel Allende, respectively. The paper argues that in both books the authors considered their protagonists to have sinned against God or the laws of nature, and thus their punishment was out of human hands. Bibliography lists one source. The writer argues that these two writers deal with the same ominous topic-resistance to death. Bibliography lists 2 sources.