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 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. The paper concludes that if women let society dictate their course of action, no one benefits, and everyone suffers. Bibliography lists four sources.