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The author's purpose for writing an analysis which discussed the solitude related states that the characters undergo throughout Miss Wyoming, was mainly to emphasize the personalities of the characters within this novel as well as portray certain aspects in life that Douglas Coupland symbolizes. The structure in which the argument is presented is effectively organized because the first few paragraphs summarize the significant scenes in the text as well as the importance of the individuals and their roles. The author writes background information in order to refer back to it once the author makes a valid point. In other words, the author utilizes the summary of the novel as proof toward the opinions the author addresses as the analysis continues. After the summary of the novel, the author organizes his ideas by stating one opinion of the text itself and sticking to that one topic throughout; therefore, the reader does not become confused. The author uses clear and simple organization skills in order to bring forth the argument and the organization forces the argument to become convincing. Although, the argument presented forces the reader to make assumptions of the opinions one may hold toward the meaning of the novel. The argument that the author defends pertains to the meaning of the novel and tries to depict what Douglas Coupland is attempting to voice about the society as a whole. Therefore, the author uses his opinions for others to make their own opinion of the society and Coupland's ideas. The author could have provided evidence from the text in order to support his claims. Exact quotes from Miss Wyoming would have made the author's opinions more believable and the reader would have had more proof and reasoning. But the author of the analysis states that, "I don't have much sympathy with the feeling of "tiredness of being me." In other words, the author believes that there is no reason as to why someone feels sorry for individuals who

Arguement: This article addresses Women's influence in society and therefore the importance of their upbringing and upkeeping. Claim: It claims that women played a role in defining European national identity at the end of the 18th century and that nation, gender, and genre of theatre can result in distinct characters because of their influences and duties. Support: " Documents and facts, commentary and cartoons are scrutinized in the context of these genres, which themselves carry connotations of class, education, and gender."

Argument: Nancy Boland, as well as I do, believes that each character, in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, represent something different towards the main character, Singer. She also states that each character suffers something different and they suffer delusion, but each character is different from one another. Nancy also argues, "Segregation, isolation and inclusion are not conditions of the past alone, they are in our present and they will be in our future." Evidence: "They each create a different idol in Singer. For Mick, he is a man who feels similarly about music as she does. For Doctor Copeland, he is the only white man who understands his passion to achieve justice for black people. Blout finds that Singer is just as deeply concerned about socialism as he is and for Biff, he represents all that Biff sees in himself; a quiet, shrewd spectator of the human state." "There is hope. The character of John Singer also reminds us that there are kind, generous people out there, lending an ear to fellow human beings when they are most afraid of going unheard." Thoughts: Before reading this review, I planned on finding out what each character meant in the book and I was having a hard time figuring that out on my own; but after reading this, each character's explanation made more sense, when comparing them to Singer. Boland believes that every person needs to be heard in this world and that everybody should have that one person that they confide in with everything. I think that this statement is both true, and false. I believe that it is true because, for example, I confide in my best friend with all of my secrets and whenever I have a problem, I know that she will always be there when I need her; but then again, I don't tell her every single detail in my life just so I can keep something's to myself. Also, some people aren't that open to others and they don't have somebody that they confide in so they keep everything bottled up. Some people just have different ways of "

The author Bonnie of the critical analysis of Wuthering Heights feels that the characters in the novel were all naïve and foolish. This may describe Emily Bronte's life during the time she wrote it. It is known that she carries some of her real life experiences into her writing. It may show the struggles of her life and how she was able to overcome them. The purpose of this criticism is to display how real life can play a big role in an author's life and how they write their novel. Characters can be based on themselves as well as people involved in their lives. The way the author feels about their life can reflect in their themes of the novel because it's what they are used to.

References Dolls house, which describes "Women on a pedestal" and views of women.

The author calls H.G. Wells' novel a science fiction but focus' on the social aspects of the novel. The novel shows the social issues of the time and Wells' views on them. The novel focuses on the social issues of Wells' time, but is not a science fiction. The science behind his books is well thought, but it provided a setting for his novel and was a different way to portray his social views.

Raymond Tatalovich's criticism offers an interesting perspective on the ideas put forth in Thoreau's essay "Civil Disobedience". The main point is put forth in the title.. does Thoreau intend to call people to morality or anarchy? His intentions are to extract from this essay the root of his implications and theory of obligation to the government. He argues that Thoreau believes that the consent of people is necessary in order for the government to operate - a type of contractual agreement. However, he does recognize the fact that the majority in society controls the norms and can imprison people that go against them. Therefore, he does not defend civil disobedience to a point that will get someone imprisoned. Tatalovich also does a fabulous job at bringing to light other civil disobedience "leaders" such as Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. He states that Thoreau however, takes a much stronger stance on the extent to which people should act out in favor of their own views on what's right and wrong. It should also be noted that Tatalovich sees deficiencies in Thoreau's view of the government as an operational unit and its efficiency. However, he argues that in no way is he a no-government man by offering this quote: "I seek rather, I may say, even an excuse for conforming to the laws of the land. I am but too ready to conform to them. Indeed ... as the tax-gatherer comes round, I find myself disposed to review the acts and position of the general and State governments, and the spirit of the people, to discover a pretext for conformity" (Thoreau 33). This criticism offers a good perspective that will enable me to compare the government conformity in Catch 22-militarily, versus the liberalistic mentality of civil disobedience. There is a stark discord between these two concepts and I believe it will be riveting to delve into a comparison between the two based upon the role and operation of the government.

Argument: To a God Unknown is a novel riddled with the power idea of the something to believe in; faith. Faith is in the forefront of the novel because Joesph, the main character, believes in the universe as whole rather than his brothers strong Christan beliefs. By being an out lier of the family ultimately leads to the farm dramatic drought. Evidence: "the central theme of the novel is belief," Joesph's pagan beliefs are vastly different than those of his brother and of those of the time period. his were somewhat structured on "little more than fluttering of leaves on tree, and the chill breath of wind before it rains. My thoughts: Damian Kelleher is simply criticizing the obvious spiritual differences between the family, however, he allows the reader to understand that the novel gives off a feeling of Steinbeck actually writing of his own life. This is interesting because in a lot of his novels he writes or adds an idea of religion. The addition of religion brings froth the the realization that he is attempting to sway the public to his religion or just to leave what is different becoming eerily close to religious proganda.

This review, like all others, praises Cornwell for his use of real historical places and characters. Each of the Viking leaders in the Last Kingdom was derived directly from historical facts. "[Cornwell] Liberally feeds readers history and nuggets of battle data and customs". This is a very key aspect of Cornwell's writing style. On top of this, Uhtred, the main character, goes through tremendous physical, mental, and emotional change all throughout the novel. This is another very common theme in all of Cornwell's novels. He uses this dynamic character type in the story Agincourt as well. He shows that no matter what era the world is in, everyone goes through the same trials and tribulations. "Uhtred's first-person wonderment spinning all into a colorful journey of (self-) discovery." This theme applies to Cornwell's life as well. He himself went through similar predicaments to his main characters that dealt with emotional trials, loss of parents, discovering themselves, and trouble in deciding national allegiance. "This is a solid adventure by a crackling good storyteller."