The Secret Garden – Zest to Find the Hidden GarthShort Summary: “The Secret Garden” is a remarkable book identifying the therapeutic power prevailing in mother nature. This novel is magnificently noted by the American writer Frances Hodgson Burnett in 1911. The exceptional narration depicts the magical effect of living in pure nature on humans and the great bonding between the siblings. Indeed, the novel is set in the 20th century, and talks about a girl going throu....
The Giving Tree – A Connection Between Humans and NatureBrief Summary:Highlighting the effectual connection between nature and humans, “The Giving Tree” is written aesthetically by Shel Silverstein. It is a children’s picture book that evokes the story of a little boy developing an emotional bond with a tree. But, the point here is that this bonding should be identified as positive or drift to the negative side. Indeed, the relation is effective enough to develop two d....
A Wrinkle in Time – War between Light and DarknessShort Summary:Created on the ideation of “Teleportation”, “A Wrinkle in Time” is a spectacular novel by Madeleine L’Engle. Explicating the brilliance of teleportation and science fantasy, the novel talks about three main characters – Meg, Charles, and Calvin traveling to different galaxies to rescue Meg’s father. Their task is not just to rescue, but to fight the evil intruder Black Thing who has invaded several....
Night – Memories of an Inhumane Experience Brief Summary:Based on the Holocaust experiences of the author, Night throws light on the condition of Europeans after the Nazi-led Second World War. Indeed, the people were ill-treated in the Concentration camps at Buchenwald and Auschwitz. It exhibits the awful conditions of Jewish Europeans in the camps as they were not given proper food and were beaten on the slightest of mistakes. The novel “Night” was conceptualized i....
The Secret Life of Bees – Sweetness of Honey Leads to a Bitter TruthBrief Story:Written on the note of beekeeping, “The Secret Life of Bees” talks of an estranged connection between a girl and her reluctant father. She thinks that her dad is responsible for killing the mother. Through this novel, the American author Sue Monk Kidd highlights the era of 1964 when betrayals and interracial issues were prominent factors. This book highlights the story of a shattered girl w....
A Brief Overview:The tragic fate of the islanders of the Aran Island is the core of Riders to the Sea by J.M.Synge. The play focuses on Maurya, who has lost almost all male members of her family to the inevitable power of the sea – their provider and the destroyer.The Opening SceneIn the opening scene, Nora comes in with a bundle in hand and discusses with Cathleen that the bundle might belong to their missing brot....
Memoirs of a Geisha – Journey of Popularity Abridged Summary:Highlighting the lifestyle of Japanese entertainers Geisha, Arthur Golden wrote “Memoirs of Geisha” in 1997. It is a fabulously penned fiction novel unbridling the showbiz lifestyle of Geisha in Japan. However, this remarkable novel talks about Nitta Sayuri (Sakamoto Chiyo). She is a smart and famous Geisha in Japan’s Gion district. She was sold by her father to work in the entertainment districts of K....
Fateful Careers ChoicesSet in New York City in the 20s and 30s, the novel Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand, published in 1943, takes the readers into the murky corporate world of architects and focuses on human virtues and vices. It begins with a promising young architect named Howard Roark getting expelled from architecture school before joining a righteous yet disgraced architect named Henry Cameron in New York. In contrast, his batc....
A Brief Overview:The Catcher in the Rye is about Holden Caulfield, who is expelled in his junior year and struggles with a sense of confusion.The Novel Opens in an Asylum Holden Caulfield tells the story from a mental hospital in the form of a flashback on a Saturday in December – the day of the season-ending football match between his old school - Pencey Prep and rival Saxon Hall.He has been expelled and is on his way to say goodbye to Mr. Spencer, his ....
Brief Summary:“The Charlotte’s Web” is a spectacular storybook written by E.B White, who portrays the essence of death through its vital characters, Wilbur and Charlotte. Here, Wilbur is a pink-colored pig and Charlotte is a lady spider. Both of them represent different views on embracing death. Charlotte is close to reality with death being the ultimate truth and no one should be feared. On the other hand, Wilbur is fearful of his death and takes every possible means to ....
The novel opens up with the March family's four daughters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Meg is the elder one; she is a pretty woman who is very fond of luxuries and material things. Jo is the second one. She is extremely fond of reading books and has a tomboy personality. Her dream is to become a world-famous writer. Beth is the third one with a kind, shy, and gentle nature. She is such a sweet lady who is willing to take care of others. Finally, we have Amy, the youngest daughter of the March fam....
A Brief Overview:The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper follows the journey of Hawkeye and the members of a dying tribe – the Mohicans as they go on to rescue the daughters of a British colonel through terrains of the traitors and face a gruesome ending.Familiarise with the Settings and CharactersAttack on the FortThe novel starts by familiarizing us with the setting of the wild woodland....
Summary of the Midnight’s ChildrenA Brief Overview:The Midnight’s Children follows the journey of Saleem Sinai, who recounts his life story and moment of birth on August 15, 1947, at precisely midnight - the day India gained independence from British rule.The Story of Saleem Starts 32 Years Before His BirthIn 1915, Saleem's grandfather – a doctor named Aadam Aziz encounters his future wife for the first time on ....
A Brief Overview In Murder in the Cathedral T.S.Eliot explores the power of fate and surrender through the murder of Thomas Becket. Part 1: The Plot against Thomas BecketThe Speech of Tempters Murder in the Cathedral begins with a Chorus of Canterbury ladies, who are fearful of an impending disaster. In a lengthy address, they reflect on how pain defines their lives and their archbishop, Thomas Becket. Heral....
A Brief Overview:Light in August by William Faulkner’s central concern is with the relationship between a man's social role and private being. The story is set in a small fictional town with a planning mill – Jefferson and is based on two strangers who arrive at the town at different times.Lena Grove Arrival in Jefferson The novel starts with Lena Grove – a pregnant teenager, on her way to Mississip....
