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1. To Kill a Mockingbird

First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.William ShakespeareHarper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.

2. Moby-Dick

Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.William ShakespeareHarper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.

3. The Sun Also Rises

Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.William Shakespeare

4. Julius Caesar

William ShakespeareFirst Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.

5. The Glass Menagerie

Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.The drama is narrated by Tom Wingfield, who supports his mother Amanda and his crippled sister Laura (who takes refuge from reality in her glass animals). Tom brings Jim O'Connor to the house as a gentleman caller for Laura. While O'Connor is there, the horn on Laura's glass unicorn breaks, bringing her into reality, until O'Connor tells the family that he is already engaged. Laura returns to her fantasy world, while Tom abandons the family after fighting with Amanda.Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.

6. King Lear

First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Lear gives up his kingdom to his daughters and then gives up his mindJake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.

7. Oedipus Rex

Fulfilling the prophecy, King Oedipus has killed his biological father (Laius), slept with his biological mother (Jocasta) and is now on the path to try to lift the curse on Thebes. When his mother learns that Oedipus is her son in a moment of insight, she kills herself. Oedipus, too, realizes that he was Laius's murderer and that he's been married to (and having children with) his mother. In horror and despair, he gouges his eyes out and is exiled from Thebes.Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.

8. Oedipus Rex

Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Sophocles

9. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeHarper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.

10. For Whom the Bell Tolls

Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.For Whom the Bell Tolls chronicles the experiences of American college professor Robert Jordan, who has volunteered to fight for the Loyalist cause in the Spanish Civil War. His initial idealism is quickly tempered by the realities of war. Yet his courage enables him to remain devoted to the cause, even as he faces death. Hemingway's compassionate and authentic portrait of his characters as they struggle to retain their idealistic beliefs has helped earn the novel its reputation as one of Hemingway's finest.

11. My Ántonia

Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Willa CatherJake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.

12. King Lear

William ShakespeareJake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.

13. Billy Budd

Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Aboard the Bellipotent, Billy assumes the duties of foretopman. He quickly endears himself to his mates and the officers under whom he serves. He faces troubles with the crew and the higher-ups on the ship. Billy is accused of mutiny, and when he is confronted about it, he vents his feelings by killing his accusers. He is tried, accused, and hanged. The ship faces an England at war and Billy's spirit lives on.Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.

14. Great Expectations

Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.Pip recounts his life story from his childhood to how he matures and grows up to becoming a young man. He falls in love with a wealthy but heartless girl named Estella. From that moment on, everything Pip does in his life is for Estella and only her. Pip even receives a fortune from a secret benefactor to pursue an education and he does this along with obtaining wealth, success and high social class in the hopes of becoming worthy in the eyes of his beloved Estella. Magwitch- a former convictFirst Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.

15. Ulysses

Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.Joyce's Ulysses is a novel of eighteen 'episodes,' all set in Dublin, Ireland, between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 am, June 16-17, 1904. The three main characters are a young school teacher and aspiring writer named Stephen Dedalus, a middle-aged Jewish advertising salesman named Leopold Bloom, and Leopold's wife, Molly. Episodes: Bloom, Telemachus, Nestor, Proteus, Calypso, Lotus-eaters, Hades, Æolus, Lestrygonians, Scylla and Charybdis, Wandering Rocks, Sirens, Cyclops, Nausicaa, Oxen of the Sun, Circe, Eumaeus, Ithaca, PenelopeFirst Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.

16. the Merchant of Venice

17. Ivanhoe

Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.The story of one of the remaining Saxon noble families at a time when the nobility in England was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father for his allegiance to the Norman king Richard the Lionheart. Was written and published during a period of increasing struggle for the emancipation of the Jews in England, and there are frequent references to injustices against them.Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.

18. Julius Caesar

Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Brutus and others kill Caesar to prevent him from becoming king.

19. The House of Seven Gables

First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Follows a New England family and their ancestral home. Explores themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement and colors the tale with suggestions of the supernatural and witchcraft.Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.

20. A Raisin in the Sun

First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Inspired by the author's father's 1940 court fight against racist housing laws. Follows the Younger family, who attempts to move into an all-white Chicago suburb but are confronted by discrimination. The first play by an African-American woman to be performed on Broadway. Title comes from Langston Hughes's poem 'Harlem' ('A Dream Deferred').Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.

21. David Copperfield

Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Charles DickensHarper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.

22. Pilgrim's Progress

Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.John BunyanFirst Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.

23. Les Misérables

Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.Victor HugoFirst Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.

24. The Stranger

First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Albert CamusHarper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.

25. Brave New World

First Line: Call me Ishmael. Ishmael is the narrator and he accompanies Queequeg and Ahab on a whaling ship to hunt down and kill the Great White Whale, Moby-Dick. At the end their boat is destroyed and every dies except Ishmael.Dystopian future society where genes are altered to force you into a social class (Children are grown and not born). Bernard Marx travels to the Savage Civilization, and brings back John who comes from the unsocialized people but also unaltered genes. He commits suicide because he cannot adjust to society and he understands freedom and that suffering is human.Harper Lee uses memorable characters to explore civil rights and racism in the segregated Southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch, you learn about her father Atticus Finch, an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man unjustly accused of rape; and about Boo Radley, a mysterious neighbor who saves Scout and her brother Jem from being killed.Jake Barnes and his expatriate friends live in post-WW1-Paris.There, they occasionally work, but spend most of their time partying, drinking, and arguing. From Jake's perspective, we meet the cast of characters that populates his story: Robert Cohn and Lady Brett Ashley. Although Jake and Brett are actually in love, they aren't together, presumably because a mysterious war wound has rendered Jake impotent, leading Brett to go away with Robert. Brett begins an affair with a talented young man, Romero, who Robert consequently beats to a pulp. As all the craziness dies down, Jake leaves to San Sebastian and Brett to Madrid. Brett sends Jake telegrams, but when he goes to visit her, they both decide that they cannot be together despite their love for each other.

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