Title Works of literature are an important part of society throughout all times. A great time to read novels is when readers are adolescents, although the works of literature read in school are generally found dull by the average student. Sadly, students generate a discriminative feel to books when they are subjected to read school books creating an opinion of all books being bad. Thankfully, outside of the school curriculum there is an array of novels ranging from adequate to phenomenal. Although Tenderness and The Fault in Our Stars are not part of the typical ordnance found in a high school English class, they are remarkable novels worth a read. A literary element that reinforces this is opening conflict which is a key aspect of a good …show more content…
“The greatest thing in style is to have command of metaphor” (Aristotle 139). Meaning, metaphors are a great part of displaying one’s ability to write. As Eric develops throughout Tenderness he still could not understand everything or everyone such as one character who “had the ability to throw him curves, keeping him off balance” (Cormier 163). Although Eric is described as a very intelligent person, this metaphor emphasis that Eric’s intelligence and understanding is not perfect, but slightly flawed. Metaphors are a great way for the author to grip the readers even more and the ability to master this only creates a stronger bond. Also, The Fault in Our Stars shows clear signs of metaphors being an important part of the novel. Hazel asserts “I’m a grenade and at some point I’m going to blow up …” (Green 99). Hazel, wanting to become isolated by everyone uses a metaphor to escalate this feeling and does it well with the ability to help indulge readers to feel more for the main character and does so efficiently. Once again a metaphor is a clear representation of what the character wants or is …show more content…
Eric has both positive and negative qualities about himself; Philips declares that “Eric is not an antihero.” Although he was accused of murdering his parents at a young age he “Hated violence but sometimes he couldn’t help it” (Cormier 29). Even though he was not shy of cruelty he still shows subtle hints of positivity regardless of his past and his pre-determined future. Although, Eric is somewhat positive, his negative side is seen by anyone that does not actually know him, the headlines of the news even question “Is Eric Poole a New Kind of Prison?” (115). This question reassures readers that his brutal side is still present. Cormier thoroughly explains his effectiveness to give a character a good side even with murder on the