In the not-so-distant future, two teenagers are divided by where they live - one in poverty, one in wealth. This edition is part of a series of pre- and post-1914 works chosen especially for 14-18 year olds. The series features fiction, anthologies, poetry, plays and non-fiction.[...]
"You have defied not the pearl buyers, but the whole structure, the whole way of life, and I am afraid for you." When Kino discovers a magnificent pearl, he thinks that he has found security and comfort for his wife and son, but envy and greed almost destroy him. Hardback 134pp[...]
Amid the sardine canneries, vacant lots, flophouses and honky-tonks of Monterey, Steinbeck assembles a colourful gallery of characters, including Lee Chong the grocer, Doc the marine biologist who surprisingly finds love, and Dora Flood, the flamboyent bordello proprietess.[...]
Social anxiety about poverty surfaces with startling frequency in American literature. Yet, as Gavin Jones argues, poverty has been denied its due as a critical and ideological framework in its own right, despite recent interest in representations of the lower classes and the marginalized. These ins[...]
Dubain tärkeimmät ja mielenkiintoisimmat kohteet esiteltyinä upein valokuvin ja selkein kartoin sekä keskeinen matkailutieto toimitettuna helposti luettavaan muotoon, jotta matkasi olisi kaikilta osin onnistunut.[...]