Literature Plots

Dombey and Son by Dickens

Mr. Dombey is the owner of a shipping company, named Dombey and Son. He wants to have a son to pass on the company. He has a daughter, Florence, but neglects her because she is female. His wife gives birth a son, Paul, but then dies. Paul is very silly and dies at age six. Mr. Dombey remarries to Edith, but they don't love each other and Edith leaves him. Florence gets married and has two children.

She Stoops to Conquer by Goldsmith

Mr. Hardcastle wants his daughter, Kate, to marry Charles Marlow, but he only likes lower class women because they are humble. Kate pretends to be a maid and woos Marlow.

The Bourgeois Gentleman by Molière

Mr. Jourdain is a merchant who wants to rise above the middle class and become an aristocrat. He tries to learn fencing, dancing, music, and photography but just makes a fool out of himself. His daughter, Lucille, wants to marry Cléonte, but he's middle class so Jourdain refuses. Cléonte disguises himself as a Turkish nobleman so he can trick Bourdain into giving permission for the marriage.

The Secret Agent by Conrad

Mr. Verloc is a secret agent working for a foreign government. He gets orders to put a bomb in Greenwich Park. He doesn't want to so he convinces his wife's brother Stevie to do it. One of Verloc's friends Ossipon hears of the bombing and thinks Verloc is dead. The police find a coat with Verloc's address on it. They talk to Verloc's wife Winnie who says the coat belonged to her brother Stevie. Knowing that her husband killed Stevie, Winnie stabs and kills Verloc. Winnie asks Ossipon to help her escape. He does, but scared that she will kill him, Ossipon runs away with all of Winnie's money. Ossipon reads about Winnie's suicide in the newspaper.

The Skin of our Teeth by Wilder

Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus and their two children, Gladys and Henry, live nearly 20th centaur New Jersey. The U.S. is being threatened by a wall of ice moving from Canada, making it an ice age. The Antrobus' parallel to characters from the Bible. Act II takes place on the boardwalk of Atlantic City. Mr. Antrobus is being sworn in to a committee. There is a deluge and the Antrobus' find safety, similar to Noah's Ark. Act III, takes place after a war in the future. Gladys has a baby and both Henry and Mr. Antrobus are fighting in the war.

The Monkey's Paw by Jacobs

Mr. and Mrs. White acquire a mummified monkey's paw that is able to grant wishes. Mr. White wishes for $200. The next day, their son is killed and they receive $200 for compensation. Mrs. White forces her husband to wish for their son back, but because the body was so mutilated, he makes another wish against it.

Good Country People by O'Connor

Mrs. Hopewell employs the Freemans because "they're good country people". Hulga is Mrs. Hopewell's daughter. Hulga talked with the Bible salesman, Manley, who tried to sell them a Bible yesterday. Hulga and Manley meet up in the woods and kiss and talk. Hulga has a wooden leg. They go to a barn loft and he kisses her and tells her he loves her. He asks to see where her false leg attaches. He removes her leg and refuses to give it back to her. Hulga freaks out and asks for it back. Manley leaves. Mrs. Hopewell and Mrs. Freeman watch him leave the barn, but they don't know what he was doing.

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

Mrs. Mallard learns that her husband has died. Even though she's very sad, she feels relieved. When he comes home, she has a heart attack and dies.

Sons and Lovers by Lawrence

Mrs. Morel is unhappy with her marriage and gives all her attention to her sons, especially William, the eldest. William moves away and dies, crushing Mrs. Morel. Now, Mrs. Morel focuses on Paul, her second son. Paul falls in love with Miriam Leivers, but his mom doesn't approve so Paul doesn't marry her. Paul meets Clara Dawes who tells Paul that he should marry Miriam if he really loves her. Paul returns to Miriam but still can't marry her, realizing he loves his mother more. Paul and Clara have an affair, but don't marry because Clara doesn't want to get divorce from her husband. Mrs. Morel falls ill and dies. Paul goes off alone.

The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov

Mrs. Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return to their estate on a cherry orchard. Varya, her adopted daughter, and Gayev, her brother are waiting for her. Anya tells them of their debts and that they will need to sell the estate. Lopakhin, a business man, tells Ranevsky and Gayev to cut down the trees to get money, but they refuse. Ranevsky auctions the estate and Lopakhin is the winner. He tells them that he is going to cut down all the trees, and they are upset. All the characters leave the estate separately.

A Perfect Day for Bananafish by Salinger

Muriel Glass is in her hotel room calling her mother. Her mother doesn't like her husband, Seymour, but Muriel reassures her. Seymour is on the beach. Three year old Sybil Carpenter is also on the beach and wanders over to Seymour. Seymour tells Sybil to look for bananafish. They go into the water and look for bananafish. Seymour goes back to his hotel room, where Muriel is sleeping. He takes a gun out of his suitcase and shoots himself.

Murphy by Beckett

Murphy ties himself naked to a rocking chair to attempt to enter a nonexistent state of being. Murphy talks with his friend Neary, who is able to enter cardiac arrest on demand. Murphy's girlfriend Celia, urges him to get a job, so he starts working at a mental asylum.

The Idiot by Dostoevsky

Myshkin returns from a Swiss clinic for treatment of "idiocy" and epilepsy. Myshkin asks to marry Anastassya, but she runs off with Rogozhin because she doesn't feel worthy of Myshkin. Myshkin starts following Anastassya, and Rogozhin attempts to stab him. Myshkin realizes he's in love with Aglaya, but when her family learns of his epilepsy, they don't support the marriage. Aglaya doesn't care and still wants to marry him. Aglaya and Anastassya confront Myshkin asking him which of them he wants to marry. When Myshkin hesitates, Aglaya is heartbroken and runs off. Anastassya ends up running away with Rogozhin again. Rogozhin kills her and is sentence dot fifteen years of hard labor in Siberia. Myshkin returns to the Swiss sanitarium and Aglaya leaves Russia with a Polish count who later abandons her.

Seascape by Albee

Nancy and Charlie are an older couple eating a picnic on the beach. Nancy talks about how she loves the beach and wants to travel. Charles says he doesn't want to go anywhere or do anything. Leslie and Sarah, two married human sized lizards approach Nancy and Charlie. Nancy is intrigued, while Charlie is scared. Leslie and Sarah eventually trust Nancy and Charlie. Nancy and Charlie explain many aspects of human culture, including relationships, to Leslie and Sara, who do not understand the concept of human things such as emotion. Leslie and Sarah decide to stay on land.

The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens

Nell Trent and her grandfather live in the old curiosity shop. Nell's only friend is Kit, an employee. Nell's grandfather wants to make sure Nell doesn't live in poverty so he gambles at night. This gambling causes him to lose all his money and the shop. Daniel Quilp takes control of the shop and evicts Nell and her grandfather. Nell and her grandfather live as beggars. Richard Swiveled tries to track them down so he can marry Nell. Kit also tries to track them down. By the time they fid them Nell has died. Nell's grandfather refuses to believe that Nell is gone and sits by her grave waiting for her to come back until he dies a few months later.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Nelly is recounting the story of _______ _______ to Lockwood. It starts with Heathcliff being adopted into Hindly and Catherine's family. Kindly hates Heathcliff. Catherine marries Edgar from Thrushcross Grange for money, despite being in love with Heathcliff. Heathcliff seeks revenge by marrying Isabella, Edgar's sister. Catherine dies while giving birth to Young Catherine. Young Catherine falls in love with Heathcliff's son, named Linton. They marry.

Billards at Half-Past Nine by Böll

Nettlinger comes to Architect Robert Faehmel's office. His secretary says that Robert is at the Prince Heinrich Hotel playing billiards like he does everyday from 9:30 to 11:00. Nettlinger was once a Nazi policeman. The hotel bellboy won't let Nettlinger disturb Robert. Robert's mom Johanna is in a mental institution. Robert's father Heinrich has his 90th birthday party that night. Johanna gets out of the mental institution and goes to Heinrich's birthday party where she shoots an official.

The Age of Innocence by Wharton

Newline Archer gets engaged to May Welland. He soon meets May's causing, Countess Ellen Olenska. She is much more confident and carefree and independent. Archer gets to know her better and starts to appreciate her unconventional ways of society. He realizes he's in love with her. He and May get married and settle down. Ellen leaves and May is pregnant. Twenty five years pass and Archer is given the opportunity to visit Ellen, but dices because he wants to live with his memories of her from the past instead.

Indian Camp by Hemingway

Nick Adams, his father, and uncle, travel to an Indian camp. His father has been called out to deliver a baby. He has to perform an emergency c-section. Afterwards, he finds her husband has slit his throat.

The Thin Man by Hammett

Nick Charles is married to Nora in 1932 during prohibition. Nick gets pulled into a case investigating a murder.

Strange Interlude by O'Neill

Nina Leeds is devastated when her fiancé dies in WWI. She marries Sam and is pregnant with his child. She learns that Sam's family has a history of mental illness so she decides to abort Sam's child and instead have a child with physician Ned Darrell and pass it off as Sam's. Twenty years later, Sam dies never knowing the truth. Nina and Ned fall in love.

A Doll's House by Ibsen

Nora is married to Torvald. Mrs. lInde, Nora's childhood friend visits them. Nora confesses to Mrs. Linde about how she had an illegal loan a couple of years ago from Krogstad. Krogstad is being fired from the bank and blackmails Nora for him to keep his job(Torvald is bank manager) or he will expose Nora's illegal loan. Krogstad puts the evidence in Torvald's mailbox after hearing that he won't keep his job. Nora convinces Torvald to wait until after the party to open his mail. Mrs. Linde confronts Krogstad and tells him that she's sorry for leaving him but she wants him back. Krogstad is happy and decides to stop blackmailing Nora. Torvald opens the letter and gets mad and says he won't let her raise their kids. After Torvald learns the Krogstad has stopped the blackmailing,he apologizes. Nora is still upset with him and decides to leave him.

No Longer at Ease by Achebe

Obi is given a scholarship for school in England. He returns to Nigeria after getting a degree in English, four years later. He meets Clara and falls i love, but she is an outcast and he is forbidden to marry her. In Nigeria, Obi is given a position the Scholarship Board of Civil Service. A man tries to bribe Obi to give his daughter a scholarship. Obi refuses,a appalled at bribes. Obi goes to visit his sick mother, who forbids him of marrying Clara until after she dies. Clara breaks off their engagement because she is pregnant. Obi loans money to get her an abortion. Obi is fair in debt and takes his first bribe. After he is out of debt, he wants to stop dating bribes, but he gets caught.

A Man of the People by Achebe

Odili is a school teacher in Africa. His former teacher, Chief Nanga is now the Minister of Culture. Nanga is corrupt and has an affair with Odili's girlfriend Odili leads opposition against him and there is a coup.

The Odyssey by Homer

Odysseus hasn't returned to his kingdom in Ithaca for the years ince the fall of Troy. Penelope, his wife, has remained faithful to him despite the mob of suitors. prince Telemachus, Odysseus' son, wants to throw the suitors out but doesn't know how. Odysseus is till alive, but held captive by the nymph Calypso. Zeus sends Hermes to rescue Odysseus, but then Poseidon sends a storm to wreck his ship, making him land at Scheria, home of the Phaeacians. They agree to help send him home if he tells his story. Odysseus returns to Ithaca disguised as a beggar and reunites with Telemachus. They devise a scheme to kill all the suitors. Penelope organizes an archery contest, where the winner will marry her. Odysseus wins, then kills all the suitors. He, Penelope, and Telemachus live a happy life together now that they are reunited.

The Cyclops by Euripides

Odysseus, during his travels, meets Silenus and offers to trade wine for food. Silenus agrees, although the food isn't his. The cyclops comes and gets angry, seeing his food is missing. Silenus blames Odysseus of stealing the food. The cyclops then takes Odysseus an this crew into his cave and eats some of the men. Odysseus escapes and wants to get revenge, so he gets the cyclops drunk an then runs out its eye.

The Crying of Lot 49 by Pynchon

Oedipa Maas learns that her ex-boyfriend, Pierce, has died and left her as the executor of his estate. She meets up with Metzger, the lawyer. One day, Oedipa sees a muted post horn symbol. Oedipa and Metzger see a play called "The Courier's Tragedy" and Oedipa is fascinated by the word "Tristes" because of its placement in the play. She asks the director about it, but he doesn't help. Oedipa learns that that line is not in the original play. Oedipa starts seeing muted post horn symbols everywhere, including in Pierce's stamp collection that they are going to auction as lot 49. Oedipa hears there will be a secretive bidder and goes to the auction to find out who it is.

The Handmaid's Tale by Atwood

Offred is a handmaid in the futuristic Republic of Gilead, where there are little to no women's rights. She serves the commander and his wife Serena. Her job is to sleep with the commander to get pregnant and then give the baby to them to raise. Before Gilead, she had a husband and daughter, but was captured when Gilead took over. The commander lets Offred read, which is forbidden for women. When Offred goes on a shopping trip with her friend Ofglen, she learns that Ofglen is a rebel who is trying to overthrow Gilead. Offred is still not pregnant and Serena tells her to sleep with Nick, the chauffeur, and pass the baby of as the commander's. Offred and Nick begin an affair. Offred hears news that Ofglen killed herself when she was the police coming for her.

Things Fall Apart by Achebe

Okonkwo is a warrior of the Umuofia clan. He is disappointed in his son, Nwoye because he is lazy. He adopts Ikemefuna from a neighboring clan, and he is the son he always wanted. Nwoye and ikemefuna become very close. the oracle says that Ikemefuna must be killed and that Okonkwo can't help with the killing because the boy calls him father. Despite this, in order to appear strong to his clan, Okonkwo kills Ikemefuna and Nwoye is devastated. okonkwo is depressed. At a funeral for someone in the clan, Okonkwo's gun accidentally goes off and kills someone. this sends Okonkwo and his family into exile for ten years. Missionaries travel to Mbanta, where they try to convert the natives to Christianity. One convert offers the native tradition, which causes the clansmen to burn the missionaries' houses down. This causes the missionaries to arrest the natives. After they're released, they have a meeting, which the court messengers interrupt and order to stop. This causes Okonkwo to kill one of them, thinking his clan is willing to go to war, but it's not. Okonkwo commits suicide.

Cancer Ward by Solzhenitsyn

Oleg Kostoglotov gets admitted to a Soviet Hospital to get treated for a tumor. Pavel is a doctor who resents Oleg. Oleg gets treated and is released. He goes to the zoo and is excited by how much freedom he has. He sees the monkey is injured and gets very sad. Oleg boards a train to go back to his town.

As You Like It by Shakespeare

Oliver, the older brother, refuses to give Orlando any money or power. Rosalind's fatter is exiled, but she is allowed to stay at the royal court because she is Celia(the Duke's daughter)'s best friend. Orlando and Rosalind all in love. Orlando flees to the forest when he hears about Oliver's plot on his life. Rosalind is suddenly exiled by the Duke and runs away tho the forest also with Celia. Rosalind dresses as a long man named Ganymede and Celia dresses as a shepherdess named Aliena. The Duke learns about the coincidental disappearance of Rosalind and Celia at the same time as Orlando and orders Oliver to lead a manhunt against him. Ganymede meets Orlando, who explains that he is in love with Rosalind. Ganymede decides to teach Orlando how to woo Rosalind. Over and Celia fall in love. Ganymede tells Orlando that she's Rosalind. Oliver is grateful that Orlando saved his life. Orlando and Rosalind along with Oliver and Celia get married.

The Libation Bearers by Aeschylus

Orestes and his cousin, Pylades, go to his father, Agamemnon's grave. They vow to get revenge. Electra, Orestes' sister, comes to the grave and they hide. electra pours libations on the grave because she was sent by Clytemnestra. Despite this, she also wants to get revenge on her father's murder. Orestes and Pylades come out of hiding and decide to work together and make a plan. Orestes and Pylades dress as ordinary travelers and then kill Clytemnestra and her new husband.

The Eumenides by Aeschylus

Orestes is tormented by Erinyes, the furies, for killing his mother, Clytemnestra. They track him down, but Athena stands up for him. They have a vote whether he is guilty or not, and it's a tie, meaning that he's not guilty.

Tartuffe by Molière

Orgon has taken Tartuffe, a bigger and holy man, into his house. Everyone else can't understand why Orgon is so obsessed with him. Orgon has postponed his daughter, Mariane's, wedding with Valère because he wants her to marry Tartuffe instead. Mariane is too shy to stand up for herself. Damis, Mariane's brother, is very upset. Elmire, Orgon's wife, wants to talk to Tartuffe and Damis spies on the conversation. During this, Tartuffe tries to make advances on Elmire. When Damis tells Orgon this, he doesn't' believe him. Orgon disinherits Damis and gives Tartuffe rights to the estate. Elmire decides to show Orgon the truth. She has another conversation with Tartuffe, this tim with Orgon spying . When Tartuffe starts making advances on Elmire, Orgon comes out and yells at him. Tartuffe has rights to the estate, so he orders everyone off by the next day to get revenge. Orgon hears news that Tartuffe got arrested because he is a criminal. Orgon says that Mariane and Valère can get married now.

Twelfth Night by Shakespeare

Orsino is trying to marry Olivia, but she is mourning her brother. Viola comes to Illyria after a shipwreck and reis to work for Olivia. But, she ends up working for Orsino as a man named Cesario. She starts to fall for Orsino, but he doesn't know she's a girl. Olivia falls in love with Cesario, not knowing it's actually Viola. Sebastian, Viola's long lost brother is mistaken for Cesario, and Olivia asks to marry him. Cesario and rosin go to Olivia's house where Orsino is mistaken as Sebastian. When Sebastian arrives, the scheme is revealed. The siblings are reunited and Orsino declares his love for Viola, now that he knows she's a girl and asks to marry her.

The Tin Drum by Grass

Oskar Matzerath is obsessed with playing his tin drum. At the age of 3, he decides to stop growing. He doesn't let anyone come between him and his drum. Oskar becomes a horrible manipulator when he grows up. The Russians and Germans invade his city, killings parents and Oskar is forced to finally grow up. He gets many different jobs, including being a drummer in a band. Oskar murders a woman and goes to an insane asylum because he claimed to be Jesus.

Pamela by Richardson

Pamela is a 15 year old maid servant. Her lady has just died, but her son Mr. B had decided not to fire her. However, Mr. B tries to rape her and Pamela wants to quit. Mr. B sends her to his other estate and asks her to be his mistress. She reuses. Pamela tells Mr. Williams, a local preacher, and he agrees to help her out by marrying her. She still refuses. Mr. B hears about this and gets very mad at Mr. Williams. Mr. B tries to sleep with Pamela, but she has a seizure. After this, Mr. B doesn't try to rape her anymore. Pamela goes home, but Mr. B writes saying he really misses her. Pamela goes back and admits she has feelings for him and they get married.

The Pathfinder; or the Inland Sea by Cooper

Pathfinder and Chingachgook help guide Mabel to her father, Sergeant Dunham. They have to hide and escape from the Iroquois. Sergeant Dunham says he wants Pathfinder to marry Mabel. Mabel is actually in love with Jasper Wester, a sailor. Sergeant Dunham and Lieutenant Muir get an anonymous letter that Jasper is a French spy and they become suspicious. Pathfinder refuses to believe that. Pathfinder proposes to Mabel, who rejects him. He is really upset. Lieutenant Muir also tries to win Mabel's heart. They are attacked by Indians. Sergeant Dunham dies during this. Lieutenant Muir turns out to be the French spy. Pathfinder learns that Jasper is in love with Mabel and lets him marry her, despite being in love with her. Jasper and Mabel move to New York City.

All Quiet on the Western Front by Remarque

Paul Bäumer and some of his friends join the German army on the French front in WWI. They soon realize that wear is not as glorious as it seems. After two weeks of fighting only 80 out of the 150 men return from the front. Seeing many of his friends die and get injured, Paul disconnects himself from emotions like grief, sympathy, and fear. Some of the men talk about their plans for after the war. However to Paul, the war seems endless and wouldn't know what to do with himself if the war was over. Their group 80 gets reduced to 32. Paul receives 17 days leave and returns home, but feels awkward there. Paul realizes that the enemy are people just like him. Paul goes back to battle. When he kills a French soldier, he feels bad knowing that he probably has a family back at home. Paul gets injured, goes to the hospital, and gets surgery. Many of Paul's friends die, and Paul dies too. That day, the army report simply reads "All Quiet on the Western Front".

Beloved by Morrison

Paul D visits Sethe after 20 years. Beloved is believed to be the daughter that Sethe killed when she was young, brought back to life. Seth and Beloved get closer and Sethe starts to go crazy. Beloved disappears and Sethe dies.

Decline and Fall by Waugh

Paul Pennyfeather gets expelled from Oxford for running around with his trousers down. He takes a job as a teacher at a public school in Wales. He becomes the private tutor of one boy and falls in love with his mom. They get engaged. The woman, Margot, owns brother in South America. Paul takes the blame when she gets in trouble and is sentenced to seven years in prison. He escapes and enrolls back in school.

Player Piano by Vonnegut

Paul is an engineer in the dystopian town of Ilium. Robots have replaced human laborers in all factories leaving many people unemployed. Paul inherited a successful business form his father and is very famous and successful. Paul's friend, Ed Finnerty, joins a rebel group to protest agains the unfair work labor. Paul wants to join also, but his wife Anita is agains giving up their social standings for this cause. Paul decides to join the rebels without her. He becomes the face of the rebels because he is so famous. The rebels begin to riot, but the military surrounds the town and they have to surrender.

Peter Pan by Barrie

Peter Pan listens to end getting bedtime sties by the open window. One night, Peter is spotted and loses his shadow. He comes back for his shadow and invites Wendy to go to Neverland and be the other of his gang, the Lost Boys. She agrees. In Neverland, they have many adventures. They fight Captain Hook. Wendy falls in love with Peter, but he says that she's like a mother to him Wendy gets captured by Captain Hook, but Peter rescues her and kills Hook. Wendy goes back home with the Lost Boys and Peter. The Lost Boys decide to stay, but Peter refuses. Wendy asks Peter to visit her.

The Zoo Story by Albee

Peter and Jerry meet at a park bench in New York City. Peter is a middle class man with a wife and kids. Jerry is an isolated and disheartened man, desperate to have a conversation with someone. he forces Peter to listen to stories about his life, including a story about his visit to the zoo. Peter tries to leave and Jerry threatens him with a knife. Peter grabs the knife for self-defense and Jerry impales himself on it. While bleeding on the bench, Jerry finishes his story and Peter runs away.

The Bronze Horseman by Pushkin

Peter the Great is staring the landscape and wondering if he should build St. Petersburg in the spirit of modernization of Russia. 100 years later, in St. Petersburg, Eugene is coming home from a party during a rain storm. He is poor and thinks his life will be better when he marries Parasha. The storm makes it start flooding. Eugene climbs onto a statue near the Peter the Great Statue(aka the Bronze Horseman). Eugene waits, wondering if Parasha will survive. Eugene goes to Parasha's house, but finds nothing. He curses the Bronze horseman and runs away and eventually dies.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Bierce

Peyton Farquhar is standing on Owl Creek Bridge about to be hanged. He was caught by the North during the Civil War trying to burn the bridge. The rope snaps and he falls into the river, surviving. He escapes and goes to the forest and runs home. he feels a sharp pain and is having from the bridge, dead.

Hippolytus by Euripides

Phaedra, Hippolytus's step mom, is sick because she is in love with Hippolytus. Hippolytus refuses to give in to her, so Phaedra kills herself an writes a note saying Hippolytus raped her. Theseus, Phaedra's husband comes home and finds Phaedra dead. He accuses his son Hippolytus, but he claims himself innocent. Theseus sends him to exile, but Hippolytus gets seriously injured. Theses wants him to die, still mad at him. Artemis appears and tells him the truth, that Hippolytus didn't rape Phaedra, but instead she killed herself because she was in love with Hippolytus. Theseus forgives his son during his last breath.

Around the World in Eighty Days by Verne

Phileas Fogg makes a bet that with the new railway section in India, it is possible to travel around the world in 80 days. Fogg and his valet, Jean Passepartout, embark on the journey form London. While traveling, Fix, a British detective, is suspicious of Fogg because he matches the description of a bank robber. He tries to get a warrant, but doesn't, so instead just ends up following Fogg. Fogg and Passepartout rescue a young Indian woman, Aouda, from being sacrificed, and she continues with them on their journey. After many mishaps, they end up in New York City and go back to England. Fix figures out that Fogg is not a criminal, Fogg wins the bet and gets £20,000, and marries Aouda.

Of Human Bondage by Maugham

Philip is orphaned at 9, so he lives with his aunt and uncle. They send him away to boarding school because they want him to go to Oxford. Instead, he travels to Germany, where he meets Fanny Price. She falls in love with him, but he doesn't love her, causing her to commit suicide. Philip goes back to England to go to Medical School and meets Mildred, a waitress. He falls in love with her and they date. Eventually, she breaks up with him because she says she's getting married. Later, Mildred returns pregnant and her fiancee abandoned her. Philip gives her financial support and she leaves. Philip is broke and wanders the streets until his uncle dies and he inherits money. Philip works at a hospital under Dr. South. Dr. South begins to admire Philip and offers him a partnership. Philip declines because he wants to go to Spain. In Spain, Philip has an affair with Sally and gets her pregnant. Philip decidedness to marry her and settle down instead of continuing traveling.

The Wasps by Aristophanes

Philocleon is kept inside his house by his son Bdelycleon. This is because Philocleon is addicted to the law courts. Bdelycleon makes a deal allowing Philocleon to serve on the jury in their household for domestic affairs. Bdelycleon takes his father to party, where he embarrasses him by getting drunk.

Great Expectations by Dickens

Pip tries to become a gentleman and get a good education so he can impress/marry Estella. Magwitch pays for the education in London so that Pip can help Magwitch escape. Magwitch gets caught and dies, but Pip marries Estella.

The Birds by Aristophanes

Pisthetaerus and Euelpides, two citizens of Athens, search for Hoope, a former prince of Athens who is now a bird. When they find him, they tell him of their idea to bring all the birds together and build a city in the sky to blockade the Olympian gods. They gather all the birds and start to build the city. Pisthetaerus begins to take charge and organizes a religious service to honor the birds as the new goes. Pisthetaerus and Euelpides get changed into birds. The city is soon built, and the Olympians are desperate for a peace treaty. To settle this, the Olympians claim Pisthetaerus king.

Dover Beach by Arnold

Poem about couple looking at the moonlit water of the English Channel and listening to the sounds of the waves. The waves make the speaker think of Ancient Greece and he thinks that it is a metaphor for human history. The poem ends with the couple clinging to their love in a world of fear and pain.

From Here to Eternity by Jones

Prew reports to his army infantry unit in 1941. Sergeant Mill Warden falls in love with Captain Holmes' wife Karen, who also loves him back. Prew's temper gets him into trouble. He falls in love with Alma, a prostitute. Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese and Prew says goodbye to Alma. Warden says goodbye to Karen. Prew dies fighting.

The Golden Bowl by James

Prince Amerigo is going to marry Maggie. He runs into Charlotte, one of Maggie's friends and his ex-lover. Charlotte and Amerigo go shopping together and find a golden bowl at an antique shop but don't buy it. After the marriage, Maggie is afraid that Adam, her dad, will be lonely, so sh has him marry Charlotte. maggie goes to the same shop and buys the golden bowl. The shopkeeper feels guilty for overcharging her and goes to her house to apologize. There, he see pictures of Amerigo and Charlotte and tells Maggie of their intimate relationship. Maggie persuades her dad and Charlotte to move to America.

Hamlet by Shakespeare

Prince ____ revenge on Claudius for killing his dad. Claudius' suspicious and tries to kill _____. This leads to them both killing each other

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Verne

Professor Aronnax, a French marine biologist, and Ned Land, a harpoons, join an expedition to kill a mysterious sea monster. They eventually find it, but it sinks their ship. Ned and Aronnax cling to the sea monster, which they discover to be an advanced submarine. They are brought inside by Captain Nemo. Because the submarine is a secret, Captain Nemo won't ever let them leave. They visit many places under the ocean and have many adventures. Nemo starts acting weirdly and becomes depressed. Ned and Aronnax decide to escape.

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Verne

Professor Lidenbrock buys an original rubric manuscript. He and his nephew, Axel, find and decipher a code saying that you can go to the center of the Earth through a volcano in Iceland. Axel is hesitant to go; however Lidenbrock drags him along. In Iceland, they get a guide, Hans Bjelke and descend into the volcano. They encounter weed things such as prehistoric animals and giant mushrooms. They find a sea and set sail. They fall into a seemingly bottomless pit, which leads them into a volcano that erupts. They find out that the volcano was in Italy. Professor Lidenbrock goes back home and becomes famous for his discovery.

Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus

Prometheus is being punished by Zeus for giving fire to the humans. He tried to help the Titans with the war against Zeus. Oceanus, a god, comes to Prometheus. Oceanus supports Prometheus against Zeus. Io enters and explains how Zeus is punishing her because he fell in love with her. Prometheus tells her of her future and that one of her descendants will help save him. Hermes is sent form Zeus to make an eagle eat Prometheus' liver every day, repeating until a god agrees to die for him.

The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Twain

Puddn'head Wilson is a lawyer who moves to Dawson's Landing. Roxy is a slave who is one sixteenth black. She switches her son with that of her owner's at birth. Tom, Roxy's son, grows up as a rich white man. Luigi and Angelo are sideshow performers. They get framed for murder, but Pudd'nhead Wilson proves that Tom was the murderer. Pudd'nhead Wilson becomes mayor.

Arms and the Man by Shaw

Raina is engaged to Sergius. One night, soldiers led by Captain Bluntschli come looking for Sergius. Raina hides him but then helps the Captain out. Raina begins to get sick of Sergius and her father, Major Petkoff invites Bluntschli over for lunch one day. Afterwards, they spend time together and fall in love. The whole family finds out. Sergius marries someone else and Raina and Bluntschli marry.

Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky

Raskolnikov murders a pawnbroker and her friend. He is suspicious that the police are on to him. His sister, Dunya, is engaged so her and her mom come and visit Raskolnikov. Sonya's dad Marmeladov dies. Sonya invites Raskolnikov to his funeral and memorial celebration. Raskolnikov visits the police officer in charge of the murder under the pretense of trying to get a watch back that he pawned. Raskolnikov, Dunya, Dunya's fiancée, and their mom have dinner together. Raskolnikov and Dunya's fiancee get into a fight, and Dunya ends the engagement. Razumikhin learns that Raskolnikov is the murderer. Raskolnikov confesses to Sonya and she convinces him to confess to the police. Raskolnikov is set to Prison in Siberia and Sonya moves to a town near the prison so she can visit him. Raskolnikov realize that he loves Sonya and feels guilty for his crime. Razumikhin and Dunya get married.

The Faerie Queene by Spenser

Redcrosse, a knight of Holiness, is trying to be united with truth(Holiness can't be attained without Christian truth). He mistakes falsehood for truth, but realizes his mistake and finds truth. In book III, Britomart is resisting lust to pursue chastity. The book condemns the Catholic Church and promotes Queen Elizabeth and protestantism.

The Little Foxes by Hellman

Regina struggles for wealth and freedom in a society where females are submissive to males. Her brothers Benjamin and Oscar are starting a cotton mill and ask Regina to invest. She asks her husband Horace for money but he refuses, so she steals the money. Horace finds out and gets really mad, but then he has a heart attack and dies. Regina blackmails her brothers to give her 75% of the mill. Her daughter, Alexandra, doesn't like how evil her mom is. Regina is now rich but alone.

The Night of the Iguana by Williams

Reverend Shannon has a nervous break down after sleeping with a Sunday school teacher in his tour group. He brings the tour group to a motel to spend the night run by a friend. He finds out that this friend is dead and that his wife, Maxine now runs the place. Hannah Jelkes and her grandfather, Nonno come to the motel and ask to stay the night. However, they can't pay for it. After some convincing by Shannon, Maxine agrees. Shannon goes upstairs to help her an Nonno, who just had a stroke. Maxine is jealous that Shannon is spending so much time with Hannah. Shannon suffers a breakdown. Hannah's grandfather dies after finishing his poem. Shannon and Maine decide to run the hotel together. Hannah walks away form her last chance at love.

Richard II by Shakespeare

Richard II is the King of England, but is disliked by the people because h wastes money and is detached from the country. When Richard takes Henry's inheritance, Henry decides to retaliate when Richard is away in Ireland, Henry assembles an army and invades England. He gains support, as the people are unhappy with Richard. By the time Richard returns, Henry has taken control and is crowned Henry IV. Richard is imprisoned and an assassin kills him, Henry refuses to be associated with the death.

Rip Van Winkle by Irving

Rip goes off in the forest for hunting and falls asleep. He wakes up twenty hears later. When returning back to his town, he's surprised by how much has changed. The town's grown a lot, his wife is dead, and America is now an independent country.

The Fountainhead by Rand

Roark is expelled from architect school, as his designs are unorthodox. He starts his own business but doesn't have success as he is unwilling to compromise with this clients. Peter a former classmate, becomes a partner of a big architect company, Dominique and Roark fall involve, but Dominique doesn't want to marry a man like Roark. Toothy is trying to destroy upcoming architects. He feels threatened by Roark so he tries to ruin him which sen dRoark to trial. At the trial, Dominique supports him, but is so upset that she marries Peter. Wynad falls in love with Dominique and convinces Peter to let him marry him instead. Wynad and Roark become good friends. Peter asks for help on a new architect project. Roar agrees to let Peter take the credit as log as Roark's designs aren't changed. Peter doesn't follow to the plans so Roark blows up the building and goes on trial. Wynad uses his newspaper to support Roark and he is found not guilty. Roark marries Dominique.

My Kinsman, Major Molineux by Hawthorne

Robin arrives in Boston, looking for his Kinsman, Major Molineux. Someone tells him that the major will soon stop by. A mob appears and the major is tarred and feathered.

Burger's Daughter by Gordimer

Rosa lives in South Africa during apartheid. Her father is arrested fro trying to stop it and dies in prison. Rosa is now an orphan and moves away. She travels to France where she gains media attention because she is Burger's daughter. She returns to South Africa and is arrested for trying to revolt against the government

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Stoppard

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are flipping coins and each time it lands on heads and Rosencrantz wins. They encounter a troupe of actors and offer them a bet. The coin lands on heads and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are emerged into the play of Hamlet.

Amadeus by Shaffer

Salieri is thrilled to meet Mozart because he loves his music. He is disappointed when he meets him and he is not what he expected. Salieri acts like an ally to Mozart, but behind his back he is trying to ruin his reputation. Salieri commits suicide and confesses to murdering Mozart with arsenic.

Dodsworth by Lewis

Sam Dodsworth works as an automobile designer in Zenith. He is married to Fran Voelker. When he retires, him and Fran take a trip to Europe. Sam and Fran have different lifestyles in Europe. Sam's more of a tourist, while Fran is caught up in a crowd of frivolous socialites. Their marriage becomes strained, as both start having affairs with other people. After touring Europe separately, they eventually meet up and go back home.

Samson Agonistes by Milton

Samson Agonistes is in jail. He used to have amazing strength that depended on his hair. His ex-wife, Dalia, told the Philistines of his weakness and they cut his hair and arrested him. Samson's father Manoa tries to get him out of jail, but Samson thinks he should be there. Samson is also visited by Dalia, and a giant Harapha who wishes to fight him. They leave and a messenger arrives with an order for Samson to perform at the Philistine festival. He does, but he topple the roof killing himself along with the Philistine elites.

The Most Dangerous Game by Connell

Sanger Rainsford falls off a boat and swims to a nearby island where General Zaroff lives. Zaroff devised a game where he hunts shipwrecked sailors. Rainsford is able to outsmart Zaroff and kill him.

The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway

Santiago ties to catch a fish(marlin) after 84 days of no luck. He catches a marlin but gets attacked by sharks which eat the fish that he spent two whole days trying to catch. He goes back home and sleeps.

The Alchemist by Coelho

Santiago tries to find treasure at the Egyptian pyramids based on a dream that he had. Along the way, Santiago gets kidnapped and robbed leading him to make friends with others.

Gone with the Wind by Mitchell

Scarlett grows up on Tara, her family's plantation in Georgia. She is in love with Ashley Wilkes, but he marries her cousin Melanie. Scarlett marries Charles and has a baby, but Charles dies two weeks later. Scarlett meets Rhett Butler at a dance. Ashley goes to fight in the Civil War. The Confederacy is losing badly and Rhett also joins the army. Scarlett marries Frank for money, but he dies soon after. Scarlett has her second child. Melanie and Ashley move near Scarlett. Rhett comes back and marries Scarlett. Scarlett has two kids with him. Rhett and Scarlett begin to absolutely despise each other. Rhett puts all his love towards their daughter, Bonnie. Rhett is absolutely heartbroken when Bonnie dies at age 4.

A Christmas Carol by Dickens

Scrooge goes on a journey through past, present, and future to find the real meaning of Christmas, so he can be kind and generous.

Life is a Dream by Calderón

Segismundo is imprisoned by his father King Basilio because how a prophecy that the prince will bring disaster to the country. The King releases him, but the prince quickly goes on a rampage, so he is sent back to prison and they tell him it was all a dream.

It Can't Happen Here by Lewis

Senator Berzelius Windrop gets elected president of the USA in 1936 because of his promises to help the country and return it to greatness. However, he soon starts authoritarian government with a strong military force enforcing strict laws. Some of the citizens think that this is necessary for America to achieve greatness, while others despise this fascism and say that "it can't happen here" in America. Doremus Jessup fights against Windrop's government by helping in the New Underground, helping people escape to Canada. He also writes against the government in a newspaper. This sends him to a concentration camp, but he escapes and continues working for the New Underground. Windrop's power starts weakening and gets exiled to France. The vice-president takes over, but gets replaced by General Dewey Haik, one of Windrop's lieutenants. Haik is just as strict, instituting a draft to invade Mexico. Soon a civil war breaks out.

The Rose Tattoo by Williams

Serafina and her husband Rosario are in love and have a daughter, Rosa. Rosario dies and Serafina becomes a recluse, not letting Rosa out of the house. Rosa falls in love with Jack and Serafina gets upset. She learns that Rosario wasn't always faithful to her. She falls in love with Alvaro.

Doctor Faustus by Mann

Serenus Zeitblom tells the story of his friend, Adrian Leverkühn, who is a composer. Adrian strikes a Faustian bargain for creative genius: he intentionally contracts syphilis, which depend his artistic inspiration through madness. He bargains his soul for 24 years of genius. He experiences amazing musical creativity. His last creative years turn him more insane until he suffers a complete breakdown. He live under care of his relatives for the rest of his life.

The Jungle Book by Kipling

Seven short stories. The first three are about Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves then monkeys, then a painter and a snake. The next is about Kotick, a white seal. He finds a new place for all the seals to live after watching some of the seals get hunted. The next is about Toomai following his elephant into a jungle and watching a secret elephant dance ritual. The next is about military service animals talking about fear and obedience. The next is Rikki-tikki-tavi which is about Rikki-tikki, a mongoose, getting rid of a family of cobras that live in a family's garden.

American Pastoral by Roth

Seymour Irving Levov seems to have the perfect American life with a wife and daughter. However, his daughter has radical beliefs and participates in bombing in protest of the Vietnam War. Also, his wife is having an affair and plans on leaving him.

One Thousand and One Nights by unknown

Shahryar has his wife executed when he learns of her infidelity. He then marries a succession of virgins, but kills them the net day before they can dishonor him. When there are no virgins left, the daughter of the vizier, Scheherazade volunteers. The night of their marriage, she tells him a story, but doesn't end it. Shahryar postpones her execution so he can hear the end of the story. This goes on for 1001 nights. The collection of short stories are the stories Scheherazade tells him.

Endymion by Keats

Shepherds are gathered around an altar, however Endymion is not participating. His sister, Peona, takes him away to where he can sleep. He talks about his dreams and experiences related to Peona. He then talks about his journey searching for his love, which includes going to the Underworld and Mount Olympus.

The Bonfire of the Vanities by Wolfe

Sherman McCoy, a wealthy NYC brand trader with a family, is out with his mistress, Maria Ruskin. They enter the Bronx and are confronted by two black men. While driving Maria accidentally hits one, Henry Lamb. Peter Fallow is a journalist trying to figure out what happened to Lamb. He traces the car back to McCoy, running McCoy's reputation. McCoy's wife leads and takes the kids. McCoy is fired and arrested. Fallow finds Maria, who lies in court.

Snow Country by Kawabata

Shimamura goes to a remote hot springs town and meets Komako, a geisha. They begin an affair. Shimamura then starts thinking about Yoku while still being involved with Komako.

The Sound of the Mountain by Kawabata

Shingo, an old Japanese business man, has temporary lapses in memory and hears strange noises such as the sound of he mountain. Shingo takes this as a sign that he will dies soon. He starts to regret a lot in his life. He blames his parenting for his son's infidelity with his wife. Shingo blames himself for a lot of things.

Siddhartha by Hesse

Siddhartha is the son of a respected Brahmin. he is expected to follow in his dad's path. Instead, he and his friend, Govinda, join the Samanas, a group of monks. Then they go and flow Gotama, a Buddhist religious leader. Siddhartha is still not satisfied and decides to leave to learn from the pleasures of the material world. He becomes a merchant and marries Kamala. After several years of still not being satisfied, Siddhartha leaves again. He meets a ferryman, Vasudeva, who seems to have achieved enlightenment. Siddhartha works under him and studies the river. Vasudeva teaches him the secrets of the river and helps him achieve enlightenment. Vasudeva retires to the forest and Siddhartha becomes the ferryman. Siddhartha meets with govinda again and helps him achieve enlightenment.

The Rise of Silas Lapham by Howells

Silas Lapham has a successful mineral paint business. Tom Corey gets close to the family and Silas assumes he is interested in his daughter Irene. Irene falls in love with him. However, Tom reveals he's actually in love with Silas' other daughter Penelope. Penelope loves him also but doesn't want to betray her sister. Silas' business starts to fail and they have to move.

Silas Marner by George Eliot

Silas Marner is a weaver who is an outcast by the town. Dunsey and Godfrey are brothers. Dunsey is greedy while Godfrey is kindhearted. Dunsey has blackmailed Godfrey to pay him or else he will expose his secret marriage with Molly. Dunsey ends up robbing Silas, who is very upset about this robbery. Nancy and Godfrey fall in love. Molly anther child are going to see Godfrey when Molly dies. The daughter runs to Silas' house. Godfrey doesn't claim this girl as his for fear of exposing his secret marriage to Nancy. Silas raises the girl and names he Eppie. 16 years later Godfrey finally tells Nancy the truth, but she isn't upset.

The Da Vinci Code by Brown

Silas demands where the Holy Grail is to Saurière, the museum's curator. he doesn't tell him, and Silas shoots and kills him. While Saurière is dying, he writes a code using his blood so he can pass on an important secret. The police call in Robert Langdon who investigates this. He meets Sophie, Saurière's grand-daughter. Sophie and Langdon investigate this mystery. They find out the numbers Saurière wrote were a bank account and find a cryptyx. They are being chased by the police, so they go to Sir Teabing and hop on a plane to England. They try to figure out the code to open the cryptyx, and when they do, there is another cryptyx inside. They land in England and open the second cryptyx. They figure out they have to go to Isaac Newton's tomb. They learn that Teabing isn't who he says he is and is actually working agains them. He gets arrested. Then they go to Scotland where they learn the tSophie is one of Jesus' descendants.

Desire Under the Elms by O'Neill

Simeon and Peter are Eben's half brothers. They want to leave the farm and go out west in search of gold. Eben has news that their father, Ephraim, is returning with a new wife. Simeon and peter decide to leave because they won't inherit the farm. Ephraim comes home with his young wife Abbie. Abbie is attracted to Eben and tries to seduce him. Eben only cares about inheriting the farm and seems disinterested in Abbie. Abbie and Eben grow closer and they have an affair. Abbie has a child that Ephraim thinks is his, but it's actually Eben's. Eben accuses Abbie of using him. To prove that she wasn't Abbie kills their son. Eben gets the sheriff and, still in love with Abbie, admits to murder. Abbie does also and they both get taken away.

Persuasion by Austen

Sir Walter Elliot is a widowed father of Elizabeth, Anne, and Mary. He spends too much money and they have to move to a more affordable home. Anne stays with Elizabeth and hopes to see Captain Wentworth, her former love, again. However, Wentworth doesn't' seem interested in her anymore. Mr. Smith is flirting with Anne, his cousin. Anne learns that Mr. Smith wants to marry her to get the estate. Wentworth confesses his love to Anne and they marry, ruining Mr. Smith's plan.

The Merry Wives of Windsor by Shakespeare

Slender wants to marry Anne, and so does Cauis and Fenton. Falstaff plans on seducing Mistress Ford and Mistress Page to get their husbands' money. They decide to work together to deceive and make a fool out of Falstaff. Ford learns about Falstaff trying to seduce his wife, so he is jealous because he thinks his wife will betray him and he doesn't know about the Mistresses' plan. Ford tries to interrupt Falstaff and Mistress Ford, so she sneaks Falstaff with the laundry, making a fool out of both Ford and Falstaff. Fenton and Anne discuss that they love each other, but Anne's parents want her to marry Slender or Cauis. They decide to marry anyways. The mistresses tell their husbands about the scheme, so they decide to lour Falstaff to the woods and then scare/make a fool out of him whether children jump out, dressed as ghosts. Fenton and Anne elope in the woods that night.

Quicksand by Tanizaki

Sonoko is married to Kotaro. She starts na affair with Mitsuko, a woman at her school. Mitsuko's boyfriend and Kotaro both find out. They all commit suicide.

Piedra de Sol by Paz

Speaker is trying to remember someone he's forgotten. He finally remembers her and remembers he met her during the Spanish Civil War in Madrid. He remembers that she died, but he knows if he becomes one with the universe, he can be with her.

A Portrait of the Artis as a Young Man by Joyce

Stephen Dedalus goes to a strict Catholic school in Ireland. His father is inept with money, causing them to go into debt. Stephen and his family move to Dublin. Stephen's first experience with a prostitute causes him to start sinning like with prostitutes, masturbation, and gluttony. A three day religious retreat causes him to have a life of Christian piety by going to Church everyday, praying, etc. One day, Stephen goes for a walk on the beach and notices a very beautiful girl. He realizes that love and desire of beauty shouldn't be shameful. He resolves to live his life to the fullest, not bound by his family, religion, or nation. In university, Stephen starts formulating theories about art and decides to leave Ireland and achieve life as an artist.

Sanctuary by Faulkner

Stevens has a date with Temple and they talk of traveling the next day to go to a baseball game. Stevens gets drunk and misses the train. He then speeds to the next station and meets up with Temple, although still drunk. Stevens crashes his car and Popeye, a criminal take both Temple and Stevens to Goodwin's house. The men get drunk and Temple hides. Temple escapes but Popeye finds her, rapes her, and murders someone else then takes Temple and flees to Memphis. Goodwin is arrested for the crime. Benbow is Goodwin's lawyer. Miss Reba protects Temple and Popeye. Popeye uses Temple as a sex slave. Benbow finds Temple and she tells him what happened. Temple escapes. She appears at Goodwin's trial and testifies against him, making him get convicted and lynched. Popeye gets convicted and hanged for a crime he never committed. Temple goes to Paris.

The Remains of the Day by Ishiguro

Stevens is a butler. He gets a letter from Miss Kenton, a previous love interest form 20 years ago. He visits her and reflects on his life.

The Clouds by Aristophanes

Strepsides is trying to figure out a way to get out of debt. He asks his son, Pheidippides to join the Thinkery, an intellectual school. He refuses because he is athletic and does not want to be associated with it. Strepsides decides to enroll himself and he is taught by Socrates. Socrates soon throws him out because of his ineptitude. The Clouds, the chorus, tell the audience to praise the play so they will get good rain and that this is the author's best work. Pheidippides finally agrees to join the Thinkery and when he comes out, he is a new person. At home, Strepsides is celebrating, but Pheidippides beats him and threatens to beat his mother. Strepsides curses Socrates and the school and sends his slaves to burn it down.

The Ambassadors by James

Strether travels from America to Paris to meet Chad, his fiancee's, Mrs. Newsome's, son. Sh even this as an ambassador to try to et Chad back to America because the is supposedly having anon-virtuous affair in Europe. Long the way, Strether meets Maria Gostrey, who acts as his guide. When Strether meets Chad, he sees that he is a changed man, and thinks it's due to his lover, Madame Marie de Vionnet, and thinks they are virtuous. Chad declares that he is ready to go back to America, but Strether tires to convince him to stay because he like she Parisian life an doesn't want Chad to leave Marie. Mrs. Newsome send more ambassadors, such as her daughter, to try to get Chad to come back. Maria Gostrey confesses that she love shim, but he returns to America with Chad.

Sula by Morrison

Sula and Nel grow up in "The Botton", a black community in Ohio. Nel is raised by rigid social conventions, while Sula's parents are both loose and eccentric. Sula and Nel become very good friends. One day, Sula is playing with a boy, Chicken Little, and swinging him by the arms. She accidentally looses his grip, causing him to fall into the river and drown. Sula and Nel decide not to tell anyone. Sula and Nel begin to grow apart. After high school, Nel marries and settles into the conventional role of wife/mother. Sula leaves for ten years and has many affairs, some with white men. When returning to the town, SUla is perceived as evil due to her lack of social conventions including her affairs. Sula has an affair with Nel's husband, causing them to stop being friends. The town's labeling Sula as evil allows the town to live harmoniously. When Sula dies, the harmony in the town dissolves. Nel realizes that she judged Sula as bad because of social conventions. Nel goes to the cemetery to visit Sula's grave because she feels guilty and regretful.

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway

Takes place during the Spanish Civil War in 1937. Robert Jordan is fighting for the Republican side. The guerrilla camp is trying to blow up a fascist bridge, but doesn't succeed because of an invasion by the fascists. Robert Jordan falls in love with Maria and they want to run away together, but can't because Robert Jordan gets shot and has to be left behind.

Tamburlaine the Great by Marlowe

Tamburlaine defeats the Persian Emperor to take control of the Persian Empire. He conquers Africa and has military success. He trains his sons to do the same after he dies.

Hills Like White Elephants by Hemingway

The American and Jig are sitting at a table outside a train station in Spain. He orders two beers. The American tells Jig to get an operation, but she is unsure if he'll still love her afterwards. Jig says that the hills look like white elephants. Their train comes and they go to get their bags and board the train.

Pride and Prejudice by Austen

The Bennet daughters try to get married. Elizabeth marries Darcy; Jane marries Charles Bingley. The girls are trying to be independent young women, while searching for a husband.

Blood Wedding by García Lorca

The Bride and Groom are about to marry, however the Bride is having an affair with Leoardo. On their wedding night, the Bride runs away with Leonardo. Leonardo and the Groom fight and kill eachother.

One Hundred Years of Solitude by García Márquez

The Buendías family founds the isolated town of Macondo. The town has no contact with the outside world, except for gypsies that occasionally visit. José Arcadio Buendía is the patriarch of the family and leader of the town. His son, Aurelian becomes the leader of the liberal rebels. Macondo then becomes a town connected to the outside world. His other son, Arcadio, rules dictatorially and then is shot. There is a civil war, but it ends with a peace treaty. Imperialist capitalism reaches the city, leading to the decline of the town after six generations.

Red Harvest by Hammett

The Continental Op is summoned to Personville byDonald. Donald gets murdered and the Op wants to get to the bottom of the mystery. The Op talks to Elihu, Donald's dad, and Dinah, Donald's possible lover. One day the Op finds Dinah dead and he is under suspicion of murder. The Op manages to get rid of the gangs and corruption in the city and solve the mystery of who killed Dinah.

Interpreter of Maladies by Lahiri

The Das family hires Mr. Kapasi to be their tour guide during their trip to India. They have a really good time. Mr. Kapasi starts to fall for Mrs. Das. When they are alone, Mrs. Das opens up to him about how she doesn't like her husband anymore and asks for his advice because he is an interpreter of Maladies. He feels sorry for her and tells her maybe she feels this way because she feels guilty. She denies this.

Gravity's Rainbow by Pynchon

The German's secret V-2 bomb start falling on London. The British Intelligence figure out that these bombings correspond with the sexual encounters of Lieutenant Slothrop. This causes Slothrop to flee across Europe in search of the mysterious rocket 00000.

A Hunger Artist by Kafka

The Hunger Artist travels form town to town in Europe with his manager, the impresario. The Hunger artist is famous beaus he puts himself in a cage and fasts for up to 40 days. He is always upset because he could fast more, but the impresario makes him stop after 40 days because the people get bored. The hunger artist and the impresario abandon their act for a bit because people lose interest. The hunger artist decides to join a circus where he is in his cage until he dies.

Dream of the Red Chamber by Xueqin

The Jia Clan is a wealthy family living in the capitol. They fall from prestige.

Blood Meridian by McCarthy

The Kid journeys on his mule through Texas. He joins a gang, which is very violent, trying to reclaim Mexican territory for the US. Judge Holden joins the gang. He is treated as god-like. The gang is attacked and only the Kid, Tobin, and Judge Holden survive. They go to San Diego. Decades pass and the Kid, now a man, sees Judge Holden again.

Bartleby the Scrivener by Melville

The Lawyer hires Bartleby as a scrivener(copyist). When the Lawyer asks Bartleby to examine a document, he refuses. Even though the Lawyer knows that he should fire Bartleby, he doesn't. Bartleby has some odd habits like only eating snacks and sleeping at the office. Bartleby tells the Lawyer that he's going to stop writing, so he fires him. Bartleby continues to sleep at the office. The Lawyer can't convince Bartleby to move, so the Lawyer moves offices. Bartleby starts living in the Lawyer's new office and is arrested as a vagrant. When the Lawyer visits Bartleby in Prison, he learns that he died.

The Chairs by Ionesco

The Old Man and Old Woman are setting up chairs for invisible guests to hear the Old Man's discovery. They then commit suicide.

The Canterville Ghost by Wilde

The Otis family (Mr. Otis, Mrs. Otis, their son Washington, daughter Virginia, and the Otis twins) move into Canterville Chase, despite warnings about a ghost. None of them believe in ghosts at first, but it soon becomes quite clear that Sir Simon is the Canterville ghost. They aren't frightened at all, however. Instead, they remain calm and end up embarrassing the ghost. Virginia becomes quite close with Sir Simon and helps him move on to the next world.

To the Lighthouse by Woolf

The Ramsays visit their summer home in Scotland. James asks to go to the lighthouse, and Mr. Ramsay says yes if the weather permits. Mr. Ramsay says the weather ins't looking good. James despises his dad. They host some gusts including Lily Briscoe, a painter who is painting a portrait of Mrs. Ramsay. Time passes and war breaks out in Europe. Mrs. Ramsay and one of her sons die. No one visits the summer house for years. When the Ramsays and Lily finally come back, Mr. Ramsay takes James to the lighthouse. Lily finishes one of her paintings.

The Minister's Black Veil by Hawthorne

The Reverened, Mr. Hooper is wearing a black veil and refuses to take it off. His fiancee, Elizabeth, tries to get him to take it off, but he refuses and they break their engagement. The Reverend wears the veil until his death.

War and Peace by Tolstoy

The Russians are being invaded by Napoleon and Andrew and Nicholas go to battle, where Andrew gets injured. Andrew's wife dies in childbirth so his sister, Mary, raises the child. Pierre inherits a lot of wealth. Nicholas needs to marry for money but already promised to marry Sonya. Natasha and Andrew fall in love, but Natasha has an affair, ending their relationship. Nicholas and Mary fall in love. The Russians are defeating Napoleon, despite having a smaller army. Pierre's wife cheats on him and he becomes very upset, wandering the streets of Moscow. Mary wants to marry Nicholas, but he want stop keep his promise to Sonya. Andrew forgives Natasha and he dies. Pierre becomes a prisoner of war of the French and is forced to march with them. Pierre is liberated and falls in love with Natasha. They marry. Nicholas and Mary also finally get married.

Ivanhoe by Scott

The Saxons and Normans are fighting for power over England. Ivanhoe fell in love with Rowena, but Cedric, his father, wants her to marry Saxon royalty. Ivanhoe has returned to England as there Disinherited Knight and fights with the Black Knight, who is actually King Richard coming to get the throne back from his brother John, in a tournament. Ivanhoe, Cedric, Rowena get captured by King John, but get rescued by the Black Knight. The Black Knight announces himself as King Richard and takes over the throne. Ivanhoe and Rowena are married.

The Garden Party by Mansfield

The Sheridan family prepares to host a garden party. Laura, the daughter, learns that their neighbor, Mr. Scott, has died and is sent to their house.

July's People by Gordimer

The Smales, a liberal white family in South Africa, have to flee their home in Johannesburg due to a civil war. They move to the village of their black servant, July.

The Bald Soprano by Ionesco

The Smiths are sitting in their living room talking about nothing. Mary, the maid, announces that the Martins are here. Mr. and Mrs. Smith go and change. The Martins come in, but don't recognize each other. They deduce that they must be a couple. The Smiths rejoin their guests and they talk about unremarkable things like how Mrs. Martin saw a man tying his shoe. The Fire Chief comes and asks if there is a fire. He is disappointed when there isn't one. He stays for a while. He recognizes Mary as his first love. The Fire Chief leaves. The characters start speaking nonsense and the lights go out. When they come back in, the Martins are sitting in the same spot that the Smiths were in the beginning of the play and they start saying the same lines that the Smiths said in the first scene.

Dream Deferred by Hughes

The Speaker asks what happens if dreams are postponed. He concludes that they explode.

Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tinten Abbey

The Speaker talks about his relationship with nature and how just thinking of it makes him feel better. He hopes that this will also help his sister in the future.

Agamemnon by Aeschylus

The Trojan War ends and Agamemnon returns home. Clytemnestra, his wife, is mad at him because he sacrificed their daughter. Also, Agamemnon brings home a concubine. Clytemnestra is so upset that she kills him. The Chorus says that Agamemnon's son will surely return to exact vengeance.

The Vicar of Wakefield by Goldsmith

The Vicar, Dr. Charles Primrose, is wealthy, but loses all his money. He goest o prison , bug gets released

Howards End by Forster

The Welcomes move in across the street from the Schelegels in London. Helen and Margaret Schelegel meet Leonard Bast. Margaret becomes friend with Ruth Wilcox. Ruth dies soon after and Margaret and Henry, Ruth's husband, become close. Henry proposes and Margaret accepts. Leonard and Helen sleep together and she becomes pregnant. Helen, Henry, and Margaret move to Howards End, the Wilcox estate. Leonard comes to the house and is harassed by Henry's son. Leonard has a heart attack and dies and Henry's son goes to jail for manslaughter.

The Sandbox by Albee

The Young Man is performing calisthenics near a sandbox. Mommy and Daddy brought Grandma out from the city and place her in the sandbox. Grandma and the young man being to talk to each other. A rumbling is heard and Mommy and Daddy realizes that Grandma's going to die soon and start crying. Grandma is half buried in the sandbox. The young man says he is the Angel of Death and has come for her.

A Raisin in the Sun by Hansberry

The Youngers livre in a small apartment in Chicago in 1950s. They inherit 10,000 dollars form Mr. Youngers' life insurance. mama wants to buy a house. Walter, her son, wants to invest in a liquor store. Beneatha wants to use the money for med school. Ruth, Walter's wife, discovers she is pregnant, but doesn't have the money to raise the child. Mama puts a down payment on the house, but the neighbors want to get them to stay away beau it is an all white neighborhood. Beneatha's boyfriend wants her go to to med school then move to Africa with him.

The 42nd Parallel by Dos Pasos

The book follows people's lives for thirty years. All the people are dominated by institutions. Their life stories start when they are young in the 20th century. They grow up, leave their towns, and try to find better opportunities. A lot of them move to New York. Many of them hop freight trains looking for work.

Finnegan's Wake by Joyce

The book starts with Finnegan falling off a ladder and dying. At his funeral, his wife puts his corpse out as a meal, but then he wakes up, but the mourners put him back to rest. Then HCE has rumors spread about him having sexual relations with younger girls. He accidentally incriminates himself, then goes into hiding. His wife, ALP's, letter is a piece of evidence during the trial. It was written down by her son Shem, the penman and was supposed to be delivered by Shawn, her son the postman, to HCE, but it was never delivered. The Book ends in the middle of a sentence that continues to be the first sentence of the book, making it a never ending cycle.

Alcestis by Euripides

The chorus enters Admetus' palace. They heard news that his wife Alcestis is dying. The chorus isn't sure if she has died yet and aren't sure whether to start mourning. Alcestis dies in Admetus' arms. Soon after, Heracles comes to visit. Admetus doesn't want to turn him away but doesn't tell him that Alcestis died either. When Heracles finds out, he battles Death to rescue her and bring her back to Admetus.

The Inspector General by Gogol

The corrupt officials of a small Russian town receive news that an incognito inspector will be arriving to investigate. They think that the official is Khlestakov, but they are wrong. The mayor and officials spoil him until he leaves. The officials celebrate this. However, they then realize that Khlestakov wasn't the inspector because the real inspector asks to meet with them.

The Turn of the Screw by James

The governess starts her job in Bly. She takes care of two children, Miles and Flora. Miles was expelled form school, but she doesn't know why. She talks to Mrs. Grose, the maid, but she says not to worry. One evening, the governess sees a strange man in a tower of the house. He is identified to be Peter Quint, the former vale who is now dead. The governess also sees Miss Jessel, where dead predecessor. The governess starts seeing those two often and thinks that Miles and Flora are meeting with them. Mrs. Grose tells the governess to soak to her employer about this, but she refuses. Flora gets sick and Mrs. Gorse takes her to see her uncle while the governess stays with Miles. After another sighting of the ghosts, Miles collapses dead.

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Coleridge

The mariner departs on a ship that is driven south by a storm to the Antarctic waters. An albatross appears, and the mariner shoots it. The crew of the ship is upset because they thought the albatross helped rescue them, but it was actually the better weather. They blame the mariner and force him to wear the dead albatross around his neck. The ship encounters a ghost ship, where the ghosts are gambling on the sailors' fates. Everyone des, except for her mariner who is supposed to suffer a fate worse than death. The mariner then appreciates the beauty of the sea creature and his curse is lifted. The mariner gets back home, but his she sinks and he is rescued. He the wanders the Earth, tellings story over and over.

The Gold Bug by Poe

The narrator comes to visit his friend, Legrand, in Louisiana. Legrand is excited to show him a new species of bug that was found. It's a gold beetle with three black spots that make it kind of look like a skull. Legrand then starts acting strangely so the narrator leaves. The narrator gets a message form Legrand, delivered by his slave, Jupiter. Legrand is summoning the narrator back and Jupiter thinks that Legrand got bitten by the bug, making him act weird. Legrand convinces the narrator and Jupiter to go on an expedition. Legrand convinces Jupiter to go onto a tree limb and drop the beetle through the skull's left eye. Legrand stars digging between that spot where the beetle landed and another post to look for treasure. They dig up 1.5 million dollars in gold.

The Library of Babel by Borges

The narrator describes how he lives in a universe of infinite adjacent hexagonal rooms filled with books and bookshelves. The order of the letters is seemingly random, however the librarians believe that the books contain every possible ordering of 25 basic characters. Therefore, the library contains all books that have or will be written in all languages.

Ligeia by Poe

The narrator falls in love with Ligeia and they marry. However she gets sick and dies. The narrator then marries Rowena, who also dies. Rowena revives and transformed into Ligeia.

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Twain

The narrator form the East goes to a western mining town. He asks Simon Wheeler about Leonidas W. Smiley. Instead, Wheeler talks about a story of Jim Smiley. Jim turned a frog into a pet and trained it to jump high. He bet a stranger that his for can jump higher than any other frog. While Jim wasn't looking, the stranger filled the frog with lead, and Jim lost $40 because the stranger cheated. The narrator realizes that Wheeler told him the story just to annoy him.

The Fall of the House of Usher by Poe

The narrator goes to the house of Usher to visit Roderick Usher, his childhood friend. The house seems to have an evil and diseased atmosphere. Roderick sent the narrator a letter to come because he is feeling physically and emotionally ill. Roderick is paler and less energetic, and his sister Madeline has a mysterious sickness, with loss of control of her limbs. The narrator tries to lift Roderick's spirits, but can't. Madeline dies, and Roderick buries her in the tomb below the house. Roderick becomes more uneasy. One night, the narrator and Roderick can't sleep, so the narrator reads "Mad Trist" to Roderick to pass the time. The noises he hears corresponds with the story. Roderick reveals that he thinks he buried Madeline alive. Madeline comes through the door and attacks Roderick and kills him. The narrator flees the house and the House of Usher collapses.

The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer

The narrator joins 29 pilgrims. The pilgrims are traveling to a shrine in Canterbury. The Host suggests that they travel together and tell stories. Each tells a story.

The Invisible Man by Ellison

The narrator lives in the south in the early 1930s. He is a gifted public speaker and attends a black college. One day he's asked to show a wealthy white trust of the campus around. he accidentally gets him into trouble and the college kicks the narrator out. He goes to NYC in search of a job and an old black woman takes care of him and lets him stay with her. He wants to pay her back sho he becomes a speaker for the black Brotherhood. He becomes friends with Clifton, another member of the Brotherhood. One day he sees Clifton selling things on the street without a permit and the police arrest him and shoot him dead. The brotherhood, in the hands of Jack and Ras is becoming violent. They start a riot and Ras tries to kill the narrator. He falls down a man hole and decides to stay underground invisible.

The Moon and Sixpence by Maugham

The narrator talks about Charles Strickland's life. Strickland is a middle class stockbroker living around 1900 in London with a wife and kids. He leaves his family to go to Paris to become an artist. He is broke and becomes ill and hungry. He paints to express how he feels and doesn't care about physical discomfort. Dirk Stroeve, a successful painter, meets Strickland and recognizes his genius. He helps Strickland recover from his illness. Stroeve's wife, Blanche, abandons him for Strickland. Strickland dumps her, saying he only needed her to model for him. Blanche then commits suicide. Strickland goes to Tahiti and has tow children with a native women, one of whom dies. He also starts painting profusely and has his masterpiece painted on the walls of his hut. Strickland dies of leprosy and his wife burns his hut to destroy his painting, per his request.

The White Castle by Pamuk

The narrator, a young Italian scholar, is sailing form Venice to Naples when he is taken prisoner by the Ottoman Empire. He becomes a slave of Hoja, sho looks exactly like him. Together they work on building an iron weapon for the sultan to siege the White Castle. The weapon is a failure and they lose the battle. Hoja runs off and is never seen again.

Ode to a Nightingale by Keats

The speaker talks about hearing a nightingale and how he longs for the oblivion of alcohol. He tells the nightingale to fly away and that he will follow.

Death be not Proud by Donne

The speaker tells Death to not be so proud beaus it is not really as scary as people think. He says that people don't really die when they meet Death. He says that the good die young because they know that death brings pleasure, not pain.

The Waves by Woolf

The story follows the lives of six friends: Bernard, Neville, Louis, Jinny, Susan, and Rhoda from birth to death. Each stage of their lives is represented as a different time of the day, from dawn to dusk.

Cannery Row by Steinbeck

The story is set in Row in the cannery district of Monterey, California. Mack and the boys want to do something nice for Doc, the owner of a biological supply house, They'd decide to throw a surprise party at his house. They buy a lot of provisions angering Lee Chong the local grocer. Doc shows up to the surprise party too late because everyone is gone and his house is trashed. Mack and the boys feel bad so they throw him another party and he actually attends this one.

Idylls of the King by Tennyson

The story recounts King Arthur's attempt and failure at creating the perfect kingdom, but getting killed by a traitor. Also, it retells Arthur's love for Guinevere and her betrayal of him.

The Purloined Letter by Poe

The unnamed narrator and C. Auguste Dupin sit in room pondering over the murders in the Rue Morgue. Monsieur G, the prefect of the Paris police, comes in asking for Dupin's help. The Minister D, a government official has stolen a letter containing important information, but the police can't find it in his house or on him. Dupin realizes that the smartest place to find it is within plain sight. So, he goes to the Minister's apartment, finds the letter near some cards, and switches the letter out for another letter. Monsieur G comes back a month later, saying the the still can't find the letter and that there is a large reward for whoever can find it. Dupin give shim the letter and gets 50,000 francs.

The Tell-Tale Heart by Poe

The unnamed narrator has decided to kill the old man because of fear for the old man's pale blue glass eye. The narrator arrives one night and finds the old man awake and frightened in bed. However, the old man doesn't notice the narrator. He starts to hear the loud thumping of the old man's heart and kills, then dismembers the body and hides the pieces in the floorboards. The police arrive because a neighbor heard the old man shrieking. They aren't suspicious at all. But then, the narrator starts to hear the thumping of the heart and confesses to the crime, convinced that the police hear the thumping of the heart also.

The Black Cat by Poe

The unnamed narrator likes animals. He and his wife have birds, goldfish, dogs, rabbits, monkeys, and a cat named Pluto. The narrator loves Pluto. The narrator starts to become drunk and violent. he beats the animals and his wife. He never beats Pluto, until one day when Pluto bites him, he cuts out one of his eyes. The next day he feels a little remorse, but feels like his soul is corrupted. One day he hangs Pluto from a tree. The narrator's house burns down that day and he is haunted by images of Pluto. Later, a new balks cat appears, with a patch of white. One day while going into the cellar, he trips over the cat and tries to kill it. his wife defends it, but then he kills his wife, He entombs her int eh basement and then can't find the cat. The police come to investigate and he lets them in the house. In the cellar, they hear a noise then tear down the wall to find his wife's body and the cat sitting on her head.

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Capote

The unnamed narrator moves into an apartment in New York during WWII. He meets Holly Golightly who also lives in his building. Holly and the narrator start to get closer and spend time together. He is invited to one of her parties, where he meets José Ybarra-Jaeger, a Brazilian diplomat. Holly earns money by visiting a mobster in prison and delivering seemingly innocent weather reports. Holly, José and Mag, José's wife, take a trip to Florida. Holly and José get closer, causing Holly to get pregnant. José proposes to Holly and Holly makes plans to move to Brazil. The narrator is upset because he has fallen in love with Holly. Holly is arrested for being a part of a drug scandal because the weather reports were actually code for the drug shipments. José doesn't want to be involved, so he leaves for Brazil without Holly. Holly decides to go to Brazil despite still under investigation. Holly sends a postcard to the narrator and says she will write again soon, but she never does.

The Lottery by Jackson

The villagers gather together for the town lottery. Mr. Summers runs the lottery. Tessie Hutchinson joins the crowd late because she forgot about the lottery. Mr. Summer calls everyone up and everyone draws a slip of paper. Tessie's Husband Bill draws the paper so everyone in his family has to draw again. Tessie draws the paper with the black dot so she gets stoned to death by the villagers.

The Song of the Lark by Cather

Thea Kronborg grows up in the small town of Moonstone, Colorado. She likes to socialize with professional musicians and starts taking piano lessons. Thea's mom knows she is different form the other kids, and recognizes her special talent and intelligence. A generous friend sponsors Thea to start serious music lessons and spend a winter in Chicago taking piano lessons. After an argument with her family, Thea vows not to return home until she has made a name for herself. Thea takes voice lessons and moves to Germany to study music. After making a name for herself in Germany, Thea goes to New York to sing.

Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare

There is a feud going on between the Montagues and Capulets in Verona. Romeo is in love with Rosaline, another Montague, but she doesn't love him. Juliet is supposed to marry Paris in a few years. Romeo goes to the Capulet feast and instantly falls in love with Juliet. They kiss. Romeo gets recognized as a Montague and has to go back. Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to marry them in secret and he does. A brawl brake out and Romeo kills a Capulet. This makes him banished from Verona. Romeo and Juliet say goodbye. Juliet's father decides to make her marry Paris in three days. Juliet wants to escape to be with Romeo. Juliet drinks a potion to appear dead, so that she can be buried in a crypt and then escape to Romeo. Romeo hears that Juliet is dead and comes back. He decides to die by her side and drinks poison. Juliet awakens, realizes that Romeo is dead, and then kills herself with Romeo's dagger.

A Woman of No Importance by Wilde

There is a party at an upper class estate. Some ask about Gerald's new position as secretary to Lord Illingworth. Gerald and Hester take a walk. Lord Illingworth arrives. When he hears that Gerald's mom, Mrs. Arbuthnot, is coming, he gasps. When asked who she is, he says "a woman of no importance". Gerald's mom arrives. Lord Illingworth turns out to be the illegitimate father of Gerald and refused to marry Mrs. Arbuthnot when she got pregnant. Mrs. Arbuthnot objects to Gerald working for his father. Lord Illingworth makes advances towards Hester, and she runs to Gerald. When Gerald goes after him, his mom stops him the only way she knows how: by telling him that he's his father. Gerald, Hester, and Mrs. Arbuthnot go home. Gerald writes a letter to his father to marry his mom. Illingworth comes over and proposes, but Mrs. Arbuthnot refuses to marry a man she hates. Illingworth leaves for good.

The Tempest by Shakespeare

There is a shipwreck after the _____. People try to gain power. Prosper messes with people with Ariel. Ferdinand marries Miranda.

The Octopus: A Story of California by Norris

There is conflict between the wheat farmers in the San Joaquin Valley and the Pacific and SW Railroad. The railroad attempts to take away the land of the farmers.

Picnic by Inge

There's a picnic at Flo's house. Flo's daughter Madge falls in love with Hal,but no one likes him and he is forced to leave.

Atlas Shrugged by Rand

This takes place in an environment of worsening conditions with Dagny working to repair a railroad in Colorado. Francisco is Dagny's ex-lover and industrials. Reared supplies the steel for the railroad. Danny starts her own company and she and Rearden become lovers. Dagny's brother tells Rearden's sister about the affair. Industrialists are disappearing. Dagny tries to find out where all the industrialist are vanishing to, so she follows an industrialist that she thinks might vanish next on to a plane. When the plane crashes, she is taken with the industrials to a remote valley where all the industrialists are. There, she meets John Galt, leader of the strike. Rearden's sister blackmails Dagny, but she ignores it by announcing the affair to the public. Also she speaks out about the repressive government. Francisco and Rearden join the strike. The government gets worse and controlling, so Dagny joins the strike.

The Quiet American by Greene

Thomas Fowler is a journalist living in Vietnam. Alden Pyle is a CIA agent who meets Fowler. Fowler is having an affair with Phuong, but Pyle falls in love with her too. They force her to choose and she picks Fowler. Pyle tries to overthrow the government and Fowler helps assassinate him.

Hard Times by Dickens

Thomas Gagrind has two children, Louis and Tom,and one adopted child, Sissy Jupe. He raises the children to do things for their best interest. Louisa gets married to an old man named Josiah Bounderby. Stephen is a lower class worker who gets fired from his job. Tom tells him to stand in front of the bank and help will come. Help doesn't come, so Stephen leaves town. There is a bank robbery and everyone suspects Stephen. They figure out Tom is the robber and smuggle him out of England. Louis a is unhappy in her marriage. Sissy has a large and loving family and husband.

Absalom, Absalom! by Faulkner

Thomas Supten comes to Jefferson Mississippi and becomes established with the local aristocracy. He has a son and daughter, Henry and Judith. Judith falls in love with Charles, Henry's friend. Supine reveals that Charles is actually his illegitimate son and he has is defended from a black woman. Henry refuses to believe that Charles knew the whole time and leaves to New Orleans. Henry is so upset when he also finds out that Charles is part black man that he murders Charles on his and Judith's wedding day. Supten slides into alcoholism.

The Return of the Native by Hardy

Thomasin and Damon Wildeve's marriage is delayed because of an error that Wildeve orchestrated. Wildeve loves Eustasia and is using Thomasin to make her jealous. Diggory Venn loves Thomasin and causes him to intervene. Clym, Thomasin's causing returns form France. Eustasy falls in love with him to make herself stop loving Wildeve. Wildeve and Thomasin marry, while Eustasia and Clym marry. Clym distances himself from his mother. Eustacia and Wildeve start to spend more time together. When Wildeve is over at Eustasia's house, Clym's mom arrives, wanting to reconcile with her son. Eustasia doesn't let her in because she doesn't want to get caught, causing Clym's mom to die. Clym and Eustasia separate when he learns of this. On a stormy night, on her way to see WIldeve, Eustacia drowns. WIldeve drowns as well, trying to save her. Diggory Venn save Clym from drowning as well. Thomasin and Diggory marry. Clym becomes a wandering preacher.

A&P by Updike

Three young women walk into a grocery store wearing only bathing suits. The manager orders them to leave. This upsets Sammy, the teenage clerk, so much so that he quits.

Titus Andronicus by Shakespeare

Titus Andronicus, a Roman general, returns from 10 years of war with only 4 out of his 25 kids left. He has captured Tanora, Queen of the Goths and her three sons. He sacrifices her eldest son for Roman ritual. This causes Tamora's hatred/promise for revenge. Tamara is made empress and wants to get revenge. She gets two of Titus' sons kill and his daughter raped. Titus is upset and starts t act mad/odd. Tamara tires to mess with him, but Titus trickster and kills her sons because he was just pretending to be crazy. This causes killings to ensue where both Titus and Tamora die.

The Prince and the Pauper by Twain

Tom Canty, a pauper, and Prince Edward Tudor are born on the same day and look identical. Tom goes to Westminster palace one day and attracts the attention of the Prince and gets invited in. Edward thinks Tom's life sounds fun and they switch lives. The Prince tries to tell everyone what happened, making people think he's crazy. Tom doesn't know the proper behavior/etiquette to be a prince. Tom's dad, John Canty, is an abusive dad. The family skips town after John murders someone, but Edward escapes. King Henry VIII dies, making Edward, or rather Tom King. Mile sHendon helps Edward while he is living on the streets. John tries to steal Edward back, but Miles rescues him. Miles and Edward get back to London. Edward says that he is the new king, not Tom, and Tom agrees with him. Edward gets crowned king and gives Miles and Tom riches and power.

The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck

Tom Joad gets released from prison and sees Jim Casey, a former preacher. They go to Tom's home where they find the family getting ready to leave for California to get a job. Along the way, Grampa and Grandma Joad die. When they get there, they hear that there are not enough jobs for all the migrants, making the wages lower. Tom gets not a fight, but Jim gets arrested instead. The family then goes to a government run camp, which is better, but they don't get enough wages, os they move again. There is a flood and they to a barn.

The Devil and Tom Walker by Irving

Tom Walker meets the devil, Old Scratch, in a forest. Old Scratch offers Tom fortune, but for a price. He tells his wife, who goes to Old Scratch who kills her. Tom gets a lot of money, but is lonely and becomes deeply religious. Old Scratch comes back and takes Tom, who is never seen again.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Twain

Tom and Huck go on adventures like skipping school, Potter's trial, going to an island and pretending to be pirates, and going to a cave. Takes place on Mississippi River in 1840's

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Kundera

Tomas falls in love with Tereza and they get married. Tomas has many affairs and tells Tereza that it doesn't mean he doesn't love her. However, Tereza is uncomfortable with the affairs. Despite this, she becomes friends with Sabina, one of the women Tomas is having an affair with. When communists take over Prague, they move to Switzerland. Tereza moves back because she is unhappy and Tomas follows her. They decide to move to the country, but they both die in a car crash.

Typee by Melville

Tommo and Toby want to escape the whaling ship they are on because of abuse and drudgery. They get off the boat at the Marquesas Islands, but are afraid because the island is inhabited by the Typees, which are cannibals. In a valley, they meet the Typees and are welcomed after they say that they are also Typees. Tommo enjoys life there, as he has a servant that feeds and bathes him, but is still cautious of the cannibalism. Toby goes with the Typees to greet foreign ships, but never returns. Tommo thinks he was eaten by the cannibals, but he actually got away on an Australian ship. Tommo enjoys Typee life, saying it is more civilized that European life because the natives live with more honesty, truth, and goodness. Tommo learns for sure that the Typees are cannibals after seeing a half-eaten corpse from the neighboring Happar tribe. Tommo escapes when an Australian tries to buy his freedom. Tommo runs on to the boat and the boat leaves before any of the natives can catch him.

Tonio Kröger by Mann

Tonio Kröger is a famous writer in Germany. He believe she has to "die to everyday life" to be an artist.

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles by Murakami

Toru is tasked by his wife Kumiko to look for their cat. He ends up at a fortune teller. Toru hears that Kumiko is having an affair and wants a divorce, and she goes missing for a while.

The Seagull by Chekhov

Treplev is an actor in a play. Nina, the neighbor comes to be in the play. Treplev loves her and kisses her, but she doesn't return the affections. Arkadina, Treplev's mom,comes to watch the play but storms off. Nina meets Trigorin, Arkadina's lover. Later Treplev enters with a seagull that he has killed in honor of Nina. They fight and he is convinced she doesn't love him anymore. Nina becomes more fond of Trigorin. Arkadina wants to move with Trigorin. When he refuses, she questions his relationship with Nina. He eventually leaves button before he and Nina passionately kiss. Nina leaves for Moscow and becomes an actress. Two years pass. Trigorin impregnated Nina but then left her for Arkadina when he baby died. Nina and Treplev would write notes to each other and she would sign it "the Seagull". Nina visits Treplev and he admits that he has been in love with her. She says that she's still in love with Trigorin and leaves. Treplev is so upset that he kills himself.

Fences by Wilson

Troy is a garbage truck driver in Pittsburgh. His son, Cory, wants to become a football player but Troy refuses because he was discriminated against in football. Troy has an affair and a child, but his wife, Rose, lets them raise the baby as her own. Troy dies and Cory comes back from the military and refuses to go to his funeral, but Rose convinces him.

Twelve Angry Men by Rose

Twelve jury members have to come to a unanimous decision about a trial. They are deciding whether a man is guilty of murdering his father. At first, one jury member says not guilty, while the rest say guilty.

An Outpost of Progress by Conrad

Two European men, Kayerts and Carlier are working at a trading post in the African Jungle, throng to make a profit by trading ivory. They grow very sick and pick a fight over sugar. kayerts accidentally shoots and kills Carlier, then kills himself.

White Fang by London

Two men are in the wild of the North with their dogs. A pack of wolves comes by and terrorizes them, leaving only Henry and two dogs. One of the wolves mates with a she-wolf and White Fang is born. The she-wolf and White Fang are recaptured by Gray Beaver, the master. The she-wolf is sold to another master and White Fang becomes more vicios. One day, he is saved by a man during a fight with a bulldog. White Fang and the man go to California where they have a happy life.

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe

Uncle Tom and Harry, Eliza's son, are sold as slaves. Eliza takes harry and flees. Uncle Tom is sold to a plantation in Louisiana. His master intends to set him free, but dies first. Uncle Tom is sold to a cruel man, where he is beaten to death and dies.

The Two Gentlemen of Verona by Shakespeare

Valentine and Proteus, good friends, say goodbye because Valentine is going to see the world while Proteus stays in Verona to be with Julia, his love. Proteus' dad sends him to the Duke's court in Milan, where Valentine also happens to be. Valentine falls in love with Silvia, the Duke's daughter. Proteus falls in love with her. Julia disguises herself as a page and goes to the court where she meets Silvia. Proteus gets Valentine banished from the court and he joins a group of outlaws. Silvia tries to find him and gets taken captive buy outlaws. Proteus rescues Silvia and demands her affection. She refuses, saying she's in love with Valentine. Proteus tries to rape her, but Valentine rescues her. It is discovered, Julia's identity. Proteus decides he loves Julia, not Silvia. Silvia and Valentine get married while Julia and Proteus also get married.

Les Misérables by Hugo

Valjean is released from Prison and becomes mayor of a town. Fanzine has a daughter, but the father runs away. Fearing that if anyone knows she has an illegitimate daughter she won't get work, Fanzine gives Cosette, her daughter, to another family. Fanzine works at Valjean's factory but is fired when people find out about her daughter. Valjean keeps Fanzine from going to Prison and is with her when she dies. Avert finds out about Valjean's past and he is sent back to Prison. After getting out of Prison, he buys Cosette form that family and moves to Paris. Marius falls involve with Cosette, but Valjean forbids him form meeting her because he's afraid of losing her. Marries and Cosette meet and fallen love with each other, so Valjean wants to take Cosette and move to England. Marius is upset and joins a radical group. Avert is discovered ad a spy in the group. Marius sends a note to Cosette which Valjean finds. Valjean comes and says he'll execute Javert, but pardons him, and save sMarius when he gets injured. Avert drowns in a river. Marquis and Cosette marry. He's upset after learning Valjean's criminal past but forgives him.

Mrs. Warren's Profession by Shaw

Vivie Warren just graduated from Cambridge University. She arranges to meet her mother, whom she hasn't met. She finds out that her mother, Mrs. Warren, is a prostitute and owns a chain of brothels. At first, Vive is horrified, but Mrs. Warren explains that she had no other way of making money. When Vivie finds out that her mother no longer needs the business, as she is wealthy, she disowns her mother and moves away.

Waiting for Godot by Beckett

Vladimir and Estrogen meet by a tree to wait for Godot. Pozzo comes with his slave, Lucky. They entertain them and then pass. A boy comes, telling Vladimir and Estrogen that Godot is not coming tonight, but will be here the next day and leaves. Estrogen says that he thins he's met him before. They resolve to leave because it's nightfall. They comeback the next day and see Lucky and Pozzo again. This time, Lucky is mute and Pozzo is blind. They pass and then the boy comes back. He says that Godot isn't coming tonight, but will be here tomorrow. They resolve to leave. The cycle continues.

Volpone by Jonson

Volpone is a Venetian nobleman who has gotten all his wealth from being a con-artist. He is pretending to be sick so that three legacy hunters, Voltare, Corvino, and Corbaccio, pamper him with gifts so they will inherit his estate. However, Volpone is not actually sick. Volpone meets Corvino's wife, Celia, one of the most beautiful women in Italy and wants to sleep with her. He disguises himself to try to do so. Celia throws a handkerchief at him and Corvino gets and because he thinks she is being unfaithful. Volpone complains to his slave, Mosca about this. Mosca talks to Corvino and tells him that if Celia sleeps with Volpone, then Corvino will become his heir. Corvino consents. Mosca meets Bonaire, Corbaccio's son. He tells Bonaire that Corbaccio is planning on disinheriting him, thinking ghat he will kill his father. He takes Bonaire to the house to prove this to him. However, Celia and Corvino arrive first. Volpone tries to seduce her, but she doesn't want to be unfaithful. Volpone tries to rape her, but Bonaire saves her. Celia and Bonaire inform the public about his scandal, including Volpone's lies. The defendants make a good case for themselves and win, making Bonaire and Celia look like bad guys. Volpone returns home and fakes his death and gives his inheritance to Mosca so he can gloat in Voltore, Corvino, and Corbaccio's faces. However, Mosca doesn't want to give up his wealth, so Volpone tells the truth about everything and ends up in prison. Mosca is a slave somewhere else, and Voltore, Corbaccio, and Corvino are publicly ruined.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by Thurber

Walter Mitty and his wife, Mrs. Mitty run errands one day. Walter escapes into a series of romantic fantasies, such as commanding a Navy hydro plane and being a British air force pilot.

The Good Earth by Buck

Wang Lung marries O-Lan, but they are both very poor. Wang Lung slowly earns some money from hard work. O-Lan gives birth to two daughters, but kills the second one so it doesn't have to grow up in such terrible conditions. During a devastating famine and drought, the family is forced to move to the city. O-Lan gives birth to two more sons and the children beg on the street for money. During a riot, a man gives Wang-Lung all his money. The family moves back to the country and buys a big farm. O-Lan has two more children. Wang-Lung buys a concubine, which upsets O-Land and she dies. Wang Lung is now an old man and his children are grown.

The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe

Werther stays in a small village, Wahlheim, and gets unchanged by the peasant's simple life. He falls in love with Charlotte, but she is engaged to Albert. Werther becomes good friends with both Charlotte and Albert. Charlotte and Albert get married, making Werther really hurt. He decides to see them less often. Eventually, he commits suicide.

O Pioneers! by Cather

When Alexandra's father dies, he gives their entire farm to her. Her determination allows her to persevere and me it successful. Carl, their neighbor moves away when the Depression hits. 16 years later, Alexandra's farm is the most prosperous in the area. This money allowed Emil, her brother, to go to the State University. Carl moves back to town and him and Alexandra regain their teenage intimacy. Maria Shabata, a Bohemian woman, is stuck in an unhappy marriage. Emil falls in love with Maria, but goes to Mexico to avoid it. When he comes back, his love is stronger. they spend time together. When Maria's husband finds out, he kiss Maria and Emil. Carl and Alexandra decide to marry.

Man and Superman by Shaw

When Mr. Whitefield dies, his will indicates that his daughter, Ann, be taken care of by Ramsden and Tanner. Ramsden distrusts Tanner because of his revolutionary ideas. Tanner doesn't want to take care of Ann. Ann finally convinces Tanner to marry her.

Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Hardy

When Tess' family learns that they are descended form the D'Urbervilles, they send Tess to the D'urberville mansion to make money. Tess meets Alec D'Urberville, Mrs. D'Urberville's son. Alec pressures Tess and tries to seduce her and eventually takes advantage of her one night in the woods. Tess returns home to give brith to Alec's child, who dies shortly after birth. Tess needs work and works as a milkmaid. She meets a man named Angel and they fall in love. Tess and Angel get married. When Angel confesses about his affair, Tess confesses about her past with Alec. Tess is able to forgive Angel, but Angel isn't, so he leaves and goes to Brazil. Tess struggles and has an unpleasant job at a farm. She sees Alec one day on the streets preaching because he converted to Christianity. Alec asks to marry her and she reluctantly accepts, thinking Angel has left her for good. Angel decides to forgive Tess and comes back, begging to get her back. Tess is heartbroken and stabs Alec to death. Angel helps her hide from the police, but she is eventually found and sent to prison, where she is executed.

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Bradbury

Will and Jim are excited when a carnival comes to town, but Will's father, Mr. Halloway, warns them to be careful. The Carnival is run by Mr. Dark, the Illustrated Man. A lot of strange things happen. Mr. Halloway figures out that Mr. Dark's weakness is laughter and goodness, and is able to defeat them.

Death of a Salesman by Miller

Willy is disappointed in his son, Biff, because he hasn't done anything with his life. Biff and Happy(brothers) are visiting home and reminiscing about their adolescence. They are dissatisfied about their lives and thinking about moving out west. Willy starts day dreaming about when Biff/Happy were kids. Willy hasn't had a very successful life and is jealous of his brother, Ben's success. Willy and Charley, his neighbor, are talking and because Willy is still daydreaming, he calls Charley the wrong name. Willy gets fired from his job. Happy, Willy, Biff, and Linda, Willy's wife, have dinner at a restaurant. Happy flirts with a call girl and Biff and Willy argue. Willy is obviously disoriented, as he confuses the past and present. Back at home, Willy is talking to Ben, who isn't even there. Happy, Biff, and Linda get ready for bed, but Willy never does. They hear Willy's car speed away. Next, Linda, Happy, Biff, and Charley are at Willy's under-attended funeral.

The Hotel New Hampshire by Irving

Win and Mary meet one summer and fall in love. They have five children, Frank, John, Franny, Lilly, and Egg. Win gets an idea to turn an abandoned girls school into a hotel, called the New Hampshire Hotel. Franny gets reaped by the quarterback. The family gets invited to live in Vienna, where they open up their second New Hampshire Hotel. Mary and Egg die in a plane crash. Lilly writes a book and publishes it, but then commits suicide. John and Frank start a business.

1984 by Orwell

Winston Smith defies the "Big Brother" in a controlling dystopian society where people can't have their own thoughts

Journey to the West by Cheng'en

Xuanzang and his followers set out to bring back Buddhist scriptures from a Temple in India, but encounters evils along the way. They succeed and Xuanzang and Sun Wukong achieve Buddhahood.

The Hairy Ape by O'Neill

Yank and the other firemen are shoveling coal into the engine of a Transatlantic Ocean Liner. They talk about the past and how they are stuck at their position is society. Mildred, an upper class passenger, goes down to see the engines. She gets scared by Yank because he looks like a "hairy ape" and faints. When Yank arrives in New York, he gets arrested. He gets released and goes to the zoo. He releases the gorilla form its cage and it kills him.

Uncle Vanya by Chekhov

Yelena is married to Serebryakov, the estate owner. Vanya, the estate manager, tries to seduce Yelena and fails. Sonya, Serebryakov's daughter, is in love with Astrov, the doctor who claims he can't love anyone. Yelena is also in love with Astrov. Vanya sees Yelena and Astrov together. Serebryakov announces his plans for selling the estate and Vanya is very upset. Serebryakov plans to depart with Yelena. Sonya tires and succeeds to get Serebryakov and Vanya to reconcile. Yelena and Astrov say goodbye before she leaves. Astrov leaves. Sonya and Vanya are left alone.

Yerma by García Lorca

Yerma desperately wants a child, but does not have any success in having one with her husband, Juan. Three years pass and Yerma still doesn't have a child. Realizing that Juan never wanted a child, she strangles him.

Catch-22 by Heller

Yosarrian tries to get out of the military during the end of WWII. However, catch-22 prevents him to be discharged. If you are insane, you will be discharged, but if you say that you are insane, you prove that you're sane. Lately, a boy in Yossarian's squadron falls in love with a prostitute and tries to woo her. After she falls in love with hime, he dies on the next mission. When Yossarian delivers the bad news to the prostitute, she tries to stab him because she thinks its his fault. Also, Milo runs blackmarket businesses to transport food among Europe, making a fortune for himself. Yossarian wanders the streets of Rome, and eventually escapes to neutral Sweden to escape the military.

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Calvino

You start reading a book and are engrossed, when suddenly the book stops due to a printing error. You go to the bookstore where you meet Ludmilla, who has a similar problem. You continue reading books but they all have the same problem and you can't get past the first chapter. You talk to the publishing company and learn that the translator is behind this. You figure out the secret behind all the books and marry Ludmilla.

The Garden of the Forking Paths by Borges

Yu Tsun is a German spy in England. he learns that his cover is blown and runs. He meets up with Dr. Albert and learns of the Garden of the Forking Paths. Yu Tsun is caught and arrested.

Dr. Zhivago by Pasternak

Yury lives in Russia. He goes to the university of Moscow to study medicine. He meets Tonya and they marry and have a son. Yury and Tonya move to a small town. Yury meets Laura, who is also married, and they start an affair. After two monists he decides to tell his wife about it. Before he can do so, he is captured by the partisan army and forced to remain with them until the end of the war. Tonya and her son have moved out of Russia when he comes back. He convinces Laura to move also. Yury returns to Moscow to find work and marries Marianna and has two children.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietzsche

Zarathustra descends from his cave in the mountains after ten years of solitude. He starts preaching his philosophy, that humans are a bridge between animals and the overman. However, no one listens to him. He develops a few followers, but they don't fully understand him.

David Copperfield by Dickens

__ goes off to school after his mom and dad die. He's mistreated by his stepfather. David becomes friends with Agnes. ____ falls in love with Dora. Little Emily runs off with Steerforth but he breaks up and cheats on her. Dora and ____ marry. Dora dies, so David marries Agnes.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

____ goes to Lowood School to leave her mean aunt. After, ____ is a governess at Thornfield manor, where she meets Rochester. They fall in love after she saves him from a fire, but she runs away after she finds out that he is married. ____ ends up poor on the streets when she meets St. John who turns out to be her cousin. He gives her money and food and invites her to go to India with him as his wife. She declines because she still loves Rochester. She gets back together with Rochester after his wife dies.

Robinson Crusoe by Defoe

____ is shipwrecked on island off Trinidad. He builds a civilization all alone and eventually meets sailors and after fighting, goes back to England.

King Lear by Shakespeare

_____ ______ tries to divide his kingdom to his daughters, but he disowns Cordelia after she isn't nice. Also, Edmund tells lies about Edgar to Gloucester. ____ and Gloucester both go to Dover where a lot of people betray each other and die.

Oliver Twist by Dickens

_____ grows up as an orphan. He gets into an orphan house run by Fagin, teaching the boys to pickpocket. _____ runs away and meets Mr. Brownlow, who takes care of him, but Fagin forces him to come back. ____ gets rescued by Rose and her aunt, who take care of him. After more run ins with Fagin, Oliver lives with Mr. Brownlow, Rose, and her aunt and Fagin is hung for his crimes.

Emma by Austen

_____ is a matchmaker, although she doesn't want to get married herself. She tries to set Harriet up with Frank, even though Frank is flirting with _____. It turns out that Frank was only flirting with her to hide that he was engaged with Jane, a girl that just moved to town. _____ thought that Harriet would be heartbroken, but it turns out that she likes Knightley, one of Emma's good friends. This makes emma realize that she likes Knightley too. Knightley proposes to Emma and Harriet marries another man.

Clarissa by Richardson

_____ is folded into loving Lovelace. She is disowned by her family because it is not respectable loving Lovelace. Lovelace tricks _____ and rapes her. She becomes depressed and commits suicide.

MacBeth by Shakespeare

_____ tries to become king after a fortune telling reading._______ dies(in a military battle) because fortune is misinterpreted

Palace Walk by Mahfouz

al-Sayyid Ahmad is the patriarch of his family. He is very strict at home with this family: Amina, his wife, Yasin, Fahmy, and Kamal, his sons, and Khadijah and Aisha are his daughters. Despite this, he permits himself to forbidden pleasures such as music, alcohol, and many affairs. However, he doesn't let his family question him when he comes home late and drunk. His oldest son, Yasin, has also taken a liking to alcohol and affairs like his father.

Germinal by Zola

Étienne Lantier is a migrant worker that arrives in a small town in France to earn money as a coal miner. He befriends a eternal miner, Maheu, who finds him somewhere to stay. Étienne embraces socialist principals. He also falls in love with Catherine, Maheu's daughter. The miners go on strike and Étienne leads the uprising. When the strike fails, they all blame him. He gets trapped in the mine, but gets rescued then moves to Paris.

Midnight's Children by Rushdie

32 years before Saleem Sinai was born, his grandfather Adam met his grandmother Naseem when treating her as a patient. Naseem is covered by a sheet with a hole on it, exposing the part of her that is sick. They marry and have kids including Amira, Saleem's mom. Amina marries Ahmed and moves to Delhi. They the move to Bombay, where Saleem is born exactly at midnight the day India gains independence. However, Mary, the ayah, switches Saleem and Shiva, another boy born exactly at midnight at birth. Saleem discovers that all kids born during that hour of midnight are the Midnight's Children and all have special powers. Saleem has telepathy and can communicate with all the other children. Saleem has surgery on his nose, which causes his telepathy to go away, but now has an amazing sense of smell that can detect emotions. Saleem and his family move to Pakistan. An air raid kills his family and wipes out Saleem's memory. Saleem joins the army and meets Parvati, another of Midnight's children. Shiva captures them and forces them, along with all the other Midnight's Children, to go to a sterilization camp and lose their powers. They get released and Saleem goes to Bombay.

The Iliad by Homer

9 years after the start of the Trojan War, the Greeks(Achaens) sack Chryse, a town allied with Troy They kidnap two beautiful maidens, one for Agamemnon, and one for Achilles. Apollo ones Agamemnon to give his maiden back, she takes Achilles' maiden. This angers Achilles so much that he refuses to continue fighting. The Achaens start losing, so Achilles send Patroclus to take his place in battle, causing Hector, a Trojan, to kill him. Achilles is so mad that he decides to join the battle. He slays Hector and the Achaens win the battle. Both sides agree to a temporary truce.

The Bet by Chekhov

A Banker and a lawyer discuss whether capitol punishment or death sentence is worse. The lawyer bets he can spend 15 years in solitary confinement. During this time he educates himself and learns a lot about himself. He decides to not make the banker pay the bet money.

The Song of Hiawatha by Longfellow

A Man named Hiawatha grows up, falls in love with Minnehcha, and goes on many adventures such as discovering written language and discovering corn.

Der Erlkönig by Goethe

A boy is being carried home by his father on horseback. The boy screams that he is getting attacked and by the time they arrive home, he is dead.

The Luck of Roaring Camp by Harte

A camp in the foothills of California is experiencing bad luck during the Gold Rush. Thomas Luck is born and things start to be looking up. Luck is killed during a flood. The flood, however, helps the miners find gold.

The Masque of the Red Death by Poe

A disease known as the Red Death plagues the country. Prospero, a prince, locks the gate of his palace to keep the disease out. Prospero throws a masquerade ball. He decorates the rooms in various colors, form east to west: blue, purple, green, orange, white, violet; the last room is black with red windows and an ebony clock. The party guests avoid the black room because of its ominous ambience. At midnight, a mysterious guest appears. He is dressed more ghoulishly than everyone else. The other guests are afraid of him. He makes his way to the black room. Prospero confronts him and dies. When the thither guests confront him, they find no one under the costume. All the guests die because of the Red Death.

The Ugly Duckling by Andersen

A duckling is hatched. The other birds bully him, so he wanders off. He lives with wild geese, then with an old woman. He wants to join a group of swans, but is too young. He spends the winter alone. After winter, he finds he has matured into a swan. He joins and gets embraced by the swans.

The Time Machine by Wells

A group of men including the narrator is listening to the Time Traveller's theory about time. The time traveler produces a time machine and goes away to return the next week. He wen tot the year 802, 701, where small humanoid creatures called Eloi welcome him. He goes back to his the machine to go home, but finds that it has gotten stolen by the Morlocks, ape like creatures. He travels to the world of Morlocks to get his time machine back. along the way, he meets Weena, an Eloi. The Morlocks are susceptible to fire, so he lights a fire. This also causes Weena to die. he gets his time machine and makes a few form stops before he returns to the present. Then he gets on his time machine again and never returns.

Nausea by Sartre

A historian biomes convinced tha inanimate objects and situations prevent him form defining himself on his intellectual and spiritual freedom, creating a sense of nausea.

To Build a Fire by London

A man and his dog are traveling through Yukon Wilderness in freezing temperatures. The man builds a fire, but accidentally puts it out. He's so could and frozen that he can't build another fire. He freezes to death and his dog continues on without him.

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

A plague has stricken Thebes and the oracle says that the only way to stop it is to find the murderer of the previous king and kill him. Oedipus, current king, vows to find him. A prophet says that Oedipus is the murderer, but he dismisses that. Oedipus then begins to suspect that he might be the murderer because he killed a man out of self defense a few years ago. A shepherd identifies him as the murderer. It is also revealed that Oedipus was his son and his wife, Jocasta is also his mother. This fulfilled an earlier prophecy. Jocasta kills herself and Oedipus pokes his eyes out.

Timon of Athens by Shakespeare

A poet, painter, and jeweler come to Timon's house to sell them stuff because they know Timon is very generous. Timon throws a feast and gives all his friends money and gifts. The Athenian citizens are amazed at Timon's generosity. Flavius, Timon's servant, tells him that he is in debt from giving all his money away. None of Timon's "friends" are willing to give him any money. Timon throws a dinner party where he serves water and stones, and curses his "friends" for being so stingy. He leaves Athens. Alcibiades gets banished from Athens for annoying the senate. Timon and Flavius set off for the wilderness, where they discover gold. Timon givers Alcibiades some gold. Apemantus, on of Timon's "friends", insults him. Flavius tells Timon that the Senate has decided that Athens wants Timon to come back. The senate thinks that if they get Timon to come back, the can stop Alcibiades' invasion. Alcibiades decided to not invade. Timon dies, thinking that all of Athens hates him, when actually he is admired by the Athenians.

The Power and the Glory by Greene

A priest arrives in a town in Mexico where Catholicism is outlawed but tries to spread the religion. He is being chased by a lieutenant who hates the religion. The lieutenant finds and kills the priest, but another priest arrives, showing that Catholicism can not be destroyed.

Animal Farm by Orwell

A prize-winning boar gathers the animals of manor farm and tells of a dream where all animals live together without humans to oppress them. After he dies a few days later, some younger pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, decide to fulfill these dreams by preaching animalism. The animals defeat the farmer, run him off the land, and rename the farm "Animal Farm". Boxer, a cart-horse, dedicates himself to the cause. Animal Farm prospers, with the animals educating the younger generation. Napoleon and Snowball start to argue. Napoleon drives Snowball of the farm and rewrites history to make Snowball look bad. Napoleon starts to behave more like a human, which was against the original principal of animalism, but convinces everyone that he's doing it for the good of every one else. Napoleon starts to become more like a human and a dictator. Boxer dies and Napoleon tells everyone that he died peacefully, but really Napoleon sold him to get money for whisky. The pigs act more like humans. Napoleon tries to ally with upper class humans and oppress lower class animals and humans. It's said that someone couldn't tell the difference between the humans and the pigs.

The Snow Queen by Andersen

A troll created a mirror that shows only the bad in people. The mirror was cracked into small pieces that have gotten into people's eyes, making them only able to see the bad in people. Kay and Gerda are childhood best friends and neighbors. One day, Kay gets a shard of the mirror in his eye, making him snap at Gerda and his grandmother. He goes to the Snow Queen's castle. Everyone thinks he died because he went missing and Gerda is very sad. Gerda hinds him at the Snow Queen's castle and her love for him makes him see good again. They return home.

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

A wake up call sounds in a Stalinist labor camp in 1951. Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, a prisoner, decides to sleep in a little because he has a fever and is sick. A guard punishes him and forces him to wake up. He goes to breakfast, where a colleague saves him gruel. He then goest to the sickbay but is told his fever is not high enough to get him off work. Ivan returns and the guards search the men then bring them to work where they have to slave away. After lunch, Ivan finds a piece of metal, which he keeps to make into a knife. Then they start bricklaying. When coming back, the men get searched again and Ivan is scared they will find the bit of metal, but they don't. At dinner, Ivan is rewarded extra food because of his outstanding labor. Ivan goes back to bed and goes to sleep.

The Yellow Wallpaper by Gilman

A woman and her husband move into a new house after the birth of their child. The woman descends into madness, tearing the yellow wallpaper off of the walls.

Three Tall Women by Albee

A, B, and C are standing in A's bedroom. A, who is 90 years old, is telling stories about her life. B is A's caretaker, helping her get out of bed. C is a 20 year old who often challenges A's statements. A has a stroke. Act 2 opens with A, B, and C standing around a mannequin of A in her bed. Now A, B, and C are all A at different stages of her life. A, B, and C debate about the happiest moment in their life. A says that the happiest moment is when it's all done.

Aaron's Rod by Lawrence

Aaron Sisson is unhappy with his life. He is married with two children, and he is an amateur flautist. He leaves with his dream to become a professional musician in Italy.

Phaedo by Plato

About Socrates before he dies. He explains some of his theories such as life after death.

Tom Jones by Fielding

About ____ and Sophia trying to that married, but lots of illegitimate past relations, forbidding ____ and Sophia's marriage

Tristan Shandy by Stern

About _____'s brith and how it was all an accident. A bit of his upbringing. The second plot is Toby being injured in battle and recovering and eventually being obsessed with reenacting battles. (This is a nine volume series)

The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner

About the Brothers' views on Caddy, who gets pregnant. The family is falling apart(dad is an alcoholic, mom is hypochondriac). Quentin commits suicide because of despair of Caddy. Jason raises Caddy's daughter because Caddy is disowned from the family

A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens

About the French Revolution. Lucie meets her father in France after thinking he was dead, but he was in prison. 5 years later, Darnay is on trial, but Carton, his attorney gets him out. Lucie and Dr. Manette(Lucie's dad) meet Carton and Darnay. Dar nay is the nephew of a high power French aristocrat, but renounces his name and inheritance because aristocratats are bad people. Dar nay and Lucie marry, but Darnay gets arrested when going to Paris and his trial gets him a death sentence, Carton switches clothes with Darnay to be executed instead and Lucie and Darnay and Dr. Manette escape to England.

Paradise Lost by Milton

About the story of Adam and Eve

Adam Bede by George Eliot

Adam Bede is in love with Hetty Sorel who lives with her cousin, Dinah. Captain Donnithorne and Hetty start an affair. Adam becomes suspicious of Hetty and catches her and Captain Donnithorne kissing in the woods. Adam convinces Donnithorne to write a letter to Hetty breaking off the affair. He does and she is crushed. She finds out she is pregnant. Adam proposes to her and she accepts. She then decides to go after Donnithorne. She gives brith along the way, but buries the baby and gets arrested for murder. Adam goes to her trial. Hetty gets sentenced to death. Adam ends up marrying Dinah, Hetty's cousin.

East of Eden by Steinbeck

Adam and his wife, Cathy, settle in the valley. He becomes friends with Samuel Hamilton. Cathy learns that sh is pregnant, but tires to get an abortion because she wants to leave Adam. She ends up giving birth to twins, Aron and Cal, and then leaves and becomes a prostitute. Aron turns out to have a good heart, while Cal struggles with his dark side. When cal finds out about his mother, he thinks that her evilness has been passed to him. However, Lee, the housekeeper, reminds him that one creates their own destiny, nadir's hoot passed form the parents, represented as the Hebrew word timshel. Aron goes to schooling Stanford and Cal makes money by overselling cheap goods form poor farmers. Adam is upset and thinks what Cal is doing is unfair. Cal gets upset saying that Adam likes Aron better and tells Aron about their mom. Aron gets so upset that he joins the army. When Adam finds out he has a stroke. Before he dies, his last word is "timshel" to Cal.

As I Lay Dying by Faulkner

Addie Bundren is very ill and expected to die soon. Cash, her son, build a coffin. Darl and Jewel, also sons, leave town despite their mother's imminent death. Addie dies. Dewey Dell, the daughter, has had a recent sexual experience and is now pregnant. She is so anxious about this that she doesn't' really pay attention to her mother's death. Darl and Jewel return. Anse, Addie's husband, promised Addie that they'd bury her in the town of Jefferson and intends to keep that promise. They all head to Jefferson. Due to flooding, the bridge is closed, but they still attempt to cross the river, which leads to Cash getting injured, the coffin washing away, although they soon get it back, and the wagon being destroyed. They have to sell some of their things to buy a new wagon. Dewey Dell tries to buy and abortion drug, but the pharmacist won't let her buy it. They stay overnight in a barn and Darl burns it down to try to destroy the coffin, but Jewel rushes in and saves it. Darl goes to a mental institution and they finally bury the coffin and go home. Anse has a new bride by the next day.

The Aeneid by Virgil

Aeneas flees Troy after the Greeks destroyed it. They let in a wooden horse that was filled with Greek soldiers who then attacked and destroyed the city. He escaped with his son and father. The gods then told him that he needed to found Rome. A storm blows them off course an they land in Carthage. Dido is the Queen and soon falls in love with Aeneas. They become lovers, but when the gods remind Aeneas of his responsibility to found Rome, he leaves he rot go to Rome. Dido is so upset that she commits suicide. They arrive in Italy and the King of Italy want him to marry his daughter, Lavinia. However her mom wants her to marry Turns, local suitor. A war soon begins, the newcomers vs. the citizens. A lot of people die and they decide to settle this in a duel. Aeneas vs Turns. Aeneas owns and kills him.

The Crucible by Miller

After dancing in the forest, Reverend Parris' daughter falls into a coma. Thinking it's witchcraft, parris questions Abigail, his niece and the leader of the group of girls. Abigail doesn't admit to anything. John Proctor, who had an affair with Abigail, comes to visit her. The affair ended after Elizabeth, his wife, found out. He tells her to end her foolishness. Parris' daughter wakes and starts screaming. Reverend Hale, a witchcraft expert, comes to question the girls. Abigail starts accusing people of witchcraft. Officers arrest Elizabeth for witchcraft. After John supports Elizabeth, the girls accuse him of witchcraft also. Abigail runs away, taking all of Parris' money. Elizabeth tired to convince John to confess in order to save her, but that doesn't happen. Proctor and the others are hanged.

Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë

Agnes Grey grows up poor. To try to get more money, she works as a governess, but the family treats her badly. One of the people she meets is Rosalie. Rosalie flirts with a lot of men, despite being engaged. Agnes gets a later that her father is dying and returns home, but it is too late. Agnes gets a letter from Rosalie saying she is unhappy in her marriage. Agnes meets Edward Weston. When Edward proposes, she accepts.

A Dream Play by Strindberg

Agnes, the daughter of Vedic gods, descends to Earth, where she experiences human life, including suffering. She returns to Heaven in a dream like sequence of events.

The Overcoat by Gogol

Akay is a poor government clerk. He is dedicated to his job, but gets little recognition. The younger clerks tease him about his own overcoat. He decides to save up money to get a new one. When he finally has enough money, he buys it. The people at the office are impressed and the manager even throws a party for the new coat. On his way back from the party, Akay gets robbed and his coat is stolen. He goes to a general for help, but the general dismisses him. He becomes very ill and dies.

The Misanthrope by Molière

Alceste talks to his friend, Philinte, about how hypocrisy is a man's worst flaw. He also says how he's in love with Célimène. Oronte, a poet, comes and asks what they think of his poem. Alceste scolds Philinte for complimenting it and tells Oronte how horrible it is. Oronte is upset and sues Alceste. Alceste confronts Célimène for flirting with other men, but she assures him that she loves him. Éliante, Célimène's cousin, talks with Philinte. He admits that he's in love with her. Alceste finds a letter from Célimène professing her love for another man and confronts her. Oronte's lawsuit goes through and Alceste owes him money. Alceste decides he hates people and wants to live in solitude for the rest of his life. To see if Célimène really loves him, he asks her to join him in solitude. She agrees to marry him, but doesn't want to live in solitude and declines. Alceste leaves and Philinte and Éliante try to get him to change his mind.

A Clockwork Orange by Burgess

Alex is a criminal. After getting caught, he goes to prison where they try to brainwash him by associating violence with illness. It works and Alex is released, but defenseless. Alex gets un brainwashed but is tired of violence and wants to start a family. Takes place in a futuristic society.

The Last of the Mohicans by Cooper

Alice and Lora try to find their father at Ft. William. Henry during the French and Indian War with adventures with Native Americans

Alice's Adventure in Wonderland by Carrol

Alice is reading wither sister on a riverbank when she sees a White Rabbit exclaiming he is late and follows him down the rabbit hole. She finds a door, but she can't open it because it's too small, so she drinks potion but then the key is left on the bale, so she eats cake which enlarges her. she meets famous which brings her to the White Rabbit and goes to his house. Then she meets a caterpillar that hells her if she eats different parts of a mushroom, she can shrink or grow. She meets the Duchess and Cheshire cat. Then she goes to the March Hare's house where the Mad Hatter doesn't invite her to tea. She plays croquet with the Queen of Hearts. Someone stands trial for stealing the Queen's tarts. the King of Hearts leads the proceedings. The Mad Hatter gives a testimony, but it doesn't make any sense. The King claims that the dependent's poem admits he is guilty, but it is nonsense. Alice challenges the King, which causes the Queen to get and at her. Suddenly, Alice wakes up and she is back at the riverbank with her sister.

Through the Looking Glass by Carroll

Alice is sitting in an armchair at home, telling her pet kitten about "Looking Glass House", an imaginary world where everything backwards. Alice finds herself stepping through a mirror to Looking Glass House. She reads "Jabberwocky" and gets annoyed because it's nonsensical. Overtime she tires to walk to the garden, she finds herself back at that house. Alice wants to play chess, so she talks to the Red Queen, who tells her she can play as a White Pawn and will end up a Queen. After talking to a gnat, she forgets themes of everything and walks with a Fawn in the forest until her memory returns. Alice meets Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Alice talks to the White Queen, who explains that time moves backwards here. Alice buys an egg, who turns out to be Humpty Dumpty. Alice gets taken prisoner by the Red Knight, but gets saved by the White Knight. He brings her across a brook where she finds herself sitting on the bank with a crown on her head. She finds a castle marked "Queen Alice" and finds a banquet in her honor. Alice wakes from her dream.

The Prophet by Gibran

Almustafa, the prophet, has lived in Orphalese for twelve years. He is about to board a ship to go home when he is stopped by a group of people. He talks to them about various aspects of life.

The Glass Menagerie by Williams

Amanda wants to get her daughter, Laura, married. Laura is very shy and when her mom enrolls her in college, she drops out because of her shyness. Tom works in a warehouse to help support Amanda and Laura. Amanda asks Tom to find a good guy for Laura. Tom tells his mom about Jim, his friend, and she thinks that he'll be a great match for Laura. When Tom is invited over for dinner, Laura pretend she is sick and stays in her room because Jim was the guy she had a crush on in high school. Amanda gets Laura out of her room and she and Jim start talking. Laura shows him her favorite glass unicorn figurine, hut Jim accidentally knocks it over. Laura says it's ok because now it's a horse. Jim and Laura dance and he kisses her. But he stops and apologizes, saying he has a fiancee. Jim leaves. Amanda scolds Tom, but Tom says he didn't know Jim was engaged. Amanda comforts Laura. Not long after, tom gets fired and leaves Laura and Amanda behind to go on an adventure. Tom feels guilty.

This Side of Paradise by Fitzgerald

Amory is born into a rich family and is sent off to boarding school in New England. He becomes lazy with his schoolwork, but gets accept into Princeton. He abandons college to enlist in WWI. When he returns to America, he meets Rosalind and they fall in love. Armory's mom dies, and he's surprised to see that she left him almost no money. Rosalind doesn't want to marry him because they are both poor ands doesn't want to marry into poverty. Rosalind marries a wealthy man instead. He goes on a driving binge, but then stops because of Prohibition. Army decides to walk back to Princeton.

Evangeline by Longfellow

An Acadian girl named Evangeline gets engaged to Gabriel. They get separated when the British deport the Acadians. Evangeline tires to find him, but doesn't. She ends up in Philadelphia tending to the sick. One day, she finds Gabriel sick, and he dies in her arms.

Six Characters in Search of an Author by Pirandello

An acting company prepares to rehearse a play. Six strange people arrive and say they are unfinished characters in search of an author. They explain their story. The father and the mother aren't together and the father tried to sleep with the step-daughter, claiming he didn't recognizer her. The Director lets them act out their story, but then wants his actors to act it out. When the actors try to imitate them, their actions are so forced that the characters can't stop laughing.

The War of the Worlds by Wells

An astronomical observatory notices a "meteor" land in England where the narrator lives. Martians emerge form it. Earth people raise a white flag, but the martians kill them. The narrator takes his family to a nearby town for safety, but goes back to return the wagon. A martian flying machine destroyed his wagon. He discovers the martians assembled tripods with a heat ray and "black smoke". More martians arrive, stranding him from his wife. The military tied stop destroy the martians, but fail. He meet the curate, who accompanies him. They travel to different cities in search of safety. They get trapped by another Martian ship and the martians take the curate for his blood, which they need for nourishment. The narrator barely escapes. Later, the narrator finds that all the Martians have died due to earthly microbial infections. He finds out that his family has survived.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Poe

An unnamed narrator meets C. Auguste Dupin and becomes friends with him. Dupin is a brilliant man who notices seemingly insignificant thins to draw ingenious conclusions. The narrator and Dupin learn of the murders of two women in the Rue Morgue. Dupin decides to investigate. Dupin's ingenious observations allow him to save the vase when everyone else was stumped. The killer isn't a person, it's a monkey. The detective isn't happy that Dupin easily solved the case.

Andromache by Euripides

Andromache tires to hide her child from Hermione. Hermione is jealous of her husband's attention to Andromache. Hermione arrives and fights with her. Menelaus, Hermione's father, arrives and says he found Andromache's son. News arrive that Hermione's husband has died and Andromache is saved.

Anna Christie by O'Neill

Anna meets her dad Chris, who she hasn't seen since she was 5. They board a ship, where they meet Mat. Anna and Mat fall in love. Chris doesn't want them to get married. Anna tells them about how she was raped and became a prostitute. Chris agrees to their marriage.

The Imaginary Invalid by Molière

Argan is a severe hypochondriac. He wants his daughter, Angelique, to marry Thomas Diafoirus because he is a doctor and Argan wants a doctor in the family. However, Angelique is in love with Cléante. Argan thinks he is dying and writes his will leaving his money to Beline, his wife. Argan's brother, Beralde, comes to visit him. Beralde convinces Argan to pretend to be dead do find out how everyone would react. When Beline thinks he's dead, she is happy to collect the inheritance and says horrible things. Argan is glad he knows this about her so he can leave her out of his ill and divorce her. When Angelique thinks he's dead, she is so upset, making Argan feel loved. Argan decides to let Angelique marry Cléante and Argan decides to become a doctor.

Fathers and Sons by Turgenev

Arkady returns home with his best friend Bazarov. His dad, Nikolai, and uncle, Pavel, both don't get along well with Bazarov. Arkady tries to keep the peace between them. Arkady and Bazarov meet Anna Sergeyevna at a ball and she invites the to her place in the country. Anna and Bazarov become close, making Arkady spend most of his time with Anna's sister Katya. Arkady and Bazarov go back to Arkady's house and Arkady realizes he's in love with Katya. Arkady goes back and proposes to Katya; she says yes. Bazarov says goodbye to Arkady and goes to his home. He soon gets infected of typhus and is bedridden. He writes to Anna, who comes right away. Bazarov dies that evening. Arkady and Katya get married.

The Death of Artemio Cruz by Fuentes

Artemio Cruz is lying on his deathbed thinking about his life, from the Mexican Revolution to the PRI. His family crowds around him and asks him to reveal the location of his will. Cruz eventually dies.

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Poe

Arthur Gordon Pym and his friend, Augustus Barnard, stow away on a sailing vessel, the Grampus. Augustus hides Pym and finally lets him come out after a mutiny. Dirk Peters, one of the mutineers, Augustus, and Pym are now in charge of the vessel. A huge storm erupts, leaving the sailors without provisions. Many of the sailors including Augustus die. Pym and Peters are rescued by the Jane Guy. The Jane Guy trails to the Antarctic regions where they meet a seemingly innocent native tribe. The natives ambush the ship and kill everyone except Pym and Peters. They go to the mountains and hide. They steal a boat and escape.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas

At 19, Dantès has a successful life: he has a fiancée, and a job as a ship captain. Danglars, Mondego, and Caderouse are jealous, so they accuse him of treason. Daunts is sent to jail by Villefort. In prison, Dantès learns of treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. Donates escapes and finds the treasure. Dantès returns in tenders ready to get revenge. He first visits Caderouse, who regrets his past, as the Count of Monte Cristo. He learns of where Danglars, Villefort, and Mondego are. Mondego, who married his fiancee, is the first to get ruined by Dantès. Dantès exposes Mondego's past which make him commit suicide. He makes Villefort go insane and manages to get all of Danglars' wealth. Dantès lives a happy life.

Hunchback of Notre Dame by Hugo

At the Festival of Fools, Quasimodo is elected the Pope of Fools. La Esmeralda is attacked by Quasimodo and Frollo. Quasimodo is put on trial and has to suffer two hours of torture. When he pleas for water, La Esmeralda is the only one that listens. Phoebus wants to meet with La Esmeralda later that night, and she agrees because she is in love with him. Frollo follows, as he is jealous. Frollo stabs Phoebus and is captured. La Esmeralda falsely confesses to killing Phoebus and is sentenced to hang. Quasimodo saves her and brings her to the cathedral because he fell in love with her. Frollo tries to sneak her out, but she refuses to be with him and says she'd rather be hanged. Quasimodo finds her hanged and is so angry that he kills Frollo. Quasimodo is never seen again.

Lolita by Nabokov

At the age of 13, Humbert Humbert falls in love with Annabel Leigh. She dies a few months later and he is heartbroken. When humbert grows up, he is still obsessed with younger girls because they remind him of Annabel. Humbert moves in with Charlotte, and her daughter Lolita. Humbert falls in love with Lolita but marries Charlotte in order to stay close to Lolita. Charlotte finds out and confronts Humbert. She dies in a car accident right after. Humbert takes Lolita on a road trip and notices someone following them. They go to the northeast where Lolita goes to school and Humbert works. Lolita becomes ill and Humbert takes her to a hospital. Someone claiming to be Lolita's uncle checks her out of the hospital. Hubert assumes it's the stalker and starts looking for Lolita. Lolita calls asking for money, as she's now 17 and pregnant, however not with the man that checked her out from the hospital. That man was a playwright who Lolita fell in love with, but then he dumped her. Humbert is so upset that he finds him and kills him, putting him in jail. Lolita dies in childbirth and Humbert dies of heart failure.

The Persians by Aeschylus

Atossa awaits the return of her son, King Xerxes from war against Greece. The chorus of old men tells Atossa that the Persians were defeated and Xerxes has escaped capture from the Greeks. Atossa visits her husband's Darius', grave. The chorus summons dares' ghost so he can talk with Atossa. Darius condemns Xerxes' overconfidence for the war. Xerxes returns home, dressed in tattered clothes.

The Adventures of Augie March by Bellow

Augie grows up in Chicago under government welfare. He moves out and gets a job, but then becomes a criminal. He starts working at a store again and Thea falls in love with him, but he doesn't love her back. When Augie goes home, he finds out that his mom has died. Thea comes back into Augie's life and they go to Mexico together. Augie has an affair with a girl named Stella, and Thea leaves. Augie and Stella get married and move to Paris.

Portrait in Sepia by Allende

Aurora del valel is the granddaughter of Eliza from Daughter of Fortune. She grows up not knowing of her past or heritage. her parents have died, so she is raised by her grandmother.

A Good Man is Hard to Find by O'Connor

Baily takes his wife and kids on a vacation to Florida. His mom warns them against going to Florida because there is a criminal, the Misfit, on the loose. The Grandmother comes with them on the trip. During the drive, she suddenly remembers something, startling Baily and causing the car to flip. They wait for help on the side of the road. A car pulls over and three men with guns walk out. The Grandmother identifies one as the Misfit. They kill the family and drive away.

A Hazard of New Fortunes by Howells

Basil March's best friend Fulkerson convinces him to move to New York to get a job at the newspaper "Every other Week". Basil's boss, Mr. Dryfoos is a self made millionaire. Basil's old German teacher, Lindau comes to translate for the newspaper. Dryfoos' capitalist beliefs clash with Lyndau's socialist view. After Dryfoos' son dies, he sells the paper to Basil and Fulkerson at a low price.

The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare

Bassanio wants to court Portia, but doesn't have the money, so he asks Antonio. Antonio doesn't have the money, so instead Antonio loans money form Shylock without interest. If the money isn't repaid, Shylock gets around of Antonio's flesh. Bassanio travels to Belmont where he and Portia fall in love. Antonio loses his investment, so Shylock tries to get the deal. Bassanio travels back to Venice and Portia comes disguised as a law clerk man. In Venice, Portia tells Shylock that he can collect Antonio's flesh as long as he doesn't shed blood. This impossibility stops shylock and he is convicted of conspiring and loses all his wealth. Antonio's life is saved and it turns out that his ships(Investment) are safe.

Far from the Maddening Crowd by Hardy

Bathsheba Everdene is a beautiful, young woman without a fortune. After she saves Gabriel Oak's life one day, he proposes to her, but she refuses because she doesn't love him. Bathsheba inherits her uncle's farm and moves to Weatherbury. Gabriel goes to Weatherbury looking for a job and Bathsheba hires him. Bathsheba gets involved with William Boldwood and he proposes to her. She refuses because she doesn't love him Bathsheba meets Sergeant Francis Troy and he falls in love with her. Boldwood is jealous when they marry. When Troy sees his old girlfriend and child sick and poor, he is riddled with grief and runs away. Everyone thinks he is dead. Boldwood proposes to her, but Troy arrives, because he didn't actually die. Boldwood shoots Troy dead and is sentenced to life in prison. Bathsheba marries Gabriel.

Vanity Fair by Thackeray

Becky and Amelia graduate from finishing school. Becky, a lower class orphan, stays with Amelia, a wealthy woman, before Becky's job as a governess starts. Becky wants to marry Jos, Amelia's brother for money, but he is socially awkward. Amelia is dating George and wants to marry him. Becky also meets William Dubbin, George's friend. Becky starts working as a governess and everyone loves her. Sir Pitt is the estate manager. His half sister is visiting and everyone is kissing up to her to get her money, but she loves Becky. Becky moves in with her. Sir Pitt tires to get Becky to return by proposing to her, but she reveals that she is already married to Rawdon, Sir Pitt's son. The lady is furious and refuses to give Becky her her money. Amelia's dad's business starts to fail and she becomes poor. George's dad orders to break off the engagement with her, but they marry anyways. When Napoleon invades, George, Rawdon, and Dobbin are called to Belgium to fight. After the Battle of Waterloo, George is dead and Amelia is really upset also because she's pregnant. Becky and Rawdon go to Paris, where they have a son. Amelia dresses her son in fancy clothes, despite her family is bankrupt and can't afford food. Becky and Rawdon come back to England, where Becky enters herself into high society. Amelia sends her son to live with George's father because she an't afford to take care of him. Becky is a terrible mom and neglects her own and fake her way up the social ladder. Rawdon is arrested for debt and asks Becky to bail him out. Becky doesn't, saying she is too tired, so Rawdon gets someone else to bail him out. When Rawdon returns, he finds Becky with another guy in the house. He's furious and punches him. Rawdon leaves to go to a British Island because he doesn't want to see Becky. Amelia gets her son back after his grandfather dies. Dobbin confesses his love for Amelia, but he says the she still loves George. When Becky tells Amelia that George wasn't loyal to her and tried to hook up with Becky, Amelia gets over George and marries Dobbin. Rawdon dies. Becky continues climbing the social ladder in other cities and probably kills Jos to get his money.

The Rape of the Lock by Pope

Belinda wakes up after sleeping in late. Her oracle warns her that a disaster will take place today. Belinda pays no attention and gets ready. She goes to Hampton Court Palace, where there is a social event. The Baron has decided to steal a piece of Belinda's hair. He snips a piece off. Belinda is so upset. Clarissa, who aided the Baron, tells Belinda not to get upset and instead have good humor. Belinda refuses and tries to steal the lock of hair back. In the fight, the lock of hair is lost, but it is suggested that it has been taken up into the heavens and become a constellation.

The Dumb Waiter by Pinter

Ben and Gus are two hitmen waiting in a basement for their assignment. There is a dumbwaiter in the room, which keeps asking for food. Ben learns Gus is who he has to kill.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Benjamin Button is born with the physical appearance of a 70 year old. he ages backwards in time. Benjamin gets married and becomes successful, but grows young and eventually fades away.

Inherit the Wind by Lawrence, Lee

Bertram Cates is on trial for teaching his students evolution. Drummond is representing him at court. Brady is the prosecutor. The trial starts. The town is very religious and anti-evolution, and therefore supports Brady. The court is in recess and the local Reverend Brown leads a prayer with the town that turns to be inciting the crowd. His own dasher Rachel won't join because she supports Cates and the Reverend condemns her. The trial continues and Drummond makes a convincing argument. Cates is still found guilty, but the punishment is light; $100 fine. Brady goes stand and dies. Cates, Rachel, and Drummond leave town.

The Death of Bessie Smith by Albee

Bessie Smith, a famous blues singer, is in a car crash. She is rushed to an African-American hospital, but dies.

Native Son by Wright

Bigger Thomas is a poor uneducated black man living in 1930s in Chicago. He takes a job as a chauffeur to the Daltons. Mr. Dalton is a rich white man. Bigger drives Mary, Mr. Dalton's daughter, to meet her boyfriend Jan. They have communist ideals and treat Bigger like a human being. They ask him to go out and all three get drunk. Mary can't get into her room, because she is too drunk, so Bigger helps her. He kisses her and then Mrs. Dalton, Mary's blind mother walks in. Bigger is scared Mary will alert Mrs. dalton, so he covers her mouth with a pillow, but accidentally smothers her. He burns the body in the furnace and tries to act innocent. He tries to collect ransom money from the Daltons. Later he rapes and kills his girlfriend and is arrested. Jan hires him a lawyer, but he is sentenced to death.

Treasure Island by Stevenson

Billy Bones comes to an inn in England and dies. The innkeeper's son, Jim Hawkins, finds a map in Billy Bones' chest. He, Dr. Livesey, and Trelawney, decide to take a ship and look for treasure. On the boat, the cook Long John Silver arranges a mutiny when they get to the island. Jim runs away and when he comes back Silver has put together an expedition to look for treasure, however the treasure has already been taken. They go back to England.

Billy Budd, Sailor by Melville

Billy Budd gets impressed on to the Bellipotent. Billy tries to avoid punishment on the ship after seeing a sailor get a violent lashing. Apparently, Claggart is trying to get Billy in trouble because he has a grudge against him. After accidentally spilling soup on Claggart, Claggart decides that he hates Billy. Claggart tells Captain Vere that Billy is leading a muting, so Captain Vere summons Billy up. When Claggart accuses Billy, Billy is so upset that he punches and kills him. Captain Vere gives Billy a trial where he is found guilty and sentenced to death. Billy is only calm about being sentenced to death. Billy is hanged in the morning. When Captian Vere dies on another voyage, his last words are "Billy Budd, Billy Budd"

Slaughterhouse-Five by Vonnegut

Billy Pilgrim is scarred after working in the army and surviving the bombing of Dresden in 1945ish. He is captured by aliens (Tralfamadorians). He later relays his experience on a radio talk show.

A Streetcar Named Desire by Williams

Blanche moves back with Stella to start her life over and she meets Mitch, but is against Stanely. She eventually goes insane and goes to a mental hospital.

The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon by Irving

Book of short stories/vignettes that include "Rip Van Winkle", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", "Roscoe", "The Broken Heart", "The Art of Book-making", "A Royal Poet", "The Spectre Bridegroom", "Westminster Abbey", "Little Britain", and "John Bull". It is narrated by Geoffrey Crayon, a smart and charming man.

The Maltese Falcon by Hammett

Brigid asks for help from private detective Spade to find her missing sister. Spade's partner gets murdered and he starts to become suspicious. He finds out that Brigid doesn't have a sister and she's trying to sell a statuette of a falcon to her former gang boss, Gutman. Brigid suddenly disappears and Spade arranges a meeting with Gutman. Spade gets a package containing the Maltese Falcon. Spade offers to sell the falcon to Gutman, but it turns out it's a fake. Brigid returns and Spade knows that she killed his partner. Despite being in love with her, he turns her in to the police.

The Emperor Jones by O'Neill

Brutus Jones, after getting out of prison for murder, goes to an island in the West Indies and calls himself Emperor, Smithers tells Emperor Jones about an uprising against him led by Lem. Jones decides to flee. Jones enters the forest, where he starts being paranoid. Jones has hallucinations that he is seeing the guy that he murdered. Jones gets forced into a black prison road gang. Then, Jones is at a slave auction and is sold, but kills the auctioneer. Then, Jones is inline to go onto a slave ship. A witch doctor appears and starts dancing. A crocodile appears, looking like it's going to attack Jones. He kills it with a silver bullet and the witch doctor disappears. Now, Jones is confronted by Lem and Smithers. Lem kills Jones with a silver bullet.

The Call of the Wild by London

Buck lives in California when he is kidnapped and moves to Canada because of a gold discovery to pull sleds. In Canada, the masters are cruel to the dogs. He becomes tougher and challenges Spitz, who he eventually kills in a fight to become the leader of the pack. Buck gets new masters who don't know much about dog sleds and they run out of food on a journey. Nine of the dogs die, but they find shelter at John Thornton's camp. Buck refuses to continue the journey with makes the owner accidentally cut Buck loose while trying to injure him. The rest of the group and dogs continue where they fall through ice. John becomes the master of Buck, who is spending more time outdoors because he likes the wild. One day Buck comes back to find John dead. Buck becomes the leader of a pack of wolves but visits the place where John died each year to remember him.

The Mystery of Marie Roget by Poe

C. Auguste Dupin solves the murder of Marie Roget, a perfume shop employee, found in the Seine River.

Julius Caesar by Shakespeare

Caesar just defeated the son of Pompey, and the plebeians are rejoicing because they love Caesar. Cassius starts to convince Brutus that Caesar is trying to become Emperor. Brutus doesn't want this to happen because he wants to keep it a Republic for the good of the people. Apparently Antony offered Caesar the crown three times, but he refused it. Cassius writes letters addressed from the people to Brutus saying they're scared that Caesar could become too powerful. This convinces Brutus to join the conspiracy plot with Cassius and other senators. Caesar is killed and Antony, Caesar's closest ally pretends that he is with Brutus and Cassius, when really, he thinks they are traitors. Antony speaks at Caesar's funeral and convinces the people that Brutus and Cassius killed an innocent and good man, which cause the people to be against them. This causes a civil war between Brutus/Cassius and Antony/Octavius, Caesar's successor. Brutus is plagued with guilt. Cassius kills himself. Knowing that they are loosing and that Cassius killed himself, Brutus kills himself also.

Coriolanus by Shakespeare

Caius Martius is a proud patrician soldier who hates the plebeians.War breaks out with the neighboring Italina tribe, the Volscians, Led by Tulles Aufidius. Martius defeats the Volscians and is given the name "Coriolanus". Coriolanus is offered by the Senate to become Consul, but he needs the people's support. At first, he has their support, but then, they turn on him after two tribunes speak out against him. This causes the Romans to exile him. Coriolanus wants to get revenge against Rome, so he teams up with Aufidius and the Volscians to defeat Rome. His mother pleads with him to stop, and he relents. He is considered a hero with the Volscians, which causes Aufidius to be jealous and hire men which assassinate him.

Candide by Voltaire

Candide grows up in the baron's castle with Pangloss as his tutor. Candide falls in love with Cunégonde, the baron's daughter. The baron catch them kissing and expels Candide. Candide goes to Holland where he finds Pangloss, now a beggar. They go to Lisbon, where Pangloss is hanged as a heretic. Candide finds Cunégonde who explains that her family was killed by there Bulgars and she is now a slave. Candide and Cunégonde flee to South America. Cunégonde gets proposed to by the Buenos Aires governor and accepts for money. Candide and his new valet, Cacambo, go to Jesuit controlled territory, but then escape and find great riches. Candide sends Cacambo to Buenos Aires to get Cunégonde so that they can meet in Venice. Candide travels to Paris where he mingles with the social elite and then goes to Venice. Cacambo explains that Cunégonde is a slave in Turkey, so they travel to Turkey and rescue her. Candide also finds Pangloss, who didn't actually die. They all move to a farm outside Constantinople and have a fulfilled and happy life. Candide and Cunégonde marry.

Benito Cereno by Melville

Captain Delano sees a worn down ship and visit sit. The captain is Benito Cereno. He eventually learns that the ship had a slave revolt and are in control. The slaves get arrested and Benito dies.

Mainstreet by Lewis

Carol moving to Gopher Prairie (small town) and trying to change the lazy, unmotivated way of life by building new buildings, starting a play, and expanding groups and clubs and trying to get the town faster paced.

Sister Carrie by Dreiser

Carrie Meeber trails to Chicago to live with her sister. She flirts with Charlie Drouet on the train ride. In Chicago, Carrie finds work at a shoe factory, but soon gets fired. Her sister kicks her out because she doesn't' have money. Drouet offers to pay for her apartment and she agrees. Drouet introduces Carrie to George Hurstwood. Carrie and Hurstwood start an affair. Carrie starts acting and is a big success. Drouet finds out about the affair and tells Carrie that Hurstwood is married. Carrie trumps both of them and Hurstwood file for a divorce. Hurstwood tricks Carrie to move to Canada with him. They then move to New York City and Hurstwood's business fails. Carrie finds an acting job and leaves Hurstwood. Carrie becomes a big success, but is lonely. Hurstwood ends up homeless.

Northanger Abbey by Austen

Catherine Morland goes on a trip to Bath and meets Henry and soon begins to fall for him. Catherine also meets Isabella and they become friends. Their brothers James and John(respectively) also are friends. James and Isabella fall in love and Johan tries to court Catherine, but she still likes Henry. Catherine becomes friends with Eleanor, Henry's sister. Frederick, Henry's brother starts to flirt with Isabell and she flirts back, getting tired of James. Catherine goes with Henry and Eleanor to visit their family home in Northanger Abbey. Catherine receives a letter saying that Isabella and John broke up. Henry's dad talks to Catherine about marrying Henry. He goes on a business trip and when he returns, orders Catherine away. Catherine goes home and then Henry proposes to her. He tells her that his father kicked her out because he heard that she wasn't wealthy because John told him because he was angry about Catherine rejecting him. Catherine actually is moderately wealthy and they tell Henry's father that and get married.

The Color Purple by Walker

Celie is a poor 14 year old black girl living in rural Georgia. her and her sister Nettie are abused by their father Alphonso. Celie has been raped by him and had two children with him. Alphonso marries Celie off to Mr. ___ who also beats Celie. Mr. ___ has a lover named Shug Avery who sings at a local bar. Shug falls ill and comes to their house. Shug and Celie grow closer as Celie takes care of her. Shug decides to stay and she and Celie become intimate. Celie finds letters form Nettie that Mr. ___ hid from her. Nettie befriended a missionary couple in Africa and found out that two children are actually Celie's. They also find out Alphonso isn't their real father. Shug and Celie move to Tennessee but move back when they find out Alphonso has died. Mr. ___ changes his ways and gets close with Celie again. Nettie moves back and Celie starts a clothing business.

The Song of Roland

Charlemagne's army is fighting Muslims in Spain. Roland, Charlemagne's nephew, is in charge of an army. In battle, Roland's armies getting destroyed and they die. Charlemagne's army comes and kills the Muslims as revenge.

Nostromo by Conrad

Charles Gould owns a silver mine in South America and wants to support the new government. Chaos breaks out in Costaguana and Gould entrusts Nostromo with hiding his silver so the revolutionaries don't take it. Nostromo smuggles the silver out with Martin Decoud. They get attacked at sea and bring the silver to an island. Nostromo goes back leaving Decoud with the silver. Decoud loses his mind and kills himself. Nostromo is upset for not getting the fame he hoped for. Everyone thinks the silver is lost at sea, so Nostromo steals it for himself. He dies trying to get the silver back.

Madame Bovary by Flaubert

Charles falls in love with Emma and they marry. They move to Tostes, the city where Charles works as a doctor. Emma begins to feel disappointed with married life and wants more from it. She gets pregnant and also becomes ill. Charles decides to move to a different town to revive her health. Emma gets better and gives brith. She meets Leon and they fall in love, but don't start an affair and Leon eventually moves away. Then Emma meets Rodolphe and they start an affair. Emma stars spending a lot of money buying gifts for him. ROdolphe then leaves her and Emma grows ill. Charles goes into debt paying for her medical bills and outrageous spending, but Emma recovers. Emma meets Leon again and they start an affair. Emma has to borrow money to pay for hangs and gets even more in debt. Emma eventually leaves Leon and then commits suicide because she is so in debt. When Charles finds out, he dies alone.

Brideshead Revisited by Waugh

Charles meets Sebastian at Oxford University and they become good friends. They spend summer at Sebastian's country estate, Brideshead. His father, Lord Marchmain, lives in Italy and is separated from Lady Marchmain. However she refuses to get a divorce because she is a devout Catholic. They go back to school land Sebastian becomes an alcoholic. His mother ends up pulling him from school. They visit Brideshead again and then Sebastian moves away. Charles tries to find him to say goodbye to his mother because she is dying. Charles gets married but then falls in love with Sebastian's sister Julia, who is also married. They decide to get a divorce. Lord Marchmain returns to England because he is dying and Julia and Charles break up.

Dead Souls by Gogol

Chichikov arrives in a small town. He tries collecting dead souls from landowners. At first they are hesitant because they can't understand why he would want dead souls. He ends up with 400 of them. In town, people are very suspicious of him and start accusing him of things, causing him to flee. He was going to use the dead souls to take out a big loan and pocket the money.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Kesey

Chief Bromden narrates the story as a patient of the Oregon psychiatric hospital. Randle McMurphy arrives as a transfer and Bromden senses something different about him. McMurphy wants to stand up to Nurse Ratched and her reign over the patients. McMurphy protests against chores and its all the patients to join in. Ratched loses her temper. McMurphy begins to listen to her when he realizes she decides when he'll be released. But seeing the other patients' support, McMurphy decides to fight harder. He arranges a date between one of the patients, Billy, and Candy Starr so he will lose Billy virginity. They sneak Candy in to the building and Billy has sex while McMurphy and the patients drink and smoke marijuana. When the nurses discover them in the morning, Ratched is very upset. She has McMurphy lobotomized. Bromden kills McMurphy so he doesn't have to live as vegetable for the rest of his life. Ratched doesn't have any power over the patients any more. Bromden escapes.

Pilgrim's Progress by Bunyan

Christian tries to reach salvation, which is the celestial city. Christian maintains religious faith in God. He meets many other pilgrims (like Mercy, Hopeful, Ignorance, and Atheist) and has to pass many places like Vanity and the Valley of Shadow of Death.

The Playboy of the Western World by Synge

Christy Mahon comes into Flaherty's taker saying he just killed his father. Flaherty's daughter Pegeen falls in love with him. The whole town regards whims brave and mysterious. Christy's father, not actually dead, comes in. The town treats him as a liar, so Christy tries to kill his father again. The town puts him on trial, but then his father wakes up, not dead. Christy and his father leave.

The House of the Spirits by Allende

Clara is a young girl and her sister is engaged to Esteban. When her sister dies, Esteban successfully grows his business and has many affairs. He and Clara marry. Ferula, Esteban's sister, moves in with them. Clara and Ferula become close and Esteban is jealous and kicks her out. Clara and Esteban have three kids, Blanca, and Jaime and Nicholas, who are twins. Blanca falls in love with Pedro, but it is a secret because Pedro is poor and a revolutionary. When Esteban finds out, he threatens to kill Pedro. Blanca gets pregnant and gives brith to Alba. Clara dies and Alba goes to university. She falls in love with Miguel, a revolutionary. The revolutionaries win the election and then there is a coup, which installs a military dictatorship. Jaime dies and Esteban helps Blanca escape to Canada. Aqaba gets kidnapped, but then is rescued. Esteban dies and Alba is pregnant.

Mrs. Dalloway by Woolf

Clarissa Dalloway is married to Richard. Peter is in love with Clarissa and never got over her after they broke up. Septimus is a WWI veteran who now has post-war mental problems. He goes to psychiatrist, Sir William, but he wants to lock him up in a mental institution instead of giving him help. Septimus commits suicide. Clarissa throws a party and Sir William comes late because of Septimus' suicide. Clarissa feels badly because he was just overwhelmed by life and thinks that he is brave.

The Bluest Eye by Morrison

Claudia and Frieda and their parents take in Pecola during the Great Depression. Pecola believes that she is ugly and wishes she has blue eyes. Pecola moves back in with her mom, Polly, and dad, Cholly. Both her parents have had difficult lives. Cholly rapes Pecola and gets her pregnant. Her mom doesn't believe her and beats her. pecola asks a mystic for blue eyes. Claudia and Frieda want Pecola to keep the baby, but the baby dies. Cholly rapes Pecola again then runs away and dies.

Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare

Claudio and Hero fall in love. They try to set Beatrice and Benedict up because they thing hat they're right for each other because they playfully bicker. Don John wants to disrupt everyone's happiness. He convinces Claudio that Hero cheated on him. At the alter on the wedding day, Claudio accuses Hero of cheating and walks off. Hero's family decides to pretend that Hero is dead until they find out what happened. Claudio finds out that Don John was lying and is upset the Hero's dead. Lenato tells Claudio to marry his niece. Thinking that he's going to marry Hero's cousin, Claudio is surprise when he finds out he's actually marrying Hero and that she's not dead. Beatrice and Benedict confess their love for each other and get married as well.

An American Tragedy by Dreiser

Clyde Griffiths is a naive young man. He works menial jobs like a bellhop. One day, while his friend was driving Clyde and some of their friends, the car hits a little girl and kills her. Clyde flees the scene and runs from the police. He moves to Chicago, where he meets his wealthy uncle. His uncle promises him money if he moves to New York to work in his shirt-collar factory. Clyde accepts. Clyde falls in love with Roberta Alden, a poor farm girl, and gets her pregnant. Clyde also falls in love with Sondra Finchley and decides to court her. Robert his upset because she expects to marry Clyde. Clyde plans on murdering Roberta and takes her out boating, where she accidentally drowns. Despite it being accidental, Clyde gets convicted of murder and is executed.

Electra by Euripides

Clytemnestra and her new husband Aegisthus giver her daughter Electra to a peasant to marry. Clytemnestra is scared that Electra will try to get revenge on her for killing her father Agamemnon. Orestes, Electra's brother, disguises himself and visits Electra. He reveals who he is and the two come up with a plan to kill their mother and step father. They kill Aegisthus then lure Clytemnestra and kill her.

The Human Stain by Roth

Coleman Silk is a professor at a college. He resigns after a scandal about racism. His wife dies shortly after. It is revealed that Silk comes from African American Ancestry.

Just So Stories by Kipling

Collection of children stories that explains why animals/nature is a certain way. Includes "How the Leopard tot his Spots"

Lady Chatterley's Lover by Lawrence

Connie marries Clifford Chatterley at 23 years old. Clifford is sent to war and returns paralyzed. Clifford beanies a successful writer, causing many intellectuals to go to their mansion. However, Connie feels isolated and longs for real human contact. Connie and Clifford grow more distant. Oliver Mellors is hired as the gamekeeper on the Chatterley's estate, and Connie feels drawn towards him. They have an affair, and Connie falls in love with him beaus he isn't "emotionally dead". Connie goes on vacation and Mellor's wife returns, causing a scandal. Connie returns and announces that she is pregnant with Mellor's child. Both Connie and Mellors file for a divorce. However, Clifford refuses. Connie and Mellors wait, hoping they can be together.

The Joy Luck Club by Tan

Consists of a series of sixteen interwoven stories about the Chinese immigrant mothers and their American daughters. Jing-mei's mother Suyuan was a Chinese immigrant who left two daughters in China and then gave brith to Jing-mei in America. After Suyuan dies, other Chinese immigrant mothers in the Joy Luck Club urge Jing-mei to track down her half sisters and meet them, so Jing-mei does.

The Blithedale Romance by Hawthorne

Coverdale lives in the utopian community of Blithedale. One day, a girl named Priscilla comes to town. She develops a close bond with Zenobia, who turns out to be her half sister. Coverdale gets very sick suddenly, but Zenobia and Hollingsworth nurse him back to health. Zenobia and Hollingsworth also become very close.

The Three Musketeers by Dumas

D'Artagnan wants to become a musketeer, and meets Athos, Aramis, and Porthos, three musketeers. After fending all of them, they become friends while trying got dive the cardinal's men away. The three musketeers and D'Artagnan go on a mission to get jewelry back, form a Duke in England that the Queen, his lover gave to him, to save her reputation. They succeed and baffle the cardinal, who sent Lady de Winter to get the jewelry to expose the Queen. Lady de Winter is in love with a man the D'Artagnan wounded and she is upset with him. After hearing that she wants to kill him, he is upset and wants to get revenge. He writes letters to her that he signs form her lover saying that he hates her. She is so upset that she sleeps with D'Artagnan. He sees a branded symbol of a convict on her arm and she wants to kill him. She is discovered to be Athos' wife that he thought died. The three musketeers and D'Artanan execute her. The cardinal offers D'Artagnan a position as a musketeer after hearing of his bravery and courage.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Williams

Daddy is dying of cancer and Mae and Gooper want to inherit the estate. Maggie complains to her husband, Brick, about this. Brick is drinking a lot and a publicized stunt caused him to break his ankle. Maggie is confident that Brik will inherit the estate because Daddy likes him best. Maggie is upset that Brick doesn't love her anymore. Maggie tries to seduce him, but is upset when she realizes that Brick and Skipper's love was awful because it couldn't be talked about. Brick threatens to kill her. Daddy comes into the room. Daddy asks Brick why he drinks so much but knows that eh started drinking when Skipper died. After Daddy goes to bed, everyone gathers downstairs. Mama says that she wants Maggie to straighten him out so he can take over the estate. Gooper objects saying he can run the estate, but Mama disagrees. Maggie says that Brick and her are having a child and Mae accuses Maggie of lying. Maggie declares her love for Brick, but he is distant and doesn't reply.

The Divine Comedy by Dante

Dante is taken on a journey through the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Virgil leads him through the Inferno and Purgatorio. In the Inferno, he is attacked by a lion, leopard, and a wolf. Also, people are punished based on which of the seven deadly sins they committed. Purgatorio is on the Mountain of Purgatory on an island. Classification of sins is more based on motives rather than actions like in the Inferno. In Paradiso, Beatrice guides Dante through the nine celestial spheres of heaven, aka the Planets. The first seven are based on the cardinal and theological virtues. The eighth is for angels and the ninth is for God. Dante then meets the Holy Trinity and finally understand the mystery of Christ's divinity and humanity and his soul become aligned with God's love.

Kidnapped by Stevenson

David Balfour is a 17 year old orphan. He learns that he has a very rich uncle, Ebenezer, who lives in the House of Shaws in Scotland. David visits him and it doesn't seem like Ebenezer likes him. Ebenezer visits a sip and David goes with him. Captain Hoseason kidnaps David on the boat. The boat sinks another boat and there is one person alive, Alan. Alan comes on the boat and makes friends with David. David saves his life when other men attack him. The boat sinks, but David and Alan survive. Alan saves David from the Campbell clan when they think he murdered one of their people. David and Alan are on the run because they are wanted for murder. David meets up with his lawyer who tells him he actually has rights to Ebenezer's fortune. They confront Ebenezer and David gets 2/3 of the money. He gives some to Alan so he can go to France and they part ways.

Disgrace by Coetzee

David Lurie is a professor in Cape Town, South Africa. He has lost passion in his life, until he meets Melanie, a student in his class. However, Melanie does not return this love and files a complaint with the university. David decides to move to the Eastern Cape, where is daughter Lucy lives. One day, David and Lucy get assaulted and robbed. Lucy is raped and becomes pregnant. She decides to keep the baby.

The Garden of Eden by Hemingway

David and Catherine are on their honeymoon in the French Riviera. They both fall in love with a woman named Marita, but only one can have her. David starts an affair with her, while his relationship with Catherine falls apart.

On the Road by Kerouac

Dean Moriarty meets young writer Sal Paradise and they journey together across the country for three years through bus rides and hitchhiking. Dean has three wives and four kids in the three years. Sal gains joy and confident from the adventure with Dean.

The Deerslayer by Cooper

Deerslayer is a frontiersman who doesn't like the process of taking scalps. Floating Tom and March are en route to a rendezvous with Chingachgook when they get ambushed by the Hurons. Tom and March scalp as many as they can, but get caught in the act by the Deerslayer, Chingachgook, and Judith and Hetty, Tom's daughters. The Deerslayer and Chingachgook plan to rescue Chingachgook's betrothed who is kidnapped by the Hurons. The Deerslayer is captured by the Hurons and Floating Tom is scalped after he reveals to Judith and Hetty that he's not their biological dad. March returns with English reinforcements to reduce the Deerslayer and massacre the Hurons. Hetty dies during this. Judith proposes to the Deerslayer, but he refuses.

The Gift of the Magi by Henry

Della only has $1.87 to get a Christmas present for her husband, Jim. The only who treasured things they own are Della's knee length chocolate hair and Jim's gold watch. Della cuts he hair and sells it for $20 to buy Jim a watch chain for his watch. When Jim comes home, he gives Della her present: a set of fancy combs that she's wanted for a while. Della doesn't have her hair, so she cries b/c the combs are useless. Della's gift, the watch chain, isn't of much use because Jim sold his watch ignorer to afford the combs.

Tender is the Night by Fitzgerald

Dick attended Yale, was a Rhodes scholar, and then moved to Vienna to study clinical psychology. He meets Nicole, a patient who has been abused by her father. They fall in love and get married and have kids. They take a vacation to the French Riviera. Dick meets Rosemary, an American actress, and they start an affair. Nicole begins to get suspicious. Dick begins to drink and get fired from the clinic. Nicole and Dick divorce. Dick disappears to America.

The Frogs by Aristophanes

Dionysus wants to go to the underworld to bring back Euripides. He and his slave, Xanthias, visit Heracles to ask for advice. Then they go to a lake, but Dionysus is dressed as Heracles. There, people that are angry at Heracles get mad at him, so he switches clothes with Xanthias. When people hat arnica to Heracles start talking to him, he orders him to switch back. However then people angry at Heracles start talking to him, so he orders him to switch clothes for the third time. There is a chorus interlude sung by fronts, which annoys Dionysus. When he gets to the underworld, Dionysus learns that Euripides and Aeschylus are having a competition for who is the better tragic poet. Dionysus judges the competition and declares that Aeschylus is the winner. Hades allows Dionysus to take Aeschylus back to life.

The Lady with The Dog by Chekhov

Dmitri is a married bank worker. While vacationing he meets a woman walking with her dog. The woman, Anna, is also vacationing. They start an affair, but Anna goes back home. Dmitri, not able to stop thinking about her, finds her, but she doesn't' want her husband to find out.

The Piano Lesson by Wilson

Doaker Charles has a 137 year old piano in his house. Boy Willie, Doaker's nephew, coms home saying that Sutter has died. Sutter's ancestors kept Doaker and Boy Willie's ancestors as slaves. Boy Willie wants to sell the piano, but his sister, Berniece, refuses. The piano is a family heirloom representing their freedom. They get haunted by the ghost of Sutter until Berniece realizes that the piano must be played to get him to go away.

Doctor Faustus by Marlowe

Doctor Faustus want to start practicing magic. He summons up Mephastophilis, a devil and makes a deal with his master, Lucifer: his soul in exchange for 24 years of service from Mephastophilis. Faustus wonders if he made a mistake selling his soul, but it's too late. Faustus begins to travel where he starts pressing people like the Pope and Charles V with his magic. 24 years begin to come to a closer, and Faustus is regretting selling his soul. He begs for mercy on the last night, but it's too late. At midnight, devils appear and drag him down to hell.

Don Juan by Byron

Don Juan lives in Seville and has an affair with his mother's friend, Julia. His parents send him away to travel when they find out. He goes on a voyage, but the ship sinks. He is the only survivor and lived in a cave on the beach. He meets Haidée and they fall in love. Haidée's father gets angry when he find out and send Juan away. Don Juan ends up as a slave in Constantinople. He is forced to dress as a woman in the Sultan's court. He calls himself Juanna and become s close with Dudù, another lady in the court. The Sultana gets suspicious and sentences them to death. Juan escape with John, another former slave. He goes to Russia, where he becomes close with Catherine the Great. He is sent to England to recover from an illness, where he becomes part of the English court. He meets Lady Adeline who tries to set him up with Aurora, however she is shy. Don Juan falls for her.

The Marble Faun by Hawthorne

Donatello is in love with Miriam. He amazingly resembles the marble Faun of Praxiteles. Hilda is in love with Kenyon.

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Wilde

Dorian wants to stay long because eh believes his looks are his only good attribute. Basil paints a portrait of Dorian and Doran wishes the portrait will age instead of him, which is what happens. lord Henry influences Dorian to live life for pleasure. Dorian falls in love with Sibyl who quits acting to be with him, Dorian breaks up wither her because she quit acting and Sibyl kills herself. The portrait is displaying Dorian's bad traits. Basil comes over and Dorian shows the portrait to Basil, who is horrified. Dorian kills Basil. Sibyl's brother this to get revenge on Dorian, but he is killed. Dorian, very upset, goes back up to the room where the portrait is and stabs it with a knife. Doran's servants find the picture untouched and Dorian, much older and hideous, on the floor with a knife stabbed through his heart.

Middlemarch by George Eliot

Dorothea marries Edward Casaubon, but gets close with his cousin, Will Ladislaw. When Casaubon dies, he forbids Dorothea from marrying Ladislaw or she will lose her inheritance. Tertius Legate marries Rosamund. Rosamund's brother Fred, is in love with Mary. Fred goes into debt and has to work as a land agent. Ladislaw and Dorothea decide to get married and not get the inheritance. Fred marries Mary.

Washington Square by James

Dr. Austin Sloper's wife gives birth to Catherine then dies of childbirth. He has his sister, Aunt Lavinia help him to take care of her. He is disappointed in Catherine because he thinks she isn't beautiful or smart and will amount to nothing. This causes him not to treat her with love. Catherine meets Morris Townsend, who just wants her for her money. Dr. Sloper tells Catherine this, but she refuses to believe it and falls in love. They plan to marry, but Dr. Sloper says he will take away her inheritance. Catherine wants to get married anyways. Morris backs out of the marriage because the lack of money, breaking Catherine's heart. Dr. Sloper doesn't leave any money to Catherine when he dies. Morris come back after several years, but Catherine still hates him.

A Study in Scarlett by Doyle

Dr. Watson is looking for a place to live. He meets Sherlock Holmes and they share an apartment at 221B Baker Street. Watson is impressed by Holmes' detective work and he invites him to come investigate a case with him. They investigate the murder of Enoch Drebber. The police's prime suspect also gets murdered, Stangerson. Holmes figures out that the murderer is Jefferson Hope, a cabdriver and long time enemy of Drebber and Stangerson.

The Outlaws of the Marsh by Nai'an

During the Song Dynasty,108 outlaws band together. The government eventually grants them amnesty and enlists them to fight rebels, however many of the outlaws die.

Decameron by Boccaccio

During the black plague, seven women and three men flee Florence to the countryside. To pass the time, each person tells a story each night. By two weeks, they have told 100 stories. Each night, someone is the King/Queen, who picks the topic of the stories that apply to everyone except Dioneo. The story contains all the stories.

Brave New World by Huxley

Dystopian society without love/religion/family. John protests in the weird inhumane society. (Shakespeare's Tempest related to title b/c John read Shakespeare)

The Dance of Death by Strindberg

Edgar and Alice are married, but hate each other. Alice's cousin, Kurt, comes to visit and helps Alice plot against her husband.

The Awakening by Chopin

Edna Pontellier is married to Léone. Leone is preoccupied with work and Edna spends a lot of her time with her Creole friend Adèle. Adèle teaches Edna about freedom and expression. Edna has a period of "Awakening" or self-discovery. Edna meets Robert and they fall in love. However, Edna moves to New Orleans as a changed woman. She neglects her social responsibilities and starts to pursue paining. Robert comes to New Orleans and exposes his love to her. Edna wants to start an affair, but Robert refuses because Edna is married. Robert leaves her and Edna feels very alone and commits suicide.

The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells

Edward Prendick survives a shipwreck and is stranded on Dr. Moreau's island. Dr. Moreau is doing experiments with animals in his lab. Prendick thinks he is experimenting on humans and that he will be next. However, he learns that Moreau is turning animals into humans, however they start to turn back, making the half animal-half human creatures. Moreau is killed by one of his animals and Prendick gets rescued and goes back to England.

The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare

Egeon, a merchant of Syracuse, is sentenced to death for traveling between Ephesus, a rival city, and Syracuse. He talks about his missing son sho he's trying to find. The Duke is moved by the story and gives him an extension to collect his bail money. Antipholus of Syracuse, his son, is visiting Ephesus, where his long lost brother, Antipholus of Ephesus also lives. Adriana, Antipholus of E's wife mistakes his twin brother for her husband and drags him to dinner. Antipholus of S falls in love with Luciana, Adrian's sister, and Adriana is appalled at his behavior. Antipholus of S is delivered a golden chain that Antipholus of E refuses to pay for because he never got it. Antipholus of S flees and seeks refuse in an Abbey, where he meets Emilia, his mother. Emilia clears up the confusing situation and everyone reunites with Egeon pardoned by the Duke. Antipholus of S resumes his pursuit of Luciana.

Hedda Gabler by Ibsen

Ejlert arrives in town. Tesman fells threatened because Ejlert is his biggest academic competitor. Ejlert, Brack, and Tesman go to Brack's party. Tesman returns home with Ejlert's manuscript because he dropped it when he was drunk. Ejlert comes home and tells Mrs. Elvsted that he destroyed the manuscript and wants to kill himself. Mrs. Elvsted leaves and Hedda gives him a gun. Hedda burns the manuscript. The next day, everyone finds out the Ejlert is dead. Tesman and Mrs Elvsted try to recreate the manuscript and Hedda kills herself.

Night by Wiesel

Eliezer is a Jewish teenager who lives in Europe during WWII. Him and his family get taken to Auschwitz concentration camps. he and his father het split up form his mother and sisters, who he never sees again. They are treated with terrible cruelty. The Germans move the people to a different concentration camp because the Russians are invading. Many don't survive this transfer. Eliezer's dad dies soon. Eliezer lives in the concentration camp until the Americans liberate it in 1945.

Sense and Sensibility by Austen

Elinor and Marianne live with the Middletons after their father gave them no inheritance. Marianne falls in love with John, but he treats her poorly. Elinor previously fell in love with Edward, but had to move away from him after her father's death. It turns out Lucy is engaged to Edward for money. But later, Lucy marries Robert, Edward's brother. Edward proposes to Elinor and Marianne marries Colonel Brandon.

Daughter of Fortune by Allende

Eliza Sommers is a young Chilean girl who runs away to be with Joaquin Andieta. She gets pregnant, but has a miscarriage. Joaquin leaves and she meets Tao, who helps her go to San Francisco.

Heartbreak House by Shaw

Ellie goes to a dinner party at the eccentric 80 year old Captain Shotover's house. He is trying to invent a weapon of mass destruction. Ellie calls off her wedding because she wants to marry Shotover. A bomb lands in the garden, and everyone remarks how bored they are.

Elmer Gantry by Lewis

Elmer Gantry is a narcissistic womanizing college student. He drops out of law school and becomes a minister. He gets fired because he shows up too drunk. He marries well and becomes a methodist minister with a large congregation in Zenith.

Our Town by Wilder

Emily and George grow up and get married. It takes place over periods of time. Emily dies in childbirth and goes back to revisit her life and appreciates everyday life.

Richard III by Shakespeare

England enjoys a period of peace under King Edward IV. However, his younger brother, Richard III, is scheming to get the throne. He marries Lady Anne and has his older brother, Clarence, executed and the murder blamed on Edward. Edward dies and Richard kills his children to get the throne. Richard's reign of terror has made the people hate him. Instead, they support the earl of Richmond. Richard kills his wife, Anne, and tries to marry his niece, Elizabeth. Richmond invades England and is crowded King Henry VII. Richard is killed.

Ghosts by Ibsen

Engstrand is trying to get Regina to work for him. She refuses, liking her job as Mrs, Alving's maid. Pastor tries to convince her to help her father. Mrs. Alving tells Pastor that Regina is actually her husband's and Engstrand's wife's daughter. The Pastor holds a prayer meeting at an orphanage, but it burns down. Engstrand blackmails Pastor into funding his new business or he will say that Pastor's candles burnt the orphanage down. Oswald tells his mom, Mrs. Alving about his problems and gives her his morphine pills to monitor. Mrs. Alving finally tells Regina and Oswald the truth about their family. Oswald tells his mom that he's sick beyond hope and Mrs, Alving loses all hope.

The Bell Jar by Plath

Esther Greenwood travels to New York to be a guest editor for a magazine. The sponsors of her trip giver her fancy dinners and presents, but Esther isn't happy. She feels deadened. She tries to lose her virginity but the guy is uninterested. She worries about what she will do after college. Her boyfriend, Buddy, wants to marry her, but she feels as though they don't really connect and declines. Esther is rejected from a writing class and spends the summer at her mom's house. Esther stops reading, writing, sleeping, and bathing. Her mom takes her to a psychiatrist who gives Esther electric shock therapy, which makes Esther worse. Esther attempts to kill herself and ends up in the hospital, but ok. She is then sent to the psychological ward, where she slowly gets better. Esther befriends Joan, a girl from her college and hometown who Esther can relate to. Esther gradually is granted time outside of the hospital where she loses her virginity. Joan, who seems to be getting better, hangs herself. Esther leaves the hospital to go back to college. She believes she has regained a grasp on sanity, but knows that the bell jar of her madness could come back.

Antigone by Sophocles

Eteocles and Polynices, Antigone's brothers, fought to the death to become King of Thebes. Creon, Antigone's uncle, take the throne. He decides to honor Eteocles and shame Polynices, not letting anyone bury Polynices or else death. Antigone wants him to have a burial and throws dirt over him. Creon asks if Antigone did it and she admits it. Ismene, Antigone's sister, tries to take the blame, but Antigone says that she's innocent. Creon orders Antigone to her death by leaving her in a cave to die. Haemon, Antigone's fiancee and also Creon's son, begs Creon to stop, but he refuses. Antigone kills herself and then Haemon and Creon's wife also kills themselves. Creon is left alone.

Ethan Frome by Wharton

Ethan Frome is walking to the church to pick up Mattie, his wife, Zeena's cousin. They are both in love with each other but haven't said their feelings to each other. Zeena is very sick and leaves town to get treatment. Shen she comes back, she announces that she is getting rid of Mattie for a hired girl. Ethan tells Mattie of his feelings for her and they kiss. Ethan contemplates eloping with her, but realizes he doesn't have enough money. Ethan brings Mattie to the train station, but they stop to go sledding together first. Mattie proposes to sled into the tree so they can spend their final moments together. Mattie become paralyzed.

The Winter of Our Discontent by Steinbeck

Ethan Hawley is a middle class grocery store clerck. His wife Mary and his kids resent their middle class standing. Ethan puts his morals aside to increase their position in life. He sends the grocery store owner back to Italy by giving an anonymous tip that he's an illegal immigrant. Ethan then gets to be the owner of the store. Ethan does this kind of thing a lot and becomes very wealthy. Ethan learns that his won won an essay contest by plagiarizing and does not feel guilty for it. He feels bad that he lead his son to do this by example. He goes to commit suicide, but his daughter gets him not to.

Eugene Onegin by Pushkin

Eugene Onegin lies in St. Petersburg and spends his nights using his wit/charm to get into parties, ballets, and balls. When his uncle dies, he moves to the country side, bored with his previous life. Oregon meets Vladimir Lensky and they become friends. Lensky brings Onegin to meet his love interest, Olga. Onegin also meets Olga's sites Tatyana, who falls in love with him. He rejects her because of her juvenile vulnerability. Onegin gets mad at Lensky, so he flirts with Olga which makes Lensky challenge him to a duel, where Lensky dies. Tatyana gets married in Moscow. Onegin sees the matured, married Tatyana at a ball and falls in love with her. Tatyana still loves Onegin, but refuses to leave her husband because she doesn't want to oppose fate. Onegin is alone and sad.

Arrow of God by Achebe

Ezeulu is the chief priest of the god Ulu in an African village. He is called away by T.K. Winterbottom, a British colonial overseer, but he refuses to go and is put in jail. Ezeulu gets out and refuses to do a ceremony for yams, making the village starve. Losing hope, they convert to Christianity when a missionary, John Goodcoutnry, introduces Christianity.

The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal

Fabrice del Dongo is an Italian nobleman in the Napoleonic Era.

Mansfield Park by Austen

Fanny Price comes to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle at Mansfield Park. Her cousins, all except Edmund, are mean to her. Fanny falls in love with Edmund. Henry and Mary Crawford come to stay at Mansfield Park. Edmund falls in love with Mary. Henry flirts with Maria, Fanny's cousin. They put on a play, but it never gets performed because the adults don't like the inappropriate shows. Henry starts flirting with Fanny and proposes to her. She rejects him. Edmund almost proposes to Mary, but stops at the last minute. Fanny leaves Mansfield Park. Henry runs way with Maria and Fanny comes back. Edmund gets over Mary and marries Fanny.

Death comes for the Archbishop by Cather

Father Latour hears from the Catholic Church that a diocese in New Mexico needs to be run. Latour brings Father Valiant with him to help. It's tough in New Mexico because they want to covert Native Americans and some of it is run by Mexican Priests who don't care that New Mexico belongs to the US. Latour and Valiant do some good work in the diocese. Latour wants to leave a legacy to New Mexico, so he builds a great cathedral in Santa Fe, which takes years to be built. Father Valiant dies. later, Father Latour, who is now an archbishop also dies. Luckily, he dies happy, satisfied with the work he has done.

The Odd Couple by Simon

Felix Ungar gets thrown out by his wife, so he lives with his friend Oscar Madison. Felix is an uptight neat freak, while Oscar is a carefree slovenly guy.

The Mysterious Island by Verne

Five Americans, (Cyrus Smith, Neb, Pencroff, Harbert Brown, Gedéon Smith) are North Prisoners during the Civil War. They escape on a balloon, but crash on an island that they name Lincoln Island after their president. They build a house and a ship and thrive on the island. They domesticate an orangutan named Jup. They get mysterious help like a box of equipment, etc. They find a message in a bottle and rescue Tom Ayrton. A pirate ship comes and kidnaps Ayrton. The pirate ship explodes but they find Ayrton. They learn that Captain Nemo has been watching over them the whole time and helping them. He give them a box of jewels and then dies. They get rescued and go back to America.

The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Wilder

Five people are killed when the_____ breaks down (Dona Maria, orphan girl, Esteban, Uncle Pio, Camila's son). Dona Maria= neglected mother. Esteban and Manuel= brothers. Manuel falls in love with Camila, but Esteban accidentally ruins their relationship. Uncle Pio helps start Camila's acting career but also falls in love with her.

Watership Down by Adams

Fiver is a rabbit who is able to tell when something bad is going to happen. he tells his brother Hazel that something bad is going to happen to the rabbits' warren. They try to warn the others, but not a lot believe him. Fiver and Hazel, along with a few other rabbits, leave to find a new home. They go to many places before they find a suitable place to live, called Watership Down. They realize there aren't any females and need them to reproduce. They go to a neighboring warren called Efrafa to get some female rabbits. However, Efrafa is very hostile and they attack Watership Down. Watership Down defeats them and they are able to live in peace.

Love in the Time of Cholera by García Márquez

Florentino and Fermina meet as children and he instantly falls in love with her. He sends her a letter and Fermina returns his affections. They write letters everyday and Florentino proposes to her and she says yes. When her father find out, he's so angry that he takes Fermina away until she forgets about Florentino. Fermina returns at 17, and is disgusted with Florentino. Florentino starts having many affairs to help the pain of being rejected. Dr. Urbino starts courting Fermina, but she doesn't like him. Her dad forces her to marry him, so she does. She also has kids with him. Dr. Urbino has an affair and their makes Fermina really mad. Dr. Urbino dies in an accident. Florentino, now elderly, realizes that he now has the opportunity to court Fermina. He invites her on a river voyage. To avoid seeing people that she knows, Fermina asks Florentino to order that the yellow flag of cholera be raised by the captain.

Beyond the Horizon by O'Neill

Focuses on a family for five years. Andrew is about to marry his sweetheart Ruth and work on the family farm as he starts a family. Robert is about to go off to sea with their uncle Dick, a sea captain.

The Open Boat by Crane

Four men are in a small dinghy off the coast of Florida after their ship sank. The correspondent and oiler row, the cook bails water, and the captain gives orders. The sea is so rough that one wrong move could capsize the boat. They try to get to land, but can't because of the current. Several days pass and they decide to try to swim to shore. They get rescued and they all survive except the oiler, who dies.

The Outcasts of Poker Flat by Harte

Four people (John Oakhurst, the Duchess, Mother Shipton, and Uncle Billy) are exiled from Poker Flat. They travel together and meet Tom Simson an this lover Piney Woods, who show them a cabin to stay overnight in. During the night, John wakes up and realizes it's snowing and that Uncle Billy left with the mules and horses and supplies. After a week, Mother Shipton dies. Tom and John decide to get help. Duchess and Piney die in the cabin. John commits suicide.

Little Women by Alcott

Four sisters (Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy) live with their mother in America in the 1800s. They are poor because their dad lost their money. Beth contracts scarlet fever and never fully recovers from it. Jo looks after her. Meg meets John Brooke and they fall in love. They diced to wait to get married because Meg is only 17. They then marry, settle into a house, and have twins. Beth's health deteriorates and she dies. A man named Laurie proposes to Jo, but she declines. He ends up marrying Amy instead. Jo marries someone else.

Rob Roy by Scott

Frank is sent to live with his uncle. He falls in love with Diana. Frank's cousin has stolen some documents and ruins Frank's father's reputation. Frank sets out and find shim. Then, he marries Diana.

The Member of the Wedding by McCullers

Frankie Addams is a twelve year old girl living in the south in 1944. Her friends are her housekeeper Berenice and her cousin John Henry. Frankie tries to grow up and changes her name to F. Jasmine. Her other cousin is getting married and she wants to run away with them, but they won't let her.

Franny and Zooey by Salinger

Franny meets with her boyfriend, but Franny begins to have a breakdown. She says that she is sick of the phoniness at school an quit acting because she doesn't want to be fake. She says that she has become interested in the "Jesus Prayer", a prayer used to cleanse one's spirit. Franny faints and begins to speak the prayer. The Monday after Franny's breakdown, Zooey, her brother, is at home with her. Franny is sleeping and crying on living room sofa. Franny and Zooey have a very personal discussion and Zooey helps her sort out her beliefs and find peace.

The Name of the Rose by Eco

Friar William of Baskerville and his novice Adso of Melk arrive at a Benedictine monastery in Northern Italy. William learns of a monk's recent suicide. Several other monks die under mysterious circumstances and William investigates. He unravels the mystery and finds who did it.

Sentimental Education by Flaubert

Frédéric falls in love with Madam Arnoux. Deslauriers, his friend, encourages him to meet Monsieur to get closer to Madame. He becomes good friends with Monsieur Arnoux and then finally meets Madame. She rebuffs his advances. Frédéric become friends with Monsieur and Madame Dambreuse. He meets Rosanette, Monsieur's mistress. He begins pursuing Rosanette but also gets closer with Madame Arnoux. Frédéric and Rosanette begin an affair, but then he kisses Madame Arnoux, which Rosanette sees. Rosanette reveals she's pregnant. Madame Dambreuse asks to marry Frédéric after her husband dies and he agrees. Rosanette loses the child. The Arnoux's leave town because they are broke. Several years pass. Madame Arnoux shows up and surprises Frédéric. She wants to be with him. When he notices that she has gray hair, he is uninterested.

The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky

Fyodor and Dmitri both want to marry Grushenka, which causes a father/son rivalry. Alyosha is asked to get a monk form his monastery to help mediate the dispute. At the monastery, Fyodor and Dmitri embarrass Alyosha because they were so loud and argumentative. Dmitri asks Alyosha to end his engagement with Katerina. Ivan and Katerina turn out to be in love. When Alyosha visits Grushenka, he convinces her of spirituality. Dmitri visits Grushenka's house, but she's not there, so he assumes she's at Fyodor's house, but she's not. He finds her and they fall in love and want to get married. Dmitri is accused of the murder of his father, but it's actually Smerdyakov, the neglected son. Smerdyakov kills himself. At the trial, Ivan confesses to the murder because he believes that he influenced Smerdyakov. But, Dmitri is found guilty and is sent to Siberia. Katerina forgives Dmitri and Breaks him out so that he can move to America with Grushenka.

A Separate Peace by Knowles

Gene Forster is a student at a boarding school in New Hampshire. He befriends his daredevil roommate, Finny. Gene envies Finny's athletic abilities. One day while climbing trees, Gene makes Finny fall and break his leg. This ends Finny's athletic days. Gene tires to confess that it's his fault, but Finny doesn't believe him. Gene ands friend Brinker decide to enlist in the military for WWII, but ultimately don't. Finny tells Gene that he wanted to go to the Olympics, so Gene decides to train in his honor. Brinker wants to know if George is responsible for Finny's accident, but doesn't find out the truth. Finny breaks his leg again and dies.

The Judgement by Kafka

Georg Bendemann is writing a letter to a friend in Russia. He tells his father this, but his father yells at him for not caring. They get in an argument and his father sentences him to "death by drowning". Georg jumps off a bridge to his death.

Babbitt by Lewis

George F. Babbitt is a 46 middle-class businessman with a wife and three kids. He is dissatisfied with his routine life. His friend, Paul Riesling is even more dissatisfied with his life and starts an affair with another woman. He claims it's ok because he just wants to be happy. He gets into an argument with his wife and shoots her, sending him to prison. Babbitt is upset because he loses Riesling's companionship. He starts rebelling and eventually also starts an affair with another woman. His wife finds out and the town starts to shun him, making his business fail. Myra, his wife, gets ill and Babbitt becomes faithful again, regretting his rebellion. Ted, babbitt's son, wants to go and elope and not go to college. Babbitt says that even though it's too late for him, he encourages Ted to resist the pressure to conform na dot achieve happiness on his own terms.

Homage to Catalonia by Orwell

George Orwell fights during the Spanish Civil War. He is assigned to the POUM unit, where he spends his time in tenches, hungry, bored, and exhausted. He goes back to Barcelona, where he notices a lot has changed because there is less of a communist fell. He briefly returns to the front, where he gets severely wounded by a bullet to his throat. He goes to the hospital. When he recovers, he finds out that the POUM was suppressed the day he was injured and that POUM members are being arrested. Orwell hides in the ruins of a church and then flees to France with his wife.

Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck

George and Lennie come to a ranch to work. They meet Candy, a handy man and Curly, the boss's son. Curly's wife tries to flirt with them. George, realizing this would get them in trouble, tells Lennie to let her go. Later, George and Lennie meet Slim, who has a lot of respect on the ranch. Candy's old dog is ill and going to die soon. Some of the men suggest that he take the dog out of its misery and kill it. Candy reluctantly agrees after Slim tells him it's for the best. Curly picks a fight with Lennie and Lennie breaks his hand. Later in the barn, Lennie accidentally kills his puppy. Curly's wife interns and lets him stroke her hair. After Lennie won't let go, Curly's wife struggles and he accidentally snaps her neck. Lennie flees and Curly mounts a party to track him down and kill him. George finds Lennie first and kills him out of mercy.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Albee

George and Martha are married, but hate each other. Nick, a math teacher, and his wife, Honey, visit George and Martha's house. Martha and George get into a big argument and try to insult and humiliate each other in front of Nick and Honey. Their argument eventually turns into trying to set Nick and Honey against each other. They manage to get Nick and Honey to reveal their secrets to each other. Nick and Honey leave George and Martha's house, trying to put their marriage back together.

The Satanic Verses by Rushdie

Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha are actors from India. They are both on the same plane from India to Britain that crashes, but they survive. Farishta becomes angel-like and Chamcha devil-like. Chamcha is arrested and tries to seek revenge on Farishta for abandoning him after the plane crash by destroying Farishta's relationship with his love, Allie. Farishta kills Allie out of jealousy then commits suicide. Chamcha stays in India.

The Epic of Gilgamesh by unknown

Gilgamesh is King of Uruk in Mesopotamia. He is strong and wise, but is a mean ruler who is strict and rapes any woman that he wants to. The gods create Enkidu to keep check on Gilgamesh's powers. Enkidu and Gilgamesh become good friends. Gilgamesh is heartbroken when Enkidu dies. Gilgamesh then travels to the edge of the world in search of immortality. He fails to find it, but learn the secrets of the gods and records them on stone tablets.

Rappaccini's Daughter by Hawthorne

Giovanni lives in an old palace where the garden is tended by Dr. Rappaccini. One day, he sees him and his daughter, Beatrice, tending the flowers. Beatrice smells from a purple flower. Giovanni meets with professor Baglioni, who explains that Rappaccini only cares about his studies and would sacrifice human life for them. Rappaccini is also fascinated with vegetables and natural poisons and he uses Beatrice for his studies. Giovanni is in love with Beatrice, but when he buys her flowers, she walks away and the flowers die. Then, Beatrice and Giovanni start spending a lot of time together and grow closer. Baglioni gives Giovanni a vial of an antidote to poison after telling him a story of a girl who is poisoned and kills everything she touches. After confronting Beatrice, she tells him that she needs the purple flower to survive and that she's poisons. Giovanni givedfs her the antidote, but this causes her to die.

Young Goodman Brown by Hawthorne

Goodman Brown says by to his wife, Faith, for the night because he' going on a trip. Goodman Brown suspects that Faith knows about the evil nature of the trip. He walks off into the forest and sees an old man who's waiting for him. The man tires to give him his walking stick with a carved serpent, but Brown refuses, saying he doesn't want to be part of this. The man tells him that many respectable people like other members of the church and the governor are involved. Goodman Brown wants to return for Faith's sake. The man tells him that he should rest and gives highs walking stick in case he want stop continue. he thinks he hears Faith's voice at the ceremony and decides to join thinking that all good is lost if Faith is evil. He gets put in the middle of the circle with the other converts. When they say to remove the hoods, he sees Faith. He then finds himself alone i n the forest. It isn't known if it was a dream or not, but when Brown returns he is never the same. Whenever he sees anyone, he sees evil and can't love his wife the same. He is suspicious of everyone.

The Metamorphosis by Kafka

Gregor turns into a large insect one day. His family keeps him locked up inches room. His family's financial situation is bad, but now even worse because Gregor was providing most of the income. His sister, Grete, comes in and fees him and cleans the room every day. His family has started boarding people to get more money. When the boarders discover Gregor, they want to leave immediately without paying rent. Greg is so upset about how he has hurt his family that he goes in his room and dies. When his family discovers that he's dead, they move to the countryside and buy a better apartment with their savings.

The Invisible Man by Wells

Griffin arrives at a local English inn wearing clothing covering his entire body, except for a fake nose. He gets a room and demands to be left alone, where he does lab experiments. He gets hundreds of shipment son chemicals, and the townspeople find this very strange. Griffin runs out of money and has to steal from the bank. He accidentally reveals his invisibility and flees. He enlists the help of Thomas Marvel, however Marvel betrays him to the police. Griffin threatens to kill him. Then Griffin runs into Dr. Kemp, his former acquaintance from medical school. He tells him how he turned himself invisible using chemicals then fled and destroyed the evidence. He wants to make Dr. Kemp his partner and initiate his "reign of terror" using his invisibility. However, Kemp betrays him. Griffin then tries to kill him, but instead Griffin gets killed by a town mob. His body gradually becomes visible when he dies.

Death in Venice by Mann

Gustav von Aschenbach is a German writer. He decides to take a vacation to Venice, Italy. He notices a 14 year old Polish boy named Tadzio. He notices how beautiful he is and falls in love with him. Aschenbach starts following Tadzio and his family around so that he can watch him. Aschenbach learns that there is a Cholera epidemic in Venice, but decides not to leave because he doesn't want to leave Tadzio. Aschenbach finally dies of cholera.

Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury

Guy Montag is a firefighter in a society where books are banned and burned. He is curious into literature and starts reading it, but gets in trouble. Guy's wife, Mildred, turns him in to Beatty, the fire chief. He is arrested, but runs away and escapes. The town is bombed.

A Journal of the Plague Year by Defoe

H.F. relates his experience when a plague breaks outing London in 1665. The plague starts in the winter, but starts getting bad in May. H.F. decides to stay in the city. The rich are leaving, but the poor are staying. City officials are trying to remain calm and pass rules of shutting up houses. H.F. thinks that that actually does more harm than good. H.F. tells tries about people driving, crazed men running through the streets, houses being looted, and people trying to escape the city. September is the worst month, but the plague eventually subsides. H.F. survives.

The Master Builder by Ibsen

Halvard is a master builder. Ragnar, his employee wants to get promoted, but Halvard doesn't let him because he's afraid Ragnar will become a competitor. Kaja falls in love with Halvard, despite being engaged to Ragnar. Halvard tries to keep Kaja and Ragnar together so they will both continue to work for him. A woman, Hilda confronts Halvard and says that he promised her a kingdom. Halvard doesn't remember this though. She convinces him to put a celebratory wreath on top of the house he just built for him and his wife, Aline. While doing so, he slips and falls to his death.

Endgame by Beckett

Hamm sits in an armchair and Clov, his servant, stares at him. There are two ashcans, and Nagg and Nell, Ham's parents, are inside. Hamm summons Clov and Clov wonders why he doesn't leave, but he has nowhere to go. Nagg emerges and Clov gives him a biscuit. Hamm tells Clov to check outside, but there's nothing. Hamm starts telling a story. Nell is dad in her ashen. Clov says its time for Hamm's painkiller, but there are none left. Hamm asks to be put in his coffin, but there are none left. Hamm thanks Clov for his services and Clov gets ready to leave.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Twain

Hank Morgan, a 19th century resident of Connecticut, travels to 6th century England after a head injury. He goes to King Arthur's court and is ridiculed for his strange dress and appearance by Merlin, a magician. He gets out of his execution by pretending he caused a solar eclipse. He then goes on to pretend that he is a magician using 19th century technology to embarrass Merlin. Hank is then appointed the 2nd most powerful person by King Arthur. Hank meets a girl that he nicknames Sandy and they marry and have a baby. Hank also meets a man who he nicknames Clarence, who becomes his assistant. Hank tells Clarence his secret of being from the 19th century. They start a business using 19th century technology to become rich. Merlin puts a spell on Hank, proclaiming he will sleep for 1300 years.

The Magic Mountain by Mann

Hans Castorp is beginning a shipbuilding career in Hamburg. He goes to visit his cousin Joachim, who has tuberculosis in a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps. While there, he gets sick, and a doctor diagnosis him with tuberculosis. he stays on the mountain for seven years until WWI starts and he joins the military.

Rabbit at Rest by Updike

Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom and his wife, Janice, have retired to Florida. He is overweight and depressed. He suffers a heart attack while fishing with his granddaughter, Judy. He has heart surgery. His son, Nelson, is a drug addict who has been stealing money form the family's Toyota dealership to pay for the drugs. This causes Rabbit to lose the dealership. After getting out of the hospital, Rabbit sleeps with Nelson's wife. Janice and Nelson get extremely mad at him. Rabbit has another heart attack and gets rushed to the hospital. Right before he dies, he reconciles with Janice and Nelson.

Rabbit, Run by Updike

Harry "Rabbit" angstrom returns home to find his wife, Janice, without their son Nelson or the car. He goes and brings them back, but instead of going back, he meets Ruth. They then move in together. Rabbit become good friends with Jack Eccles, the Church minister, who tries to convince him to go back to Janice. Two months pass. Rabbit finds out that Janice is in labor an abandons Ruth for her. He moves back with Janice. He tires to get her to sleep with him, but she refuses, causing him to leave. Janice gives the baby a bath and accidentally drowns her. Rabbit sees Ruth, who is now pregnant. Then he runs.

To Have and Have Not by Hemingway

Harry Morgan is a fishing boat captain in Key Wet Florida. he is economically forced to start bringing illegal people and thins from Cuba to the US to make money.

Rabbit is Rich by Updike

Harry and Janice live comfortably because they inherit her father't Toyota dealership. Even though he is rich, Rabbit is not satisfied. He is troubled by his wife's drinking, his son Nelson's schemes, and the people from his past. He wonders whether Ruth, his former lover, has given birth to their daughter. Rabbit buys two cars from the Toyota dealership.

Steppenwolf by Hesse

Harry is a lonely middle aged man who is not content with his life. He calls himself "Steppenwolf", half man, half wolf because he feels he doesn't fit in to society. He plans to commit suicide. He meets Hermine who helps him. Sh teaches him to dane and laugh and even finds him a lover, Maria. He seems to appreciate all the sensual aspects of life. Harry goes inside this "Magic Theater" where there is a long corridor. Behind each door is a different world. In one of them, he finds Hermine and he kills her. Then Mozart appears and tells Harry that he has abused the Magic Theater.

RUR by Capek

Helena Glory is daughter of the president of Rossom's Universal Robots. She comes to visit the factory and Harry Domin offers to show her around. Helena wants to convince the robots to revolt, but they are uninterested. Harry falls in love with Helena and they marry. 10 years later, people have stopped having children because robots can do everything. The robots decide to rebel and kill all humans. Helena burns the formula to make robots. The robots kill all of the humans except Alquist the chief of construction. They need him to try to recreate the formula or else no more robots will be made. Alquist can't though. Two robots fall in love and Alquist thinks they will be able to produce life, but that's not how that works.

All's Well that Ends Well by Shakespeare

Helena saves the king(Bertram's dad) when he gets sick. Helena is allowed to marry whoever she wants and chooses Bertram. Bertram doesn't like her and goes to Florence and becomes a general. Bertram says he'll only beer husband if she gets his ring and they have a child. In Florence, Bertram falls in love with Diana who helps Helena by singing her Bertram's ring. Helena pretends to be Diana and Bertram gets her pregnant. After hearing that Helena is dead(she faked her death), Bertram returns to France. Helena confronts him, saying that the two conditions re met and Bertram becomes her faithful husband.

The Red Badge of Courage by Crane

Henry is a Union Soldier during the Civil War and he fights to be brave/have a "___ _____ __ _______"

A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway

Henry is an American ambulance driver in WWI. He gets involved with Catherine(nurse) after being injured. Henry escapes attack from Italians and runs off with Catherine who dies after labor.

The House of the Seven Gables by Hawthorne

Hepzibah Pyncheon lives in the House of the Seven Gables with Holgrave, a lodger. The house was built by Matthew Maule and settled by Colonel Pyncheon in the 1600s. Colonel Pyncheon's inheritance was never found and is believed to still be in the house. Hepzibah has to open a store for money and allows her cousins Phoebe and Clifford, ho just got out of jail, to stay there. They are terrified when their cousin, Judge Pyncheon, visits. Phoebe and Holgrave get closer. Judge Pyncheon forces Hepzibah to get Clifford because he says he knows where the inheritance is. Hepzibah goes to look for Clifford, but can't find him. When she comes back, she finds him standing over the Judge's body laughing. They flee, scared that Clifford will be accused. Phoebe and Holgrave admit their feelings for each other. Hepzibah and Clifford return. There is news that Clifford inherited a country estate, so they all go and move there.

The Queen of Spades by Pushkin

Hermann is an officer in Russia. He watches the other officers gamble, but never gambles himself. Another officer tells him that his grandmother won a fortune by knowing the secret three cards. Hermann becomes obsessed with learning this secret. He visits the countess' ward, Lizavyeta, and writes love letters to her in order to see the countess. When he meets her, he demands her to tell him the secret, but she refuses. He pulls out his gun and she dies of fright. He confesses to Lizavyeta that he killed the countess and she is very mad. Hermann attends the countess' funeral. Later that night her ghost appears. She tells him the secret three cards are the three, seven, and ace. Hermann goes gambling and wins on the three, and then the seven. He plays the ace, but when he looks at his cards, he sees he actually played the Queen of Spades and loses everything. He ends up in an insane asylum muttering "three, seven, ace".

The Rocking-Horse Winner by Lawrence

Hester has a husband and three kids. They live a modest life, but Hester wishes she had more money. Her son, Paul, discovers that when he rides on his rocking-horse, he knows the winner of horse races. He bets and wins a lot of money, but his health deteriorates and he eventually dies.

Pygmalion by Shaw

Higgins bets to Pickering that he can train Eliza out of her cockney accent so that she can convince London High society that she is a duchess. Her father comes looking for her, but Higgins gives him money to go away. Eliza learns to speak well and fools high society, but feels bad about being mistreated by Higgins and runs away.

The Matchmaker by Wilder

Horace refuses to allow his niece Ermengarde to marry Ambrose. Horse has arranged a matchmaker, Dolly, to find love. Dolly sets him up with Mrs. Molloy, even though Dolly wan stop marry him. Cornelius and Barnaby, two of Horace's clears, go off to have an adventure. They go to Mrs. Molloy's shop but have to hide from Horace. Later they go to the same restaurant as Horace and he fires them. Ermengarde and Ambrose come to the restaurant and Horace ends out they're getting married and gets very upset. Dolly invites everyone home and is able to solve all the couple's problems.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain

Huckleberry Finn and his friend, Tom Sawyer, found gold. Huck was adopted because his dead was abusive and mean. His dad comes back, wanting Huck's gold. His dad kidnaps Huck and keeps him in a cabin, where he beats Huck at night. Huck runs away to an island and meets a run-away slave named Jim. They travel up the Mississippi River, wanting to go to the free states. Some con-artists join them and they can't get rid of them. At every stop, the con-artists con the townsfolk. The con-artists sell Jim to a local farmer. This farmer and his family are Tom's aunt and uncle and they mistake Huck for Tom. Tom arrives and pretends to be his little brother. Tom hatches a wild plan to free Jim. Jim gets free, but Tom gets shot in the leg and Jim gives uphill freedom to find Tom a doctor. Tom reveals that Jim is actually free because his master died. Tom only hatched the elaborate plan as a game. Huck learns that his father has died. Huck announces his plans to go out west.

Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein

Humans send a spaceship to Mars, but the people are never heard from again. Two of the humans have a child who is born on Mars. 25 years later, the Humans reduce him, Mike, who was raised by the Martians. Douglas, the leader of Earth, takes Mike. ben Caxton a reporter and his friend Jill rescue Mike beaus they believe Douglas is only using Mike for politics. Jill takes Mike to Jubal, a famous doctor, lawyer, and writer. Jubal is able to convince Douglas to let Mike stay with him. Mike is fascinated by Earth's culture and religion. Jubal, Jill, and Mike visit the Fosterities, a religious group. Mike makes someone disappear by using his Martian psychic powers. Mike joins the carnival with his powers but then leaves. Jill and Mike travel together. Mike learns about Earth and Jill learns about the Martians. Mike starts his own religion and Jubal questions Mike for this, but tells him to stick to his beliefs. Mike gets murdered by a mob, but his followers keep furthering Mike's beliefs.

The Sea Wolf by London

Humphrey van Weyden is rescued at sea by Wolf Larsen. Larsen is the captain of a seal hunting boat named the Ghost. he terrorizes his crew. The crew try to mutiny, but ultimately fail. The Ghost picks up more castaways including Miss Brewster who knows van Weyden. Van Weyden falls in love with Miss Brewster. The two steal a boat and escape the Ghost. Larsen's men all desert him an the gets traded on the same island as Van Weyden and Miss Brewster. Larsen dies and they give him a burial. Van Weyden and Miss Brewster get rescued by a ship.

Othello by Shakespeare

Iago tries to ruin ____ by framing Cassius and Desdemona as lovers. Eventually it works and Cassius and Desdemona get killed. ______ commits suicide and Iago gets sentenced to death.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Irving

Ichabod moes to Sleepy Holow as a school teacher. He wants to marry Katrina, but Brom is also in love with her. Katrina's dad throws a party and Ichabod is invited. After the party, he gets chased by the Headless horseman(maybe Brom) and is never seen again.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by Lewis

In 1940, 4 siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan, and Peter evacuate London to the country side during WWII. Lucy finds a wardrobe which she stumble into to find Narnia. She learns that the White witch is terrorizing over Narnia. She comes back out and her siblings don't believe her. However all four siblings go in there and go to Narnia. They find talking beavers who tell them about Aslan, a lion who was the past ruler. The Beaver, lead them to the stone table, where they meet Aslan. The White Witch comes and negotiates with Aslan. Aslan gives his life up to save the children. After Aslan is killed, he gets resurrected. The children fight and kill the White Witch and become the kings and Queens of Narnia. 15 years later they return back through the wardrobe to England.

The Iceman Cometh by O'Neill

In Harry Hope's saloon, everyone's a pipe dream, except Larry, ho has given up hope. Parrit wants Larry's help because his partners wee recently arrested for bombing the coast. Hickman aka Hickey is convinced that Larry's the only one that can help Parritt. Hickey says that his wife is dead. Larry taunts Hickey. Parritt admits the the ratted his partner out for money. Nicky informs Larry that his wife was murdered. Hickey calls the police to turn himself in because he murdered his wife. Parritt asks Larry for help, who says that Parritt should kill himself, so he does.

Cyrano de Bergerac by Rostand

In Paris 1640, Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with Roxane, however he is too shy to tell her. He almost tells her his feelings, but she tells him that she's in love with Christian. Cyrano tells Christian this and he's happy because he's also in love with her. However, Christian feels like he isn't intellectual enough for Roxane. Cyrano suggests that he can write letters to Roxane in Christian's name. Cyrano is happy because now he can finally express his feelings for Roxane. Christian joins the army under Cyrano and they get sent to the from lines in Spain. Christian dies in battle and Roxane is upset and joins a convent. 15 years later, Cyrano visits Roxane every week. Cyrano injures himself and is in critical condition. Roxane learns that Cyrano, not Christian, wrote the letters and realizes that he's the one she loves. Cyrano dies in her arms.

Daisy Miller by James

In Switzerland, Winterbourne meets Daisy Miller, a rich, pretty American traveling in Europe with her family. He wants to get to know her, but his aunt refuses, saying she's too uncivilized. That following Winter, Winterbourne goes to Rome,where Daisy is. She has a suitor, Mr. Giovanelli, and Daisy's actions are scandalizing the town. WInterbourne attempts to warn her about her behavior, but she refuses. WInterbourne sees Daisy and Mr. Giovanelli in the Coliseum one night. The next day, Daisy gets malaria and dies. She leaves a note for WInterbourne saying that she actually does care what he things of her.

The Lady or the Tiger? by Stockton

In a kingdom, people accused of a crime pick one of two doors: one has a woman who he must marry, and the other has a tiger who eats him. The king arrest the princess's suitor and puts him on trial. He will wither die or marry another woman.

The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa

In an economic decline, Antonio Conselheiro, aka the Counselor, gains a lot of followers, preaching that the end of the world is imminent. The Brazil government tries to stop it, but the movement becomes more violent. The followers fight the government in a violent battle.

The Plague by Camus

In the town of Oran, Algeria, thousands of rats begin to die on the street, although people don't pay much notice. After someone dies, Dr. Bernard Rieux thinks there is a plague, however the people don't believe him until many more people start dying. Homes start to be quarantined and there is no more transport in or out of the city, as the plague starts getting worse. Jean Tarrou, a tourist, helps Dr. Rieux treat patients. Raymond Rambert wants to escape to his wife in Paris, but doesn't end up doing it and helps Dr. Rieux out also. Father Paneloux preaches that the plague is because of the citizens' sinful nature. The plague worsens and people try to escape, but can't. Doctors try to find a cure, but can't Paneloux dies of the plague. After many months, the plaguer starts to go away. However, tarrou contracts the plague and dies. The gates of the town finally open again.

Cold Mountain by Frazier

Inman is a confederate soldier who is laying in the hospital, recovering from war wounds. He decides to escape so he can return to his wife, Ada. Ada has been managing the Black Cove farm by herself since her father died, so she hires Ruby to help out. They become very close. Inman encounters many obstacles on his journey home an almost dies several times. Ruby's father, Stored, comes to visit. Inman returns home, but dies in Ada's arms due to a gunshot wound.

Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Fo

Inspector Bertozzo is interrogating the Maniac about the death of an anarchist. The Maniac disguises himself and threatens to kill police officers involved in the death, but they die in an explosion.

The Portrait of a Lady by James

Isabel Archer is an independent young woman from New York. After her parents die, her aunt offers to take her to Europe. Caspar Goodwood is courting her, but she doesn't want to marry hi, in fear of losing her independence. In Europe, Lord Warburton falls in love with her, but she also doesn't marry him. Isabel becomes good fiends with her aunt's friend, Madame Merle. Madame Merl convinces her to marry Gilbert Osmond, but he is very controlling over her. His daughter, Pansy, also lives with them. Pansy falls in love with Edward Resier, but Osmond doesn't approve. He wants her to marry a rich upperclass man. Isabel goes against Osmond to help Pansy and Edward be together, and Osmond gets upset. Isabel figures out that Madame Merle is Osmond's lover and Pansy is her daughter. Isabel travels to visit her dying cousin and sees Caspar Goodwood. Caspar tries to persuade her to run away within to get away from her husband, but ultimately, Isabel is unable to break away from her marriage and returns to Osmond.

Moby-Dick by Melville

Ishmael and Queequeg join the Pequod as whalers. Captain Ahab is intent of catching Moby-Dick and getting revenge because Moby Dick go this leg. The Pequot rounds the tip of Africa and heads into the Indian Ocean. Other passing ships warn against pursuit Moby Dick as encounters with him are fatal. A man that claims to have prophetic abilities tells Ahab's future. Aha interprets it as though he won't die at sea, and continues to pursue the whale. Boy Dick is sighted, and there are attacks against him. On the third day with Moby Dick, the ship is sunk and Ahab dies. Ishmael is thinly survivor and is picked up by a passing ship.

The Second Sex by de Beauvoir

It talks abut how women have been oppressed by men and explores the imbalanced gender rules by looking at the history of male superiority, representations of women, and female development throughout life.

The Death of Ivan Ilych by Tolstoy

Ivan Ilych is an average man who works as a magistrate. he marries Praskovya and she becomes pregnant. Ivan distances himself from his family to focus on his work and he moves up the ranks. After being passed over for a promotion, he and his family move to the country. Knowing he needs more money, Ivan goes to the city to find a new job and home. While getting the house ready, he bangs into the window frame, injuring himself. His family moves into the hose and Ivan is gradually in more pain, making him irritable. His physical condition degenerates rapidly, and gradually he accepts the idea of death. Gerasim, Ivan's nurse is the only one that understand Ivan and take scare of him. His family seems to live oblivious of Ivan's soon death. Ivan eventually dies.

The Nose by Gogol

Ivan Yakovlevitch is having breakfast with his wife when he finds a nose in his bread. He recognizes it to belong to Collegiate Assessor Kovalev. Ivan ends up throwing it away into the river. Assessor Kovalev wakes up to find that his nose is gone. Kovalev tries to get the police involved, but fails. Two weeks later, Kovalev wakes up with his nose back on his face.

The Devil and Daniel Webster by Benét

Jabbed Stone is a farm who makes a deal with the devil to sell his soul for prosperity. The devil come to collect his soul, but he begs for a three year extension and is given one. After three years, Stone hires Daniel Webster to defend him against the Devil. They agree to have a trial to decide what to do with Sone. Webster makes a very convincing argument and wins. Afterwards, the devil tells him his future and how he won't become president and his sons will die during war.

The Rivals by Sheridan

Jack is courting Lydia but is disguised as Ensign Beverly, a poor officer. Lydia likes the idea of marrying a poor soldier, despite what her guardian Mrs. Malaprop thinks. Lydia has two other suitors, Bob Acres and Sir Lucius. Sir Lucius is writing letters to Lydia but they are actually going to Mrs. Malaprop. Sir Anthony, Jack's father, arrives. Sir Anthony sets up a marriage between Jack and Lyda, but Lydia refuses because she's in love with "Beverly". Bob Acres challenges Beverly to a dual for Lydia. Sir Lucius says he wants to marry Lydia but then finds out he hasn't been writing letters to her. Acres decides not to fight Beverly when he finds out it's actually his friend, Jack. Lydia admits her love for Jack.

The Importance of Being Earnest by Wilde

Jack leads a double life(alter ego is Ernst). He claims Ernst is his younger brother, but he's actually Ernst. As Erst, Jack falls in love with Gwendolyn who claims she'll only marry someone named Ernst. Her mother disapproves and the marriage is called off. Jack returns with Algernon pretending to be Jack's brother Ernst. He falls in love with Cecily. Cecily and Gwendolyn find out about this scheme, but agree to get married as long as both Jack and Algernon change their names to Ernst. Gwendolyn's mother comes. Jack finds out that he's actually Gwendolyn's mother's nephew and Algernon's brother and that his real name is actually Ernst.

All the King's Men by Penn Warren

Jack uncovers secrets about people for governor Willie Stark. This leads to Judge Irwin's suicide and Willie's murder by Jack

The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway

Jake, Cohn, Brett, Bill, and Mike travel to Spain. Cohn tries to woo Brett, but she doesn't like him. There's a fiesta and bullfighting at the town that they are staying at. Brett falls in love with Romero, the star bullfighter, and runs away with him. Then, Brett breaks up with Romero because she doesn't want to ruin his career.

A Moon for the Misbegotten by O'Neill

James Tyrone jokingly threatens to evict Phil Hogan. Hogan is very upset and sends his daughter Josie to seduce Tyrone and blackmail him. Josie learns that Tyrone was not serious about evicting Hogan and the scheme doesn't work. Tyrone leaves for New York.

Long Day's Journey into the Night by O'Neill

James, Jamie, and Edmund have noticed that Mary has started taking Morphine again. Edmund has an illness that will require treatment, which isn't good because treatment is costly. James, Jamie, and to a lesser extent Edmund all have a drinking problem. Later that day, Mary is high on morphine, which causes the guys to start drinking. This causes them to get very drunk and open up to each other. Jamie is jealous of Edmund's life. Mary comes down, completely high, carrying her old wedding dress. She talks about how happy she used to be and how her marriage was so happy for a time.

Rabbit Redux by Updike

Janice moves out and divorces Rabbit to be with someone else. Rabbit becomes more serious, as he has to look after Nelson. He meets Jill, a troubled young woman, and she moves in with them. Rabbit and Jill have a relationship together. Jill dies in a house fire.

Medea by Euripides

Jason just left Medea and their two children for Glauce. Glauce is the King of Corinth (Creon)'s daughter and Jason has married her to improve his social status. neon banishes Medea from the city but gives her one day before she has to leave. Medea sends Glauce a dress that is laced with poison and she dies. Creon dies too because he is so sad. Medea is trying to get revenge on Jason so she kills their children.

Miss Julie by Strindberg

Jean is the valet for the Count. Miss Julie, the Count's daughter, flirts with Jean. Jean tells her that he's in love with her. When Miss Julie asks Jean to dance, he hesitates because it will make Miss Julie's reputation go down because she is dancing with one of her servants. She makes him dance with her anyways. The two have sex and then Jena tells her that he doesn't really love her and she says that she won't be submissive to a man. Regardless, the two decide to runaway together and run an inn. Miss Julie insists on bringing her bird, but Jean kills it. Christine, the cook, finds out what they're doing and tells them not to. The Count comes home and they decide not to go through with it. Miss Julie decides to commit suicide.

Rhinoceros by Ionesco

Jean meets with his friend Berenger. Jean scolds him for his drinking problem. Berenger admits that he has a crush ones co-worker, Daisy. A rhinoceros runs through the town and everyone is confused. More rhinos show up and the townspeople vow to stop them. At work, Daisy and Berenger's boss turns into a rhino. Berenger visits Jean, who is sick. Jean slowly turns into a rhino. Daisy visits berenger and they get into a fight. The whole town turns into rhinos, but Berenger refuses to get turned into a rhino.

The Fall by Camus

Jean-Baptiste Clarence reflects on his life to a stranger. He tells of his success as a wealthy defense lawyer from Paris who ultimately falls from grace.

Père Goriot by Balzac

Jean-Joachim Goriot, Eugen de Rastignac, and Vautrin live together in a boarding house. Goriot has gone bankrupt, supporting his two daughters. Rastignac has become attracted to the upper class and wants to marry one of Goriot's daughters. Vautrin tries to convince Rastignac to marry another lady for her wealth. He says that he can kill her brother in a duel for him, so the he'll get the money. Rastignac doesn't support killing people for money and refuses. Vautrin turns out to be a master-mind criminal and gets arrested. Goriot is supportive of Rastignac's pursuit of his daughter. His other daughter tells him that she's broke and he has a stroke. Neither of the daughters come to his funeral.

Lucky Jim by Amis

Jim Dixon becomes junior lecturer at an English University after WWII. He has not made a good impression so far, and agrees to speak at a lecture called "Merrie England" after a weekend of music and art with his professor, Professor Welch and his family. Jim meets Welch's son Bertrand and girlfriend Christine. Jim becomes intimate with Margaret, a coworker. A couple of week slater he sees Christine and learns Bertrand has been mistreating her and starts seeing her. Jim prepares his "Merrie England" lecture but right before, Bertrand fights him over Christine. Jim becomes drunk and passes out during the lecture. He wake sup and learns that he is fired, but gets a job from Christine's uncle. Jim and Margaret break up.

Lord Jim by Conrad

Jim is a young man who goes off to sea. He works his way up and becomes chief mate, but loses the title when he abandons his ship, thinking it is going to sink, but it doesn't. Jim meets Marlow who gets him a job as post manager of Patusan. Jim falls in love with Jewel, the past post manager(Cornelius)'s daughter. Cornelius is upset with his failure and Jim's success so he makes a deal with Gentleman Brown, a pirate, who kills Jim.

My Ántonia by Cather

Jim reflects on his memories with Ántonia. He arrives in Nebraska to live with his grandparents at 10 years old. He meets Ántonia, who is his neighbor. They spend a lot of time together. After Ántonia's father commits suicide, Ántonia is distant with Jim. A couple of years later, Jim moves into town and starts to see a lot of Ántonia because she is the neighbor's maid. After high school, Jim goes to college where he heavily concentrates on his studies. He decides to go to Harvard for his last two years of college for a fresh start. While Jim goes away, Ántonia gets pregnant and makes her family ashamed. She takes care of the baby and continues to work on the farm. Twenty years later, Ántonia is married with many kids and Jim is a prosperous NYC lawyer. He visits her in Nebraska and they reminisce on their happy memories together.

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane

Jimmie is in a street fight and is rescued by Pete. Jimmie comes back home to his mom, Mary, and sister, Maggie. As time passes, Jimmie becomes na aggressive, cynical youth and gets a job as a truck driver. However, Maggie seems immune to their parents' corrupt influences and is both hopeful and naive. Pete comes back and seduces Maggie. She falls for him and they start dating. Mary thinks she is disgracing the family and disowns her. Maggie moves in with Pete. Pete dumps her and Maggie tires to go home, but her family won't let her. She ends up roaming the streets of New York as a prostitute. Mary and Jimmie receiver news that Maggie's dead body has been found.

Buddenbrooks by Mann

Johann Buddenbrook founds a firm and passes it on to his son, Johann Buddenbrook II, who then passes it to his son, Counsel Buddenbrook. The Counsel and his wife have three kids, Tony(Antonie), Christian, and Thomas. Tony falls in love, but her father wants her to marry someone else, so she does. This person turns out to be a gold digger and she divorces him. The Counsel dies and leaves the business to Thomas. Christian has no interest in the business and spends his time at bars an theaters. Thomas marries Gerda and they have a son, Hanno, though he is sickly. Tony marries again, but divorces him after he rapes someone. Thomas is elected senator and grows the business. Thomas dies from a stroke. Christian ends up in a mental asylum. Hanno dies of typhoid fever and Gerda moves to Amsterdam. Tony is the only one left.

Go Tell it on the Mountain by Baldwin

John Grimes's 14th birthday. It uses extended flashbacks of his mom, aunt, and dad. It has father and son, coming of age, and religious issued themes. It deals with race/racism (title from Negro spiritual). John doesn't understand why his father hates him. It turns out that Gabriel isn't his father, but instead his step-father.

Our Mutual Friend by Dickens

John Harmon is dad. He is supposed to marry Bella Wilfer. He is also about to inherit a lot of money. Harmon is actually not dead, but fake this death to sea if Fella really loves him or just wants his money. She proves herself to him, he reveals his identity, and they get married.

Pale Fire by Nabokov

John Shade writes a 999 line poem. Charles Kinbote, the editor acquires it after Shade's death and publishes it.

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by McCullers

John Singer and his friend Antonapoulos live together in a town in the South for ten years. Antonapoulos is sen tot a mental asylum. Four people (Biff Brannon, Mick Kelley, Jake Blount, and Dr. Copeland) continuously come to Singer for advice. Brannon is the owner of a New York Cafe whose wife recently has died. Mick is a poor young woman with a love for music. Blount is a drug who supports socialist ideology. Dr. Copeland is a black man who is fighting for black people's rights and who develops tuberculosis. After Singer finds out that Antonapoulos has died, he kills himself.

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by Fitzgerald

John T. Unger is a teenager at a boarding school in Boston. His friend, Percy Washington, invites him home during break. Percy's family lives in Montana, where hey own a secret diamond mine. They sell the diamonds a little at a time, so they are rich. John falls in love with Percy's sister, Kismine, who lets it slip that heytill kill John to keep their diamond mine a secret. John and Kismine escape.

Cat's Cradle by Vonnegut

John going to research Felix to write a book on him. He unveils Felix's history and discovers that he created "ice-nine", which is a deadly substance that immediately turns all water into ice. Also, John becomes president of San Lorenzo after his friend gets sick. A plane crash on San Lorenzo activates the "ice-nine" and turns the Earth's water into ice. Everybody dies within 6 months.

By the Waters of Babylon by Benét

John is the son of a priest in a post-apolyptic world where they believe the past humans to be gods. John ells his father he's going on a spiritual journey, but actually he's going to the Place of the gods. It takes him eight days to get there. He sees a statue of George Washington and sees the SubTreasury. He sees a dead "god" and realizes the gods were humans whose power overwhelmed their good judgement. John returns and tells his father, but his father says not to tell anyone else.

Dracula by Stoker

Jonathan Harker, a young English lawyer, travels to Castle Dracula in Transylvania to make a real estate transaction with Count Dracula. Along the way, the local peasants give him crucifixes and warn him against the vampire. At the castle, Harker realizes he is a prisoner in the castle. He escapes by climbing over the castle walls. Mina, Harker's fiancee, helps her friend, Lucy, decide who to marry. A Russian ship is wrecked on the shore of a nearby town. Lucy begins sleepwalking. Mina follows Lucy to the cemetery at night and sees her get bitten by a vampire. Professor Van Helsing diagnoses Lucy. One night a wolf comes and attacks Lucy, killing her. Lucy is now undead, feeding on innocents for blood. they kill Lucy by plunging a stake through her heart. Harker, Mina, and Van Helsing decide to kill Dracula. They follow him to Transylvania and kill him.

The Trial by Kafka

Joseph K gets arrested on his thirtieth birthday, although he doesn't know why. He is allowed to remain at home and keep working at the bank. He arrives at the court and is surprised that it's in an apartment building. K protest his treatment at his arrest and denounces the court and its officials for corruption. A lot of the officials heard him, which ruined his chances for the case. K's uncle hires him a lawyer named Huld. K is upset because he doesn't think that Huld is helping at all and decides to fire him and take matters into his own hands. On his 31st birthday, the two men that arrested him the previous year take K to a quarry and kill him.

The Glass Bead Game by Hesse

Joseph Knecht lives in Castalia in the 25th century. Castalia is a province in Europe where intellectuals live. Young boys compete to play the Glass Bead Game, a game synthesizing all arts and sciences. Joseph masters the Game to become "Magister Ludi". However, he spends a lot of time out of Castalia. He doesn't like how the intellectually gifted withdraw from society's technological and economic problems. Joseph asks to leave the order. After getting denied, he decides to leave anyways. He drowns in a mountain lake.

No Exit by Sartre

Joseph, Estella, and Inès are brought to the same room in hell. They expected torture, but they are each others' torture. None of them confess their crimes, and Joseph suggests they leave each other alone and be silent. This doesn't last song. Ins is attracted to Estella who is attracted to Joseph who isn't attracted to either of the women. They decide to confess their crimes. They start arguing a lot an Joseph tries to escape. He opens the door but can't bring himself o leave. They stay in the room.

Jude the Obscure by Hardy

Jude dreams of studying at university at Christminster, but since he is an orphan boy raised by a working class aunt, he becomes a stonemason. He is inspired by Richard Phillotson, the town schoolmaster, who left for Christminster. Jude marries Arabella, who mess him stay wither at their home village. When eh marriage starts falling apart, Jude goes to Christminster. Jude meets his cousin, Sue, and falls in love with her. He finds out that Sue is engaged to Phillotson. Sue isn't happy, and both Sue and Jude get divorced and start living with each other. Jude learns that he has a son with Arabella and asks to raise him. Sue and Jude raise the child and have two of their own, but they don't marry. Jude's son decides that Sue and Jude would be better off without so many children, so he hangs the two children and himself. Sue feels punished by God and goes back to Phillotson. Jude goes back to Arabella, but dies soon after.

Everything That Rises Must Converge by O'Connor

Julian and his mother are on the bus. His mother is prejudiced against African Americans. She has a stroke while getting off the bus.

The Red and the Black by Stendhal

Julien Sorel dreams of following in the footsteps of Napoleon. He is hired by Mr. de Rênal as a tutor and starts an affair with his wife, Mrs de Rênal. Mr. de Rênal finds out, but Mrs. de Rênal denies it. Julien trains to become a priest, but only because he wants to make a fortune. He gets a job under the Marquis de la Mole in Paris and starts a relationship with his daughter, Mathilde. Mathilde becomes pregnant and engaged with Julien. Mrs. de Rênal writes a letter to the Marquis saying that Julien is a womanizer who only cares about money and the Marquis refuses the marriage. Julien shoots Mrs. de Rênal, but she survives and Julien is sentenced to death.

Ulysses by Joyce

June 16, 1904. A day in the life of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus that consists of going to the post office, newspaper company, pub, and more.

The Jungle by Sinclair

Jurgis and Ona move to Chicago from Lithuania. They get married, but are in debt. They both work jobs in warehouses with bad conditions and low pay. Ona becomes pregnant and gives birth to Antanas. Jurgis sprains his ankle and can't work for three months. He begins to drink. Ona is pregnant again, but this time dies in childbirth along with the baby. Antanas drowns and Jurgis runs away. He ends up in jail because he is a criminal. One day he ends up at a socialist rally and it inspires him.

The Castle by Kafka

K, a land surveyor, arrives at the castle. Being too tired to continue, he stays at an inn. Barnabas, a messenger, tells K that he was summoned by Klamm, a Castle official to report to the village chairman. K goes with Barnabas to his house, then to the local inn, where he meets Frieda, Klamm's mistress, and falls in love with her. K talks with the villager chairman, who informs K that here is no need for a land surveyor. K still wants to meet Klamm, so he goes back to Barnabas' house. Frieda decides to leave K because he was ignoring her. Barnabas comes home with a message for K to see Klamm's secretary. The secretary just tries to convince K to tell Frieda to take her job back. K is so tired the he sleeps in a barrel in the inn.

Out of Africa by Blixen

Karen Blixen moved to Kenya in 1913 and married a Baron. They developed a coffee plantation. It was a big success at first when WWI drove the prices up. The Blixen's marriage turned bad and they divorced. Karen ran the plantation on her own. The farm went into debt and she was forced to sell it. She moved back to Denmark.

Amerika by Kafka

Karl immigrates to America, where he sees his uncle. However, his uncle abandons him and Karl has trouble getting a job. He eventually gets a job in Oklahoma.

All My Sons by Miller

Kate is still hoping that Larry, her son, is still alive after going missing during WWII. Chris, her other son, wants her to admit ate he's dead because he wants to marry Ann, Larry's former fiancée. Ann's father went to prison for manufacturing defective airplane parts in Joe's(Chis' dad) company. George, Ann's brother doesn't want her to marry Chris, but she wants to anyways. Joe is feeling guilty about the defective airplane parts because it was his company, so he kills himself.

Thousand Cranes by Kawabata

Kikuji is orphaned by the death of his parents. He gets involved with one of his father's former mistresses, Mrs. Ota. Mrs. Ota commits suicide due to shame from the affair. Kikuji then starts loving Mrs. Ota's daughter Fumiko.

Breakfast of Champions by Vonnegut

Kilgore Trout is an author who visits Midland City as a keynote speaker for an arts festival. he gives a copy of his novel to Dwayne Hoover, a wealthy businessman in Midland City.

Kim by Kipling

Kimball "Kim" O'Hara is an Irish orphan giving in India in the late 19th century. He works for Mahbub Ali, a British spy. Kim befriends Teshoo Lama, a Tibetan Lama looking for the River o the Arrow to achieve enlightenment. Kim learns about the Great Game by Mahbub Ali and goes to an English school in India for education. Kim also secretly trains in espionage. Afterwards, Kim goes back to the Lama and accompanies him on his journey for enlightenment, where they fall into conflict with Russian intelligence agents. They finally find the river and the Lama achieves enlightenment.

Battle Royale by Takami

Kinds sent to an island to kill eachother to survive. There will only be one winner (Japanese hunger games)

Love's Labour's Lost by Shakespeare

King Ferdinand and Berowne, Longaville, and Dumaine decide to take a pledge to fast and avoid contact with women for three years. The Princess of France has arrived to visit the king. The three lords fall in love with the Princess' there ladies, Rosaline, Marta, and Katherine. The King falls in love with the Princess, but because of the oath, the King can't do anything. Berowne discovers the King confessing his love for the Princess. The King and Berowne discover Longaville doing the same thing, and then the King, Berowne, and Longaville discover Dumaine doing the same thing. The King scolds Longaville and Dumaine for breaking the oath, but then Berowne says that the king has also. After Dumaine sees a letter that Berowne wrote for his love interest, they realize that all for of them fave fallen in love. They decide to break the oath and pursue the women. The Princess has to leave back for France, and the ladies say that the men can court them in a year.

Henry V by Shakespeare

King Henry V gets the throne after his father dies. He wants to put his immature, adolescent past behind him. He tries to make territory claims to parts of France, based on distant roots and technicalities. The French Prince denies these claims. This causes Henry to want to go to war. He gains the support of the people and noblemen and sails to France. The English are outnumbered, but win some battles. Henry makes inspiring speeches that motivate his soldiers. The English win against the French. Henry negotiates to marry the French Princess to unite the two kingdoms.

Henry IV, part I by Shakespeare

King Henry is disappointed in his son, Harry because he doesn't act like a prince, as he drinks a lot and is immature. King Henry summons Harry back to court after hearing the threats of a civil war. The Percys are trying to overthrow Henry because hey are mad that he isn't repaying h debt to the Percys because they hoped him overthrow his predecessor, Richard II. Harry decides to make it up to his dad and help fight in the war. He says his father's life and defeats Hotspur in battle. King Henry's forces win the battle, but it is unsure who will win the war.

Henry IV, part 2 by Shakespeare

King Henry is worried about how the Kingdom will do after he dies. Prince Hal aka Harry, vows to change his ways and be responsible. Prince Hal is crowned King Henry V and wins the war, forgetting his old friends that made him irresponsible.

Beowulf by unknown

King Hrothgar of Denmark has his kingdom terrorized by the demon, Grendel. Beowulf, a warrior, comes to fight it. The king is overjoyed at getting help from Beowulf. Beowulf mortally wounds Grendel. Grendel's mom comes to take revenge. Beowulf kills her too. Beowulf becomes famous. He returns bak to his kingdom and becomes king. In fifty years, a dragon is awakened. Beowulf one sea skills it, but also dies in the process.

The WInter's Tale by Shakespeare

King Leontes thinks that his wife Hermione is having an affair with Polixenes. He throws her in prison and orders the daughter that Hermione births to be abandoned. Leontes finds out from the oracle that hermione wan't having an affair and that girl, named Perdita who is raised by a shepherd is his only heir. Hermione dies. 16 years later Florizel, Polixenes' son, falls in love with Perdita. Polixenes brings Florizel to Leontes and Leontes figures out that Perdita is his long-lost daughter.

The Pearl by Steinbeck

Kino and his wife, Juana, have an infant son, Coyotito. One day, Coyotito gets stung by a scorpion. They take him to a doctor, but the doctor refuses to see him because they can't pay. Kino and Juana take their canoe out to dive for pearls. Kino finds the biggest pearl he's ever seen and brags about it. They go back to the doctor and Kino tells him how he will sell the pearl for money. Later, someone tries to steal the pearl. Juana tires to get rid of it because she thinks it brings bad luck. A man tries to steal the pearl and Kino kills him out of self defense. Their house is set on fire and they flee. They set out for the capital to sell the pearl, but men pursue them. During this Coyotito is killed. They go back to their town and Kino throws the pearl back in the ocean.

Anna Karenina by Tolstoy

Kitty is pursued by two suitors: Konstantin Levin and Alexei Vronsky. Kitty chooses Vronsky, but he soon falls in love with Anna Karenina. Anna returns to St. Petersburg with her husband, Alexei Karenin. Vronsky follows her and they have an affair. Her husband finds out, but refuses to give a divorce. Kitty and Levin then fall in love and get married. Anna becomes pregnant and her and Vronsky withdraw into seclusion. Kitty gets pregnant and her and Levin move to Moscow. Anna gets paranoid that Vronsky doesn't love her anymore. She goes to a train station and throws herself under a train and dies. Levin, Kitty, and their son have a good, happy life.

Confessions of a Mask by Mishima

Kochan is born during Japan's imperialism and right wing militarism era. He is not ver strong or muscular and struggles to fit into society. Kochan is homosexual and struggles hiding it. He is attracted to masculinity. Kochan's "mask" is his false personality that he uses to present himself to the world. When he grows up, he tries to fall involve with girls, but just can't.

Cry, the Beloved Country by Paton

Kumalo finds his lost son (Absalom) in South Africa and helps his ill sister (Gertrude). There is a trial for someone who murdered a guy standing up for racial equality

Major Barbara by Shaw

Lady Britomart and her son, Stephen, are arranging the family's finances. They decide they need Andrew, the husband/father's help. They haven't seen him in years after hand Lady Britomart divorced. Barbara, the daughter, is a major at the Salvation Army. Her and her dad have opposing beliefs, as he owns a weapon business. They decide to visit each other's businesses. When Andrew offers to donate to the Salvation Army, Barbara is appalled that they are accepting money from an owner of a weapons business. Barbara and the family visit Andrew's factory and are actually kind of impressed.

The Razor's Edge by Maugham

Larry is a simple man who breaks off his marriage to Isabel and moves to Paris. He travels to India, where he is enlightened. Larry goes back with Isabel, and they move in with her uncle Elliott. Elliott dies and no one comes to his funeral.

The Optimist's Daughter by Welty

Laurel Hand travels to New Orleans to help her father, the Judge, who is getting eye surgery. She gets to know her stepmother, Fay, better. Fay confesses to chatting and her interest in money as the Judge dies. The two women travel to the Judge's home in Mississippi for the funeral. Laurel spent some time in her childhood home.

Mourning Become Electra by O'Neill

Lavinia is excited that her dad, Ezra, will return from the civil war. The groundskeeper tells Lavinia that Captain Brant is the illegitimate child of Lavinia's great uncle, and Lavinia gets Brant to admit it. Lavinia tells her mom, Christine, that she knows about her affair with Brant. Christine manipulates Brant into helping her kill her husband, Ezra. This works, but Lavinia finds out about it. Orin, Lavinia's brother, and Lavinia go down to Brant's ship, where they see Christine and Brant together. After Christine leaves, they kill Brant. They tell Christine this, making her commit suicide. A while later, Lavinia seems to have turned into her mom, while Orin seems to have turned into their dad. Orin feels very guilty and kills himself. Lavinia decides she's destined to live the rest of her life in the home, surrounded by ghosts of her dead relatives and guilt.

The Pioneers by Cooper

Leatherstocking and Judge Temple argue about who killed a buck. They also talk about the changes of Lake Otsego. Leatherstocking ands friend, Chingachgook, compete with the Temples for the loyalties of a mysterious young hunter. The hunter eventually marries Elizabeth, Judge Templeton's daughter. Chingachgook dies.

Gulliver's Travels by Swift

Lemuel Gulliver is a practical-minded Englishman trained as a surgeon, who take stop the seas when his business fails. Gulliver awakes in Lilliput after a shipwreck, where he is tied down in ropes by tiny people. They are eventually hospitable and gives him their food if he helps them fight against their neighboring tribe. Gulliver is convicted of treason but scares to England and then trails to the land of the giants, Brobdingnag. They keep him around for amusement, but Gulliver is disgusted by them and escapes. Gulliver ends up in Laputa, where everyone is obsessiqvelyintellectual. He visits a few other islands before returning back to England. Gulliver sees off for another journey as captain, but after a mutiny, finds himself on an island run by rational-thinking horses over brutish human like creatures. The horses run the island and Gulliver like being with them. Because Gulliver is a human, he has to leave. When Gulliver returns home, he sees everyone as brutish-human creatures.

Light in August by Faulkner

Lena Grove is a pregnant teenager that goes to Mississippi to search for the baby's dad, Joe Brown. Shen she arrives, Brown is held in jail after the murder of a local woman. Joe Christmas is the main suspect. Gail Hightower is a previous reverend who was forced to step down after a scandal. Joe Christmas stayed at the local woman's cabin and they became lovers but then started fighting. Brown came to also live in the cabin. One night, Joe Christmas killed the local woman and runs form the police. Byron Bunch, Joe's coworker wants Hightower to give an alibi to Joe. However, Hightower gets angry and leaves. Lena give birth and Byron summons Brown to Lena. Brown comes, but is shocked and runs away. Joe Christmas gets captured and killed. Lena and Byron go to search for Brown.

The House of Mirth by Wharton

Lily Bart is a 29 year old woman who is still not married. She throws parties and gables a lot, but she is actually not wealthy. She wants to marry a rich man to helper fit into society. She doesn't want to marry her true love, Lawrence Selden, because he isn't rich. Lily has Gus Trenor invest her money in the stock market and she starts making money. She find out that she is actually getting the profit form his investments, not hers. Even though she doesn't know how, she says she'll repay him. Lily takes a vacation with Bertha Dorset and her husband. When Lily starts to associate with royalty, Bertha kicks her off the yacht and spreads the rumor that she is having an affair wither husband, causing her to get expelled form society. Lily goes back to America and inherits just enough money to pay off her debts. She then commits suicide.

No Country for Old Men by McCarthy

Llewelyn Moss stumbles across the aftermath of a drug deal gone awry. Everyone except one person is dead. He finds a bag of $2.4 million and brings it home. He feels guilty for the person he left behind and returns. However, he is seen by another person and runs. Sheriff Bell investigates there case and tries to protect Moss. Anton Chigurh is a hired hit man to steal the money away. Chigurh murders Moss and his wife and steals the cash. Chigurh then gets into a car accident, but survives. Bell retires from his job.

Three Sisters by Chekhov

Loga is a teacher that just got promoted to headmistress. Masha is a concert pianist married to Kolygin. Irina, the third sister, is dreaming to go to Moscow and meet her true love. Andrey, their brother, loves Natasha and proposes. Natasha and Andrey marry and she moves in. Masha has an affair with a soldier. Natasha takes control of the household. Irina has two suitors and decides to marry one, despite not loving him. Her suitors have a duel and die. Olga accepts the position of head mistress and is going to move out.

Tobacco Road by Caldwell

Lov Bensey, a friend of the Lesters, stops by to see Pearl, his 12 year old wife. Jeeter is her father. Bessie, a preacher, comes over and proposes marriage to Dude, Jeeter's 16-year old son. He agrees. Jeeter and his wife Ada are focusses on their imminent deaths. They are very poor and starving. Bessie and Dude get married and buy a car to travel across the country in. It is expensive to maintain the car. Jeeter's house catches fire and he and Ada die.

The Scarlett Letter by Hawthorne

Love triangle between Hester Pryme, Chillingworth, and Dimmesdale. Chillingworth is trying to get revenge on Hester for betraying him with Dimmesdale

The Alchemist by Jonson

Lovewit leaves his London home for his country estate when the plague breaks out. He leaves his home in charge of his butter, Face. Face works with Subtle, a conman, and Doll, a prostitute in tricking people to get money. They pretend to be alchemists and convince people that the will do stuff for them for money. Lovewit comes back to his London home and discovers the whole scheme. He calls if off, but gets money and a new wife from the scheme.

The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare

Lucent wants to marry Bianca, so he disguises as her tutor to get closer to her. Bianca's father will only let her marry after her older sister, Katherine is married. Petruchio agrees to marry Katherine, as he only wants a woman with money. After the wedding he takes her away to his country house where he refuses to let he eat or sleep and is very controlling. Katherine finally give sup and lets Petruchio control her. Lucent and Bianca get married with his dad's permission.

A Room with a View by Forster

Lucy Honeychurch visits her cousin Charlotte in Italy. At their guesthouse, they are given rooms that look out to a courtyard instead of the river. Mr. Emerson, another guest, offers to switch rooms and they accept. Lucy meets Mr. Emerson's son, George. He kisses her and Lucy keeps this a secret. George kisses her again and Charlotte chastises him. Charlotte and Lucy leave for Rome the next day. Lucy stays with her mother. Cecil Vyse proposes to Lucy and she accepts, even though he is mean to her. George and his father move to Rome and they see Lucy. George convinces Lucy to break up with Cecil. Lucy marries George instead.

A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare

Lysander and Hermia love each other, but Demetrius is in love with her. Hermit's dad wants her to marry Demetrius and goes to the Duke to force her to marry him. Lysander and Hermia run away to elope. Helena, who is still in love with Demetrius tells him of the plans to elope. They follow them into the forest. Oberon, the fairy king is mad at his wife Titania. So he asks Puck to get the juice from a flower to cast a love spell on her to make her fall in love with a fool. Also, Puck gives the love potion to Demetrius an dLysander, making them both love Helena. They almost fight over her, but Puck restores their loves. Demetrius marries Helena and Lysander marries Hermia.

Lysistrata by Aristophanes

Lysistrata plans a meeting between all the women of Greece to discus the Peloponnesian War. They plan to withhold sex from the men until a peace treaty is signed. The Chorus of old women defeats the Chorus of old men for power over the Acropolis. The commissioner is shocked when he dins out and tells the men that they have allowed too much freedom over the women. The men of Sparta and Athens become desperate and finally agree to end the war.

The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

Maggie and Tom are siblings. Their father hates Lawyer Wakem because he bought their mill on the Floss river. Philip, Lawyer Waken's son, and Maggie meet in secret for a year and fall in love. They don't tell their fathers excuse the hate each other. Tom finds out and makes Maggie promise to never see him again. Several years later, Maggie returns to visit her cousin, Lucy. Maggie sees Philip again and gets him to get his father to agree for him to marry her. Stephen, Lucy's suitor, becomes interested in Maggie and proposes. She rejects him. One day, Maggie sees water rushing into the mill, as it's flooding. She rows to it and reduces Tom. On their way back down the river, the boat is capsized and they drown.

The Castle of Otranto by Walpole

Manfred is the lord of the castle of Otranto. His son, Conrad is about to marry Isabella, but dies right before the wedding. Manfred decides to marry Isabella himself to keep the power. Isabella runs away with a peasant named Theodore. manfred tries to find her. Manfred locks Theodore up in a tower, but Manfred's daughter Matilda frees him. Frederic, Isabella's dad, is in love with Matilda and tries to make a deal with Manfred. However, Manfred accidentally kills Matilda because he thinks that she's Isabella. Theodore marries Isabella and they become king and queen.

The Lower Depths by Gorky

Many Russian lower class peasants are living in a cellar. Anna is dying. Kostilyoff, the landlady ,raises the rent. It's a hard life for them.

The Jew of Malta by Marlowe

Maracas is a Jewish merchant. He learns that he has to forfeit half his estate to the governor, Ferneze, to pay tribute to the Turks because he is a Jew. He want stop get revenge so he tells Ferneze's son, Lodowick, that he can marry his daughter, Abigail. This causes Lodowick and Mathias, Abigail's lover to have a duel, where they both die. Ithamore, Barabas' slave tells Abigail what her father has done. She is so upset that she converts to Christianity and joins a convent, angering her dad. A prostitute, Bellamira, convinces Ithamore to confess Barabas' crimes. Bellamira tells Ferneze of these crimes. Barabas escapes to Turkey and helps Calymath, the Turkish leader invade Malta. Then, Barabas says he'll kill Calymath if Ferneze pays him. Instead, Calymath and Ferneze join together and kill Barabas.

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy

Marguerite is married to Sir Peter Blakeney, a boring English gentleman. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a secret society of 20 Englishmen reducing French aristocrats from the Reign of Terror. Marguerite is blackmailed by Chauvelin to figure out the Scarlet Pimpernel's identity in exchange for her brother. She finally tells her husband, who turns out to be the Scarlet Pimpernel. They go to rescue her brother.

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Llosa

Mario is an aspiring writer who works at a radio station, Panamericana. His aunt, not biological, has just gotten divorced and they eventually become romantically involved.

Antony and Cleopatra by Shakespeare

Mark Antony lives in Egypt and has an affair with Cleopatra. Antony's triumvirate members, Octavius Caesar and Lepidus are concerned about Pompey's increasing strength. Caesar condemns Antony for neglecting his job. The news of Antony's wife's death compiles him to go back to Rome. Caesar decides that Antony should marry his sister, Octavia for a political alliance. When Cleopatra finds out, sh is jealous and determined to win him back. Pompey and the triumvirate settle their differences peacefully. Caesar breaks the truce and wages war against Pompey and defeats him. This angers Antony and puts Octavia in a bad situation. Antony goes to war against Caesar with Cleopatra and Egypt's help. Antony and Cleopatra lose an initial battle, but then they win some battles. In another battle, the Egyptian fleet abandons Antony, and he thinks it's Cleopatras fault and wants to kill her. To protect herself, she pretends she committed suicide. Antony, racked with cult, tries to kill himself but ends up only injuring himself. He finds out Cleopatra isn't dead, but dies because of his injury. Cleopatra kills herself with poisoned snakes.

Heart of Darkness by Conrad

Marlow ties to find Kurtz up the Congo River, battles through natives and cannibals. Kurtz heath is deteriorating and dies

Arrowsmith by Lewis

Martin Arrowsmith has a deep interest in science and medicine. He becomes a medical student and Max Gottlieb is his mentor. Martin dates a girl named Madeleine Fox, but dumps her for Leora Tozer. Under the wing of Gottlieb, Martin develops a love for the laboratory and a hate for "commercialism". Martin graduates and marries Leora. They move to Leora's hometown, but Martin doesn't have much success there as a physician, so they move again. Gottlieb invites Martin to join the research team in his lab. Martin makes remarkable discoveries with a pneumonia and plague bacteriophage. He and Leora go to St. Hubert, where there is a plague, to study the phage. Leora dies of the plague and Martin abandons his research and mourns. He moved back to New York and marries a wealthy woman, but isn't happy. He then plans on starting his own lab.

The Doctor in Spite of Himself by Molière

Martine is upset with her husband Sganaralle for spending his little income. Martine decides to take revenge. She overhears two servant talking about trying to find a doctor. She says that her husband is a doctor, even though he is a woodcutter, and convince them to beat him until he admits it. They beat him and he finally admits it. They take him to their master, Geronte, who's daughter Lucinde is strangely mute. Geronte pays him a lot na the wants to be a 'doctor' for the rest of his life. He figures out that Lucinde is just pretending to be mute.

The Sign of the Four by Doyle

Mary Morstan receives a telegraph from her dad saying he has arrived in London from India. However, Mary never finds him. Sherlock Holmes figures out that he died and finds the person who tries to cover up his death. Mary is left with a treasure and Dr. Watson proposes to Mary and she says yes.

The Necklace by Maupassant

Mathilde Loisel is married to Monsieur Loisel, a law clerk. They have a meager life. Monsieur is satisfied with the small things in life, but Mathilde wants an extravagant life. One night Monsieur brings home an invitation to a ball, but Mathilde starts crying because she has nothing to wear. her husband buys her a dress for 400 francs, but she also wants some jewels. She borrows a diamond necklace from her friend Madame Forestier. At the ball, Mathilde is the most beautiful woman. She is sad when the party is over. She realizes that she can't find the necklace. She buys a replacement for 40,000 francs, but has to sell a lot of thins and work extra for the next ten years. Ten years later, Mathilde tells Madame Forestier about this, but she says the necklace wasn't real jewels; it was fake.

Maurice by Forster

Maurice has never been abel to see himself with a woman. He goes off to college and has a relationship with a guy. Maurice treats to "cure" himself by going to a hypnotist. This doesn't work however. Maurice starts a relationship with Alec. They are in love, but Alec is moving to Argentina. At the last moment, Alec decides not to go so he an stay with Maurice.

A Wrinkle in Time by L'Engle

Meg Murry is a teenager and her brother is Charles Wallace. Their dad has been missing for the past year. Mrs. Whatsit visit their house on a dark na stormy night and tells them about "wrinkles" in time and space and that their father is trapped on a planet in another dimension. Meg and Charles, along with Clavin from school, travel through the fifth dimension in search of Mr. Murry. He is captured by IT, a giant brain. meg is able to defeat IT by freeing him using the power of love. They all return safely home.

Faust by Goethe

Mephistopheles makes a bet with God that he can get Heinrich Faust, a scholar, away from righteous pursuits. Mephistopheles appears as a poodle, then transforms into himself. He convinces Faust to make a deal: he will serve Faust while alive if Faust serves the devil in hell. Faust falls in love with Gretchen, and uses Mephistopheles' magic to seduce her. Gretchen gets pregnant, but the child dies, and Gretchen gets convicted of the murder. When Faust and Mephistopheles try to rescue her, a voice form Heaven announces that she will be saved.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Jackson

Merricat and her sister Constance live with their Uncle Julian in a large house, isolated from the village. Their entire family died six years ago due to arsenic poisoning. Merricat is superstitious, and senses something bad will happen when their cousin Charles visits. The house catches on fire and their house is destroyed. Uncle Julian dies and Merricat and Constance live in the house, without a roof.

The Stranger by Camus

Meursault is living in Algiers when he receives a telegram that his mother died. He goes to Marengo for the funeral, and doesn't remember much. He returns to Algiers and goes to the beach, where he sees Marie Cardona, his former co-worker. They spend the day and night together. The next day, Meursault runs into his neighbor, Raymond Stintes, who invites him over for dinner. Raymond discovered his mistress cheating on him and wants to torment her. He asks Raymond to write a letter, which he does. Marie comes over. They hear a commotion, and see police arresting Raymond for beating up his mistress. Marie asks if Meursault loves her, and he responds indifferently. They get engaged because Marie wants to. Later, Marie, Meursault, and Raymond go to the beach, where ether see Raymond's mistress' brother. Raymond wants to kill him, but Meursault convinces him not to. Later, Meursault randomly kills him, and gets arrested. The court is appalled at his lack of remorse and indifference over his mother's death. Meursault get sentenced to death.

Beau Geste by Wren

Michael "Beau" Geste and his brothers John and Digby are orphans. John is engaged to Isobel. When a precious jewel goes missing, the brothers join the French Foreign Legion. Beau and Digby die there, but John survives and returns to Isobel.

The Mayor of Casterbridge by Hardy

Michael Henchard accidentally auctions his wife, Susan, and daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, while drunk to Newson, a sailor. After Newson dies 18 years later, Elizabeth Jane and Susan find Henchard in Casterbridge, where he is the mayor. Henchard hires Donald Farfrae to be the manager of his corn business. Elizabeth Jane and Farfrae start to get close, but Henchard forbids it. Susan falls ill and dies. Henchard learns that Elizabeth Jane is not his daughter, it's Newson's daughter. Elizabeth Jane moves in with a woman named Lucetta, who was involved with Henchard while Susan was away. Lucetta meets Farfrae, and they fall in love and get married. The town finds out about Henchard and Lucetta's affair and Lucetta falls ill and dies. Newsmen is actually alive land comes for Elizabeth Jane. Henchard lies and says that she died. Elizabeth Jane finds out that Newson's actually alive and that Henchard lied. Elizabeth Jane and Farfrae marry. Elizabeth Jane gets mad at Henchard for lying and he says that she'll never see him again. Elizabeth Jane feels bad and goes to look for him, but she finds him dead alone in the countryside and his dang wish in his will is to be forgotten.

Life & Times of Michael K by Coetzee

Michael K lives in Cape Town tending to his sick mother. The country descends into civil war and he decides to take his mother to her home town Prince Albert. He escapes, but on the way she dies. He still goes to Prince Albert, but is sent to work on a railroad because he doesn't have the required papers. He escapes to the mountains where he almost starves. He finds a farm and starts working on it, but he is sent to a rehabilitation camp. Michael escapes and goes back to Cape Town.

Song of Solomon by Morrison

Milkman Dead grows up with no interest in himself or others. He is nourished by his mom, Ruth, and aunt, Pilate. His cousin, Hagar, loves Milkman, but he doesn't lover her. Macon Jr, his dad, is a ruthless landlord accumulating wealth. Milkman wants to lave his parents at 32. Milkman and Guitar Bains, his best friend, go and rob Pilate because they think she has a lot of money. However, they don't find anything. milkman goes to Pennsylvania to look for his long lost family history and finds information about Macon Dead I, his grand dad and his great grandfather, Solomon. Milkman also breaks up with Hagar who is heart broken and dies of a broken heart. Milkman goes to his grandfather's ancestral home in Virginia and finds out more. Guitar has been following him, thinking that Milkman has found wealth and not shared it with him. Guitar tries and fails to murder him several times. Milkman becomes a compassionate and responsible adult.

The Phantom Tollbooth by Juster

Milo receives an unusual package one day. He opens it and it is a make-believe tollbooth. He drives through it and gets transported to the Lands Beyond, world of imagination. The King Azaz tells him to rescue two princesses, Rhyme and Reason. Milo, along with the watchdog Tock, goes to resume them. Along the way he has many adventures, but does successfully rescue the princesses. Milo returns home and the next day finds that the phantom tollbooth is gone.

A Passage to India by Forster

Miss Adela and Mrs. Moore travel to India. Adela is expected to marry Mrs. Moore's son, Ronny. Dr. Aziz is a local Indian doctor who is frustrated with the English treatment of local Indians. Aziz meets Mrs. Moore and is surprised at how nice na English person is. Adela meets Cyril Fielding, and Englishman. Fielding invites Adela, Mrs. Moore, and Aziz to tea. Fielding and Aziz became friends. The four of them go on an expedition to some caves. Aziz and Adela are alone and Adela accidentally insults Aziz. Aziz gets upset and yells at Adela, causing her to storm off. Adela falsely causes Aziz of rape and he gets arrested. Fielding supports Aziz. Mrs. Moore travels back to England and dies. At Aziz's trial, Adela tells the truth and Aziz is let go. Ronny and Adela break off their engagement. Aziz and Fielding get into a big fight and hate each other. Fielding and Adela go back to England.

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Mishima

Mizoguchi is born to a Buddhist preist. His father tells him that the Golden Pavilion is the most beautiful building in the world. His father dies, and he becomes an acolyte at the temple. WWII breaks out and Mizoguchi hopes for the temple tone bombed so it's destroyed. He is upset when the war ends and the temple's still there. Mizoguchi goes to Omani University, where he meets Kashiwagi. Kashiwagi boasts his ability to seduce women. When Mizoguchi receives news that Tsurukawa, his other friend, dies, he stops seeing Kashiwagi. Mizoguchi goes back to the temple. His mental illness gets worse and he falls into debt. He begins to get obsessed with the idea of arson. He decides to kill himself by burning down the temple. He lights the fire, but then runs out, not killing himself, and watches the fire burn.

Moll Flanders by Defoe

Moll Flanderes is born to a mom who commits a felony. She is raised by public charity. She grows into a beautiful woman. She marries and movies to America. When she finds out her husband is her half brother, she leaves him and goes back to England. She marries again but he dies. She lives in poverty and being stealing and becomes a local legend as a thief. Eventually, she is sentenced to Prison but gets her sentence reduced. She goes back to America and marries then returns to England at the age of seventy.

The Mousetrap by Christie

Mollie and her husband Giles run a guesthouse called Monskwell Manor. Mollie listens to a radio report of a nearby murder of a young woman. Their four guests arrive and an unexpected fifth. He says the snow has blocked the roads and is looking for a place to say. Mollie lets him stay, although uneasy about it. The next day Detective Sergeant Trotter arrives because of the murder a few days ago. He investigates all the guests and thinks that the murder was the woman's old brother. One of the guests mysteriously gets killed and Trotter asks for everyone's alibi. Anyone could have done it beaus they were all alone at the time. Trotter asks everyone to restate the crime. He calls Mollie over and reveals that he's the murderer and tries to kill her. The other guests arrive just in time and save her.

The Cask of Amontillado by Poe

Montresor says that his acquaintance, Fortunato, has insulted him and that the wants to get revenge. He approaches Fortunato, a wine expert and says that he has Amontillado, a Spanish sherry, for him to taste. Fortunato is not able to pass this up and goes with Montresor to his vaults to taste it. The vaults are covered in nitrite, which causes Fortunato to cough, but he refuses to turn back. At the end/bottom of the vaults, Montresor chains Fortunato to a stone and starts building a wall of stone around him. Fortunato starts screaming, but eventually just falls silent after crying out "For the love of God, Montresor!". Montresor gets aggravated that Fortunato isn't responding, suggesting Fortunato's final victory over Montresor. Montresor writes the story down fifty years later.