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The quasi-stellar object, the quantum event, these were the sources of our speculation and wonder.--James Axton in The Names [He] wondered what we'd learn by going deeper into structures beneath [...]

An essay is presented on the literary style of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne. It mentions that Hawthorne took into consideration of geography while setting scenes for characters and states that he put the allegory of poisoned gardens with dark forests. It informs that he showed the difference between imagination and real life in his literary writings.

Deals with the gothic fiction works of William Styron. Theme underlying Styron's fiction; Comparison of imagery in the endings of his novels; Problem posed by his thematic hopes; Presence of fiction guilt over Styron's world.

Examines the gothic writing style of novelist William Styron. Influence of the ambiguous nature of Styron's writing on his gothic style; Problems with the use of explanations and suggestions in the book 'The Confessions of Nat Turner'; Transmutation of violence and revenge into Christian symbols in the novels 'This House on Fire' and 'Sophie's Choice'; Use of Christian imagery to describe the scope and mythic archetypes of his work.

Discusses the works of American author Joan Didion. Sense of disaster and disconnection that propels Didion into the orbit of religious mystery; Ways in which American myths haunt Didion as they did Nathaniel Hawthorne; Cinematic juxtaposition that provides the shock and drive of Didion's prose.

Comments on the fictional works by author Paul Theroux. Drastic change stalking the world of Theroux's fiction; Encounters between East and West; Antithesis between characters.