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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background.CliffsNotes on Fathers and Sons explores the social pressures and conflicts of mid-nineteenth-century Russia. When first published, the novel stirred terrific uproar, from conservatives and liberals alike.Follow the story of a nihilist as the novel’s central figure, a person who “examines everything from a critical point of view . . . a person who does not bow to any authorities; who doesn’t accept any principle on faith, no matter how hallowed and how venerated the principle is.” This concise supplement to Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev’s book about conflicts between generations covers the overall structure of the novel, actions and motivations of the characters, and the cultural context of the times. Features that help you study includeBackground on the authorChapter-by-chapter summaries and commentariesDescriptive character analysesCritical essay on the book’s structureAn interactive quiz and suggested essay topicsClassic literature or modern modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background — all to help you gain greater insight into great works you're bound to study for school or pleasure.In CliffsNotes on Brown's Manchild in the Promised Land, you follow the autobiographical account of a character who seeks to discover his own identity. Akin to all mankind, the character must know himself before he can develop a sense of contentment.Like the main character's passage through many episodes and experiences, this study guide carries you along a path of discovery about the life of the author, Claude Brown's style, chapter-by-chapter critical commentaries, plus the following:Complete list of the wide range of people who appear in the storyCharacter analyses of the major playersReview questions and essay topics to help polish your knowledgeSelected bibliography for further readingClassic literature or modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.