Comparison Of Conroy's "Prince Of Tides" And "The Great Santini"
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The novels Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy and The Great Santini by
Pat Conroy are different in terms of order and detail. It is from these
events that the reader is able to see how the main character in each novel
progresses with his growth, how he sees his life, and how others view his
life. In ....
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.... has the main character
describe to the reader through flashbacks, and memories, all of the events
of his life from when he was just a young boy all the way up to the present.
" I betray the integrity of my family's history by turning everything, even
sadness into romance. There is no romance in this story; just a story"
(p.75).
The narrator paints a very good picture for the reader and therefore gives
the reader a good sense of Tom's difficult family life, and sees how it has
made Tom into ....
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