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Novels present different views about life. They often consist of stories about events that may be totally imaginary, or fictionally realistic. Writers usually write novels to present their ideas and comments about human behavior. Three literary works that poignantly shows their authors’ perceptions about life and human behavior are “The Lame Shall Enter First”, Joy Luck Club, and To Kill A Mocking Bird. Flannery O Conner shows what really matters in life in “The Lame Shall Enter First”. The importance of faith and courage in a patriarchal society is imprinted in Joy Luck Club. Lastly, in To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee presents an agathistic assumption about human behavior. Literature is said to be the mirror of human behavior, as a form of art, it can also be used to show the quirks and flaws of society---such is the case in these pieces.
The assumption made by the character in “The Lame Shall Enter First” is that it is enough......

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