According to William Faulkner, "The best literature is about the old universal truths, such as love, honor, pride, compassion and sacrifice." A good piece of literature always shows the beautiful and commendable sides of human nature, which have been passed from generations to generations. I agree with this lens. Often times, literature serves as a media that introduces the readers to the world of beauty, and allows them to appreciate the worthy human spirit; and the readers, as a result of that, can learn from there and eventually refine their lives. In A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway praises people's braveness and compassion toward others through the characterizations of Henry and the barman; while in Angela's Ashes, by Frank McCourt, the love of a mother to her children and the pride in a poor child are being reflected through the characterization of Angela and the setting of the...