Finding the Will Power within

In every great literary work, there is a symbolic element, and irony, making the author’s message more tangible and realistic. As we compare the novels, Sophie’s World, Moby Dick, and East of Eden, we start to see two respective themes in common that the author expresses. One of which, is freewill, the power of choice and the other good vs. evil. As the drama increases, we start to see that both themes become interdependent of one another. In the three novels, these are in fact the two major themes that lead to the climatic scenes.
In the novel, Sophie’s World, Gaarder (the author) incorporates literature, history and philosophy together. Sophie Amundson, who is the protagonist of the book, becomes enlightened with philosophical schooling through the mail by a man name, Alberto Knag. Although when reading this book, you then start to realize that Sophie Amundson wasn’t an ordinary character. In fact she wasn’t real. Albert Knox, a real character in the book, made Soph...