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"Good literature is not an escape from reality, it is in fact a plunge into a deeper reality where universal truths are glimpsed." According to the above definition, John Fowles' book is an excellent example of good literature. He has created a timeless p ....

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.... modern woman in mind; she is truly unsuited for 19th century living and she is shunned by her community because, as she says: "I have a freedom they cannot understand." (Fowles 142). She is an admitted non-conformist as is evident when she states: "I am a doubly dishonored woman. By circumstances. And by choice." (Fowles 142). Her status is not something she is ashamed of; in fact, she does not wish to give it up. Sarahs' choice to be different is what has given her her freedom. The reader can easily relate to Sarah's motives since it is often a wanting of change that brings on the desire to be different, to be an individual. Sarah's personali ....