Albert Einstein | Literary Qualities

Levinger's most effective literary technique involves her use of the biographical novel's various settings. The settings reflect Einstein's emotions so that Levinger's description of a particular place often serves as a description of the main character's feelings as well. Although the settings' lack of physical detail is sometimes criticized, this absence allows the setting to act as a more direct medium through which Einstein's character is revealed. The setting also advances Levinger's theme of freedom as, for example, the liberating atmosphere of the Italian mountains contrasts the...

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